Obituaries

Paul Gerhardt Radtke

Paul Gerhardt Radtke

November 28, 2013

Lieutenant Colonel Paul Gerhardt Radtke, 84, of Penney Farms, FL passed away peacefully on November 28, 2013. He was born on July 11, 1929 in Red Wing, MN to parents, Willy and Ottilie Kramp Radtke. Mr. Radtke was retired from the United States Marines and was a Korean and Vietnam War Veteran. Please sign the family’s online register book www.broadusraines.com....

Henry Meriles Dominguez

Henry Meriles Dominguez

November 22, 2013

Henry “Ique” M. Dominguez, 79, of Middleburg, FL, went to be with the Lord, Friday, November 22, 2013. He was born April 22, 1934 in McKinney, TX to parents Tiofilo and Manuela Dominguez. Henry was proud of his service in the United States Air Force and being stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. He loved listening...

Russell "Rusty" Arthur Dickerson

Russell "Rusty" Arthur Dickerson

November 22, 2013

Russell Arthur (Rusty) Dickerson, 66, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away November 22, 2013. He was born on January 5, 1947 in Roanoke, VA to parents Joseph and Virginia Pruitt Dickerson. Mr. Dickerson was a Vietnam War Veteran, having served in the United States Navy and was one of the most highly decorated enlisted men by Admiral Kelso in 1982. Rusty...

Mrs. Robbie Leon Hicks

Mrs. Robbie Leon Hicks

November 21, 2013

Mrs. Robbie Leon Hicks, 95, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away November 21, 2013. She was born on June 12, 1918 in Athens, AL to parents Robert and Vera (McConnell) Moore and had lived in Green Cove Springs since 1947. Mrs. Hicks was predeceased by her beloved husband, William F. Hicks and is survived by her loving family including...

Loy Vernon "Dickie" Watson, Jr.

Loy Vernon "Dickie" Watson, Jr.

November 20, 2013

Loy Vernon “Dickie” Watson, Jr., 43, of Green Cove Springs, FL, went home to be with the Lord on November 20, 2013. He was a native of Jacksonville and was born to parents, Loy and Bettie (Lee) Watson on July 23, 1970. He was a heavy equipment operator and engine mechanic and a member of the Congregational Holiness Church in...

Eloise Williams Gipson

Eloise Williams Gipson

November 20, 2013

Eloise Gipson, 85, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2013 in Jacksonville, FL. Eloise was born on January 1, 1928 in Moselle, MS to parents E.W. and Nannie Shirley Williams. Mrs. Gipson had 2 brothers, 3 sisters and married the love of her life on June 27, 1948. Eloise and Louise had 5 children, 1...

Patricia Ann Adams

Patricia Ann Adams

November 18, 2013

Patricia Ann Adams, 69, went to be with our lord on November 18, 2013. She was born on July 19, 1944 to parents Jake and Alice Carter. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jake and Alice, her brother, Jacob Carter Jr., daughter Jodi Hakes and grandson Daniel Smith. Patsy, as she was known to all, was a homemaker...

Esther Ann Garrigan

Esther Ann Garrigan

November 17, 2013

Esther Ann Garrigan passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013 in Orange Park, FL. She was born June 24, 1917 in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Hungarian immigrant parents Gergely and Esther Simon Szalay. Her husband Francis Garrigan predeceased her in 1991 as did a brother, Julius Szalay in 2008. Esther is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Barbara and Robert...

Sara Martin

Sara Martin

November 12, 2013

Sara Martin, 60, of Middleburg, FL, passed away November 12, 2013. She was born on August 16, 1953 in Winter Garden, FL to parents John and Eva Walker Partee. Mrs. Martin had been an insurance claims adjuster and moved to the local area from Ocoee, FL a year and a half ago. She enjoyed cross stitching, reading and gardening. Mrs....

Edwin L. Kimbell

Edwin L. Kimbell

November 10, 2013

Edwin L. Kimbell, 91, of Orange Park, FL, passed away November 10, 2013. He was born on August 20, 1922 in Birmingham, AL to parents, Claude and Marie Rogers Kimbell. Mr. Kimbell was a World War II Veteran, having served his country United States Army Air Corps. He had worked as a supervisor for the United States Post Office and...

