Obituaries

May 16, 2019

Mr. Kensley Lee Smith, age 55, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away on May 16, 2019, at home with his family by his side. Ken was born on March 1, 1964 in Covington, KY, to the late Kinsley Smith and Margaret Whittle Collins. When he was in the 4th grade, his family relocated to Union County and Ken would remain...

May 13, 2019

May 13, 2019

Darren Garnett Alexander, 54, of Tallahassee, Florida, transitioned May 13th surrounded by loving family   within the care of Haven Hospice in Lake City Florida.

Darren was born in Lake Butler, Florida, to the Late Prince Alexander and a nurturing mother Lucy Alexander in whom cared for him. He leaves to mourn His Mother Lucy Alexander; a devoted son Darren D...

May 9, 2019

Mr. Robert Gaubatz, age 84, of Lulu, Florida passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side on May 9, 2019, at Ayers Health and Rehab Center in Trenton, FL. Bob was born in Belleville, IL to the late Sylvester and Loretta Cermak Gaubatz. In 1953, he proudly joined the United States Army and served with the military police special...

May 2, 2019

Apr 30, 2019

Mr. James “Jimmy” Robert Dampier, age 83, of LaCrosse, FL, passed away at his home on April 30, 2019. He was born on August 16, 1935 in LaCrosse, FL, to the late Sparkman and Minnie (Holton) Dampier. He worked for 40 years for Florida Pest Control service until his retirement. He loved to hunt and fish and work on the...

Apr 27, 2019

John E. Wall, III, age 80, of Lake Butler passed away with his family by his side on April 27, 2019. He was born in Lake City on August 7, 1938 to John E. Wall, Jr. and Hazel Hoffman Wall.

He served four years in the U.S. Air Force and was in the insurance business in Lake City and Union...

Apr 23, 2019

Mr. Marvin Hodge, Jr., age 77, passed away on April 23, 2019 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka, Florida. Mr. Hodge was born July 17, 1941 to the late Thomas Marvin Hodge and Rachel Tyson. He spent the early part of his life in Stewart, Florida, however, the last 21 years he resided in Palatka. Mr. Hodge worked...

Apr 22, 2019

Troy Franklin Waters, age 55, of Live Oak, Florida, passed away on April 22, 2019, at Shands of Live Oak. Troy was born May 31, 1963, in Plant City, Florida, to Wilbur Jackson and Vivian Welch Waters. He spent most of his life in Polk County, Florida until moving to Live Oak in 2012. Troy was a member of the...

Apr 21, 2019

LC Joseph Gunter “Joe” was born on October 24, 1951 to Willis Gunter and Lucille Posey Gunter Hardenbrooke. He went home to be with the Lord on April 21 after a brief illness. 

Joe is preceded in death by a daughter Janet, his parents, a brother Ronnie Gunter, sister Mamie Lou Cowart, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law Lorenza and Bobbie...

Apr 16, 2019

William "Dean" Sawyer, age 76, passed peacefully on April 16, 2019.

Dean was born on April 26, 1942, in Ashe County, North Carolina to the late George and Myra Sawyer. He was the youngest of six children, all proceeding him in death. 

Dean is survived by his wife of 48 years Dorothy; two children, Keith and Deana; six stepchildren, Diane, Tommy, Lee,...

Apr 11, 2019

Juanita Watkins James, 86, passed away on the April 11, 2019 at her home in Lake Butler, Florida. She was born on March 18, 1933 in Hugo, Oklahoma (Choctaw County) to Ora Lee (Nunley) Brewer and Barzilla Watkins.

Juanita married Curtis James in 1957 in Nevada. They were happily married for 46 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother...

Apr 11, 2019

Mr. Marcus (Shop Boy) Seay, age 83, of Worthington Springs, Florida, passed away on April 11, 2019 with his family by his side. He was born on July 18, 1935 in Worthington Springs, to the late Leverette and Rosezell Willis Seay. He lived in Union County all his life and was a jack of all trades. He was a mechanic,...

Apr 9, 2019

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Barron, Jr., age 58, passed away peacefully at home on April 9, 2019, with his family by his side. Kenny was born in Philadelphia, PA, on September 19, 1960, to Kenneth W. Barron, Sr. and Mary Helen King Howard. He was raised in Lawtey, FL, but has resided in Macclenny, FL for the past 33 years and...

Apr 7, 2019

Mrs. Joan Lavone Lintz, age 55, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away on April 7, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 27, 1963, near Covington, TN, to the late J.T. Pugh and the late Joyce Hopkins Bright. She grew up in a Navy family so they bounced around from TN to FL depending on...

Apr 4, 2019

Apr 3, 2019

Mr. James M. Lee, age 78, of Lake Butler, Florida, peacefully passed away on April 3, 2019 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. James was born in Panama City, Florida, on March 21, 1941. His family moved to Oxford, Florida, where he graduated from Wildwood High School in 1959. After high school he went to work for...

Mar 29, 2019

Ms. Iris Lee Canada, age 78, of Raiford, Florida, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2019, at Windsor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Starke, Florida. Ms. Canada was born February 2, 1941, in Lake Butler, Florida to the late Lawrence and Annie Dubberly Cannon. Ms. Canada worked in electronics for Siemens Strongberg-Carlson until her retirement in 2001.  Ms. Canada loved...

Mar 23, 2019

Mr. Lawrence Leo Griffis, age 76, of Starke, FL, passed away at his home on March 23. He was born in Green Cove Springs, FL, on March 21, 1943, to the late Luther Griffis and the late Beatrice Dixon Griffis. He was a lifelong resident of Bradford County and owned and operated a farm in Starke. In his spare time,...

Mar 23, 2019

Rosemarie Kunkel Noegel, age 71, died on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 in Shands Select Hospital Critical Care Unit from complications due to pneumonia. She was born in Oberhoechstadt, Germany to Marika Kunkel and was the eldest of four children. Rose was trained as a Saucier Chef and cooked in the prestigious Hotel Oberreinfenberg in her early career, there she met...