Local obituaries for Guerry Forbes Funeral Home

Dec 15, 2021

Mary Louise Sluder, age 81 of Yulee passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at the Community Hospice Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach. She was born on February 22, 1940 to the late Mr. Thomas and Willie Mae (Hampton) Romine in Summerville, Georgia. Mary had resided in Nassau County since 1981 and enjoyed being a...

Dec 15, 2021

Retha May Harris, (formerly Bell), age 70, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at her residence in Macclenny. Retha was a lifelong resident of Macclenny and was born on January 25, 1951 to the late Mr. Lacy and Wealthy Ann (Griffis) Harris, Sr. She attended school in Baker County and would go on to work for many years as...

Dec 15, 2021

Michael Robert Hurley, age 46 of Medart passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at the Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House of Tallahassee. He was born in Tallahassee on February 4, 1975 to the late Mr. Robert Earl and Mrs. Cherrie (Moore) Hurley and was a lifelong resident of Wakulla County. Like his father, he would work for many years...

Dec 7, 2021

Ms. Deborah Lynn Morris, age 48 of Macclenny passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born in Alachua to Mr. James and Seeleba (Barton) Morris on July 15, 1973. She was a lifelong resident of Baker County and worked for many years in home healthcare. She was a member at Faith Baptist Church....

Dec 7, 2021

Mr. Lanice “Lannie” Eugene Starling, Sr. age 67 of Glen St. Mary passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Baker County and was born in Macclenny on June 10, 1954 to the late Mr. Richard and Evelyn (Sweat) Starling. Lannie would work for many years as an automotive mechanic....

Dec 3, 2021

Charles V. "Ty" Bennett passed away early Friday, December 3, 2021. He was born in 1939 in Bainbridge, Georgia to V.R. "Babe" and Grace Ruth Bennett. A Bainbridge High School graduate, he started at nose tackle on the Bearcat’s football team and was manager of the basketball team.

Shortly after marrying Irene Sellers in 1960, Ty and...

Nov 18, 2021

Alene Harrell Whaley, age 73 of Crawfordville passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021 at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. Born in Sopchoppy to the late Mr. Barney and Pauline (Crum) Harrell, Sr. on April 4, 1948, Alene was a lifelong resident of Wakulla County. She worked as a hair dresser and owned her own salon in Tallahassee for many years, Alene’s...

Nov 12, 2021

Kathleen Ann Rogers, age 55 of Jacksonville passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic. A lifelong resident of Jacksonville, she was born on January 13, 1966 to the late Mr. Herbert and Bessie (Sapp) Porter, Sr. Mrs. Kathleen was a dedicated wife and mother and loved her family. She enjoyed the outdoors, sightseeing on rides in...

Nov 11, 2021

Henry Othan Porter, age 91 of Crawfordville passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. A lifelong resident of Wakulla county, Othan was born on March 19, 1930 to loving parents, Nathaniel and Priscilla (Gray) Porter in Spring Creek. He would graduate from Crawfordville High School. Othan was a man of many...

Nov 4, 2021

Paul Wilbur Weaver, Jr., age 74 of Callahan and formerly of Zephyrhills passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 at with his loving family by his side. He was born in Binghamton, New York on April 1, 1947 to the late Paul and Agnes (Jones) Weaver Sr. Paul would work as a body shop manager for most of his life...

Nov 1, 2021

Richard Randall Mann, age 44 of Sanderson passed away Monday, November 1, 2021. Richard was a Baker County native and had lived the majority of his life here, apart from seven years he spent in Ohio. He was born in Gainesville on July 14, 1977 to his loving parents, Mr. Donald Ray and Robin (Humphries) Mann. Richard loved to...

Oct 20, 2021

Cynthia Gail “Cindy” Davis, age 60 of Glen St. Mary passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Baptist Downtown Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born on August 19, 1961 in Macclenny to the late L.E. and Ellen (Malone) Parish. Cindy worked for many years as a bookkeeper and was known to be extremely organized and passionate...

Oct 19, 2021

Michael Robert “Mike” Gray, age 73 of Perry and a longtime resident and native of Wakulla County passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 with his loving family by his side. Mike was born in Thomasville, Georgia on November 2, 1947 to the late Mr. William Robert “Bill” and Doris (Barwick) Gray Jr. He would grow up in Spring Creek...

Oct 19, 2021

Shauna Lissette Calloway, age 53 of Lake City and formerly of Baker County passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born on April 10, 1968 to the late Mr. Virgil Loonsfoot, Sr. and Mrs. Bonnie (Griffis) Loonsfoot McGuire in Madison. Shauna was a loving mother and was always taking care of others. She...

Oct 16, 2021

Michael Ray Brooks, age 57 of Tallahassee passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Capital Regional Medical Center. He was born August 30, 1964 to Mr. Russell Ray Brooks and Mrs. Caroline Stevenson in Russellville, Kentucky. Michael spent many years and miles on the road as a truck driver, as well as all the miles he spent on his...

Oct 6, 2021

Sara Lea Sizemore, age 93 of Glen St. Mary passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born in Macclenny to the late Lewis and Bessie (Rowe) Fraser on May 6, 1928. One of seven siblings, Sara attended Baker County Schools and would go on to work for the school board...

Oct 3, 2021

Creig Earl Buhler, age 56 of Macclenny passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center Downtown. He was born on April 20, 1965 in Jacksonville to the late Mr. Ray Buhler and Mrs. Sally (Kirkpatrick) Buhler. Creig was a graduate of Murray High School and was a part of the wrestling and football teams. He served his...

Sep 19, 2021

Ginger Collen Cleveland, age 63 of Jacksonville passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. Ginger was born on February 3, 1958 to the late Mr. James and Gail (Dillon) Murphy in Matewan, West Virginia. She would work for several years in the healthcare field. In her spare time, Ms. Cleveland enjoyed taking care of...

Sep 18, 2021

Arnold Maywood Crowder, Jr., age 77 of Baldwin passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay Hospital. He was born on June 18, 1944 in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Mr. Arnold and Helen (Peters) Crowder, Sr. Mr. Arnold worked for many years as a mechanic and enjoyed tinkering. He loved his time on the...

Sep 14, 2021

Lori Lynn Royal, age 49 of Macclenny passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. She was born in Gainesville on January 11, 1972 to the late Mr. Gerald and Pinky “Geraldine” (Smith) Padgett.  She spent the majority of her life living in Baker County, taking care of her children and her home. She loved...