Franklin "Frank" Delane Eason

Franklin "Frank" Delane Eason

November 9, 2013

Franklin Delane Eason, 80, of Fleming Island, FL, went home to be with the Lord on November 9, 2013. He was born in Smithfield, N C. to O. J. and Edna Eason. He moved to Jacksonville, FL in 1960 with the Atlantic Coastline Railroad, that later became CSX. He retired in 1989 as Assistant Vice President, CSX. He was a...

Conal "Chip" Joseph Sexton

Conal "Chip" Joseph Sexton

November 9, 2013

Conal “Chip” Joseph Sexton, 67, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013. He was born on September 17, 1946 in Lackawanna, NY to parents, Michael N. and Ellen Agnes O’Brien Sexton. Mr. Sexton served his country honorably, and was a United States Air Force retiree. He was of the Catholic faith and an attended Sacred Heart...

Douglas James Hilton

Douglas James Hilton

November 9, 2013

Douglas James Hilton, 55, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013. He was born on September 29, 1958 in Grundy, VA to parents Berlin and Martha (Baker) Hilton. Doug enjoyed working in his garden, farming his own land and camping at Vilano Beach. Mr. Hilton was lifetime resident of Green Cove Springs bringing much joy...

Willard Earl Collier

Willard Earl Collier

November 8, 2013

Willard Earl Collier was born in Logan, WV on August 12, 1926 and passed away on November 8, 2013 at Governors Creek Health and Rehab Center. He is survived by a daughter Doris; five sisters, Carmen Chafin and Lillian Garrison of Jacksonville, FL, June Sammons of Beauty, KY, Wanda Mills of Ashland, KY and Rebecca Roberts of Gahanna, OH; brother,...

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard

November 5, 2013

Mark Ballard September 27, 1933 – November 5, 2013 Mark passed away on November 5, 2013 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 80. He was born to Paris and Millie Ballard on September 27, 1933 in Dade, Georgia. Mark graduated from Berry College in Rome Georgia Mark married Madrene Whorton on July 11, 1953. She preceded...

Karen Kay Phipps

Karen Kay Phipps

November 5, 2013

Karen Kay Phipps, 67, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away November 5, 2013 at the Custead Care Center of Haven Hospice in Orange Park, FL. She was born on April 8, 1946 in Hicksville, OH to parents Robert and Bessie (King) Witt. She had recently moved to Green Cove Springs and loved cooking for others. She is survived by...

James Calvin Cagle

James Calvin Cagle

November 2, 2013

Ft. Pierce, FL November 2, 2013 Lodge #248 October 13, 1923 – November 2, 2013 James passed away November 2, 2013 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 90. He was born to Calvin and Annie Cagle on October 13, 1923 in Mayfield, Kentucky. After James received his GED he joined the United States Marines at 17...

Kathleen Donaghy Carroll

Kathleen Donaghy Carroll

November 2, 2013

KATHLEEN DONAGHY CARROLL - 6/21/1924 - 11/2/2013 - Kathleen (AKA Kaye, Mother, Nana, Aunt Kaye, Miss Kaye, and Green Eyes) was born in Lynch, Kentucky and graduated from Cumberland High School. She married her high school sweetheart, James Ernest Carroll, in January 1946, came to Florida on their honeymoon, and returned to live in Jacksonville in 1946. She is survived...

Dorthy Geneva Gilbert

Dorthy Geneva Gilbert

October 27, 2013

Dorthy Geneva Gilbert, 83, of Keystone Heights, FL, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013 in Orange Park, FL. She was born May 18, 1930 in Mingo, West Virginia to parents William and Arpha McCoy Hess. Mrs. Gilbert has been a resident of Clay County since 1947. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was a member of Congregational Holiness...

Miriam S. Miller

Miriam S. Miller

October 26, 2013

Miriam S. Miller, 82, of Orange Park, FL, passed away October 26, 2013. She was born on August 17, 1931 in McBean, GA to parents Marion and Willa Ruth Etheridge Fulcher. Mrs. Miller had been a homemaker and had resided in the local area since 1997, moving here from Daytona Beach, FL. She was a member of First Baptist Church...