Obituaries

Maggie Lou Moore

Maggie Lou Moore

Jul 29, 2019

Ms. Maggie Lou Rosier Moore, age 80, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2019, at ET York Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Florida. Ms. Moore was born in Raiford, FL, on June 10, 1939, to the late Theodore and Ruby Browning Rosier. She was a lifelong resident of Union County and a graduate of Union County High...

Anna Lorain Stewart

Anna Lorain Stewart

Jul 28, 2019

Ms. Anna Lorain Stewart, age 84, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away on July 28, 2019, at the North Florida Rehabilitation and Specialty Care Center in Gainesville. Ms. Stewart was born on June 7, 1935 in Akron, Ohio. She moved to Gainesville, FL, in the 60’s after she met and married Jerry Michael Egantoff. She was an outgoing person, she loved...

Denise Dowling Anderson

Denise Dowling Anderson

Jul 23, 2019

Mrs. Denise Dowling Anderson, age 60, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2019, at the University of Florida Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. She was born on June 9, 1959, to the late Thomas A. Dowling and Mrs. Lila Seay Dowling Barber. Mrs. Denise was a lifelong resident of Union County and worked with the Department...

Tucker Alan Townsend

Tucker Alan Townsend

Jul 22, 2019

Mr. Tucker Alan Townsend, age 72, of Gainesville, Florida passed away peacefully at his home on July 22, 2019 with his family by his side. Mr. Townsend was born on May 1, 1947, to Warren Emory and Melverna Thornton Townsend. Mr. Townsend was a businessman. He owned Sunset Feed & Supply, Sunset English & Western Wear and OK Feed Store...

Mary Ellen Shadd

Mary Ellen Shadd

Jul 9, 2019

Ms. Mary Ellen (Broughton) Shadd, age 82, of Middleburg, Florida, passed away on July 9, 2019, at her home. Ms. Shadd was born on February 19, 1937 in Jacksonville, FL, to Floyd Broughton and Elizabeth Murry Broughton. She married the love of her life, Mr. Grady Shadd, in 1964, and they had one son, Allen. She loved to travel and...

Jessie "Booger" Vernon Griffis

Jessie "Booger" Vernon Griffis

Jul 9, 2019

Mr. Jessie Vernon “Booger” Griffis, age 74, of Starke, Florida passed away on July 9, at the UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Booger was born on August 11, 1944, to the late Gordon Marlin Griffis and Alma Evelyn Tindel Griffis. He was a lifelong resident of Bradford County and drove a truck all his life. He was a fun...

Jerry Calvin Poole

Jerry Calvin Poole

Jul 8, 2019

Mr. Jerry Calvin Poole, age 74, of Lake Butler, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on July 8, 2019, at one of his favorite places, Bass Pro Shops, in Gainesville, FL. Jerry was born on September 23, 1944, in Princeton, WV, to the late Willie Poole and Juanita Koande Poole. After high school, Jerry courageously joined the United States Army. While...

Rosemary Rita Martin

Rosemary Rita Martin

Jul 7, 2019

Ms. Rosemary Rita (Chase) Martin, age 60, of Lake Bulter, Florida, passed away on July 7, 2019. Ms. Martin was born in Albany, NY on March 29, 1959, to William Henry Chase, Jr. and Rose Marie (Van Valkenburg) McGuinn. Her father was in the United States Army so she lived all over the world until she finally landed in Union...

Venera Ramonda Brown

Venera Ramonda Brown

Jun 30, 2019

Ms. Venera Ramonda Brown, 77, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2019, at ET York Haven Hospice in Gainesville, FL, after an extended illness. Ms. Brown was born at home in Taylor, Florida on February 3, 1942. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Butler, FL, and a graduate of Union County High School class of...

Evelyn Goodman

Evelyn Goodman

Jun 29, 2019

Ms. Evelyn Goodman, age 94, of Lake Butler, Florida, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 29, 2019. She was born on November 24, 1924, in Jacksonville, FL, to Warren and Elizabeth Norman Bloodsworth. She was a lifelong resident of Union County, FL, and worked as a seamstress for the Lake Butler Apparel Company....

