Obituaries
R. L. Corbin
Sep 9, 2019
Mr. R.L. Corbin of Jena, FL, passed away at his home on Monday, September 9, 2019 at the age of 94. He was born in Jena on October 13, 1924 and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Corbin retired as a Heavy Equipment Operator. He loved to hunt, fish and garden and also enjoyed being a Ham and C.B. Radio Operator....
Lillie Mae Bass
Sep 6, 2019
Lillie Mae Bass of Bell, FL, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 at UF Shands in Gainesville, FL. She was 82 years old. Lillie Mae was born in Bell to parents, J.D. and Penelopie Knighton on May 31, 1937 and was a lifelong resident of Gilchrist County. She was a homemaker and member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Mrs....
Georgia Rose Hurst
Aug 24, 2019
Miss Georgia Rose Hurst was born and went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 24, 2019. She was the precious daughter of Matthew M. and Lacie Crawford Hurst of Bell, FL. Georgia is survived by her parents; her maternal grandmother, Janice Crawford of Chiefland, FL; her paternal grandparents, Michael and Debbie Hurst of Bell, FL; her aunt, Katelyn...
Tony R Slaughter
Aug 22, 2019
Tony R. Slaughter, age 80, of Live Oak, FL, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL. He was born on June 13, 1939 to J.D. and Iola Downing Slaughter in Waverly, FL and had been a resident of Live Oak since moving from Lake Wales, FL 4 years ago. Mr. Slaughter...
David Alden Nichols
Aug 22, 2019
David Alden Nichols, age 70, of Trenton, FL, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at his residence. He was born on September 24, 1948 to Arch and Vera Terwilleger Nichols in Prescott, AZ and had made Trenton his home since moving from St. Petersburg, FL 12 years ago. He retired from the US Postal Service. He proudly served his...
Eleana Marjory South
Aug 9, 2019
Eleanor Marjory South was born on November 3, 1925 to Clarence and Carrie Johnson Kalland in Stoughton, WI. She went to be with the Lord on August 9, 2019 at the age of 93. She graduated from Stoughton High School in 1943 and on March 7, 1944 she married her husband of 75 years, Lee South. Mrs. South was a...
Franklin D. Martin
Aug 8, 2019
Franklin D. Martin of High Springs, FL, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL. He was 82 years old. Mr. Martin was born on September 3, 1936 to parents, George W. and Maybell Roberson Martin in Bell, FL and was a lifelong resident of Gilchrist County. He was a retired...
Linda Josephine Trail
Jul 31, 2019
Linda Josephine Russell Trail of Bell, FL, passed away at her residence on July 31, 2019. She was 58 years old. She was born on August 9, 1960 to Jake and Margie Russell in Gainesville, FL and had made her home in Bell since moving from Ft. White 2 years ago. Mrs. Trail is preceded in death by her parents....
James Rudolph Williams
Jul 27, 2019
James Rudolph Williams, 80, entered joyfully into the presence of our Lord and Savior on July 27, 2019 while surrounded by his loving family. Rudolph was born in Lake County, FL on April 17, 1939 to James Albert Williams and Lowell Margaret Dees Williams. The family moved back to Dixie County shortly thereafter, where Rudolph lived for the remainder of...
Virginia Lula Brown
Jul 11, 2019
Miss Virginia Lula Brown, 84 years old, of Bell, FL, passed away peacefully at home on July 11, 2019. Miss Brown was born in High Springs, FL on October 31, 1934 to Edward Brown, Sr. and Helen Hines Brown and was a lifelong resident of Bell. She was a Christian and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She attended...
Cynthia Ann Haines
Jul 9, 2019
Cynthia Ann Haines, 62, of Trenton, FL, passed away on July 9, 2019. She was born on May 10, 1957 to Norman and Elizabeth Stanley in Akron, OH and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Fourt Lauderdale, FL in 2001. She worked previously as a data entry clerk and was of the Baptist faith. Cynthia is preceded...
Hilton D. Messer
Jul 8, 2019
Hilton D. Messer, 80, of Trenton, FL, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at E.T. York Hospice in Gainesville, FL. He was born on February 14, 1939 in Brooksville, FL to Wilbur and Ethel Messer and had been a resident of Trenton since 1997. Mr. Messer retired from the US Navy after 20 years of service and later from...
Dewey H. Lee
Jul 8, 2019
Dewey H. Lee, age 87, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on July 8, 2019 after a long illness. Mr. Lee was a Naval Veteran of the Korean War. He retired from the Gainesville Fire Department in 1982 with 27 years of service. At that time, he turned his part time job with Wells Fargo into a full-time...
Chesley Blanco Beck
Jul 2, 2019
Chesley Blanco "Bubba" Beck of Trenton, FL, passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. He was 70 years old. Bubba was born in Gainesville, FL on September 22, 1948 to J.T. and Dorothy Beck and was a lifelong resident of Trenton. He retired after 38 years with the City of Trenton; he was a part time farmer...
Nancy Every Freeman
Jun 12, 2019
Nancy Every Freeman, age 70, of Chiefland, FL, passed away at her home on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. She was born on March 22, 1949 to William and Myrtle Hinkle in Ohio and had been a resident of Chiefland since coming from Jacksonville, FL six years ago. She was a bookkeeper and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Freeman is...
Elton Leroy Sapp
Jun 10, 2019
Elton Leroy Sapp of Trenton, FL, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019 at NFRMC in Gainesville. He was 88 years old. Mr. Sapp was born on October 4, 1930 to parents Isaac and Margaret Sapp in Trenton and was a lifelong resident. He proudly served his country in the US Navy and retired from Florida Power and Light. He...
Ellen Louise Scott
May 3, 2019
Mrs. Ellen Louise Scott of High Springs passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at her home. While her passing was sudden and her family is devastated, Ellen would not want her family to be sad knowing she would be with her beloved P.J. Ellen was born to German immigrant parents, Erwin and Louise Arndt, on February 16, 1942, in Milwaukee,...
Young Mack Poole
Apr 23, 2019
Young "Mack" Poole, 80 years old, of Trenton, FL, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at his home. He was born in Levyville, FL on April 15, 1939 to parents Mac S. and Lola Jones Poole and was a lifelong resident of Trenton. He worked for Central Florida Electric Co-op for 41 years; retiring in 2001. Mack enjoyed worshipping...
Doris Nell Philman
Apr 16, 2019
Doris Nell Philman, age 88 and longtime resident of Bell, FL, went home to be with the Lord on April 16, 2019 at her home surrounded by her children. Doris was born on May 10, 1930 in Lenoir, NC to Fritz C. and Clara E. Beane. She had 2 brothers and 2 sisters and was of the Baptist church. Doris...
Susan Lois Koehler
Apr 15, 2019
On April 15, 2019, a great and loved woman, wife, mom (to many), teacher, granny, grandmother and best friend, Susan L. Koehler, 67, who was born on February 19, 1952 to the late Percy and Janet Patenaude, received her wings as God called her home. Though she will be greatly missed, especially those long talks, loving criticisms (when we needed...