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Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 • Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section 5B<br />
Warm-weather<br />
crappie bite,<br />
Ed Allen and<br />
residential<br />
mallard ducks<br />
Gary Simpson, in his weekly<br />
Gainesville Sun column, noted<br />
last week that fishermen were<br />
catching specks and some<br />
bass in the shallow water of<br />
Newnan’s Lake. That behavior<br />
is usually considered a prelude<br />
to spawning activity in the early<br />
spring. Typically, the crappie<br />
will precede the bass in their<br />
spring bedding.<br />
The crappie and bass in the<br />
Union, Bradford and southern<br />
Clay County lakes usually lag<br />
the shallower lakes of Alachua<br />
and Marion counties in their<br />
winter bite and spring spawning.<br />
This is especially true related to<br />
the deep water of Kingsley Lake.<br />
As a matter of fact, the crappies<br />
there have not even arrived in<br />
large numbers to the 18-footdepth-range<br />
of water where they<br />
typically locate in midwinter.<br />
Joey Tyson of Bald Eagle Bait<br />
and Tackle in Keystone Heights<br />
says he anticipates the local<br />
crappie spawn to correlate with<br />
the full moon that arrives on Jan.<br />
26. How this plays out will be<br />
interesting considering the mild<br />
winter we are experiencing.<br />
Despite the fact we are in the<br />
middle of what should be the<br />
peak crappie bite, we continue<br />
to get better bass reports. Ed<br />
Allen, fishing Sampson Lake<br />
on Jan. 4, caught approximately<br />
18 bass. The two largest were<br />
approximately 4.5 to 5 pounds<br />
and were released along with<br />
12 others. Allen was casting a<br />
deep-running, smoke-clear Shad<br />
Rap in approximately 12 feet of<br />
water.<br />
Shifting subjects to the topic<br />
of hunting, how would some of<br />
you avid wing shooters like to<br />
duck hunt this summer? Well,<br />
<strong>Fins</strong>, <strong>Fur</strong> & <strong>Tails</strong><br />
By Mickey Agner<br />
that is certainly possible if you<br />
obtain a free federal and state<br />
permit to do so. However, you<br />
must understand what a feral,<br />
domestic or residential mallard<br />
duck is, and you will also have<br />
to be able to distinguish them<br />
from the Florida mottled duck.<br />
Despite the fact the domestic<br />
mallard is less obvious at urban<br />
duck ponds today, the Florida<br />
Fish and Wildlife Conservation<br />
continues to estimate that about<br />
12,000 domestic mallards are<br />
purchased annually from farm<br />
stores in the state of Florida.<br />
These birds are sold with<br />
good intent and purchased for<br />
aesthetic purposes by consumers<br />
who want the attractive male<br />
mallard ducks with their dark<br />
green head in their local or<br />
private duck ponds.<br />
Unfortunately, there are<br />
some negative consequences to<br />
releasing these domestic ducks<br />
into the environment. First,<br />
the domestic mallard ducks do<br />
not migrate north during the<br />
summer breeding season. These<br />
ducks are sometimes referred<br />
to as residential ducks because<br />
they stay in Florida all year.<br />
Alternately, they are sometimes<br />
referred to as feral or domestic<br />
mallards.<br />
Second, the residential<br />
mallards tend to be romantically<br />
attracted to the native Florida<br />
mottled duck, which remains<br />
in Florida year round, and<br />
the two species do breed<br />
and produce a fertile hybrid<br />
duck. Unfortunately, the Florida<br />
mottled duck population is<br />
relatively small and confined to<br />
the Florida area. Consequently,<br />
the fear is the mottled duck<br />
population will become extinct if<br />
the well-intended but hazardous<br />
use of domestic mallard ducks is<br />
not reversed.<br />
Both the mallard and<br />
mottled ducks are very similar<br />
genetically. The male mallard<br />
is easily distinguished from<br />
mottled male and female ducks<br />
by its brilliantly colored green<br />
head. However, both the male<br />
and female mottled ducks are<br />
easily confused with the female<br />
mallard. All three of the ducks<br />
have a similar color pattern,<br />
but if placed adjacent to each<br />
other, the mottled duck is<br />
darker. Additionally, the female<br />
mallard has a notable white bar<br />
along her outer wing, which is<br />
not present in the mottled duck.<br />
Additionally, the mottled duck’s<br />
head is considerably lighter in<br />
color than the mallard.<br />
Like with feral hogs, the<br />
federal and Florida governments<br />
will issue free permits to hunt<br />
residential mallard ducks all<br />
year. Single hunters who apply<br />
for and obtain both permits are<br />
