Obituaries
Mrs. Eddie Anne Carter
December 18, 2014
Mrs. Eddie Anne Carter, 70, of Orange Park, FL passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 18, 2014. She was born on January 3, 1944 in Jacksonville, FL to parents Arthur Walter Barker and Mrs. Eddie Francis Hodges Barker. Eddie moved to Orange Park, FL in 1970 and attended St. Peters Lutheran Church. She loved Disney World, going camping and being...
Desmond Mohan
December 15, 2014
Desmond passed away December 15, 2014 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 84. He was born to Harry and Elleen Mohan on October 31, 1930 in New York City, New York. Desmond married Suzanna Sebesta on October 26, 1952. She preceded him in death on March 23, 2005. He worked as a master mechanic for Bill...
Jeanne A. Jefferson
December 14, 2014
Jeanne A. Jefferson, 79, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away December 14, 2014 BROADUS-RAINES FUNERAL HOME, 501 Spring St., Green Cove Springs, FL (904) 284-4000
Jud H. McDonald
December 12, 2014
Jud H. McDonald, 87, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away December 12, 2014. He was born on February 21, 1927 in Atlanta, GA to Jud and Mary McDonald, Sr. Mr. McDonald served his country in the United States Navy and was a retired Postal Clerk for the United States Postal Service. Survivors include his wife, Frances McDonald; sons, Jud...
Melba Carter Williamson
December 11, 2014
Melba Carter Williamson, 85, of Middleburg, FL passed away December 11, 2014 following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 15, 1929 in Doctors Inlet, FL to parents Bryant and Selma Mae (Monroe) Carter and had lived in Clay County her entire life. She was a member of Black Pond Baptist Church in Middleburg and had been very active...
R. Gene Smith
December 8, 2014
R. Gene Smith, 78, of Orange Park, FL, passed away December 8, 2014. He was born on June 19, 1936 in Millry, AL to parents Frank and Verna Hester Smith. Mr. Smith served his country in the United States Navy and had worked as a Plant Director for Winn-Dixie Dairy Plants. He moved to the local area in 1977 from...
Margaret Elizabeth Willis
December 6, 2014
Margaret Elizabeth Willis, 93, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2014. She was born on September 17, 1921 in Eliot, ME to parents Giles W. and Marion Brannen Fernald. Ms. Willis moved to Clay County in 2003 and was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Middleburg. She loved knitting, needle working, embroidering and crocheting....
Vincent "Vince" Belfatto
December 4, 2014
Vincent “Vince” Belfatto, passed away December 4, 2014 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 100. He was born to Michael and Katie Belfatto on January 9, 1914 in East Orange, New Jersey. Vince married Loyola Moore on June 21, 1947. She preceded him in death on May 23, 2010. He worked as Supervisor of Buildings for...
Nancy Carolyn Beeler
December 2, 2014
Nancy Carolyn Beeler, 79, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. She was born June 7, 1935 in Knoxville, TN to parents Stewart H. Connelly and June Fay Burkhart Connelly. Mrs. Beeler was a Registered Nurse for 25 years for long term and home health care as well as the Director of nursing. She was an...
Sophie Marie Oglesby
December 2, 2014
Sophie Marie Oglesby, 83, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away December 2, 2014. She was born on May 23, 1931 in the Bronx, NY to the late Michael and Pulcheria (Pecario) Di Stanislao. Sophie has been a resident of Green Cove Springs since 1993. A devout member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sophie loved her church. She watched children...
Leland L. LeFever
December 1, 2014
Leland L. LeFever, 81, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away December 1, 2014. He was born on August 18, 1933 in Loup City, NE to parents Edwin and Carrie Heil LeFever. Mr. LeFever was a Vietnam War Veteran, retiring from the United States Air Force as a Tech. Sgt. after over 20 years of service to his country. He...
Phyllis Marie Johnston
December 1, 2014
Phyllis Marie Johnston, 87, of Orange Park, FL passed away on December 1, 2014. She was one of eight children born to Stanley and Nellie Carter of Richmond, Virginia. She is survived by her brother Herbert Carter of Richmond, VA. Phyllis was married to John Johnston for 33 years until his 1979 death in Portsmouth, Virginia. She was a much-loved...
Sherita K. Fairbrother
November 29, 2014
Sherita K. Fairbrother passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014 in Green Cove Springs. Sherita was born in Wichita, Kansas on October 28, 1948 to John and Bernadine Berning. She was preceded in death by her father John and two sisters, Jeanette and Connie. She is survived by her loving husband, A.C. Fairbrother, mother, Bernadine, son Timothy “TJ” Gerstner (Lora), daughters...
Bette Del "BJ" Johnston Darnell
November 25, 2014
Bette Del "BJ" Johnston Darnell, age 72, died at home in Green Cove Springs on Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Born March 2, 1942 in San Francisco, California to Jo Louise and Jesse Johnston of Florida, she lived in Jacksonville, Green Cove Springs, and Albemarle, North Carolina, where she and her husband, Billy Ray Culp, had two children. Bette attended Clay...
Pattie S. Smith Luce
November 24, 2014
Pattie S. Smith Luce, 61, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away November 24, 2014. She was born on August 3, 1953 in Lake City, FL to parents, Felton Troy Smith and Truby Cochran Smith. She loved her family dearly and will be missed by all who knew her. Pattie was predeceased by her parents and her son, Timothy (Timmy)...
Robert Elchuk
November 23, 2014
Robert Elchuk, 81, of Orange Park, FL, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014. He was born on July 25, 1933 in Milwaukee, WI to parents William and Stella (Sucharski) Elchuk. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, brother, William, sister, Delores and his grandson, Morgan Sassard. He is survived by his wife, Donna Elchuk; daughter, Cheryl Sassard (Steve); step-children,...
Debbie Garland
November 21, 2014
Debbie Garland, 53, of Middleburg, FL, passed away November 21, 2014. She was born on September 16, 1961 in Orange Park, FL to parents William and Irene Burris Clendening. Debbie was a lifelong resident to the area and a loving and outgoing friend to all who knew and loved her. She was a dedicated and loving wife and mother, who...
Derrick "Chad" Chadwick
November 20, 2014
Derrick “Chad ”Chadwick, 60, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away November 20, 2014. He was born on January 8, 1954 in Afragola, Italy to parents Charles and JoJ Malden Chadwick. Chad had lived in the local area for 54 years and had worked in the Dietary Department for Signature Health Care. He was a member of Riverstone Community Church and the...
Patricia D. Crockett Mosley
November 20, 2014
Patricia D. Crockett Mosley, 61, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away November 20, 2014. She was born on February 16, 1953 in Orange Park, FL to parents Rawley D. and Patsy Starling Crockett. She was a lifelong resident of Clay County and had worked as a CNA for Penney Retirement Community, retiring from there in 2013 as well as...
Lisa Ann Bentley
November 19, 2014
Lisa Ann Bentley, 63, a lifelong resident of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Lisa was the oldest daughter of five children born to parents Herbert “Tody” Howard Bentley, Sr. and Mildred Marie (Falana) Bentley and was born on January 16, 1951 in Green Cove Springs, Florida....
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