All Obituaries

Mr. James “Jimmy” Gordon Johnson, age 72, of Glen St. Mary, Florida, passed away on Saturday, October 20, in the St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida, following an extended illness.  Mr. Johnson had resided in Macclenny, Florida, all of his life. He worked for the Florida Department of Transportation in the soil department at their Lake City, FL, office for 38 years until his retirement in 2003. He was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic...

Coach Robert “Bob” Reynolds, age 79, of Macclenny, Florida passed away on October 11, 2018. He was born in Farwell, Michigan, to the late Shelby James Reynolds and Gloria Huff Reynolds. The Reynolds family moved to Jacksonville, Florida where Bob attended Fletcher High School. He was an all-state athlete and lettered in football, baseball, and basketball. Bobby set multiple state records in football. He attended FSU and graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Education,...

Mrs. Tina Renee Thrush, age 51, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, at St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born on December 17, 1966 in Waco, Texas, to Bill Hawkins and the late Judy Ann Reid. She lived in the Bryceville, Florida area most of her life before moving to Macclenny, Florida in 2010. She has been with the love of her life, Erik Thrush, for over 26 years. Tina was a homemaker and loved feeding her fish, gardening and...

Mrs. Barbara Ann Wilks, age 70, of Lake City, Florida died Sunday, Oct. 14, at her home following a long illness. Mrs. Wilks had lived in Lake City all of her life. She worked with the Lake City Medical Center as a licensed practical nurse for over 30 years until her retirement in 2007. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and enjoyed gardening, flowers and pets. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Thetis Janice Brown Lee and a son, Joseph Clayton Wilks. She is...

Mr. Robert “Wayne” Lewis, age 58, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away peacefully on October 3, at St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Wayne was born on May 30, 1960, to Woodrow and Reva Robbins Lewis. He was the oldest of three boys. After school, Wayne married Anna Driggers and they started a family. He worked as a dispatcher for Alterman Transport Lines for 25 years out of Jacksonville, Florida, and Davis Trucking for 10 years out of Starke, Florida....

Mrs. Brigitte Johnson, age 70, of Glen St. Mary, FL, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 8, 2018. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany, to Christian Noll and Elfreide Bliestle Noll. As a teenager in Germany, she met the love of her life, a United States Army soldier, William “Les” Johnson. They married and moved back to Baker County. She worked in customer service most of her life but her real job was at home. Raising a family, cooking, baking, and doing yard work were...

Mr. Russell A. “Albert” Johnson, age 76, of Alachua, Florida died Friday, Oct. 12, in Live Oak, Florida. He had recently moved to Alachua, Florida but resided in Lake City, Florida for over sixty years. He was employed as a truck driver with Delta Hatchery for many years. He enjoyed watching western movies and wrestling. He was preceded in death by his wife, Caroline Sue Johnson, his parents, Benjamin and Eva Detone Johnson and a grandson, Michael Shane Jennings. He is survived...

Ms. Judith “Judy” P. Greene, age 84, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away on October 5, at St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside in Jacksonville, Florida. She was the daughter of the late, Beatrice Piatt, and lived in Macclenny, FL, all of her life. Ms. Greene worked as a computer room supervisor for the State of Florida for 32 years, until her retirement. She enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles, and listening to music. She was a member of the First Christian Church in...

Mr. Windell Ray Wilkerson, age 63, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away on October 6, at the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Windell was born on November 10, 1954, in Macclenny, to the late L.E. and Lavon Mikell Wilkerson. He was born and raised in Macclenny and lived there his entire life. After graduating from Baker County, he worked as an electrician and a plumber until he became disabled. Windell was a true county boy and loved everything about the woods. He loved to...

Mr. David Carl Crews, Jr., age 62, of Pittsburg, Pa. died Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. He was born in Wiltshire, England while his father served in the U.S. Air Force. He attended high school at Boca Raton High School (Fla.) and Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida. David joined his father at R.E. Grace & Company. He later worked for a short time with the Boynton Beach Police Department before enlisting in...