Obituaries

Pearl V. Kenny

Pearl V. Kenny

March 31, 2019

Pearl V. Kenny, 87, of Keystone Heights, Fl, passed away March 31, 2019. Pearl was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James Thomas Kenny Sr. and her son, James Thomas Kenny, Jr. Pearl was a devoted and wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved all her children. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church in Keystone...

Johnny "Mack" Kirkland

Johnny "Mack" Kirkland

March 31, 2019

Johnny “Mack” Kirkland, 69, of Middleburg, Florida passed away March 31. Mack was born to Lemmie and Harvey Kirkland on May 3rd, 1949 in St. Augustine, FL. He graduated from Clay High School, Green Cove Springs. Mack was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army (1968-1971) and retired from the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, serving the Department of Defense for 35...

Alma Joyce Goodrich

Alma Joyce Goodrich

March 30, 2019

Alma Joyce Goodrich, 84, of Green Cove Springs, passed away peacefully at home on March 30, 2019.  Joyce was born May 20, 1934 in White Oak, Tennessee to parents, Lloyd and Louetta Lester.  She was a long-standing member of The First Presbyterian Church of Green Cove Springs, where she spent many years as a Sunday School Teacher and served as...

Sheldon Alexander Morris

Sheldon Alexander Morris

March 29, 2019

   Sheldon Alexander Morris (Sandy), 88, of Fleming Island, Florida, died peacefullyon Friday, March 29, at the Pavilion in Penney Farm Retirement Community.    He was the son of Dr. Kenneth A. Morris and Mildred Pool Morris. Born on August 27, 1930, he was always proud to be a native-born citizen of Jacksonville.    He attended local schools and graduated from the Bolles...

Walter Anthony Soderholm

Walter Anthony Soderholm

March 28, 2019

Walter Anthony Soderholm, 75, a longtime resident of Green Cove Springs, Florida, passed away suddenly Thursday, March 28, 2019. He was born on July 27, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan to Walter and Ethel Soderholm. Tony, as his friends and family knew him, was known as a wisecracking smartass who would give the shirt off his back without hesitation! He will...

Rodney K Dressel

Rodney K Dressel

March 27, 2019

Rodney K. Dressel, 74, passed away on March 27, 2019 in Orange Park, FL.  He was born to the late Warren John and Lorraine Ann (Christianson) Dressel on January 4, 1945 in Chippewa Falls, WI.  Rodney came to the area in 1995 from Hinesville, GA and was honest and loyal to all who knew him.  Before retiring from Gibson McDonald...

Raymond Stevens

Raymond Stevens

March 25, 2019

Raymond “Uncle Roy” Stevens Middleburg Florida passed away March 25, 2019.

He was born to Raymond A. Stevens and Pauline E. Stevens on April 25, 1934.

Roy was predeceased by his beloved wife Betty Jane Stevens.

Roy was born and raised in Damariscotta Maine. Roy spent many years working for Maine Bait, packing lobsters for Saltwater farms, enjoyed and...

James M Pierson

James M Pierson

March 23, 2019

 

         

James M. Pierson, long time resident of Green Cove Springs, was a classic southern gentleman, and example of the greatest generation.  He peacefully crossed the bar on March 23, at age 94.  Predeceased by his beloved wife Alma, son James, and great-grandson, John Michael, Jim is survived by daughters Patsy Hilton, Waycross, GA, and Nora Milne (Doug) Jacksonville,...

Thomas J. Graham

Thomas J. Graham

March 22, 2019

Thomas J. Graham, April 11, 1934 - March 22, 2019 

 

Thomas J. Graham, age 84, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019.   Tom was born on April 11, 1934 in Ozone Park, Queens in New York to the late Frank and Mae (Roberts) Graham.

 

He was a proud alumnus of Power Memorial Academy in New York City...

