Obituaries

Joyce Moody

Joyce Moody

December 30, 2014

Joyce Moody, 76, was welcomed into heaven by her loving husband's arms on December 30, 2014. Joyce was born in Caryville, Florida, on January 10, 1938, to Bernard and MaudS McWilliams. She attended Jones College in Jacksonville, Florida. On a blind date on Valentine's Day, 1955, she met Robert Moody, the love of her life. They were married the following...

William H. Nobles, Sr.

William H. Nobles, Sr.

December 30, 2014

William H. Nobles, Sr., 86, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away December 30, 2014. He was born on March 25, 1928 in Nashville, GA to parents Roy and Ruth (Adams) Nobles. He had lived in Green Cove Springs since 1967 coming from Jacksonville. He had served honorably in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. He was Baptist by...

James Wesley Crenshaw

James Wesley Crenshaw

December 29, 2014

James Wesley Crenshaw, 84, passed away December 29, 2014. His Memorial service will be January 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in Penney Memorial Church, Penney Farms, FL. Wesley served the Lord as a pastor since 1949, which included the Mayfair Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, 1974-1984, and the Nuremberg International Baptist Church, Nuremberg, Germany. Survivors include his wife of 61...

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Winans

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Winans

December 29, 2014

Gwendolyn “Gwen” Winans, 66, of Jacksonville, FL passed away December 29, 2014 at her home. She was born on April 17, 1948 in Manchester, TN to the late, Ernest and Nannie (Oglevie) Thomas, Jr. Gwen has been a resident of Jacksonville since 2007 coming from Chambersburg, PA and was of the Southern Baptist faith. She loved to shop and spend...

Tonya Renee' West

Tonya Renee' West

December 29, 2014

Tonya Renee West passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2014 At the age of 33. She was born June 19, 1981 to parents Glenn Chauncey and Sue Chauncey. Tonya is survived by her mother; Sue Chauncey (Barry Beasley); her children, Destiny West, Nicholas West, and Stephen Sweeting; brothers, Billy Chauncey and Tony Chauncey; sisters, Sandy Rourke (Justin), Tanya Hofstra (Craig),...

Alice Grace "A.G." Cavin

Alice Grace "A.G." Cavin

December 26, 2014

Alice Grace “A.G.” Cavin, 86, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away at the Bailey Family Center for Caring Hospice on December 26, 2014 after a lengthy illness. She was born on December 29, 1927 in Middleburg, FL to parents Marvin and Grace Williamson and had lived in Clay County her entire life. She had been a bookkeeper for several...

Bobbie Jo "Honey B" Robbins

Bobbie Jo "Honey B" Robbins

December 25, 2014

Bobbie Jo “Honey B” Robbins, 76, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away December 25, 2014 following an unexpected illness. She was born on July 9, 1938 in Birmingham, AL to Robert William Robbins and Rivers Demar Thrash Robbins. She co-owned The Sisters Tea Room with her sister, Gwen Chojnacki, in Orange Park. “Honey B” was a wonderful mother, grandmother,...

George Samuel Bunting

George Samuel Bunting

December 23, 2014

George (“Hoagie”) Bunting, Sr May 14, 1933 – December 23, 2014 George (“Hoagie”) Bunting, Sr. passed away December 23, 2014 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 81. He was born to Wilson E. and Grace Simpson-Bunting on May 14, 1933 in Ellenville, New York. George married Christina Tapley on October 26, 1952. She preceded him in...

Mrs. Eddie Anne Carter

Mrs. Eddie Anne Carter

December 18, 2014

Mrs. Eddie Anne Carter, 70, of Orange Park, FL passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 18, 2014. She was born on January 3, 1944 in Jacksonville, FL to parents Arthur Walter Barker and Mrs. Eddie Francis Hodges Barker. Eddie moved to Orange Park, FL in 1970 and attended St. Peters Lutheran Church. She loved Disney World, going camping and being...