allowed to take up to 12,000<br />
residential mallard ducks and<br />
destroy up to 6,000 nests and all<br />
the eggs contained therein on a<br />
yearly basis. Any individual,<br />
who hunts, traps and removes<br />
nuisance animals as a service,<br />
must obtain the noted permits to<br />
exterminate residential mallard<br />
ducks.<br />
For the week ahead, you<br />
should experience some really<br />
active feeding times. On Friday,<br />
Jan. 11, the moon will be in its<br />
new moon phase. At this time<br />
it will be crossing the earth’s<br />
horizon almost simultaneously<br />
with the sun. Tidal changes<br />
during this time should be<br />
exceptionally strong, and,<br />
theoretically, the influence upon<br />
fish and game will be strong as<br />
well. The major feeding times<br />
will be when both the moon<br />
and sun are both overhead or<br />
underfoot, and the minor times<br />
will be when they are on either<br />
horizon.<br />
Keep your lines tight and hunt<br />
safely until next week.<br />
If you have a story, idea or<br />
photo to share, please contact<br />
Mickey Agner via email at<br />
mkeithag@gmail.com. Photos<br />
may also be submitted in<br />
person at the Bradford County<br />
Telegraph, Union County Times<br />
or Lake Region Monitor.<br />
Crime<br />
Recent arrests<br />
in Bradford,<br />
Clay or Union<br />
The following individuals<br />
were arrested recently by<br />
local law enforcement officers<br />
in Bradford, Union or Clay<br />
(Keystone Heights area)<br />
counties:<br />
Rhonda Sue Alvarez, 41, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 5 by<br />
Starke police for larceny. Bond<br />
was set at $500 and she was<br />
released Jan. 5.<br />
Sever Doyle Andrews, 81, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 3 by<br />
Bradford deputies for fraud–<br />
insufficient funds check and<br />
failure to appear. Bond was set<br />
at $4,500 and he was released<br />
Jan. 3.<br />
James Allen Bittinger, 27, of<br />
Hampton was arrested Jan. 4 by<br />
Bradford deputies for DUI. He<br />
was released Jan. 5.<br />
Clarence Bivins, 23, of<br />
Keystone Heights was arrested<br />
Jan. 5 by Clay deputies for<br />
contempt of court.<br />
James Kevin Braddock, 53,<br />
of Baldwin was arrested Jan. 2<br />
by Bradford deputies for hit and<br />
run. Bond was set at $500 and he<br />
was released Jan. 2.<br />
John Brett, 56, of Jacksonville<br />
was arrested Jan. 5 by Starke<br />
police for DUI, possession of<br />
drug equipment and possession<br />
of marijuana. He was released<br />
Jan. 5.<br />
Jonathan R. Burns, 18, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 5<br />
by Starke police for criminal<br />
mischief with property damage.<br />
He was released Jan. 6.<br />
Ryan Christopher Carey, 18,<br />
of Bronson was arrested Jan. 3<br />
by Starke police for driving with<br />
a suspended, revoked or expired<br />
license. Bond was set at $500<br />
and he was released Jan. 3.<br />
Silas Lee Clark, 68, was<br />
arrested Dec. 31 by Bradford<br />
deputies for aggravated assault–<br />
weapon. Bond was set at<br />
$50,000 and he remained in jail<br />
at press time.<br />
Clarence Rudolph Coleman,<br />
36, of Starke was arrested Jan.<br />
1 by Bradford deputies for<br />
battery, obstructing justice and<br />
sexual assault. Bond was set at<br />
$200,000 and he remained in jail<br />
at press time.<br />
Terrence Henry Conners II,<br />
31, of Raiford was arrested<br />
Dec. 20 by Union deputies for<br />
possession of dangerous drugs<br />
and assault.<br />
Abel Cowart, 30, of Keystone<br />
Heights was arrested Dec. 31<br />
by Clay deputies for violating a<br />
domestic violence injunction.<br />
Paul Ryan Cybularz, 55, of<br />
Hampton was arrested Jan. 2<br />
by Bradford deputies for simple<br />
assault. Bond was set at $1,000<br />
and he was released Jan. 3.<br />
Oscar W Davis, 32, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 4 by<br />
Starke police for driving with a<br />
suspended, revoked or expired<br />
license. Bond was set at $500<br />
and he was released Jan. 5.<br />
James Daniel Dean, 39, was<br />
arrested Jan. 7 by Starke police<br />
for driving with a suspended,<br />
revoked or expired license. He<br />
remained in jail at press time.<br />
Carrie A. Freeman, 22, of<br />
Lawtey was arrested Dec. 31 by<br />
Bradford police for disturbing<br />
the peace and trespassing. She<br />
was released Jan. 1.<br />
Robert Lyle Funderburk, 44,<br />
of Lake Butler was arrested Jan.<br />
3 by Union deputies for DUI.<br />
Joseph Gillihan 17, of Lake<br />
Butler was arrested Dec. 25 by<br />
Union deputies for burglary.<br />
Breanna Delois Hodges, 18,<br />
of Starke was arrested Jan. 2 by<br />
Bradford deputies for larceny.<br />
She was released Jan. 3.<br />
Michael Lloyd James, 38, of<br />
Lake Butler was arrested Dec.<br />