Patricia Ann Thornton

Patricia Ann Thornton

March 18, 2019

Patricia (Pat) Thornton passed peacefully on Monday, March 18, 2019 surrounded by family. Born on November 20, 1940 in Jacksonville and raised in Mandarin, Pat’s favorite hobbies were fishing and flower gardening. She loved surrounding herself with family and always jumped at the chance to teach others about fishing and growing flowers. 

She is preceded in death by her...

Barbara G. Broughton

Barbara G. Broughton

March 18, 2019

Barbara G. Broughton was born to Esther Neil and Walter Frederick Grose in St. Petersburg, Florida. She died March 18, 2019 at the age of 93.

At an early age the family moved to Miami where Barbara attended elementary schools and Miami Senior High School. After graduating from Colorado State College of Education she married her high school sweetheart Hubie...

Theodore Belkot

Theodore Belkot

March 18, 2019

        Theodore Belkot May 21, 1923 – March 18, 2019   Ted passed away March 18, 2019 in the Moosehaven Health Care Center at the age of 95.   He was born to John and Gladys Belkot on May 21, 1923 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Ted married the love of his life, Dolores Rogowski on July 15, 1950 at St. Casimir Catholic Church in...

Fran Householder

Fran Householder

March 15, 2019

Fran Householder, 79, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away March 15, 2019.  She was born on February 3, 1940 in St. Augustine, FL to parents William and Laura (Porter) Campbell.   Mrs. Householder moved to the local are in 1945 from St. Augustine area and was a homemaker as well as a former volunteer EMT for Clay County Rescue. She...

Kenneth W. Knowles

Kenneth W. Knowles

March 13, 2019

Kenneth W. Knowles, 81, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away on March 13, 2019.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 pm with Rev. Russell Franklin officiating.  Interment will follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery.

Deloris Maxine Daugherty Taylor

Deloris Maxine Daugherty Taylor

March 13, 2019

 

 

Deloris Maxine Daugherty Taylor, age 94, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2019 at the Community Hospice and Palliative Care Center, St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville FL.  She was born on March 6, 1925, in Akron, Ohio to Howard Waitman and Bertha Mae (Sarver) Daugherty.  Her family moved to West Virginia where she attended Walton High School and...

Eugene A. Kirker

Eugene A. Kirker

March 12, 2019

Eugene A. Kirker, 86, passed away on March 12, 2019.  He was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on August 5, 1932. He moved to Green Cove Springs as a child and lived there for the rest of his life.   After attending the University of Florida, he owned several businesses in Green Cove. His most successful venture was Kirker Pulpwood, a...

Valerie J Elston

Valerie J Elston

March 12, 2019

19 Feb 1947 – 12 March, 2019

Born and raised in Plains, Montana

Valerie, Loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother, passed away peacefully at Haven Hospice in Orange Park. She touched the lives of many young men and women over the last 30 years and called them all “Her Kids”. She is survived by her Husband, Vincent Elston of Middleburg, Brothers...

Carolyn Ann Hagberg

Carolyn Ann Hagberg

March 11, 2019

Carolyn Ann Hagberg, 81, of Middleburg, Florida passed away March 11, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John K. Hagberg exactly 10 years earlier on the same day March 11, 2009. They were married 53yrs.

She was born on August 3, 1937 to John A. and Ann F. Sweeting in Miami, Florida.

She has lived in the...

Linda B. Leggett

Linda B. Leggett

March 10, 2019

Linda B. Leggett, 64, of Orange Park, FL passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 from complications related to Kidney Disease. Her sisters, Patricia and Lynn, were at her side. She was born to parents, Charlotte and Riley Boyer, in Port Hueneme, CA. Having been born into a Military (USN) family, she traveled across the United States until 1966 when the...

Donald "Ernie" Stratton, Jr.

Donald "Ernie" Stratton, Jr.

March 9, 2019

Donald “Ernie” Stratton, Jr. passed unexpectedly on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Born and raised in Switzerland, Florida, Ernie enjoyed the simple things in life. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, watching football and spending time with family. He was loved and admired by many. He had a great sense of humor and his smile and laugh were infectious. There was no question...