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6B Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section • Thursday, July 4, 2013
Obituaries
In Loving Memory
of my Husband
Donald Edwin Vickery
July 25, 1961-
July 4, 2012
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WE LOVE AND MISS
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DAD, MOM,
CHILDREN &
GRANDCHILDREN,
BROTHER AND
SISTER AND FAMILY
Nash and Leavi Whalin Nash. She
was a resident of Keystone Heights
for the past 14 years after moving
from Bonifay. She was a homemaker
and a pastor’s wife for most of her
life and a longtime member of the
Church of the Nazarene.
She is preceded in death by: her
parents; brothers Roger, Delbert and
Floyd Nash; and sisters Lorene Clifton,
Gladys Hall and Norma Jean
Marcom.
She is survived by her husband
of nearly 63 years, Fred Marshall
Clem of Keystone Heights; her children,
Marsha Diane Komarnicki
and Christine Bogle of Keystone
Heights, Deborah (John) Stottele of
Lincoln Park, Mich., and Rebecca
Clem of Holland, Mich.; her brother,
Jerry Nash of Mitchell, Ind.; her
sister, Joyce King of Mitchell, Ind.;
10 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
July 2 at Church of the Nazarene in
Starke, with Rev. Mike Meek, Dr.
Orville Jenkins and Rev. Deborah
Stottele officiating. Interment followed
at Keystone Heights Cemetery.
The arrangements are under the
care and direction of Archie Tanner
Funeral Services of Starke.
Wana Crawford
Wana Crawford
STARKE—Wana Elizabeth
Crawford, 68, of Starke died Monday,
July 1, 2013, at E.T. York Hospice
Center in Gainesville.
She was born in Lawtey on Dec.
8, 1944, to the late Harold and
Gertie Elizabeth Crews Crawford.
She spent many years in the produce
business, working for Wainwright
and Norman’s Produce, and attended
Sampson City Church of God.
She was preceded in death by: her
parents; and brothers Mitchell and
Timothy Crawford.
She is survived by: children Tammie
(Carl) McKinley of Lawtey and
Donald Stewart, Ronald Stewart and
Tonya Cooney, all of Starke; brother
J.W. “Willard” (Sandra) Crawford
of Starke; nine grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 3, at 2 p.m. at
Sampson City Church of God, with
Rev. Gene Bass officiating. Interment
followed at Crosby Lake Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care
of Archie Tanner Funeral Services.
and retired from Gold Head State
Park as the sign shop manager. He
also owned and operated his own
sign business, Finlad, from which
he designed and customized license
plates for the front of automobiles.
Henry was also an Amway distributor
for over 20 years. He served in
the armed forces in his native country
of Finland and was of the Lutheran
faith. Henry loved to dance at
the social club and enjoyed sailing.
He and his wife enjoyed traveling
and taking cruises every year.
He is preceded in death by: his
parents, Kaino and Hilma Lehtinen
of Finland; brother Jukka Lehtinen
of Finland; great-grandson Yannis
Sidiropoulos of Germany; stepdaughter
Lisa Garvey of West Palm
Beach; and stepson Gary Vidra of
Ohio.
He is survived by: his wife of
18 years, Jacqueline Wall Lehtinen
of Keystone Heights; sons Henri
(Shirley) Lehtinen of Interlachen
and Harri (Birgit) Lehtinen of Ostelsheim,
Germany; daughter Ayn
Lehtinen of Hollister; the mother
of his children, Orvokki Johnson
of Hollister; stepchildren Scott and
Melinda Garvey, Karen and Perry
Fairbanks and Douglas Vidra, all of
Keystone Heights; brother Jaakko
(Eija) Lehtinen of Finland; grandchildren
Paula and Stephan Brunt of
Jacksonville, Jennifer and Panagiotis
Sidiropoulos of Germany, Justin
and Jennifer Lehtinen of Archer,
Kristin Lehtinen of Interlachen, Justin
and Zachary Fairbanks of Keystone
Heights, Amy Vidra of New
Mexico, and Rachel and Danielle
Garvey of Keystone; great-granddaughter
Avery Brunt of Jacksonville;
and many nieces, nephews and
friends. He will be greatly missed
by all who knew him.