29 by Union deputies for failure<br />
to appear.<br />
Michael Ellis Jenkins, 32,<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 2 by<br />
Starke police for child neglect.<br />
Bond was set at $2,500 and he<br />
was released Jan. 3.<br />
John Edgar Johns, 30, of<br />
Jacksonville was arrested Dec.<br />
31 by Bradford deputies for<br />
contempt of court. Bond was set<br />
at $50,000 and he was released<br />
Jan. 7.<br />
Harry Darryl Jones, 29, of<br />
Keystone Heights was arrested<br />
Jan. 4 by Bradford deputies<br />
for driving with a suspended,<br />
revoked or expired license.<br />
Bond was set at $15,000 and he<br />
was released Jan. 5.<br />
Joseph Kody Kennedy, 19, of<br />
Glen St. Mary was arrested Jan. 3<br />
by Bradford deputies for driving<br />
with a suspended, revoked or<br />
expired license. Bond was set at<br />
$500 and he was released Jan. 4.<br />
Robert B. Kerce, 27, of Lake<br />
Butler was arrested Jan. 2 by<br />
Bradford deputies for failure to<br />
appear. Bond was $35,000 and<br />
he remained in jail at press time.<br />
Robert Brad Kerce, 27,<br />
of Lake Butler was arrested<br />
Dec. 28 by Union deputies for<br />
disorderly intoxication, larceny<br />
and resisting an officer.<br />
Tonya Seaman Kmieciak,<br />
46, of Lake Butler was arrested<br />
Dec. 17 by Union deputies<br />
for possession of drugs and<br />
possession of marijuana.<br />
Dustin Allen Lane, 26, of<br />
O’Brien was arrested Dec. 25 by<br />
Union deputies for driving with<br />
a suspended, revoked or expired<br />
license.<br />
Robert Leon Lane, 41, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 1 for<br />
battery. Bond was set at $10,000<br />
and he remained in jail at press<br />
time.<br />
Patricia Ann Lawhorn, 49,<br />
of Starke was arrested Jan.<br />
4 by Bradford deputies for<br />
obstructing justice. Bond was set<br />
at $5,000 and she was released<br />
Jan. 4.<br />
Alfonso Vera Lopez, 25, of<br />
Lake Butler was arrested Jan.<br />
5 by Union deputies for DUI<br />
and operating a motor vehicle<br />
without a license.<br />
Christie K. Marrero, 31, of<br />
Starke was arrested Dec. 31 by<br />
Bradford deputies for battery.<br />
Bond was set at $5,000 and she<br />
was released Dec. 31.<br />
James William Martin, 26, of<br />
Interlachen was arrested Jan. 4<br />
by Bradford deputies for driving<br />
with a suspended, revoked or<br />
expired license and possession<br />
of drugs. Bond was set at<br />
$25,000 and he remained Jail at<br />
press time.<br />
Levi Deshaun McCloud, 33,<br />
of Starke was arrested Jan. 6 by<br />
Starke police for possession of<br />
drug equipment, larceny, driving<br />
with a suspended, revoked or<br />
expired license, possession<br />
of marijuana and fraud–false<br />
statement. Bond was set at<br />
$2,500 and he remained in jail at<br />
press time.<br />
Terry Lynn McLean, 56, of<br />
Madison was arrested Dec. 20<br />
by Union deputies for failure to<br />
appear.<br />
Robert McGuinn Jr., 46, of<br />
Lake Butler was arrested Dec.<br />
12 by Union deputies for DUI.<br />
Curtis Lee Miller, 42,<br />
Keystone Heights was arrested<br />
Jan. 1 by Bradford deputies<br />
for disorderly conduct. He was<br />
released Jan. 1.<br />
William Walter Murphy, 46, of<br />
Gainesville was arrested Jan. 1<br />
by Bradford deputies for driving<br />
with a suspended, revoked or<br />
expired license. Bond was set at<br />
$9,000 and he was released Jan.<br />
2.<br />
Rhonda K Nettles, 41, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 6 by<br />
Bradford deputies for driving<br />
with a suspended, revoked<br />
or expired license. She was<br />
released Jan. 6.<br />
Franklin Pendarvis, 56, of<br />
Callahan was arrested Jan. 5<br />
by Lawtey police for larceny.<br />
Bond was set at $5,000 and he<br />
remained in jail at press time.<br />
Shanekia Peppers, 26, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 7 by<br />
Clay deputies for grand theft and<br />
leaving the scene of a crash.<br />
Victor Lamon Peters, 63, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 7 by<br />
Bradford deputies for failure to<br />
appear. Bond was set at $5,000<br />
and he remained in jail at press<br />
time.<br />
Devonta Detrone Phillips,<br />
17, of Lake Butler was arrested<br />
Dec. 25 by Union deputies for<br />
burglary.<br />
Dennie Rae Randolph, 33, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 5 by<br />
Starke police for resisting an<br />
officer. Bond was set at $1,500<br />
and she was released Jan. 6.<br />
Dalton Reeves, 20, of Lawtey<br />
was arrested Dec. 31 by Clay<br />
deputies for failure to appear.<br />
Boyd Morris Roberts, 51, of<br />
Hampton was arrested Jan. 4 by<br />
Bradford deputies for DUI and<br />
for driving with a suspended,<br />
revoked or expired license. He<br />
was released Jan. 5.<br />
