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Braxton Lane Godwin
Dec 1, 2019
Braxton Lane Godwin, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Born to loving parents, Braxton was too perfect for this world and passed shortly after birth. Braxton is preceded in death by his aunt: Madison Sams. He is survived by his parents: Joshua and Adrianna (Sumpter) Godwin of Starke; brother: Jason Godwin of Starke; sisters: Hailey...
Donovan James Parker
Nov 30, 2019
Donovan James Parker, 18 of Bryceville passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Donovan was born on October 31, 2001 in Jacksonville to Mr. Donald and Tammy (Walker) Parker Jr. A lifelong resident of Bryceville, Donovan was a junior at West Nassau High School. He was part of JROTC his freshman year and had plans to enter into a...
Owen Milton Knight
Nov 27, 2019
Owen Milton Knight, 77 of Macclenny passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 with his family by his side. He was born December 30, 1941 in Maxville to the late Mr. Millard T. and Pansy May (Godwin) Knight. He was a 1959 graduate of Baldwin Senior High School and lived the majority of his life in Maxville before moving to Glen...
Virginia Crews Combs
Nov 24, 2019
Virginia Crews Combs, 89 of Lake City and formerly of Macclenny met her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Lake City Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Ms. Virginia was born March 17, 1930 in Taylor to the late Mr. Raiford D. and Mirtie (Rhoden) Crews, one of 5 children. The most loving...
Irma Jean Anderson
Nov 24, 2019
Irma Jean Anderson, 78 of Blackshear, Georgia passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 6, 1941 to the late Mr. Morris and Mamie (Anderson) Crews in Baxter, Florida. Ms. Anderson was a long time resident of Saluda, North Carolina but had been living with her son in Blackshear for the last 2...
Mildred Ann Washington
Nov 21, 2019
Mildred Ann Washington, 61 of Macclenny passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019 at her residence. Born to the late Mr. James Rexford and Dollie Ann (Chalflinch) Clark on August 17, 1958 in Jacksonville, Mildred was one of ten children. A Baker county native, Ms. Washington lived the majority of her life here, while spending some time in Jacksonville. She was...
Gregory Curtis Tompkins
Nov 17, 2019
Gregory Curtis Tompkins, 65 of Live Oak passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 at his residence while surrounded by family. Greg was born June 18, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Mr. Clyde S. and Olive (Robertson) Tompkins. Greg was a well educated man and was even described by those best knew him to be a "genius". An...
Thelma Marlynn Harvey
Nov 15, 2019
Thelma Marlynn Crews Harvey, 67 of Baxter passed away unexpectedly November 15, 2019. Mrs. Harvey was born in Lake City on September 9, 1952 to the late Mr. James T. and Almeta (Burnsed) Crews. A lifelong resident of Baxter, Marlynn was a member of Baxter Community Baptist Church. She dedicated 34 years to the Northeast Florida State Hospital as a...
Alice Maxine Burnsed
Nov 13, 2019
Alice "Betty" Maxine Clark Burnsed, 89 of the Georgia Bend passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Macclenny Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on June 30, 1930 in Woodsville, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Walter and Anna (Bouchard) Clark. After graduating from the Dover Hospital School of Nursing, Betty worked as a registered nurse for...
Ronald David Taylor
Nov 6, 2019
Ronald "Ronnie" David Taylor, 61 of Taylor passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Shands Hospital Gainesville. Mr. Taylor was born in Jacksonville on December 29, 1957 to the late Milton and Lucille (Crews) Taylor. He graduated from Baker County High School in 1975. After high school, he was married to Ms. Velma Bryan. Soon after, he joined the United...
Jacklyn Crystal Rewis
Oct 27, 2019
Jacklyn Crystal Rewis, 34 of Macclenny passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Orange Park Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Jacklyn was born in Jacksonville on October 4, 1985 to Mr. William Harvey Rewis and Ms. Crystal Griffis Matthews. She has been a resident of Baker County for the majority of her life, while she also...
Richard Glen Alexander
Oct 23, 2019
Richard Glen Alexander, 72 of Baldwin passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Community Hospice at St. Vincent's Riverside. Mr. Alexander was born in Flint, Michigan to the late Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander on December 5, 1946. Richard was a proud veteran, last stationed at Cecil Field with the United States Navy. He also spent two years with the...
Melissa Gayle Burnsed
Oct 22, 2019
Melissa Gayle Burnsed, 57 of the Georgia Bend passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at the Custead Care Center in Orange Park. She was a native of Jacksonville, where she attended Lee High School. She was born on December 5, 1961 to the late Fred B. Stivender and Nancy Dubberly Magruder. Melissa was a dedicated wife and mother for many...
Rochelle Cynthia Smith
Oct 11, 2019
Rochelle Cynthia (Taylor) Smith, 83 of Crawfordville passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Mr. Monroe and Minnie Lue (Porter) Taylor on September 12, 1936 in Panacea, one of 9 children. She worked as a clerk for the Department of Motor Vehicles in Tallahassee for 28 years...
Marvin D. Barnes
Oct 10, 2019
Marvin D. "Bubba" Barnes II, 60 of Glen St. Mary passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at his residence. He was born on April 28, 1959 in Homerville (Clinch County), Georgia to the late Mr. Marvin D. and Marthann (Landrum) Barnes Sr. Mr. Barnes worked over the years in several positions, most notably for Johnny Johnson Trucking Co. and Tim-Prep....
Diane Saturday Marsh
Oct 2, 2019
Ms. Diane Saturday Marsh, 73 of Macclenny passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at her home. Diane was born March 18, 1946 in Evans County, Georgia to the late Mr. Levi P. and Bessie (Miles) Parks Jr. She grew up in New Smyrna Beach and spent many years in the Cocoa area before moving to Baker County around thirty years...
Rosella Creekmore
Sep 25, 2019
Mrs. Rosella "Rose" (Hickox) Creekmore, 58 of Glen St. Mary passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at her home with her loving family by her side. Rose was born in Valdosta, Georgia on October 10, 1960 to the late Mr. Hershel and Alma (Crews) Hickox. Mrs. Creekmore had been a near lifelong resident of Baker County. She loved her family...
Mary Alice Rosier
Sep 25, 2019
Mrs. Mary Alice (Crowder) Rosier, 79 of Baldwin passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at her home with her family at her side. Mary was born to the late Mr. Arnold Maywood and Hellen (Peters) Crowder on December 13, 1939 in Charleston, West Virginia. Ms. Rosier spent many years as a baker and cake decorator for several grocery stores, last...
Anna Louise Betz
Sep 22, 2019
Ms. Anna Louise Betz, 72 of Glen St. Mary passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019. Anna was born in Camden, New Jersey to the late Mr. Andrew and Anna Bonamassa Sr. on November 21, 1946. She moved to Glen St. Mary nearly 20 years ago and also lived in Jacksonville for some time. Ms. Anna worked locally at the Wal-Mart...
Ella Margaret Forbes
Sep 3, 2019
Ella Margaret (Stevens) Forbes, 80 of Jacksonville passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville with her family by her side. Ella was born in Spring Creek, Florida on May 1, 1939, the second of six children of BB and Kalaska "Tug" Stevens. She attended Wakulla County Schools and graduated from Crawfordville High School in 1957. There, she...
