Obituaries

Mr. James "Jim" Willis

Mr. James "Jim" Willis

Mar 13, 2016

Mr. James "Jim" L. Willis, 77, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016. Mr. Willis was born in Petersburg, IN, but had lived for several years in Gainesville after moving there from Jacksonville. Mr. Willis was a Veteran of the United States Navy and Army, and was a truck driver for several years. Mr. Willis was a member of the Lenox...

Mr James "ED" Burns

Mr James "ED" Burns

Mar 5, 2016

James Edward (Ed) Burns, 79, of Lake Butler, Fl. went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 5, 2016 peacefully at his home with his family. He fought a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina to the late Elzie and Ruth Burns. He was preceded in death by his brother, Waverly Burns. His...

Corey Dean Abernathy

Corey Dean Abernathy

Feb 21, 2016

Corey Dean Abernathy 25, of Lake City passed away on Sunday February 21, 2016 at the Jacksonville Memorial Hospital with his Mother by his side. Corey was born on December 11, 1990 in Gainesville, Florida. He lived most of his life in Lake City, he graduated from Columbia High School in 2010. Corey was a highlight to any room that...

Leon Thomas

Leon Thomas

Feb 7, 2016

Leon F. Thomas 86 of Lake Butler passed away on February 7, 2016 at the Suwannee valley care center in Lake City with his family at his side. He was a lifelong resident of Union County. He was the son of the late Fred Thomas and Bernice Pearce Thomas. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Lois Fletcher...

MR DANIEL ELIXSON

MR DANIEL ELIXSON

Feb 7, 2016

Daniel Alan Elixson, 30, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at his home with his family. Daniel was the construction business owner of Site Work Unlimited Inc. for the past four years. He took great pride and ownership in every aspect of the business. He was the true image of a hard worker starting out with only one...

Anna Driskell Luther

Anna Driskell Luther

Feb 6, 2016

Anna Driskell Luther 86, of Lake Butler, Passed away February 6, 2016 at the Suwannee Haven Hospice with her family at her side. She was born in Midway, Alabama to the late Durrell Driskell and Lula Bruster Driskell. She was preceded in death by two sons James and Charles Leach. She was a sales clerk for several years, and a...

Lahoma Waters Williams

Lahoma Waters Williams

Jan 25, 2016

Lahoma Waters Williams 80, of Worthington Springs passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville with her family by her side. She was born on June 15, 1935 in Union County, Florida, being a lifelong resident of the county. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Thomas H. Waters, Jr. and Lucille Douglas Waters....

Miles M. Johns

Miles M. Johns

Jan 25, 2016

Miles M. Johns, 59 of Lawtey passed away peacefully after a brief illness in his home on January 25, 2016, He was surrounded by his immediate family. Miles was born in Pasco County April 3, 1956. He was a graduate of U.C.H.S. Miles served 8 years in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne. He started his career with the Department of...

Freda Burton King

Freda Burton King

Jan 25, 2016

Freda Burton King, 84 of Lake Butler, Passed away January 25, 2016 at the Shands University of Florida Medical Center in Gainesville after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Dukes Florida to the late Walter F. Burton and Avis Dukes Burton Cox. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard Alexander King, a son Jerome Lee...

John Allen Crews

John Allen Crews

Jan 25, 2016

Mr. John Allan Crews 68, of Lake Butler passed away suddenly at his home on January 25, 2016. He had been sick for several weeks. He was born in Starke, living most of his life in Lake Butler. He was the son of John Crews and Georgette Delgne Crews. John was preceded in death by his brother Eric Crews, He...

Corine Bracewell Corbett

Corine Bracewell Corbett

Jan 24, 2016

Corine Corbett 83, of Lawtey passed away on January 24, 2016 at her home after an extended illness with her family by her side. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia to the late Everett B. Bracewell and Roxie Brack Bracewell. She was preceded in death by her husband T.J. Corbett and also a brother E.B. Bracewell and sisters: Annie L....

Gerelene Parrish Douglas

Gerelene Parrish Douglas

Jan 22, 2016

Gerelene Parrish Douglas 71, of Lake Butler passed away peacefully after a brief illness on January 22, 2016 at her home in Lake Butler with her family at her side. She was born in Lake Butler where she has lived most of her life. Her parents were the late Steve and Linnie Waters Parrish. She was preceded in death by...

Mrs Alethea Dukes Clyatt

Mrs Alethea Dukes Clyatt

Jan 14, 2016

LAKE BUTLER - Alethea Dukes Clyatt, 96, of Lake Butler went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at Baya Point Nursing and Rehab Center in Lake City. Mrs. Clyatt was born on October 26, 1919, the seventh child of the late Samuel and Viola (Douglas) Dukes. She was a lifelong resident of Union County. She married...

MRS MYRA HARRELL TAYLOR

MRS MYRA HARRELL TAYLOR

Jan 11, 2016

Myra Harrell Taylor left this earthly world for her new home in Heaven on January 11, 2016. She was 92 years old. Myra was born on October 17, 1923 to parents Herman Luther Harrell and Annie Barry Harrell on their farm near Santa Fe Florida. She attended school in the small town of Santa Fe until the 5th grade and...

Susan Kitchens Mosley

Susan Kitchens Mosley

Jan 9, 2016

Susan Kitchens Mosley, 57 of Clay Hill passed away January 9,2016 at the Et York Haven Hospice in Gainesville. She was born in Gainesville and lived most of her life in Starke. Mrs. Mosley was preceded in death by her son Marcus Mosley and a brother David Scott Kitchens. She is a retired secretary.She is survived by: her loving husband...

Mrs Janet Waters

Mrs Janet Waters

Jan 4, 2016

Janet Welch Waters, 51 of Lake Butler passed away peacefully at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Gainesville living most of her Life in Union County, She was the Daughter of the late John Welch Sr. and Joann Dicks. Janet worked with the department of corrections at Baker and RMC in the mail room for several...

Mr Jack David Cason

Mr Jack David Cason

Dec 31, 2015

Jack David Cason, 83 of Lake Butler passed away Thursday morning December 31, 2015 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville with his family by his side. Jack was born on October 16, 1932 in Raiford where he lived most of his life in Union County. He was the son of the late Alice Dowling Cason and Joseph...

Mr Donald Ernest Sams

Mr Donald Ernest Sams

Dec 29, 2015

Donald Ernest Sams 75, of Lake Butler passed away on December 29, 2015 at the V.A. Hospital in Lake City after a brief illness with his family at his side. He was born in Richmond, Kentucky where he lived most of his life until moving to Lake Butler 30 years ago and was the son of the late Saville E....

Mr. Roy Trowell

Mr. Roy Trowell

Dec 16, 2015

Roy Trowell, 67 of Lake Butler passed away peacefully Wednesday December 16, 2015 with his family at his side. Roy was born in Douglas Georgia but lived in Lake Butler his whole life, he was the son of the late Joe Trowell and Gladys Cato Trowell. He was preceded in death by his brother Glenn Trowell, Sisters Lillie Mae Schrowder,...

Geneva Wallace

Geneva Wallace

Dec 13, 2015

Geneva Sweat Wallace 91, a lifelong resident of Raiford passed away peacefully at the Suwannee Valley Haven Hospice Care Center in Lake City, with her family by her side. She was born in Raiford to the late Jesse Sweat and Rosa Wester Sweat. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer Wallace, 1 sister Rocelle Allen, 4 Brothers: Drew,...