OBITUARIES
Patricia M. Ironside
May 21, 2017
Ms. Patricia Ironside, age 85 of Glen St. Mary, and formerly of Jacksonville, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Woodland Grove Nursing Home in Jacksonville, after a long battle with heart disease. She was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to the late Aloysius J. and Janet Shorrock Overend. Patricia worked as a realtor in the Jacksonville Beach area for...
Dorothy Mae Stephens
May 19, 2017
Ms. Dorothy Mae Stephens, age 82 of Panacea, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017. Born to the late Clyde and Bessie Tucker Aplin, she was a lifelong Wakulla County resident. Ms. Dorothy was a cook at the old B & K Drive In (now Stevens Seafood and Chicken) and at the Coastal Restaurant in Panacea for many years. Ms. Dorothy...
Solomon M. Burnsed
Apr 27, 2017
Mr. Solomon M. Burnsed Jr., age 88, of Glen St. Mary, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017. A lifelong resident of Baker County, he was born to the late Solomon M. and Bertha Mae Raulerson Burnsed Sr. Mr. Burnsed was a United States Army Veteran and served during the Korean Conflict. He loved God, his family, and his country. He...
Christopher Michael Johnson
Apr 26, 2017
~~Mr. Christopher "Chris" M. Johnson, age 43 of Glen St. Mary and formerly of Jacksonville, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Mr. Johnson was employed by Subway, Inc. He enjoyed music, attending concerts, and riding motorcycles. He was a fan of the Florida Gators and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Chris was very intelligent man with a quick wit; he loved telling...
Tex Edward Rhodes
Apr 21, 2017
Mr. Tex E. Rhodes, Sr., age 69 of Middleburg, Florida, and formerly of Palm Valley, Florida, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017. He was born in Abilene, Texas to the late Lee and Lottie Earnest Rhodes. As a young man growing up in Texas, Mr. Rhodes played drums for several country bands. A master wood craftsman, he owned and operated...
James C. "Jimmy" Wolfe
Apr 20, 2017
Mr. James "Jimmy" C. Wolfe, age 66 of Macclenny, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017. Mr. Wolfe was born in Lake City and grew up in Baker County. He was a 1968 graduate of Baker County High School. Mr. Wolfe was a United States Marine Corps veteran, a member of the NRA, and a retired Classification Specialist with the Florida...
Ethan Skyler Arnold
Apr 3, 2017
Ethan Skyler Arnold, age 17 of Macclenny, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017, after a near lifelong battle with brain cancer. He grew up in Baker County, attending local schools and visiting many of the local churches. Ethan enjoyed going to the beach and being near the water, fishing, and listening to music. He also enjoyed playing video games, especially...
Claudia E. Johns
Apr 2, 2017
Mrs. Claudia E. Johns, age 70 of Macclenny, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Mrs. Johns was a lifelong Baker County resident and a graduate of Baker County High School; class of 1964. Upon graduating, she obtained her cosmetology license from Lake City Community College. She was a woman of faith and a...
Chancey T. Blackburn
Mar 21, 2017
Mr. Chancey T. Blackburn, age 28 of Sanderson, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. A lifelong Baker County resident, Mr. Blackburn enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also liked four wheeling in the woods with his friends. He loved spending time with his family, especially his children. He is survived by his wife: Ashley Marie Miley of Kingsland, GA; sons: Chancey...
Eddie Lambert Taylor
Mar 16, 2017
Mr. Eddie Lambert Taylor, age 68 of Otter Creek, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017. A lifelong Wakulla County resident, Mr. Taylor was born in Sopchoppy to the late Ira Taylor and Nazine Harrell Taylor Goss. Mr. Taylor spent most of his life on the water, as a commercial fisherman. He worked with many local fisherman; shrimping and crabbing, and...
Jacquelyn D. "Jackie" Huggins
Mar 10, 2017
Mrs. Jacquelyn D. "Jackie" Huggins, age 72 of Macclenny, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017. A native of Jacksonville, Mrs. Huggins has lived in this area for more than thirty years. She was a hair stylist at Nina's Hair Salon for a time in the '80's and was a vocational specialist at NEFSH for over ten years. Mrs. Huggins loved...
Katy Frances Wright
Mar 5, 2017
Mrs. Katy Frances Wright, age 74 of Jacksonville, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017. Born and raised in south Florida, Mrs. Wright had lived in Jacksonville for the last fifty years. She was an in-home nanny for many years in Baldwin and also worked as a caregiver at the First Baptist Church of Baldwin Daycare Center. Ms. Wright enjoyed taking...
Victoria Gale "Vicki" Boyd
Mar 2, 2017
Ms. Victoria Gale "Vicki" Robison Boyd, age 38 of Crawfordville, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017. A lifelong Wakulla County resident, Vicki was a member of the 1998 graduating class of Wakulla High School. She enjoyed crochet, needlepoint, and going to the beach. Vicki was a very outgoing, loving person and would help anyone in need. She especially loved children....
Elizabeth Diane Taylor
Mar 1, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth Diane Taylor, age 61 of St. George, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Mrs. Taylor was born in Baxter, Florida to Virgil and Virginia Mixon Jewell. She spent the majority of her life in St. George but worked in Macclenny for many years. She was a clerk at the Quick N Handy convenience stores for several years...
Rita Jo Taylor
Feb 21, 2017
Mrs. Rita Jo Mims Taylor, age 74 of Tallahassee, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Mrs. Taylor was born in Tallahassee to the late Wilbur E. and Maggie Allen Mims Sr. She was a receptionist at KM Services/Cambridge in Tallahassee for eighteen years. In her free time, she enjoyed going to yard sales, collecting antiques, sewing, and listening to gospel...
William "Bill" Tobell
Feb 17, 2017
Mr. William "Bill" Tobell, age 72 of Crawfordville, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017. He was born in Pensacola to the late Allen and Carrie Lasarsky Tobell. He grew up in Selma, North Carolina and joined the Navy in 1965. He enjoyed traveling the world while enlisted but always had fond memories of his youth, growing up near the Selma...
James Parker
Feb 9, 2017
Mr. James Anthony Parker, age 53, of Macclenny passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017. Mr. Parker was a longtime Baker County resident having moved here from Jacksonville in 1987. He enjoyed spending time on the river, traveling, and listening to music. He also loved spending time at home with his family, his friends, and his dog. He is survived by...
John C. Conley
Feb 6, 2017
Mr. John C. Conley, age 74 of Crawfordville, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017. Mr. Conley has been a Wakulla County resident for fifty four years. He spent many years as a truck driver; driving for Rider Truck Lines, Hall's Trucking, and Seminole Asphalt. Upon his retirement from the trucking industry, Mr. Conley enjoyed fishing and spending time with his...
Dicie Laura Honeycutt
Jan 24, 2017
Ms. Dicie Laura Honeycutt, age 75 of Macclenny, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Ms. Honeycutt was born in Jacksonville to the late Joe and Dicie Crews Gonzalez. She grew up in Jacksonville and attended Paxon High School. She spent most of her adult life in Brunswick, Georgia and retired after more than twenty years at The Cloister in Sea...
Helen Inez Austin
Jan 10, 2017
Ms. Helen Inez Austin, age 94 of Lake Butler, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, with her family by her side. She was born in Thorsby, Alabama to the late Virginia and W.A. Riggins, Sr. Upon graduating high school, she worked as a seamstress for Vanity Fair for many years. Ms. Austin enjoyed running a small farm, loved...
