Obituaries
Loy Vernon Watson, Sr.
January 8, 2018
Loy Vernon Watson, Sr., 73, went home to be with our dear Lord on Monday, January 8, 2018. He was born in Otter Creek, Florida on December 4, 1944 to the late Dewitt Talmadge and Edith Marie (Smith) Watson. Loy was a self-employed equipment operator and land clearer and was a member of Congregational Holiness Church. He was a kind...
Joyce Charlotte Sohol Leonhardt
January 8, 2018
A Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the Moosehaven Chapel with Rev. Helen Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Moosehaven Mausoleum following the service.
Elizabeth Louise Walker
January 7, 2018
Elizabeth Louise Walker, 83, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away January 7, 2018. She was born on August 22, 1934 in East Point, GA to parents Harry and Odell (Pearson) Croft.
Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by her husband, Braxton Walker and is survived by her children, James M. Presnell, Jr. (Phyllis) and Yvonne Lucontro (Buck); sisters, Marsha Croft...
Karen Rae Leasure
January 6, 2018
Karen Rae Leasure, 74, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away January 6, 2018. She was born on March 22, 1943 in Connellsville, PA to parents Charles and Velma (Watson) Hoover. Mrs. Leasure worked for CSX and was a member of First Baptist Church of Orange Park. She enjoyed making jewelry and will be dearly missed by her loving family and friends.
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Laura Hopkins
January 4, 2018
Laura Hopkins, 74, of Middleburg, FL, passed away January 4, 2018. She was born on January 4, 1944 in Miami, FL to parents Theodore and Martha (Horton) Ketsules. She retired as a District Sales Manager for Avon and in her free time she enjoyed decorations and crafts as well as cooking. She was devoted to her family and especially her...
Courtney Maralee Pacheco
January 3, 2018
Courtney Maralee Rideout, 37, of Jacksonville, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2018. Courtney was born on December 24, 1979 in Jacksonville, FL. Courtney will be greatly missed by her mother, Cheryl Hutchison and husband Roy; her children, Sierra Nobles, Shylar, Cayden and Channing Pacheco, and Asher Rideout; her siblings, Joey and Matthew Rideout, Freedom Wolf, Laci Sullivan and husband...
Bruce Edward Carlile
January 2, 2018
Bruce Edward Carlile, 77, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away on January 2, 2018. He was born on October 10, 1940 in Meadville, Pennsylvania to the late Alfred E. and Ruby (Skeel) Carlile. Bruce came to the local area in 1997. He honorably served his country for 28 years, first in the United States Air Force then in the Air...
Norman A. Hall
January 2, 2018
Green Cove Springs, FL — Norman A. Hall, 86, passed away Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 at the Pavilion for Health Care in Penny Farms Florida following a brief illness.
He leaves his wife of 62 years, Gladys (Risley) Hall; His sons, Jeffrey Hall, Kenneth Hall, Steven Hall and Clifford Hall; His daughters Vicki Gee, Linda Hall, Cindy VanLeuven and JoAnn...
Alda Benotti Carmisciano
December 29, 2017
Alda Carmisciano December 20, 1923 – December 29, 2017 Alda passed away December 29, 2017 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 94. She was born to Antonio and Anna Benotti on December 20, 1923 in Weston, MA. She graduated from Weston High School, and went to work at the Potter Press in Waltham, MA where she...
Rick "Chilli" Pippin
December 28, 2017
Rick "Chilli" Pippin, 63, of Middleburg, FL, passed away December 28, 2017. He was born on March 7, 1954 in Hawaii to the late Ramon Buford and Rita Doris (Cote) Pippin. Rick is survived by his loving wife, Pat Pippin; sons, Stephen Pippin and Ricky Pippin (Mandy); step-daughters, Stephanie Burnham and Melissa Sisco (Dave); brother, Robert Pippin (Joan); 7 grandchildren...
Larry Edward Giggey, Sr.
December 27, 2017
Larry Edward Giggey, Sr., passed away on December 27, 2017, in Orange Park, Florida. He was fighting cancer and chemotherapy, which was further complicated by the loss of his wife of 49 years just a few months prior.
He was born in Freeport, Maine, to his parents Eldrid LeRoy Giggey and Harriet Frances Savage Giggey on June 1, 1945, the...
William "Richard" Hicks
December 26, 2017
William “Richard” Hicks born to Niles and Esther Hicks in Gaffney, SC on May 23, 1941, left us to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. His family later moved to Warner Robins, GA and he graduated from Warner Robins High School. While studying electrical engineering at Georgia Tech. he was inspired by President John F. Kennedy and...
Nancy Carol Sinclair
December 25, 2017
Fleming Island, FL - Nancy Sinclair, 85, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2017, at home.
Nancy was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on December 25, 1932 to Ernest and Nella (Morin) Pederson. She grew up in Berlin, NH, then moved to the Washington, D.C. area with her father in his assignments as a military officer and State Department official....
Geraldine "Jeri" Johnson Colenda
December 23, 2017
Geraldine Johnson Colenda, affectionately known as “Jeri,” died on December 23, 2017 in Orange Park, Florida after years of spirited battles with chronic illness. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia, to Art and Geraldine “Gerry” Colenda, both of whom predeceased her while living in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Jeri graduated from Rock Hill Academy in Charlottesville, Virginia and earned degrees from...
John Clifton Jeffers, Jr.
December 22, 2017
John Clifton Jeffers, Jr., 79, of Orange Park, FL passed away at his home December 22, 2017. Mr. Jeffers was a lifetime resident of Clay County and had owned a land clearing company for many years.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Beverly Prevatt; daughter, Angie (Jamie) Green; stepsons, James (Rose) Burnell, Jerry Burnell, Jeffrey (David...
Joshua Tyler Adams
December 22, 2017
Joshua Tyler Adams, 28, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away on December 22, 2017, under the care of the Custead Hospice Care Center in Orange Park following a brief illness.
He was born on March 27, 1989, in Tampa, Florida, to Joe and Sheila (Stephens) Adams. He was a distributor for Mission Foods in Jacksonville, where he grew up and...
Dennis K Pond
December 17, 2017
Dennis K. Pond, 77, of Middleburg, FL, passed away on December 17, 2017. He was born on October 5, 1940 in Iowa City, Iowa to the late Lester and Laura (Collfet) Pond. Dennis came to the area in 1969 from Iowa and was a member of Black Pond Baptist Church. He served his country honorably in the United States Army...
Dorothy I. Rogers
December 17, 2017
Dorothy I. Rogers, 93, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away December 17, 2017. She was born on July 30, 1924 in Portland, Maine to the late Edward and Edith (Griffin) Smith. She came to the area in 1983 from Maine and was of the Protestant faith. Mrs. Rogers had worked as a receptionist for many years for her daughter’s...
Joseph Hamilton Elliott
December 13, 2017
Joseph Hamilton Elliott, 95, passed away at Haven Hospice Custead Care Center, Orange Park, on December 13, 2017. Joe was born on January 24, 1922 in Los Angeles, CA to parents George and Mae Elliott.
He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Norma Owens Elliott; son, Michael Elliott (Lynn); daughter, Norlene Roberts (Irving); nephew, Sandy Grant (Terri); grandchildren,...
David William Pierce, Jr.
December 13, 2017
David William Pierce, Jr., 51, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away December 13, 2017. He was born on September 3, 1966 in Stoneham, MA to parents David and Mary Ann (Burns) Pierce. He was a graduate of Plymouth High School and served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He worked as a Senior Civil Engineer Inspector for TRC. He...
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