Obituaries

Margaret Irene Allen

Margaret Irene Allen

April 5, 2014

Margaret Irene Allen, 93, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away April 5, 2014 in Orange Park, FL. Mrs. Allen was born on May 5, 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa to parents, Robert and Catherine (Crady) Craig. She had resided in Green Cove Springs, FL since 2011 coming from Colorado and was a member of the Black Creek Church of...

Willis Bernard Thompson Jr.

Willis Bernard Thompson Jr.

April 4, 2014

Willis Bernard Thompson Jr., 74, of Jacksonville, FL passed away April 4, 2014. Mr. Thompson was born on June 4, 1939 in Bonifay, FL to parents, Willis B. Thompson Sr. and Bernice Gay Johnson Thompson. He had resided in Jacksonville, FL for the past 67 years coming from Kingsville, TX and was a member of West Side Baptist Church. Mr....

Mark "Lil' Mark" Samuels Jr.

Mark "Lil' Mark" Samuels Jr.

March 29, 2014

Mark Samuels (Lil’ Mark), 22, of Middleburg, FL, went to fly with the angels on March 29th, 2014. Mark was born November 20, 1991 to Mark and Vivian Samuels. Mark graduated from Fleming Island High school in 2010. He attended Florida Medical Training Institute where he obtained a certificate for EMT.  Mark and his father ran a landscaping business together...

Lila M. Johnson

Lila M. Johnson

March 29, 2014

Lila M. Johnson, 81, of Crawfordville, FL, passed away March 29, 2014. She was born on August 8, 1932 in Thomas County, GA to parents Henry and Lizzie Graves Atkinson (Stokes). Mrs. Johnson resided in Crawfordville for 42 years and was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and a friend to all....

Debbie Minor

Debbie Minor

March 29, 2014

Debbie Minor, 55, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away March 29, 2014. She was born on November 22, 1958 in Bennettsville, SC to parents Harold and Patricia Huggins Cassidy. Debbie will be dearly missed by all of her loving family and friends. She is survived by her parents, husband Lonnie G. Minor, daughters, Jacquelyn Meredith Hardwicke and Elka Bella...

Robert Roy Leisy

Robert Roy Leisy

March 28, 2014

Lt Col. Robert “Bob” Leisy, ret USMC passed away March 28, 2014 at the age of 82. His journey began in the small town of Peter Miguel in the Panama Canal Zone, where he grew up with his two brothers Henry Joe “Hank” and Ralph Leisy. He was the son of Henry Theodore Leisy from Wisner, Nebraska and Etta Viola...

Ronald E. McPeak

Ronald E. McPeak

March 26, 2014

Ronald E. McPeak, 77, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away March 26, 2014. A life-long resident of the area, Mr. McPeak was born on February 17, 1937 in Starke, FL to parents William Columbus McPeak and Cora Bell Strickland McPeak. He was an Army Veteran and a Marine Electrician. He had fulfilled his dream by moving onto his boat...

Edward William Renaud, Jr.

Edward William Renaud, Jr.

March 26, 2014

Edward William Renaud, Jr., 65, of Orange Park, FL passed away at his home unexpectedly on March 26, 2014. Mr. Renaud was born on October 28, 1948 in Glens Falls, NY to parents, Edward William Renaud Sr. and Mary Eleanor Boyle Renaud. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy and had been a Corrections Officer for the State...

William Donald Weygand

William Donald Weygand

March 24, 2014

William Weygand, 82, of Green Cove Springs passed away March 24, 2014. He is survived by his loving wife Helen of 61 years, son, Starr; daughters, Wendy and Deborah; grandchildren, Lauren, Ian, Lexey, Emma, Nicholas, and Anthony; great grandchildren, Dylan and Brody. He lived a full life, loved golf and sailing. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am on...

Jessie Charlene Fields

Jessie Charlene Fields

March 23, 2014

Jessie Charlene Fields, age 90, of Green Cove Springs, Florida, passed away on March 23, 2014 while visiting her son Wayne and his family in Mayflower, Arkansas. A visitation will be held on Friday March 28, 2014 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm in the Broadus-Raines Chapel. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Little Ruth Old Regular Baptist Church. Elder Richard Lowe,...

