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Charles "Charlie" Albert O'Steen Jr.

Charles "Charlie" Albert O'Steen Jr.

Sep 14, 2021

Charles "Charlie" Albert O'Steen Jr., age 53, a lifelong resident of Macclenny, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. He was born in Jacksonville on October 14, 1967, to Charles A. and Bertha (Barton) O'Steen. Anyone who knew Charlie knew that he was a kindhearted man of many talents. He loved to fish, and he always claimed...

Howard Hill Flynt Jr.

Howard Hill Flynt Jr.

Sep 14, 2021

Mr. Howard H. Flynt Jr., age 88, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 9, 1933, in Titusville, Florida, to Howard H. and Edith (Yanosh) Flynt. Originally from Daytona Beach, Howard lived in St. Augustine for 12 years before moving to Macclenny two years ago. He...

Robin Renee Taylor

Robin Renee Taylor

Sep 8, 2021

Robin Renee Taylor, age 58, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at home surrounded by those she loved. Robin was married forty years to her late husband, Jon T. Taylor. Together they raised two children; the late Will Taylor III, and their daughter, Sara. Robin loved football season, music, and was an avid Jaguar and...

Regina Scarabino Belangia

Regina Scarabino Belangia

Sep 7, 2021

Mrs. Regina S. Belangia, age 56, of Middleburg, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Regina was born on September 28, 1964, in East Liverpool, Ohio, to Frank J. and Reva Jean (Biacco) Scarabino, and graduated from Stanton High School in Hammondsville, Ohio. Regina had lived in Middleburg for the past 25 years. She was a wife,...

Kymberly Joy Matthews

Kymberly Joy Matthews

Sep 5, 2021

Ms. Kymberly Joy Matthews, age 36, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at St. Vincent Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born on October 31, 1984, in Jacksonville to James Matthews and Lillie Joy Davis, and has lived all of her life in Baker County. Kymberly was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, and friend....

Chicago M. Mullin

Chicago M. Mullin

Sep 4, 2021

Chicago Micheal Mullin, age 23, of Lawtey, Florida, passed away tragically on Saturday, September 4, 2021. He was born on February 25, 1998, in Centreville, Illinois, to Audrey (Schultz) Whitehead and the late William Mullin. He was an energetic young son and friend who loved pigs, Mustangs, and motorcycles. Chicago never met a stranger and knew no fear. He...

Linda Kay Johnson

Linda Kay Johnson

Sep 3, 2021

Linda K. Johnson, age 67, a longtime resident of Jacksonville, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 3, 2021. Mrs. Johnson was born to Raymond and Valerie (Fischer) Downey on January 7, 1954, in Alexandria, Virginia. She loved to garden, shop, cook, read and travel. She was a member of Evangel Temple Assembly of God...

Charles Edward Petzinger Jr.

Charles Edward Petzinger Jr.

Sep 1, 2021

Mr. Charles Edward Petzinger Jr., age 64, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He was born in Jacksonville on December 31, 1956, to Charles E. and Geraldine (Brown) Petzinger. Charles spent his early years in Macclenny and moved to Jacksonville in Jr. High School. He was an Ed White Commander, Class of 1975, an...

Harold Bruce Thunberg

Harold Bruce Thunberg

Aug 28, 2021

Harold Bruce Thunberg of Jacksonville completed his lifelong journey of 77 years on August 28, 2021. Bruce was born on November 29, 1943.  He was drafted into the United States Navy just after high school, served for 20 years with multiple tours in Vietnam, and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. After the Navy, Bruce and his family made...

Edward Randall Walls

Edward Randall Walls

Aug 28, 2021

Mr. Edward "Ed" Randall Walls, age 75, of Glen St. Mary, Florida, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville. He was born in West Point, Georgia, on December 29, 1945, to Hubert C. And Gladys (Carroll) Walls. Ed moved from Jacksonville to Baker County 28 years ago and was of the Holiness...

