All Obituaries

Kevin D. Dunn, age 59, a longtime resident of Madison and Lake City Florida died on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at the VA Medical Center in Lake City. Kevin was born in St. Charles, MO, on July 17, 1958, to the late Charles John & Margaret Irene (Burris) Dunn. Kevin moved in 1971 to Miramar, Florida. He attended St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Miramar. He attended H.D. Perry Middle School and then co-attended St. John Vienne Seminary in Miami and Miramar High School graduating in...

Stacie Drisko Nettles, 50, of Gainesville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, May 8, 2018 at the Haven E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville after an extended illness.  Celebration of life services for Stacie will be conducted on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. in the Gateway-Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations please be considered to the E.T.York Haven Hospice of Gainesville.

Wesley George Manthey, Chief Petty Officer USN Retired, age 70, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Avalon Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lake City, Florida.  A native of Glendive, Montana, Mr. Manthey retired after 23 years of honorable service and had been an active member of Lake City VFW Post #2206 and the Macclenny, Florida Moose Lodge #2412.    Born to George and Evelyn Manthey in 1947, Wesley grew up hunting and fishing in Montana and was...

Patricia A Pitts, 60 of High Springs, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.  She was born in Dayton, Ohio to the late James and Wanda Newman.  Mrs. Pitts had made her home in the High Springs area for the past 30 years.  She was currently working for Winn-Dixie in High Springs in the Bakery and had been working there for almost 30 years.  Mrs. Pitts attended both the Grace and Praise Ministries and the High...

Mrs. Judy Carolyn NesSmith, 74, of White Springs, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born on January 24, 1944 to the late George and Jewell Johnson. She was a Restaurant Manager for many years and has lived in the Groveland, Lake Butler and White Springs area’s most of her life. She loved her family and children dearly. She is preceded in death by her husband of 38 years;...

Betty Sue Schneiders, 89 of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Select Specialty Hospital in Gainesville. She was born in Long Branch, West Virginia, the fourth child of four, to the late Enoch and Millie Treadway Lively. Mrs. Schneiders moved to Lake City with her late husband in 1993 having moved here from there summer home in Inverness, Florida and they had been longtime residents of Elkton, MD. She was of the Catholic faith and an active member of Epiphany Catholic...

Mr. Ricky Joe King, 64, of Lake City, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Shands University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville following an accident. He was born in Coleman, Alabama on April 25, 1954 to the late Edward Dewel King and Esther Fay Trussell King. He has lived in the Lake City area the last ten years, moving here from Palm City, FL. He was a construction worker who was known to work all the time, and was very creative with his hands. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting,...

William Edward “Skip” Mursell, Jr., 70, of Lake City, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 25, 2018 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville after a sudden illness. He was born in East Orange, New Jersey on July 2, 1947 to the late William Edward Mursell, Sr. and Marjorie Cunningham Mursell. He has made Lake City his home since 2013, moving here from the Ft. Lauderdale area. He was a US Navy veteran and a Maintenance Superintendent with Kings Point in...

Craig Anthony Gunderson, 34 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018.  He was born in Houston, Texas to the late Darlene Johnson.  Craig was an avid Florida Gator fan and he enjoyed swimming, free diving, traveling abroad, golfing and fishing.  He was currently working at United States Cold Storage and had been for the past 5 years.  Craig loved his dog Louie and had taught him to give a high-five when the Gators scored a touchdown.  He was a friend to...

CMSGT Charlton L Ivester, USAF retired, 90, of Lake City, Fl., was called by the Big Chief in heaven on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born December 8,1927 in Carrollton, Georgia to the late Joseph Lewis Ivester and Ora Lee Leach Ivester. He served in the United States Navy during WWII aboard the USS Minivet, Auxiliary Minesweeper 371, which sank in 1945 after being hit by a Japanese contact mine off the coast of Tsushima Island. Many of...