Obituaries

Alvin Walsh, Jr.

Alvin Walsh, Jr.

May 2, 2007

Alvin Walsh, Jr., 64, of Middleburg, FL passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2007. Born to parents Alvin Sr. and Vera Walsh on January 29, 1943 in Coffee County, Georgia, he had been a resident of the Clay County area for most of his life. He worked in the construction industry and enjoyed spending his free time fishing. He was predeceased...

Rolf Topik

Rolf Topik

April 25, 2007

Rolf Topik, 79, of Orange Park, FL passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2007. He was born to parents Luis and Babette Topik on October 30, 1927 in Leipzig, Germany and moved to the Orange Park area four years ago from Rhode Island. Mr. Topik honorably served his country in The United States Army and later worked as a stock broker....

Jack B. Brooker

Jack B. Brooker

April 24, 2007

Jack B. Brooker, 78, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007. He was born on November 12, 1928 in Green Cove Springs to parents, Joseph and Lonie Brooker. Mr. Brooker was a retired Director for the Clay County Parks and Recreation Department, with over 20 years of service. He served his country in the United States...

Jon Pall Barrett

Jon Pall Barrett

April 21, 2007

Jon Pall Barrett, 29, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away Saturday, April 21, 2007. He was born to parents James and Opal Barrett on October 25, 1977 in Hamilton, OH and worked as a furniture mover in the moving and packing industry. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. He is survived by his parents,...

Charles T. Segar

Charles T. Segar

April 17, 2007

Charles T. Segar, Sr., 92, of Orange Park, FL passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Moosehaven Life Care Center. Born to parents Charles and Barbara (Gunderson) Segar on June 20, 1914 in Spokane, WA, he became affiliated with the Loyal Order of Moose when he joined Leisure City, FL Lodge #2258 in 1954. Charles came to Moosehaven on May...

John M. Shaw

John M. Shaw

April 14, 2007

John M. Shaw, 67, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2007. He was born to parents James and Edna (Manning) Shaw on March 15, 1940 in Springfield, OH and moved to Florida forty years ago. Mr. Shaw was of the Baptist faith and worked as a driver in the trucking industry and enjoyed mechanic work. He was...

Craig M. Eames

Craig M. Eames

April 14, 2007

Craig M. Eames, 51, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007 at his Middleburg residence surrounded by his beloved family. Craig was born on June 10, 1955 to parents Nathaniel and Joyce Eames in Miles City, MT. He worked as a carpenter in the construction industry and loved fishing. He was preceded in death by his mother, Joyce and is survived...

George A. Doxey, Sr.

George A. Doxey, Sr.

April 14, 2007

George A. Doxey, Sr., 87, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007. He was born to parents George W. and Grace Doxey on April 24, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY and moved to the Penney Farms Retirement Community fifteen years ago from Carol Stream, IL. Of the Baptist faith, he attended Penney Memorial Church. Mr. Doxey graduated from Pratt Institute with a...

Donald T. Evers

Donald T. Evers

April 14, 2007

Donald T. Evers, 72, of Orange Park, FL passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007. He was born in Avon Park, FL to parents Louis R. and Ola Mae Evers. Mr. Evers was a retired patrolman from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office with 36 years of service. He was in the Motorcycle Unit and was an expert marksman. He loved the outdoors...

Barbara L. West

Barbara L. West

April 10, 2007

Barbara L. West, 70, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007. She was born to parents Francis and Mildred Larson on August 10, 1936 in Lake City, FL and was of the Presbyterian Faith. She enjoyed reading and crocheting, but her greatest joy was her family. She was a loving mother and wife and will be...

James Lee McCray

James Lee McCray

April 9, 2007

James Lee McCray, 65, passed away at his Green Cove Springs residence surrounded by his loving family on Monday, April 9, 2007. He was born to parents Ralph and Rodie McCray on August 17, 1941 in Midway, AL. He moved to the Green Cove Springs area in 2002 from Newark, NY and attended Sunrise Baptist Church. He worked in production...

Virginia Hopkins

Virginia Hopkins

April 9, 2007

Virginia “Ginny” Hopkins, 59, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away on Monday, April 9, 2007 in Jacksonville, FL. Born to parents Herbert W. Heiser, Sr. and Virginia Mary Scott Heiser on May 6, 1947 in New York City, NY, she was of the Roman Catholic Faith. Ginny lived in the Virginia Beach area for many years and married Edward...

James Arthur Derossett

James Arthur Derossett

April 8, 2007

James Arthur Derossett, 40, died Sunday, April 8, 2007. He was born in Asheville, North Carolina and often remarked that he found comfort and peace in the mountains of his birth. James dearly loved his wife and three wonderful boys and truly exemplified the image of the devoted father and husband. He loved to laugh and had an incredible sense...

Baby Girl Olivia Lee Savarino

Baby Girl Olivia Lee Savarino

April 7, 2007

Baby Girl Olivia Lee Savarino went to be an angel in heaven on Saturday, April 7, 2007. Olivia was born to parents Christopher Joseph and Brandi Lee (Noland) Savarino on February 7, 2007 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Her beautiful smile and precious memory will live forever in the hearts of her loving family which includes her parents, Chris and Brandi...

Burton E. Scott

Burton E. Scott

April 6, 2007

Burton E. Scott, 85, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Friday, April 6, 2007. He was born on September 21, 1921 in Marshall, OK to parents, Berton and Margaret Scott. Mr. Scott was a retired CPO in the United States Navy, having served his country in World War II and was an ex-Japanese POW. He also enjoyed working for...

Mary Pauline Cummins

Mary Pauline Cummins

April 5, 2007

Cummins, Mary Pauline, 93, passed away on April 5, 2007, at the Orange Park Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband Alex G. Cummins in 1991. She came to Jacksonville in 1999 and resided at San Jose Manor. She was born Mary Pauline Veselosky on July 30, 1913 in Wise, Virginia of immigrant parents who had recently...

Juanita Padgett Sladek

Juanita Padgett Sladek

April 5, 2007

Juanita Padgett Sladek, 47, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2007. She was born on March 15, 1960 in Green Cove Springs to parents, Charles and Fern Padgett. She was of the Baptist faith and formerly attended Shiloh Baptist Church. Mrs. Sladek had been a manager for Pizza Hut on Normandy Blvd. in Jacksonville as well...

Kimberly M. Lance

Kimberly M. Lance

April 3, 2007

Kimberly M. Lance, 40, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2007. She was born on November 27, 1966 in Henderson, KY to parents James and Nellie Lance. She had worked in the restaurant business as a cook and enjoyed gardening. Survivors include her mother, Nell Kemper; son, Zachary Lance; brother, James H. Lance and sisters, Bonnie Graham and...

Kathleen Knight Smith

Kathleen Knight Smith

April 2, 2007

Kathleen Knight Smith, 87, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007. She was born on March 30, 1920 in Green Cove Springs to parents, William and Pearl Knight. She was a retired pharmacy clerk and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by siblings, Nita Bradley, Thelma Morea and Bobby Knight. She...

Ada Marie Johnson

Ada Marie Johnson

March 31, 2007

Ada Marie Johnson, 62, of Orange Park, FL passed away Saturday, March 31, 2007. Born to parents Earl and Lenor Jones on May 21, 1944 in Johnson County, KY, she had been a resident of the Orange Park community for twenty two years. Of the Old Regular Baptist faith, she attended Little Ruth Old Regular Baptist Church and loved working...