Mr. James Miller Bynes Key, age 73, of Fort White, Florida passed away on Tuesday, March 14, at his home following and extended illness. Mr. Key was born in Waynesboro, Georgia and lived in Kissimmee, Florida for many years before moving to Fort White, Florida in 2006. He worked for the Osceola County Sheriff's Department for 30 years, 16 years as a K-9 officer, and the balance of his career as Director of Fleet Maintenance until his retirement. He was a member of the Elim Baptist...

Mr. John “Johnny” Tyson, Jr., age 56, of Glen St. Mary, FL passed away on Wednesday, March 15th in Gainesville, Fl. He went to be with his Lord and savior with his loved ones by his side after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Mr. Johnny was born in Jacksonville, Florida and lived his entire life in Baker County. As many people know, Mr. Johnny was very involved and loved anything to do with baseball and softball. He coached for 25 years and would have continued to coach...

Eugenia “Jean” Sapp, age 88, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away, peacefully, on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Baptist Medical Center. Jean was born in Fort White, Florida, to the late Lawrence and Daisy Douberly on August 20, 1934. Jean was a member of the First Baptist Church of Macclenny. After many years as Food Service Director with the Baker County School Board, she retired to enjoy fishing at Lake George with her husband and family. In addition to her parents, she is...

Jackie Morris Lamar Alexander, 60, of Macclenny, FL, passed on February 27, 2023. Jackie was born on May 12, 1962, to Jack and Virginia Alexander in Jacksonville, FL. After high school, he worked at UPS, then in the construction industry, and later joined a family-owned business in tile setting. Due to a long-term health issue, he took an early retirement to enjoy walking and spending time in nature, listening to music, playing the piano, and spending time with friends and family. Jackie...

Mrs. Linda Gail Trimble, age 64, of Lake City, Florida passed away at her home in Lake City, Florida following a sudden illness. Mrs. Trimble was born in Macclenny, Florida and lived there most of her life until moving to Lake City, Florida ten years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Watertown Congregational Holiness Church, Lake City, Florida. She also worked as a waitress at the Waffle House in Macclenny and Lake City, Florida. She enjoyed gardening and growing her roses. She...

Hubert Leroy Johannes, age 78, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away peacefully on February 15 in Lake City, Florida after a short battle with cancer. Born on April 24, 1944 in Creston, Iowa Leroy attended Tech High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He served his country in Vietnam, retiring after 20 years of service with the U.S. Navy as a Petty Officer First Class aviation mechanic. His later career included 20+ years as a general contractor and custom cabinet builder. Leroy served as referee and...

Mrs. Eliza Davis Pringle, age 81, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away on Friday, Feb. 24, in the St. Vincent's Riverside Hospice, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. Mrs. Pringle resided in Glen St. Mary, Florida most of her life. She was a homemaker and attended the Sanderson Congregational Holiness Church. She loved growing Koi goldfish, fishing, and loving her grandchildren. She was a very good mother and always put others first. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

  Mrs. Jo Anne Smith, age 86, of Macclenny, FL passed away Thursday, February 2nd at Community Hospice in Jacksonville, FL.  Jo Anne was born in Auburndale, FL to the late Wayne and Jimmy Grace Kelley Exum.  Jo Anne was a resident of Baker County since she moved here in 1970.  Always a hard and dedicated worker, she co-owned and operated the Badcock Furniture store in Macclenny for 30 years and then handled accounts payable for R.H. Davis Oil for another 12...

Shirley Ann Batten passed away Friday, January 27th, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida after a long battle with respiratory diseases. She was 79 years old.  Born in Waycross Georgia to Verna and Wade Stringfield. Shirley attended high school in Jacksonville and took accounting classes at Florida Community College - Jacksonville.  She worked for a variety of companies but spent the bulk of her career as an accounts payable clerk for Mac Papers (now known as International Paper). She...

Mr. Eugene Tillman George, age 86, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at his home following an extended illness. Mr. George was born in Lake Wales, Florida and had resided in Lake City for over 70 years. He worked for the Florida Department of Transportation in Lake City as a project engineer for 46 years until his retirement. He was a graduate of Columbia High School Class of 1957 and served for 24 years in the Florida National Guard and Army Reserve. He was of the Church...