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Robert Welzant

Robert Welzant

Sep 19, 2016

Robert (Bob) Welzant, 80, left this life peacefully and surrounded by his family on September 19, 2016. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 9, 1936 to Roman and Genevieve Welzant, Bob was the oldest of three children. When he was 15 years-old, he secretly enlisted in the military and was almost immediately sent to Korea where he was shot in...

Carlton Brady Sumner, Sr.

Carlton Brady Sumner, Sr.

Sep 17, 2016

Carlton Brady Sumner, Sr., 86, of Fleming Island, Green Cove Springs, Florida died September 17, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Juanita Sumner; four sons, Carlton B. Sumner, Jr. (Rebecca) of Manassas, Virginia, James D. Sumner (Debra) of Charlotte, North Carolina, Thomas Mills Sumner of Jacksonville, Florida and William E. Sumner (Heidi) of Washington DC; daughter,...

Julia Ann Race

Julia Ann Race

Sep 12, 2016

Julia Ann Race, 66, of Orange Park, Florida, formerly of Woodstock, Georgia and Colonie, New York passed from this life on September 12, 2016.   Julia was born May 2, 1950, in Albany, New York. She married the love of her life, Douglas Vaughan Race and had three children - sons Mason and Eric, and daughter Jessica.   Julia dedicated her life...

Shurley B. Fay McKenzie

Shurley B. Fay McKenzie

Sep 11, 2016

Shurley B. Fay McKenzie, 83, of Jacksonville, FL passed away September 11, 2016. He was born on November 5, 1932 in Rutherford, Tennessee to the late John George and Lottie Ellen (Johnston) McKenzie. He came to the area in 1998 from Memphis, TN and was of the Christian faith. Mr. McKenzie proudly served in the United States Army during the...

Susan LaVerne Bush

Susan LaVerne Bush

Sep 10, 2016

Susan LaVerne Judy Bush, 75, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016. She was born May 14, 1941 in Lima, OH to parents, Loel L. Judy and Evelyn I. (Stover) Judy. Mrs. Bush moved to the area in 1975 coming from New Albany, IN. She was of the Catholic faith and a parishioner of Sacred Heart...

Herbert Cooper

Herbert Cooper

Sep 10, 2016

Herbert Cleveland Cooper, Jr. passed away at his home on September 10, 2016. He was born in Monroe, Georgia and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. After graduating from Andrew Jackson High School in 1952, he joined the Navy and served on the USS Coral Sea at the end of the Korean War. His Navy training led to his job as an...

Amy Eula Stidham

Amy Eula Stidham

Sep 10, 2016

Amy Eula Stidham of Orange Park, Florida passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 surrounded by her loving husband, children, and grandchildren. She was born on Wednesday November 16, 1932 to the late Claude and Hazel Wilder in Jonesville, Virginia. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who focused her life on her family and...

Robert James Gill, Sr.

Robert James Gill, Sr.

Sep 9, 2016

Robert J. Gill, Sr., 70, of Middleburg, FL, passed away September 9, 2016. He was born on September 8, 1946 in Sault Ste Marie, MI to the late William James Joseph Gill and Mary Elizabeth Hall Gill. Mr. Gill came to Middleburg in 1982 from NAS Pax River MD. He was of the Catholic faith and served his country honorably...

Kenneth L. Smith

Kenneth L. Smith

Sep 8, 2016

Kenneth L. Smith, 84, of Fleming Island, FL passed away September 8, 2016. He was born on October 15, 1931 in Holly, CO to parents McKinley and Ruth Smith. He had served in the U.S Army as an artillery officer during the Korean Conflict and was a member of the Korean and War Veterans Battalion #424. Mr. Smith had taught...

Loubelle Tyre Long

Loubelle Tyre Long

Sep 7, 2016

Loubelle Tyre Long died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at Penney Farms Community, Florida. She was 95 years old. Born August 6, 1921, at Florahome, in Putnam County FL, Loubelle Gertrude Tyre was the 8th of 11 children born to Isaac Berton “Bert” Tyre and Zorada “Bell” Carter Tyre. She contracted polio as a young child, which affected her left leg...

