Dorothy Jeanne Anderson
Dorothy Jeanne Anderson believed in angels. She wasn’t always sure about religion, but she definitely had faith in the existence of the cherubic beings. She collected them, had them throughout her house and even gave new drivers guardian angel pins to help keep them safe.
To her children and grandchildren and especially to those she “adopted” over the years, she was an angel on earth, and on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, she became an angel in spirit as well. She was 69 and had lived in Middleburg for 36 years.
Dot, or Dottie, both names she preferred to Dorothy, was born Jan. 31, 1948, at home in National Park, N.J., the fifth of Ann and Walter Hunsberger’s eight children. Life wasn’t always easy, and money was scarce when Dot was a child, factors that influenced how she lived her adult life. She developed a soft spot for the underdog and for those who needed a helping hand or simply a mother or a grandmother’s love.
Christmas was her favorite holiday, and she insisted on doing it up big every year, for the children especially, because she said she knew what it was like to not have many presents. At age 16, Dottie dropped out of the 10th grade to marry her first husband. She was determined that her children not make that same mistake, though, and when her daughter started high school, Dot bet her that she would finish before her. And she did, earning her GED and becoming a proud member – 20 years later -- of the Woodbury (N.J.) High School Class of 1966.
Throughout her life, she worked in a factory and as a waitress. She went to hairdressing school and cut hair for family and friends for free, and she was a longtime bartender at Fleet Reserve Association Branch 91 in Jacksonville. Dot left New Jersey for good when she met and married her second husband, Navy veteran Andy Anderson.
She wasn’t overly excited to move to Middleburg in 1981, but they did so for the good schools and inexpensive land. Over the years, though, Clay County became her home so much that her grandchildren would jokingly ask if Mommom took a Clay County sign with her whenever she would travel to Jacksonville or beyond. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliaries of FRA Branch 91, as well as American Legion Post 250 and VFW Post 8255, both in Middleburg. After retirement, Dot became a (sometimes overly) doting Mommom, watching the kids, bragging about them and plying them with cookies, McDonald’s and toys. She adored babies and would drop everything in restaurants and stores to go make faces and “talk” to them.
She also loved her daily hot tea (no coffee!); newspaper crossword puzzles; the ID channel, crime shows, “The Walking Dead” and “Game of Thrones” on TV; and bargain-hunting shopping (“I only buy quality junk” was her motto about her weekly “senior day half price” trips to the Salvation Army store). She disliked cooking, even though she was known for her dishes like potato salad, lasagna and butternut squash, and was a regular at several local restaurants. She was also an excellent seamstress, a skill she put to use in many ways, from hemming pants to creating lap blankets for veterans at the VA hospital. All this is not to say that she wasn’t feisty, hard-headed and opinionated. Especially in her later years, she had no problem telling you whatever was on her mind, whether you wanted to hear it or not. But if she “adopted” you, you knew you were loved beyond measure. She helped many people financially, with a place to stay and just by being there for them. Her house and her heart were always open if you needed them. As for that heart, Dottie was proud to have survived two open heart and two carotid artery surgeries, the first of which she had at age 50. But in the end, the heart that enveloped so many people simply wasn’t strong enough to keep going for her. She passed away peacefully in her sleep after several up and down months with congestive heart failure.
Besides her parents, Dot was predeceased by her husband, E.H. “Animal” Andy Anderson; her sisters Sally Palmer, Jo Ann Kersting and Judy Ponter; and her brothers Ralph Hunsberger, Dean Hunsberger and Wayne Hunsberger.
She is survived by her daughter, Melissa (Michael) Cummings of Fleming Island; son Dean Alexander of Fleming Island; son John (Amy) Aldhous-Evans of Keystone Heights; brother Robert (Blanche DiPaul) Hunsberger of Thorofare, N.J.; sisters-in-law Connie Waaramaa Kinney, Karen Hunsberger, Janet Hunsberger and Anne Hunsberger; brother-in-law Dennis Dudley; the real lights of her life, grandchildren Alex Cummings, Sara Cummings, Kris Hicks, Shannon Aldhous-Evans, Nathan Aldhous-Evans, Hailey Moreno, Emily Aldhous-Evans, Chayan Nichols and Caleb Aldhous-Evans; several nieces, nephews, “adopted” children and grandchildren; and friends. Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Holly Hill Funeral Home, 3601 Old Jennings Road Middleburg, FL 32068. Please leave words of comfort at www.hollyhillfunerals.com.

Glen Aaron McDonald
Glen Aaron McDonald, 39, of Fleming Island, Flla., was a lifelong resident of Clay County and graduated from Keystone Heights High School. He was working with US Security for the past 2 years and was a former employee of Walmart as well as working with other security firms.
Always willing to help others, bike riding, living an active life and keeping up with the Gators made Glen a person easy to like. His personality will be missed by many.
Mr. McDonald is survived by his parents, Gene and Jeanne McDonald, sisters, Karen (Nathan) Taylor, Carla (Gale) Blackburn and Gaylynn Gravette, brothers, Tracy McDonald and Michael (Nancy) Gravette and several nieces and nephews to include Ashlee, Garrett, Evan, Brandi, Tiffany and Christopher and several great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2017 in Hibernia Baptist Church with burial to follow in Russell Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 10-11:00 am prior to services. Arrangements are under the care of Russell Haven of Rest Cemetery, Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 2335 Sandridge Road, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043. Family and friends may share their condolences at: www.RHRFH.com 904-284-7720

Doris E. Cook Huggins
Doris E. Cook Huggins, loving wife, mother and Nana went to be with her Heavenly Father on August 9, 2017.
She was born January 30, 1936 in Tampa, FL to the late David Cook, Sr. and Doris Lowman Cook and was a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She greeted everyone she cared for with a hug and a kiss and she will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Chuck and Hank, two sisters and two brothers.
She is survived by the love of her life, Fred R. Huggins; daughters, Cathy, Sherri, Rae and Kristie; son, Neil and wife Stephenie; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were 11 am, Saturday, August 12, 2017 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 4342 CR 218, Middleburg, FL 32068. The family received friends one hour prior to service time. Arrangements under the care of Jacksonville Memory Gardens 111, Blanding Blvd. Orange Park, FL 32073.

Robert David White
Robert David White, 42 of Middleburg, FL passed away August 10, 2017. Russell Haven of Rest Cemetery, Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 2335 Sandridge Road, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043. 904-284-7720. www.RHRFH.com

Nancy T. Silveira
Nancy T. Silveira, 80, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away August 10, 2017. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.broadusraines.com. Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring St., Green Cove Springs, FL (904) 284-4000

Duane Acor
Duane Acor, 78, of Orange Park, FL passed away August 9, 2017. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.broadusraines.com. Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring St., Green Cove Springs, FL (904) 284-4000

Judy Henderson
Judy Henderson, 78, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away August 14, 2017. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.broadusraines.com. Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring St., Green Cove Springs, FL (904) 284-4000

Richard Mauldin
Richard Mauldin, 70, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away August 14, 2017. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.broadusraines.com. Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring St., Green Cove Springs, FL (904) 284-4000