Raymond Coy Howell
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Raymond Coy Howell, age 79 of Jacksonville, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021. He was born in Valdosta, Georgia to the late Edward and Mildred May Howell. Mr. Howell was a longtime Jacksonville resident and a railroad retiree. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and target shooting. Mr. Howell also enjoyed woodworking, welding, metalworking, and spending time with his...
Sarah Marie Horejsi
Nov 30, 2020
Sarah Marie Horejsi, age 42 of Fleming Island, passed away at home with her family on August 12, 2021, after battling cancer for over two years. Sarah was born in Camp Hill, PA on February 13, 1979. She graduated from Millersville University and received her MBA in Human Resources from Columbia Southern University. Sarah enlisted in the Coast Guard,...
Caroline May Lawson
Nov 30, 2020
Caroline M. Lawson (Gares), 87, of Jacksonville Florida, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at St. Vincent's Hospital, Jacksonville. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, and person that lived a long loving life. She was married for 48 years to the love of her life, Francis "Frank" Lawson, who passed in July 2000. Born in Aquetong Pennsylvania...
Hugh Melton
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Hugh Melton, age 87 of Baldwin, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Mr. Melton was a United States Army Veteran and a retired truck driver. He drove for Alton Box Board Company before it became Jefferson Smurfit Corporation and was employed for forty years at the time of his retirement. Mr. Melton was active in his community. He...
Lonnie Amos Mizell
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Lonnie Amos Mizell, age 88 of Lawtey, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021. He was born in Folkston, Georgia to the late Lonnie and Aggie Mizell. Mr. Mizell enlisted in the United States Navy, served during the Korean War, and was stationed on the USS Iowa. Upon completion of his service, he settled in Jacksonville to raise his...
Ella Mae Yarbrough
Nov 30, 2020
Mrs. Ella M. Yarbrough, age 88 of Baldwin, passed away June 23, 2021. A lifelong Baldwin resident, Mrs. Yarbrough was the valedictorian of her graduating class at Baldwin High School. She was a faithful member of Grace Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and a vacation bible school volunteer. Mrs. Yarbrough was a dedicated and loving...
Richard Bailey Boyd
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Richard Bailey Boyd, age 50 of Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Mr. Boyd was born in Jacksonville to the late Cryton and Jeanette Boyd. He was a 1989 graduate of West Nassau High School and was a lifelong area resident. He was employed by Stellar Industrial Solutions and was the Director of Processing Safety Management. Â Mr....
James "Jim" Walden Trosclair Jr.
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. James "Jim" Walden Trosclair Jr., age 62 of Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Born in Mobile, Alabama, Mr. Trosclair was a lifelong Jacksonville resident. He was a 1977 graduate of Ed White High School and attended what is now Florida State College at Jacksonville. As a young adult, Jim was a lifeguard at Little Talbot Island...
Owen Hampton Thomas
Nov 30, 2020
Owen H. Thomas went home to Jesus on May 21, 2021 at age 87. Owen was born to Wade "Hamp" Thomas and Eva Esther (Sikes) on January 6, 1934 in Kent, Florida. Owen met his wife, Laverne Moore in 1953 at Jones Business College in Jacksonville, Florida. They married on January 29, 1954 and went on to have 2...
Christian D. Muse
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Christian D. Muse, age 66 of Jacksonville, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021. Born in Jacksonville to the late Grady Howard Muse and Sophia L. Muse Elegino, he was a lifelong Jacksonville resident. An exceptionally skilled Master Carpenter, he was self-employed for most of his life. Known to be a hardworking man, Mr. Muse liked to stay busy....
Mr. Roby "Bobby" W. Smith
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Roby "Bobby" W. Smith, age 77 of Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Mr. Smith was born in Callahan to the late Tom W. and Ruby T. Smith and attended school in Baldwin. He spent his early years working in the Winn Dixie Warehouse before becoming a truckdriver, a profession he spent the majority of his life...
Alec Dwain Hodges
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Alec Dwain Hodges, age 81 of St. George, Georgia, passed away peacefully, with his children by his side, on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Baptist Hospital Hospice Care. Dwain was born in St. George, Georgia to the late Alec E. and Dorothy L. Hodges. He retired from Maxwell House Coffee Company after thirty-three years as a machine operator....
Michael "Mike" E. Taylor
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Michael Eugene "Mike" Taylor, age 60 of Nicholls, Georgia, passed away in Jacksonville on Thursday, April 8, 2021. A lifelong Georgia resident, he was born to the late Arthur E. and Geraldine Taylor. Mike was a 1979 graduate of Nicholls High School and was in the mobile home manufacturing business until his retirement. He was an avid hunter...
Joe Midyette Sr.
Nov 30, 2020
Bro. Joe Midyette Sr., age 84, a native of Jacksonville, FL., went to be with Jesus in Joanna, SC on March 20, 2021. He Was born on March 19th, 1937 in Jacksonville, FL. Bro. Joe was an anointed minister and pastor of the Gospel for 65 years. He dedicated his entire life to serving Jesus, his mother Nettie having...
Chester "C.A." Arthur Hunt Jr.
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Chester Arthur "C.A." Hunt Jr., age 86 of Baldwin, passed away Monday, March 15, 2021. A lifelong Duval County resident, Mr. Hunt was born in Bryceville to the late Chester A. and Frances Higginbotham Hunt Sr. He was a graduate of Baldwin High School and a United States Army veteran. He was a long-time truck driver and retired...
Dorris Evelyn Green
Nov 30, 2020
Ms. Dorris E. Green, age 82 of Jacksonville, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021. She was born in Macon, Georgia to the late Mitchell and Iris (Browning) Watson. Ms. Green was a homemaker and an awesome cook. She loved her family and was devoted to her grandchildren and her cat, Buttons. She enjoyed camping with her late husband and...
Margaret Ann Warren
Nov 30, 2020
Ms. Margaret Ann Warren, age 79 of Jacksonville, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021. She was born in Jacksonville to the late Avery T. and Iva Lee (Jones) Green, Sr. Â Ms. Warren was a longtime homemaker, caring for and raising her family until she went to work as a registrar for the Northeast Florida Safety Council in Jacksonville, where...
Kathleen B. Durden
Nov 30, 2020
Ms. Kathleen B. Durden, age 91 of Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021. She was born in Telfair County, Georgia to the late John Calvin and Rosella Selph Briley. Ms. Durden had a lengthy career working for Southern Bell and Blue Cross Blue Shield. An accomplished seamstress, she also spent many years working for Sears and Fabric King. Â ...
Clyde Morris "Mac" Johnson Jr.
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Clyde Morris "Mac" Johnson Jr., age 60 of Jacksonville, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021. A Jacksonville native, Mr. Johnson was born to the late Clyde Morris and Patricia Kirkland Johnson Sr. He grew up attending and playing baseball at Baldwin Senior and Ed White High Schools. Mr. Johnson was a roofer and carpenter most of his life....
Ansel "Buddy" E. Davis Jr.
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Ansel E. "Buddy" Davis Jr., age 63 of Clay Hill, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021. Born in Jacksonville to the late Ansel E. and Theda Moseley Davis Sr., Buddy was a Clay County resident the majority of his life. He was a ceramic tile setter and the owner of Davis Tile. He enjoyed singing and attending church...