Jeffrey Dylan Rosier, 19, of<br />
Starke was arrested Jan. 3 by<br />
Bradford deputies for failure to<br />
appear. Bond was set at $5,000<br />
and he remained in jail at press<br />
time.<br />
John August Rueber, 64,<br />
of Starke was arrested Jan.<br />
7 by Bradford deputies for a<br />
conditional release violation. He<br />
was released Jan. 7.<br />
Antoine Dourice Sirmones,<br />
22, of Raiford was arrested Dec.<br />
21 by Union deputies for failure<br />
to appear.<br />
Jeffrey Gerald Sellers, 32, of<br />
Lawtey was arrested Jan. 1 by<br />
Starke police for driving with a<br />
suspended, revoked or expired<br />
license. Bond was set at $20,500<br />
and he was released Jan. 1.<br />
Amanda Griffis Smith, 43, of<br />
Keystone Heights was arrested<br />
Jan. 5 by Bradford deputies for<br />
possession of dangerous drugs<br />
and distribution of synthetic<br />
narcotics. She was released Jan.<br />
6.<br />
Khristina L Souza, 41, of<br />
Keystone Heights was arrested<br />
Jan. 6 by Bradford deputies for<br />
resisting an officer. Bond was<br />
set at $500 and she was released<br />
Jan. 6.<br />
Roy Wayne Thomas, 47, of<br />
Starke was arrested Dec. 31 by<br />
Starke police for DUI. Bond was<br />
set at $2,500 and he was released<br />
Jan. 1.<br />
Sierra Raton Tyson, 25, of<br />
Lawtey was arrested Jan. 5 by<br />
Bradford deputies for larceny,<br />
burglary, dealing in stolen<br />
property and engaging in the<br />
pawn broker business without a<br />
license. Bond was set at $45,000<br />
and she remained in jail at press<br />
time.<br />
Terry Ann Webb, 40, was<br />
arrested Jan. 7 by Bradford<br />
deputies for battery. She<br />
remained in jail at press time.<br />
Carlton W. Williams, 20, of<br />
Melrose was arrested Dec. 31<br />
by Starke police for contributing<br />
to the delinquency of a minor,<br />
possession of marijuana,<br />
possession of drugs, possession<br />
of liquor by underaged person<br />
and possession of drug<br />
equipment. He was released Jan.<br />
1.
6B Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section • Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013<br />
Santa Fe<br />
hands KHHS<br />
girls 1st<br />
district loss<br />
BY CLIFF SMELLEY<br />
Regional News/Sports Editor<br />
Keystone Heights scored the<br />
first goal of the match, but Santa<br />
Fe scored four unanswered goals<br />
in a 4-1 win over the Indians in a<br />
District 5-2A girls’ soccer match<br />
on Jan. 4.<br />
The Indians (14-2-1, 13-1 in<br />
District 5) got on the board in<br />
a hurry, with Anjalena Beasley<br />
scoring off of a Julia O’Steen<br />
assist in the fourth minute. Santa<br />
Fe’s Taylor Martin, though,<br />
scored three straight goals, the<br />
first two coming in the 18 th and<br />
26 th minutes.<br />
Union boys<br />
hold off<br />
Raiders 59-56<br />
BY CLIFF SMELLEY<br />
Regional News/Sports Editor<br />
Shaimea Maeweather shot<br />
62 percent from the field (8-of-<br />
13) and grabbed five rebounds<br />
to help the Union County boys’<br />
basketball team defeat Crescent<br />
City 59-56 on Jan. 5 in Crescent<br />
City.<br />
It was the second straight win<br />
for the Tigers (9-6 prior to Jan.<br />
8), who held a 17-point lead at<br />
one point in the fourth quarter.<br />
Keldric Bradley scored 13<br />
points and added three assists<br />
and three blocks. Daquin<br />
Edwards and Prince Alexander<br />
finished with nine and eight<br />
points, respectively.<br />
Union will host district<br />
opponent Newberry on Thursday,<br />
Jan. 10, at 4:30 p.m.<br />
Union scoring (59): Alexander<br />
8, Bradley 13, Dukes 5, Edwards<br />
9, Jackson 3, Maeweather 21.<br />
3-pointers: Bradley, Edwards,<br />
Jackson, Prince Alexander 2,<br />
Maeweather 3. Free throws:<br />
3-5.<br />
Earlier result:<br />
UCHS 90 Trenton 64<br />
The Tigers scored 20-plus<br />
points in each of the first three<br />
quarters in defeating visiting<br />
Trenton 90-64 on Jan. 4.<br />
A 23-12 advantage in the<br />
second quarter helped Union<br />
take a 50-30 lead into halftime.<br />
Maeweather and Bradley<br />
scored 15 and 14 points,<br />
respectively, while Laris Paige<br />
had 12 points. Maeweather also<br />
dished out six assists, while<br />
Paige had five rebounds.<br />
Prince Alexander and<br />
Princeton Alexander each<br />
scored 10 points, with Princeton<br />
Alexander also grabbing six<br />
rebounds.<br />
Carl Alexander led the team in<br />
rebounds with nine, while Austin<br />
Dukes had five.<br />
Score by Quarter<br />
THS: 18 12 14 20—64<br />
UCHS: 27 23 22 18—90<br />
Union scoring (90): C. Alexander<br />
3, Prince Alexander 10, Princeton<br />
Alexander 10, Bradley 14, Dukes<br />
5, Edwards 2, Green 6, Jackson<br />
5, Keller 2, Maeweather 15,<br />
Mosher 6, Paige 12. 3-pointers:<br />
C. Alexander, Bradley, Mosher,<br />
