OBITUARIES
Richard Lee Kitchens
Feb 5, 2021
Richard Lee Kitchens Sr., age 72 of Middleburg passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. He was born on October 18, 1948 in Dallas County, Texas to the late Mr. Jim and Vena (Sims) Kitchens. “Rick” would serve proudly in the United States Army and later settle in Jacksonville area. He worked for many...
Betty Jean Young
Feb 4, 2021
Betty Jean Young, 90 of Macclenny passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Community Hospice – Bailey Center for Caring in St. Augustine. Betty was born in Mooresville, North Carolina on June 8, 1930 to the late Mr. Henry and Wilma (Moore) Davis Sr., one of four children. She worked for many years at a cotton mill in...
Colby Keith Harris
Jan 30, 2021
Colby Keith Harris, age 25 of Glen St. Mary passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 30, 2021. Colby was born February 9, 1995 to the late Mr. Alfred Godwin Jr. and Nicole (Woods) Nunez in Jacksonville. Colby attended Baker County schools and was a graduate of Baker County High School, Class of 2013. After high school, Colby pursued his ambitions,...
Virginia Lois Smith
Jan 28, 2021
Virginia Lois Smith, age 63 of Taylor passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. She was born October 26, 1957 to the late Mr. Elic and Mary (Farris) Combs in Jacksonville. She had been a resident of Baker County for nearly the last twenty years and was an attending member...
Heidi Mary Taylor
Jan 16, 2021
Heidi Mary Taylor, age 69 of Panacea passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee. She was born July 13, 1951 to the late Mr. Sam and Hilda (Fiebig) Rutherford in Snowflake, Arizona. She worked for many years for the Florida Department of Revenue and later for the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office in the finance...
Leo Fish
Jan 15, 2021
Leo Fish, age 81 of Glen St. Mary passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at Macclenny Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Leo was a lifelong resident of Glen St. Mary, born on July 2, 1939 to the late Mr. Lee and Lancy (Canaday) Fish. He would go on to work for the Florida Department of Corrections and he would eventually...
Louis Gene Wilson
Jan 12, 2021
Louis Gene Wilson, age 84 of Macclenny passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Ascension’s St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville. He was born in Lake City on September 18, 1936 to the late Mr. Milton M. and Shirley (Walden) Wilson. He went on to marry the love of his wife, Mrs. Evangeline (Hodges) Wilson, and together they spent...
Robert Cray Davis
Jan 9, 2021
Ret. Lt. Robert Cray Davis, age 73 of Glen St. Mary passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at UF Shands Hospital of Gainesville. Robert was born on August 4, 1947 to Mr. William Augustus and the late Mrs. Natalie Louise (Day) Davis in Jacksonville. Robert dedicated thirty years of service to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, where he retired...
Linda Kay Davis
Jan 6, 2021
Linda Kay Davis, age 64 of Sanderson passed away on January 6, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on May 14, 1956 to the late Mr. Willis and Betty (Johns) Sweat in Starke. She married the love of her life, Dwight Davis in December of 1972 and together they spent many...
Joyce Mary Auger
Jan 2, 2021
Joyce Mary Auger, age 58 of Jacksonville passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. She was born March 27, 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Mr. Michael Bruckner and Mrs. Madeline (Ziarek) Bruckner Carroll. Joyce went on to receive an associate degree from Florida Community College at Jacksonville (now FSCJ) and worked for...
Marlene Padgett Godwin
Dec 27, 2020
Marlene Padgett Godwin (“Meanness”), age 72 of Maxville passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at her home with her family by her side. She was born May 5, 1948 to the late Mr. Melvin and Mrs. Ruby Padgett and was a lifelong resident of Maxville. She worked for many years at Cedar Hills Baptist Church. She was a longtime...
James Mitchell Hodges
Dec 27, 2020
James Mitchell Hodges, age 58 of Macclenny passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside Hospital in Jacksonville. James was a lifelong resident of Macclenny, born on June 27, 1962 to the late Mr. James Willard Hodges and Mrs. Faye (Hartley Lambert) Hodges. He worked for many years in the steel industry. In his free time,...
John Gilbert Garcia
Dec 8, 2020
John Gilbert Garcia, age 47 of Jacksonville passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020. John was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 30, 1972 to Mr. Juan and Mrs. Nydia (Melendez) Garcia. He resided in Puerto Rico for most of his life before settling in Jacksonville about six years ago.
John is survived by his son, Axis Garcia...
Larry Jasper Tucker
Dec 8, 2020
Larry Jasper Tucker, 76, went to heaven to be with the Lord and Christ on December 8, 2020 at his home in Panacea after a long, courageous battle with renal cell cancer.
Larry was born September 25, 1944 to parents Jack and Edith Tucker in Panacea. He was a charter captain for 52 years; an ocean-going tugboat...
Johnnie Humphries
Nov 25, 2020
Johnnie “John” Humphries, 87 of Baldwin passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Macclenny Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born November 26, 1932 in Boaz, Alabama to the late Mr. Robert and Mrs. Hattie (Boatwright) Humphries. He worked for many years in Alabama as a supervisor for Uniroyal tire and later opened his own business, Humphries Pools and...
William Francis Kennedy
Nov 24, 2020
William “Bill” Francis Kennedy, 83 of Macclenny passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Signature Healthcare of Middleburg. Bill was born on February 8, 1937 in Bay City, Michigan to the late Mr. Walter and Mrs. Mae Kennedy. He went on to serve in the United States Navy and was proud of his service. He worked for many years...
Ruth Ann Caplinger
Nov 24, 2020
Ruth Ann Caplinger, 99 of Glen St. Mary passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Macclenny Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Ruth was born March 15, 1921 to the late Mr. Edward and Mrs. Martha (Lacamp) Thomas in Dearborn County, Indiana, one of four children. She spent her early life in Indiana before moving to the Miami area after her...
Brent Krimes
Nov 24, 2020
Brent Jason Krimes, 62 of Crawfordville passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at his home with his family at his side. Brent was born April 18, 1958 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to the late Mr. Walter Krimes and Mrs. Beverly (Mohler) Krimes. Brent settled in Wakulla county over thirty years ago, when he became a charter captain. He also was...
Bonnie Faye Lindsey
Nov 15, 2020
Bonnie Faye Lindsey, 64 of Glen St. Mary passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside in Jacksonville. Born on February 18, 1956, Mrs. Bonnie was the daughter of the late Mr. John Henry and Joyce (Combs) Swindell and was a lifelong resident of Baker county. She went on to marry Mr. Eugene Lindsey and they...
Christina Louise Wages
Nov 13, 2020
Christina Louise Wages, 48 of Glen St. Mary passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside in Jacksonville. Christina was born April 21, 1972 to the late Mr. Charlie and Mrs. Iva Jean (Walker) Perry in Jacksonville. Mrs. Christina was a proud mother and wife and was dedicated to taking care of her family. She loved...
