Obituaries
Freddy "Fred" Alan Brown
May 29, 2014
Freddy “Fred” Alan Brown, 53, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, May 29, 2014. He was born to parents Everett and Lena Brown in Hollywood, FL on August 8, 1960. He was a family man who loved fishing, swimming, martial arts and the outdoors. Fred made his living as...

Annabelle Elizabeth Hamachek
May 27, 2014
Annabelle E. Hamachek, 91, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away May 27, 2014. She was born on July 8, 1922 in Chicago, IL to parents, John and Catherine (Disparte) Keller and had moved to the area in 2008 from Indianapolis, IN. She was a member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Mrs. Hamachek was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Donald...
Valerie Theresa Ames Cassarly
May 25, 2014
Valerie Theresa Ames Cassarly, 51, of Middleburg, FL passed away May 25, 2014. She was born on June 14, 1962 in San Diego, CA to parents Robert and Phyllis (Kuntz) Ames. She had moved to the area in 2003 from Altoona, PA and was a member of St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in St. Augustine, FL. She was a nurse and...
Edward Andrew Kilner
May 23, 2014
Edward Andrew Kilner, 81, of Fleming Island Florida passed away Friday, May 23, 2014. Ed was born on June 23, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Joseph Charles and Martha Kilner. At 17 years of age, Ed enlisted in the United States Army and was assigned to Company M of the 38th Infantry Regiment during the Korean War. Ed was...
Geneva Jude Marcum
May 23, 2014
Geneva Jude Marcum, 76, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away peacefully on Friday, May 23, 2014. She was born on June 30, 1937 in Beauty, KY to parents Earl and Tyna (Moore) Jude. Geneva has been a resident of Green Cove Springs since 1971 and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed going fishing and loved all kinds of...
Cathryn Martha Kellow Walther
May 22, 2014
Cathryn Martha Kellow Walther was born July 6, 1930 in Jacksonville and passed away at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, FL on May 22nd, 2014. She was the only daughter of Myrtice Minton and Jesse Adkins. She was raised in Duval and Bradford Counties Florida. Cathryn is Preceded in death by her husband’s James C. Kellow Jr., and...
Barbara Olga Fitz
May 19, 2014
Barbara Olga Fitz,LCDR, Ret., 87, of Orange Park, FL passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014. She was born on May 11, 1927 to parents Arthur and Jenny (Jensen) Fitz in South River, NJ. Barbara lived in Florida she moved to Green Cove in 1972. She served her country honorably in the United States Navy retiring after 20 years of...
Julia "Judy" Melba Claxton
May 18, 2014
Julia “Judy” Melba Claxton, 70, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 18, 2014. She was born on April 12, 1944 in Green Cove Springs, FL. Judy was a lifelong resident of Green Cove Springs and was a member of Harbor Baptist Church. She enjoyed going to yard sales, antique shops and traveling with her husband....
Mary W. Somers
May 16, 2014
Mary W. Somers, 87, formerly of Stevens Point, WI died May 16, 2014 at Penney Farms, FL. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on May 31, 2014 at Penney Memorial Church in Penney Farms, FL with Father Donal Sullivan officiating. Mrs. Somers was born on March 12, 1927 in the Village of Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, WI. Her...
Troy Austin Burnette
May 9, 2014
Troy Austin Burnette, 44, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014. He was born on April 19, 1970 in Hartford, Connecticut to parents Hugh Jerry and Donna Lee Rogers Burnette. Troy passed away due to a tragic fall but in his passing he has given life to others. His mother made the heart wrenching decision for him...
Dorothy Wildrick
May 7, 2014
Dorothy Wildrick, formerly of Portland, PA died on May 7 at her home in Penney Farms, FL. She was 95. She was the wife of the late Dr. John R Wildrick, a former Administrator at East Stroudsburg University, with whom she shared 57 years of marriage. Mrs. Wildrick was born in Avalon, MO, to Boyd and Ida Linton. Raised on...
Michael A. "Mike" Forbes
May 6, 2014
Michael Allen “Mike” Forbes, 57, of St. Johns, FL, passed away unexpectedly in an automobile accident on May 6, 2014. He was born on October 4, 1956 in Jacksonville, FL to parents Lucian Roland and Irma Lou Rutherford Forbes. Mike graduated from Englewood High School, had worked for JM Family Enterprises for over 20 years and most recently owned Fresh...
Henrietta Woods Childers
May 5, 2014
Henrietta "Betty" Childers, 96, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away May 5, 2014, following a brief illness. Betty, also known as "Betts," was born December 11, 1917 in Portsmouth, VA to Willie R. Woods and Emma C. Allen, who eventually settled in North Carolina to raise their family. Betty raised her own family in Maryland, North Carolina and Florida. She...
Chuck Blankenship
May 4, 2014
Chuck Blankenship, 48, of Palatka, FL, passed away May 4, 2014. He was born on October 25, 1965 in Grundy, VA to parents Charles and Phyllis Justus Blankenship, Sr. Mr. Blankenship had been a welder at Moody Brothers and was a member and lead guitarist at Trinity Congregational Holiness Church. He enjoyed volunteering at the Bread of Life Food Pantry...
Alfred James "Jim" Lyons
May 4, 2014
Alfred James Lyons, known as “Jim” to most of his friends, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 4, 2014. He lived a very full life and now will be joined with his wife Helen who preceded him in passing 10 years ago. Jim was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 3, 1923 and served in the United States Army during WWII....
Reta "Janie" Hall
May 3, 2014
Janie Hall, 71, of Jacksonville, FL passed away May 3, 2014. She was born on January 29, 1943 in Joplin, MO to parents James and Bethel (Sloan) Hall. She loved her family, reading, doing crafts and walking. She had lived in Jacksonville since 2004 and resided at the Cathedral Towers. She attended First Baptist Church in Jacksonville and was a...
Albert E. West
May 3, 2014
Albert E. West, 83, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away May 3, 2014. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on July 18, 1930 to parents Edward Dewey West and Jewel Annie Anderson. He had lived in the Jacksonville area all of his life and had retired from the U.S. Navy as Chief Petty Officer after 20 years of dedicated...
David Timothy Nail
May 2, 2014
David Timothy Nail, 55, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014. He was born on August 17, 1958 in Atlanta, GA to parents, Azell Wilson and Lorraine Elizabeth Mapps Nail. He enjoyed working on cars and going fishing. David’s greatest joy was spending time with his kid’s and grandchildren. He loved shooting the bull at...
Howell Lamar "Sonny" Morris Jr.
May 1, 2014
Howell Lamar Morris, Jr. “Sonny”, 45, of St. Johns, FL passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014. He was a native of Jacksonville, FL. Sonny was the devoted husband of 25 years to his high school sweetheart, Marsha Ashe Morris. He was the proud and loving father to daughter Meagan Collier (Anthony); sons Richard “Dillon” Morris (Amber) and LCpl Mitchell Morris....
Charles "Charlie" Leslie Szurgyi
April 28, 2014
Charles “Charlie” Szurgyi, 56, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away peacefully on Monday, April 28, 2014. He was born on February 26, 1958 to parents Mihaly and Julia (Erdosi) Szurgyi in Lackawanna, New York. Charlie has lived in Florida for the past 25 years and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was of the Catholic faith and attended...
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