JACKSONVILLE, FL - JANORRIUS "Juvey" LAVONICHEZ SANDERS, 19, formerly of Lilly, died Wednesday in St. Johns County, Florida. Services 2 P.M. Saturday at Dooly County High School Gymnasium, Vienna. Burial in Little Popular Springs Cemetery, Byromville. -The family may be contacted at 2895 Lilly Road, Vienna. -Alvie Coes Funeral Home.

--Macon Telegraph, The (GA) - July 1, 2005, contributed by A. Newell

TAMPA, FL--DAVID JOHN KENNA of Tampa, loving husband, father, grandfather, son, and brother was killed Christmas night by a drunk driver on County Road 210 in St. Johns County Florida.

David is survived by Donna Lee Walters Kenna, his wife of 17 years; eight children, Bradley Todd Wilkinson, Tracey Wilkinson (Robert) Sparks, Timothy Wilkinson, Kelly Wilkinson-Robinson (Joseph Robinson), Keri Ann Wilkinson-Lambert (Gavin Stephen Lambert III), Krystal Wilkinson-Perry (Walter Perry), Allyson Kenna-Torok (Gabe Torok), and Erik Kenna; and ten grandchildren- Emily, Chelsea & Jacob Robinson, Brooks, Tucker, Bailey & Riley Sparks, Gwyneth & Elizabeth Perry, and Abigail Lambert; his parents Raymond and Lillian (Johnson) Kenna; and eight brothers and sisters, Ruth (John) Nemith, Raymond (Shirley) Kenna Jr., Richard (Judy) Kenna, Ronald (Kathy) Kenna Dawn Wesoloski, Jeffery (Donnie) Kenna, Roger Kenna, Jeanine (Rodney) Kitterman.

David was born April 28, 1957 in Evanston, Illinois as the fourth child to Ray and Lillian. He loved baseball and rooted whole-heartedly for the Chicago Cubs. David served honorably in the United States Navy. He met Donna dancing in Jacksonville in 1988 and swept her off her feet with his quick humor and dancing moves. They were married March 11, 1989. He was the most kind, gentle and loving husband a woman could want. David was devoted to Donna, her six children from a previous marriage and his two children from a previous marriage. When grandchildren came along, David gave unending love and happiness to these precious children that brought so much joy into his life. David was employed by Infrasource RJE Telecommunications in Tampa as a technical support engineer. He loved his job and was considered the best in his field by his peers. David was an elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He loved his Heavenly Father and his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and exhibited the pure love of Christ to his friends, family and community. He will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him.

The family will receive friends Friday, December 30th, 2005 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home 4115 Hendricks Ave. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 31st, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 4117 Hendricks Ave. Interment with Military Honors will follow in Chapel Hills Memory Gardens 850 N St. Johns Bluff Road.

--Florida Times-Union, The (Jacksonville, FL) - December 30, 2005, contributed by A. Newell.

