OBITUARIES
Alice Nyoka Richerson
Apr 8, 2025
Alice Nyoka Richerson, 82, of Macclenny passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. A lifelong Baker County resident, Alice was born on January 3, 1943 in Sanderson to Mr. William M. and Alice Inez (Jordan) Johnson. Ms. Alice was a longtime employee of the Northeast Florida State Hospital until her retirement. Alice loved her family and...
Richard M. Hunter, Sr.
Apr 7, 2025
Richard M. Hunter, Sr., age 86 of Macclenny passed away Monday, April 7, 2025. Richard was born in Starke on August 5, 1938 to Mr. Roy and Elsie May (Batten) Hunter, Sr. and was raised in Louisiana. He would make his way back to Florida and settled in Baker County in 1955. He would marry the love of his life,...
Eliott Reeves Ridgley
Apr 3, 2025
Eliott Reeves Ridgley, 33 of Tucson, Arizona passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025. Eliott was the son of Howard Ridgley, Jr. and Lucinda (Lake) Hurlburt, born in Winter Park on December 17, 1991. Eliott worked in retail most of his adult life. In his free time, he enjoyed playing disc golf and spending time joking with friends. His favorite role...
Ronnie Lawrence Brown, Jr.
Mar 14, 2025
Ronnie Lawrence Brown, Jr., 65 of Baldwin, passed away Friday, March 14, 2025 under the care of Community Hospice. Ronnie was born on May 11, 1959 in Macclenny to Ronnie and Rosa Lee (Coleman) Brown, Sr. Ronnie, Jr. would work for several years as a truck driver and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
He was preceded in death by...
James Freeman McMahan
Mar 13, 2025
James Freeman McMahan, Jr, 76 of Sanderson, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025. James was born on August 2, 1948 in Jacksonville to James F and Mary (Rogers) McMahan. James was honorably discharged from the Air Force after 4 years of service as a Sec Policeman/sentry Dog handler and also worked as a soil sampler at GeoTech.
He was preceded in...
Cynthia Ann Swain
Mar 8, 2025
Cynthia Ann Carter Swain, 67, of Blackshear, Georgia died Saturday evening, March 8, 2025 at HCA Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida after an extended illness. Ms. Swain was born in Waycross, Georgia to the late Betty Jo Carver Johnson and John W. Carter. She loved spending time with her family. She also got hyped for fishing as well as watching...
Lonald Douglass Bell
Mar 4, 2025
Lonald Douglass Bell, 82 of Macclenny, Florida passed away peacefully from cancer with his family at his side at Frank Wells Nursing Home on March 4, 2025. Lucky was born on February 13, 1943, in Birmingham, Alabama to Elmer and Clair Howell Bell. After high school he joined the United States Marine Corps, completed two tours in Vietnam, served with...
Linda Sue Canaday
Mar 4, 2025
Linda Sue Canaday, 76 of Baxter passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 with her children by her side. Linda was the daughter of Orbey and Mildred (Gainey) Rhoden, born July 26, 1948. She married the love of her life, JN Canaday on June 17, 1967 and together they share over fifty five years of cherished memories....
Mya LeAnn Harrington
Mar 2, 2025
Mya LeAnn Harrington, 21 of Macclenny, passed from this life far too soon, on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Mya was the beloved daughter of Brian Harrington and Lea (Taylor) Harrington, born on April 9, 2003. Mya grew up cheerleading, beginning at the age of nine and eventually became a captain of the Baker County Wildcats sideline and competition cheer teams....
Gloria May Cook
Feb 23, 2025
Gloria Cook, 76, of Middleburg, Fl, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 16, 1948, in Allentown, PA to her parents Ralph and Charlotte Kersher.Gloria was a devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and friend. Gloria found joy in her retirement spending time crocheting gifts for family, traveling, and spending time...
Robert Emory Adams
Feb 23, 2025
Robert Emory Adams, 64 of Glen St. Mary, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. Robert was born on October 12, 1960 in Jacksonville, the son of Thomas and Bobbie (Maddox) Adams. Robert was a highly intelligent man, holding his bachelors and masters degrees. He was a devout Christian and had been attending Community Full Gospel...
Sherman John Drawdy
Feb 22, 2025
Sherman John Drawdy, a lifelong resident of Baker County and a proud Vietnam Veteran, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, age 83. Sherman was born to Mr. Sherman Lewis and Maisy (Burnett) Drawdy on August 9, 1941. He would join the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War. Following an honorable discharge from...
Jones Edward Bryant
Feb 21, 2025
Jones Edward Bryant, 88 of Sanderson passed away Friday, February 21, 2025 at Frank Wells Nursing Home. Jones was born on October 13, 1936 in Mershon, Georgia to proud parents, William Franklin and Ola (Nettles) Bryant. Jones would join the United States Air Force where he proudly served his country as a firefighter. He would later own Bryant’s Barbershop in...
Joyce Faye Daniels
Feb 19, 2025
Joyce Faye Daniels, 72 of Tallahassee passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare under the care of Big Bend Hospice. Joyce was a lifelong resident of the Big Bend Area, born on February 2, 1953 to Dudley and Mavis (Goodman) Gill. Joyce was a longtime employee of the State of Florida. Ms. Joyce was a spiritual woman...
Richard Joseph Lyczak
Feb 18, 2025
Mr. Richard Joseph Lyczak, age 83 of St. George, GA went home to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 18th at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Lyczak was born in Mt. Holly, New Jersey and lived in Fellsmere, FL before relocating to St. George, GA over 17 years ago.
Mr. Lyczak spent 21 years in the Army...
John Thomas Briscoe, Jr.
Feb 15, 2025
John Thomas “Tommy” Briscoe, Jr. of Baldwin passed away at home on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at the age of 57. Tommy was the son of John, Sr. and Peggy (Sawyer) Briscoe, born in Flora, Illinois on February 18, 1967. Tommy would graduate from Flora Township High and worked as a heavy equipment operator for many years.
In his free time...
James Lee Jesseman
Feb 15, 2025
James Lee “Jimmy” Jesseman, 73 of Macclenny passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. A nearly lifelong resident of Baker County, Jimmy was born on November 24, 1951 to Mr. William and Betty (Fish) Jesseman. He would work for the Northeast Florida State Hospital for over thirty years as an electrician. In his freetime, Jimmy...
Charles Arnold Evers, Jr.
Feb 14, 2025
Charles Arnold “Chuck” Evers, Jr. of Jacksonville, passed from this life on Friday, February 14, 2025 at Baptist Downtown Medical Center. Chuck was born to Charles Sr. and Janice (Hickox) Evers on September 18, 1960 in Jacksonville. He worked as a manager for Adkins Electric. Chuck enjoyed fishing and grilling in his spare time, and was also a talented woodworker...
Paul Winson Suggs
Feb 14, 2025
Paul Winson Suggs, 87 of St. George, passed away peacefully at his home Friday, February 14, 2025. Born to Mr. Alvie and Ida (Combs) Suggs on July 12, 1937, he was one of six children. Mr. Paul would work for nearly forty years as a truck driver. In his free time, he loved hunting and was an avid fisherman. He...
Algia Ervin Davis
Feb 10, 2025
Algia Ervin Davis, age 90 of Sanderson, passed away at his home on Monday, February 10, 2025, surrounded by his family. Born on September 22, 1934, Algia was the son of Ervin and Eva (Dorman) Davis. A lifelong resident of Baker County, Mr. Davis was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force. He would work for twenty-two years...
