Obituaries

Nov 30, 2023

Mr. Wilford's family will celebrate his life privately, at a later date.

Nov 30, 2023

John Adam Wiggins, a former Baldwin resident, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024. Adam was born in Jacksonville and was a 2002 graduate of Baldwin High School. Known to have a fun, playful personality, Adam enjoyed laughing and joking around with his family and friends. He was a person who could be depended on to help anyone who was...

Oct 20, 2023

Mrs. Mary M. Martin, age 86 of Starke passed away Friday, October 20, 2023. Mrs. Martin was born January 14, 1937, in Jacksonville to the late Charles B. Motes and Kathleen (Hunt) Motes. Mrs. Martin was a property manager for many years and spent time in the Ocala area, including Williston, where she had a farm. This allowed her...

Oct 18, 2023

Mr. Phillip Ray McCargo Sr., age 72 of Jacksonville, passed away unexpectedly while vacationing with family in West Virginia. Mr. McCargo was born in Jacksonville to the late Ray and Jerlean French McCargo and was a 1969 graduate of Paxon High School. A Vietnam veteran, he was proud of his service in the United States Army. Upon his military...

Sep 24, 2023

Mr. David Allen Kreinbring, age 57 of Jacksonville, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023. Originally from Belleville, Michigan, Mr. Kreinbring was a forty-year resident of Vero Beach, Florida before coming to Jacksonville five years ago. A CNC Operator/Machinist for forty years, he was employed by Smith Machine in Hilliard. Mr. Kreinberg was an avid NASCAR fan who loved building...

Jul 24, 2023

Mr. Michael Ray Gann, age 49 of Dade City, passed away Monday, July 24, 2023. He graduated from Land O' Lakes High School with honors, was a member of the Honor Society, and went on to study mechanical engineering at Florida State University. Mr. Gann was the owner of CMG Appraisal, serving the tri-county area of Pasco, Pinellas, and...

Jul 23, 2023

Mr. Charles Emory Mooney, age 83 of Jacksonville, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023. Born in Lyons, Georgia, the only child of the late Hubert E. Mooney and Linnie Lee Roberts, Mr. Mooney was a local resident for fifty-five years. He was a manager at Big Star Supermarket before becoming a marketing specialist at Peter Paul Cadbury and a...

Jul 20, 2023

Mrs. Carol Elaine (Gamble) Crews, age 64 of Jacksonville, went home to be with the Lord on July 20, 2023. Carol was born May 27, 1959, in Heidelberg, Germany, daughter of the late Clifton Eugene Gamble and Mary Colleen Gamble. Carol was a Director – BDO Center for Healthcare Excellence and Innovation at BDO USA. She loved to serve...

May 6, 2023

Iona Lee Tester Shumate, age 83 of Bryceville, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2023, at Community Hospice, Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Iona was born November 27, 1939, in Hemphill, West Virginia to Fred and Rhoda Tester. She was married on May 7, 1960, to her husband of 59 years, Robert Shumate,...

Apr 27, 2023

Mrs. Alberta Ann Wilkins, age 95 of Bryceville, passed away at her home on Thursday, April 27, 2023.  Mrs. Wilkins was born and resided in Jacksonville before moving to Bryceville fifty-four years ago.  She was a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed tending to her flowers and plants, doing ceramics, thrift store shopping, and baking...

Mar 20, 2023

Ms. Peggy Mathews, age 84 of Bryceville, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023. Originally from Bartow, Florida, Ms. Mathews was a twenty five year Bryceville resident who enjoyed attending Brandy Branch Baptist Church. She was a retired real estate broker and loved dancing, sewing and crochet. She will be remembered as an intelligent, caring woman who is very much...

Nov 30, 2022

Teal Marie Garvin, age 30 of Jacksonville, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Teal will be remembered as an intelligent young woman who was successful in everything she endeavored to do. A fierce, strong-willed, determined free spirit who loved deeply and was fearless. She was a loving mother to her sons and enjoyed fashion, spending time with friends,...

Nov 30, 2022

Ms. Linda Clyatt Pickett, a fifty-year Baldwin resident, answered the call of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to come home on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at the age of 82. Born in Hilliard to the late Leonard Clyatt and Edna Sikes Clyatt, she attended Hilliard High School and was a 1959 graduate. Ms. Pickett was an Accounts Payable...

Nov 30, 2022

Mrs. Carol Sue Williams, age 79 of Jacksonville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 25, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Brunswick, Georgia to the late Clyde and Pauline Dent Snow, her family moved to Jacksonville shortly after her birth. She was a 1963 Andrew Jackson High School graduate and a lifelong Jacksonville resident. Mrs. Williams was...

Nov 30, 2022

Benjamin Lewis Briggs, age 39 of Jacksonville, passed away November 1, 2023. Benjamin grew up in Murray Hill on the westside of Jacksonville. He attended Ruth N. Upson Elementary, Lakeshore Junior High and Lee Senior High schools in Jacksonville. Ben spent most of his childhood playing at Murray Hill Park, where he played baseball for the first time and  ...

Nov 30, 2022

Ms. Wynette Briley Bullington, age 82 of Jacksonville, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, October 15, 2023. Born in Jacksonville, (Telfair County) Georgia to the late John Calvin Briley and Rosella Selph Briley, Ms. Wynette was a longtime local resident.  She spent some time working as a clerk in the insurance industry, but her true calling and...

Nov 30, 2022

Mrs. Judith Zingaro Woodyard, age 73 of Bryceville, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born in Jacksonville to the late Angelo and Anne Dunphy Zingaro. Mrs. Woodyard would work as an underwriter in the insurance industry for fifty years until her retirement. She was a member of the CCDF-Nassau, the NRA and enjoyed...

Nov 30, 2022

Ms. Nelda M. Hamilton, age 77 of Baldwin, passed away Friday, September 22, 2023. Born in Ybor City, Florida to the late Paul E. Hart and Chloe Strickland, Ms. Nelda was a Baldwin resident for the past fifty-seven years and a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Baldwin. She was a devoted mother to her children, being the...

Nov 30, 2022

Mrs. Nellie Ruth (Ricks) Keen, age 84, was called home to Heaven on September 2nd, 2023.

Nellie Ruth was born on November 16, 1938, in Alma, GA to Thelma and Bernice Ricks. She moved to Jacksonville as a young girl and graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in 1956. On May 10, 1957, she married Raymond William...

Nov 30, 2022

Katy Crawford, a twenty-year resident of Jacksonville, passed away at age 59 on August 17, 2023, at Orange Park Hospital after having surgery for an acute medical issue.

Katy had one son, Michael Alan Zolts, Jr and she devoted her life to raising him and doing her best to keep him safe.  He passed away tragically in...