Obituaries — Nov. 17, 2021

  Phillip Arnold KEYSTONE HEIGHTS Phillip Woodrow Arnold passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in Troy, Ohio and was a long time resident of Keystone Heights. Phil was preceded in death by his parents, Norman and Cathrine Arnold.…

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Obituaries — Nov. 9, 2021

    Lee Bass STARKE Lee Andrews Bass “Iggy Piggy”, 70, of Starke,  died on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at the University of Florida Shands Hospital in Gainesville. A lifelong resident of Starke, he was of the Christian faith. He attended the local schools of Bradford County. He retired from E.I De Nemours Dupont. He…

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Obituaries — Nov. 3, 2021

Keith Brooks WEST PALM BEACH Keith E. Brooks of West Palm Beach died on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Good Sam Medical Center in West Palm Beach. Mr. Brooks was of the Christian faith and retired in 2018 from Tropical Shipping of West Palm Beach. He is survived by his wife, Juanita Bell; sons, Jonathan…

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Obituaries — Oct. 26, 2021

David Cain MINNEAPOLIS David Cain of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was a former resident of Lawtey. David Cain is survived by his wife, Dorothy Ann Cain; children, Valencia Forkwa, Judy Steele and Shayla Cain; a sister, Valarie McDonald; and six grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Peetsville Cemetery in…

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Obituaries — Oct. 20, 2021

  Richard “Daniel” Alvarez MARIETTA, GEORGIA Richard “Daniel” Alvarez, age 76, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021. The family will be holding a private celebration of life to honor his memory. Daniel was born in Starke on March 9, 1945. He was a graduate of Bradford High School, class of 1963. Daniel…

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Obituaries — Oct. 14, 2021

Alicia Brown GAINESVILLE Alicia Ann Brown, 41, of Gainesville, died on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and later moved to Florida.  She was of the Christian faith. Alicia is survived by her husband, Stanley Brown; mother, Belinda S. Newby; six sons,…

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Obituaries — Oct. 7, 2021

Michael Adams KEYSTONE HEIGHTS Michael Gene Adams “Big Mike” passed away on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at the young age of 62 in Orange Park. Originally from Jacksonville, he moved to Keystone Heights as a child and remained in the Keystone Lake Region throughout his life as an accomplished, certified building contractor. In the year…

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Obituaries — Sept. 30, 2021

Debra Beck MELROSE­ Debra Jean “Debbie” Beck, 61, of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at North Florida Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born June 19, 1960 in Orlando to William R. Smith and Barbara Durden Smith. Debbie was a member of Believers Worship Center in Melrose and loved…

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Obituaries — Sept. 23, 2021

Deborah Bainum Deborah Beal Bainum, 68, of Fernandina Beach passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Fernandina Beach. Born on July 27, 1953 in San Marcos, Texas to the late Eugene Lawson Beal and Florence Smith Beal. Debbie grew up in Jacksonville and graduated from Englewood High School in 1971. Debbie worked for and…

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Obituaries — Sept. 16, 2021

Gunner Black Gunner Paul Black, August 13, 2021 – August 31, 2021. Just 18 days after coming into the world Gunner died while being treated at Wolfson’s Children Hospital in Jacksonville. During his short time on earth, he brought joy to those that were around him. He is survived by: his parents, Cody Black and…

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