Claude Whitford Sr.
HAWTHORNE -- Claude Whitford Sr. of Hawthorne died Nov. 9 at Sunbridge of Gainesville following a brief illness. He was 88.
Mr. Whitford was born in Ray City, Ga., and moved to Hawthorne 60 years ago.
He was a brick cooker and a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church.
He is survived by two sons, Claude Whitford Jr. and Ronald Whitfield, both of Hawthorne; 22 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren.
James William Fisher
James William Fisher of Gainesville died Tuesday at the VA Medical Center. She was 48.
Mr. Fisher was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., and moved to Gainesville 20 years ago.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his mother, Hazel Wilkerson of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Linda Fisher of Port St. Lucie and Nancy L. Thompson of Tennessee; and four brothers, Kevin Fisher, Louis Fisher, Richard Allen Wilkerson and Bryan Thomas Wilkerson, all of Fort Wayne.
Juanita Arline Whitfield Brinson
Juanita Arline Whitfield Brinson of Gainesville died Thursday at Vencor Hospital in Green Cove Springs following a brief illness. She was 65.
Mrs. Brinson was born in Indianapolis and moved to Gainesville from Detroit in 1974.
She was a retired licensed practical nurse with North Florida Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of the Pentecostal of Gainesville. Mrs. Brinson was preceded in death by a son, Michael McGuire.
Survivors include her husband, Deacon Willie W. Brinson of Gainesville; three daughters, Sunshine Dobbs of Detroit, Karyne Banks of Winston Salem, N.C., and Donna Banks of Gainesville; a stepdaughter, Marian Johnson of Ocala; six sons, Dennis McGuire of Rutledge, Tenn., Keith McGuire of Winston Salem, N.C., Samuel Banks and Steven Banks, both of Detriot, Captain Mark Banks of Alexandria, Va., and Don Banks of Rockledge; three stepsons, Charles Smith and Cosvia Smith, both of Miami, and Willie Brinson Jr. of Micanopy; a sister, Janet Manning of Detroit; two brothers, Morris Whitfield and Millard Whitfield, both of Detroit; 34 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Lois Beville Cone
Lois Beville Cone, a lifelong resident of Gainesville, died Thursday at the Hospice House of Gainesville. She was 87.
Mrs. Cone was a homemaker.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She was a former president of the Women's Society of Church in Service and the Junior Welfare League. She was a member of the Founder's Circle; the Gainesville Woman's Club; the Daughters of the American Revolution; the Daughters, Founders and Patriots of America; the Gainesville Golf and Country Club; the Heritage Club; and a life member of the Alachua General Hospital Auxiliary and the League of Women Voters.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Fred M. Cone Sr.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan C. Anderson of Leesburg and Celia M. Cone of Melrose; two sons, Fred M. Cone Jr. of St. Augustine and Thomas J. Cone of Gainesville; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy may be made as donations to the First United Methodist Church or to the Hospice of North Central Florida.
Ona Gracie Stern Jacobsen
STARKE -- Ona Gracie Stern Jacobsen, a lifelong resident of Starke, died Wednesday at North Florida Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was 63.
Mrs. Jacobsen was a homemaker and a commercial insurance writer for Roberts Insurance Agency.
She was a member of Kingsley Lake Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard J. Jacobsen Jr. Survivors include two daughters, Cheryl Boyer and Christa Huddleston, both of Starke; a son, Joel Jacobsen of College Station, Texas; a sister, Ina Mott of Brooker; a brother, Roland Stern of Starke; and seven grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy may be made as donations to the Kingsley Lake Baptist Church Building Fund.
Elsie V. Kirby
DOWLING PARK -- Elsie V. Kirby of Dowling Park died Wednesday. She was 98.
Mrs. Kirby was born in Chicago and moved to Dowling Park from Boston in 1963.
She was a member of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mission Society, where she served at various levels including organizer, treasurer, program writer and president.
She traveled to Japan, Mexico and Nigeria with her husband while he was director of Advent Christian World Missions. She taught a large Sunday school class in the nursing home at the Advent Christian Village for 11 years and continued an active personal ministry past the age of 90.
Mrs. Kirby was a member of Bixler Memorial Advent Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Voncile Modlinger of Free Port, Ill.; a sister, Lillian Smerz of Dowling Park; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Marjorie Park Hairston
Marjorie Park Hairston of Gainesville died Wednesday at Shands at the University of Florida. She was 67.
Mrs. Hairston was born in Greenville, Miss., and moved to Gainesville from Jacksonville 28 years ago.
She was a retired elementary school teacher. Mrs. Hairston taught fourth grade at Terwilliger Elementary and Wiles Elementary for 27 years. She was the unofficial school leader in the care of many lost and injured small animals.
She received a bachelor's degree from Jacksonville University and a master's degree from Nova University.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Hairston of Gainesville; two daughters, Beth Siegel of Gainesville and Martha Jost of Chiefland; a sister, Patricia Griffin of Dallas, Texas; and four grandsons.
Charles Owen Moran
ORANGE PARK -- Charles Owen Moran died Wednesday at his residence in Orange Park. He was 82.
Mr. Moran was born in Beverly, Mass., and lived in Trenton for 27 years before moving to Orange Park two weeks ago.
He was a retired planner and estimator for the Boston Naval Shipyard.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Mr. Moran was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
He enjoyed playing golf.
Survivors include his wife, Olive Cleveland Moran of Orange Park; two daughters, Patricia Lesmerises of Orange Park and Janice Brown of Lake Orion, Mich.; two sons, Dennis Moran of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Donald Moran of Port St. Lucie; two sisters, Geraldine Reynolds and Bernadette Whelan, both of Lynn, Mass.; two brothers, Gordon Moran of Peabody, Mass., and Daniel Moran of Chino, Calif.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Adeline Moniz Principe
Adeline Moniz Principe of Gainesville died Tuesday at North Florida Regional Medical Center. She was 78.
Mrs. Principe was born in in East Providence, R.I., and moved to Gainesville in 1992.
She worked for Healthtext as seamstress and she was a member of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Union.
She was a Catholic.
Survivors include four sisters, Irene Arruda of Ocala, Mary Machado of St. Augustine, Pat McDaniel of Gainesville and Olivia Gough of Glen Burnie, Md.; and two brothers, Anthony Moniz of East Providence, R.I. and Manuel Moniz of Providence, R.I.
Claude Whitford Sr.
HAWTHORNE -- Claude Whitford Sr. of Hawthorne died Dec. 9 at Sunbridge of Gainesville following a brief illness. He was 88.
Mr. Whitford was born in Ray City, Ga., and moved to Hawthorne 60 years ago.
He was a brick cooker and a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church.
He is survived by two sons, Claude Whitford Jr. and Ronald Whitford, both of Hawthorne; 22 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
