All Obituaries

Funeral services for Deacon Eddie Blackshear will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Philippian Community Church, 7578 New Kings Road, Jacksonville, FL 32219, Bishop Virgil C. Jones, Sr. and Dr. Virgil C. Jones, Jr., Pastors.  Deacon Blackshear transitioned September 21, 2022. He was a devoted employee of the Florida Times-Union Newspaper, retiring after 30 years of dedicated service. Affectionately known to many as "Bill", he is survived by his loving...

Funeral Services for Mrs. Janice Legree Wilson will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, August 27, 2022, in Philadelphia Baptist Church, 5577 Moncrief Road, 32209. There will be a viewing 1 hour prior to the start of service at 10:00AM. Family and friends will assemble at the church.  Mrs. Wilson passed away peacefully at home on August 22, 2022.  She is survived by her loving and devoted family: Sons, Quasar (Amanda) Meadows, Travis Griffin Jr.; Grandchildren: Jamarion,...

Funeral services for Miss Jakayla A. Hicks, 16, will be held at 11:00AM, Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Mt. Herman Missionary Baptist Church, 5527 Redpoll Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32219. Miss Hicks passed away August 18, 2022. She is survived by her loving and devoted mother, Shawnda L. McNish; 2 sisters, Shanyah J. Nicholas,12 and Keimara Wilkins,12; 2 brothers, Travis Nicholas, 9 and Lawrence Singleton, III; great grandmother, Shirley Maples; a number of aunts, uncles,...

Elder Phyllis Ann Lane Mincey passed away on August 2, 2022. A Victory Celebration of Life will be held on August 12, 2022, at 11:00AM, Friday, at her church, Philippian Community Church. There will be a one-hour viewing at 10:00AM, prior to the service. Elder Mincey is survived by her children, grandchildren, one great-grandchild, many other relatives and friends.

Mother Louise Small Rener passed away June 2, 2022, in Hialeah, FL. There will be a Homegoing Celebration at 12 Noon, Friday, June 10, 2022, at her church, The Church of God of Prophecy, 1920 W. 21st. Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209. A viewing will be held at the mortuary, from 5-7 PM, Thursday, June 9, 2022.  Mother Rener is survived by her loving and devoted children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great, great grandchildren, other loving...

Mr. Harold Eugene Bigham passed away May 29, 2022.  There will be a graveside funeral service for Mr. Bigham  at 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Restlawn Memorial Park, 2600 Ribault Scenic Dr. Jacksonville, FL 32208. There will be a viewing at the graveside one hour prior to the service, at 1:00 PM. Family and friends will assemble at the graveside. Mr. Bigham is survive by his loving and devoted family and friends.

A Celebration of Life service for Mr. Mitchell Derrick Floyd will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 1, 2022, in the Chapel of the mortuary. Mr. Floyd passed away March 28, 2022. There will be a viewing one hour prior to the service. Family and friends will assemble at the mortuary. Mr. Floyd leaves to cherish his memories: daughter, Shelly Floyd; grandchildren: Za' Moni Wingfield, Simone Wingfield, Camden Wingfield and Ja'Miah Floyd; sister, Ava Marie Floyd...

Mrs. Esperanza "Hope" Louise Robinson, daughter of the late Mr. Jesse Ramos and Mrs. Mary V. Ramos, was born in Indio, California on September 28, 1956 and entered into eternal rest on March 23, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. She traveled in her early life and later settled down in Charleston, South Carolina. The simplest pleasures brought great joy to Hope. She had an uncanny ability to find happiness in her daily activities while spending time with her family. She never met a...

A Celebration of Life Service for Mr. William Hope Jr will be held Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 1:00PM, in the auditorium of Union County High School, 1000 S. Lake Ave, Lake Butler, Florida 32054. Mr. Hope passed away March 19, 2022. There will be a viewing Friday, March 25, 2022, from 6:00-8:00PM at Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church, 780 SW 3rd Street, Lake Butler, Florida 32054. Mr. Hope is survived by his daughter, Ashlee Hope; mother, Esther Hope; father, William Hope...

Mrs. Mary Magdeline  Patterson passed away peacefully at home, on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Funeral services for Mrs. Patterson will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Philidelphia Baptist Church, 5577 Moncrief Road. There will be a viewing one hour prior to the funeral in the church. Memoralization will be by cremation. Mrs. Patterson is survived by her Children: Anna Bowers, Jimmy Patterson (Streisand) and Latrese Wilson; a number of other relatives and...