Beulah Ethel Stokes
Apr 22, 2019
Mrs. Beulah E. Stokes, age 99 of Jacksonville, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019. Born in Bryceville to the late John and Sarah Hunt Dillon, Mrs. Stokes was a lifelong Duval County resident.  She was actively involved in the Westside community of Jacksonville.  Along with her husband, the late Mr. A. E. Stokes, she was an owner and operator...
Robert Owen Shumate Sr.
Apr 18, 2019
Mr. Robert Owen Shumate Sr., age 82 of Bryceville, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019. Mr. Shumate was born in West Virginia, was a  United States Navy Veteran and had been a Nassau County resident since 1975. He was an electrician and was employed by Smurfit Corporation in Jacksonville until the time of his retirement. Mr. Shumate was a...
Anthony Randall "Randy" Arnett
Apr 5, 2019
Mr. Anthony Randall "Randy" Arnett, age 61 of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019. A native of Jacksonville, Mr. Arnett was a long time diesel mechanic and was employed by Huntley Stemwood, Inc. in Middleburg. He was a hardworking man who enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his son: Randall...
Durell Robert "Bob" Crews
Apr 4, 2019
Mr. Durell R. "Bob" Crews, age 77 of Bryceville, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019. A lifelong resident of Nassau County, Mr. Crews was born to the late Alan R. and Wilma Smith Crews. Â He was a devout christian and a charter member of Liberty Baptist Church in Callahan. Mr. Crews was in the logging business from a young...
Leonard Jackson Ellison
Mar 27, 2019
Mr. Leonard Jackson Ellison, age 81 of Jacksonville, entered into the arms of the Lord on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Â Mr. Ellison spent many years as a residential and commercial roofer. He was an active, faithful member of Otis Road Church of God. He always arrived early to open the church and make sure it was inviting for the...
Mossie Lee (Adams) Starling
Feb 27, 2019
Ms. Mossie Lee Starling, age 82 of Baldwin, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Originally from Harland County, Kentucky, she was a sixty year Baldwin resident. Ms. Starling was a talented seamstress and was employed by Tom's Sewing Factory in Glen St. Mary for twenty years. She was known for her bridal creations in Baldwin, Middleburg, and Baker County....
Maxie C. Barber Sr.
Feb 25, 2019
Mr. Maxie C. Barber Sr., age 74 of Bryceville, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019. Mr. Barber was born and raised in Bryceville, the son of the late Carl and Mamie Hickox Barber. He was a truck driver and retired from UPS after thirty years of accident free driving. He was a member of the Teamsters Union and a...
Patricia Aline (King) Robertson
Feb 24, 2019
Ms. Patricia Aline "Pat" Robertson, age 80  of Baldwin, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019. A sixty year Baldwin resident, Ms. Pat was very involved in her community. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 171 and a member of Northside Storytellers League. She enjoyed attending Baldwin United Methodist Church where she was a...
Marjorie L. (Raike) Cross
Feb 24, 2019
Marjorie Raike Cross, 88, passed away suddenly on February 24, 2019, in Fernandina Beach FL. Marjorie was born to Charles Chester Raike and Leonore Burgroff Raike on August 5, 1930 in Shrewsbury, West Virginia. She married John Charles Cross on July 23, 1947 and they traveled extensively while John was in the U. S. Navy, settling in Jacksonville FL...
Mary Colleen (Legg) Gamble
Feb 18, 2019
Mary Colleen Gamble, age 84 of Jacksonville, went home to be with the Lord on February 18, 2019, following a lengthy illness. Ms. Gamble was born October 1, 1934 in LaGrange, Georgia, daughter of the late Harold Legg and Effie Williams Legg. Ms. Gamble retired from 1-2-1 Credit Union (formerly Telco) after 37 years of service. After her retirement,...
Ennis Earl Diggs Jr.
Feb 3, 2019
Mr. Ennis E. Diggs Jr., age 74 of Jacksonville, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019. A native of Texas, Mr. Diggs spent forty years in Minneapolis, MN before moving to Jacksonville approximately one and a half years ago. He was a United States Army veteran and had been a District Parts Manager at American Honda in Minneapolis for twenty...
Johnny Davis
Jan 28, 2019
Mr. Johnny Davis, age 72 of Jacksonville, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019. He was born in Macclenny; one of the three children of  the late Robert and Kizzie F. Davis. He grew up in Jacksonville and was a proud United States Army veteran. Mr. Davis spent many years in charge of three different plants as the maintenance foreman...
Leslie Troy Pecor
Jan 26, 2019
Mr. Leslie Troy Pecor, age 52 of Middleburg, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019. He was born in Jacksonville, grew up in the Baldwin/Maxville area and was a 1984 graduate of Baldwin High School. Mr. Pecor was a hardworking truck driver who knew and loved his profession well. A "jack of all trades",  he enjoyed staying busy by working...
Kevin Scott Waits
Jan 11, 2019
Mr. Kevin Scott Waits, age 49 of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019. Mr. Waits was born in Kentucky and grew up in Florida, attending Baldwin High School and the First Baptist Church of Baldwin. He was a sports enthusiast; having played baseball as a shortstop and a pitcher and an avid University of Kentucky basketball fan. Mr....
James Joseph Ketchie
Dec 22, 2018
Mr. James J. Ketchie, age 72 of Jacksonville, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018. Mr. Ketchie was an outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He was the owner of Advantage Sport Center for thirty years. He was a devoted family man who adored his grandbabies. He is survived by his daughter: Kimberly D. (Chad) Harley of Jacksonville; sons: James...
Matthew Edward Davis Baran
Dec 3, 2018
Matthew Edward Davis Baran, age 34 of Jacksonville, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018. Matthew was a Jacksonville native and a 2002 graduate of Baldwin Jr and Sr High School. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army, where he began a career in healthcare. A registered nurse, he spent over five years caring for his fellow veterans...
Nadine A (Melvin) Yarbrough
Nov 30, 2018
Ms. Nadine A. Yarbrough, age 91 of Jacksonville, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019. She was born in Heilbronn Springs, Florida to the late Bennie and Edith Norman Melvin. After many years of employment,  Ms. Yarbrough retired from the Tip Top Bakery in Jacksonville. She was a devoted mother, loved spending time with her family and especially enjoyed attending...
Wade Verlon Nettles Sr.
Nov 30, 2018
Mr. Wade Verlon Nettles, Sr., age 82 of Bryceville, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019. Mr. Nettles was born in Coffee County, Georgia to the late Guston Wade and Mintie Rowell Nettles. At age 19 he moved to the westside of Jacksonville and began a forty year career as an ironworker at Ameristeel, then known as Florida Steel. At...
Edward Wilton Bell Sr.
Nov 30, 2018
Mr. Edward W. "Redman"  Bell Sr., age 89 of Jacksonville, was greeted by angels in Glory land on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. He was born in Jacksonville to the late Willie and Ruby Glover Bell. Redman was a member of Teamsters Union Local 512 and provided a good life for his family as a truck driver.  When he wasn't...
Shannon Diane Minton
Nov 28, 2018
Ms. Shannon Diane Minton, age 39 of Jacksonville, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018. A longtime Jacksonville resident, Ms. Minton attended Ed White High School, Florida State College at Jacksonville and was a painter by trade. She had a zest for life and experiencing it to the fullest. She believed in staying true to self, strong yet humble, and...