Patrecia Sue Carroll Latham

Patrecia Sue Carroll Latham

March 21, 2014

Patrecia Sue Carroll Latham, 71 of Orange Park, FL, passed away March 21, 2014. She was born in Wetumka, OK on May 21, 1942 to parents William Othar Carroll and Vida Lou Mauldin Carroll. She had resided in Orange Park since 2005 coming from New Orleans, LA. Mrs. Latham was predeceased by her parents and a sister, Donna Jane Carroll...

Sylvia Billias Pappas

Sylvia Billias Pappas

March 20, 2014

Sylvia Billias Pappas, 92, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away March 20, 2014. Mrs. Pappas had lived in the Jacksonville area for 60 years and was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in St. Augustine where she was a member of the Holy Trinity Ladies Philoptochos Society. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Forrester (Baillie); son,...

Tommy Clark

Tommy Clark

March 19, 2014

Tommy Clark, 68, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Mr. Clark was born on September 29, 1945 to parents Buster and Bonnie Jennings Clark in Lockhart, AL. Tommy was a lifelong resident of Green Cove Springs, FL. He attended Clay High School and was a graduate of the class of 1963. He enjoyed...

Cecil John "CJ" Woodcock Jr.

Cecil John "CJ" Woodcock Jr.

March 17, 2014

Cecil John "CJ" Woodcock, Jr. 69, of Live Oak, FL, passed away March 17, 2014. He was born in Jesup, GA on September 12, 1944 to parents, Cecil John Woodcock Sr. and Isabell Johnson Woodcock. A life-long resident of Florida, Cecil was Baptist by faith and loved music and fishing. He was a very laid-back person and everyone that knew him...

Erskine Horace Stubbs

Erskine Horace Stubbs

March 17, 2014

Erskine Horace Stubbs, 93, of Orange Park, FL passed away peacefully on Monday, March 17, 2014. He was born on May 18, 1920 to parents Henry and Lula Dunaway Stubbs in Lumpkin, GA. Staff Sergeant Stubbs proudly and honorably served his nation in The United States Air Force and was a POW during WWII. He was loved by everyone who...

Jennice Johnson

Jennice Johnson

March 12, 2014

Jennice Johnson, 58, of Middleburg, FL passed away peacefully on March 12, 2014 at home. She was born on July 6, 1955 in Jacksonville, FL to parents James and Patricia (Grant) Johnson. Jennice loved her family; knitting and crocheting blankets and fishing. She had worked for Cook’s Landscaping for 13 years as a dump truck driver and went by the...

Vernon Lawrence Walsh Jr.

Vernon Lawrence Walsh Jr.

March 12, 2014

Vern passed away March 12, 2014 in Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida at the age of 71. He was born to Vernon and Ruby Hall Walsh on February 22, 1943 in Belleville, Illinois. Ruby later married Mr. Richard Gamble. Vern was raised by his grandparents, Harry and Bertha Hall in Centralia, Illinois from the age of 2 months old. He...

Barry Lee Allen

Barry Lee Allen

March 8, 2014

Barry Lee Allen, 63, of Middleburg, FL, passed away March 8, 2014 following an extended illness. He was born August 2, 1950 in Detroit, MI to parents, Clell and Lorraine Spencer Allen. Mr. Allen was a North Florida resident for 13 years coming from South Florida. Barry was a member of VFW Post 8255, American Legion Post 250 and Legionnaire...

Sharon Kay Kellogg

Sharon Kay Kellogg

March 5, 2014

Sharon Kellogg, 66, of Middleburg, FL, passed away March 5, 2014. She was born on February 20, 1948 in Longmont, CO to parents Frank and Mary Orel and had lived in the Jacksonville area since 2001. She was an active member of the Middleburg Senior Center. Mrs. Kellogg was predeceased by her husband, Cleon Kellogg, and a brother, James Orel....

Evelyn B. Hyde

Evelyn B. Hyde

March 4, 2014

Evelyn B. Hyde, 80, of Orange Park, FL, passed away March 4, 2014. She was born on November 23, 1933 in Cantwell, MO to parents Melvin and Maudie Stokes Hill. Mrs. Hyde had worked as a cashier and had lived in the local area since 1972, moving here from Norfolk, VA. She was a member and former president of the...