Obituaries

Sheila Mae Templeton

Sheila Mae Templeton

Nov 2, 2020

Sheila Mae Templeton, age 58, of Chiefland, FL, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at her home. She was born to parents Louis and Mary Lou Cannon Conner in Gainesville, FL on November 10, 1961 and had been a lifelong resident of Bell, FL until recently when she and her husband moved to Chiefland. Mrs. Templeton was a business...

Cheryl Diane Fordyce

Cheryl Diane Fordyce

Oct 30, 2020

Cheryl Diane Fordyce, 70, passed away peacefully on October 30th, 2020. Beloved wife of Henry L. Fordyce (deceased) Devoted mother of Jeff Moore, Renee Conley, Tyson Barnett, Ted (Shara) Fordyce, Renee Fordyce, Jennifer Fordyce. Dear sister of Rodney Hine (deceased), Tim Hine, Samie Hine, Joni (Brian)Snider, John (Patricia) Rupprecht and Mary Valentine Loving grandmother of 8 grandchildren, Ashley Moore, Erin...

Bonnie Faye Williams

Bonnie Faye Williams

Oct 28, 2020

Bonnie Faye Williams, age 78, of Old Town, FL, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at NFRMC in Gainesville, FL. She was born on January 8, 1942 in Eugene, FL to parents, James and Gussie Mae Weeks and had made Old Town her home since 1980 when she moved from Cross City, FL. She was an Educator, a Dixie...

Loretta Martin

Loretta Martin

Oct 27, 2020

Loretta Martin, age 92, of High Springs, FL, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Trenton, FL. She was born on July 22, 1928 in Perry, FL to Charles and Ora Lou Sheffield Singletary and had been a resident of High Springs since coming from Naples, FL over 26 years ago. Mrs. Martin...

Jeannie Briggs Kelley

Jeannie Briggs Kelley

Oct 27, 2020

Jeannie Briggs Kelley, age 87, passed away at her home in Bell, FL sometime before the early hours of October 27, 2020. She was born on April 21, 1933 to parents Jasper Pete and Margaret Marsee Briggs in Nickel, TX and had made Bell her home for the past 35 years. She was a homemaker who was known as Nanny...

Cecil Ray Sims

Cecil Ray Sims

Oct 26, 2020

Cecil Ray Sims, Sr. of Trenton, FL, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at his home. He was 85 years old. Mr. Sims was born in Lacrosse, FL to parents, Cecil Desso and Ola Ray Cox Sims on August 11, 1935. His mother passed away soon after his birth and he was raised by his grandparents, Leo and Ethel...

Edwin Roqué Soto

Edwin Roqué Soto

Oct 14, 2020

Edwin Roqué Soto Beloved brother, husband, father, uncle and friend, Edwin Roqué Soto, 63, born on February 25, 1957 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. The youngest of eight, son to Gilberto Roqué and Rafaela Soto, was called Home on October 14, 2020. Edwin, very skilled and hardworking, always accomplishing every project he set his mind to. Always loving with a generous...

Ennis Marguerite Read

Ennis Marguerite Read

Oct 11, 2020

Ennis Marguerite Read was born in Levy County on December 20, 1926 and passed away on October 11, 2020 at Ayers Health and Rehabilitation in Trenton, FL. Marguerite lived her adult life in Gilchrist County. She worked at The Fair Store for Mr. Bill Lazarus for 30 years. She was a long time member of Pine Grove Baptist Church where...

Joan Campanella Watson

Joan Campanella Watson

Oct 10, 2020

Joan Barbara Campanella Watson, age 79, passed away on October 10, 2020 at E.T. York Hospice in Gainesville, FL. Joan was born on January 18, 1941 in New York City. She taught at Brooker Elementary for a number of years and substituted in Polk County. In earlier years she was a sub-rural route mail carrier in Polk County. She retired...

