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Larry  Wayne  Howard

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Norma Jean (Albritton)  Darley

Norma Jean (Albritton) Darley

Jul 18, 2013

Mrs. Norma Jean Darley, age 74, of Lake City, Fla. died Thursday. July 18, in the Select Speciality Hospital, Gainesville, Fla. following a long illness. She was born in Lake city and resided here all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Lake City. She enjoyed cooking for her family,...

Tommie  Ray  Register

Tommie Ray Register

Jul 9, 2013

Mr. Tommie Ray Register, age 82, of Jacksonville, Fla. died Tuesday, July 9, in the St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla. following a long illness. He was born in Raiford, Fla. and resided in Macclenny, Fla. before moving to Jacksonville, Fla. in 1958. He worked as a tree surgeon for over 27 years and retired as a foreman with...

Mary Helen Blackwell

Mary Helen Blackwell

Jul 7, 2013

Mrs. Mary Helen Blackwell, 89 of Live Oak, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.  She was a native of Lafayette, Georgia and resided in Lake City for 41 years before moving to Live Oak in 2003.  She was employed by the State of Florida as a secretary at...

Jason Chad Lang

Jason Chad Lang

Jul 4, 2013

Mr. Jason “Chad” Lang, 36 of Lake City passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 4, 2013.  He was born and was a lifelong resident in Lake City and was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1994.  He attended and graduated from Anderson College in Anderson, South Carolina in 2000 and was currently working for PCS in...

Willa  Mae Thrift

Willa Mae Thrift

Jun 23, 2013

Willa Mae Thrift

Willa Mae Thrift, age 92, was called home to be with the Lord on June 23, 2013. She was born in 1920 to the late Lewis and Lossie Johns and lived in Baker County all of her life. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty-two years,...

Linda  Wells

Linda Wells

Jun 22, 2013

Mrs. Linda Louise Wells, age 68, of Lake City, Fla. passed away on Saturday, June 22, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Fla. following a long illness. She was born in Monroeville, Ala. and resided in Bay City, Texas before moving to Lake City in 1985. She worked as a sales tax counselor with the Florida Department...

Joye Folsom

Joye Folsom

Jun 21, 2013

Mrs. Joye Folsom, age 80, of Lake City, Fla. died Friday, June 21, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Fla. following an extended illness. She was born in Perry, Fla and had resided in Lake City since 1972. She was employed as a registered nurse at Meridian Behavioral Health Center, Lake City, Fla. for 27 years until...

Onys  Sanders

Onys Sanders

Jun 20, 2013

Mrs. Onys N. Sanders, age 88, of Lake City, Fla. died Thursday, June 20, in the Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Fla. following a short illness. She was born in Donaldsonville, Ga. and had resided in Lake City since 1956. She was a homemaker, loved cooking for her family, gardening and growing flowers at her home. She attended...

Betty Jane Frisbee

Betty Jane Frisbee

Jun 4, 2013

Mrs. Betty Jane Frisbee, age 89, of Baldwin, Fla. died Tuesday, June 4, at the home of her daughter in Pensacola, Fla. following an extended illness.  She was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and had resided in Baldwin since 1948.  She worked as a telephone operator for Winn-Dixie Food Stores for many years.  She was a member of the First...

Juanita Florence West

Juanita Florence West

May 30, 2013

Mrs. Juanita Florence West, age 93, of Lake City, Fla. died Thursday, May 30, in the Avalon Healthcare & Rehab Center, Lake City, Fla. following an extended illness. She was a life long resident of Lake City and worked as a cosmetologist with numerous beauty shops in the Jacksonville, Gainesville and Lake City area for many years. She was...

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