Kate Duefield
Mrs. Kate Marie Joseph Duefield, 83, of Keystone Heights died at her home Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Survivors are her husband, Donald Duefield; son, Everett (Kim) Barnett; daughters, Theresa (Rick) Hoffman, and Georgiana Marks; brother, Bernard Joseph; sister, Joan Duvall; and extended family.
The family will receive friends Monday, June 15, at the funeral home chapel beginning at 1 p.m., with funeral services beginning at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Keystone Heights Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home, 620 E. Nona St., Starke 32091. 904- 964-6200. www.jonesgallagherfh.com
Annie Graham
Annie Graham was born to Philip and Annie Tyre on Feb. 6, 1926, in Miami. She was the youngest of five children. She graduated from Miami Tech High School, where she studied photography. After graduation, she was chosen to go to Panama for a year, where she worked for the State Department, setting up audio- visual equipment at schools. She married Louis Graham in 1947 and had two daughters, Luann and Elaine. She worked as a floral designer at the Coconut Grove Flower Shop as well as helping care for her aging parents and Lou’s grandparents. She and Lou moved to Keystone Heights in 1974 for a slower-paced life in a rural setting. They bought 10 acres of land and built a house in the country, where they enjoyed gardening, raising animals, peace and quiet and the best neighbors ever. She worked at Clay Electric Co-op for 17 years and retired in the early ‘90s. Ann was a founding member and active in the Methodist Church in Keystone. She loved to travel and was able to fulfill her dream of going to Alaska and seeing the western US. At the age of 95, when she could no longer live alone, she moved to Palm Beach Gardens to live with her daughter. She was loved by everyone who knew her and was a generous woman who selflessly cared for many. She was an excellent cook and hostess and fed countless people. She was especially known for her Key lime pies which she shared generously. She passed from this life on Friday, June 5, 2026, at the age of 100. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Graham; and her daughter, Elaine Graham.
She leaves behind her daughter, Luann Graham (Dan) McLeod; three grandsons. Joel (Tenille) McLeod, David (Susie) McLeod and Kevin McLeod; a granddaughter-in-law, Keila McLeod; three great- grandchildren, Sydney McLeod, Roderick McLeod and Sofia McLeod; and was a special grandmother to Luann’s nephews, Shea and Chad Brown.
The family will receive friends Saturday, June 13, at 2 p.m. at Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home Chapel, Keystone Heights, with funeral services beginning at 3 p.m. Interment will follow in Keystone Heights Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home of Keystone Heights, 352-473-3176 www.jonesgallagherfh.com.
PAID OBITUARY
Frances Keene
Frances Virginia Slayton Keene died Monday, June 1, 2026. She was born Jan. 14, 1950, in Richmond, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Keene Sr.; her son, James “Boo-Boo” Keene Jr., sister, Rosa Edgerton; and brothers, Frank “Benny” Slayton and Donald Slayton.
Survivors are her brother, James (Brenda) Slayton; her daughter, Tracy Keene Lamb; son-in-law, William Lamb; and extended family.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 13, at 2 p.m. at Kingsley Lake Civic Center, 6110 Kingsley Lake Drive, Starke, 32091.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Starke, 904-964-5757. Visit www.ferreirafuneralservices.com to sign the family guest book.
