OBITUARIES
Patricia Louise Fish
Dec 26, 2022
Mrs. Patricia Louise Martin Fish, age 91, of Glen St. Mary, Florida went home to be with the Lord on December 26, 2022, surrounded by her family as they sang the old-time hymn “I’ve Got a Feeling that Everything is going to be alright.” She was born in Newark, Ohio on January 25, 1931, to John Frederick Martin and...
Glenn Alton Jewell, Jr.
Dec 24, 2022
Glenn Alton Jewell, Jr. age 76 of Baxter passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022 after an extended illness at Macclenny Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was a lifelong resident of Baker County, born on December 4, 1946 in Baxter to the late Mr. Glenn and Louise (Yonn) Jewell, Sr. He worked for over fifty years as a truck...
Silas Arthur Nobles
Dec 7, 2022
Silas Arthur Nobles, age 83 of Macclenny passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at the Community Hospice George and Margaret Morris Center for Caring. Born on February 17, 1939 in Waldo, Arthur was raised in Baker County by the late Mr. Henry and Mamie Parkerson. He was a familiar face at the Baker County Courthouse, where he worked as...
Francis Paul Cassidy, Jr.
Dec 1, 2022
Francis Paul Cassidy, Jr. age 75 of Middleburg passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Ascension St. Vincents Clay County. He was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on January 9, 1947 to the late Mr. Francis and Mrs. Louise (Straub) Cassidy.
Best known as “Paul”, Mr. Cassidy would spend over fifty years on the road as a truck...
Maxwell Douglas Cloud
Nov 17, 2022
Maxwell Douglas “Max” Cloud, age 60 of Blackshear, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville. Max was born on September 15, 1962 in Jacksonville to the late Mr. Bennett and Irma Jean (Crews) Cloud. He would reside in the Orlando area for many years and was a graduate of Evans High School. His later...
John David Higginbotham, Iii
Nov 14, 2022
John David “Davey” Higginbotham, III, age 45 of Glen St. Mary passed away Monday, November 14, 2022 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay County after an extended illness. David was born on June 17, 1977 to the late Mr. J.D. Higginbotham Jr. and Ms. Donna “Kay” (Harris) Higginbotham in Jacksonville. He was a lifelong resident of Baker County and a...
Jeffrey Lynn Kennedy
Nov 5, 2022
Jeffrey Lynn Kennedy, age 54 of Macclenny passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022 at his home. A lifelong resident of Baker County, Jeffrey was born to the late Mr. Grady and Margie (Bass) Kennedy on September 2, 1968, one of six children. He would play baseball and football during his youth and was a member of the Baker County...
Gerald Ray Wages
Oct 18, 2022
Gerald Ray Wages, age 53 of Macclenny passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the Custead Care Center in Orange Park. He was born to the late Mr. Hubert Wages and Mrs. Verda “Fern” (Wells) Wages in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 28, 1969. Gerald was a master tradesman, working mainly as a carpenter but could build a house from...
Derheta Lee (Oaks) Reams
Oct 17, 2022
DeRheta Lee Reams, age 70 of Crawfordville, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 17, 2022 in Tallahassee surrounded by her family. Her family and friends knew her as Rita, and as someone who leaves a legacy of faith, hope and love.
Born on May 9, 1952 in Lakeland, Florida to the late Albert Theodore and Lola Mann...
Harry Wilkinson, Jr.
Oct 14, 2022
Harry Wilkinson, Jr., age 68 of Lawtey, an avid hunter, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022 in Hamilton County enjoying his favorite pastime. He was born April 20, 1954 in Jacksonville to the late Mr. Harry Wilkinson, Sr. and Mrs. Mary (Norris) Wilkinson. Harry proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a member of the...
Francis Dale King, Jr.
Oct 12, 2022
Francis Dale “Buddy” King, Jr. age 58 of Blackshear passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. Born on March 30, 1964 in Okeechobee, Buddy was the son of the late Mr. Francis and Alnita (Collins) King.
Buddy worked for many years in communications and was passionate about tower climbing until his body no...
Linda Diane Easton
Sep 19, 2022
Linda Diane Easton, age 67 of Macclenny passed away Monday, September 19, 2022 at the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Jacksonville on June 13, 1955. Linda would work for many years in the service industry, both as a bartender and waitress. She was known for her fiery personality and enjoyed fishing in her spare time....
William Cecil Raulerson, Jr.
Sep 18, 2022
William Cecil “Bill” Raulerson, Jr. age 72 of Moniac passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022 at his home with family at his side. A lifelong resident of Charlton County, Bill was born on June 2, 1950 to the late Mr. William and Mamie (Davis) Raulerson, Sr. Bill worked for Local Union 597 of Jacksonville as an iron worker for...
Angelina Jesse Autry
Sep 11, 2022
Angelina Jesse Hodges Autry, age 65 of Sanderson passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at her home. She was born February 23, 1957 in Jacksonville to the late Mr. Nick and Vera (Raulerson) Carlos. She would reside in Jacksonville for most of her life and graduate from Lee High School.
In her younger years, Angelina enjoyed horseback...
Maria Luz Fratus
Sep 7, 2022
Maria Luz Fratus, age 77 of Macclenny passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at home with her family by her side. Born on November 28, 1944 in Loreto, Peru to the late Joseph Fratus and Gilda Rose Sanchez Lagomarsino, Ms. Maria had resided in Macclenny for almost two years with her son. In her home country of Peru, Ms....
Johnny Lee Greene
Sep 3, 2022
Johnny Lee Greene, age 81 of Spring Creek passed away unexpectedly on September 3, 2022. Born in Moultrie, Georgia on September 14, 1940, Johnny was the son of sharecroppers, the late Julius and Gussie (Carnes) Greene. Johnny would dedicate many years and was a well trusted employee of Miller Brewing in Albany, Georgia. After his retirement, Johnny and his...
Cynthia Lou Anderson
Aug 25, 2022
Cynthia Lou Anderson, age 78 of Macclenny passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Baptist Medical Center South Campus. She was born in Hagerstown, Maryland on January 27, 1944 to the late Elwood and Doris (Evans) Browning. She resided in Baker County for over forty years, minus a return to Hagerstown to take care of her mother. Mrs. Cynthia...
Louis Andrew Rocco, Iii
Aug 23, 2022
Louis Andrew “Rocky” Rocco, III passed away August 23, 2022. Rocky was born on July 29, 1945, in Tallahassee, FL to L.A. Rocco, Jr., and Peggy Hartsfield Rocco.
Rocky is survived by his three daughters, Kris Rocco (April), Cathie Burk (Rod), Carrie Hurley; one son, Jay Garrett; three grandsons, Andrew Burk (fiancé Alexandra Wofford), Connor Burk, Graham...
Beth Dupree (Dupree) Moody
Aug 19, 2022
Beth Dupree Moody, age 65 of Jacksonville passed away Friday, August 19, 2022 at Baptist Medical Center Downtown. Beth was born on February 20, 1957 in Lakeland to the late Wallace and Dorothy (Thrift) Dupree. Beth was a member of the class of 1975 of Baker County High School and went on to study at Lake City Community College. ...
William Martin Baker, Sr.
Aug 18, 2022
William Martin Baker, Sr. age 78 of Macclenny passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. Born in Newark, New Jersey on May 9, 1944, he was the son of the late Mr. Levere and Dorothy (Houser) Baker. William was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He was self employed for many years,...