St.Augustine

William "Bill" Walter Aalbue, 86, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at the Ponce de Leon Care Center in St. Augustine. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and also New Jersey, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945. In 1945, he married his high school sweetheart, Verita. Bill worked as a civil machinist for the Department of the Army for 31 years. Bill and his wife moved to St. Augustine in 1983. In a recent St. Augustine Record article about Bill's service during World War II, he was quoted, "I've been blessed with a good life and a good family, and I'm grateful for that."
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, at St. Anastasia's Catholic Church at Our Lady's Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, his family requests that donations be made in his name to the St. Augustine Humane Society.
Survivors include his daughter, Nancy Pearson; two sons, Howard and Thomas Aalbue; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and his faithful dog, Indigo.Contributed by Janice
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David F. Bloodgood, 73, of St. Augustine, Fla., and formerly of Monroe, N.Y., died peacefully at home on Feb. 25, 2008, surrounded by his family.
He was born on Dec. 16, 1934, in Riftin, N.Y., to William George Bloodgood and Isadora Keator Bloodgood. He moved to Central Valley, N.Y., where his father owned his own painting business called Bloodgood & Son. He married Nancy A. Angel and was a 60-year resident of both Central Valley and Monroe, N.Y. He became the first cubmaster of Pack 340 of Monroe, N.Y.; coached Monroe -Woodbury Pop Warner and Little League. He was the president and director of the Lake Regionaires Drum & Bugle Corps; a member of the Monroe Republican Club and the Monroe ZBA. He was voted in as Monroe Town Councilman for eight years and is an honorary member of the Lakeside Fire Company.
He has resided in St. Augustine since 1994 and was working as a bus driver for the St. John's School District for 14 years. He was also a member of the Moose Lodge 1263 in Daytona Beach, Fla.
He is predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Nancy A. Bloodgood, and son James Arthur Bloodgood.
He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne Bloodgood Ready, of St. Augustine, Fla. his two grandsons, Keith and Kyle Ready and two step grandchildren, Laura Vincent and Frank Ready of Austin, Texas; son, Bill Bloodgood and his wife, Erin, and two grandchildren, KerriLynn and Kelly Bloodgood of Hillsborough, N.J.; another son, John Bloodgood, his wife Janet, his son, Jake and two step grandchildren, Marissa and Joey Riembauer of Stewartsville, N.J.
The family will receive friends at a Visitation on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Craig Funeral Home.
He will be laid to rest at the Cemetery of the Highlands in Highland Mills, N.Y., next to his wife, Nancy and son, Jim.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Florida can be made to Haven Hospice, 4200 NW 90th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606. Contributions in New York can be made to either Lakeside or Mombasha Fire Companies in Monroe, N.Y.
Arrangements are with Craig Funeral Home, Crematory, and Memorial Park.Contributed by Janice
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Norma Jean Clark, age 81, of St. Augustine, passed away on the evening of Jan. 26, 2006, after a long and fruitful life. At her side when she died was her beloved husband William P. Clark Sr. and other members of the immediate family. Jean was born in Trenton, Tenn., to John C. and Ida Nowell and remained there until her marriage to Bill in 1945.
Jean and Bill raised five children and lived in Chicago, Ill., Kalamazoo, Mich., Cincinnati, Ohio, Colfax, England and St. Augustine. Jean was actively involved with church and charitable activities wherever she lived. In 1992 Jean and Bill moved to St. Augustine where she became active in St.
Anastasia Church, Catholic Charities of St. Augustine, and Marsh Creek Country Club.
She is preceded in death by her daughter, Rebecca, and is survived by her beloved husband, her brother, J.C. Nowell; her sons, Bill Jr., Chuck, John, Jeff; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A funeral mass in celebration of her life will be held at St. Anastasia Church at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, 2006. Jean's casket will be available for friends to have a moment of reflection just prior to the mass, and there will be a brief reception after the mass at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Catholic Charities of St. Augustine or to the Flagler Hospital Foundation.
Craig Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.Contributed by Janice
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Daniel "Bubba" Culbreth, 56, of St. Augustine, died Jan. 26, 2006, at Parish Medical Center, Titusville. Mr. Culbreth was a native and lifelong resident of St. Augustine and was lead logistic engineer at Lockheed- Martin.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Craig Chapel. Calling hours: From 5 to 8 p.m. today at Craig Funeral Home. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery.
Survivors: His daughters, Stacy Potts, Titusville, and Calli O'Brien, Japan; sisters, Rosemary Dennis and Pauline "BeBe" Noble, both of Jacksonville; brothers, Thomas Culbreth, Melbourne, Charles "Buddy" Culbreth, St. Augustine, Michael Culbreth, Cayce, S.C., and Richard Culbreth, Nashville, Tenn.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
In charge: Craig Funeral Home and Crematory.Contributed by Janice
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Mattie Lou Dean, 76, of St. Augustine died Jan. 26, 2006, at Moultrie Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Dean was a native of Choctaw County, Miss., and had resided in St. Augustine since 1981. Mrs. Dean was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith.
Services: A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
Survivors: Daughters, Darlene Tompkins, Utica, Miss., Vickey Gittens, San Mateo, Brenda Jordan, St. Augustine; sons, Ronnie Cockrell, Edgewater, and Christopher Dean, Philadelphia, Miss. She was predeceased by a son, Donald Cockrell.
In charge: Craig Funeral Home and Crematory.Contributed by Janice

