All Obituaries

Mr. Thomas Walter Doyle, 80, of Glen St. Mary, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Tom was born to the late Joseph and Clella Doyle August 23, 1936 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tom grew up in Indiana with eight sisters and brothers. At the age of 9, his mother passed away and he spent several years in a Catholic orphanage with one of his brothers and five of his sisters. Upon graduating from high school he joined the U.S. Navy and earned a Medical Technologist degree at the Bethesda Naval...

Mr. Terry Cartledge, age 67, of Wellborn, Florida died Monday, July 24, in the Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Florida following a sudden illness. He was a native of Bainbridge, Georgia and resided in Kissimmee and Crawfordville, Florida before moving to Wellborn, Florida in 2009. He was employed as a truck driver with United Parcel Service, Orlando, Florida for over thirty years until his retirement in 2000. He was of the Baptist faith and a U. S. Marine Corp veteran of the Vietnam...

Ms. Sharon J. Chiasson, age 74, of Macclenny, FL passed away Wednesday, July 19 in the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Hospice Unit, Jacksonville, FL following an extended illness. Ms. Chiasson was a lifelong resident of Baker County, FL and was very active in her church, Christian Fellowship Temple. She loved her family, enjoyed cooking, gardening and being outdoors. Ms. Chiasson was preceded in death by her late husband, Myron Paul Chiasson, parents, Quentin T. and Ida Mae Dugger Milton,...

Mr. Clyde M. “Buddy” Owens, Jr., age 75 of Sanderson, FL passed away Wednesday, July 19 in the Acosta Rau Center for Caring, Jacksonville, FL following an extended illness. Mr. Owens was a resident of the Georgia Bend area until he moved to Baker County in 1999. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and loved his family. Mr. Owens is preceded in death by his son, Tommy Gene Owens and one sister, Lula Belle Lundeen. He is survived by his wife, Shelia Stringfield Owens: one son, Martin Owens of St....

Mrs. Wai Jien Kam, age 79, of Lake City, Florida died Sunday, July 16, in the Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness.  Mrs. Kam was born in Canton, China and came to the United States in 1989.  She worked in the kitchen department of Fu   King Restaurant in the Gleason Mall, Lake City, Florida until her retirement.   She is survived by her husband, five children, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three...

Ms. Joyce M. Romines, age 83, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Tuesday, July 18 at her home and joined her late husband, Roy, in the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ in heaven. She was a very sweet lady who was loved by so many friends, neighbors and family members. Ms. Romines was a former resident of Macclenny, FL and moved to Jacksonville, FL in 2001. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed taking afternoon drives with her late husband. Ms. Romines, the youngest of her five...

Mr. Felton “Kenny” Tyson, 70, of Macclenny, FL passed away Friday July 14, 2017 at St. Vincent’s Hospital. Mr. Tyson was born in Macclenny, FL to Orville Tyson and Inez Manning Tyson and spent his entire life in Baker County. He served our country in the United States Navy. After the Navy, Mr. Tyson continued his service to our country with over 30 years at the Department of Corrections. He was a member of Crossroads to Victory Church and also attended Road to Calvary...

William “Billy Joe” Calloway Jr., 51, of Jasper, FL died at his home on Wednesday July 12,2017. He was born in Jacksonville, FL to William Calloway Sr. and Betty Jean Croft. He worked as a security officer for K & H Trucking. He is preceded in death by his father and brother, Benjamin Calloway. He is survived by his mother; daughter, Brandy Starling of Jacksonville; two sons, Joseph Calloway of Jacksonville and Matthew Calloway of Yulee; long time significant...

Mrs. Mary Agnes Ayers, age 88, of Lake City, Florida died Monday, July 10, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center,  Lake City, Florida following a long illness. Mrs. Ayers was born in Lake City, Florida and lived in Hagerstown, Maryland for thirty years before moving back to Lake City in 1991. She worked as a food service manager with Burger King Restaurant’s for 17 years until her retirement.  She was a member of the North Lake City Church of God and enjoyed taking care of...

MONDS, Mary Diane—Better known to many as “Diane” or perhaps more affectionately as “Nana”,73,  passed away on Friday July 7, 2017 at the Community Hospice Center in St. Vincent’s Riverside after a recent injury and lengthy but hard fought battle with cancer. Diane was born the fifth of six children to the late Malcolm B. Horne and Jessie Mae (Hightower) Horne on October 22, 1943 in Jacksonville, Florida at St Vincent’s Hospital. She spent...