Obituaries

Mae Eleanor Reagan

Mae Eleanor Reagan

May 1, 2010

Mae Reagan, formerly of Dover, NH, passed away Saturday May 1, 2010, just four days shy of her 91st birthday. The daughter of John Jeremiah and Marion Eunice (Froutten) Doucette, she was born and raised in Reading, Mass. Mae had 12 brothers and sisters. She was married to Edwin T. Reagan, US Army, in 1947, and had two daughters, Gail...

Robert Stout

Robert Stout

April 30, 2010

Robert Stout, 49, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away Friday, April 30, 2010. He was born on March 8, 1961 in Ocean Port, NJ to parents, Charles and Friedrika Stout. Mr. Stout served his country honorably in the United States Navy as a Submarine Tender. He enjoyed fishing, going to Disney World and was an avid Florida Gator fan. He will...

Thurman Randall Thacker

Thurman Randall Thacker

April 29, 2010

Thurman Randall Thacker, 75, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010. He was born on April 28, 1935 in Weeksbury, KY to parents, Thurman and Dortha Thacker. Mr. Thacker served his country honorably in the United States Army. He was a retired Sanitation Engineer from the City of Detroit and a former Corrections Officer in Raiford, FL....

Paul Emile Millette, Jr.

Paul Emile Millette, Jr.

April 28, 2010

Paul E. Millette, Jr., 73, of Jacksonville, Building Inspector for the City of St. Augustine, died peacefully on April 28 after a courageous battle with cancer. He leaves behind his friend, Margaret Clark, six children, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m. at Holiday Hill Baptist Church, 730 Mandalay...

Robert Earl Gibson

Robert Earl Gibson

April 27, 2010

Robert Earl Gibson, 73, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010. He was born on February 14, 1937 in Cincinnati, OH. Mr. Gibson served his country honorably in the United States Air Force and retired as a loan supervisor with the Veterans Administration. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Janiece Gibson. Survivors include...

James "Jim" Arnold Caughlin

James "Jim" Arnold Caughlin

April 24, 2010

James “Jim” Arnold Caughlin passed away April 24, 2010 in Orange Park, FL in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 78. He was born to Leo and Laverne Caughlin on September 29, 1931 in Chicago, IL. He was the oldest of seven children. Jim married Mary Lehman on August 12, 1961. She preceded him in death on...

Patricia Jane Frame

Patricia Jane Frame

April 23, 2010

Patricia Jane Frame, 80, of Middleburg, FL, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010. She was born on January 25, 1930 in St. Louis, MO to parents, Charles and Marie Pavelec. Mrs. Frame was a Korean War Veteran, serving her country in the United States Navy and was a homemaker. She had lived in Clay County since 1980 and was of...

David John Burton

David John Burton

April 21, 2010

David John Burton, 76, of Middleburg, FL passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010. He was born May 31, 1933 in Redfield, SD to parents Otto and Effa Burton. Mr. Burton moved to the local area 10 years ago from Denver, CO. He honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. David worked and retired, after...

Hazel Juanita Wilford

Hazel Juanita Wilford

April 15, 2010

Hazel Juanita Wilford, 81, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away peacefully on, Thursday, April 15, 2010. She was born July 2, 1928 in Baker County, GA to parents Louis and Edna Thomas. Mrs. Wilford was of the Baptist faith. She raised 7 children and loved babysitting her 18 grandchildren. In her spare time she enjoyed to sew, cook and...

Bertha Eileen Hopson

Bertha Eileen Hopson

April 13, 2010

Bertha Eileen Hopson, 52, of Orange Park, FL passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010. She was born on December 15, 1957 in Westfield, NJ to parents James and Julia Gardner. Mrs. Hopson honorably served her country, for 6 years, as a Sharpshooter in the United States Army. She had just recently moved to the local area, with her husband, from...

