Obituaries

Jan 12, 2025

Mary Louise Fennell, age 93 of Fort White, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025. Mary was born in Pace, Florida to the late George W. McCormick and Maybell Nowling McCormick.

A forty-five-year Columbia County resident, she was a member of Mikesville Presbyterian Church in Lake City and enjoyed gardening and being a homemaker. Mary also enjoyed her...

Jan 10, 2025

Mrs. Alicia Lynee Randall, age 53, of Fort White, Florida passed away on Friday, Jan. 10, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida after a brief illness and a brave fight to be saved by Jesus. She was born in Gainesville, Florida and lived in Fort White, Florida for eleven years and also in White Springs, Florida....

Jan 5, 2025

Mr. Clayton J. Hardy 84 of Lake City passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025, at his home following a fall during a hunting trip.  A native of Milton, Florida, Mr. Hardy resided in Lake City for the last 60 years. Mr. Hardy was the son of Jewell and Dora Hardy. In His spare time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping,...

Jan 3, 2025

Mr. Danny L. Berry, age 69 of Starke, passed away Friday, January 3, 2025. Originally from New Jersey, Mr. Berry was a thirty-year Bradford County resident. He served in the United States Army for twenty-three and a half years and was a highly decorated veteran. After his military discharge, he was employed by the State of Florida as a...

Dec 20, 2024

Mr. Jerry Gulmer Johnson, age 77, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida. Mr. Johnson was born in Rutherfordton, North Carolina and had resided in Lake City for the past 30 years. A US Navy Vietnam Veteran, Mr. Johnson served for 30 years and retired as...

Dec 19, 2024

Mr. Franklin Wardell “Frank” O’Steen, age 81, of Fort White, Florida passed away on Thursday, Dec. 19, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida. Mr. O’Steen was born in Branford, Florida and resided in Fort White, Florida most of his life. He worked as a maintenance superintendent with Occidental Chemical Company, White Springs, Florida for over 30...

Dec 13, 2024

Ms. Cheryl Ann Wilkin, age 66, of Jacksonville and formerly of Lake City, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024.  Cheryl enjoyed hugs, kisses, a good meal, and Icee’s to drink. She loved magazines and her baby dolls. Although she was disabled her entire life and mostly non-verbal, she loved the holidays and at Christmastime she always offered a...

Dec 8, 2024

Florene Bullard Odom passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. Born on February 3, 1939, in Lake City, Florida, she married her beloved husband Harley in July 1959, beginning her adult life as a United States Air Force wife. His military career took the couple to Frankfort, Germany, where their daughter Teresa was born, and...

Nov 30, 2024

Mrs. Anita Faye Napier, a forty-two-year resident of Lake City, passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at the age of 91. Mrs. Napier was one of fourteen children born in Hyden, Kentucky to the late Pearl and Leona Morgan Smith. To help support her family, she began working at a young age and was employed by Whitings Linen Manufacturing...

Nov 28, 2024

Edward F. Gray Jr, 65, of Lake City, FL passed away suddenly on Thursday morning, November 28, 2024 after battling stage 4 terminal cancer. He was born in Manchester, NH on January 20th, 1959 to the late Edward F. Gray Sr and Elsie Gray. Ed was a man of many traits, he has been a carpenter for a good...

Nov 27, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of William James "Jim" Roberts, Jr., age 84, on Nov. 27, 2024 in the HCA Lake City Hospital, Lake City, Florida. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family. Jim was born in Elberton, Georgia and attended Mercer University and Mercer Law School, graduating in 1965. He then joined the...

Nov 26, 2024

Mr. Don William Hart, age 82, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the HCA North Florida Hospital, Gainesville, Florida. Mr. Hart was born in Sparks, Florida and had resided in Lake City since 1963. He worked as a mechanic with Occidental Chemical Company, White Springs, Florida for over 25 years before ill health forced...

Nov 24, 2024

Mr. Frank Kenneth "Kenny” Moore, age 81, passed away on Sunday, November 24th, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida. Mr. Moore was born in Madison, Florida and had resided in Lake City over 70 years. He was of the Baptist faith and owned Kenny Moore Electric Service in Lake City, Florida for over 50 years. He...

Nov 17, 2024

Mr. Charles Richard "Rick" Davis of White Springs, Florida died Sunday, Nov. 17, from injuries received in an auto accident near White Springs, Florida. Mr. Davis had resided in Lake City, Florida most of his life. He worked as a welder with numerous construction companies during his life time. He enjoyed taking care of his animals. He was preceded...

Nov 15, 2024

Barbara Catherine Allinder (née Guerry), 75, passed away peacefully at her home after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, Nov. 15. Born and raised in Lake City, Fla., Barbara was the daughter of the late Theo Lee Guerry and Eloise Ruth Fralick. She was a graduate of Columbia High School, class of 1967. Barbara was a devoted wife...

Nov 7, 2024

Mrs. Pearline Clyatt Cammett, age 89, of Lake Butler, Florida passed away on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Solaris Healthcare Center, Lake City, Florida. Mrs. Cammett had resided in the Providence community of Union county most of life. She was preceded in  death  by her husband, Haven Paul Cammett and her parents, Lonnie M. and Linnie Nettles Clyatt, Sr....

Oct 30, 2024

Mr. Charles Curtis “Brave” Moore, Sr., age 58, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida. Mr. Moore was born in Green Cove Springs, Florida and resided in Lake City for over 40 years. He worked as a truck driver with Anderson-Columbia Construction, Lake City, Florida for over...

Oct 29, 2024

Melanie Faye Davis, “Chinkie Pin”, age 65 was called home to the lord, Tuesday, October 29,2024, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Ms. Davis was born in Jacksonville, FL and resided between Duval and Nassau County, FL. She worked 27 years as a retail worker for Wal-Mart until her retirement in 2021. Ms. Davis enjoyed the beach, collecting...

Oct 25, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Michael A. Bennett, Sr., age 67, of Macclenny, Florida. Mr. Bennett passed away on October 25, 2024 following a heart attack. Michael was born on October 7, 1957 in Macclenny, Florida to Dorsey and Joyce Davis Bennett. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

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Oct 21, 2024

Mr. Matt Kevin Jones, age 62, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida. Mr. Jones had resided in Lake City, Florida all of his life. He was employed as a telemetry technician with the Lake City Medical Center and the Lake Shore Hospital for over 10 years until...