Obituaries

Robert "Bob" Aurther Robinson

Robert "Bob" Aurther Robinson

Aug 20, 2019

Mr. Robert “Bob” Aurther Robinson, Sr., age 91, passed away peacefully at his home on August 20, 2019. Mr. Robinson was born March 20, 1928, to the late Eugene and Mary Robinson. He was raised in Ohio but moved to Lake Butler in 1978. Mr. Robinson was a truck driver for Pritchett trucking until his retirement. He was known as...

Charles Herman Rowe

Charles Herman Rowe

Aug 18, 2019

Chuck Rowe, 74, ascended to meet his precious Lord and Savior on August 18, 2019, at his home in Keystone Heights, Florida, while surrounded by his loving family. His strong will to live and devotion to his loved ones kept him going during the most difficult of times. Chuck was born on March 7, 1945, in  Tip Top Kentucky, to...

Baby Devon Alexander Smith, Jr.

Baby Devon Alexander Smith, Jr.

Aug 17, 2019

Baby Devon Alexander Smith, Jr., 64 days old, passed away peacefully at his home on August 17, 2019. He was born on June 14, 2019 to Mr. Devon Alexander Smith, Sr. and Ms. Rachel Lee Williams. Baby Devon was a special little boy who enjoyed playing with his big sister and being rocked in his mother and fathers’ arms. He...

Jess Hansen Sandberg

Jess Hansen Sandberg

Aug 14, 2019

Mr. Jess Hansen Sandberg, Jr., age 90, of Starke, Florida, passed away peacefully on August 14, at the University of Florida Shands Health Center in Gainesville, FL. He was born in Owosso, MI, on August 21, 1928, to the late Jess H. Sandberg, Sr., and Ila Hope Parker Sandberg. He moved to Florida in 1965 and eventually settled in Starke...

Frankie H. Norris

Frankie H. Norris

Aug 9, 2019

Mr. Frankie H. Norris, age 81, of Lawtey, FL, passed away on August 9, 2019, at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville, FL. He was born on November 25, 1937, in Conway, SC, to the late Rufus and Bessie Todd Norris. From an early age, Frank was a salesman. He began with selling milk as a young man and would eventually retire from...

Tony Lamar Waters

Tony Lamar Waters

Jul 31, 2019

Mr. Tony Lamar Waters, age 64, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home on July 31, 2019. Mr. Waters was born on April 19, 1955, in Duval County, FL, to the late Lowell Lester and Mary Helen McMillan Waters. He grew up in Dundee, FL, and always considered that home. Mr. Waters made his living as a...

George Sidney Fortner

George Sidney Fortner

Jul 29, 2019

Mr. George Sidney Fortner, age 87, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2019, in Gainesville, FL. Mr. Fortner was born on October 2, 1931, in Cross City, FL, to the late George and Ida Mae Ward Fortner. When he was in the 8th grade, Mr. Fortner’s family moved to Lake Butler, FL. While in high school,...

Zona Sue Gainey

Zona Sue Gainey

Jul 29, 2019

Mrs. Zona Sue Gainey, age 69, of Brooker, Florida passed away peacefully on July 29, 2019. She was born on December 27, 1949, to the late JV Edwards and Zona Douglas Edwards. Mrs. Gainey was raised in Brooker and spent the majority of her life on a cattle ranch there. She enjoyed reading, sewing, crafting and most of all spending...

Maggie Lou Moore

Maggie Lou Moore

Jul 29, 2019

Ms. Maggie Lou Rosier Moore, age 80, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2019, at ET York Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Florida. Ms. Moore was born in Raiford, FL, on June 10, 1939, to the late Theodore and Ruby Browning Rosier. She was a lifelong resident of Union County and a graduate of Union County High...

Anna Lorain Stewart

Anna Lorain Stewart

Jul 28, 2019

Ms. Anna Lorain Stewart, age 84, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away on July 28, 2019, at the North Florida Rehabilitation and Specialty Care Center in Gainesville. Ms. Stewart was born on June 7, 1935 in Akron, Ohio. She moved to Gainesville, FL, in the 60’s after she met and married Jerry Michael Egantoff. She was an outgoing person, she loved...

