Obituaries

Mar 1, 2020

Sean Patrick McCoy, 48, of Folkston, GA passed away Sunday, March 1 in Jacksonville, FL.  He was born May 4, 1971 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Robert McCoy and Judith Brazell McCoy.  He was a dispatcher for the Fernandina Beach Police Department for a number of years before his declining heath made him unable to work.

He...

Feb 27, 2020

Fred C. Estell, 54, passed away Thursday, February 27 in Jacksonville, FL following a lengthy illness.  He was born December 19, 1965 in Jacksonville, FL to the late S.J. Estell and Patricia Smith Estell.  He loved watching wrestling and reality TV shows.  He will be missed by his family and friends.

Along with his parents, he was...

Feb 22, 2020

Venus Renee Ponik, 60, of Folkston, GA passed away at her home Saturday, February 22.  She was born in Haynes City, FL to the late William “B.S.” Crumley and Hazel Crumley.  She loved to cook, fish and hunt and just loved being in the outdoors.  She was a Licensed Registered Nurse.

Along with her parents, she was...

Feb 20, 2020

Mary McKenzy Harbin Hilton “Muchie”, 79, passed away peacefully in her home, alongside her beloved son, Rickey, and her girls, Summer and Michi, Thursday, February 20 in Woodbine, GA.   She was born May 3, 1940 in Danburg, GA to the late Waymon Harold Harbin and Nora Verna Winn Harbin.  She was a member of the Cherokee Bear Clan of...

Feb 20, 2020

Emory Pierce Norman, infant son of Hunter Levi Norman and Tiffany Amanda Norman, passed away Friday, February 20, 2020.  Along with his parents, he is survived by two big brothers:  Levi and Remington Norman; grandparents:  Robby and Margie Sadler and Paula and Gary Norman; great grandparents:  Michael and Deborah Howell and Hershel and Deann Stacy; and aunts and uncles: ...

Feb 19, 2020

Emanuel Knowles, 82, of Folkston, GA passed away Wednesday, February 19 in Jacksonville, FL.  He was born in Boulougne Fl on January 11, 1938 to the late Jeffrey and Lula Lloyd Knowles.  He served as a police officer for the Folkston Police Department and a deputy for the Charlton County Sheriffs Department before becoming a guard at Kings Bay...

Feb 17, 2020

Richard James Allen passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on 2/17/2020. He was born in Miami on September 22, 1931. He graduate from Miami High in 1949. Richard served in the United States Air Force for four years and retired from Eastern Airlines in 1989. Richard is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara. Sons Richard Jr....

Feb 14, 2020

Phyllis Daney Jones, 76, of Folkston, GA passed away Friday, February 14 in St. Marys, GA following a lengthy illness.  She was born November 26, 1943 in Sanford Maine to the late Stanley Daney and Gloria Swinerton Daney.

Along with her parents, she was preceded death by her husband:  David Arthur Jones;a son:  Robert Allain; and a...

Feb 13, 2020

Timothy “Tim” Lance Shedd, 41, of Kingsland, GA passed away Thursday, February 13 at his residence.  He was born December 6, 1978 in Toccoa, GA.

He is survived by his wife:  Melanie W. Shedd, his parents:  Harold J. and Wanda Gale Shedd; his daughters:  Arial Rosealee Shedd, Margaret Sandy Gail Shedd, Shaney LeeAnn Shedd; his Grandmother:  Margaret...

Feb 12, 2020

Ronald Lee Dixon, Sr., 68, of Callahan, FL passed away Wednesday, February 12 in Jacksonville, FL.   He was born August 29, 1951 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Clifton Addison Dixon and Shirley Jean Mistler Dixon.  He retired from St. Regis Paper Company.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a wife:  Vanessa Carroll...

Feb 5, 2020

Nellie Lorraine Anderson, 80, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 5 in Waycross, Georgia.  She was born November 10, 1939 in Hilliard, FL to the late John Everett Smith and Mollie Harris Smith.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband:  Wilton Anderson; 2-children:  Mark Reed and Melissa Reed; 2-sisters:  Ginny Crews and Patricia...

Feb 4, 2020

Charlie Lowell Baggett, Sr. 77, of St. George, GA passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020.  He was born September 25, 1942 in Wigham, Georgia to the late Onez O. Baggett and Avis Marie Tate Baggett.  After his retirement from the Trucking Industry, he enjoyed gold mining, camping and fishing in his spare time.

Along with his parents,...

Feb 4, 2020

Andrew John Mazuch, 69, of Folkston, GA passed away at his home Tuesday, February 4, 2020.  He was born May 10, 1950 to the late Harry Louis Mazuch and Thelma Edith Cole Mazuch.  He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as an aircraft mechanic during the Vietnam Conflict.  He retired from the FAA as an...

Feb 4, 2020

Bart Allen Taylor, 61, of Folkston, GA passed away Tuesday, February 4.  He was born July 5, 1958 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Tommy McCoy Taylor and Nora Beatrice Conner Taylor.  He was a member of Camp Pinckney Baptist Church.  He proudly served his country in the US Army from 1977-1981.  He loved to read in his spare...

Feb 3, 2020

On February 3rd, 2020, Cornelia “Neill” Buie Hamilton passed away peacefully at Hospice of the Golden Isles after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.

Neill was born on November 11,1933, in Folkston, Georgia, to the late Archibald Alexander Buie and the late Sarah Davis Buie of Burnt Fort, Georgia. She was blessed with one sister, Joy Buie Gill,...

Jan 31, 2020

Edna Henderson Pickard, 84, of Hilliard, FL passed away Friday, January 31, 2020.  She was born October 12, 1935 in Hilliard, FL to the late Lee Henderson and Fannie Keene Henderson.  She retired from the Florida Dept of Transportation.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings:  Noah Henderson, Ruby Henderson, Claude Henderson,...

Jan 30, 2020

Mildred Inez Hickox Nelson Thrift, 90, of Hilliard, FL passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 in Orange Park, FL. She was born December 9, 1929 in Hoboken, Georgia to the late Noah David Hickox and Amanda Estelle Lee Hickox.  She was a homemaker and member of Live Oak Baptist Church in Callahan, FL.  In her younger days, Inez enjoyed...

Jan 29, 2020

Spencer Lamar Young "Grumpy", 84, of Hilliard, FL passed away Wednesday, January 29 in Jacksonville, FL.  He was born August 1, 1935 in Waycross, GA to the late Willie Leon Young and Lonnie Roxie Waters Young.  He was a Land and Construction Surveyor until his retirement.  He was a member of Buford Grove Baptist Church in Hilliard.  He was...

Jan 29, 2020

Richard Allen Holbrook, Jr., 51, of Folkston, GA passed away January 29, 2020.  He was born March 16, 1968 in Savannah, Georgia.  He was goofy and always the life of the party.  HE strived to be himself and taught his children to do the same.  He was always outgoing, loud, and just all around an awesome guy to be...

Jan 24, 2020

Ashley Marie Guinn, 36, of Hilliard, FL, passed away Friday, January 24 in Jacksonville, FL.  She was born December 14, 1983 in Fernandina Beach, FL.

She was preceded in death by her mother:  Sheila Lee Guinn and grandparents:  Delores and Winfred “Wimpy” Lee.

She is survived by her children:  Devon Scott Miller, Kayla Michelle Guinn...