Joseph Gerhardt

Joseph Gerhardt

April 12, 2010

Joseph Gerhardt, 79, passed away Monday, April 12, 2010 at home surrounded by family. Joe was born in Green Cove Springs on March 5, 1931 to William and Della Gerhardt. Following graduation from Clay High School he served in the United States Navy on the USS Marshall for four years of the Korean War. Upon discharge Joe returned to Green...

Meinhardt "Coroner of Oz" Frank Raabe

Meinhardt "Coroner of Oz" Frank Raabe

April 9, 2010

Meinhardt Frank Raabe, 94, of Penney Farms Retirement Community passed away peacefully at the center on Friday, April 9th, 2010. Meinhardt Raabe was perhaps best known for his role as "Coroner" in the 1939 MGM movie, "The Wizard of Oz". He had many accomplishments in his life to include Clay County Master Gardner degree, Oscar Mayer's spokesman, "Little Oscar", for...

John Forbes King, Sr.

John Forbes King, Sr.

April 8, 2010

John Forbes King, Sr., 84, passed away at home at Magnolia Point Golf and Country Club in Green Cove Springs, FL on April 8, 2010. He was born on April 21, 1925 in New Rochelle, NY. After graduating from high school, he was called to military duty, serving in the Navy on active duty from 1943 – 1946 and in...

Hubert Lee Broughton

Hubert Lee Broughton

April 8, 2010

Mr. Hubert Lee Broughton, (Hubie), passed away 8 April 2010, at the age of 84. He was born and raised in the Carolinas. A veteran of the U.S Army, he was a prisoner of war during World War II near Munich, Germany. After the war he returned to Miami, Fl and reunited with his bride to be, Barbara Jane Grose....

Violet Melaine Davis-Bell

Violet Melaine Davis-Bell

April 7, 2010

Violet M. Davis-Bell, 49, of Orange Park, FL passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010. She was born on March 21, 1961 in Spanish Town, St. Catherine Jamaica to parents Owen and Loretta Davis. Violet was an accountant who loved to cook and entertain her family and friends. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed her garden of oranges, roses...

Margery Carter Slaughter

Margery Carter Slaughter

April 7, 2010

Margery Carter Slaughter, 66, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010. She was born September 12, 1943 in Jacksonville, FL to parents John and Margery Petty. Mrs. Slaughter was a stay a home mother who loved to take care of her family. Margery loved to fish. She found the best fishing hole off of her family’s...

Robert Lee Edwards

Robert Lee Edwards

April 4, 2010

Robert Lee Edwards, 71, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010. He was born October 1, 1938 in Ridgefield, Connecticut to parents Thaddeus and Anne Edwards. Robert grew up on a dairy farm in Moore Haven, FL. He enjoyed working around the cows and other farm animals. He would get up early every morning and deliver milk, with...

Archie Lawrence Hilton

Archie Lawrence Hilton

April 2, 2010

Archie Lawrence Hilton, 77, of Green Cove Springs, FL went to be with his Lord, Friday, April 2, 2010. He was born on March 4, 1933 in Hurley, Virginia to parents Clark and Matilda Hylton. Mr. Hilton honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He moved to the local area, with his family, in...

Mildred Moseley Suttle

Mildred Moseley Suttle

April 1, 2010

Mildred Moseley Whatley Suttle, 76, of Penney Farms, Florida passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Mildred (Dot) was born in Cordova, Alabama, June 10, 1933 to William Edgar Mosely and Estelle Peavey Mosely. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Theodore Ralph Whatley, Sr., sister Fannie Mosely Lacey, brothers William Fredrick Mosely and Harwell Peavey Mosely....

Mary Louise Mallette

Mary Louise Mallette

March 31, 2010

Mary Louise Mallette, 88, passed away on March 31st, 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida. Mary was born October 6th, 1921 in Victoria, Texas One of 10 Children of the late Eugene John Miller (MOELLER) and Ida (HAGADORN) Miller. Moved from Corpus Christi, Texas to Jacksonville in 1959. She Truly loved her Family and was a very Caring Mom. She enjoyed cooking...