Prince Alexander 2, Maeweather<br />
2. Free throws: 7-11.<br />
UCHS girls win<br />
3rd straight<br />
BY CLIFF SMELLEY<br />
Regional News/Sports Editor<br />
After a 1-6 start to the<br />
season, the Union County girls’<br />
basketball team has now won<br />
four of its last five, including a<br />
49-31 win over District 7-1A<br />
opponent Trenton on Jan. 4 in<br />
Trenton.<br />
The score was 19-10 at the<br />
half in favor of Union before the<br />
Tigers (5-7, 3-1 in District 7 prior<br />
to Jan. 8) outscored Trenton 22-6<br />
in the third quarter.<br />
Keyambre Cobb made three<br />
3-pointers and finished with<br />
21 points, six rebounds and six<br />
steals. Teyona Jenkins had nine<br />
points, seven rebounds, seven<br />
assists and four steals, while<br />
Chelsea Roberts, who scored<br />
six points, also grabbed seven<br />
rebounds.<br />
Baneeshia Jackson scored five<br />
points, while Janisha Jones and<br />
Courtney Walsh each scored four<br />
points.<br />
The Tigers will host district<br />
opponent Newberry on Thursday,<br />
Jan. 10, at 6 p.m.<br />
Jarraid Forsyth wrestles in the Clay Rotary<br />
Invitational. Photo by Shelley Rodgers.<br />
Forsyth, James<br />
take 1st, 2nd at<br />
Clay tourney<br />
BY CLIFF SMELLEY<br />
Regional News/Sports Editor<br />
Bradford wrestlers Jarraid<br />
Forsyth and Phillip James<br />
continued their strong seasons by<br />
earning first- and second-place<br />
finishes at the Jan. 4-5 Clay High<br />
Rotary Invitational in Green<br />
Cove Springs.<br />
Forsyth, who is currently<br />
ranked first in the 145-pound<br />
class in Class 1A with a<br />
23-1 record, claimed the<br />
championship in his weight class<br />
by winning four straight matches<br />
after a first-round bye. James,<br />
who is also ranked first in the<br />
state, finished as runner-up in the<br />
195 class, going 3-1 after a firstround<br />
bye.<br />
After their byes, Forsyth and<br />
James both pinned three straight<br />
opponents.<br />
Forsyth started off by pinning<br />
Travis Neubeck of Mount Dora<br />
in 2:37 and followed that up<br />
by pinning Dustin Regar of<br />
Columbia in 1:27 and Dominic<br />
Jones of Oakleaf in 3:56. In the<br />
championship match, Forsyth<br />
defeated Lyman’s Dallan<br />
McGhee 9-4.<br />
James finished the first match<br />
he wrestled in under a minute<br />
when he pinned Kaylen Laymon<br />
of Clay in 51 seconds. He<br />
then pinned Ryan MacGeorge<br />
of Lyman in 3:13 and Mark<br />
Hinchlife of Florida High in<br />
4:58. In the championship match,<br />
James lost 13-4 to Creekside’s<br />
Shane Carpenter.<br />
The tournament consisted<br />
of 27 schools, with Bradford<br />
placing 11 th .<br />
Bradford’s Jarraid Forsyth (center) on the medal stand<br />
after winning his weight class. Photo submitted by<br />
coach Christopher McNealy.<br />
Phillip James sizes up his opponent. Photo by Shelley Rodgers.<br />
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Health Care Board Meeting<br />
Announcement<br />
The New River Community Health<br />
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scheduled to meet Wednesday,<br />
January 16, 2013 from 12:30 p.m. -<br />
1:30 p.m. at the Union County Health<br />
Department, 495 Main Street, Lake<br />
Butler, FL 32054. Meetings are open<br />
to the public. For more information,<br />
please contact Winnie Holland at<br />
904-964-7732, extension 1609 or at<br />
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Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 • Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section<br />
7B<br />
Obituaries<br />
Linda Brown<br />
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Linda<br />
Ann Brown of Keystone Heights,<br />
born Feb. 8, 1957, went to be with<br />
the Lord, in her sleep, on Tuesday,<br />
Dec. 25, 2012. She was a longtime<br />
member of First Assembly of God<br />
of Keystone Heights and commander<br />
in the Royal Rangers ministry.<br />
She will be greatly missed.<br />
Linda worked at Tacachale as a<br />
house manager and as a psychologist<br />
for 27 years. Recently, she was<br />
hired by the Ocala prison system as<br />
a substance abuse counselor. Linda<br />
loved to help people and spent much<br />
of her life doing what she could to<br />
bless people.<br />
She is survived by: her parents,<br />
Jim and Jackie Rider; sister,<br />
Jill Shaw; and son, John Michael<br />
Brown of Keystone Heights.<br />
A memorial service was held at<br />
First Assembly of God of Keystone<br />
Heights on Jan. 2. Linda will be<br />
greatly missed by all who knew and<br />
loved her!<br />
PAID OBITUARY<br />
Bessie<br />
Campbell<br />
JACKSONVILLE—Bessie Hansen<br />
Gill Campbell, 73, of Jacksonville<br />
passed away on Tuesday, Jan.<br />
1, 2013, at St. Vincent’s Hospital<br />
