William Henry Joyce
May 22, 2009
Mr. William Henry Joyce Jr., age 65, of Valdosta, GA., passed away Friday, May 22, 2009, at his home, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Joyce was born in Echols County, Georgia to the late Mr. William Joyce Sr., and Mrs. Louise Gray. The Echols county native worked as a Ranger for the Georgia Forestry Commission, before retiring after 34 years...
Pennelopee "Penney" Pry
May 12, 2009
Pennelopee "Penney" Pry, age 68, of Jasper, FL. passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. following an illness of some time. Penney was the daughter of Earl and Martha Smallwood. She moved to Florida with her family from Kentucky. Never one to run from hard work she often worked two jobs to support her...
Robert M. Stewart
May 8, 2009
Robert M. Stewart, age 91, of Jasper, FL. passed away Friday, May 8, 2009 at the Lake City V. A. Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Stewart was born in Live Oak, Florida to the late Harry and Nita Cheshire Stewart. He retired from the Hamilton County School Board where he worked in the maintenance department for many years....
Judie Dyke
May 5, 2009
Judie Maree Johnson Dyke, age 60, of Jasper, FL. passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, FL. Mrs. Dyke was a retired cosmetologist. She was the daughter of the late Willis Johnson and Ethel Odum. Judie was a member of Bright Pond Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Rev. Timmy Dyke (Jenny) and...
James Ernest Burnham Sr. "Monk"
May 4, 2009
James Ernest Burnham, Sr. "Monk", age 65, of White Springs, FL. passed away Monday, May 4, 2009 at his home. Mr. Burnham was born in Lake City, FL. to the late James Monroe and Bertha Irene Hillhouse Burnham. He retired from the Department of Transportation where he worked as a draftsman, mapping out road projects. He attended the Suwannee Nazarene...
Ledwith Bert Rogers
Mar 28, 2009
Ledwith Bert Rogers, age 72, of Jacksonville, FL. passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital following an extended illness. Rogers was born in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Winston James Rogers and Sara Elizabeth Bryan Rogers. His formative years were spent in Live Oak, FL. Rogers was a veteran of the United States Army having served his...
Gertrude Ann Burnham
Mar 26, 2009
Gertrude Ann Burnham, age 80, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at her daughter's home in Oakfield. Gertrude was born in Flagstaff, Arizona to the late Conrad and Florence Pessarra. She was a member of Pine Bluff Baptist Church. She was a retired school paraprofessional and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her husband, Maxie Burnham and her...
Arthur David Dempsey
Mar 19, 2009
Arthur David Dempsey, age 77, of Pinetta, FL. passed away early Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Madison County Hospital in Madison, FL. following an extended illness. Arthur was born in Hamilton County, FL. June 18, 1931 to the late Perry and Maggie Dixon Dempsey. He was a carpenter by trade. Arthur was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret in...
Melvin "Mel" Black
Mar 12, 2009
Leon Melvin "Mel" Black, age 67, of Jennings, FL. passed away at his home on Thursday, March 12, 2009 from an apparent heart attack. Mel was born in St. Johns County, FL. to the late Leon and Dollie Deese Black. Mel was extremely proud of his Cherokee heritage. His identity with the Southern Band of the Cherokees was Leon "Black...
Rosa Villafranco
Mar 9, 2009
Mrs. Rosa Villafranco, age 42, of Jasper, FL, passed away early March 9, 2009 at Suwannee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper following an extended illness. Rosa was born in El-Salvador. Survivors include three daughters, Jacqueline, Lorena and Roselyn Villafranco; her parents, Virjilio and Catalina Villafranco Hernandez; three brothers, Jose, Angel, Santos and Alberto Hernandez; two sisters, Carmen and Magdelena Hernandez....
Judith A. Powers
Mar 4, 2009
Judith A. Powers, age 75, of Jasper, FL. passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Powers was a former resident of Key West, FL. before moving to the area in 1991. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Erma Peairs and was a member of Harvest Fellowship Church in Jasper. Survivors include two sons,...
William A. Jenkins
Mar 1, 2009
William A. Jenkins, age 83, of Jasper, FL. passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Suwannee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper following an extended illness. The Kentucky native was a former resident of Ohio and was a retired chemist with Sherwin-Williams. He was a member of Jasper First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Frances Jenkins, Jasper; son...
Ronnie Pearson
Feb 27, 2009
Ronald "Ronnie" Edward Pearson, age 50, of Jasper, FL. passed away early Friday morning, February 27, 2009 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Ronnie was born in Savannah, Georgia and was a printer by trade. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a member of Melody Christian Church. Ronnie was preceded in death by his...
Ruth Caldwell Vann
Feb 26, 2009
Ruth Caldwell Vann, age 96, of Jasper, FL. passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009 at her home following an illness of some time. Mrs. Vann was born May 15, 1912 in Jasper, FL. to the late Ben M. and Tobitha Clardy Caldwell. Ruth worked as a nurse at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville for thirty two years. Following her retirement...
Carolyn J. Lowe
Feb 25, 2009
Carolyn Jeanette Lowe, age 69, of Jasper, FL. passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at her home following an apparent heart attack. Carolyn was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to the late John and Ruby Lowe and was a former resident of Lake Park, Georgia. Carolyn's daughter, Mary Virginia Warren passed away the same evening following efforts to revive her...
Mary Virginia Warren
Feb 25, 2009
Mary Virginia Warren, age 53, of Jasper, FL. passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at her home. Ms. Warren was born in Hopewell, Virginia and made her home in Jasper where she was employed by Jasper Hardware. She was preceded in death by her father, James Monroe Warren and her mother Carolyn Lowe. Survivors include two brothers, Martin Lee...
Arthur Paul King, Sr.
Feb 19, 2009
Arthur Paul King, Sr., age 79, of Jennings, Florida passed away early Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009 at Smith Northview Hospital in Valdosta, Georgia following a lengthy illness. The Hamilton County native was born May 4, 1929 to the late Paul and Berta Smith King. He was the owner and operator of King's Grocery Stores for many years. Mr. King was...
Larry Lawton Mcculley
Feb 13, 2009
Larry Lawton McCulley, age 58, of Jennings, FL. passed away early Friday, February 13, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. Larry was born in Hamilton County and spent most of his life working on the family farm. He was a former National Guardsman and was a member of the Jennings United Methodist Church. Larry was preceded in...
Elmer Leon Bryan
Feb 8, 2009
Elmer Leon Bryan, age 74, of Lake City, FL. passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Lake City Medical Center. Mr. Bryan was born at Genoa, FL. near White Springs to the late Thomas Jefferson and Effie Rigsby Bryan. He was a resident of Brooksville, Florida before moving back to the area six years ago. Mr. Bryan was retired from...
Novell Morgan
Feb 8, 2009
Novell C. Morgan, age 80, of Jacksonville, FL. passed away unexpectedly at her home Sunday, February 8, 2009. The Suwannee County, FL. native was born May 24, 1928 to the late Shelton Clark and Martha "Mattie" Clark. She was a resident of Pompano Beach, FL. for thirty years before moving back to Jacksonville in 1992. Mrs. Morgan was a homemaker...
