Obituaries
Frances E. Williams
September 5, 2017
Frances E. Williams, 88, of Orange Park, FL, passed away September 5, 2017. She was born on March 30, 1929 in Green Cove Springs, FL to parents Ira and Mary (Durban) Rivers. She worked as a cashier in the grocery business and in her free time enjoyed embroidering, yardwork, puzzles and especially her dogs and cats. Mrs. Williams was preceded...
Michelle Perrie
September 3, 2017
Michelle Perrie, 42, of Palatka, FL, passed away September 3, 2017. She was born on November 25, 1974 in Palatka, FL to parents, Leonard and Dale (Phillips) Taylor. Michelle was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church. She loved her family, had a heart of gold and she enjoyed horseback riding and doing...
Sarah Louise Lane
September 2, 2017
Sarah Louise Lane, 90, of Middleburg, FL, passed away September 2, 2017. She was born on November 16, 1926 in New Orleans, LA to parents Edward and Olga (Seiler) Hill, Sr. Mrs. Lane was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Middleburg. She had been a member of the Garden Club of Jacksonville, the Riverside Preservation Club...
Leonard Earl Miller
September 2, 2017
Leonard Earl Miller, 49, of Middleburg, FL, passed away September 2, 2017. He was born on October 1, 1967 in Plant City, FL to parents Charles and Eloise (Alderman) Miller. https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/WQBX6FH3ZQSLK269Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in the Broadus-Raines Chapel. The family will receive friends in the chapel from 1:00 pm until service time.
Barbara Poteete
August 30, 2017
Barbara Poteete, 79, of Middleburg, FL, passed away August 30, 2017. She was born on September 21, 1937 in Mooresville, NC to the late William E. and Lillian Mae (Byrd) Phillips. Barbara came to the area in 1973 from North Carolina and was a member of the Clay Hill Baptist Church. She enjoyed bingo, working in her yard and watching...
Margaret "Maggie" Anne Giggey
August 19, 2017
Margaret “Maggie” Anne Giggey, 72, of Orange Park, Florida, lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, August 19, 2017. She was born in Portland, Maine and was the second child of George Edward and Esther June Hannigan. Maggie had been a resident of the Orange Park area for 49 years. She is survived by her loving husband of 49 years,...
Dr. James Edward (Jim) Dynan
August 19, 2017
Dr. James Edward (Jim) Dynan, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on March 23, 1934, the son of Walter Dynan and Florence Newcomb. Jim graduated from Scranton Central High School. He earned a BS in Biology from the University of Scranton. In 1960 he earned his MD degree from the University Of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. While studying medicine in Philadelphia,...
Edward Herbert Meyers
August 17, 2017
Edward Herbert Meyers, 80, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away August 17, 2017. He was born on April 14, 1937 in New York, NY to parents Isidore and Evelyn (Muller) Meyers. Mr. Meyers served his country in the United States Army. He was the owner of Organization Publishers and moved to the local area in 2007 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL....
Richard Lofton Mauldin
August 14, 2017
Richard Lofton Mauldin peacefully passed at age 70 on August 14, 2017 at his home, surrounded by family. The son of Ruth and Cornealious Mauldin, he was born in Jacksonville, Florida on November 14, 1946. Richard graduated from N.B. Forrest High School in Jacksonville, Florida. After honorable service in the United States Air Force as a Sargent, he had a...
Judy Henderson
August 14, 2017
Judy Henderson, 78, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away August 14, 2017. She was born on August 30, 1938 in Garrett, IN to parents Frank and Lucille (Owen) Dembickie. Mrs. Henderson was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Fleming Island. She was an active volunteer who spent many years with the Life Care Center of...
Nancy T. Silveira
August 10, 2017
Nancy T. Silveira, 80, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away on August 10, 2017. She was born on March 1, 1937 in Attleboro, Massachusetts to the late Raymond and Florida (Aussant) Heap. Mrs. Silveira came to the area in 1974 from Newport, Rhode Island and was a parishioner at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was a member of the...
Matthew Carl Stokes
August 8, 2017
Matthew Carl Stokes, 45, of Middleburg, FL, passed away August 8, 2017. He was born on March 31, 1972 in Jacksonville, FL to parents Robert and Judy (Eagle) Stokes. Matthew was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of First Baptist Church of Middleburg. He is preceded in death by his brother, Rob Stokes. Matthew is survived by...
Geneva Rodgers
August 3, 2017
Geneva Culbertson Rodgers, 88, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away August 3, 2017. She was born in Salyersville, KY to parents James Monroe Culbertson and Ida Ellen Harmon. Mrs. Rodgers was a member of Harbor Baptist Church, loved gardening, especially taking care of her citrus trees. She enjoyed reading and eating dinner out. She was predeceased by her husband,...
Jack Eric Clanton
August 3, 2017
Retired Clay County Lieutenant Jack Clanton, 58, passed away suddenly from pneumonia on August 3, 2017. Jack spent 28 years in law enforcement, mostly with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. The decorated lieutenant was passionate about his work, and every time he was on duty he took a personal responsibility to keep the community safe. Among his accomplishments, bringing down...
Gene LaRoche
August 2, 2017
Gene LaRoche, 82, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away August 2, 2017. He was born on July 29, 1935 in Crescent, Georgia to the late Remer Schuman and Willamina LaRoche. Mr. LaRoche came to the area in 1991 from Salinas Valley, California and was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. He proudly served his country in the United States...
Howard James Spears
August 1, 2017
Howard James Spears, 63, of Fleming Island, FL, cherished husband of Deborah Spears of 41 years, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2017, with his family and friends by his side. Howard was born July 9, 1954, in Bartow, FL, the son of the late Emma Lee and Emmett Spears. He is dearly missed and forever loved by his children:...
Wallace "Melvin" Chesser
July 29, 2017
Wallace “Melvin” Chesser, 90, of Palatka, FL passed away on July 29, 2017. He was born on March 4, 1927 in Green Cove Springs, FL to the late Fred and Edna (Owens) Chesser. Mr. Chesser was a lifelong resident of the area, an old country boy who enjoyed fishing and hunting. He proudly served his country in the US Marine...
George Roger Ihle, Sr.
July 26, 2017
George Roger Ihle, Sr., 82, of Orange Park, FL, passed away July 26, 2017
Barbara Grace Utech
July 26, 2017
Barbara Grace Utech, 54, joined her beloved son, Robert Utech, in Heaven on July 26, 2017. She passed away at her home in Middleburg, FL, where she was a longtime resident. Barbara received a Bachelor’s Degree from University of Florida and went on to teach in Clay County for many years. She had a deep love of animals, traveling and...
Mary Sue Hawkins Elmore
July 25, 2017
Mary Sue Hawkins Elmore, 90, passed away July 25, 2017. She was from Asheville, NC and had moved to Florida in 1950. Mary Sue was a Presbyterian by faith and a retired nurse of many years. She enjoyed her volunteer work and traveling. Mary Sue was a homemaker and, for many years, a member of the Doctors Inlet Country Garden...
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