All Obituaries

David Jeffrey of Orange Park, FL, passed peacefully on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, surrounded by his loving wife and girls. Born April 30, 1941, to Ruth and Arthur Britten in New Jersey, Dave grew up in the tri-state area. Summers on his grandparents’ Vermont farm brought fond memories, including the time the Model-T Ford caught on fire while he was driving it! Dave married Janet Norton-Taylor on January 25, 1964. The couple recently celebrated their 60th wedding...

Chief Warrant Officer Four (Ret., U. S. Navy)  Alva Vern Ziegenbein passed away on April 8, 2024. Interment with Military Honors will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 12:30 p.m.,  at Jacksonville National Cemetery, 4083 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, FL  32218. Aaron and Burney Bivens Funeral Home, 529 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park, FL  32073, is serving the family.  

Rubye Lee Washington passed away on May 2, 2024. A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00 followed by the funeral service at 12:00 noon at Aaron and Burney Bivens Funeral Home, 529 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park, Florida 32073.

Mrs. Vermelle Pasley Smith passed on April 26, 2024. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at Aaron and Burney Bivens Funeral Home, 529 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park, FL  32073. Mrs. Smith Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024, 11:00 a.m., at Mt. Ararat Missionary Baptist Church, 2503 Myrtle Avenue North, Jacksonville, FL  32209.  Interment with Honors will be held following her Celebration of Life at 1:30...

John Henry Clay, Jr. passed away on April 30, 2024. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Aaron and Burney Bivens Funeral Home, 529 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park Florida 32073. The funeral servvice will be held on, Thursday,  May 9, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. also, at the funeral home. Interment with Military Honors will be held  following the service  at 1:30, Jacksonville National Cemetery, 4083 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32218.

Mr. Fred Ben Huckaby passed Tuesday, April 30, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 4, 2024, 2:30 p.m., at Aaron and Burney Bivens Funeral Home, 529 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park, FL  32073.

Rev. Freddie Jackson, Jr., passed away on April 23, 2024.   Visitation will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at Aaron and Burney Bivens Funeral Home, 529 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park, FL 32073, and his Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, 11:00 a.m., at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 2538 Firestone Road, Jacksonville, FL  32210.

Le passage de Josie Pasteur  Née a Port-au-Prince le 26 decembre 1958, Josie était la 2ème d'une famille de cinq enfants elevés par l'une des femmes veuves les plus courageuses et respectées de la famille haïtienne. Josie a vécu son enfance aux Cayes sous la tutelle d'une grande tante maternelle. Très tôt dans son adolescence, elle a rejoint sa famille á Port-au-Prince. A l'école, Josie etait...

Catherine “Kitty” Elizabeth Richardson Berger was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 23, 1941, to Cecil and Ruth Richardson. After living in several cities across Florida, they moved to Sarasota in time for Kitty to start at Sarasota High School.  She excelled in chorus and played Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at Players Theater.  She could have had a career in music if she desired, however there was one thing she wanted more in life, a family of her own. At the age...

Arthur Lee Tobler, Jr., 70, passed away on April 22, 2024. Arthur received his high school diploma and served in the U.S Army. His work history included working for Taylor Precast, Unifix USA and SRM Concrete. Family time was important to Arthur and he enjoyed sports, fishing and traveling. He was preceded in death by his father; siblings, Benjamin and Ronald A. and Veronica Washington; grandparents, Lonnie Holland and Addie Mae Lott-Holland and Manning Tobler and Carrie Tobler; uncles,...