Carol V. Skaggs

Carol V. Skaggs

Sep 7, 2016

Carol V. Skaggs, 79, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away September 7, 2016. She was born on April 9, 1937 in Maplewood, WV to parents Harold and Virginia (Taylor) McCallister. Mrs. Skaggs was a homemaker and moved to Fleming Island, FL 5 years ago from Greenville, SC. She loved quilting and will be dearly missed by her loving family and...

Paul Michael Kerns, Jr.

Paul Michael Kerns, Jr.

Sep 6, 2016

Paul Michael Kerns, Jr., 41, of Middleburg, FL, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016. He was born on July 8, 1975 in Paterson, New Jersey to parents Paul Michael Kerns, Sr. and Nalani Merry Kerns. Mr. Kerns was a US Army Veteran who served as an artillery mechanic in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Before joining the Army, he attended Middleburg High...

Joy Olson Morris

Joy Olson Morris

Sep 5, 2016

Joy Olson Morris, the daughter of Carl John Olson and Lydia Hagstrom Olson was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 4, 1925. Reared in Winter Haven, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Atlanta, Georgia, she attended Druid Hills High School in Atlanta and Georgia State University. Prior to her marriage, she worked at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and Bell Aircraft...

Margaret "Peggy" E. Scott

Margaret "Peggy" E. Scott

Sep 4, 2016

Margaret (Peggy) Emily Scott, 92, a native of Jacksonville, died Sunday, September 4 after a brief illness. She graduated from Stetson University and Southeastern Bible College and was a missionary in Ghana, West Africa for 32 years. Over the years she held various positions in Ghana including editor of the church press, Sunday school coordinator, and nurse's assistant at a...

Wayne. Williams

Wayne. Williams

Sep 2, 2016

Wayne Williams, 81, of Jacksonville, FL passed away September 2, 2016. He was born on August 23, 1935 in Valdosta, GA to parents, Eugene and Annie Ruth Williams and had lived in Jacksonville since 1951. Mr. Williams had served in the United States Air Force and was a longtime business owner in Jacksonville. He was predeceased by his children, Steven...

Dean Peterson

Dean Peterson

Aug 31, 2016

Dean Peterson, 80, of Green Cove Springs, Florida, passed away early Wednesday morning, August 31st, 2016, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island on January 3rd, 1936. He was raised by his loving mother, Margaret Callahan, in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and graduated from Franklin High School. He attended Northeastern University,...

Tammi Hudson

Tammi Hudson

Aug 30, 2016

Tammi Hudson, 54, of Keystone Heights, Florida passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2016. She was born on July 6, 1962 in Covington, Kentucky to parents, Edward W. Nienaber and Mary Jean Ruf Nienaber. She has lived in Keystone Heights since 2014, coming from Trenton, Florida. Tammi enjoyed watching movies and doing crossword puzzles. She cherished time spent with her grandchildren...

Raymond "Gene" Owens

Raymond "Gene" Owens

Aug 30, 2016

Raymond “Gene” Owens, 85, of Middleburg, FL, passed away August 30, 2016. He was born on July 14, 1931 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Arthur Raymond and Madeline Force (White) Owens. Mr. Owens was a lifelong resident of the area and was a member of Black Pond Baptist Church. He loved to draw and everyone he knew seemed to...

Clayton E. Revels

Clayton E. Revels

Aug 29, 2016

Clayton E. Revels, 86, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away peacefully in his home with his family by his side on August 29, 2016. He was born on April 8, 1930 in Mayo, FL to parents Clayton and Thelma (Long) Revels, Sr. Mr. Revels was the owner of Revels Chrysler-Plymouth in Green Cove Springs; Revels Chrysler-Plymouth Dodge in Starke...

Jennifer Renee Saxer

Jennifer Renee Saxer

Aug 29, 2016

Jennifer Renee Saxer, 34, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away August 29, 2016. Jennifer was born on June 25, 1982 in Jacksonville to parents Charles Philip Saxer and Doris Rogers Orlandi. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend to all. Jennifer was a hardworking, very giving and thoughtful person who always put others before herself. She is survived by...

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