Obituaries

Calvin E. Henley, Jr.

Calvin E. Henley, Jr.

Dec 18, 2022

Calvin E. Henley, Jr. (Little Calvin):

Passed away on December 18th at Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Fl. from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Mr. Henley is preceded in death by his mother and father, Calvin Sr. and Helen Henley; brothers Charles and Stephen Henley, and nephew, Justin Hardenbrook.

He is survived by his companion Elizabeth Payne (Liz) his brother, Everett...

Lonita Roberts McGill

Lonita Roberts McGill

Dec 15, 2022

McGill, Lonita Frances Roberts

Lonita McGill of Lake Butler, Florida, age 90, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Lonita was born on June 5, 1932 in Ocala, Florida to George Wesley Roberts and Fay Fagan Roberts. She graduated from Alachua High School in 1949 and from the University of Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Education in 1953 and...

Douglas Paul Barnett

Douglas Paul Barnett

Dec 11, 2022

Douglas P. Barnett, age 65, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, December 11, at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL.  He was born on July 12, 1957, in Starke, FL, to Vernon Barnett and Peggy Dale Barnett. He grew up having mad sports skills. He played football and basketball at Union County High in Lake Butler. Between his birth and...

Ronald Wesley Dill, II

Ronald Wesley Dill, II

Dec 7, 2022

Ronald Wesley Dill, II passed away at his home in Worthington Springs on December 7, 2022. Ron was a beloved husband and son.  Originally from Missouri, he and his wife settled in Union County to fulfill a lifelong dream of ‘farm-life’.  A dedicated Christian and prayer warrior, he was also an artisan woodcarver and amateur chef who considered himself the...

Sammy Dee Haire

Sammy Dee Haire

Nov 25, 2022

Sammy Dee Haire, 61, passed away November 25th, 2022, in Gainesville, FL, surrounded by friends and loved ones.

Born June 25th, 1961, Sammy was raised in Alachua, FL, by his paternal grandparents, Dee and Belle Bonnell. His memories ever so fond of the love and compassion he felt growing up in their home. Though he would come to travel...

Floyd Tomlinson

Floyd Tomlinson

Nov 22, 2022

Mr. Floyd Tomlinson, age 94, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on November 22, 2022. Mr. Tomlinson was born and raised in Lake Butler to Naion and Lennie Tomlinson. At the age of 17, he joined the US Air Force where he proudly served for 20 years.  After retirement from the military, Mr. Tomlinson went to work...

Myra Lynn Roberts

Myra Lynn Roberts

Nov 20, 2022

Ms. Myra Lynn Roberts, 52, of Brooker passed away at her home on November 20, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Myra Lynn was born in Starke on January 27, 1970, to Irving and Wanda Denmark Hodge and has spent her life in Bradford County. She worked laborer jobs, but in her spare time she enjoyed fishing. Myra Lynn...

Tammy Marie Gregoire

Tammy Marie Gregoire

Nov 12, 2022

Tammy Marie (Ledford) Gregoire, age 52, of Gainesville, passed away on November 12, 2022, at the North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville. Tammy was born on December 7, 1969, to Jimmy Ledford and Joanne (Hardee) Dippel. She grew up in Alachua County and graduated from Eastside High School. She went to work at the University of Florida with her mother...

Ethel Pearl Palmer

Ethel Pearl Palmer

Nov 11, 2022

Ms. Ethel “Edie” Pearl Palmer, age 80, passed away on November 11, 2022, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Edie was born May 13, 1942, to the late Elden and Pearl Nettles Palmer in Auburndale, FL.

She resided in Lake Butler for about 30 years before moving to Mississippi to be with her daughter. She was a member of the Church...

Charles Donald Floyd, Jr.

Charles Donald Floyd, Jr.

Nov 10, 2022

Charles Donald Floyd, Jr., age 76, passed away at the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center on November 10, 2022. Chuck was born in Raiford, FL, October 27, 1945, to the late Charles D. Floyd, Sr. and Jeannette Waters Cowart. After high school, Chuck joined the United States Air Force where he proudly served for 2 years. Chuck traveled the...

