OBITUARIES
Kerrell Lauramore Cox
Dec 14, 2025
Kerrell Lauramore Cox, 79, of Macclenny, passed from this life and into eternal rest on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Kerrell was the daughter of the late Roy and Thelma Johns Lauramore, born on July 26, 1946. Kerrell was a proud and loving mother, who enjoyed spending her time surrounded by her family. She enjoyed her time spent at church and...
Thomas Hugh Donald Crews
Dec 7, 2025
Thomas Hugh Donald “Tommy” Crews, 84, of Macclenny, passed on from this life on Sunday, December 7, 2025 under the care of Haven Hospice. Tommy was a lifelong resident of Baker County, born on October 9, 1941 to Mr. Donald and Janey (Caldwell) Crews. He would work for several years for the Northeast Florida State Hospital as a property administrator...
Kellie Troy Wickizer
Dec 6, 2025
Kellie Troy Wickizer, 51 of Macclenny, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. Kellie was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 11, 1974 to John and Betty Ruth (Way) Troy.
Kellie enjoyed life being surrounded by family. She was a dedicated wife and a doting mother and grandmother. She enjoyed crafts and reading in her downtime....
Barbara Gail Dinkins
Dec 2, 2025
Barbara Gail Dinkins, 69, of Glen St. Mary passed away on December 2, 2025 at her home. Barbara was born on July 10, 1956 in Dayton, Ohio to Mr. Ralph and Mrs. Mary (Nabors) Roberson. Ms. Dinkins would work for over twenty years for Blue Cross & Blue Shield.
Barbara’s greatest joy in life was being a mother and grandmother. She...
Mark Lee Stevens
Nov 23, 2025
Mark Lee Stevens, 64 of Sanderson, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. Born on February 9, 1961, Mark was the son of Benjamin and Sara “Jo-An” (Phillips) Stevens.
Mark spent the majority of his life as a resident of Jacksonville. He was a longtime member and was baptized at the former Faith Lutheran Church on...
Jack Addison Baker
Nov 22, 2025
Jack Addison Baker, Sr., 87, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on November 22, 2025. Born July 6, 1938, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to Levere and Dorothy (Houser) Baker, he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was proud of the time he worked at Kennedy Space Center during the exciting moon launches of the 1960s. He ultimately retired...
Ruby Jeanette Kitchens
Nov 20, 2025
Ruby Jeanette Kitchens, 81 of Middleburg, passed from this life into eternal rest on Thursday, November 20, 2025 under the care of the Haven Hospice Custead Care Center. Ruby was born in Elkin, North Carolina on January 16, 1944 and was the daughter of Juanita Mary Gentry Brown.
Ms. Ruby spent the last forty years of her life as a resident...
Kenneth Jay Thornton
Nov 18, 2025
Kenneth Jay Thornton, 76 of Lake City, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at Solaris Healthcare under the care of Haven Hospice. Kenneth was born in Jacksonville on July 18, 1949 to Jake and Lauterine (Parker) Thornton. He started at a young age as carpenter and was skilled with his hands. He would eventually go into transportation...
Harold Victor Wilson
Nov 14, 2025
Harold Victor Wilson, age 88 earned his wings on November 14, 2025 in Bryceville, Florida. Harold was born December 28, 1936, in a small house in Baldwin, Florida to the late Raymond Veitch Wilson and Estella Hattie Crews.
Harold enjoyed playing basketball and music when work allowed. By age 15 he was working at the ice plant with his Daddy. He...
Joan Johns
Nov 14, 2025
Joan Johns, 74, of Macclenny, passed away on November 14, 2025 at Life Care Center in Orange Park, under the care of Vitas Hospice.
She was born in Lake City on July 20, 1951 to Ollie Axtel Johns and Lorayne McCormick Johns Rhoden. Her early years in school were spent in Hilliard until the family moved to Macclenny, where she was...
Robert William Webb
Nov 9, 2025
Robert William Webb was born on October 19, 1942 at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois to Herbert H. Webb and Leona H. Webb. He attended St.Paul Lutheran Church’s Elementary School on Canfield Road in Chicago, Illinois, and went on to attend William Howard Taft High School in Chicago, Illinois. Upon graduation, he attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois to...
Maxine Pamela Raulerson
Oct 31, 2025
Maxine Pamela Raulerson, 73 of Glen St. Mary, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2025. She was born in Jacksonville to the late Maxie Sands and Sarah Kirkland on January 16, 1952. Known best as “Pam”, Mrs. Raulerson worked for many years as a dispatcher for TriStar Carriers.
In her down time, Pam loved to be surrounded by her family. She...
Drew Richardson
Oct 31, 2025
Drew Richardson, 76 of Jacksonville, passed from this life on Friday, October 31, 2025. Drew was the son of Andrew and Ruby Richardson, born in Sanderson on October 1, 1949. He attended Lake City Community College where he received his associates degree. He would work for Seaboard Coastline/ CSX for forty two years until his retirement in 2011. He attended...
Christopher James Gazes
Oct 30, 2025
Christopher James Gazes, 83 of Glen St. Mary, passed from this life on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at Baptist Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Chris was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of James C . and Ruth (Dorrity) Gazes. He would join the United States Navy and was honorably discharged as an E5. He...
Supornpun Chansuta Groth
Oct 29, 2025
Supornpun Chansuta Groth, 75 of Glen St. Mary, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. Born on September 14, 1950 in Ubon, Thailand, Supornpun was the daughter of Suban and Punee Chansuta.
Mrs. Groth was very involved In the Buddhist community in Florida, attending Watpa Bodhiyana Temple in Palatka. She was considered a leader amongst the...
Wayne Hertis Morrison
Oct 29, 2025
Wayne Hertis Morrison, 78 of Hahira and formerly of Macclenny, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at his home. Wayne was born in Montgomery, Alabama to Willie H. and Alice Dobson Morrison on October 12, 1947. He joined the United States Army at the age of 17 and was sent to defend our country in Vietnam. Upon his return,...
Wendy Olivia Dennard
Oct 28, 2025
Wendy Olivia Dennard, a loving wife and mother, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, age 46. She was born in Jacksonville on October 28, 1979 to Mr. Herbert and Merry Strickland Thomas. Wendy was a doting mother and dedicated wife. She had a bubbly personality and was always willing to go out of her...
Joyce Fish Thrift
Oct 26, 2025
Joyce Fish Thrift went to her eternal home on Sunday, October 26, 2025. She left this world peacefully, surrounded by her family, under the care of Community Hospice at Frank Wells Nursing Home. She was born on January 6, 1929 to Benjamin Gay Foy Fish and Sarah Ann Canaday Fish, the sixth of twelve children. She grew up in Taylor,...
Arthur Dale Van Doran, Jr.
Oct 25, 2025
Arthur Dale Van Doran, Jr., 77 of Jacksonville, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025 after an extended illness. The son of Arthur, Sr. and Doris (Hicks), “Dugan” was born in Macclenny on September 23, 1948. He worked for many years in construction and specialized in telecommunications.
He loved to spend his free time outdoors. He was an avid fisherman and...
Norma Ann Combs
Oct 18, 2025
Norma Ann Combs, 88, passed from this life and into eternal rest on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Frank Wells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Norma was the daughter of Fred and Maybelle Davis Mann, born in Jacksonville on July 9, 1937. She attended Andrew Jackson High School. In 1954, she married the love of her life, Maxie Franklin Combs, and...
