Local obituaries for Guerry Forbes Funeral Home

Mar 2, 2021

Beulah Ellen Holley, age 80 of Glen St. Mary and a longtime resident of Jacksonville passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Community Hospice at Ascension St. Vincent’s Hospital Riverside. Ms. “Ellen” was born on January 25, 1941 in Madison to the late Mr. Colon and Clyde (Williamson) Malone. She eventually settled in the Jacksonville area, where she would...

Feb 20, 2021

Dennis “Bimbo” Olon Hodges, age 48 of Macclenny passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his residence. He was born on February 23, 1972 to the late Mr. Buford and Shirley Mae (Waldo) Hodges in Gainesville, Florida. “Bimbo” was a lifelong Baker County resident who was loved by many. He was known for his outgoing personality and was one...

Feb 18, 2021

Teresa Diane Lipsey, age 55 of Keystone Heights passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Ascension’s St. Vincent’s Clay County. She was born September 3, 1965 to the late Mr. Edward and Glenda (Delk) Lipsey in Tifton, Georgia. She attended nursing school at Florida Community College at Jacksonville (presently FSCJ) and received her registered nursing license. She was passionate...

Feb 13, 2021

Mary Ernestine Boyce, age 94 of Jacksonville passed away peacefully Saturday, February 13, 2021 at her home with family by her side. She was born in Alma, Georgia on October 28, 1926 to the late Mr. Thomas and Rena (Tanner) Peacock. Mrs. Ernestine worked for many years for Bell South before retiring. She remarried in her later years to...

Feb 11, 2021

Derek Dwayne Sapp, 41 of Glen St. Mary passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. Derek was born in Jacksonville on March 23, 1979 to Mr. Buddy and Alice (Moody) Sapp. He was a lifelong resident of Baker County and a 1998 graduate of Baker County High School. Derek loved being a father and...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...