Obituaries
Wesley John Corbin
Feb 13, 2020
Wesley John "Riley" Corbin of Old Town, FL, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at his home. He was 30 years old. Riley was born in Gainesville, FL on April 14, 1989 to Wesley Corbin and Anna O'Steen and was a lifelong resident of Dixie County. He was a Welder, an avid outdoorsman and was of the Baptist faith....

Douglas Edward Colle
Feb 11, 2020
Douglas Edward Colle of Newberry, FL passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. He was 68 years old. Mr. Colle was born in New Orleans, LA on September 18, 1951 to parents, Edward A Colle, Jr. and Alice McClure Colle. He was a Marine Biologist with the University of Florida. Mr. Colle is preceded in death by...
Gloria Roberts Cannon
Feb 8, 2020
Gloria Roberts Cannon of Bell, FL, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at her home. She was 72 years old. She was born on May 4, 1947 to parents, Leon and Alda Juanita Roberts in Gainesville, FL and was a lifelong resident of Gilchrist County. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Church of Christ. Mrs. Roberts...
William Louis Smith
Jan 30, 2020
William "Louis" Smith of Bell, FL, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at NFRMC in Gainesville, FL. He was 81 years old. Louis was born on August 27, 1938 to parents, Frazier and Maggie Reynolds Smith in Newberry, FL and was a lifelong resident of Newberry and the Gilchrist County area. He grew up on a 5th generation farm...
Michael Wayne Hall
Jan 29, 2020
Michael Wayne Hall, age 75, of Trenton, FL, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. He was born on August 4, 1944 to Bertie and Ocie Hall in Oak Hill, WV and had been a resident of Trenton since coming from MI 13 years ago. Mr. Hall proudly served his country in the US Air Force. He...
Joseph Emanuel Motta
Jan 23, 2020
Joseph Emanuel Motta of High Springs, FL, passed away at his residence on Thursday, January 23, 2020. He was 65 years old. Joseph was born on October 1, 1954 to Joseph and Janet Motta in Brooklyn, NY and had been a resident of High Springs since coming from Madeira Beach, FL in 2010. Mr. Motta is preceded in death by...
Jack Thomas Rand
Jan 20, 2020
Born on January 31,1941 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Jack passed away peacefully in his home on January 20, 2020 in Gainesville, Florida surrounded by his loved ones. Jack was a Navy veteran who loved golfing, fishing and spending time with his loved ones. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 57 years Beverly Ann Rand and is survived...
Billy J Hurst
Jan 9, 2020
Billy J. Hurst, age 74, of Trenton, FL, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 E.T. York Hospice in Gainesville, FL. He was born on April 19, 1945 to Herman L. and Virginia Davis Hurst in St. Petersburg, FL and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Crystal River, FL in 1992. Mr. Hurst proudly served his country...
Heather Charlene Dishman
Jan 9, 2020
Heather Charlene Dishman, age 37, of Trenton, FL, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at UF Shands in Gainesville, FL. She was born on June 11, 1982 to Charles and Murna Dishman in Hudson, FL and was a lifelong resident of Trenton. Heather loved watching her brother on the racetrack and enjoyed mud bogging. She is survived by her...

Lester Reginald Cribbs
Jan 2, 2020
Lester Reginald Cribbs, surrounded at home by his loving family, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 2, 2020. He was 92 years old. Lester was born on October 6, 1927 to Bry and Allie Cooper Cribbs in Wilcox. He served in the Merchant Marines and the US Army, and worked for CSX Railroad for 42 years until...
Martha Joyce Allen
Dec 30, 2019
Martha Joyce Allen of Trenton, FL, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019 at her home. She was 52 years old. Martha was born on April 17, 1967 to parents, Fred and Joyce Shewmaker in Wooster, OH and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Middlebourne, WV 10 years ago. She was a homemaker and mother and was...
Lloyd Alvin McElroy
Dec 17, 2019
Lloyd Alvin McElroy, surrounded by his loving family, went to be with the Lord in the early morning of December 17, 2019. Lloyd had fought an extended battle with leukemia. He was born on March 2, 1934, in Trenton, Florida to Carlton Lawrence McElroy and Jemae Curry McElroy. He was raised a faithful Baptist who wouldn’t hesitate to make sure...
Wesley Randall Watts
Dec 17, 2019
Wesley Randall Watts of Bell, FL, passed away at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville on December 17, 2019. He was 56 years old. Wesley was born on March 25, 1963 in South Boston, VA to Harry and Kitty Watts and had been a resident of Bell since coming from Cullman, AL 7 years ago. He proudly served his country...
Carla Carol Eaton
Dec 16, 2019
Carla Carol Eaton (Emery), age 79, of Trenton, FL, peacefully passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019 at a nursing home. She was born on September 21, 1940 to the late Lawrence and Edith Emery. She was married to Jack Eaton for 58 years. Before she retired she owned and operated All Trans Remanufacturing in Phoenix, AZ. She began operations...
Hallie Stevens Layfield
Dec 15, 2019
Hallie Stevens Layfield was born in Levy County on December 5, 1931 and passed away on December 15, 2019 at Ayers Health and Rehabilitation in Trenton, FL. Hallie was a life long resident of Levy County. She retired from the Levy County Board of County Commissioners. She was a long time member of Pine Grove Baptist Church where she faithfully...
Beverly Ann Rand
Dec 13, 2019
Beverly Ann Rand, age 80, of Trenton, FL, was born on May 15, 1939 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She passed away peacefully on December 13, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida surrounded by loved ones. She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years Jack Rand, her adoring children Terry Rand, Jackie (Dennis) Holt, Tonjia Rand, 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren....
Cheryl Ann Sheppard
Dec 8, 2019
Cheryl Ann Sheppard of Bell, FL, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at her residence. She was 46 years old. Cheryl was born on December 18, 1972 to parents James and Evelyn Sheppard in Orlando, FL and had made Bell her home since 1993. She had previously worked in retail sales and was of the Baptist faith. Cheryl is...
Kathleen Ann Bolton
Dec 6, 2019
Kathleen Ann Bolton of Newberry, FL, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. She was 74 years old. She was born on December 21, 1944 in Jacksonville, FL to parents Roy and Ona Lam and had made Newberry her home for the past 40 years. Kathleen was a Real Estate and...
James Joseph Gamberton
Dec 3, 2019
James Joseph Gamberton of High Springs, FL passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the James A. Haley Veteran's Medical Center in Tampa, FL. He was 76 years old. Mr. Gamberton was born on March 14, 1943 to James Hamilton and Florence Bassett Gamberton in Washington, DC and had been a resident of High Springs since moving from Alameda,...
Larry Ledon Foley
Nov 27, 2019
Larry L. "Don" Foley, Sr. of Chiefland, FL, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at his home. He was 83 years old. He was born on September 2, 1936 to parents, Albert and Esther Foley in Lockhart, AL and was a lifelong resident of Chiefland. Mr. Foley proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He retired as the...