All Obituaries

Ms. Gladys Mattlee Perpall, age 88 of Callahan, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020. She was born in Bryceville to the late Jeffery Albert and Ruby Estell Greene Batten. Ms. Perpall, along with her husband, owned Perpall’s Sinclair Service Station and Automotive Service in Callahan for many years. She also worked at various other businesses throughout Nassau County during her life. She loved raising her children and later, spending time with her grandchildren and great...

Mr. Ray Drake “Dusty” Touchton, age 72 of Jacksonville, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020. A Jacksonville native, he was born to the late Alonzo and Eloise Harrison Touchton and was a 1968 Baldwin High School graduate. Mr. Touchton was a decorated United States Army veteran having received three bronze stars and several other medals and commendations for his service in Vietnam. Upon return from service he became a firefighter and served twenty-five years at Cecil Field Air...

Mr. Joseph “ J.L.” Lafayette Henderson, Jr., of Middleburg, Florida passed away at the age of 85 on August 21, 2020. He was born May 14, 1935 to Joseph L. Henderson Sr. and Anna Elizabeth “Betty” Paff Henderson in South Bay, Florida. He grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from Lee High School in 1953 and was on the track team and cross country. He met and married Shirley Ann Sweat in 1954. They were married for 48 years before her passing away in 2003. He...

Ms. Martha Virginia “Jimmie” Benzing, age 88 of Jacksonville, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020. She was born in North Carolina to the late Mallie K. and Euna J. Aldridge Putnam. Ms. Benzing was a very sentimental woman who loved the simple things in life. She was an outdoors enthusiast and loved gardening and animals and spending time in nature. Having so many good memories of going fishing with her father, she enjoyed taking her grandchildren fishing as often as...

James “Jay” Ernest Dixon, age 64 of Jacksonville, passed  peacefully from this life into eternal life in Heaven on Monday, July 27, 2020 following a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born in Jacksonville to James W. “Shorty” Dixon and Betty Jo “Jackie” Yancey.  James was first and foremost a devoted Christian and a faithful member of Whitehouse Baptist Church. He was an avid NASCAR fan and quite possibly the biggest Florida Gator...

Peggy Juanita Usher Hendrix passed away on July 1 after a lengthy illness.  She was born in Jacksonville, FL, on February 2, 1944.  She graduated from Terry Parker High School in 1962 and then worked for TWA in New York City and Delta Airlines in Jacksonville, and years later at Life of Georgia.  She was a member of Arlington Baptist Church until the family moved to Bryceville, FL, in 1974, and then joined River Road Baptist Church.  Aside from her home, where she loved...

Mrs. Agnes Gwynne Hodges, age 85 of Baldwin, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020. Born to the late Claude and Eva Dell Johns, she was a lifelong Baldwin resident.  Mrs. Hodges was a 1953 graduate of Baldwin High School and a faithful, lifetime member of First Baptist Church of Baldwin. She worked for the Prudential Insurance Company until her marriage to her husband of sixty six years, Mr. Eugene “Gene” Hodges, originally of Macclenny. She was known to be a gentle, loving...

Mr. David Wayne Nelson Sr., age 59 of Seminole, Florida and formerly of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020. A native of Jacksonville, he was a Paxon High School graduate.  Mr. Nelson was a long time asbestos worker in the shipbuilding industry and a member of Local 13 Labor Union.  He enjoyed going fishing, was an avid Florida State Seminole fan, and also enjoyed watching movies, especially the John Wick films. He is survived by his mother: Christine Adcock of Orange...

Carolyn V. Cassidy, age 93, a native and lifelong resident of Jacksonville, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020.  She was a faithful, devoted and founding member of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and was active in various ministries, including the CWC Ladies Guild. She was a Past President of St. Vincent’s Medical Center Auxiliary, Past President of the Catholic Woman’s Club, and a Life Member of All Saints Nursing Home. She is survived by her special friends: Jewel S....

Mr. Talmadge Allen Plair, age 68 originally of Jacksonville, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020. A native of Jacksonville, Mr. Plair spent the last few years of his life in South Florida. In his youth, he suffered an accident that left him disabled. He had a love of the outdoors and enjoyed spending time on the river; fishing, trapping, and crabbing. He was a happy person who was loved by his family. His nieces and nephews especially loved spending time with him. He is survived by his sisters:...