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Joseph Carl Stoddard

Joseph Carl Stoddard

Mar 19, 2014

Joseph Carl Stoddard 48, of Lake Butler died suddenly at his home Wednesday, March 19, 2014. He was born in Jacksonville to the late James P. Stoddard and Nila M. Kegley Shivers. He was a welder at Hunter Marine in Alachua until ill health forced his retirement. He has lived in Lake Butler for the past 20 years.He is survived...

Minnie Louise Register

Minnie Louise Register

Mar 16, 2014

Lake Butler; March 16, 2014; Minnie Louise Register 85, of Lake Butler passed away peacefully at the home of her daughters Sunday, March 16, 2014 after an extended illness. She was born in Jacksonville, where she lived most of her life before moving to Lake Butler 7 years ago. She was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Cora M....

Joannah Andrews Bielling

Joannah Andrews Bielling

Mar 15, 2014

Joannah Andrews Bielling of Lake Butler passed away from this life to enter her eternal home in heaven on March 15, 2014 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, Florida. Joannah was the daughter of Thomas J. and Lois Allen Andrews. She was the baby of 15 children, and was preceded in death by her parents, 14 siblings, and 1 great-grandson....

Ouida Mae Everage

Ouida Mae Everage

Mar 13, 2014

Ouida Mae Bray Everage, 94, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Starke, Florida. Ouida was born in Brantley, Alabama, the daughter of James Lafayette and Lena Bell Capps Bray. She married and moved to Dade County, Florida where she began her first job in business with the F.W. Woolworth Company and soon became an office manager. Ouida was motivated...

Ralph Odom

Ralph Odom

Mar 9, 2014

Ralph Odom, 92 of Macclenny passed away peacefully Sunday, March 9, 2014 at the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab. He was born on December 31, 1921 in Eastman, Georgia to the late King Soloman Odom and Leoma Taylor Odom. Mr. Odom is an Army Veteran and served in the South Pacific. He is a member of the New River New Congregational...

John Franklin Hilton

John Franklin Hilton

Mar 9, 2014

John Franklin Hilton, 60 of Lake City passed away at his home from a sudden illness. He was born in Lake City to the late C.L. Hilton and Lois Thomas Hilton. Mr. Hilton retired from the United States Army having served 20 years. He was a Guard for the Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger and received many Army decorations while...

F. L. Spires Jr

F. L. Spires Jr

Mar 5, 2014

F.L. Spires, Jr., 65 of Lake Butler died peacefully on Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 with family at his bedside. Mr. Spires was born in Gainesville on November 8, 1948 to the late Fernie and Willie Mae Johnson Spires. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Butler. Mr. Spires was a retired pharmacist and honor graduate of the University Of Florida...

Evelyn Joyce Bright

Evelyn Joyce Bright

Feb 27, 2014

Evelyn Joyce Bright, 72 of Lake Butler passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Shands at UF. Mrs. Bright was born March 2, 1941 in Brighton, Tennessee to the late Roy L. and Effie Smith Hopkins. She retired as a medical record specialist from the Florida Department of Corrections. She was also a member of the Faith Baptist Church. She...

Donald E Welch

Donald E Welch

Feb 25, 2014

Donald E. Welch passed away February 25, 2014 at his home in Brooker, FL (New River Area); he was with family at his home. Donald was known to be a hard working man. He was always going 90 miles a minute at anything he did. He was known for saying, "Daylight is burnin' darks a comin, " and that is...

Roger Elixson

Roger Elixson

Feb 22, 2014

Roger Lee Elixson 68, of Lake Butler passed away February 22, 2014 at the Haven Hospice in Gainesville surrounded by his family. He was born in Worthington Springs where he lived his entire life. He graduated from Union County High School and was a star football player. Mr. Elixson was a member of the Woodmen of the World and of...

