All Obituaries

Mr. Escoe Starling, age 83, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away on August 19, 2018 at St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. Mr. Starling was born on March 10, 1935 to Manning and Addie Davis Starling. He was a life-long resident of Baker County. He worked in the logging industry and on heavy equipment. Mr. Starling was an avid woodsman and loved to hunt and fish. He came from a large family and family was very important to him. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle,...

Mrs. Janice Geraldine Thiesen, Age 80, of Lake City, Florida died Thursday, Aug. 16, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following a long illness. Mrs. Thiesen was born in Nokomis, Saskatchewan, Canada and had resided in Sarasota, Florida before moving to Lake City, Florida in 1991. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vester Albert Thiesen and her daughter, Janine Eunice Thiesen.  She was a homemaker and member of the Athens Baptist Church. She is survived by...

Ms. Allene Griffis, age 90 of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away Monday, August 13th in the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center, Macclenny, Florida. Ms. Griffis was born in Sanderson, Florida and was a lifelong resident of Baker County, Florida. She was a homemaker who loved her family, enjoyed her pets, flowers, and growing a garden. Ms. Griffis is preceded in death by her husband, Alonzo Griffis, and her siblings, Lillie Brannan, Lucious Harvey, Leila Prevatt, Mazie Prevatt, Julian Harvey,...

Mrs. Sue Fayola Sandlin, age 76, of Maggie Valley, North Carolina died Tuesday, Aug. 14, in the Homestead Health Care Facility, Clyde, N.C. following an extended illness. Mrs. Sandlin was born in Franklin, N.C.  and resided in Waynesville,  N. C. before moving to Lake City and Branford, Florida.  She worked in the medical field in Lake City as a x-ray technician and also as a merchandise manager at Ghost Town in the Sky, North Carolina for many years. She was a wonderful...

Mr. Howard Bulthuis, Sr., age 84, of Lake City, Florida died Friday, Aug. 10, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following a long illness. Mr. Bulthuis  had resided in Lake City, Florida all of his life and was the former owner-partner of  H & R Hardware, retired as a staff sergeant with the Florida National Guard in 1982 after 31 years of service and retired from the City of Lake City Utilities Department after 20 years of service. He was a graduate of...

Mrs. Sarah Louisa Jordan, age 91, of Lake City, Florida died Wednesday, Aug. 8, in the Solaris Healthcare Nursing Center, Palatka, Florida following a long illness. Mrs. Jordan was born in Arcadia, Florida and resided in Orlando and White Springs, Florida before moving to Lake City, Florida. She was a homemaker and worked with her husband in the family business in White Springs, Florida for many years and was a former church secretary with her local congregation. She was a member of the...

Mrs. Martha Jean “Aunt Mott” Goodwin, age 82, of Fort White, Florida died Wednesday, Aug. 8, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness.  She was born in McRae, Georgia and lived in Polk  county, Florida before moving to Lake City, Florida in 1991. She worked many years in the citrus industry in south Florida.  She was of the Baptist faith and loved to fish, work in her yard and was a very independent lady. She was preceded...

Mrs. Nettie Ruth Anderson, age 88, of Cross City, Florida died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018 at North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida. She was born and raised in Baker County, Florida and resided in Mayo, Florida before moving to Cross City, Florida 20 years ago. She was a homemaker, child care provider and enjoyed camping, fishing and gardening. She was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Jimmie Anderson. Her parents, Lawton and Essie Rhoden Conner and her siblings,...

Ms. Retha Mae Raulerson, age 80, of Moniac, Georgia, passed away peacefully on August 1, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born in Moniac, Georgia on December 28, 1937 to John Crawford and Gussie Reynolds Crawford. She lived in Moniac all her life and was a member at Pine Level Church in Baxter, Florida. She worked as a school bus driver for the Charlton County School System until her retirement. Ms. Retha Mae was known as a hard worker and loved people. She will be dearly...

Mrs. Elizabeth Rewis Combs, age 78, of Taylor, Florida, died Saturday, July 28, in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida, following an extended illness. Mrs. Combs was born in Macclenny, Florida, and had resided in the Taylor community of Baker County for almost 50 years. She worked in the cafeteria of Westside Elementary School and then retired from the dietary department of Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny, Florida, after 20 years of service. She attended The...