A bird likes to sing but cannot write the song for future reference. Some animals fly and cannot write down the process which he transports from one place to another. We have heard and seen the talking bird, but we have not seen his written conversation. Man is unique in many behavioral patterns. It is an intelligent thing to put down parts of information until we come to a more valid and conclusive bit of evidence that can be checked until we find real truths that exists behind an important community place or project….

March 2, 1921 – November 19, 2021 Wanda Lea Gilfillan, old Wanda Lea (Womack) Gilfillan of Amelia Island, Florida passed away unexpectedly on November 19, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach. She was born March 2, 1921 in Glenwood, Kentucky, daughter of Ward Dewey Womack and Vanna Marie (Shortridge) Womack. A graduate of Portsmouth, Ohio High School in the Class of 1939, she furthered her education at the University of Cincinnati Nursing School. It was there she met Lewis S. Gilfillan of Bar Harbor, Maine, who had received his DMD from…

June 25, 1941 – February 15th, 2022 C. David Shores, 80, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, died Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 at home. He was born June 25, 1941, in Spartanburg South Carolina, the son of the late Dorothy and Carl Shores. He was the youngest of 3 children. Mr. Shores graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1964, and married Lillian Wills Hutcheson on December 22, 1964 in Rock Hill, South Carolina He served in the U.S. Army for over 32 years retiring with the rank of Colonel in 1998. Colonel Shores is…

February 8, 1936 – May 1, 2022 Dorothy Jones Dorothy (Dot) Jones died peacefully May 1, 2022 at her home in Yulee, Florida. Dot died as she lived, surrounded by her loving family, reminiscing on beautiful memories of life and laughter. She was born February 8, 1936 in Warren County, Georgia to the late Neal and Marie Simons. Dot met her husband, Walter Jones in 1954 when they were 16 years old. They married on March 19, 1955 and started growing their family one year later. Dot was known for her home cooked meals…

September 2, 1927 – September 24, 2022 Phyllis M Stoddard Phyllis M. Stoddard, 95, of Yulee, FL died on Sept. 24, 2022 at Community Hospice’s Warner Center in Baptist Medical Center Nassau, Fernandina Beach, FL. Phyllis was born on September 2, 1927 in Troy, NY to James C. and Marie McGahan. She grew up in Ponte Vedra Beach and attended Fletcher High School in Jacksonville Beach. During her senior year she attended the Marymount School in Tarrytown, NY, where she graduated in 1946. After graduation, she lived in Jax Beach and worked as a…

11 April 1933 – 29 March 2023 Gerald Eugene Gainey Gerald Eugene “Pop” Gainey, 89, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at his Yulee residence. Mr. Gainey was born April 11, 1933, in St. George, GA and moved to Yulee in 1957. He was a member of Hedges Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and retired from Commercial Carriers /Ryder Truck Lines where he was a car hauler. After his retirement he worked for a few years at Yulee Elementary as a custodian. He was predeceased by his wife,…