Obituaries

Winn, N. 'Al' Alfred

Winn, N. 'Al' Alfred, 88, recently of Gulf Hammock, died peacefully of natural causes at the Veteran's Hospital in Gainesville this week. Al served in the Army in World War II, graduated from the University of Florida with a law degree and practiced law as a sole practitioner in St. Petersburg for many years. 

He is survived by his children, Peter, Lissa, Minda and Mark; and seven grandchildren.

Opal Bolden

Max Bush
Max R. Bush, 76, of Archer died at his home Sunday July 22, 2012.
He was born Feb.10, 1936 in Datto, Ark. to the late Elvin and Mabel Bush.
He attended school in Datto, Ark. and joined the U.S. Army in 1954.
He later became a police officer in St. Louis, Mo. He moved to Gainesville in 1969 where he was a police officer for Gainesville Police Department until 1976. He also attended Santa Fe Community College.

Franklin Jackson Boyette Sr.

Jack Boyette, 69, of Old Town died Thursday, July 12, 2012. 

He was born to A.J. and Ercho Boyette Aug. 21, 1942 in Trenton.  He was a member of the United Stated Army, serving his country from 1959 to 1962.  He also worked as a heavy equipment operator and a truck driver before working as a sergeant for the Department of Corrections until his retirement.

Jacob Bolden
Jacob Henry “Jake” Bolden, 88,  of Old Town died June 30, 2012 at Haven Hospice of the Tri-Counties in Chiefland.
He was a retired auto worker, who enjoyed fishing, watching baseball, especially the Cardinals. He was a member of the Suwannee River Baptist Church of Old Town, Florida. He served his county well during WWII in the U.S. Army.