Memorial services will be held at
11 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, at Johnson-Overturf
Funeral in Interlachen,
with Brother Al Tonnessen officiating.
A luncheon will follow.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
may be sent to Haven Hospice
Roberts Care Center, 6400 St.
Johns Ave., Palatka, FL 32177.
Memories and condolences may
be expressed to the family at www.
johnsonoverturffunerals.com.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Johnson-Overturf Funeral
Home in Interlachen.
PAID OBITUARY
David Mann
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—David
William Mann, 82, of Keystone
Heights died following an extended
illness on Monday, June 24, 2013,
at the Haven Hospice facility in Orange
Park.
He was born in Grandin on Sept.
9, 1930, to the late Preston Deberry
“P.D.” and Annie Ruth (Peeples)
Mann. He was baptized in Paran
Baptist Church and was raised in the
Keystone Heights and Melrose area
except for the years of 1948-1968,
at which time he was serving in the
United States Army until his retirement.
The mother of his daughters, Stefanie
(Reitsamer), preceded him in
death.
He is survived by: his daughters,
Ruth A. (Michael T.) Willis
of Springfield, Mo., and Virginia
S. (Dennis) Pries of Orange Park;
one grandson; two granddaughters;
brother Irvin H. Mann of Ft. Myers;
and sister Ellen (Virgil) Rosenfeld
of San Diego.
A graveside service with military
honors was held at Keystone
Heights Cemetery on June 28, with
Pastor Steve Conner officiating.
Arrangements are under the care
of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home
of Keystone Heights.
She was preceded in death by: her
parents; her brothers and sisters; her
husband, Grady Isaiah Nettles; son
Ralph Nettles; and son-in-law Alvin
Thomas Cooper.
She is survived by: her children,
Barbara Nettles Cooper of Starke,
James (Renatta) Nettles of Middleburg
and Doug (Becky) Nettles of
Starke; sister Joan Starling Richards
of Starke; 15 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; and 14 greatgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
July 2 at Archie Tanner Funeral Services,
with Pastor Roman Alvarez
officiating. Interment followed at
Crosby Lake Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care
and direction of Archie Tanner Funeral
Services of Starke.
George Silcox
EUSTIS—George Cecil Silcox,
Hay Field Day
to be held July
10 at Santa Fe
River Ranch
The UF/IFAS Northeast
Florida Livestock Agents Group
will be hosting the 2013 Hay
Field Day on Wednesday, July
10, from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at
Santa Fe River Ranch in Alachua
County.
Topics to be presented will
include hay testing, integrated
pest management, body
condition scoring, pasture weed
management and new bahia
grass varieties (TifQuik and UF
Riata).
Registration will begin at 8:30
a.m., with presentations starting
promptly at 9 a.m.
There will be a $5-per-person
registration fee to cover materials
and sponsored lunch. Register by
Monday, July 8, to reserve your
place at this workshop by calling
Cindy Sanders at the Alachua
County Extension Office at 352-
955-2402.
People with disabilities
needing special accommodations
should contact the Extension
Office at least 10 working days
prior to the event so that special
consideration can be given to the
request.
Extension
office, senior
center offer
iPhone tips
The UF/IFAS Bradford
County Extension Office and the
Bradford County Senior Center
will be hosting an educational
meeting, “There’s an App for
That: Tips on how to use your
iPhone,” on Wednesday, July
17, from 10 a.m. to noon. Topics
to be presented will include a
general introduction to mobile
93, of Eustis died Friday, June 28,
2013.
Born in Starke, he moved to Orlando
in 1969 after a career in the
U.S. Army, retiring as a master
sergeant. He served during World
War II and Korea. After retiring, he
worked for Walt Disney World from
1970 until 1980.
He is survived by: his son,
George F. Silcox of Ocoee; daughters
Regina Kay Miniere of Paisley
and Vicky Arabis of Eustis;
10 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.
The family will receive friends
at Harden/Pauli Funeral Home of
Eustis on Thursday, July 11, from 9
a.m. until 10 a.m. Services will be at
10 a.m. A military graveside service
will follow at Kingsley Lake Cemetery
at 2:30 p.m.
