Thomas G. Pruitt
Nov 19, 2013
Mr. Thomas G. Pruitt, 89 of Lake City, passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. He was a son to the late Charles Pruitt and Ada Powers Pruitt and had made his home in Lake City for the past 60 years having moved here from North Manchester, Indiana. Mr. Pruitt was of the Baptist faith and...
Michelle Evans Curry
Nov 18, 2013
Michelle Evans Curry, 43 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013. She was born in North Miami Beach, Florida and was a lifelong resident of Lake City. Michelle was a graduate of the Columbia High School class of 1988 and was currently working as a nurse at the Shands at Lake Shore Hospital in Lake City. ...
Larry Allen Crook
Nov 12, 2013
Mr. Larry A. Crook, 68 of Olustee, died on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. He was born in Wilmington, NC and grew up in Charlotte, NC where he graduates from West Mecklenburg High School. He then went into the Marines. In 1966, he graduated as part of Marine Corp Platoon 2062 and deployed to the Vietnam Conflict. After an honorable...
William "Will" Joseph Guernsey
Nov 10, 2013
Mr. William “Will” Joseph Guernsey, 25 of Lake City, FL died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at his residence in Lake City. He was born in Sherman, Texas and lived all of his life in Lake City, FL. He was employed as a server with the Olive Garden Restaurant in Lake City and was in the process of starting his...
Johnny L Arnett
Nov 6, 2013
Mr. Johnny L. Arnett, 51 of Macclenny passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Mr. Arnett had lived most of his life in Baker County and was a graduate of Baker County High School. He was preceded in death by his mother, Emma Jean Hodges Arnett in 2010 and a brother, Donald Clyde Arnett.
Survivors include his...
Harmon Davis
Nov 2, 2013
Mr. Harmon “Boot” Davis, age 99, of Sanderson, Fla. died Saturday, Nov. 2, in the Acosta-Rau Center for Caring, Jacksonville, Fla. following an extended illness. He was born in Sanderson, Fla. on Dec. 30, 1913 and moved to Jacksonville, Fla. in 1952. He resided in Jacksonville, Fla. for over 60 years and moved back to Sanderson, Fla. in 2011....
Edna Ruth Pitts
Oct 26, 2013
Mrs. Edna Ruth Pitts, age 90, of Macclenny, Fla. died Saturday, Oct. 26, at the home of her daughter in Patterson, Ga. following a long illness. She was born in Ellis, Mississippi and lived in Jacksonville, Fla. for over thirty years before moving to Macclenny, Fla. in 1994. She worked as an accountant with State Farm Insurance Company, Jacksonville...
Richard Stancil Manning
Oct 20, 2013
Mr. Richard Stancil Manning, 77 of Lake City passed away late Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Mr. Manning was born in Williamston, North Carolina to the late James Christian Manning and Nell Moye Manning. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in Civil...
Virgil L Crews
Oct 17, 2013
Mr. Virgil Lester Crews, 74 of Glen St. Mary, Florida, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. Mr. Crews was a son the late Lester Crews and Alice Starling Crews and was a lifelong resident of Baker County, Florida. He was a graduate of Baker County High School class of...
Joseph Viera Cabino, Jr.
Oct 16, 2013
Mr. Joseph Viera Cabino, Jr., 81 of Merritt Island, FL, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Lake City. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts to the late Joseph V. Cabino and Mary Baptista Cabino. Mr. Cabino was a veteran of the United States Air Force having retired in 1972 and moving to Lake...
Larry Wayne Howard
Oct 14, 2013
Mr. Larry Wayne Howard, age 60, of Sanderson, Fla. died Monday, Oct. 14, in the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center, Macclenny, Fla. following an extended illness. He was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and resided in Jacksonville before moving to Sanderson, Fla. six years ago. He worked most of his life as a roofer in the construction industry and enjoyed...
Minnie Lee Murray
Sep 29, 2013
Minnie Lee Sayers Murray, 97, passed away September 29, 2013, in Tallahassee, FL. Mrs. Murray was born December 17,1915, in Perry, FL, to Y. K. and Roxsa Elizabeth Sasser Sayers. Mrs. Murray was the great-granddaughter and granddaughter of Florida Pioneer Evan M. Sasser and his son William Zelodis Sasser. She was raised by her paternal aunt and uncle, A....
Arthur Vincent Thompson, Sr.
Sep 26, 2013
Mr. Arthur Vincent Thompson, Sr., age 67, of St. George, Ga. died Thursday, Sept. 26, in the Macclenny Nursing & Rehab Center, Macclenny, Fla. following a long ilness. He was born in Yokohama, Japan and lived in Jacksonville and Delray Beach, Fla. before moving to St. George, Ga. in 2003. He worked as an electrical engineer with the Siemens...
Amanda Lee Storms
Sep 9, 2013
Miss Amanda Lee Storms, 16 of Lake City passed away on Monday, September 9, 2013 at her home in Lake City. Amanda was born in Plantation, Florida and had lived in Lake City since 2006. Amanda attended the Lake City Christian Academy and was in the 11 th grade. She was a member of the Student Advisory Board appointed...
Betty Jean Townsend
Aug 28, 2013
Mayo Free Press Obituary Notice
Mrs. Betty Jean Townsend, 75 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born in Jena, Florida to the late Ivey Thomas and Ethel Barrs Fielding. Mrs. Townsend had recently moved to Lake City from Jacksonville and...
Wilbur A. Lyons
Aug 25, 2013
Mr. Wilbur A. "Dolph" Lyons, age 85, of Glen St. Mary, Fla. died Sunday, Aug. 25, at his residence following a long illness. He was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and lived in Macclenny, Fla. all of his life. He retired as a refrigeration mechanic from Fruit Growers Xpress Railroad in 1989 after 36 years of service. He was a...
Amie Louise (Raulerson) Hodges
Aug 16, 2013
Mrs. Amie Louise Hodges, age 78, of Macclenny, Fla. died Friday, Aug.16, in the Frank Wells Nursing Home, Macclenny, Fla. following an extended illness. She was born in Baxter, Florida and resided in Baker County all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sanderson Congregational Holiness Church. For many years she resided in the...
Helen Catherine Staten
Jul 31, 2013
Mrs. Helen Catherine Staten, age 89, of Lake City, Fla. died Wednesday, July 31, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Fla. following a long illness. She was born in Valdosta, Ga. and had resided in Lake City since 1950. She was employed with Belk-Hudson and Eagle-Devane clothing stores and then retired from General Electric, Alachua, Fla. in...
Laverne Neal Geiger
Jul 27, 2013
Laverne Neal Geiger, age 10 months, died Saturday, July 27, at his residence. He had lived in Lake City all of his life and will be greatly missed by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, John Robert Geiger, Sr., uncle, John Robert Geiger, Jr. and aunt, Prepa G. Lang. He is survived by...
Levon Fountain
Jul 26, 2013
After a coutageous battle with cancer, Levon Fountain, 68, of Lake City, Florida passed away on July 26, 2013. Born July 10, 1945 to the late William and Clara Fountain in Panama City, Florida, Levon had two brothers - Charles Ray and William Earl Fountain, both also deceased. After graduating from Columbia High School in 1963, Levon went on...
