Obituaries
Kathleen S. Slipp
January 11, 2013
Kathleen S. Slipp, 97, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013. She was born on May 23, 1915 in Blaine, ME to parents Thomas and Jesse Phair. Mrs. Slipp had worked as an accountant. She was a former member of the Mars Hill Full Gospel Assembly in Mars Hill, ME. Mrs. Slipp moved to Fleming Island in...
Harold J. Chance
January 11, 2013
Harold J. Chance, 88, of Middleburg, FL, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013. He was born on September 1, 1924 in Kinmundy, IL to parents Clarence and Stella Chance. He was a World War II Veteran, serving his country in the United States Army in the European, North African and Pacific Theatres. Mr. Chance had worked as an auto body...
Beth Oakley
January 10, 2013
Beth Oakley, 33, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013. She was born on November 3, 1979 in Jacksonville, FL. Beth was a member of Black Creek Baptist Church and enjoyed performing drama’s for the church. She was involved in martial arts and was close to receiving her brown belt. Beth was a volunteer at Baptist...
JoAnn Skinner Harper
January 5, 2013
JoAnn Skinner Harper, 82, of Middleburg, FL, passed away on January 5, 2013. She was born to parents, Oliver and Odessa Skinner on September 8, 1930 in Williston, FL and was a Methodist by faith. JoAnn moved from Jacksonville, FL to Middleburg, FL, where she was a 50 year resident. She was very active in her church where she was...
Charles "Charlie" Henry Knight
January 2, 2013
Charles “Charlie” Henry Knight, 78, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away January 2, 2013. He was born on October 28, 1934 in Danville, VA to parents Charlie and Ann Knight. He was a Korean War Veteran, serving his country in the United States Navy and had worked in quality control at the Metal Container Corp. Mr. Knight had been...
William Edward Stembridge
December 29, 2012
William Edward Stembridge, 73, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away December 29, 2012 at his residence. He was born December 2, 1939 in Klondike, GA to James and Bonnie White Stembridge. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, had been an Architect for over 50 years and was a graduate of the Georgia Tech School of Architecture....
Stephanie Callahan
December 29, 2012
Stephanie Callahan, 46, passed away December 29, 2012. She was born in Decatur, AL on August 2, 1966 and had lived in the Jacksonville area since 1979. She loved her family very much and will be greatly missed. She also loved animals and enjoyed reading and movies. She was predeceased by her son, Anthony Taylor, uncle, Keith Hall and grandmother,...
Cecil Lee Coon, Jr.
December 28, 2012
Cecil Lee Coon, Jr., 76, passed away December 28, 2012 at his home in St. Augustine, FL. He was born on February 23, 1936 in Detroit, MI. Mr. Coon worked for The Budd Company in Detroit, MI as Human Resources Manager for many years until retirement. Cecil is survived by his best friend Jerry Vandeford, brother David (Maryann) Coon, sisters,...
Leslie "Les" John O'Donoghue
December 26, 2012
Leslie John O’Donoghue, “Les”, 86, of Orange Park, FL, passed away on December 26, 2012. He was born to Lillian Stewart Moodie O’Donoghue and Henry Leslie O’Donoghue on February 18th, 1926 in Dundee, Scotland and immigrated to the USA as a small child. Les was always a driven individual and started working at a very young age as a bell...
Ronald Gene Wasson
December 22, 2012
Ronald G. Wasson, 78, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away December 22, 2012. He was born in Peoria, IL, to parents, Rolland and Marvel Wasson. He attended high school in Peoria and Lewistown, IL, graduating in 1952. Ronald joined the Navy for four years and then began working for Caterpillar Incorporated until his retirement in 1990. At that time he...
Wilbur Hicks Freeman, Jr.
December 21, 2012
Wilbur Hicks Freeman, Jr., 60, of Orange Park, FL, passed away December 21, 2012. He was born on February 3, 1952 in Jacksonville, FL to parents Wilbur and Edna Freeman, Sr. Mr. Freeman had worked at Orange Park Hospital and loved to spend his time fishing, collecting pens and talking to people. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Elsie M Ward
December 16, 2012
Elsie M. Ward, 89, of St. Johns, FL, passed away December 16, 2012 in St. Augustine, FL. She was born in Tampa, FL to parents, Marion William and Ada (Hay) Ellerbee. She was predeceased by her husband, William and is survived by her daughters, Carol (Tom) Shelton and Shirley (Barry) Strugnell; brother, Edward Ellerbee; grandchildren, Deborah Shelton, Thomas (Janece) Shelton,...
Gene E. Houldson
December 15, 2012
Gene E. Houldson, 62, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away December 15, 2012. He was born July 27, 1950 in Oakland, CA to parents Clarence and Elinor (Downey) Houldson. He had been a resident of Green Cove Springs since 1992 and retired from Tamko Roofing in Green Cove Springs. He was a Christian and had attended Living Waters and...
Steven A. Melson
December 12, 2012
Steven A. Melson, 63, of Middleburg, FL, passed away December 12, 2012. He was born on December 27, 1948 in Jacksonville to parents Samuel and Nancy (Reddington) Melson. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law, youth sports coach and mentor. A Jacksonville native, Steve graduated from Andrew Jackson High School and San Angelo State University. Steve was an avid...
Freddie Roy Walker, III
December 9, 2012
Freddie Roy Walker, III, 45, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012. He was born on March 20, 1967 in Muncie, IN to parents Freddie Roy Walker, II and Rebecca Jane Frederickson Walker. Freddie was self-employed as a Lock Smith. He loved to hunt, fish and spending time with his family and friends. Freddie will be...
Dolores H. Paquin
December 8, 2012
Dolores H. Paquin, A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on December 8, 2012, in Fleming Island, FL. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, she is survived by her husband of 64 years, George Paquin; sons, Stephen Paquin of Cranston, RI., Bryan Paquin of Myrtle Beach, SC.; daughters, Diane Ayers and Kathleen Gray of Fleming Island; and three grandchildren. The...
Norma Jean Farrow Bernard
December 7, 2012
Norma Jean Farrow Bernard, 82, was a long time residence of Clay County, FL, and passed away on December 7, 2012. She was born on June 16, 1930 to parents, Charles L. Farrow and Elizabeth Benkert Kimble in Portsmouth, Ohio, and was a Christian by faith. She fell in love with her late husband, James A. Bernard and got married...
LCDR Robert H. Cheyne, Jr.
December 4, 2012
LCDR Robert H. Cheyne, Jr., USN (Ret), 83, of Middleburg, FL, passed away December 4, 2012. He was born on June 4, 1929 in Daytona Beach, FL to parents Robert and Florence Cheyne, Sr. Mr. Cheyne was a retired LCDR, having served his country in the United States Navy and had lived in the local area since 1974. He was...
Ella Nora Parrish
December 3, 2012
Ella Nora Parrish, 84, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away December 3, 2012. She was born on April 15, 1928 in Brooklet, GA. She was married to the late Murlan J. Parrish for 34 years and had three sons, Richard M. Parrish (Yvonne), the late Dennis F. Parrish (Debbie) and the late Emmitt P. Parrish (Cheryl). Six grandchildren, Lori...
Catherine Bush-Diodato
December 3, 2012
Catherine Bush-Diodato was born April 5, 1916 in Staten Island, NY and entered eternal life on December 3, 2012. She was a resident of the Life Care Nursing Home for the past two years. Catherine attended St. Benedict’s school and later Jamaica High School, before going on to earn her Licensed Practical Nurse degree. She married Cecil Bush and had...
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