OBITUARIES
Paul Robert Scott
Sep 10, 2016
Mr. Paul R. Scott Sr., age 59 of Glen St. Mary, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016. Originally from New York, Mr. Scott was a thirty five year Baker County resident. He retired from the Florida Department of Corrections and was a manager at the Macclenny Winn Dixie for many years. He was also an expert carpenter known for his...
John Levy Brown
Sep 3, 2016
Mr. John Levy "J.B." Brown, age 41 of Macclenny, passed away at his home Saturday, September 3, 2016. He was born in Jacksonville to Vickie V. Brown and was a lifelong Macclenny resident. He enjoyed hunting, reading, and spending time with his family and friends. Most important to him was spending quality time at home. He is very much loved...
Ryan David Forehand
Aug 16, 2016
Ryan David Forehand, age 33 of Jacksonville and formerly of Tallahassee, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016. While growing up in Tallahassee, Ryan was very involved in little league football, basketball, and baseball and loved playing. He remained an avid Florida State Seminole fan his entire life. He also enjoyed skate boarding and inline skating. Ryan developed a passion for...
Iva Jean Harrell
Aug 11, 2016
Ms. Iva Jean Harrell, age 76 of Crawfordville, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016. Originally from Mississippi, Ms. Harrell was a long time Wakulla County resident. She spent many years as a waitress, working at the Coastal Restaurant and Julia Mae's. She also loved being on the water, fishing and oystering. Her very favorite pastime was playing Bingo. She loved...
Viola E. "Liz" Wheeler
Aug 7, 2016
Ms. Viola Elizabeth "Liz" Wheeler, age 67 of Sanderson, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016. Ms. Wheeler was a lifelong Baker County resident. She was a very talented woman who loved singing karaoke and crafts; especially sewing, decorating, and jewelry making. She was also known to have a green thumb and was an exceptional gardener. She loved spending time with...
Pete F. Sizemore
Aug 5, 2016
Mr. Pete F. Sizemore, Jr., age 93 of Glen St. Mary, passed away Friday, August 5, 2016. A long time Baker County resident, Mr. Sizemore was born in Illinois to the late Pete and Mary Etta Sizemore Sr. He was a pilot in the United States Navy and served for twenty one years. Upon his Navy retirement, he became a...
Dennis "Tag" Livingston
Aug 5, 2016
Mr. Dennis E. "Tag" Livingston, age 75 of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, August 5, 2016. Mr. Livingston was born in South Carolina but lived nearly all of his life in Jacksonville. He will be remembered as a fun person to be around, always telling jokes and laughing. He enjoyed being outdoors, doing yard work, and traveling. He was an avid...
Richard F. Bennett
Jul 22, 2016
Mr. Richard Bennett, age 57 of Glen St. Mary, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016. A native of New Jersey, Mr. Bennett had been a Baker County resident since 1991. He was a welder by trade and had been employed by Allstate Steel and Canam Steel Corporation in Jacksonville and Whitley Steel in Maxville. He had a great sense of...
Henry Gee Smith
Jul 16, 2016
Reverend Henry Gee Smith Jr., age 85 of Crawfordville, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016. He was born in Tallahassee to the late Henry Gee and Jannie Boutwell Smith Sr. After serving in the United States Navy, Mr. Smith became the founding pastor of the Tallahassee Congregational Holiness Church. He was also a former pastor of the Otter Creek Community...
Mirtie Crews Hoover
Jul 14, 2016
Mirtie Leah Crews Hoover, age 74 of Hilliard, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raiford and Mirtie Crews of Sanderson, Florida; brother, James Crews; and sister, Naomi Roberson. She is survived by her devoted husband of 52 years, Leo, and daughters Kristi (Carlton) Guthrie of Jacksonville Beach and Pamela (Jay) Coco of...
Irene Newmans Prevatt
Jul 14, 2016
Mrs. Irene Newmans Prevatt, age 87 of Macclenny, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016. A lifelong Baker County resident, Mrs. Prevatt, was a retired food service provider for the Baker County School System. She had a heart for people and never met a stranger. Mrs. Prevatt enjoyed spending time with her friends at the Baker County Council on Aging. She...
Vivian Cox
Jun 28, 2016
Ms. Vivian Cox, age 78 of Macclenny, Florida and formerly of Douglas, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016. She was born in Broxton, GA to the late Otis and Willie Mae Pridgen Cox. She was a member of Carver Baptist Church in Douglas but enjoyed attending Christian Fellowship Temple in Macclenny with her family, who she loved spending time...
Thomas Akridge
Jun 25, 2016
Mr. Thomas Wayne Akridge Jr., age 27 of Macclenny, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016. Mr. Akridge was born in Jacksonville and lived most of his life in Baker County. He was an iron worker and a member of the Iron Worker's Union. His job required him to travel but when he was home, he was spending time with his...
Robert Clemons
Jun 14, 2016
Mr. Robert Charles Clemons, age 63 of Crawfordville, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016. He was born to the late Mert and Erlene Marshall Clemons and was a resident of Tallahassee until moving to Crawfordville eleven years ago. Robert retired from the City of Tallahassee, where he made many lifelong friends. He loved the Lord, his family and the Florida...
Steven Short
Jun 11, 2016
Mr. Steven R. Short, age 59 of Glen St. Mary, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016. He was employed with Auld & White Constructors, Inc. for over thirty years and was a construction superintendent at the time of his death. Mr. Short was a master carpenter and had renovated many buildings in Baker County. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and living...
Linda Long
Jun 10, 2016
Ms. Linda D. Long, age 72 of Macclenny, passed away Friday, June 10, 2016. Ms. Linda was a twenty year Baker County resident and a retired nursing assistant. She enjoyed reading and doing crossword and word search puzzles. She also loved socializing with her friends and family. She is survived by her children: Donald, John, Kenneth and Becky Long and...
Krissy Starling
May 27, 2016
Ms. Krissy Dawn Starling, age 36 of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016. Ms. Starling will be remembered as a woman who loved life and she lit up a room with her presence. She enjoyed music, was involved in Outreach of America charities, and had a soft place in her heart for animals. Krissy especially loved her son, family...
Gregg Edlin
May 22, 2016
Mr. Gregg Edlin, age 61 of Macclenny, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016. Mr. Edlin was a foreman for DACA Industrial Painting and Contracting Services and his work required him to travel throughout the United States. He enjoyed traveling and the friendships he developed with the crews he worked with and was very well thought of by his associates. In...
William Sirmans
May 19, 2016
Mr. William E. Sirmans, age 51 of Baldwin, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016. A retired auto mechanic, Mr. Sirmans was known for being the person to call when something needed to be repaired. He was always willing to help; from mowing his neighbor's yard to repairing an elderly person's porch. He enjoyed fishing, building model cars and spending time...
Timothy Poturich
May 12, 2016
Mr. Timothy J. Poturich, age 60 of Bryceville, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016. Born in Pennsylvania to the late Nickolas and Nellie O'Barr Poturich, Mr. Poturich has spent the majority of his adult life in the local area. He was the owner of Drywall and Textures Drywall Company. He will be remembered as a simple, hardworking man who loved...
