All Obituaries

Retired SMSgt William Carroll Herring passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 31, 2023, after a short hospital stay. SMSgt Herring was born August 6, 1933, to Elura and Gordon Herring.  He experienced many challenges in his early life due to the Great Depression and WWII, but these also shaped his future work ethic and outlook on life.  When he was 12 years old he was gifted with his only sibling, a sister, Barbara.  Among the highlights of his teen years was one of his...

Janetta Sue Ling, 83, of Wellborn, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, January 22, 2023 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born in Williamson, WV on July 10, 1939 to the late Foster Webb and Fern Curry Webb, the 2nd to oldest of fourteen children. She has lived in the Wellborn area for the past 19 years, moving here from the Ft. Lauderdale area. She was a member of the Wellborn United Methodist Church and worked...

Mrs. Norma Jerolean Robinson Dicks, 89 of Lake City, Florida passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 30, 2023. Mrs. Dicks was born on January 14, 1934, and is the daughter of the late Ira J. “R.J.” Robinson and Zedra Betrice Douberley Robinson. She graduated from Columbia High School, Class of 1951. She then attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She married her high school sweetheart, Rodney Seth Dicks, on July 5, 1953, and they were sealed on...

Mr. Thomas Alan “Tom” Mier, 85, went home to be with Jesus on January 19th, 2023. Born in Vero Beach, Fl. to John Alford Mier and Lilias Radinsky Mier, he was predeceased by his parents and by one brother, Robert A. Mier. A graduate of University of Florida, Mr. Mier worked at Occidental Petroleum Co. in White Springs, Fl, retiring in 1996. He loved his career at Oxy and had fond memories of his coworkers, was a history buff, and enjoyed military history and Florida history in...

  Mr. James David “Jim” Spring, 78, of Lake City passed away unexpectedly on December 20, 2022 at his home. A native of Florence, South Carolina, he was a Veteran of the United States Army and served in Germany and Vietnam. Jim married the love of his life Judy in 1964 and was a founding member of Lube Specialist in 1979 and retired as president in 2013. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling, cruising and spending time with his family and friends. Jim was  an active...

Hugh Morris Williams passed away on January 9, 2023 at 90 years of age. He was born on December 2, 1932, in Lake City, Florida and was a lifelong resident of the community whose people and history he so dearly loved.   He is survived by his two sons, David and Chris, sister-in-law Sallie, nephews Raymond and Jeff, great-nephew Hunter, as well as other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Raymond Oscar and Ida English Williams, brothers Howard, Jimmy, and...

Mr. James Daniel “Jim” Stevens, 74, of Lake City passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Willowbrook Assisted Living Facility following a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late J.W. and Annie Blanche McColskey Stevens and was a graduate of Columbia High School in 1966 and the University of Florida in 1970. Jim retired from the Florida Department of Corrections after 35 years of service and then worked for 10 years with Suwannee River Economic Council as a case manager and...

Rev. Paul Edwin Malone, 92, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, January 19, 2023 with his family by his side after a brief illness. He was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia on April 14, 1930 to the late Bennet Young Malone and Lillie May Johnson Malone. He has made Lake City his home since 1999, moving here from the Green Cove Springs/Orange Park area. He was a US Air Force Veteran, serving as a Combat Veteran during the Korean conflict. He retired from the Department of...

Mary Frances Greene, 76 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Lake Park, Georgia to the late Ralph Mannie DeLoach and Hildren Burnett DeLoach.  Mrs. Greene had lived most of her life in Lake City and was a member of the First Baptist Church.  She worked for many years with the Credit Bureau and also Meridian Behavorial Healthcare in Lake City.  She enjoyed watching westerns,...

Mrs. Pamela Louise Shipman, 66, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late William Fain and Theda Ann Chambliss also was preceded in death by a son German Rafael Mendoza.  Pamela was the owner and operator of La Fleur De Jeunesse (Day Spa Salon) for twelve years. She enjoyed gardening, her chickens, and network marketing. She loved spending time baking cookies with her grandchildren, being on the water with her husband...