Mr. Tommy Paul Bennett, age 79, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Monday, May 16, in Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Bennett was born in Taylor, Florida and resided in Glen St. Mary, Florida most of his life. He was a former tax collector for Baker County and also was a former manager for Buster Auto Parts and Ferry’s Auto Parts in Macclenny, Fla. He also managed drug stores in Jacksonville, Fla. for many years. He enjoyed fishing, playing...

Mrs. Linda Mae Burnsed, age 85, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Wednesday, May 11, at her home following a long illness. She was born in Folkston, Georgia and lived in Moniac, Georgia before moving to Glen St. Mary, Florida 52 years ago. She worked as a nursing aid with the Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny, Florida for over 30 years and then worked as a cook with the Baker County Council on Aging for a short period of time. She was a member of the Moniac Baptist Church and loved...

Mr. Nathaniel Dinkins, age 85, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away Friday, May 13, in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Dinkins was born in Taylor, Florida and lived most of his life in Glen St. Mary, Florida. He was a truck driver for many years and retired from Maxwell House Coffee, Jacksonville, Florida after 35 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ella Jean Dinkins, his grandson, Gregory Michael Dinkins, his...

Mrs. Wanda Elizabeth Halloran, age 74, of Lake City, Florida passed away on May 16, in her home following an illness. Mrs. Halloran was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and traveled all over before making Lake City, Florida her home in her later years. She loved to go camping, collecting angel nic-niks, watching Disney movies, wrestling on the T.V., and soap operas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Solon and Georgia Mae Keith; her loving husband, Charles “Eddie”...

Mrs. Teresa Cornelius, age 99, of Macclenny, Florida went home to Heaven on May 4, after a valiant fight with cancer. Mrs. Cornelius was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1923 to John and Nettie Ezykowich. She later moved to Centereach, New York where she resided for 52 years before moving to Macclenny, Florida in 2005. Mrs. Cornelius was a longtime member of United Methodist Church of Ronkonkoma, New York where she was involved in many ministries and First United Methodist Church of Macclenny,...

Mrs. Sarah Nell Keene Davis Pittman, age 86, of Baldwin, Florida passed away Wednesday, May 4, in the St. Vincent’s Riverside Center for Caring, Jacksonville, Florida. Sarah was born October 31, 1935 in Lake City, Florida to John H. and Eunice Beal Keene. She had resided in Baldwin, Florida since 1957 , was a member of the Baldwin United Methodist Church and graduated from Macclenny-Glen High School in 1953. She worked and retired from Prudential Insurance Company in 1992 after 35...

Mr. Bascom Ray Akins, age 83, of Lake City, Florida passed away Tuesday, May 3, at his home. He was born in the Hildreth community of Suwannee County, Florida and had resided in North Carolina before moving to Lake City, Florida in 1968. While living in North Carolina he was employed with the Seaboard-Coastline Railroad. After moving to Lake City, Mr. Akins worked as a traffic engineer with the Florida Department of Transportation for 36 years until his retirement in 2003. Mr. Akins was a...

Mrs. Patsy Strozer Buckles, age 92 of Lake City, Florida passed away on April 29th following an extended illness. Mrs. Buckles was born in Columbia County on November 18, 1929 to Peter James Strozer, Jr of Adel, Georgia and Mary Frances Moore of Jasper, Florida. Patsy retired from McCrory Store for 30yrs, worked on a GreenThumb program for 5yrs, and worked for Walmart for a short time. She was a member of First Advent Christian Church and Sunday School Class. Mrs. Buckles was...

Mr. Skye Daniel Liebel, age 47, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Sunday, April 24, at his residence. Mr. Liebel was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and resided in Lake City, Florida and graduated from Columbia High School in 1993. He then joined the U.S. Marines and traveled on numerous jobs and returned to Lake City five years ago. At the time of his death he was employed as a quality assurance representative with Tactical Air Support at Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Liebel...

Rev. Leo D. “Buddy” Lanier, age 81, of Macclenny, Florida died Wednesday, April 27, in the Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Florida following a sudden illness. Rev. Lanier was born in Trenton, Florida and resided in Cross City and Whitehouse, Florida before moving to Macclenny, Florida in 1978. He worked as shop foreman with North Florida Steel Erectors, Jacksonville, Florida for over 50 years. He also served as an ordained minister in north Florida for over 47 years. He was...