unexpectedly. Mrs. Campbell was<br />
born on May 8, 1939, in Jacksonville<br />
to the late Charles and Sadie<br />
(Altman) Bessent.<br />
Prior to retirement, she was a<br />
clerk for the Duval County School<br />
System for 30 years. Mrs. Campbell<br />
had been a resident of Keystone<br />
Heights since 1986 and a member<br />
of Trinity Baptist Church, where<br />
she was a Sunday school teacher. In<br />
2012, Mrs. Campbell moved back to<br />
Jacksonville and joined First Baptist<br />
Church. She enjoyed taking care of<br />
her family and friends, and gardening.<br />
Preceding her in death were her<br />
husbands: Richard E. Hansen Sr.<br />
and Emmet “E.C.” Gill.<br />
Survivors are: her husband, Stuart<br />
Campbell; children, Richard<br />
(Kimberly) E. Hansen Jr., Tammy<br />
(Michael) McInarnay, all of Jacksonville,<br />
Dawn (James) Thompson<br />
of Loudon, Tenn., Dr. Bud (Karen)<br />
Gill of Vero Beach, Pastor Dick<br />
(Edwina) Gill of Dawson, Ga.,<br />
Pastor Danny (Arlene) Gill of Geneva,<br />
Ala., Rev. Jeff (Tanya) Gill<br />
of Hawthorne, Sharon Thummel<br />
and Scott (Emma) Campbell, all of<br />
Fort Smith, Ariz., Stuart (Robin)<br />
Campbell, Jr. of Odenville, Ala.,<br />
and Sandra (Richard) Rothweiler<br />
of Jacksonville. Mrs. Campbell also<br />
leaves behind: her siblings, Raymond<br />
(Vonnie) Bessent of Grandin,<br />
Gladys Miller, Erma Wimberly and<br />
Jimmie Sauls, all of Jacksonville,<br />
and Katherine Henry of Brooker;<br />
five grandchildren, Autumn, Amy,<br />
Renee, Robin and Sabrina, and from<br />
them five great-grandchildren; and<br />
numerous grandchildren and great<br />
grandchildren, whom she lovingly<br />
called “acquired” and treasured as<br />
her own.<br />
Funeral services were held at<br />
Trinity Baptist Church on Jan. 5<br />
with pastors James Peoples and<br />
Scott Stanland officiating. Burial<br />
followed at Gethsemane Memorial<br />
Gardens in Jacksonville.<br />
In lieu of flowers, contributions<br />
can be made to Trinity Baptist<br />
Church, P.O. Box 1099, Keystone<br />
Heights, FL 32656.<br />
Arrangements are under the care<br />
of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home<br />
in Keystone Heights.<br />
PAID OBITUARY<br />
Antonia<br />
Colon-Rentas<br />
LAKE BUTLER—Antonia<br />
Colon-Rentas, 95, of Lake Butler<br />
died on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at<br />
the home of her granddaughter in<br />
Miami Lakes after an extended illness.<br />
She was born in Puerto Rico<br />
and lived in Pompano Beach prior<br />
to moving to Lake Butler. She was<br />
the daughter of the late Catalino Colon<br />
and Ramona Rentas. She was<br />
preceded in death by: five brothers<br />
and four sisters. She was a Baptist.<br />
She is survived by: daughters<br />
Lillian Moreno of Lake Butler and<br />
Greder (Eliot) Torres of Cape Coral;<br />
sons Richard Moreno of Puerto<br />
Rico and Eliezer (Gladys) Moreno<br />
of Springfield, Mass.; brother Nelson<br />
Colon of Puerto Rico; 27 grandchildren;<br />
12 great-grandchildren;<br />
and two great-great-grandchildren.<br />
Funeral services were held Jan. 4<br />
at Archer Memorial Chapel in Lake<br />
Butler with Jonathan Colon officiating.<br />
Burial took place in Dekle<br />
Cemetery. Archer Funeral Home is<br />
in charge of arrangements.<br />
James Davis<br />
WALDO—James Carlton Davis<br />
Sr., 96, of Waldo, died on Sunday,<br />
Jan. 6, 2013, at Haven Hospice. He<br />
was born July 10, 1916, in Taylor.<br />
Carlton was a World War II veteran,<br />
serving on the USS Francis<br />
M. Robinson D.E. 220 from 1942-<br />
1944. He worked on the family<br />
farm and at City Ice and Fuel Inc.,<br />
Standard Oil Station and the Atkinson<br />
Candy Company in Waldo. He<br />
moved to Perry, Ga., and continued<br />
to work for Atkinson Candy Company.<br />
He retired and moved back<br />
to Waldo, where he worked for another<br />
29 years reading water meters<br />
for the city. Carlton retired again at<br />
the age of 95.<br />
He is preceded in death by: his<br />
wife of 71 years, Lumanda Dyal<br />
Davis. He is survived by: daughter<br />
Betty Ann (Donald) Boals; sons<br />
Jim (Helen) Davis of Gainesville<br />
and Louie (Diana) of Waldo; eight<br />
grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren;<br />
three great-great-grandchildren;<br />
and brothers Basil and Alvin.<br />
Funeral services were held on<br />
Jan. 9 at First Baptist Church. Interment<br />
followed in Rock Cemetery.<br />
In lieu of flowers, please make<br />
donations to the Building Fund at<br />
Waldo First Baptist Church, P.O.<br />
Box 216 Waldo, FL 32694.<br />
Arrangements are under the care<br />
of Milam Funeral and Cremation<br />
Services of Gainesville.<br />
Maxine Fain<br />
LAKE BUTLER—Maxine Vannoy<br />
Fain, 78, of Lake Butler died<br />
