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Lake City and surrounding areas
Evelynia Brown
Jan 25, 2014
Mrs. Evelynia “Eve” Brown, age 76, of Lake City, Fla. died Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Custerd Care Center-Haven Hospice, Orange Park Fla. following a long illness. She was born in Lawtey, Fla. and lived in Pensacola, Fla. and Strake, Fla. before moving to Lake City, Fla. 54 years ago. She worked for over 30 years as a cashier...
William John Farrell
Jan 24, 2014
Mr. William John “Billy” Farrell, Jr., age 69, of Sanderson, Fla. died Friday, Jan. 24, at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Washington, D.C. and lived in Maryland and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. before moving to Sanderson, Fla. in 1985. He worked as an installation engineer manager with Bell South Telephone Company for over forty years...
Melba Nell Denney
Jan 24, 2014
Mrs. Melba Nell Denney, age 85, of Baldwin, Fla. died Friday, Jan 24, in the St. Vincents Medical Center Riverside, Jacksonville, Fla. following an extended illness. She was born in Albertville, Ala. And had resided in Baldwin, Fla. for 57 years. She worked as a certified nursing assistant at the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Fla. for many years. ...
Paul Raymond Swanson
Jan 23, 2014
Mr. Paul Raymond Swanson, 83 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to the late John Swanson and Elin Wennerberg Swanson. Mr. Swanson had made his home in Lake City for the past 10 years having previously lived in...
Bertha Mae Sims
Jan 22, 2014
Mrs. Bertha M. Sims passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 following an extended illness. She was 87 years old. She was the daughter of the late Franklin P. Stone and Allie Mae (Stone) Patterson. Mrs. Sims was born in Clarcona, Florida on June 11, 1926. She moved to Lake City from Orlando with her husband...
Nancy Elizabeth Kennedy
Jan 21, 2014
Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Kennedy, age 61, of Glen St. Mary, Fla. died Tuesday, Jan 21, in the Shands of University of Florida Medical Center, Gainesville, Fla. following a long illness. She was born in Lake City, Fla. and lived in Sanderson, Fla. before moving to Glen St. Mary, Fla. 43 years ago. She was employed as an underwriting assistant...
Renee Michell Teague
Jan 20, 2014
Mrs. Renee Michelle Teague, age 51, of Glen St. Mary, Fla. died Monday, Jan. 20, at her residence. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and resided in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving to Glen St. Mary, Fla. 15 years ago. She worked as a nail tech with a beauty salon in Jacksonville, Fla. for many years. She was a member...
Sara Jane Mann
Jan 18, 2014
Mrs. Sara Jane Mann, age 76, of Sanderson, Fla. died Saturday, Jan. 18, in the Macclenny Nursing & Rehab Center, Sanderson, Fla. following an extended illness. She was born in Macclenny, Fla. and had made her home in Sanderson, Fla. for the past 42 years. She was a homemaker and member of the Christian Fellowship Temple, Macclenny, Fla. She...
Laura Alice Williams Starling
Jan 14, 2014
Mrs. Laura Alice Williams Starling, age 80, of Lake City, Fla. died Tuesday, Jan. 14, at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Branford, Fla. and resided in Hollywood, Fla. before moving to Lake City, Fla. in 1972. She worked as a cashier with Belk-Hudson Store, Lake City, Fla. and with Hunter Oil Company, Ft. White,...
Kathleen Ellen Bates
Jan 14, 2014
Mrs. Kathleen Ellen Bates, age 59, of Providence, Fla. died Tuesday, Jan. 14, in the Select Specialty Hospital, Gainesville, Fla. following a long illness. She was born in Raleigh, N.C. and had resided in Lake City and Providence, Fla. for over 50 years. She worked as a classification officer with the Columbia Correctional Facility and was a dispatcher with...
Eunice Cravey
Jan 13, 2014
Mrs. Eunice Wheeler Cravey, age 91, of Sanderson, Florida died Monday, Jan. 13, at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Lake City, Fla. on Dec. 14, 1922 and lived in Olustee, Fla. for many years before moving to Sanderson, Fla. 30 years ago. She was the former postmaster of the Olustee Post Office and worked with...
Edward Henri Swanko, Jr.
Jan 11, 2014
Mr. Edward Henri Swanko, Jr., 60 of Lake City, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 11, 2014. He was born in Coral Gables, Florida and had made his home in Lake City since 1981. Mr. Swanko graduated from the Coral Gables High School in 1971 and was a veteran of the United States Air Force having...
Augusto Salas "Gus" Terlaje, Jr.
Jan 10, 2014
Mr. Augusto “Gus” Salas Terlaje, Jr., 69 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014 at the Lake City Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and had lived in Lake City for the past eight years. Mr. Terlaje was a veteran of the United States Army and retired with 31 years...
Fariel B. Kennington, Sr.
Jan 7, 2014
Mr. Fariel B. Kennington, Sr., 63 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Mr. Kennington was born in Samson, Alabama and was raised in Lake City. He retired from Sawyer Gas in Lake City with over 20 years of employment. Mr. Kennington was a member of Hopeful Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening, carpentry work and raising...
Mavis Ward Brady
Jan 2, 2014
Mrs. Mavis Ward Brady, age 95, of Lake City, Florida died Thursday, Jan. 2, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Fla. following a long illness. She had resided in Lake City all of her life and worked with Southern Bell Telephone Company and for over 25 years was employed as a cashier with Wilson Life Insurance Company,...
David Wayne Morse
Jan 1, 2014
Mr. David Wayne Morse, age 57, of Baldwin, Fla. died suddenly on Wednesday, Jan1, in the St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla. following a brief illness. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and resided in Goose Creek, S.C. before moving to Baldwin, Fla. 14 years ago. He was employed with the U.S. Civil Service at the Charleston Naval Ship...
Irene Canaday Taylor
Dec 31, 2013
Mrs. Irene Canaday Taylor, age 91, of Moniac, Georgia died Tuesday, Dec. 31, in the Macclenny Nursing & Rehab Center, Macclenny, Fla. following a long illness. She was born in Moniac, Ga. and lived in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving back to Moniac, Ga. in 1977. She was a homemaker and member of the Moniac Baptist Church. She was preceded...
Jeffrey Scott Dicks
Dec 30, 2013
Mr. Jeffery “Jeff” Scott Dicks, 49 of Lake City, passed away peacefully at Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center on Monday, December 30, 2013. Mr. Dicks was a lifelong resident of Lake City. Mr. Dicks was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1982 and graduated with honors from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science...
James William "Bill" Waters, Jr.
Dec 27, 2013
Mr. James William “Bill” Waters, Jr., 67 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City following an extended illness. He was born in Lake Butler, FL and had lived most of his life in Lake City. Mr. Waters was a graduate of the 1964 class at...
Allen Clinton "Clint" Hubert Johnson
Dec 27, 2013
Mr Allen Clinton "Clint" Hubert Johnson, age 48, of Sanderson, Fla. died Friday, Dec. 27, in the St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla. following a long illness. He was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and had resided in Sanderson, Fla. for 28 years. He was employed as a security guard with Allied Barton Security for 8 years until ill health...
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