Tena Cannon Cashmore

Tena Cannon Cashmore

Aug 27, 2021

Ms. Tena Cannon Cashmore, age 59, a lifelong resident of Live Oak, Florida, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, August 27, 2021. She was born on March 29, 1962, in Live Oak to James David Cannon and Carol Marie (Smith). Tena was a beloved mother, Memaw, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She was a proud veteran of...

Johnny "Jack" Exline

Johnny "Jack" Exline

Aug 26, 2021

Mr. Johnny Jack Exline, age 66, of Maxville, Florida, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, August 26, 2021. He was born on October 26, 1954, in Columbia, Louisiana, to John James and Hilda Marie (Carrol) Exline. Jack was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He had been a longtime resident of Maxville and was an...

Clyde "Bo" Eugene Mizell

Clyde "Bo" Eugene Mizell

Aug 26, 2021

Mr. Clyde "Bo" Eugene Mizell, age 56, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center. He was born on February 17, 1965, in Jacksonville to Emma Louise (Hartsfield) and Thomas Raymond Mizell, Sr. Bo was a Godly man who served as a "Seabee" in the US Navy. He was a truck driver and loved...

Beverly Ann Castleberry

Beverly Ann Castleberry

Aug 22, 2021

Mrs. Beverly Ann Castleberry, age 59, of Glen St. Mary, Florida, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born on November 21, 1961, in Avon Park, Florida, to Mildred Louise (Mosley) and Amos Edgar Pogue. Beverly lived in Baker County for over 40 years and enjoyed traveling, the outdoors,...

Kimberly Ann (Schneider)  Shaffer-Brown

Kimberly Ann (Schneider) Shaffer-Brown

Aug 19, 2021

Kimberly Shaffer-Brown victoriously joined the Lord in heaven Thursday, August 19, 2021, following a brief illness. Kimberly was born on May 14, 1969. She is the daughter of Richard G. "Dick" Schneider and the late Frances K. "Frannie" Schneider of Titusville and Gerald R. "Jerry" Shaffer of Pleasantville. She graduated from Titusville High School in 1987 and attended Akron...

Gail Jeanette Jelinek

Gail Jeanette Jelinek

Aug 19, 2021

Gail Jeanette Jelinek, age 72, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville after an extended illness. She was born in Westfield, New Jersey, to Walter and Muriel (Becroft) Flesher. Gail was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Nicholas Jelinek of Macclenny; son, Brian C....

Elijah "Billy" Padgett

Elijah "Billy" Padgett

Aug 17, 2021

Mr. Elijah "Billy" Padgett, age 76, a lifelong resident of Maxville, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at St. Vincent's Clay County. He was born in Clay County to Elwood and Kathleen (Mosley) Padgett. Billy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He enjoyed being outdoors hunting and fishing, and he loved the Lord. He...

Melodie Lee Fries Dawson

Melodie Lee Fries Dawson

Aug 12, 2021

Mrs. Melodie Lee Fries Dawson, age 61, of Baldwin, Florida, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville. She was born on June 27, 1960, in Maple Shade, New Jersey, to Robert and Thelma (Clark) Fries. Mrs. Dawson had recently moved with her husband to Baldwin from Cocoa, Florida, and was a member of...

Carolyn Padgett Higginbotham

Carolyn Padgett Higginbotham

Aug 7, 2021

Mrs. Carolyn Padgett Higginbotham, age 78, of Maxville, Florida, passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021, in Macon, Georgia, after a brief illness. She was born on May 31, 1943, in Clay County to Fred and Dorothy Lee (Solomons) Padgett. Mrs. Carolyn retired from the Duval County School System after 55 years of driving generations of children safely on...

Lois Yvonne Crews-Johnston

Lois Yvonne Crews-Johnston

Aug 5, 2021

Lois Yvonne Crews-Johnston, age 53, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away at her home on Thursday, August 5, 2021. She was born on January 17, 1968, in Jacksonville, to Brenda Y. (Griffin) and Jonath W. Crews. Lois had been living in Baker County for the past 30 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister who enjoyed spending...

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