Obituaries

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...

Nov 30, 2022

Mr. Edwin Keith Hamilton, age 61 of Jacksonville, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023. Keith grew up in Baldwin and was a 1979 graduate of Baldwin High School. He was a dedicated employee of Wincup Food Service Manufacturing of Jacksonville for thirty-five years. Keith was a helpful and caring person; devoted to his wife and family. He enjoyed quiet...

Nov 30, 2022

At the family's request, donations can be made to Lubee Bat Conversancy in Gainesville, in lieu of flowers.

Nov 30, 2022

Mrs. Debra Davis Wetzel, age 68 of Middleburg, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023. A forty-year Clay County resident, she was born in Jacksonville to the late Ansel E. and Theda Mosley Davis. Mrs. Wetzel was a retired communications technician, having worked for Bellsouth for thirty years. She was a member of Clay Hill Baptist Church and loved serving...

Nov 30, 2022

Mr. George William Streetman, age 92 of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023. A forty-year Jacksonville resident, he was originally from Athens, Georgia. Mr. Streetman was a longtime employee of Craig's Dairy Farm on Beaver Street before going to work at Allstate Steel where he worked until the time of his retirement. He was a Christian man of...

Nov 30, 2022

Mrs. Ann Huffty, age 63 of Jacksonville, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2023. A lifelong Jacksonville resident, Ann spent many years in the corporate world. For twenty-three years she was a leader and an executive at ADP and most recently she was the Chief Operating Officer at Providence Technology Solutions. Outside of her professional career, she enjoyed traveling, cooking...

Nov 30, 2022

Ms. Shelia Ann Patton, age 68 of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, June 16, 2023. A local resident for the past thirty years, she was known around Baldwin as "Ms. Shelia".  Originally from West Virginia, she was known as an adventurous woman who loved to travel. She saw most of the country on foot before settling in this area. Ms....