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Earl C. Owen

Earl C. Owen

Dec 9, 2008

Earl C. Owen, 63, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008. He was born in Decatur, AL to parents, Earnest and Lillian Owen on October 5, 1945 and had been a life long residence of the Jacksonville area and was a Baptist by faith. Mr. Owen was enlisted in the Military Reserves, enjoyed crossword puzzles, and was the youngest of three...

Robert M. Driggers

Robert M. Driggers

Dec 6, 2008

Robert M. Driggers, 81, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2008. Mr. Driggers was born to Everett and Pitie Driggers on April 13, 1927 in Bostwick, FL. He was a member of Decoy Baptist Church and enjoyed many jobs throughout his career including working in the pulpwood industry and working as a rancher in the...

Adrienne A. Taylor

Adrienne A. Taylor

Dec 6, 2008

Adrienne A. Taylor, 28, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008. She was born in Orange Park, FL on June 19, 1980. Adrienne had a great sense of humor and loved to go fishing and crabbing. She will be dearly missed. Survivors include: her father, Jerry Taylor; mother, Brenda (Matthew) Roberts; son, Brendan Alexzander Taylor; brother,...

Barbara Holton

Barbara Holton

Dec 5, 2008

Barbara Holton, 73, of Middleburg, FL passed away Friday, December 5, 2008. She was born on February 4, 1935 in Anderson, IN and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Holton lived in many places throughout America including, Plymouth, MA where she owned a ceramics shop named “Nana’s Studio” and taught classes. She moved from Texas to Middleburg in 1997. She...

Abbie D. Miranda

Abbie D. Miranda

Dec 5, 2008

Abbie D. Miranda, 88, passed away Friday, December 5, 2008. Broadus-Raines Funeral Home (904) 284-4000

Christian Alexander Scott

Christian Alexander Scott

Dec 3, 2008

Christian Alexander Scott Christian Scott died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 following a long struggle with lung disease related to cerebral palsy. He passed peacefully at the Acosta-Rua Community Hospice Center with his mother, brother and family friends by his side. Christian was born in Frankfurt, Germany on September 24, 1977. He was the son of Oscar Scott III and the...

Inez Matz

Inez Matz

Dec 2, 2008

Inez Matz, 89, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2008 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center. She was born to Homer and Sigrid Neddeau on June 7, 1919 in Cheyenne, WY. Inez married Leroy Matz on December 21, 1963. Leroy preceded her in death on October 21, 1970. Inez worked as an office worker and retired in 1972. She enjoyed sewing...

Nancy L. Higbe

Nancy L. Higbe

Dec 2, 2008

Nancy L. Higbe, 56, of Keystone Heights passed away Tuesday December 2, 2008. She was born on September 17, 1952 in Corpus Christi, TX to Howard and Helen Grimes. She was a bookkeeper for Blue Cross Blue Shield and was a life long member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Women’s Auxiliary #10164 in Interlachen, FL. She was preceded in death...

Walter L. Brown

Walter L. Brown

Nov 29, 2008

Walter L. “Larry” Brown, 50, died unexpectedly November 29, 2008 at the home of his parents Bob and Jeanette Brown. He was born December 26, 1957 in Orange Park, FL. He graduated from Forest High School and worked for the Clay County Road Department until his death. Survivors include his parents; brother, Steven (Laura); niece, Rachel; nephews, Wesley and Tommy...

Mary Ruth Curtis

Mary Ruth Curtis

Nov 28, 2008

Mary Ruth Curtis, age 72, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2008. She was born on December 14, 1935 in Louisville, KY to parents Mildred Garrison and Robert Alexander Kraft. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Bobby Kraft and one daughter, Judith Curtis Hinson mother to Ernie, Debra, and Philip Guest. She is survived by her...

Pauline J. Wright

Pauline J. Wright

Nov 28, 2008

Pauline J. Wright, 76, of Keystone Heights, FL, passed away Friday, November 28, 2008. She was born on November 30, 1931 in Gregory, West Virginia to parents, Orvie and Ruby Barrickman. She was a homemaker and enjoyed going for rides in the car and sightseeing. She is survived by her husband, Howard Wright; children, Linda Sue Carpenter, Calvin Gene Wright...

Garland H. Deel

Garland H. Deel

Nov 28, 2008

Garland H. Deel, 67, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Friday, November 28, 2008. He was born on September 7, 1941 in Grundy, VA to parents, John and Mary Deel. He moved to this area in 1961 from Grundy, VA and worked for Clay Products for 15 years. He then was co-owner of Sawyer-Deel Gas where he worked for...

Hervey H. Robinson

Hervey H. Robinson

Nov 27, 2008

Hervey H. Robinson, 89, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008. He was born on October 22, 1919 in Union, SC. Mr. Robinson was a World War II Veteran, serving his country in the United States Army and was a German Prisoner of War for 2 years. He retired from the Army Reserve in 1969 as...

Carol McElroy LeFebvre

Carol McElroy LeFebvre

Nov 27, 2008

Carol McElroy LeFebvre, of Green Cove Springs, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 at her daughter’s home in Jacksonville. Carol was born Feb. 19, 1937 to Horace and Berta McElroy in Desoto County, Mississippi, where she joined her big sister, Joan. Employment opportunities brought Carol’s family to Orange Park. Carol graduated from Clay High School in 1955. She worked for the...

James Anderson

James Anderson

Nov 27, 2008

James “Andy” Anderson, 81, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008. He was born in Parrott, GA to parents, James and Mamie Anderson on July 22, 1927 and had been a resident of Clay County since 1982. Mr. Anderson was a First Class Petty Officer in the United States Navy serving during World War II between 1946 – 1966. He honorably...

Linda Moody Smith

Linda Moody Smith

Nov 26, 2008

Linda Moody Smith, 64, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2008. She was born in Starke, FL on January 6, 1944 to parents, Henry and Doris Moody. She had worked as a waitress in Jacksonville and surrounding areas and loved yard sales, computers, being outdoors and at the beach. She will be dearly missed by her...

Jasper N. Gresham

Jasper N. Gresham

Nov 25, 2008

Jasper N. Gresham, 83, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008. He was born on January 1, 1925 in Jacksonville, FL to parents, Jasper and Anna Gresham. Mr. Gresham worked as a sheet metal worker at NAS Jax and loved watching the Gators play as well as playing pool. He will be dearly missed by his loving family...

James L. Hillard

James L. Hillard

Nov 25, 2008

James L. Hillard, Sr., 79, of Orange Park, FL, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2008. He was born on July 9, 1929 in Pittsfield, MA to parents, William and Josephine Hillard. He was a painter, roofer and sider by trade and was of the Christian faith. He dearly loved the Lord and will be missed by his loving family...

Mary E. Ferguson

Mary E. Ferguson

Nov 24, 2008

Mary E. Ferguson, 86, of Middleburg, FL, passed away Monday, November 24, 2008. She was born on December 27, 1921 in Ashland, KY to parents, Theodore and Emma Wells. She had been a newspaper editor for the Corps of Engineers and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Ferguson had resided in the Clay County area since January of 1967 and...

William James O'Neill

William James O'Neill

Nov 22, 2008

William James O’Neill, 88, of St. Augustine, FL, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2008. He was born on February 21, 1920 in Philadelphia, PA to parents, Harry and Anna O’Neill. Mr. O’Neill was a World War II Veteran, serving his country in the United States Navy. He was an engineer in the medical field and will be dearly missed by...

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