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Ernest P. Rangazas, 82, of St. Augustine, died Jan. 28, 2006, at Flagler hospital. Mr. Rangazas was a native of Brockton, Mass. Rangazas graduated from Nashua High School, the University of New Hampshire, and received his Ph.D. from Indiana University. He coached baseball, basketball and football at Anderson College in Indiana and in Plattsburgh State University in New York as a baseball coach he was director of athletics, chairman of health physical education and recreation, a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and was credited with bringing the World University Winter Games in 1972 and other Olympic events including the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the Olympic Academy in 1985. Rangazas was one of the founding fathers of the Empire State Games in New York, retiring to St. Augustine in 1985.Contributed by Janice

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Rosalind Alice Rutledge, international educator, the eldest of four daughters born to Annie Shepherd Rutledge and the late Edward Alphonse Rutledge, on Feb. 18, 1942. God called her home Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006.
Rosalind attended Excelsior Elementary School in St. Augustine and later attended boarding school at Mather High School in Beaufort, S.C. At the age of 16, Rosalind entered Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, where she earned her bachelor of science degree in three years and later her master's degree. Rosalind had continued studies at a host of institutions including the University of Oklahoma and the University of South Florida.
Rosalind began her teaching career in Lakeland, followed by Indianapolis, Ind., after which she began what would become a long and successful career with the Department of Defense Dependent Schools System. Over her more than 30 years with DoDDS, Rosalind served as an assistant principal, gifted-education specialist and classroom teacher in many regions of the world, including: Kaiserslautern, Germany; Iwakuni, Japan; Manila, Philippines; and her final post in Seoul, Korea. She touched the lives of many, as a mentor to her students and colleagues and as a regarded philanthropist she opened her home in Germany to student teaching interns from her beloved alma mater, Florida A&M University.
Rosalind was very active in numerous charitable and social organizations, serving as chairperson of the Sweet Heart Ball Scholarship Committee for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, president of NAACP (Germany chapter), member of Phi Delta Kappa, The Links Inc., The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, The Federal Education Association and the State and National Parent Teachers Association.
She was the recipient of the VFW Citizenship Education Teacher Award 2004-05, her final year at Mannheim American High School in Mannheim, Germany.
Rosalind was an active participant in the military chapels and remained a faithful member and supporter of her home church the First Baptist Church of St. Augustine.
She exemplified her Christian faith in all of her endeavors. She lived a life of service to her God, her family, friends, colleagues and students.
Rosalind is survived by her mother, Annie Shepherd Rutledge; two sisters, Gwendolyn R. Sandcroft and Delores R. Love, both of St. Augustine; one aunt, Elizabeth Shepherd of New York, N.Y.; a nephew, Eric J. Barkley and his wife, Karole D. Barkley of New York; two nieces, Christalyn A. Sandcroft and Rosalind M. Sandcroft, both of Tallahassee and grand- nieces and nephews, Nawye Jones, Sarah Ann S. Barkley, Serena N. Patricia Barkley and Justus Johnson and a goddaughter, Domonque Jackson and a host of other relatives and friends.
Her father, Edward Alphonse Rutledge and a sister, Patricia Ann R. Barkley, preceded her in death.
She fought a valiant fight and maintained her faith. Now she has gone home to be with our Lord.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with The Rev. Michael McConnell, pastor, officiating. Visiting hours are from 6-8 p.m. at First Baptist Church and from 10 a.m. Saturday until the hour of service. Burial will follow at St. Augustine Memorial Park Cemetery.
Leo C. Chase & Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Contributed by Janice

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