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Gregory Bernard Epps, 47, of Lake City, Fla., passed on Saturday, April 28, 2012. He was a member of Elizabeth Missionary Church, Ocala and a 1982 graduate of Columbia High School, Lake City.  He was self employed with the family logging business.

Gregory is survived by his parents, Freddie and Margaret Epps of High Springs; four sisters, Roaslie (Emory) Jones of Lake City; Mary (Rick) Muhammad of Atlanta, Ga.; Charlene (Charles) Patterson of Newberry, and Angel (Alfred) Seymour of High Springs; two brothers, Victor and Marvin Epps, both of High Springs, aunts and uncles and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and close friends.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 3 p.m. at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, Lake City, Rev. Joe Thomas, Pastor Herman Epps, Eulogist. Visitation will be on Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Arrangements entrusted to A. Jerome Brown Funeral Home 1560 NW 1st Avenue, High Springs, Fla.

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W_-_Harry_obit_copyHarry Jennings, 66, of High Springs, passed away in his home on April 29, 2012. He was born on August 28, 1945 in Beaver Falls, Pa.

Harry was a kind man with a great sense of humor. He loved his family, and the center of his life was his wife Marlene and his grandchildren.  Watching them grow, babysitting, snuggling and playing. If any of them were mentioned, the smile on his face could light up High Springs. He also enjoyed gardening and serving others. He was an active member of the United Methodist Church in High Springs.  Everyone who knew Harry understood how proud he was of his Irish Heritage (and then some).  Irish music, Irish everything. He enjoyed cooking and was known for his delicious ribs and feeding the masses. He also was a coach for the High Spring Little Soccer League.  His little buddy, Tebow, the white Maltese had brought a lot of joy to his life.  He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Harry is survived by his loving wife Marlene, son Martin (Malarie) Jennings and their children, Krys, Austin, Zoey, Elle, Stella and Harvey; daughter Kathaleen Gallagher and her children, Eliana and Samuel; son Harry (Rachel) Jennings Jr. and their daughter Cecilia; son Jeff (Petra) Hill and their children, Megan, Chauncey, Kirsten, and Bethany; daughter Donna Hill and her children, Kaylee and Kimberly; daughter Dianna Stanley and her children, Cheldyn, Brooke, and Anissa; sister Ellen Altsman of Gainesville, Fla.; sister Jean Kirchner of Beaver Falls, Pa.; sister Betty Porto of Ormond Beach, Fla.; sister Deloris Barber of High Springs, Fla.; sister Linda Hartsfield of Tioga, N.D.; and sister-in-law Ernestine Jennings of Gainesville, Fla., as well as countless nieces, nephews, and friends.

Visitation for family and friends is Wednesday, May 2 from 7-9 p.m. at Evans-Carter Funeral Home in High Springs. Service will be held Thursday, May 3 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of High Springs.

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Reba Eva Kohn, 96, of Fort White, Fla., passed away on April 22, 2012 in Lake City, Fla. She was born in Telico Plains, Tenn., and was a homemaker and a member of Church of God.

She is survived by three sons; James L. Kohn, Ft. White, Robert Kohn, Lake City, Billy Kohn, Ft. White; Two daughters; Jeanette Swanfield, Gainesville, Fla., and Joyce Chandler, Ft. White, 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Evans-Carter  Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, please donate to Haven Hospice of Suwannee Valley.

Graveside service will be held on Wednesday, April 25, at 11 a.m. at Fort White Cemetery with C. Lynwood  Walters  officiating.  Interment will be in Ft. White Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the care of Evans-Carter Funeral Home, High Springs, Fla.

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Donna Marie Robb, 61, of High Springs, Fla., passed away at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, Fla. on April 20, 2012. She was a retired Air Traffic Controller for the Federal Aviation Administration.

She is survived by her husband, Frank M. Robb, Jr. of High Springs; son, Robert G. (Gabriela) Robb of Lutz, Fla.; daughter, Robin M. (Dr. Michael) Green of Martinsville, Ind., sister, Mary Hames McBride of North Lauderdale, Fla.; three granddaughters; Jessica L. Howe, Elise M. Crews and Sophia M. Crews; one grandson, Jeremy S. Green; two nieces, Bonnie (Dr. Dayle) Peabody, Sharon McBride; one nephew, Michael J. McBride; one great niece, Kathryn M. Peabody; one great nephew, Ethan M. Peabody.

Visitation will be held on Friday, April 27, 2012 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Evans-Carter Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Forest Meadows Memorial Park-Central, Chapel in the Meadows, 4100 NW 39th Avenue, Gainesville, Fla., with interim Minister David Etherington officiating.   Interment will be at Forest Meadows Memorial Park-Central.

Arrangements are under the care of Evans-Carter Funeral Home, High Springs, Fla.

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Mrs. Lestee Cook, 83, was born December 10, 1928 to the late Horace and Evella McHenry.

She was a faithful member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Ft. White.

In 1945 she married Eugene Cook, Sr. and to this union 10 children were born.  One son, Willie Joe Cook, Sr., preceded her in death.

On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Haven Hospice with her family by her side she went home to be with the Lord, terminating a long illness.

She leaves to cherish her memories, her husband, Eugene Cook, Sr.; six daughters, Geraldine Cook, Mary L. (Limmie) Campbell, Melvese (Famon, Sr.) Dunbar, Alice (Terry, Sr.) Calloway, Debbie (James) Jones, all of Fort White, Fla.; Gwendolyn Hall of Fayetteville, N.C.; three sons, Eugene Cook, Jr., James Cook, both of Fort White, Fla., and Fred Cook of Jacksonville, Fla.; a special niece, Ruby Major; a special great nephew, Tony Major, both of Fort White, Fla.; two sisters, Geneva Seabron of Lakeland, Fla., and Lizzie Hopkins of Fort White, Fla., one brother, Roosevelt (Evelyn) McHenry; brother-in-law, Willie Cook, and sister-in-law, Lillie Bell Cook, both of Fort White, Fla.; 30 grandchildren; 60 great grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and sorrowing friends.

Funeral services for Mother Cook will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Fort White, Fla., Rev. Donnell Sanders, Pastor.  Burial will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery.  Visitation will be Friday at funeral home 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted to A. Jerome Brown Funeral Home, High Springs, Fla.

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