Patsy Coleman Waddell
STARKE -- Patsy Coleman Waddell of Starke died Friday at her home after a long illness. She was 52.
Mrs. Waddell was a homemaker and a Bradford County school teacher.
Born in Lumber City, Ga., Mrs. Waddell moved as an infant to Starke, where she was a lifelong resident.
She attended the Starke Church of God.
Survivors include her husband, Alfred Waddell of Starke; a daughter, Dr. Denise Waddell-Spratlin of Starke; a sister, Barbara Kirkland of Keystone Heights; and her parents, Jessie and Alice Coleman of Starke.
Eunice S. Walker
PERRY -- Eunice S. Walker of Perry died Friday at the Perry Health Facility. She was 90.
Mrs. Walker was a homemaker and a teacher in Lafayette County.
A longtime Mayo resident, she was the valedictorian of her 1928 class. She moved to Perry four years ago.
Mrs. Walker belonged to the Midway Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, Randall Walker; a daughter, Sadie Loreen Walker; and three grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons, Carlton Walker of Terre Haute, Ind., and Ned Walker of Madison; four daughters, Marion Sullivan of Perry, Frances Lawson of Mayo, Rubye Starr of Live Oak and Deborah Johnson of Monticello; one brother, Morris "Pete" Sullivan; two sisters, Myrtie Simpson of Mayo and Emma Lou Moody of Jacksonville; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Edward Z. Baker
LAKE BUTLER -- Edward Z. Baker of Lake Butler died at his home Friday. He was 58.
Mr. Baker was born in Arden, N.C., and lived in Alachua and Union counties for the past 20 years. He was a truck driver for Tarmac America Inc. for the last several years and was a member of Blackwelder Memorial Freewill Baptist Church in Worthington Springs.
Survivors include his wife, Jackie M.C. Baker of Lake Butler; one daughter, Julia Cannon of Hartsville, Tenn.; and two sons, Barry Baker of Atlanta. and Joey Baker of Lake Butler; and two grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy may be made as donations to Hospice of North Central Florida.
Thelma Adele Campbell
Thelma Adele Campbell of Newberry died Sunday at Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Trenton. She was 79.
Mrs. Campbell was born in Baltimore and moved to Newberry from Boring, Md., in 1992. She was a retired licensed practical nurse and was a church organist. She was a senior citizen hostess at the McDonald's restaurants on Newberry and Archer roads.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Christopher Columbus Campbell; one daughter, Joan Annette Evans; and one grandson, Brian M. Evans.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Estella Grogan of Newberry and Jacqueline S. Campbell of South Hampton, N.J.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Expressions of sympathy may be made as donations to Hospice of North Central Florida.
Andrew Jackson Eaves III
STARKE -- Andrew Jackson "Jack" Eaves III of Starke died Saturday at Shands at the University of Florida. He was 67.
Mr. Eaves was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was a longtime resident of Starke. He was a retired automotive foreman for the Florida National Guard, a member of First United Methodist Church, and an avid fisherman and golfer.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn F. Early Eaves of Starke; two daughters, Andrea Eaves Waterhouse of Starke and Carmen Eaves Forsyth of Starke; two sons, Andrew Jay Eaves of Lawtey and Len Eugene Eaves of Starke; two sisters, Betty Wroten of Groveland and Patsy Wilkison of New Braunfels, Texas; two brothers, Robert Eaves of Loxahatchee and Dr. Ronald Eaves of Opelika, Ala.; nine grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy may be made as donations to First United Methodist Church of Starke, Box 157, Starke, 32091, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Michael Phillip Insalaco
Michael Phillip Insalaco of Carrollton, Texas, died Aug. 26. He was 43.
Mr. Insalaco was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and lived in Gainesville before eventually moving to Carrollton, where he was an electrical engineer with Dallas Semiconductor Inc. He was a Catholic.
Survivors include his parents, Horace J. and Angelina "Mickie" Insalaco of Gainesville; one sister, Maryann Insalaco of Jacksonville Beach; and three brothers, James Insalaco of Winter Park, Vincent Insalaco of Little Rock, Ark., and Steven Insalaco of Palm Harbor.
Expressions of sympathy may be made as donations to the St. Patrick's Catholic Church School Building Fund, 500 NE 16th Ave., Gainesville, 32601.
Mildred Odom Smith
Mildred Odom Smith of Lake City died Friday in Maryville, Tenn., following a brief illness. She was 71.
Mrs. Smith had lived in Lake City for 40 years. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Leslie Odom of Alachua, Richard Odom and Rodney Odom, both of Lake City; two daughters, Margaret Bagley of Branford and Sharon Suggs of Gainesville; fourteen grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Doris Jean Burford Wagner
Doris Jean Burford Wagner of Gainesville died Saturday at Hospice House following an extended illness. She was 52.
Mrs. Wagner was born in Charleston, W.V., and moved tohas lived in Gainesville in 1963. She was an engineering assistant at BellSouth and a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. She was a Protestant.
Survivors include her mother, Dincy B. Burford of Gainesville; two daughters, Jeanne Wagner and Kristi Wagner, both of Gainesville; and two brothers, Ed Burford and Randy Burford, both of Gainesville.
Expressions of sympathy may be made as donations to Hospice House or the American Cancer Society.
Eva Mae Rone
HAWTHORNE -- Eva Mae Rone died Monday at Shands at the University of Florida. She was 79.
She was born in Eureka Springs, Ark., and moved to Hawthorne from Lake City in 1961.
Mrs. Rone was a dental technician for Dr. John Sung for more than 20 years.
She was a member of several fox hound associations.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George H. Rone.
Survivors include two daughters, Cynthia Mae Williamson and Sharon Witt Rone, both of Hawthorne; a son, George H. Rone Jr. of Gainesville; two brothers, Don Harp of Tracey, Calif., and Roy Harp of Clarkesville, Tenn.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of donations to the Kidney Foundation.
Leoah H. West
Leoah H. West of Gainesville died Thursday at Shands at AGH after a sudden illness. She was 88.
She was born in West Union, S.C., and moved to Gainesville from Greenville, S.C., in 1947.
Mrs. West was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Gainesville Women's Club, the Geranium Circle of the Garden Club and the Retired Officers Club. She was also a member of the First Methodist Church of Gainesville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Charles West.
Survivors include a daughter, Priscilla A. West of Gainesville; a sister, Doris Thompson of Walhalla, S.C.; three brothers, Frank Hedden of Walhalla, John Paul Hedden of Columbia, S.C., and Ray Hedden of Texas.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of donations to the Alzheimer's Association or to the North Central Florida Hospice.
Francis R. Wideman
Francis R. "Rudy" Wideman of Lakehaven Circle, Orlando, died Friday at Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Orlando.
He was 79.
He was born in Plum Branch, S.C., and moved to Gainesville in 1969.
Mr. Wideman was a retired manager for the Veterans Affairs and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Gainesville.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Wideman of Orlando; two daughters, Janet Saxton of Boston and Carol Wideman of Orlando; a son, Wayne Wideman of Orlando; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
