Obituaries
Jimmy Ray Cheaves
Mar 26, 2018
Jimmy Ray Cheaves of Trenton, FL, passed away at home on Monday, March 26, 2018. He was 56 years old. Jimmy was born in Chattanooga, TN to Ray and Gladys Cheaves on July 7, 1961 and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Plant City, FL 8 years ago. He worked in the Construction Industry as a Roofer....
John Wayne Pipkin
Mar 20, 2018
John Wayne Pipkin, Sr. of Bell, FL, passed away at home on March 20, 2018. He was 65 years old. He was born on January 12, 1953 to Vennis and Katherine Pipkins Sr. in Fernandina Beach, FL and had been a resident of Bell since 1962. Mr. Pipkin was an Auto Mechanic and was of the Baptist faith. He is...
Jerome Lawrence Blake
Mar 16, 2018
Jerome "Jerry" Lawrence Blake, 74 years old, of Trenton, FL, passed away on March 16, 2018 in Lithonia, GA. He was born on February 23, 1944 to Lawrence W. and Elizabeth M. Blake in Melbourne, FL and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Gainesville, FL in 1979. Mr. Blake proudly served his country in the Navy on...
Gary Randall Sanchez
Mar 2, 2018
Gary Randall "Grandpa" Sanchez of Trenton, FL, passed away at NFRMC in Gainesville on Friday, March 2, 2018. He was 61 years old. Gary was born to Lloyd and Georgianna Sanchez on August 5, 1956 in Gainesville, FL and was a lifelong resident of Trenton. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator and was a member of Union Baptist Church. He...
Mardrit Hazel Thomas
Feb 17, 2018
Mardrit Hazel (Polk) Thomas passed away in Trenton, Florida on February 17, 2018 at the age of 98. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Hazel was the oldest daughter of John Aaron and Alice Alda Polk. Her family owned a farm between Cherry Sink and Lottieville communities. When Hazel began school, she walked several miles from her home...
Harvey Joe Slayton
Feb 14, 2018
Harvey Joe Slayton, Sr. of Trenton, FL, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old. He was born in Orlando, FL to Polk and Mary Slayton on February 7, 1936 and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Seminole County in 2004. Mr. Slayton was of the Methodist...
Helen M. Edelsberger
Feb 9, 2018
Helen M. Adelsberger, 95, Bell, FL formerly of Fairfield, PA died Friday, February 9, 2018 at the home of her daughter, Audrey who cared for her for the last 9 years. She was born March 27, 1922 in Fairfield, PA the daughter of the late William and Virginia Rose McGlaughlin. Her husband Earl D. Adelsberger died in 1980. Helen was...
Betty Parrish Palmer
Feb 8, 2018
Mrs. Betty Parrish Palmer, of Bell, FL, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Williston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was 89 years old. She was born on January 4, 1929 to Frank and Fronie Parrish in Bell, FL and had been a longtime resident since moving back from Leesburg in 1960. She previously worked at the GE Battery...
Paulette Harvilla Vickers
Jan 19, 2018
Paulette Harvilla Vickers of Trenton, FL, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 at NFRMC in Gainesville, FL. She was 66 years old. She was born on December 8, 1951 to the late Paul and Helen Harvilla in Indiana PA and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Chiefland, FL in 1990. Paulette was a teacher with the...
Betty Oliver Sanders
Dec 30, 2017
Betty Oliver Sanders, of Trenton, FL, passed away at home with her family by her side on Saturday, December 30, 2017. She was 70 years old. Betty was born in Indiana to the late William and Elizabeth Oliver on July 15, 1947 and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Dade City, FL four years ago. She was...
Nina Elwanda Frye
Dec 28, 2017
Nina Elwanda Frye, age 92, of Bell, FL, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Shands of UF. She was born on May 9, 1925 to William and Alla Mae Locklear in Bell, FL and had been a resident since moving back from Maryland in 1984. Nina retired as the Teletype Supervisor for the Washington DC Law Enforcement Dispatch...
Elwood Smith
Nov 26, 2017
Elwood Smith, age 74, of Old Town, FL passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2017. He was born on February 14, 1943 in Booneville, KY and had been a resident of Old Town since moving from New Port Richey, FL thirty years ago. Mr. Smith was a self-employed handyman and was of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death...
Kay A. Whittington
Nov 25, 2017
Kay A. Whittington of Bell, FL, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Whittington was born to Martin and Ethelene Adkins on May 15, 1928 in Vada, GA and had been a resident of Bell since moving from Apopka, FL in 1988. She was a homemaker and...
Bobby H. Chewning
Nov 24, 2017
Bobby H. Chewning, Sr. of Old Town, FL, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at NFRMC in Gainesville, FL. He was 78 years old. Mr. Chewning was born on January 12, 1939 to Raleigh and Imogene Chewning in Dixie County, FL and was a lifelong resident. He was a Retired Correctional Officer with the State of Florida and was...
Robert E. Ward
Nov 20, 2017
Robert E. Ward, Jr., age 84, of Trenton, FL, passed away o Monday, November 20, 2017 at NFRMC in Gainesville, FL. He was born on September 14, 1933 to Robert E. Ward, Sr. and his wife Mycel Ward in Gauley Bridge, WV and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Davie, FL in 2001. Mr. Ward retired as...
Helen C Shipley
Nov 19, 2017
Helen C. Shipley of Fanning Springs, FL, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Trenton, FL. She was 86 years old. Helen was born on April 28, 1931 to Charles and Beatrice Davis in Lake City, FL and had been a resident of Fanning Springs since moving from Gainesville, FL in 1976. She...
McCoy Junior Hilliard
Nov 13, 2017
McCoy Junior Hilliard of Bell, FL, passed away at his home in the early morning of November 13, 2017. He was 77 years old. Mr. Hilliard was born in Bell on March 8, 1940 to Alvis and Alice Hilliard and was a lifelong resident. He was a farmer and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He was also a...
Kathleen Pope McElroy
Nov 12, 2017
Kathleen Pope McElroy of Trenton, FL, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Tri-County Nursing Home in Trenton. She was 79 years old. She was born to Lester and Gussie Pope on June 5, 1938 in Trenton, FL and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. McElroy was a homemaker and a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. She is preceded...
Juanita Smith Rogers
Oct 30, 2017
Juanita Smith Rogers of Trenton, FL, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017 at Haven Hospice of the Tri-Counties in Chiefland, FL. She was 85 years old. She was born to Wandless and Ruby Smith on May 21, 1932 in Crossville, AL and had been a resident of Trenton since moving from Odessa, FL in 1973. She was a very...
Ethan Monroe Powell
Oct 27, 2017
Mr. Ethan Monroe Powell, Jr. of Bell, FL passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017 at NFRMC in Gainesville, FL. He was 83 years old. Mr. Powell was born on September 4, 1934 to Ethan Monroe Powell, Sr. and his wife Norene Vickers Powell in Bainbridge, GA where he resided until moving to Bell 60 years ago. He was a...