Desmond Mohan

Desmond Mohan

December 15, 2014

Desmond passed away December 15, 2014 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 84. He was born to Harry and Elleen Mohan on October 31, 1930 in New York City, New York. Desmond married Suzanna Sebesta on October 26, 1952. She preceded him in death on March 23, 2005. He worked as a master mechanic for Bill...

Jeanne A. Jefferson

Jeanne A. Jefferson

December 14, 2014

Jeanne A. Jefferson, 79, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away December 14, 2014 BROADUS-RAINES FUNERAL HOME, 501 Spring St., Green Cove Springs, FL (904) 284-4000

Jud H. McDonald

Jud H. McDonald

December 12, 2014

Jud H. McDonald, 87, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away December 12, 2014. He was born on February 21, 1927 in Atlanta, GA to Jud and Mary McDonald, Sr. Mr. McDonald served his country in the United States Navy and was a retired Postal Clerk for the United States Postal Service. Survivors include his wife, Frances McDonald; sons, Jud...

Melba Carter Williamson

Melba Carter Williamson

December 11, 2014

Melba Carter Williamson, 85, of Middleburg, FL passed away December 11, 2014 following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 15, 1929 in Doctors Inlet, FL to parents Bryant and Selma Mae (Monroe) Carter and had lived in Clay County her entire life. She was a member of Black Pond Baptist Church in Middleburg and had been very active...

R. Gene Smith

R. Gene Smith

December 8, 2014

R. Gene Smith, 78, of Orange Park, FL, passed away December 8, 2014. He was born on June 19, 1936 in Millry, AL to parents Frank and Verna Hester Smith. Mr. Smith served his country in the United States Navy and had worked as a Plant Director for Winn-Dixie Dairy Plants. He moved to the local area in 1977 from...

Margaret Elizabeth Willis

Margaret Elizabeth Willis

December 6, 2014

Margaret Elizabeth Willis, 93, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2014. She was born on September 17, 1921 in Eliot, ME to parents Giles W. and Marion Brannen Fernald. Ms. Willis moved to Clay County in 2003 and was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Middleburg. She loved knitting, needle working, embroidering and crocheting....

Vincent "Vince" Belfatto

Vincent "Vince" Belfatto

December 4, 2014

Vincent “Vince” Belfatto, passed away December 4, 2014 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 100. He was born to Michael and Katie Belfatto on January 9, 1914 in East Orange, New Jersey. Vince married Loyola Moore on June 21, 1947. She preceded him in death on May 23, 2010. He worked as Supervisor of Buildings for...

Nancy Carolyn Beeler

Nancy Carolyn Beeler

December 2, 2014

Nancy Carolyn Beeler, 79, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. She was born June 7, 1935 in Knoxville, TN to parents Stewart H. Connelly and June Fay Burkhart Connelly. Mrs. Beeler was a Registered Nurse for 25 years for long term and home health care as well as the Director of nursing. She was an...

Sophie Marie Oglesby

Sophie Marie Oglesby

December 2, 2014

Sophie Marie Oglesby, 83, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away December 2, 2014. She was born on May 23, 1931 in the Bronx, NY to the late Michael and Pulcheria (Pecario) Di Stanislao. Sophie has been a resident of Green Cove Springs since 1993. A devout member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sophie loved her church. She watched children...

Leland L. LeFever

Leland L. LeFever

December 1, 2014

Leland L. LeFever, 81, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away December 1, 2014. He was born on August 18, 1933 in Loup City, NE to parents Edwin and Carrie Heil LeFever. Mr. LeFever was a Vietnam War Veteran, retiring from the United States Air Force as a Tech. Sgt. after over 20 years of service to his country. He...

Phyllis Marie Johnston

Phyllis Marie Johnston

December 1, 2014

Phyllis Marie Johnston, 87, of Orange Park, FL passed away on December 1, 2014. She was one of eight children born to Stanley and Nellie Carter of Richmond, Virginia. She is survived by her brother Herbert Carter of Richmond, VA. Phyllis was married to John Johnston for 33 years until his 1979 death in Portsmouth, Virginia. She was a much-loved...