Jerry "Greg" Barnett

Jerry "Greg" Barnett

Jun 29, 2019

Mr. Jerry “Greg” Barnett, age 61, of Trenton, Florida, passed away on June 29, at the Park Meadows Health and Rehab Center in Gainesville, FL. Greg was born in Michigan on October 26, 1957 to Cecil and Ora Barnett. He moved to the Gainesville area in the early 1990’s. He is a lifelong A/C mechanic and owned a heating and...

Francis "Tissie" Neal Douglas

Francis "Tissie" Neal Douglas

Jun 28, 2019

DOUGLAS, Frances Neal Knabb “Tissie”, age 95, resident of Brooker, FL went to be with her Lord on June 28, 2019.

Mrs. Douglas was born on May 22, 1924 in MacClenny, FL. She completed her primary education in Alachua County and went on to attend Maryville Business College in Maryville, TN. She returned to Florida and worked at Camp Blanding...

Leon George Wilkerson, Jr.

Leon George Wilkerson, Jr.

Jun 27, 2019

Leon George Wilkerson Jr, 77, of Lawtey, FL, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Community Hospice in St. Augustine, FL, from an extended illness.  Mr. Wilkerson was born August 13, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida to Leon and Ruby Wilkerson.  He married his wife of 53 years on April 14, 1961 in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. Mr. Wilkerson retired from the...

William "Buddy" Ogden, Jr.

William "Buddy" Ogden, Jr.

Jun 27, 2019

Mr. William “Buddy” Ogden, Jr., age 60, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away on June 27, at the Lake Butler Hospital. He was born on December 3, 1958, in Jacksonville, FL to William W. Ogden, Sr., and Jeraline NesSmith Ogden. After graduating high school, Buddy enlisted in the United States Navy. After his service, he began working for the Department...

Edwin "Ed" Lowell Jeffcoat

Edwin "Ed" Lowell Jeffcoat

Jun 26, 2019

Mr. Edwin “Ed” Lowell Jeffcoat, age 72, of Raiford, Florida, passed away peacefully on June 26, at his home, surrounded by the family he loved. Ed was born on November 4, 1946, in Andalusia, Alabama, to Alba and Imogene Jeffcoat. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor’s degree and began working with the Florida Department of Corrections. His...

Eugene Nelson Gardner

Eugene Nelson Gardner

Jun 20, 2019

Mr. Eugene Nelson Gardner, age 69, of Worthington Springs, FL, passed away on June 20, at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. Gene was born on August 8, 1949, in Chesterfield, SC, to James Clifton Gardner, Sr., and Edith Howle Gardner. While in South Carolina, he worked at the Delta Mills water plant and was a member of Lower...

Mearlean Georgia Griffis

Mearlean Georgia Griffis

Jun 19, 2019

Ms. Mearlean Griffis, age 82, of Raiford, FL, passed away on June 19, 2019, at the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center in Macclenny, FL. Mearlean was born in Bradford County, FL, on May 18, 1937, to Edward and Georgia Thornton. After meeting her husband, Calvin Griffis, Jr., she moved to Raiford, FL, where she would spend the rest of her...

Willard Fredrick "Freddie" Gaskins

Willard Fredrick "Freddie" Gaskins

Jun 12, 2019

Mr. Willard Fredrick “Freddie” Gaskins, age 78, of Starke, FL, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2019, at his home, surrounded by family. Freddie was born on May 29, 1941, in Baker County, FL, to Willard C. Gaskins and Vinnie Roberts. He lived in Starke all his life and worked as a master mold maker for Anchor Hocking Glass Company...

Richard Donald Willingham

Richard Donald Willingham

Jun 7, 2019

Mr. Richard Donald Willingham, age 83, of Lake Butler, FL, passed away on June 7, 2019, at the Lake City Medical Center. He was born on June 11, 1935, in Knoxville, TN, to Melvin and Hazel (Cato) Willingham. They moved to Pinellas County, FL, where he would work as a tool and die mold maker. He took pride in his...

Charles Jackson Kent

Charles Jackson Kent

May 29, 2019

Charles Jackson Kent, age 78, of Lake Butler, FL, passed away at his residence on May 29, 2019. Mr. Kent was born on July 31, 1940 to the lake Hollis and Dorothy (Dean) Kent. He was raised in Miami, FL, and spent the majority of his life there. He worked as a mechanic for the Miami-Dade County. He moved to...