Obituaries

Oct 10, 2014

Mrs.  Joanne  Sylvia  Keiter, age 81, of Lake City, Florida died Friday, Oct. 10, in The  Health Center of Lake City, Florida following a sudden illness.  She was born in Wellborn, Florida  and  graduated from Wellborn High School in 1951.  She then moved to  Cedar  Bluff, Alabama and then to  Lake City, Florida in 1971.  She was a homemaker...

Oct 2, 2014

Michael (Mike) Bruce Wilder, age 60, of Glen St. Mary, Fla. died at his residence on October 2, with his family by his side. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 4, 1954 to the late Grover Rothwell Wilder and the late Dolores Polly Wilder. He worked as a HVAC Installer for over 37 years. He enjoyed fishing and...

Oct 1, 2014

God took his greatest Gator fan home on October 1, 2014. Mr. Dennis Alvin Yarborough was born in Jacksonville, FL, but lived most of his life in Macclenny. He retired as a master mechanic from King Edward Cigars in 1993 after 44 years. He was a member of Chaffee Road Church of Christ and a veteran of the Army National...

Oct 1, 2014

Mr. Fred Eugene Gross Jr., age 62, of Sanderson, Fla. died Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Orange Park Custead Care Center, Orange Park, Fla. Mr. Gross was born in Columbus, Ohio and resided in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving to Baker County over 30 years ago. He served in the United States Air Force and worked at Ameristeel in Baldwin,...

Sep 25, 2014

Mr. Wayne Blair Brandies, age 73, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida following a sudden illness. He was born in Callahan, Florida and had resided in Glen St. Mary, Fla. for 19 years. He retired from the U.S. Army as SSG E-6 after twenty years of service. He...

Sep 17, 2014

Mrs. Holly Jean Mann, age 43, of Macclenny, Florida passed away Wednesday, September 17, in the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida following an extended illness. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and lived in Jacksonville before moving to Macclenny over thirty years ago. Mrs. Mann held a real estate license and spent many years as a Board Member of the...

Sep 6, 2014

Frankie M. Harvey was born June 15, 1931, in Macclenny, Florida, and passed away September 6, 2014, at the age of 83.  She was the daughter of Romey Lee and Lettie Rhoden Thomas and was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Ernest Harvey, Jr.

Frankie graduated...

Sep 3, 2014

Mr. James Arnold Davis, “Uncle Jim”, age 70,  of Lake City, Florida died  Wednesday, Sept. 3,  in the Suwannee Valley Care Center,  Lake City, Florida following an extended illness.  He had resided in Lake City, Florida all of his life where he owned and operated  Davis Trucking Company.  He attended the Lake City Church of God and enjoyed working...

Sep 1, 2014

Mr. Clyde Wayne Carey, age 75, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Monday, Sept. 1, in the Acosta-Rau Center for Caring, Jacksonville, Fla. following an extended illness. He was born in Navasota, Texas and lived in Rhode Island before moving to Baker County in 1974. He served with the U.S. Navy for 20 years and retired in 1976 as a...

Aug 29, 2014

Mr. Shelby Byrd Stephens, age 85, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Friday, August 29, in the Baptist Medical Center Downtown, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. He was born in Daytona Beach, Florida and resided in Baldwin and Jacksonville, Fla. before moving to Glen St. Mary, Fla. in 1989. He retired as a chief petty officer with the...

Aug 26, 2014

Mrs. Betty Jean McGarrity Bitner, 91 of Lake City passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  Mrs. Bitner was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania to the late Clement C. and Vivian Grace McGarrity.  She moved to Lake City with her late husband, Glenn E. Bitner in 1964 from Pittsburgh,...

Aug 13, 2014

Mr. Randall “Randy” Sherman Rhoden, age 64, of Macclenny, Florida died suddenly on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida. He was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and lived all of life in Macclenny, Fla. He was employed as a long distance truck driver for many years and for the past eight years worked with Stone Transportation...

Aug 6, 2014

Mr. William Franklin Crump, age 77, of Sanderson, Florida died Wednesday, Aug. 6, at his residence following an extended illness. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and resided in Lemoore, California before moving to Sanderson, Florida in 1973. He served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years and retired as an ASJ1 First Class in 1973. After his...

Jul 30, 2014

Miss Deborah Sue "Debbie" Griffis, age 60, of Fernandina Beach, Florida died Wednesday, July 30, at her residence following an extended illness.  She was born in Augsbury, Germany and resided in Callahan, Fla. before moving to Fernandina Beach, Fla. 15 years ago.  She was a homemaker and was an avid reader.  She was preceded in death by her father,...

Jul 27, 2014

Mr. David Lee Godbey, age 78, of Bryceville, Fl. passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Acosta- Rau Center for Caring in Jacksonville, Fl. He was born in Clendenin, West Virginia and lived in Ocala, Fl. before moving to Bryceville, Fl. three years ago. Mr. Godbey served in the Air Force from 1952 to 1958. He enjoyed...

Jul 27, 2014

Mrs. Charlis Ann Russell, 71 of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Clay County.  She was born in Santa Anna, California to the late Charles and Alice Ladwig and had made Lake City her home since 1993 having moved here from Oxnard, California.  Mrs. Russell was very involved and...

Jul 22, 2014

Lake City Reporter Obituary Notice

Ms Donna Faye Norris, 59 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her home.  She was born in Arcadia, Florida and had made Lake City her home for the past 27 years having moved here from Ft. Myers.  She was currently working at the Lake City...

Jul 22, 2014

Mr. John Henry Cribb, Jr., age 82, of Hilliard, Florida died Tuesday, July 22, in the V.A. Medical Center, Gainesville, Fla. following a brief illness. He was born in Georgetown, South Carolina and lived in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving to Hilliard, Florida in 1971. He worked as a machine operator with Anchor Glass Company, Jacksonville, Fla. for 32 years....

Jul 18, 2014

Mr. Thomas Alfred “Al” Dority, age 84, of Sanderson, Fla. died Friday, July 18, in the St. Vincents Riverside Center, Jacksonville, Fla. following a long illness. He was born in Gainesville, Fla. and lived in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving to Sanderson, Fla. 34 years ago. He worked as a yard conductor with the Norfolk-Southern Railroad, Jacksonville, Fla. for over...

Jul 17, 2014

Mrs. Lois L. Bennett, age 83, of Glen St. Mary, Fla. died Thursday, July 17, in the St. Vincents Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla. following a long illness. She was born in Moniac, Georgia and had resided in Glen St. Mary, Fla. for 47 years. She worked as a nursing aid with Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny, Fla. for over...