Patricia Lee Guerry
Sep 29, 2026
Ms. Patricia Lee Guerry, 84, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Solaris Health Care in Lake City, FL, following an extended illness. She is the daughter of the late Morgan Lee and Lillian Thomas and the widow of the late James Harrison Guerry, who passed away in 2017. She was a lifelong resident of Columbia County and a...
Charlie Ernest Phillips, IV
Sep 22, 2026
Mr. Charlie Ernest Phillips, IV, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at the HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Charlie Ernest Phillips, III. He is the son of Jennifer Carol Dicks. He has lived in Lake City all his life and enjoyed cooking, playing video games, fishing, gardening, and...
Patricia Johnson Clegg
Sep 21, 2026
Patricia Johnson Clegg, age 76, passed away on September 21st, 2026, in her home surrounded by her family in Lake City, FL. Born on February 3rd, 1950, Patricia completed her education at Martin County High School before embarking on a successful career. She dedicated many years of service as an administrative officer at a bank, retiring in 2007. Patricia was...
Kathy "Kitty" Maddox
Sep 20, 2026
Our beloved Kathy “Kitty” Maddox gained her angel wings on Sunday morning, September 20, 2026, following a courageous battle with cancer. Kitty was a cherished wife, mother, nana, memaw, sister, and friend whose love knew no bounds. She had a kind and compassionate heart and a beautiful spirit that brought comfort, warmth, and joy to everyone fortunate enough to know...
Maryland Norris Skeen
Sep 19, 2026
Maryland Norris Skeen, 78, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born on July 6, 1948 to the late German Norris and Vera Raulerson Norris Hillhouse. She was a life-long resident of Lake City and worked in Administration with the Florida Department of Corrections for many years until...
Janice Mott Jackson
Sep 19, 2026
Janice Mott Jackson, 78, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, September 19, 2026 after a extended illness. She was born in Starke, Florida on May 15, 1948 to the late Howard Mott and Jeanette Kelley Mott. She has made Lake City her home since 1967, moving here from the Brooker area. She worked for many years with the Lake Shore...
Norman Albert "Pops" Reeder, Sr.
Sep 18, 2026
Norman Albert Reeder, Sr., 87, of Fort white, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2026 at the Lake City Health and Rehab after an extended illness. He was born in Jackson City, New York on October 16, 1938 to the late Almer Albert Reeder and Alice Elizabeth Cole Reeder. He has made Fort White his home for the last...
Helena Sangaree Powers
Sep 17, 2026
Helena Sangaree Powers, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and longtime Lake City resident, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2026, from complications following hip surgery. She was 110 years old.
Born February 9, 1916, in Apalachicola, Florida, Helena later made Lake City her home, where she lived beginning in 1938 and witnessed more than a century of remarkable change. Among her treasured memories...
Jeffrey Lee "Jeff" Coleman
Sep 14, 2026
Jeffrey Lee “Jeff” Coleman, 59, of Wellborn, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on September 30, 1966 and has made the North Florida area his home all of his life. Graduated from Suwannee High School in 1984. He worked for the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office for a little over 28 years, retiring with...
William Edward Daniels
Sep 14, 2026
William Daniels, 65, of Lake City, Florida, passed away in Gainesville, Florida, following an illness.
William was a devoted husband, loving father, proud grandfather, brother, and friend. Above all, he was a family man whose love and presence will be deeply missed by those who knew him.
William was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Daniels and Edna Daniels, as well...
Francis "Tim" Gregory Hutton
Sep 13, 2026
Mr. Francis “Tim” Gregory Hutton, 71, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at the VA Medical Center in Lake City, FL. He was the son of the late Francis Claire and Mildred Edwards Hutton. He had made Lake City his home for the past forty years after moving from Jacksonville, FL.
He proudly served his country in the United States...
Kristina René Bergeron
Sep 13, 2026
Kristina René Bergeron, 39, of Fort White, passed away on Sunday evening, September 13, 2026. She was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on October 27, 1986 and has made Fort White her home all of her life. She worked for the family business Fort White Farm and Feed where she was a Manager and was also a member of the Elim...
William "Bill" Carter
Sep 13, 2026
William Silas “Bill” Carter, 81, of Lake City, passed away early Sunday morning, September 13, 2026 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after a brief illness. He was born on April 15, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Joseph James Carter and Margaret Goetz Carter. He has made Lake City his home since...
Sandra Kay "Sandy" Wilson
Sep 12, 2026
Sandra Kay “Sandy” Wilson, 73 of Fort White, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at her home in Fort White. She was born in Downey, California, the only child, to the late John and Catherine Holder. Mrs. Wilson was raised in Bellflower, California and was a graduate of Bellflower High School. She continued her education and graduated from Cerrito...
Billy Kirby Buckels
Sep 11, 2026
Billy Kirby Buckels, 95, of Lake City, Florida, passed away on September 11, 2026, at the Solaris Healthcare.
Billy was born on January 11, 1931, in Jasper, Florida, to the late Leroy Emerson Buckels and the late Cecil Floy Dedge Buckels. He was one of eleven (11) children. Mr. Buckels was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He served...
James "Tom" Thomas Alford
Sep 11, 2026
James Thomas “Tom” Alford, 90 of Lake City, passed away at his home on Friday, September 11, 2026. He was born in Bay County, Florida, one of ten children to the late Thurman and Pearl Morrison Alford. Mr. Alford was raised in Panama City, DeFuniak Springs and Darlington, Florida and followed school by serving our country in the United States...
Billy Eugene McAbee, Jr
Sep 10, 2026
Mr. Billy Eugene McAbee, Jr., 68, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026, following an illness. He was born to the late Billy Eugene and Claudia Mae Cogsdill McAbee, Sr. He made Lake City his home for the past thirty-nine years after moving here from Laurens, South Carolina. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, drawing, writing, and traveling.
He is survived by...
Nicole Xenia Lopez
Sep 10, 2026
Nicole Xenia Lopez, 21, of Lake City, tragically passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026 in Lake City. She was born in Margate, Florida on April 24, 2005 and has made Lake City her home for the last four years, moving here from Martin County. She was a 2024 graduate of Columbia High School, where she knew all of her...
Ashia La'Shai Moore
Sep 9, 2026
Ashia La’Shai Moore, 16, of Lake City, passed away tragically on Wednesday afternoon, September 9, 2026. She was born in Orange Park, Florida on October 15, 2009 and has made Lake City her home all of her life. She was a member of the Graduating Class of 2028 and was currently employed with Wendy’s on Main Street as a Cashier....
Jaxson Lamir Moore
2026
Jaxson Lamir Moore, passed away tragically on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. He is the son of the late Ashia La’Shai Moore, and was deeply loved by his soon to be mom, and his entire family. He is preceded in death by his Maternal Great-Great-Grandparents, Marcella B. Smith & W.R.Smith; Paternal Great-Great-Grandparents, Annie Moore and Manson Moore; and his Maternal Step-Great-Great-Grandfather,...
