Burnice T. Cooper
Jul 7, 2009
Mr. Burnice T. Cooper, age 88, of Live Oak, Florida passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Shands Hospital in Live Oak, FL. Mr. Cooper was preceded in death by his wife, Genester Cooper. Survivors include two sons, Bobby Cooper, Live Oak, FL. and Andy Cooper, Jasper, FL.; two daughters, Yonna Lanier, Live Oak, FL. and Sheila Bennett, Jasper, FL.;...
Sharron Rose Smith Wetherington
Jul 6, 2009
Sharron Rose Smith Wetherington, age 65, of Jennings, Florida passed from this world to eternal heaven on July 6, 2009 at her residence. Sharron was a lifelong resident of Hamilton County, FL. born June 13, 1944 to Kenneth and Dot Smith. She served as Jennings City Clerk from 1991 until 2008 ministering to the city and community which she greatly...
Francisco Jose Delicruz
Jul 4, 2009
Mr. Francisco Jose Delicruz, age 49, of Jennings, FL., passed away at his home early Saturday morning. Private memorial services will be held at a later date.
Lcdr William H. Ritzmann, Jr.
Jun 16, 2009
LCDR William Henry "Speed" Ritzmann, Jr., USN (Retired), age 76, of Lake City, FL. and former Orange Park, FL. resident passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. LCDR Ritzmann was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1932 to the late William Henry Ritzmann Sr. and Louise Kahm Ritzmann. At the age of 18, Ritzmann enlisted...
Dorothy Fouraker Westberry
Jun 13, 2009
Dorothy B. Fouraker Westberry, died peacefully Saturday, June 13, 2009 at home with her daughter and son-in-law Doris and Ed Godwin. She was also surrounded by her sisters Margie Westberry, Lucille Brown and Alma Bembry, brother, Richard Fouraker, cousin Avis Cason and Pastor Charles Helms. Mrs. Westberry was a very gentle, loving and caring woman. She was a devoted mother...
Geraldine Joyce Theriot
Jun 12, 2009
Mrs. Geraldine Joyce Theriot, age 67, of Valdosta, GA., passed away Friday, June 12, 2009, from injuries sustained in a pedestrian vs. automobile accident. Mrs. Theriot was born in Echols County, GA., to the late Austin and Lonnie Joyce, and enjoyed life as a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland John Theriot, Sr., a son, John...
Kristy Leigh Hart
Jun 7, 2009
Kristy Leigh Hart, age 38, of Lake City, FL. passed away tragically in a house fire on Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Lake City. Kristy was born in Valdosta, Georgia and was a former resident of Hamilton County, FL. She graduated from Hamilton County High School and went on to complete her education at Suwannee Vocational Technical School. As long...
Donald "Horace" Bembry
Jun 7, 2009
Donald Harris "Horace" Bembry, age 62, of Jasper, FL. passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA following an extended illness. Donald was born in Hamilton County in 1947 to the late Eugene and Iduma Conine Bembry. He worked as long as his health permitted at the City of Jasper as a mechanic and...
John Earl Hall
Jun 5, 2009
John Earl Hall, age 63, of Jasper, FL. passed away Friday, June 5, 2009 at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Hall was born in 1945 in Tift County, Georgia to the late Nathan and Sara Barnes Hall. Earl moved to Jasper some thirty five years ago from Tift County. He was a truck driver and member of Calvary...
Filomena Castillo
Jun 3, 2009
Filomena Castillo, age 55, of Jennings, FL., passed away early Wednesday morning at the Lake City Medical Center, in Lake City, FL. Survivors include her husband, Jose Vasquez; two sons, Jefferson Baker and Juan Jose Castillo; one daughter, Jennifer Baker; two brothers, Ovidio Castillo and Jose Castillo; 9 grandchildren. Memorial service will be held privately.
Betty Ann Mallard
May 30, 2009
Betty Ann Mallard, age 84, of Jennings, FL. passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Suwannee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper, FL. following an illness of some time. Betty was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was a retired beautician. She was a member of Burnham Christian Church. Mrs. Mallard was preceded in death by her husband, Linwood Mallard in 2004....
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...
