All Obituaries

Mr. Johnny Scott Kaeck, age 64, of Sanderson, Florida, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Friday, April 3, 2020. Private family services will be held. Arrangements entrusted to the care of BLACKBURN-CURRY FUNERAL AND CREMATION, 380 N. Lowder Street, Macclenny, FL 32063. (904) 259-2806. Please sign the guestbook at www.blackburncurryfh.com.

Benjamin David Higginbotham, age 87, of Maxville, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital in Macclenny. He was born in Macclenny, Florida to Doss and Mae (Tanner) Higginbotham. Mr. Higginbotham retired from CSX Railroad in 1996. He was a great Christian man that loved the Lord and his family. He loved to fish and taught his kids and grandkids. Ben was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Dorothy...

Lana Jo Case, age 71, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at the Life Care Center of Orange Park. She was born in San Diego, California to Calvin and Francis (Warlick) Rex and worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Lana enjoyed baking with her granddaughter, Jolynn and talking to her grandson, Robert about his grandfather. She very much enjoyed traveling. Lana has been around the world and back and from one coast to the other....

Emma Jane Tomlinson, 93, passed from this life to eternity on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. She died as she had lived; peacefully at home in Macclenny. Jane was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on June 8, 1926, to the late Robert Henry Hackney and Bessie Geneva Byrd Hackney. She outlived a large family of nine sisters and one brother by many years, referring to herself as the Lone Ranger. Jane was a homemaker and by all definitions, was a Proverb 31 virtuous woman. She loved the...

Ms. Helen Faye Nettles, age 63, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 2, 2020. She was born on November 15, 1956, in Jacksonville, Florida, to Eddie and Faye (Mann) Nettles. Helen was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She was a lifelong resident of Baker County and was a 1974 graduate of Baker County High School. Helen worked as a Registered Nurse and had not long retired. She was a Christian woman who loved her family dearly, especially...

Jawan Lee Dobson Rhoden, age 55, of Sanderson, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Shands UF in Jacksonville due to complications sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on October 10, 1964, in Macclenny, Florida, to Mildred J. (McAlum) and Donald F. Dobson, Jr. Jawan was a lifelong resident of Baker County and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was a devoted mother, Nana, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. Jawan loved...

Randell Gene Davis, age 65, of Starke, Florida, passed away peacefully in Glen St. Mary, surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Mr. Davis was born in Macclenny, Florida, on May 28, 1954, to Vernon Thomas and Ruby Lee (Lauramore) Davis. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Randell made a living working as a farmhand and loved being with his family, especially his grandbabies. He was also a member of New Hope Church...

Sherri Lynn Brown, age 55, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at the Community Hospice Acosta-Rua Center for Caring. She was born on January 19, 1965, in Jacksonville to Ralph Edward and Peggy Irene (Peacock) Dykes. Sherri was a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, and of the Baptist faith. She loved going on vacation and visiting her sister in the North Carolina mountains. She enjoyed crafting,...

Fannie "Louise" Walker, age 90, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville. She was born on July 2, 1929, in Olustee, Florida, to Dee Edward and Ida Mae (Hilliard) Smith. Mrs. Walker was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Louise moved to Macclenny from Maxville in 2001. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker...

Deborah Shirley Johnson, age 59, of Macclenny, Florida, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 27, 2020. Debbie was surrounded by her husband, six children, their spouses, and all grandchildren when she entered the fullness of the presence of God. She was a devoted wife whose calling was to love her husband and raise her children to follow the Lord. She homeschooled all six children from preschool to college, until her passing. Second to her family, Debbie’s life was devoted to...