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Dewayne Marshall Keene

Dewayne Marshall Keene

Nov 20, 2018

Dewayne Marshall Keene, age 8, of Ft. White, Florida, passed away on November 20, 2018, at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, from injuries he suffered in an automobile accident. He was born on January 19, 2010, in Lake City, Florida, to Samantha Parrish Warner. Dewayne was full of life and never met a stranger. He had the biggest...

Daniel John Bennett

Daniel John Bennett

Nov 20, 2018

Mr. Daniel John Bennett, age 71, of Lawtey, Florida passed away on November 20, 2018. He was born on April 30, 1947 in Highland, Florida to the late Johny Bennett and Ms. Joyce Pinnell Bennett. After graduating from Union County High School, Mr. Bennett joined to United States Coast Guard where he served on an ice breaker ship. After serving...

Patrick W. Castlen

Patrick W. Castlen

Nov 19, 2018

Mr. Patrick W. Castlen, age 68 of Lake Butler, FL passed away Monday, November 19 at his home with family by his side. Mr. Castlen was born in February of 1950 to the late Edward and Joyce Atkinson Castlen. He was a resident of Brooker, FL before moving to Lake Butler, FL over 45 years ago. Mr. Castlen served in...

Susan Marie Boyette

Susan Marie Boyette

Nov 19, 2018

Mrs. Susan Marie Boyette, age 77, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away on November 19, 2018, with her family by her side. She was born on September 10, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Gilbert and Elizabeth Petty Barnard. She married her high school sweetheart, Derrill Boyette, and they raised a family in Homestead, FL where she worked...

Orin "Junior" Reddish, Jr

Orin "Junior" Reddish, Jr

Nov 13, 2018

Mr. Orin "Junior" Reddish Jr., age 92, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away on November 13, 2018. He was born on September 11, 1926 in Miami, Florida, to the late Orin Reddish, Sr. and the late Fannie Bloodsworth Reddish. After graduating high school, Junior joined the Merchant Marines and served in World War II. He returned to Lake Butler where...

Joseph "Joey" Rae Parrish

Joseph "Joey" Rae Parrish

Nov 11, 2018

Mr. Joseph Rea "Joey" Parrish of Brooker, Florida, passed away on November 11, 2018. He was the son of Richard Larry "Bud" Parrish, Sr. and the late Nancy Rea MacGregor Parrish. Joey grew up in the small town of Brooker where he made many lifelong friends. He graduated from Bradford High School in 1999 and was currently working in Gainesville...

Walter Norman Avinger

Walter Norman Avinger

Nov 10, 2018

Mr. Walter Norman Avinger, age 63, of Fort White, Florida, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2018, with his family by his side. He was born on July 26, 1955, in Sante Fe, Florida, to the late Noel Avinger and Ms. Mary Dampier Avinger. After school, Walter began driving trucks and would end up driving for over 30 years, mainly...

Hazel Griffis

Hazel Griffis

Nov 8, 2018

Ms. Hazel Mosley Griffis, age 90, of Lawtey, Florida, passed away on November 8, 2018, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Florida. She was born on July 28, 1928, to the late Brooksie Mosley and the late Rose Carter Mosely. She was a lifelong member of Highland Baptist Church. She loved her church and was very active in it. She was...

Geraldine "Geri" Sapp

Geraldine "Geri" Sapp

Nov 8, 2018

Ms. J. Geraldine "Geri" Sapp, age 72, of Starke, Florida, passed away on November 8, 2018 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. Geri was born on July 26, 1946 to Carson and Hazel Mosley Griffis. She graduated from Baldwin High then started a career in banking. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church in Lawtey, Florida....

Ovedia Parrish Mann

Ovedia Parrish Mann

Nov 6, 2018

Ovedia Parrish Mann, age 86, of Lake Butler passed away November 6, 2018. She was a lifelong resident of Florida and a native of Union County, Florida. Even though she spent some school years in Miami (following her father's death), Ovedia always considered Lake Butler her childhood home.She married fellow Lake Butler native, George W. Mann, a US Navy veteran...

