Linda Hatcher Crews, 69, of Lake City passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Willowbrook ALF in Lake City. A native and lifelong resident of Lake City, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lee and Betty Lou Melton Hatcher. Linda was an avid Florida Gators fan, loved going to the beach, spending time with her family, cross stitching and was a member of Gateway Baptist Church in Lake City. Linda was preceded in death by her husband Rudy A. Crews in 2019.   Linda is survived by her...

Mr. Harry Franklin Bostic, 78, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Joann Darnell Pritchard and is preceded in death by his daughter Margaret Lynn Gooding and two brothers Bobby and Hubert Bostic. Harry had made Lake City his home for the past sixteen years after moving from his hometown of Homestead, FL. He retired as a SGT from the Florida Highway Patrol after 29 years of service...

John Gibson Bryan, aged 82, of Lake City, Florida, was called to his eternal resting place suddenly on April 17, 2024. Born on January 8, 1942, in Greenville, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Glen Bryan and Martha Sartin Bryan. A man of great character and charm, John was esteemed for his quick wit and engaging conversationalist nature. He demonstrated a keen acumen in business as the esteemed proprietor of Mary's Flower Shop, a venture he embarked upon after moving to Lake City...

Ruth E. Young, 89 of Trenton, Florida, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024 at the Harbor Chase of Gainesville.  Mrs. Young was born in Maoka, Japan and had made Fort White her home since 1996 having previously lived in Dade County.  Following the passing of her husband, Frederick A. Young in 2012, Mrs. Young made her home with her son and his family in Trenton.  She was a member of Tustenuggee Methodist Church in Fort White and also the Order of the Eastern Star and...

Shuffield Spradley, 91, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after a brief illness. He was born in Lake City on April 11, 1933 to the late Pete Spradley and Nettie Norris Spradley. He was a 1952 graduate of Columbia High School and later attended the Jones Business College in Jacksonville before being drafted in the United States Army, where while serving in the Army, he volunteered for the Judge Advocate...

Mary Lou Perry, 91, of Lake City, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, April 10, 2024 after a brief illness. She was born in Williamson, West Virginia on November 27, 1932 to the late James Gordon Sammons and Lona Perry Sammons. She has made Lake City her home for most of her life and was a homemaker. Her greatest blessing in life was her family, and to them, she has left a legacy of love. Although talented in many ways, (cooking, sewing, upholstering, and singing), she was humble...

Muriel Kay Heimer, age 90, passed away at home in Lake City, Florida on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. She was born in Palatka, Florida to Dr. Carl P. Arant and Muriel Ernestine Wells (Arant) in 1933. Kay grew up in Miami and attended college at Wake Forest University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude with a BA in History and Government. While there, she became the first woman to win a national debate championship title. Later, she received her MAT degree in History and English, from...

Betty Louise Parker, 89, of Lake City, passed away on Monday evening, April 8, 2024, at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, after an extended illness. She was born in Tiger, Georgia on March 22, 1935 to the late Bartow Holbrook and Bessie Manley Holbrook. She has made Lake City her home since the mid-1980s, moving here from MacClenny. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Full Gospel Church and Abundant Life Church in Lake City. In her spare time, she...

William “Willie” Arthur Brett Jr., 71, passed away on Sunday, April 7th, at home surrounded by his family after a brief battle with lung cancer under the care of Community Hospice. He was born in Jacksonville, FL, to William Brett Sr. and Lillie Mae Brett. He spent most of his life in Lake City, Fl. He graduated from Columbia County High School. After High School he became a proud member of the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. He received the National...

Charles K. “Chuck” Davis, III, 44, of High Springs, Florida, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Chuck was born on November 16, 1979, in Gainesville, Florida. He is survived by his mother, Linda Kent of Gainesville, Florida; his dad, C.K. Davis, and his step-mom, Cindy Davis of Branford, Florida; his two sons Kyle and Cooper; his brother Dwayne Davis (Tiffany); his sister Stephanie Clark (Kenny); and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, especially...