David L. Williams walked into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 19th, 2024. He was 78 years old. He leaves behind Sherry, his wife of 49 years, his son Jeff, his daughter …

Edward Lewis Lormand, a charter member of the Amelia Island Sailing Club and longtime Fernandina Men’s Golf Association member, died on Saturday, June 22, in Fernandina Beach, Florida. He was …

Marlene Marie Chapman (71), of Fernandina Beach, passed away peacefully at Community Hospice Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring on February 17, 2024, following a courageous battle against cancer. …

Guy Petty Guy Edmund Petty died on May 9, 2023. With great dignity and a Guy-like sense of humor, he suffered the ravages of Parkinson’s disease for over 15 years. But that’s not what we remember …

Carolyn Edna Phanstiel was born in Queens, New York, February 28, 1938, and died peacefully at home April 30, 2023, surrounded by loved ones and gazing upon the Atlantic Ocean. Carolyn was …

Editor’s note: We were saddened to learn of the death of Malcolm “Mac” Noden. While serving as a writer for the Fernandina Observer, Mac wrote articles on various aspects of tourism. He served …

By Jo-Ann Leimberg & Jay Kayne Stephan Robert Leimberg On Dec. 1, 2022, Amelia Island lost a true “Renaissance Man” in the tradition of Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Jefferson. Steve Leimberg …

November 28, 2022 Longtime Fernandina Beach resident, Phyllis “Phyll” Gwendoline Grace (Petvin) Blacklock, 102, passed away Nov. 13, 2022 at her home under hospice care after a fall. She was born …