Helen V. Peoples

Helen V. Peoples

Nov 6, 2018

Ms. Helen Peoples, age 96, of Alachua, Florida, passed away on November 6, 2018. She was born on that same day, 96 years ago, in Waldo, Florida to the late Calvin White and the late Nora Brooker. Ms. Peoples attended the Waldo School and went on the college and eventually become and LPN. She loved to shop, work in the...

Bobby R. Bennett

Bobby R. Bennett

Nov 1, 2018

Mr. Bobby R. Bennett, age 78, of Lake Butler, FL, passed away on November 1, 2018, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL. He was born in Lakeland, GA, on October 1, 1940, to the late Isbon Murrell Bennett and the late Lorene Hunter Bennett. Mr. Bennett was raised in Orlando, FL, and then moved to Lake...

John R. Akers Jr

John R. Akers Jr

Nov 1, 2018

Mr. John R. Akers, Jr., age 81, of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at Baya Pointe Rehab & Nursing Center in Lake City, FL. Mr. Akers was born on August 26, 1937, in Charleston, WV, to the late John R. Akers, Sr., and the late Pauline Bailey Akers. He moved to the Lake Butler area...

Melton Gary Stanley

Melton Gary Stanley

Oct 27, 2018

STARKE, FL - Melton Gary Stanley, 71, passed away October 27, 2018, with his family by his side in Starke, FL. His final days were spent surrounded by the family and friends that he loved. He was a gentle giant who touched many lives.He leaves his beloved wife of 36 years, Bettina Rose Stanley; daughter, Cyndi Stanley Wilbourn (David) of...

Mrs. Bonnie Jean Brown

Mrs. Bonnie Jean Brown

Oct 20, 2018

Bonnie J. Brown 75 of Providence passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018 at her residence with family at her side. She was born on December 4, 1942 in Brewton, Alabama to the late Lonnie Lucas and Eula Franklin Lucas. Mrs. Brown a homemaker .She was a member of the Old Providence Baptist Church. She enjoyed Bingo, sewing, cooking and spending...

Thelma Starling Moss

Thelma Starling Moss

Oct 20, 2018

Mrs. Thelma Starling Moss, 98 of Starke passed away peacefully Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Haven Hospice House of Orange Park after an extended illness. Mrs. Moss was born in Starke where she lived all her life. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed her garden and attendance at Church. She was preceded in death by her husband William Frank Moss;...

Michael David Hurst

Michael David Hurst

Oct 17, 2018

Michael the son of David Paul Hurst and Barbara Jo Keene was born on January 18, 1959. He went to his heavenly home on October 17, 2018 after an extended illness. Michael was a graduate of Union County High School. He worked for the Florida Department of Corrections at the Reception & Medical Center and retired as Sergeant in 2001....

Donald Carl West Sr

Donald Carl West Sr

Oct 17, 2018

Donald Carl West Sr., 53, of Lake Butler, Florida passed away on October 17, 2018. He was born on October 1, 1965 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Marion and Edith West. Together with his wife, Donald spent the last 30 years in Lake Butler raising his family. He was employed by the State of Florida Department of Corrections for...

James Hayward Bruner

James Hayward Bruner

Oct 12, 2018

Mr. James Hayward Bruner, 67 of rural Lake Butler passed away peacefully at the Windsor Health & Rehabilitation Center of Starke Friday, October 12, 2018, after an extended illness. Mr. Bruner was born in Niceville, FL and had lived near Lake Butler since 1984. He was a Product Control Manager for General Electric near Hague before his retirement. He graduated...

Paul Anthony Jones

Paul Anthony Jones

Oct 8, 2018

Paul Anthony Jones, 48, of Starke, Florida passed away on October 8, 2018. He was born on April 10, 1970 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee to Bobby and Virginia Jones. Paul was employed as a Correctional Officer with the State of Florida Department of Corrections at New River Correctional Institution. He was member of Bible Baptist Church of Starke, Florida. Paul leaves...

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