obituaries

Feb 4, 2018

Verdine Y. Harris, age 80, a longtime resident of Maxville, Florida, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the Community Hospice St. Vincent's Center for Caring. She was born on December 23, 1937 in Palatka, Florida, the daughter of the late Andrew and Verdi (Scully) Harris. Over the past few years Ms. Verdine has lived in Macclenny, but...

Feb 3, 2018

Sally Paige Ballard, age 76, passed away from cancer at W. Frank Wells Nursing Home in Macclenny, Florida on February 3, 2018.  She was born on April 30, 1941 in High Point, North Carolina. She was a homemaker and leaves behind nine adult children: Bobby Epperson, Bucky Epperson, David Epperson, Linda Epperson, Samuel Ballard, James Ballard, Sabrina McCarty, Sonja...

Feb 2, 2018

Mrs. Erin Colleen Russo-Hodges, age 53, was welcomed into the arms of our heavenly Father on Friday, February 2, 2018 during her stay in Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born on October 7, 1964 to Clifford McGhan of Anchorage, Alaska and Doris Albright of Lake City, Florida. Erin resided in Glen St. Mary, Florida and worked at...

Jan 30, 2018

Kathryn Kay Barber, age 60, of Glen St. Mary, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Shands UF Health in Jacksonville. Kay was born on January 22, 1958 in Jacksonville to the late Jake Oscar and Mary Etta (Crews) Bryant and has lived most of her life in Baker County. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and...

Dec 4, 2017

Mark Andrew Fuller, age 51, of Bryceville, Florida, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017 at St. Vincent's Medical Center South in Jacksonville. He was born in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Carol Ann (Gugelmeyer) and the late John Curtis Fuller. Mark was a loving son, father, brother, and friend. He was an avid Florida Gator fan, who loved...

Nov 23, 2017

Clayton Oral Harris, Sr., age 65, of Maxville, Florida, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 23, 2017 surrounded by his beloved family. He was born on February 20, 1952 in Orange Park to Donnie and Della (Padgett) Harris. Mr. Harris was a lifelong resident of Maxville and a Carpentar by trade. He was known for his quick...

Nov 21, 2017

Louis H. Lang, age 73, of Baldwin, Florida, passed away on November 21, 2017 in Baldwin. He was born September 11, 1944 to Robert and Louise (Hudson) Lang in Alexandria, Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Navy and then went on to retire from a 32 year career with CSX as an engineer. Louis was preceded in death by...

Nov 19, 2017

Corey "Dagan" Godwin-Parks, age 27, of Maxville, Florida, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Born in Jacksonville, he was a lifelong resident of Maxville. Dagan was always helping people and never met a stranger. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Dagan was preceded in death by his mother, Jeanne Godwin Parks; and maternal grandfather, William...

Nov 19, 2017

Rosemarie Pappas of Middleburg, Florida, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the age of 89. Rosemarie was born to parents, Edmond and Mary James on September 4, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan. She is survived by her daughters, Christine Pappas Lichtenstein, Viola Wilson Tiner, and Carol Pappas-Braden; four grandchildren, Melissa Reynolds, Tera Templer, Rachael Wilson, and Steven Braden...

Oct 17, 2017

From the family of Kaleb Sky White:

Dear friends and family,

After loving encouragement from Cara's Mother, Jackie, we have decided it's time to have a service for Kaleb. This too will be something hard for our family to go through. We know that some have wondered why we've waited for so very long to...

Oct 4, 2017

Judith Ann "Judy" Strickland, age 74, of Keystone Heights, Florida, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. She was born on April 8, 1943 in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Alvis and Alma Marie (Spradling) Stafford. Mrs. Strickland had been a resident of Keystone Heights for the past 24 years and was a Registered Nurse...

Oct 4, 2017

Cheryl Diane Mercer, age 70, of Belleview, Florida, peacefully passed away at home on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.  She was surrounded by her loving family and friends.  She was born in Gainesville, Florida, on November 16, 1946, to Vandal and Jewell Wilson, and spent the majority of her childhood in Oklawaha, Florida.  Chery's true love and calling was her...

Sep 14, 2017

Marsha Diann Patrick, 50, of Glen St. Mary, Florida, passed away, Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Shands Jacksonville after an extended illness. She was born on December 7, 1966 in Lake City, Florida to George C. Mills and the late Lucille (Palmer) Mills. Marsha was a kind and loving wife, mother and daughter who devoted her time to the...

Aug 27, 2017

Louis Randolph Smith Jr., age 61, of Raiford, Florida, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, Florida. Louis was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of the late Louis Sr. and Willa Jean (Finley) Smith and had lived in Union County for the past 14 years. He was...

Aug 24, 2017

Annie Lois "Mema" Hulse, age 83, of Middleburg, Florida, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness.  She was born on June 5, 1934 in Moultrie, Georgia to Jordan and Bessie (Murphy) Hancock. Mrs. Hulse enjoyed gardening, tending to her flowers, and crocheting. Annie was of the Baptist faith, and...

Aug 12, 2017

Barbara Denise Browning, age 50, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 at UF Health Jacksonville after a brief illness. She was born on March 6, 1967 in Jacksonville, to John Shafter and Norma Jean (Carson) Browning. Barbara enjoyed crossword puzzles, putting jigsaw puzzles together with her mother, playing video games with her nieces and nephews, drawing,...

Jul 27, 2017

Michael D. Brown, age 50, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017 at his home. He was born on February 18, 1967 in Jackson, Mississippi to Arlander and Sherry Fern (Daigle) Brown. Mike had been a designer/draftsman for the past 27 years and was last employed with Rankine-Hinman Manufacturing Company. He was preceded in death by his...

Jul 11, 2017

Michael Brandon "Bucket" Godwin, age 26, of Maxville, Florida, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 in an automobile accident. Born in Jacksonville, he was a lifelong resident of Maxville. Brandon was always helping people and never met a stranger. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, especially his daughter. Brandon was preceded in death by his paternal...

Jun 14, 2017

Justin R. "Duke" Brogdon, age 34, of Sanderson, Florida, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Born in Jacksonville, he was a lifelong resident of Baker County. Duke enjoyed being outdoors, hunting, fishing, and four wheeling in the woods with his friends. He loved spending time with his family, especially his daughter. Duke was preceded in death by his maternal...