on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at North<br />
Florida Regional Medical Center<br />
in Gainesville after an extended illness.<br />
She was born in Corpus Christi,<br />
Texas, the daughter of the late Fred<br />
Cox Vannoy and Neva Russell Vannoy.<br />
She lived most of her life in<br />
Arkansas. She retired after 20 years<br />
of service as an LPN. She was a<br />
member of Church of Christ of Lake<br />
Butler and the Military Order of the<br />
Purple Heart. She was preceded in<br />
death by: her husband of 50 years,<br />
Maj. Robert Lee Fain.<br />
She is survived by: her daughters,<br />
Phyllis Fain Stoloff and Carolann<br />
Fain; son James P. Fain; seven<br />
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;<br />
and sisters Darlene Ward, Winona<br />
Manire and Shirley Wilder.<br />
A memorial service was held<br />
Jan. 7 in the chapel of Archer Funeral<br />
Home of Lake Butler with<br />
Brother Scott Fisher officiating.<br />
Burial will be at a later date at Arlington<br />
National Cemetery.<br />
Archer Funeral Home is in charge<br />
of arrangements.<br />
Delos Fry<br />
Delos Fry<br />
STARKE—Delos H. Fry, M.D.,<br />
D.O., 81, passed away on Jan. 1,<br />
2013.<br />
Beloved husband of Janet Fry;<br />
dearest father of Sue (late Roy) Sorensen,<br />
Kim Cole, and Karen (Steven)<br />
van Gogh; proud grandfather<br />
of Mike, Krista, Shane, Kelley and<br />
Shannon; great-grandfather of Connor<br />
and Olivia; brother of Kay (late<br />
Bob) Novinska and David (Lavona)<br />
Fry. Also survived by many nieces<br />
and nephews.<br />
A memorial service will be held<br />
Friday Jan. 11, 2013, at St. Mark’s<br />
Episcopal Church (904-964-6126),<br />
212 N. Church St., Starke, at 2 p.m.,<br />
where a reception will immediately<br />
follow. Dr. Fry will be laid to rest in<br />
Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell<br />
with full military honors. He<br />
is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel,<br />
medical doctor and doctor of osteopathy.<br />
Arrangements are by Baldwin<br />
Fairchild Funeral Home of Apopka.<br />
PAID OBITUARY<br />
Joyce Fuller<br />
Joyce Marie Fuller, 78, died on<br />
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at Orange<br />
Park Medical Center after a short<br />
illness.<br />
She was born in 1934 in Fort<br />
Fairfield, Maine. She was raised on<br />
the family farm until her father followed<br />
his calling into the ministry.<br />
She graduated from Bates College<br />
and taught reading until moving to<br />
Florida in 1974.<br />
She is survived by: sons David<br />
T. Raftice of Port Orchard, Wash.,<br />
Michael Cairo Raftice of Melrose,<br />
Richard F. Raftice of Auburn,<br />
Maine, and Robin Fortier-Brown<br />
of Augusta, Maine; and numerous<br />
grandchildren. She was preceded in<br />
death by: her husband, Olvin Fuller.<br />
A memorial service will be held<br />
at Faith Presbyterian Church, 2738<br />
SE SR 21, Melrose, on Saturday,<br />
Jan. 12, 2013, at 11 a.m. In lieu of<br />
flowers, memorial donations may<br />
be made to the Alachua County<br />
Humane Society, 4205 N.W. Sixth<br />
St., Gainesville, FL 32609.<br />
Arrangements are under the care<br />
of Moring Funeral Home of Melrose.<br />
James Roberts<br />
STARKE—James Byron Roberts,<br />
50, of Starke died Friday, Jan.<br />
Archer Funeral Home<br />
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Funeral with Burial<br />
20 Ga. Metal Casket (4 colors) - Vault, Open & Closing Grave,<br />
Graveside or Chapel Service with one night visitation...............$5295<br />
Funeral with Cremation<br />
(Rental Casket with Visitation prior to Services)...................................$2895<br />
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Pre-payment accepted<br />
55 North Lake Avenue • Lake Butler, Florida 32054<br />
4, 2013, at Shands Starke suddenly.<br />
Byron was born on March 2, 1962,<br />
in Starke and was a lifelong resident.<br />
Prior to retirement, he worked<br />
as a commercial electrical contractor,<br />
was a member of the local electrical<br />
union and attended First Presbyterian<br />
Church as a child.<br />
He was preceded in death by: his<br />
parents, Don Henry and Iris Jean<br />
(Johnson) Chitty. He is survived<br />
by: daughters Christen O’Connell<br />
of Babylon, N.Y., Anna Johnson of<br />
Jacksonville and Jessica Wilkerson<br />
of Lawtey; sisters Kay Padgett and<br />
Marie Melton, both of Bradford<br />
County; brothers Tom Brown of<br />
Starke and David Roberts of Orlando;<br />
and four grandchildren.<br />
Memorial services will be held<br />
on Saturday, Jan. 12, at noon at First<br />
Presbyterian Church of Starke.<br />
Arrangements are by Jones-Gallagher<br />
Funeral Home of Starke.<br />
Larry Seay<br />
LAKE BUTLER—Larry Seay,<br />
63, of Lake Butler died Thursday,<br />