Arrangements by Harden/Pauli
Funeral Home of Eustis.
technology, settings and apps.
Contact the Bradford County
Extension Office at 904-966-
6224 or the Bradford County
Senior Center at 904-368-3955
to register.
Leverette
goes to Camp
Shelby for
field exercise
Navy Seaman Apprentice
Sean T. Leverette, son of Ottis D.
Leverette, of Keystone Heights,
and other sailors assigned to
Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion (NMCB) 11 recently
deployed to Camp Shelby, Miss.,
to begin thier evaluated field
exercise (FEX).
FEX consists of scenariobased
training and assessments
to certify the battalion as the
“ready battalion.” Seabees
will demonstrate knowledge
and skills by satisfactorily
completing predefined tasks, and
appropriately reacting to drills
facilitated by Naval Construction
Group (NCG) 2.
The battalion must build up
its self-contained operations at
Camp Shelby with everything
from command posts and a
combat operations center to a
galley and shower facilities.
Operations will run 24 hours per
day including fighting positions
and watch-stations.
The length of FEX depends
on how well the battalion
performs. Any evolution that
produces unsatisfactorily results
must be repeated. Once NCG-
2 is confident that NMCB-11
has demonstrated the required
proficiency in all areas of
evaluation, the exercise will
end, and NMCB-11 can return to
Gulfport as the Ready battalion.
NMCB-11 is a Seabee battalion
specializing in contingency
Robert Spears
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Robert
Glen Spears, 65, of Keystone
Heights died Thursday, June 27,
2013, at Windsor Manor Nursing
Home in Starke.
He was born in Jacksonville on
Sept. 2, 1947, to the late Caludos
and Mary (Thompson) Spears. He
was of the Baptist faith and was a
retired crane operator.
He is survived by: his daughter,
Serena Spears of Washington, D.C.;
one brother, Claudos Spears of
Young Harris, Ga.; one sister, Barbara
Shortridge of Jacksonville; and
four grandchildren.
There are no local services scheduled
at this time.
Arrangements are by Jones-Gallagher
Funeral Home of Starke.
construction, disaster response
and humanitarian assistance.
Leverette joined the Navy in
May 2011.
Guardian
ad Litem
volunteer
class to be
offered July 22
Remember you childhood and
summertime. Close your eyes
and think about the good times,
feeling safe and loved and not
worrying about anything except
enjoying summer vacation.
Pause to think how different
you would feel if you had just
been taken from your parents
because of abuse or neglect, were
in a strange home and separated
from your siblings and those you
love, afraid of what could happen
in the future.
Guardian ad Litem volunteers
are appointed by courts to
represent the best interests of
children in the dependency
system. They make sure children
are safe and also gather incredibly
important information for the
court so that the best decisions
possible can be made for the
children. They are also mentors
and someone who spends time
with the children, letting them
know they are important.
For a few hours a month, you
can make a difference.
If you are interested, please
call 904-966-6237 and attend a
volunteer class that will be held
in Starke on July 22. No special
background is required.
Dorothy Clem
Dorothy Clem
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Dorothy
Mae Clem, 81, of Keystone
Heights died Friday, June 28, 2013,
at her residence with family by her
side.
She was born in Big Ready, Ky.,
on Dec. 18, 1931, to the late Elmer
Henry Lehtinen
Henry Lehtinen
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Heikki
“Henry” Kaino Lehtinen, 81, of
Keystone Heights died Wednesday,
June 26, 2013, at his home following
an extended illness.
He returned to Keystone Heights
a year ago after living in Gainesville
for 16 years. He also previously
lived in Interlachen for 21 years.
Henry was a commercial artist
Leatha Nettles
BRADFORD COUNTY—
Leatha Mae Nettles, 87, a lifelong
resident of Bradford County, died
Friday, June 28, 2013, at Windsor
Manor Nursing Home with family
by her side.
She was one of 13 children, born
on Nov. 2, 1925, to the late Joseph
Starling and Alma Starling. She was
a member of Pine Level Baptist
Church and retired after 25 years as
a seamstress from Big Dad Clothing
Inc.