Lonnie Jackson Combs

Lonnie Jackson Combs

Feb 17, 2014

Lonnie Jackson Combs, 67 of Lake City passed away peacefully Monday, February 17, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Combs was born March 6, 1946 in Lake City to the late Russell Jackson Combs and Ella Corine Raulerson Combs. He worked for the Fruit Grower Express for 40 years. He was a member of the TCU local...

Leo Kenneth Turner

Leo Kenneth Turner

Feb 15, 2014

Keystone Heights; February 15, 2014; Leo Kenneth Turner (Kenny) Sr. 93, of Keystone Heights, passed away Feb. 15, 2014, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. He was born in the New River section of Bradford County. He was the son of the late Roan and Phyla Renfroe Turner, where he lived until he graduated, and joined the...

Henry Payne

Henry Payne

Feb 15, 2014

Henry Van Payne 67, of Jacksonville, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 in Jacksonville. He was born on August 22, 1946 in Lake Butler to the late Walter Payne and Shirley Knight Payne. He lived most of his life in Jacksonville and Starke while working in construction. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Payne His son Eric Payne (Candy)...

Leroy Stalvey

Leroy Stalvey

Feb 14, 2014

Mr. LeRoy Stalvey, 83, of Lake Butler died Friday evening, February 14, 2014 at Haven Hospice in Lake City after an extended illness. Mr. Stalvey was bom October 30,1930, to Perry Stalvey and Lillie Lee McMikell Stalvey. When he was 4 months old, his father died and his mother later married Marvin Tyre, Sr., who accepted the role of father....

Imogene Nettles Smith

Imogene Nettles Smith

Feb 11, 2014

Jessie Imogene Nettles Smith age 82 of Providence, Florida passed early Tuesday morning February 11, 2014 in her home. She was a life long resident of Union County, Florida. She was married to J. Felton Smith for 56 years before he proceeded in death in 2004. Imogene was the late surviving child of 13 children born to John Jackson and...

Stella Marie Loyd

Stella Marie Loyd

Feb 9, 2014

Stella Marie Grissett Loyd 86, of Lake Butler passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Baya Pointe Nursing Home in Lake City. She was born September 30, 1927 in Limestone, Texas to the late Thomas Grissett and Lily Mae Grissett. She was a home marker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by one son William Gene Pate, three...

Terry Lynn Gibson

Terry Lynn Gibson

Feb 7, 2014

Terry Lynn Gibson, 54, of Lake Butler passed away at his residence with his family by his side Friday, February 7, 2014. He was born on May 21, 1959 in Starke to the late Henry Gibson and Lillie Swafford Gibson. Mr. Gibson was an auto mechanic all his life. He is preceded in death by his brother Bobby Gibson. He...

Baby Jayce Eli McSpadden

Baby Jayce Eli McSpadden

Feb 7, 2014

Jayce Eli McSpadden, 8 ½ months old went with Angels to be in Heaven, Friday, February 7, 2014 in Shands at UF in Gainesville. Jayce was born to Cortney Mcspadden and Glenn Griffis, he was the little brother of Jayden Griffis. His maternal grandparent is Katrina McSpadden, Paternal grandparents are Paula Hall and Steven Hall, and Great grandparents are Roger...

Clinton Thomas Bishop

Clinton Thomas Bishop

Feb 5, 2014

Clinton Thomas Bishop, 63Clinton Thomas Bishop 63, of Lake Butler passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Haven Hospice Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. Mr. Bishop was born July 19, 1950 in Lake City to the late "T.J" Thomas Jackson Bishop and Geneva Faye Taylor Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a farmer with his father and mother...

Marvin Walters

Marvin Walters

Jan 30, 2014

Marvin Walters, 49 of Starke, Florida passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014. He was born in Powder Springs, Ga. on April 15, 1964 to Marvin Walters and Mary Anne Seabolt. Mr. Walters was a painter. He is preceded in death by a brother Jay Walters and a daughter Morgan Walters.He is survived by his wife of 22 years Joanne Walter,...

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