OBITUARIES
Dewayne Allen Joiner
Jul 29, 2022
Dewayne Allen Joiner, age 66 of Macclenny passed away Friday, July 29, 2022 at the Normandy Center for Nursing and Health. Dewayne was born on July 23, 1956 in Lakeland to the late Mr. William and Blanche (Hayes) Joiner. He was an avid Florida Gator fan and enjoyed NASCAR racing as well. Number one in his life however, was...
William Albert Jones, Iii
Jul 18, 2022
William Albert “Bubba” Jones, III age 48 of Jacksonville passed away Monday, July 18, 2022 at home with his family surrounding him after an extended illness. Bubba was a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, born on March 23, 1974 to Mr. William and Brenda (Wilkinson) Jones, Jr. He would work for nearly twenty years as an electrical contract for JEA...
Frances Fay (Fraser) Fiser
Jul 17, 2022
Frances Fay (Fraser) Fiser, age 91 of Macclenny passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. Born on December 23, 1930 to the late Mr. Lewis and Bessie (Rowe) Fraser, Mrs. Fay had been a lifelong resident of Baker County. Fay worked for over twenty-five years in the billing department for the...
Leann Marie Taylor Miller
Jul 16, 2022
LeAnn Marie Taylor Miller, age 46 of Glen St. Mary passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Baptist Medical Center Downtown. She was born in Jacksonville to Mr. Leo Taylor and the late Ms. Linda Comeaux on November 5, 1975 and would be a lifelong resident of Baker County. She would go on to obtain an associate degree and...
Sally Virginia (Reid) Rollins
Jul 14, 2022
Sally Virginia (Reid) Rollins, age 92 of Jacksonville passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022 at home with her family by her side. Sally was born in Lawtey on August 11, 1929 to the late Mr. Dan and Mattie (Abstance) Reid. Ms. Sally spent time in the service industry for many years, working as a bartender at Jimmy’s Bar in...
Elsie Pigott Fitzpatrick
Jul 6, 2022
Elsie Pigott Fitzpatrick, age 69 of Tallahassee passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at the Azalea Gardens Memory Care Center. A lifelong resident of Tallahassee minus a short stay in Jacksonville, Elsie was born on January 4, 1953 to the late Clois and Martha (Crum) Pigott. She would go on to attend nursing school at Florida State University and...
Anna Marie Wagers
Jun 28, 2022
Anna Marie Wagers, age 86 of Moniac passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2022 at home with her family by her side. She was born on July 8, 1935 in Redland, Oklahoma to the late Mr. Steve and Susie (Lollis) Jordan. She would marry Mr. James Wagers, and together they would spend nearly sixty-seven years until his passing in 2019....
Alphia Elizabeth Davis
Jun 18, 2022
Alphia Elizabeth Davis, age 95 of Glen St. Mary passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born in Macclenny on October 3, 1926 to the late Mr. Harris and Mary Ann (Green) Tyson. She would graduate from Baker County High School, salutatorian of the class of 1944. She would go on to work...
Bernard Orval Hurd
Jun 12, 2022
Bro. Bernard Orval Hurd, age 85 of Glen St. Mary went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday, June 12, 2022 at the Community Hospice Hadlow Center for Caring. Born in Castlewood, Virginia on August 7, 1936, Bernard was one of five children born to the late Walter and Lilly (Bise) Hurd.
Brother Hurd...
Joyce Starling Hodges
Jun 9, 2022
Joyce Starling Hodges, age 88 of Jacksonville passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022 at the Haven Hospice Custead Care Center of Orange Park. She was born on September 14, 1933 to the late Mr. Robert and Viola (Conner) Starling and would grow up in the Baxter/Moniac area. Mrs. Joyce would go on to marry Mr. Everette Hodges and together...
David W. Beeman
Jun 8, 2022
David W. Beeman, age 78 of Macclenny passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at his home. David was born in Moline, Illinois on March 30, 1944 and adopted by Leon and Esther (Buey) Beeman. He would grow up in this area and would eventually attend a local college, as well as go on to proudly serve in the United...
Susan Carol Hodges
May 27, 2022
Susan Carol Hodges, age 65 of Macclenny passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Community Hospice Center at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. Born in Lake City on October 24, 1956 to the late AJ and Vadie (Crews) Hodges, Susan was a Baker County resident for nearly her whole life.
She loved the outdoors, working in her...
Dottie Marie (Timmons) Metcalf
May 22, 2022
Dottie Marie Timmons Metcalf, age 76 of Panacea passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi on March 28, 1946 to the late Mr. Will Henry and Gervis (Smith) Timmons, an only child. She would settle in Wakulla County in the mid 70’s and would reside there for the rest...
J.C. Reynolds
May 16, 2022
J.C. Reynolds, age 84, a lifelong resident of Wakulla County, passed away at his home in Panacea on Monday, May 16, 2022 with his family by his side. J.C. was born on October 13, 1937 to the late Mr. Thomas E. and Bertha Mae (Tucker) Reynolds in Smith Creek. Mr. Reynolds was a dedicated husband and father and was...
Cecil William Pringle
May 10, 2022
Cecil William Pringle, age 76 of Jacksonville passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022 after an extended illness at the Community Hospice Center at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. A lifelong resident of the Jacksonville area, Cecil was (one of fourteen children) born to the late Cecil and Gracie (Fouraker) Pringle, on March 12, 1946 in Bryceville.
He...
Diane Taylor Moseberth
May 3, 2022
Diane Taylor Moseberth, age 79 of Glen St. Mary passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Baptist Hospital Downtown. Born in Jacksonville on October 28, 1942, Diane was the daughter of the late Mr. James and Annie (Riner) Taylor. Residing in Baker County since 1974, Ms. Moseberth worked for many years in banking, notably for the former Citizen’s branch...
Lois Jean Gillespie
Apr 27, 2022
Lois Jean Gillespie, age 96 of Crawfordville passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Eden Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Lois was born in New Castle, Indiana to the late Virgil and Olive Paul on March 5, 1926. She would work for a number of years as a secretary in the automotive industry. Ms. Gillespie loved music, playing the...
William Lovell Hawkins
Apr 21, 2022
William Lovell Hawkins, age 65 of Jacksonville passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022 at UF Health Downtown. Spending most of his life in Jacksonville, William was born to the late Mr. Thomas and Mary (Timberlake) Hawkins, Sr. in Savannah, Georgia on June 11, 1956. Mr. Hawkins worked for many years in flooring installation and also dedicated years of service...
Tabbatha Lee Armstrong
Apr 18, 2022
Tabbatha Lee Armstrong, age 36 of Macclenny passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at Fouraker Hills Rehabilitation & Nursing Center after an extended illness. Tabbatha was born on January 10, 1986 in Jacksonville to Mr. Timmy Norman and Ms. Rhonda Waters and was a lifelong resident of Baker County. Tabbatha was a social woman who enjoyed get-togethers with family...
Bessie Louise Martin
Apr 14, 2022
Bessie Louise Martin, age 93 of Glen St. Mary passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022 at her home with family by her side. Bessie was born in Steubenville, Ohio on January 19, 1929 to the late Carl and Leona (Johnson) Call, Sr. Ms. Bessie enjoyed keeping a well organized and maintain home and raising her children. She enjoyed decorating...
