Obituaries
Jack Baxter Thrift
March 25, 2008
Jack Baxter Thrift, 82, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2008. He was born on August 29, 1925 in Washington, DC to parents, Athol and Doris Thrift. Mr. Thrift served his country in the United States Navy, Air Force and National Guard as well as being a World War II Veteran. He had lived in the area for...
Carl Taylor
March 25, 2008
Carl “Fred” Taylor, 78, of Orange Park, FL, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2008. He was born on October 6, 1929 in Jacksonville, FL to parents, Martin and Alma Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a retired Chief Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force, serving his country for 35 years as well a being a veteran of the Korean Conflict....
Judith Williams
March 23, 2008
Mrs. Judith Williams, 61, of Fruit Cove, FL, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008. She was born on January 14, 1947 in Hamilton, NJ to parents, Patrick and Ann Ryan. Mrs. Williams was retired from the banking industry and had moved to the Jacksonville, FL area from Pensacola, FL in 2002. She loved music, dancing, flowers and gardening. Mrs. Williams...
Patsy Houston
March 23, 2008
Patsy Houston, 79, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008. Mrs. Houston was born on July 30, 1928 to parents Ernest and Winnie Thornton in Fort Worth, TX and was of the Christian faith. She moved to Green Cove Springs thirty five years ago from Georgia and loved her neighbors and enjoyed helping out around her...
Karen Knowles Myers
March 22, 2008
Karen Knowles Myers, 46, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008. She was born on April 22, 1961 to parents, Harold and Jewel Knowles in Jacksonville, FL, and was a life long resident of Clay County. She was a member of Black Creek Baptist Church where she was a children’s church teacher. Mrs. Myers was an...
Garland D. Swanson
March 21, 2008
Garland D. Swanson, former Granville, Ohio resident, passed away March 21, 2008 at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, FL. He was born November 2, 1934 in Lyons, NE, the son of Emel and Cora Swanson (deceased). Deceased siblings include Eloise Knox and Gloria Peoschl. Surviving family members include his wife of 44 years, Loretta A. (Overly) Swanson of...
Rita K. Campbell
March 20, 2008
Rita K. Campbell, 85, passed away following a lengthy illness on March 20, 2008 at her Green Cove Springs residence surrounded by her beloved family. Mrs. Campbell was born to parents Harry and Valeda Kenny on August 22, 1922 in Troy, New York and moved to Green Cove Springs five years ago after living in Brevard, NC for seventeen years....
Tracy M. Carpenter
March 19, 2008
Tracy M. Carpenter, 54, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Mr. Carpenter was born to parents Merle and Margaret Carpenter on March 12, 1954 in Mount Vernon, OH and was of the Catholic faith. He was a tugboat captain and moved to Green Cove Springs thirty two years ago from Miami. He was also a...
Larry A. Brown
March 18, 2008
Larry A. Brown, 59, of Hastings, FL, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2008. He was born on January 22, 1949 in Jonesboro, AR to parents, Joe and Zula Brown. Mr. Brown was a car hauler and was a Vietnam War Veteran, serving his country in the United States Navy. He attended New Life Christian Assembly in St. Augustine, FL and...
Clifford Darnell
March 17, 2008
Clifford “Wagonmaster” Darnell, 51, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Monday, March 17, 2008. He was born on July 14, 1956 in Jacksonville, FL to parents, Howard and Margaret Darnell. Wagonmaster was a log trucker and loved his dog, Lady. He will be dearly missed by his loving family and friends. Survivors include his parents, Howard and Margaret Darnell;...
Ida Proulx
March 16, 2008
Mrs. Ida Proulx, 79, of Orange Park, FL, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2008. She was born on May 16, 1928 in Cranston, RI to parents, Paelo and Lucia Mancini. Mrs. Proulx was a homemaker and a member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star Lodge #267 in Orange Park and...
Carol Winslow
March 15, 2008
Carol Winslow, 74, of Middleburg, FL passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008. Mrs. Winslow was born on March 13, 1934 to parents, Alvin and Norma Turner in Cambridge, MA and was of the Episcopalian faith. She married her beloved husband, Leslie P. Winslow on July 7, 1962 and they moved to Middleburg eighteen years ago. She loved camping and was...
Louetta Lester
March 15, 2008
Mrs. Louetta Lester, 93, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008. She was born on May 1, 1914 in Campbell County, TN to parents, Fred and Frances Smiddy. She was a homemaker and was a member of Orange Avenue Baptist Church. She enjoyed needlework and spending time with her beloved family and friends. She was preceded...
Patricia Anne Jenkins
March 12, 2008
Patricia “Pat” Jenkins, 61, of St. Augustine, FL passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Mrs. Jenkins was born the second youngest of seven children to parents Leslie and Mary Young on November 7, 1946 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and was of the Catholic faith. She lived in Long Island, NY for twenty five years, and then moved to Orange Park,...
Ezra Skinner
March 11, 2008
Ezra Skinner, 44, of Orange Park, FL, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008. He was born on August 23, 1963 in Waynesboro, GA to parents, Ezra and Frances Skinner. Mr. Skinner was a small engine mechanic and loved to fish and ride motorcycles. He will be dearly missed by his loving family and friends. He was preceded in death by...
Sandra Leckrone
March 11, 2008
Sandra Leckrone, 67, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008. She was born on January 23, 1941 in Dayton, OH to parents, Donald and Maria Judd. Mrs. Leckrone was a homemaker and was dedicated to her family that she loved so much. She was preceded in death by her parents as well as a daughter, Lorie...
Manuel Rodriguez, Jr.
March 10, 2008
Manuel Rodriguez, Jr., 77, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Monday, March 10, 2008. Mr. Rodriguez was born to parents Manuel Sr., and Teofila Rodriguez on June 5, 1930 in San Antonio, TX and has lived in Jacksonville for over forty years. He was of the Catholic faith and honorably served his nation in The United States Navy. He retired as...
Thomas Mattox
March 7, 2008
Thomas Mattox, 42, of Satsuma, FL, passed away Friday, March 7, 2008. He was born on October 1, 1965 in Boynton Beach, FL to parents, Thomas and Linda Mattox. Mr. Mattox served his country in the United States Army and was a welder. He was raised in Green Cove Springs and had a great love for the Lord. He enjoyed...
Herman "Tex" S. Flowers
March 6, 2008
Herman “Tex” S. Flowers, 84, of Milton, FL, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008. He was born on January 1, 1924 in St. Joe, TX to parents, Charlie and Finis Flowers. Tex retired from the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman First Class and was a World War II and Korean War Veteran. He was very active in the...
Patti Rivers Deguio
March 6, 2008
Patti Rivers Deguio, 60, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008. She was born on April 1, 1947 in Palatka, FL to parents, Fredrick and Marguerite Rivers. Mrs. Deguio was a RN, working at Lake Butler Hospital as well as the owner of Ms. Patti’s Catering and Ms. Patti’s Cakes. She was a member of Orange...
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