Russell Wheeler

Russell Wheeler

Oct 29, 2022

Russell Wheeler, age 75, of Callahan passed away on October 29th following an extended illness. Mr. Wheeler was born October 5, 1947, to Russell and Helen Wheeler in Grundy County, Illinois. While stationed in Jacksonville, serving in the U.S. Navy, he met and married the love of his life, Zandra Croft. Following his naval service, Mr. Wheeler worked for 36...

Joyce Ann Riffe

Joyce Ann Riffe

Oct 28, 2022

Joyce Ann (Milton) Riffe of Gainesville, Florida, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022, at Shands Hospital following an extended illness. Joyce was love and light to those she encountered, known for her infectious laugh and gracious manner.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida on February 17, 1949, to John E. Milton, Sr. and Lois Lee (Barnes) Milton, Joyce grew up in Macclenny,...

Eunice Saucerman

Eunice Saucerman

Oct 27, 2022

Mrs. Eunice Ann Saucerman, age 79, of Lake Butler, Florida passed away peacefully on October 27, 2022, after an extended illness.  She spent the last four years at Windsor Health and Rehab Center in Starke, where she was commonly known as "Saucey". She was surrounded by family during her final days.  She was born on November 22, 1942, in Union County...

Deloris Stewart Davis

Deloris Stewart Davis

Oct 25, 2022

Deloris Stewart Davis passed away peacefully on October 25, 2022. She was born in Bunnell, FL on June 13, 1950, to Carrie Whitty and Lacy Davis. She was preceded in death by her mother Carrie Stewart and father Lacy Davis, also two sisters Yvonne Stewart Johnson and Mary Jane Stewart Green, two brothers, Ralph Stewart, and Joe Davis.

She leaves...

Pierre Pichette

Pierre Pichette

Oct 24, 2022

Pierre Pichette of Lake Butler passed away on October 24, 2022, at Haven Hospice in Lake City. Pierre was born December 15, 1951, in Quebec, Canada, to Gerard and Bella Pichette. At the age of 8, Pierre’s family moved to Florida for better opportunities. He lived in the Alachua area but called Lake Butler home for the past 25 years. ...

Kyler Thomas "Tommy" Hunter

Kyler Thomas "Tommy" Hunter

Oct 24, 2022

Kyler “Tommy” Hunter, age 75, peacefully entered into the presence of Jesus on Monday, October 24, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was a man of God who was a faithful servant in the Kingdom of God. He served as deacon at Glen Baptist Church and later at Raiford Road Church where he was an active member.  Tommy was born on December 3, 1946, in Lake City, Florida to Jesse Thomas Suggs and raised by...

Melverna "Bunny" Addison

Melverna "Bunny" Addison

Oct 24, 2022

At the tender age of 96, Mrs. Melverna “Bunny” Thornton Addison passed away at her home on October 24, 2022. Bunny was born on March 8, 1926, in Manning, FL, she was the youngest daughter of David and Mary Etta Thornton. She grew up on the state prison farm in Union County and she had fond memories of her childhood...

Steven Eugene Todd

Steven Eugene Todd

Oct 23, 2022

Steven Eugene Todd, age 32, passed away after an extended illness at St. Vincent’s Medical Center on October 23, 2022. Steven was born June 23, 1990, in Gainesville to Steven and Candy Webb Todd. Steven has been a lifelong Bradford County resident and an avid hunter and fisherman. When he was younger, he enjoyed bull riding and pretending he was...

Margaret Stewart Waller

Margaret Stewart Waller

Oct 20, 2022

Margaret Stewart Waller, 76, of Raiford passed away peacefully on October 20, 2022, at E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville, FL. Ms. Waller was born January 13, 1946, in Steubenville, Ohio to the late Willard and Dorothy Crawford Stewart. She resided in Live Oak for most of her life but moved to Lake Butler after retiring from truck driving. She...

Virginia "Shorty" Mae Rogers

Virginia "Shorty" Mae Rogers

Oct 20, 2022

Mrs. Virginia Mae Rogers, 77, of Lake Butler passed away peacefully with her family by her side on October 20, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Quincy, FL.  She was born in LaCrosse, FL to the late Lee and Melzoner Fipps Douglas on July 15, 1945. She has spent her entire life in the Alachua/Brooker area. Mrs. Virginia was a...