Obituaries

Oct 3, 2015

Iva Swain Leewright, 88, died Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Brandon Hospital in Brandon, Florida, from an extended illness. She was born on November 5, 1926, in Van, Texas. Mrs. Leewright was an Elementary School Teacher in Lake City, Florida for 22 years from 1970 through 1992. Prior to her teaching career, she was a homemaker, traveling and living...

Oct 2, 2015

Shirley Ann Cheshire age 74 passed away Friday October 2, 2015 at her residence in Lake City, Florida.  Shirley was born to C.F. and Marion Schortinghouse in Lake City and was a lifetime resident of Lake City.  Mrs. Cheshire was of the Methodist faith.  She was an avid Florida Gator fan watching all of the televised games.  Mrs. Cheshire...

Oct 2, 2015

Mr. Maurice Eugene Combs, age 82, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Friday, Oct. 2, in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida following a long illness. He was born in Sanderson, Florida and lived in Macclenny, Fla. for many years before moving to Glen St. Mary, Florida in 1996. He worked as a field supervisor with Blair Nursery, Macclenny,...

Sep 27, 2015

Mrs. Delores Virginia Parrish, age 58, of Macclenny, Florida died Sunday, Sept. 27, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following a long illness. She was a native of Okeechobee, Florida and had resided in Macclenny, Florida for the past 40 years. She was the daughter of the late Floyd and Odee Sellers Hawthorne and worked as...

Sep 26, 2015

Vester Albert Thiesen, 79 of Lake City, Florida passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville. Vester was born to Henry and Anna Thiesen in Dinuba, California.   Mr Thiesen has resided in the Lake City area for 24 years coming from California in 1991.  Vester was of the Mennonite Brethren faith.  Vester was...

Sep 22, 2015

Mrs. Mamie F. Combs, age 100, of Glen St. Mary, Fl. passed away, September 22 in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Fl following a short illness. Mrs. Combs was a lifelong resident of Baker County and was a member of the Macclenny Primitive Baptist Church, Macclenny, Fl. She owned Combs’ Grocery for twenty-five years and worked at Northeast Florida...

Sep 19, 2015

Michael Thomas Shick, 58 of Lake City, Florida passed away on Saturday September 19, 2015, at the VA Hospital in Gainesville.  Michael was born to John Shick and Patricia Hogan in Erie, PA in 1957.  Michael is of the Christian faith. He has resided in Lake City for the past 8 years relocating from the Fort Myers/Naples area. Mr....

Sep 19, 2015

Brittany Elaine Bridges, 31, of Fort White, Florida was received by heaven on September 19 th 2015. Brittany was of the Christian faith.  She was born to Bruce and Patricia Smith in Gainesville, Florida.  Brittany was a lifetime resident of Columbia County. She enjoyed singing, dancing and people but most of all just being around her family.

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Sep 18, 2015

Mrs. Tonya Michelle Clements, age 35, of Callahan, Fl. passed away September 18, following a sudden accident. Mrs. Clements was raised in Baker County most of her life and moved to Callahan eight years ago. She loved to watch her girls cheer, watch her son play football and loved to take pictures of all of them. The thing she...

Sep 16, 2015

Mrs. Annie Mae Barton, age 82, of Macclenny, Fl. passed away September, 16 in the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center, Macclenny, Fl. following an extended illness. Mrs. Barton was a lifelong resident of Baker County and was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Macclenny, Fl. She enjoyed cooking, taking care of her family, and also her dog,...

Sep 14, 2015

Mr. Merle Bert Watkins, age 80, of Lake City, Florida died Monday, Sept. 14, in the Shands at Lake Shore Hospital, Lake City, Florida following a sudden illness.  He had resided in Maine  and Cherokee, North Carolina before moving to Lake City, Fla. in 1972.  He worked as a radiologist with the Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, North Carolina and...

Sep 2, 2015

Mrs. Jean Albury, of Lake City, Florida, passed away on September 2, 2015 following a brief illness.  She was born September 19, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, but always considered California her home.

Mrs. Albury was a member of the Lutheran Faith. She was retired from Rockwell and Boeing at Kennedy Space Center, having work there for many...

Sep 2, 2015

Mr. Ralph Jacob  Gjoen, age  80, died Sept. 2, 2015 after  a long illness.  He was a strong and virile Vicking and loved by all he touched.  He was born  in Chicago, Illinois  and lived in Arlington Heights, Illinois with his parents and brother.  He served in the U.S. Air Force flying tankers, where he received the National Defense...

Sep 1, 2015

Mr. Fletcher Asbury Gainey, Sr., age 66, of Baxter, Fl. passed away Tuesday, September 1, in the Acosta- Rua Center for Caring, Jacksonville, Fl. following an extended illness with his family by his side. Fletcher was born in Jacksonville. He spent most summers in his younger years in Moniac with loving family. His love of this area brought him back...

Sep 1, 2015

Mrs. Norma Evelyn Rademacher, age 87, of Macclenny, Florida died Tuesday, Sept. 1, at her residence following a long illness. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to Macclenny, Florida in 1990. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Peters in the Glen Anglican Church, Glen St. Mary, Florida. She enjoyed gardening and spending time...

Aug 31, 2015

Mrs. Mary Carolyn Burnsed, age 66, of Dothan, Alabama died Monday, Aug. 31, at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born in Dothan, Alabama and had resided in Macclenny, Florida for over 30 years before moving back to Dothan, Alabama five years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by...

Aug 29, 2015

Mr. Roger Richard Wasmund, age 76, of Fort White, Florida died  Saturday,  Aug. 29, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake city, Florida following a long illness.  He was born in Detroit, Michigan  and lived in Auburndale, Florida before moving to Fort White, Fla. fifteen years ago.  He served in the U.S. Marine Corp for over 22 years  and...

Aug 29, 2015

Mr. Bobbie Lee Hunnicutt, age 74,  of Jasper, Florida died  Saturday, Aug. 29, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following a long illness.  He was born in Durant, Oklahoma  and resided in Jacksonville, Florida for over 22 years before moving to Jasper, Florida in 2004.  He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service...

Aug 22, 2015

Mr. Marcus Lafayette Giddens, Sr., age 95, of Lake City, Florida  passed away at his home with his family on August 22, 2015.  He was born in Lenox, Georgia on February 15, 1920 and graduated from Adel High School of Adel, Georgia in May 1939.  After high school, he worked as a part time cotton buyer until he volunteered...

Aug 19, 2015

Mrs. Doris Annamae  Hightower, age 86, of Sarasota,  Florida  died Wednesday, Aug. 19, at her residence following a long illness.  She was born in Perry, Florida and lived in Lake City, Tampa, Orlando and in 1967 moved to Sarasota, Fla.  She was related to the pioneer families of Hodges and Witt in Columbia county.  She worked with the Sarasoto...