Local obituaries for Guerry Forbes Funeral Home

Oct 21, 2020

Rebecca Combs Williams, 61 of Glen St. Mary passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at her residence. "Becky" was born August 17, 1959 in Lake City to the late Mr. Angus J. and Cora Lee (Clark) Combs, their second daughter. She grew up and attended school in Baker County and was a resident for most of her life. Spent...

Oct 9, 2020

Mr. Gregory Dale Wolfe, 56 of Glen St. Mary passed away Friday, October 9, 2020 at the Custead Care Center in Orange Park. Gregory was born on February 21, 1964 to the late Mr. Lawrence “Sonny” Wolfe and Mrs. Barbara (Flanders) Wolfe Mick. Mr. Gregory had resided the last twenty years in Baker county, previously residing in the Jacksonville...

Oct 8, 2020

Kenny Dean Norman, 55 of Macclenny passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2020 with his family by his side. He was born in Jacksonville on April 19, 1965 to Mr. Floyd and Yvonne (Yancey) Norman. Mr. Kenny spent time living in Clay Hill before settling in Macclenny in 1989. He worked for many years as a truck driver and...

Oct 7, 2020

Edward Ray “Buddy” Tolliver, 76 of Macclenny passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. He was born December 16, 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Mr. Ray and Leona (Sanders) Tolliver. Buddy worked as an auto mechanic for many years until he moved on to truck driving. In his spare time, he enjoyed building...

Oct 4, 2020

Debbie Lynn Greene, 55 of Land O’ Lakes passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Gulfside Center for Hospice Care at Heather Hill. Debbie was born on January 19, 1965 to the late Mr. Edgar Lee and Mrs. Ruth (Porter) Greene, one of three daughters. She eventually moved to the Orlando area where she spent many years, until settling...

Oct 2, 2020

Sharon Alice Stevens, 70, of Lanark Village, Florida passed away on October 2, 2020 after a four week battle with her cancer returning for the 2nd time.  She was born on September 12th, 1950 in Binghamton, New York. She moved to South Florida when she got married and lived in different areas including Lakeland for several years then she...

Oct 1, 2020

Lloyd Erwin Taylor, 65 of Glen St. Mary and a lifelong Baker county resident, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside. Mr. Taylor, known by most as “Erwin”, was born on February 20, 1955 to the late Mr. R.L. and Mrs. Hazel (Harvey) Taylor. He attended Baker county schools and went to work for CSX...

Sep 25, 2020

John Schmid, 84 of Sanderson passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.

Memorialization will be by cremation.

Full obituary to be posted.

Sep 9, 2020

Nancy Lou Oakes, 77 of Crawfordville passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Heritage Healthcare Center in Tallahassee. Nancy was born in Kimbolton, Ohio on November 19, 1942 to the late Mr. James H. and Leota Blanche (King) Jacobs. She eventually settled in Crawfordville after she married the late Mr. Theo Oaks. She worked for several years for Rose...

Sep 7, 2020

Cathy Fay Lee, 62 of Callahan and a Baker county native, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside. Cathy was born in Lake Butler on January 19, 1958 to the late Mr. Charlie Ray and Ms. Mattie Lou (Miley) Ray. She worked for many years in retail and spent over five years with Wal Mart...

Sep 6, 2020

Alta Lou Hinkle, 79 of Macclenny passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her home with her family by her side. Ms. Alta was born June 21, 1941 in Macclenny to the late Mr. Hugh and Irene (Wilkerson) Long. She was called to serve The Lord at the age of nine and she taught a countless number of people...

Sep 6, 2020

Delores “Sister Dee” Rogers, 79 of Sanderson peacefully passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her home with her loving family by her side. Delores was born May 30, 1941 in Jacksonville to the late Mr. Acie and Redith (Boyd) Richardson. She grew up in Jacksonville and was a 1959 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. Just a...

Sep 3, 2020

Jesse Watson “Skip” Nipper, 44 of Sanderson passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at his residence. Skip was born in Macclenny on December 6th, 1975 to Mr. Jesse J. and Mrs. Cynthia (Holton) Nipper. Skip was a lifelong resident of Baker county, excluding his service in the United States Army. He was a graduate of Baker County High School...

Aug 31, 2020

Joseph “Sparky” Mark Kraai, 49 of Hilliard passed away Monday, August 31, 2020. Joseph was born on September 21, 1970 in Jacksonville to the late Mr. Joseph K. and Mrs. Linda (Kellum) Kraai. Joseph, or better known to most as “Sparky”, enjoyed working as a painter and handyman for many years. In his spare time, he enjoyed going to...

Aug 21, 2020

Ms. Regina Diane Leggett, 62 of Yulee passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at UF Health North. Ms. Diane was born March 13, 1958 to the late Mr. Samuel McKinnon Sr. and Mrs. Doris (Laughter) McKinnon. She spent the majority of her life in Yulee and worked many years as waitress. In her free time, Diane enjoyed traveling and...

Aug 14, 2020

David Noel Hicks, Sr., 45 of Hilliard passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. David was born in Macclenny on September 19, 1974 to the late Mr. Noel Hicks and Mrs. Barbara (Conner) Hicks. Mr. Hicks was a lifelong resident of Hilliard and worked as a paramedic with Liberty Ambulance Service in Jacksonville for over...

Aug 12, 2020

Evelyn Mims Ward, 82 of Crawfordville passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Baptist Hospital South in Jacksonville. She was born on July 14, 1938 to the late Mr. James Joshua and Jewell (Odom) Mims in Westville, Florida. She attended school up until she joined the family working on the farm. She eventually settled in Wakulla county and was...

Aug 5, 2020

Willard Ray Rogers, 79 of Sanderson passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. Ray was born February 22, 1941 in Wildwood to the late Mr. Tim Willard and Aline (King) Rogers. He grew up in Jacksonville and was a 1959 graduate of Paxon High School. Just a year later, he married the love of his...

Jul 30, 2020

David Lee Oakes, 72 of Jacksonville passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at his home surrounded by family. He was born May 16, 1948 in Richmond, Virginia and went on to serve with the United States Navy. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy, David relocated to the Jacksonville area and became a truck driver and dedicated over...

Jul 26, 2020

Mehrissadat “Mehri” Viola Brenjani, 29 of Jacksonville and formerly of Macclenny passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020. Mehri was born on September 29, 1990 to Mr. Mansoor Brenjani and Ms. Vickie (Brown) Baty. She attended Baker county schools and was a BCHS graduate. She worked for several years as a bartender in the Jacksonville area and was passionate about...