Jan. 3, 2013, at E.T. York Haven<br />
Hospice of Gainesville after an<br />
extended illness. He was born in<br />
Worthington Springs and was a lifelong<br />
resident of Union County.<br />
He was a former truck driver and<br />
owned a business. He also worked<br />
with the Union County Sheriff’s Office<br />
from 1986 to 1995. He was a<br />
member of the Lake Butler Ward of<br />
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter<br />
Day Saints. He was the son of the<br />
late Dewitt William and Alma Lee<br />
Knight Seay.<br />
He is survived by: son Mikell<br />
Todd Seay of Lake Butler; brothers<br />
Gary (Brenda) Seay and James<br />
Seay, both of Lake Butler, Jimmy<br />
(Laverne) Seay of LaCrosse and<br />
Rex (Kimberly) Seay of Lake Butler;<br />
sister JoAnn Shadd of Lake But-<br />
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ler; and two granddaughters.<br />
Funeral services were held Jan.<br />
7 in the chapel of Archer Funeral<br />
Home of Lake Butler with Elder<br />
Brian Johns and Jerry Whitehead<br />
officiating. Burial followed at Ft.<br />
Hattie Mae Loggins<br />
Aug. 18th, 1930-<br />
Jan. 10th, 2011<br />
Two years ago today, you<br />
left us. In our home you<br />
are fondly remembered,<br />
sweet memories cling to<br />
your name, those who<br />
loved you in life sincerely<br />
still love you in death just<br />
the same. Many a day<br />
your name is spoken, and<br />
many an hour you are in<br />
our thoughts, a link in<br />
our family chain is<br />
broken, you have gone<br />
from our home but not<br />
from our hearts. Three<br />
little words, “Forget me<br />
not” don’t seem much,<br />
but mean a lot. A loving<br />
mother, so gentle and<br />
kind, what a wonderful<br />
memory you left behind.<br />
Till God himself knew<br />
what was best. He took<br />
you home and gave you<br />
rest. God saw the road<br />
was getting rough and the<br />
hills were hard to climb,<br />
so He closed your weary<br />
eyelids and whispered,<br />
“Peace, be thine”<br />
Love,<br />
Your Children<br />
seeing through the sorrow<br />
Grief Support Group.<br />
Call Cemetery near Worthington<br />
Springs.<br />
Archer Funeral Home of Lake<br />
Butler is in charge of arrangements.<br />
Eva Stephens<br />
STARKE—Eva Mae Barnes Stephens,<br />
79, of Starke died Monday,<br />
Dec. 31, 2012, at her residence.<br />
She was born in Starke on Jan. 29,<br />
1933, to the late Alexander Barnes<br />
and Myrtle Matthews-Barnes. She<br />
worked as a homemaker for the majority<br />
of her life. She was preceded<br />
in death by: her husband of almost<br />
60 years, Manuel Stephens; two<br />
brothers; and three sisters.<br />
She is survived by: children David<br />
Stephens of Clarksville, Tenn.,<br />
and Bonnie Crane and April Sayers,<br />
both of Keystone Heights; brothers<br />
Eugene Barnes and David Barnes,<br />
both of Starke; sisters Lucille Ricks<br />
of Starke, Ann McIntyre of Lawtey<br />
and Dorothy Wood of Bagdad, Ky.;<br />
nine grandchildren; and numerous<br />
great-grandchildren.<br />
Arrangements are under the care<br />
and direction of Archie Tanner Funeral<br />
Services in Starke.<br />
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8B Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section • Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013<br />
Biotech students perform show and tell for family, friends<br />
Students in the biotech<br />
program at Bradford High<br />
School invited family<br />
members and friends to<br />
witness a mock crime<br />
scene and the resulting<br />
forensics work that might<br />
be done to determine a<br />
murder suspect. It was<br />
a chance not only for<br />
students to show off what<br />
they’ve been learning, but<br />
to show off new equipment<br />
that was purchased with<br />
the help of a grant. The<br />
exercise was also a chance<br />
for family members and<br />
friends to help with the<br />
experiments. LEFT: William<br />
Hernandez (second from<br />
left) gives a demonstration<br />
to his mother, Phaedra<br />
Coleman, and his brother,<br />
Jeremiah Ricks, as teacher<br />
Donely Santiago looks on.<br />
RIGHT: Student Thomas<br />
Hales and his mother,<br />
Felicia Simon.<br />
Student Scotty Peirce and<br />
Sean Jenkins.<br />
Thomas Hales (standing, right) plays the shocked<br />
husband who finds the body of his wife, played by<br />
Hailey McElhenny. Logan Kent is pictured as an<br />
investigator.<br />
Mehgan Perry (left) watches her sister, Elizabeth Perry, and Alva Peirce.<br />
ABOVE: Student Bailey<br />
Creighton explains a<br />
procedure to David Harrell,<br />
who is student Thomas<br />
Hales’ grandfather. LEFT:<br />
Kim Parker learns about<br />
DNA-staining procedures<br />
from her son, Thomas<br />
Parker, who is a student in<br />
the biotech program.