Denise Dowling Anderson

Denise Dowling Anderson

Jul 23, 2019

Mrs. Denise Dowling Anderson, age 60, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2019, at the University of Florida Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. She was born on June 9, 1959, to the late Thomas A. Dowling and Mrs. Lila Seay Dowling Barber. Mrs. Denise was a lifelong resident of Union County and worked with the Department...

Tucker Alan Townsend

Tucker Alan Townsend

Jul 22, 2019

Mr. Tucker Alan Townsend, age 72, of Gainesville, Florida passed away peacefully at his home on July 22, 2019 with his family by his side. Mr. Townsend was born on May 1, 1947, to Warren Emory and Melverna Thornton Townsend. Mr. Townsend was a businessman. He owned Sunset Feed & Supply, Sunset English & Western Wear and OK Feed Store...

Mary Ellen Shadd

Mary Ellen Shadd

Jul 9, 2019

Ms. Mary Ellen (Broughton) Shadd, age 82, of Middleburg, Florida, passed away on July 9, 2019, at her home. Ms. Shadd was born on February 19, 1937 in Jacksonville, FL, to Floyd Broughton and Elizabeth Murry Broughton. She married the love of her life, Mr. Grady Shadd, in 1964, and they had one son, Allen. She loved to travel and...

Jessie "Booger" Vernon Griffis

Jessie "Booger" Vernon Griffis

Jul 9, 2019

Mr. Jessie Vernon “Booger” Griffis, age 74, of Starke, Florida passed away on July 9, at the UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Booger was born on August 11, 1944, to the late Gordon Marlin Griffis and Alma Evelyn Tindel Griffis. He was a lifelong resident of Bradford County and drove a truck all his life. He was a fun...

Jerry Calvin Poole

Jerry Calvin Poole

Jul 8, 2019

Mr. Jerry Calvin Poole, age 74, of Lake Butler, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on July 8, 2019, at one of his favorite places, Bass Pro Shops, in Gainesville, FL. Jerry was born on September 23, 1944, in Princeton, WV, to the late Willie Poole and Juanita Koande Poole. After high school, Jerry courageously joined the United States Army. While...

Rosemary Rita Martin

Rosemary Rita Martin

Jul 7, 2019

Ms. Rosemary Rita (Chase) Martin, age 60, of Lake Bulter, Florida, passed away on July 7, 2019. Ms. Martin was born in Albany, NY on March 29, 1959, to William Henry Chase, Jr. and Rose Marie (Van Valkenburg) McGuinn. Her father was in the United States Army so she lived all over the world until she finally landed in Union...

Venera Ramonda Brown

Venera Ramonda Brown

Jun 30, 2019

Ms. Venera Ramonda Brown, 77, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2019, at ET York Haven Hospice in Gainesville, FL, after an extended illness. Ms. Brown was born at home in Taylor, Florida on February 3, 1942. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Butler, FL, and a graduate of Union County High School class of...

Evelyn Goodman

Evelyn Goodman

Jun 29, 2019

Ms. Evelyn Goodman, age 94, of Lake Butler, Florida, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 29, 2019. She was born on November 24, 1924, in Jacksonville, FL, to Warren and Elizabeth Norman Bloodsworth. She was a lifelong resident of Union County, FL, and worked as a seamstress for the Lake Butler Apparel Company....

Jerry "Greg" Barnett

Jerry "Greg" Barnett

Jun 29, 2019

Mr. Jerry “Greg” Barnett, age 61, of Trenton, Florida, passed away on June 29, at the Park Meadows Health and Rehab Center in Gainesville, FL. Greg was born in Michigan on October 26, 1957 to Cecil and Ora Barnett. He moved to the Gainesville area in the early 1990’s. He is a lifelong A/C mechanic and owned a heating and...

Francis "Tissie" Neal Douglas

Francis "Tissie" Neal Douglas

Jun 28, 2019

DOUGLAS, Frances Neal Knabb “Tissie”, age 95, resident of Brooker, FL went to be with her Lord on June 28, 2019.

Mrs. Douglas was born on May 22, 1924 in MacClenny, FL. She completed her primary education in Alachua County and went on to attend Maryville Business College in Maryville, TN. She returned to Florida and worked at Camp Blanding...