Clara Todd (Cox)

On April 17, 2021, Clara Cox Todd passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at Chester County Hospital.

Clara was born in Oxford, Mississippi, on March 13, 1944 to Ernest and Annie Bell Cox (Smith). She grew up in Gainesville, FL, with her best friend, big sister, and lifelong confidante Mary Margaret. Their father was the assistant dean of Arts and Sciences at The University of Florida, and his love of language passed on to both of his daughters. Clara graduated early from Stetson University with a major in Primary Education in 1964, and would have been the first person her family turned to for help in writing this obituary.

In 1965, Clara moved to Raleigh,...

JUdi Rembert (Creighton)

REMBERT, 

JUDITH ABBOT CREIGHTON 

Judi, who lived a full and giving life, passed quietly at Haven Hospice early Friday morning, July 21, 2017. She was born in Gainesville on November 29, 1943. As a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, great aunt and friend, she grew up and lived in the Gainesville area most of her entire life. Judi and Davis, her beloved husband of 57 years, were also best friends and business partners, gaining wisdom as they traveled, wide-eyed throughout the world. 

All who knew Judi were well aware of her generosity in giving of herself to others: member of the Jr. League of Gainesville; active participant in the Stephen Ministri...

Susie (Abercrombie) Ford (Crews)

Gainesville Sun Obituary   February 1, 2003



 LAKE WORTH - Susie Abercrombie died Wednesday. She was 58. 

Mrs. Abercrombie was born in Gainesville and moved to Lake Worth in 1970. She was employed with Palm B...

Owen Cruse

OWEN CRUCE OBITUARY



Owen P Cruce, 78, of Micanopy, FL, passed away, surrounded by love, on August 4, 2022. He was born in Alachua, FL, to Owen J Cruce and Edith Mathis Cruce.



Owen had an adventurous life! He was in the Navy for 19 years, became an engineer, and he worked as a maintenance man over different properties. He was like a Giant Leprechaun, very quiet and sweet.



Owen was in a loving committed relationship with Deborah Smith for 37 years. Together their spirit of generosity helped many others.



He...

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Kay Scholfield (Denney)

Kay graduated 1966 from University of Florida where she was a majorette.  She received her Masters in Business from the University of TN in 1968.  Kay and her husband Fred (Rick) were involved in a head-on collision with a drunk driver at Ft. Rucker, AL. Kay died 7 weeks later at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Miss.  She was survived  by her husband, Rick, her parents Mr & Mrs.  Carl Denney and a brother Carl Denney, Jr.

Bailour Dykes

Bailous Ethol Dykes

Gainesville - Bailous Ethol Dykes, age 77, passed away on February 19, 2021, at Haven Hospice, Gainesville, Florida.

Born on November 5, 1943, to the late E. W. and Mattie Dykes in Alachua General Hospital.

Bailous was a 4th generation Gainesville native and attended Gainesville High School. He was a long-time employee at Publix and was self-employed doing T.V. tower work and other various projects. If it was broken, h...

Susan Vanwinkle (Easter)

Gainesville Sun   December 7, 1999



   Susan Easter Van Winkle of Indio, Ca. died Nov. 27th in her home.  She was 55.

   Mrs. Van Winkle was born in Thomasville, NC and moved to Indio 10 years ago from Gainesville where sh had lived most of her life.  She graduated from Gainesville High School and attended the University of Florida.  Mrs. Van Winkle was a house mother for the ABC Club, a home for alcohol and drug dependent women in Indio.  She was a Methodist.

    Survivors include a daughter, Mary Scarborough of Gainesville, two sons, Edward Van Winkle of Gainesville, and John A. Van Winkle, Jr. of Indio; one sister, Bette Kousi of New Yor...

Sinclair Eaton

Obituary for Edward Sinclair Eaton, Jr.