Lorraine R. Martin

Lorraine R. Martin

Oct 7, 2020

Lorraine R. Martin of Trenton, FL, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in Watertown, SD. She was 62 years old. Lorraine was born in Frankfurt, Germany on March 4, 1958 to parents, Elmer Brandon and Elsie McDaniel Rowe. She moved to Trenton from St. Pete, FL over 25 years ago. She was a Manager in the Construction Industry and...

William Ray Williams

William Ray Williams

Oct 5, 2020

William Ray Williams, age 84, of Trenton, FL, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home in Trenton. He was born on May 26, 1936 to Ovid and Jessie Williams in Zula, WV and had lived in Pompano Beach, FL before coming to Trenton in 2002. Mr. Williams proudly served his country in the US Army and was...

Helen E Craft

Helen E Craft

Sep 28, 2020

Helen E. Craft, age 90, of Trenton, FL, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020 at NFRMC in Gainesville, FL. Helen was born in Trenton on February 15, 1930 to parents, Thomas and Florence Downing and was a resident of Trenton since moving back from Zephyrhills, FL 20 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of Cherry Sink...

James David Cannon

James David Cannon

Sep 22, 2020

James David "Homer" Cannon of Bell, FL, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at his home. He was 54 years old. Homer, as he was affectionately known, was born in Gainesville, FL on June 5, 1966 to parents, Clark and Muriel Sanders Cannon. He was a lifelong resident of Bell, where he worked as a truck driver for Gilchrist...

Mary E. Merritt

Mary E. Merritt

Sep 22, 2020

Ms. Mary E. Merritt, age 89, of Trenton Florida peacefully passed away on September 22, 2020 surrounded by her family at Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Trenton. Mary was born December 15, 1930 in Dudley, Georgia to Tinie and John M Rowland. In 1989 Mary moved from Sumter County to Gilchrist County to be close to her family. She...

Horace G. Hart

Horace G. Hart

Sep 19, 2020

Horace Hart passed away September 19, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 20, 1958 in Alachua, FL to J.D and Lina Hart and was a lifelong resident of Gilchrist County. Horace was a friend to everyone he met and was loved by many. Known to his loved ones as Pops he loved his family, friends, hunting...

William M. Orr

William M. Orr

Sep 13, 2020

William M. "Willie" Orr, age 92, of Bell, FL, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Haven Hospice in Chiefland, FL. She was born on April 16, 1928 to parents Joseph O. and Margaret Gay Murray in the town of Samsula, in Volusia County, FL and had made Bell her home since coming from Delray Beach, FL in 1976....

Emily Kathryn Nelson

Emily Kathryn Nelson

Sep 9, 2020

Emily Kathryn Nelson, age 93, of Niceville, FL, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. She was born to parents Stephen and Dolly Harris on October 7, 1926 in Bell, FL and had been a resident of Niceville since moving from Gainesville, FL 20 months ago. Mrs. Nelson proudly served her country in the US Navy. She retired as a...

Clarence Edward Gregg

Clarence Edward Gregg

Sep 5, 2020

(May 13, 1939 – September 5, 2020) Clarence Edward Gregg, 81, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 5, 2020 at his home in Bell, Florida with home hospice and family at his bedside He was a 1957 graduate of Henderson County High School. He served in the US Army for 2 years and was honorably discharged 1/24/1964. He worked for Branson...

Roy A. Durden

Roy A. Durden

Sep 4, 2020

Roy A. Durden, age 71, of Bell, FL, went to be with the Lord on September 4, 2020 at NFRMC in Gainesville, FL. He was born to parents Grover and Maude Durden on October 12, 1948 in Trenton, FL and was a lifelong resident of Gilchrist County. He loved spending time with his children, grandkids and family, he also enjoyed...

Frederick W. Raths

Frederick W. Raths

Sep 3, 2020

Frederick W. Raths, age 73, of Trenton, FL, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Haven Hospice in Chiefland, FL. He was born on March 20, 1947 to parents Horace and Margaret Raths in Monroe MI and had been a resident of Trenton for the past 22 years. Mr. Raths proudly served his country in the US Army and...

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