Obituaries

Apr 16, 2019

William "Dean" Sawyer, age 76, passed peacefully on April 16, 2019.

Dean was born on April 26, 1942, in Ashe County, North Carolina to the late George and Myra Sawyer. He was the youngest of six children, all proceeding him in death. 

Dean is survived by his wife of 48 years Dorothy; two children, Keith and Deana; six stepchildren, Diane, Tommy, Lee,...

Apr 11, 2019

Juanita Watkins James, 86, passed away on the April 11, 2019 at her home in Lake Butler, Florida. She was born on March 18, 1933 in Hugo, Oklahoma (Choctaw County) to Ora Lee (Nunley) Brewer and Barzilla Watkins.

Juanita married Curtis James in 1957 in Nevada. They were happily married for 46 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother...

Apr 11, 2019

Mr. Marcus (Shop Boy) Seay, age 83, of Worthington Springs, Florida, passed away on April 11, 2019 with his family by his side. He was born on July 18, 1935 in Worthington Springs, to the late Leverette and Rosezell Willis Seay. He lived in Union County all his life and was a jack of all trades. He was a mechanic,...

Apr 9, 2019

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Barron, Jr., age 58, passed away peacefully at home on April 9, 2019, with his family by his side. Kenny was born in Philadelphia, PA, on September 19, 1960, to Kenneth W. Barron, Sr. and Mary Helen King Howard. He was raised in Lawtey, FL, but has resided in Macclenny, FL for the past 33 years and...

Apr 7, 2019

Mrs. Joan Lavone Lintz, age 55, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away on April 7, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 27, 1963, near Covington, TN, to the late J.T. Pugh and the late Joyce Hopkins Bright. She grew up in a Navy family so they bounced around from TN to FL depending on...

Apr 4, 2019

Apr 3, 2019

Mr. James M. Lee, age 78, of Lake Butler, Florida, peacefully passed away on April 3, 2019 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. James was born in Panama City, Florida, on March 21, 1941. His family moved to Oxford, Florida, where he graduated from Wildwood High School in 1959. After high school he went to work for...

Mar 29, 2019

Ms. Iris Lee Canada, age 78, of Raiford, Florida, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2019, at Windsor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Starke, Florida. Ms. Canada was born February 2, 1941, in Lake Butler, Florida to the late Lawrence and Annie Dubberly Cannon. Ms. Canada worked in electronics for Siemens Strongberg-Carlson until her retirement in 2001.  Ms. Canada loved...

Mar 23, 2019

Mr. Lawrence Leo Griffis, age 76, of Starke, FL, passed away at his home on March 23. He was born in Green Cove Springs, FL, on March 21, 1943, to the late Luther Griffis and the late Beatrice Dixon Griffis. He was a lifelong resident of Bradford County and owned and operated a farm in Starke. In his spare time,...

Mar 23, 2019

Rosemarie Kunkel Noegel, age 71, died on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 in Shands Select Hospital Critical Care Unit from complications due to pneumonia. She was born in Oberhoechstadt, Germany to Marika Kunkel and was the eldest of four children. Rose was trained as a Saucier Chef and cooked in the prestigious Hotel Oberreinfenberg in her early career, there she met...

Mar 19, 2019

Ms. Maude Thomas Tanner, age 84, of Gainesville, FL, passed away on March 19. She was born in Gainesville, FL, on July 4, 1934, to the late N.T. Thomas, Sr. and the late Ora Hines Thomas. She was a 1952 graduate of Alachua High. Later that year, she married the love of her life, Allen Warren Tanner and they would...

Mar 18, 2019

Hope Ellen Lund Murray was handed over to Jesus Christ on March 18, 2019. Born September 12, 1970 in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. She grew up and attended Elk River High School, participated on the accelerated High School Program at age 16; graduated from St. Cloud college at age 19; accepted and remained active in her sorority (Chi Signa Rho XEP)...

Mar 16, 2019

Robert Edgar Fretwell, age 89 of Lake Butler, Florida went home to be with our Lord and Savior on March 16, 2019 following a brief illness. He was born on August 7, 1929 and was the youngest of 8 children. Robert (Bob) grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida and attended Mainland High School and graduated in 1949. He was the...

Mar 12, 2019

Ms. Thelma Arlene Snodderly, age 91, of Starke, FL, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2019, at Riverwood Health and Rehab in Starke, FL. Thelma was born in Defuniak Springs, FL, to the late K.P. Jones and Melissa Marshall Jones. Her passion was her family and she enjoyed cooking and making a wonderful home for them. She also loved a...

Mar 10, 2019

Ms. Janice Catherine Rimes, age 78, of Worthington Springs, FL, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2019, at her home surrounded by family. Janice was born in Worthington Springs, FL, to the late George Green Mathis and Lorene Douglas Mathis. She worked for the Union County School Systems for several years before taking a job with the Department of Corrections...

Mar 9, 2019

Mr. Robert “Bob” Bailey, age 80, of Lake Butler, FL, passed away peacefully on March 9, at the VA Hospital in Lake City, FL. Bob was born on November 20, 1938, in Evinston, FL, to the late Carlton and Mary Louise Bailey.  He loved sports and played football at Reddick High School where he graduated in 1957. After school, Bob...

Mar 8, 2019

Ms. Becky Lee Watson Walker, age 73, of Brooker, FL, passed away on March 8, 2019. Becky was born in Sylvester, GA, to the late Jim and Dollie Douglas Watson. After school, Becky moved to Gainesville, FL where she lived for about 25 years and then finally moving to Brooker in 1998. She was a member of the Church of...

Feb 20, 2019

Lt. Colonel Donald Lamar Dukes, age 81, passed away on February 20, 2019, at his residence. A celebration of life for Lt. Colonel Dukes will be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Sardis Baptist Church in Worthington Springs at 3pm with Pastor Tim Rose officiating. The family will receive visitors beginning at 2pm (one hour prior to service). His...

Feb 12, 2019

Matthew Kevin Thornton, age 45, of Lake Butler, FL, passed away on February 12, 2019, outside of New Orleans, LA. Matt was born on Dec 14, 1973, to the late Marion Thornton and the late Harriet Waldren. He was born and raised in Union County. He enjoyed being outdoors and loved to hunt and fish. Matt worked as a heavy...

Feb 6, 2019

Ms. Patricia Bundy, age 75, of Lake City, FL, passed away on February 6, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, FL. Ms. Bundy was a born in Lake City, FL, on August 25, 1943 to the late Jim Rowe and the late Lizzie Feagle Rowe. She was a lifelong resident of Columbia County and graduate of Columbia County High School. She...