All Obituaries

Albert Marvin Smith, 73, of Providence, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 16, 2018 surrounded by his family and friends.  He was born the third child of seven in Lake City, Florida to the late Albert Stanton Smith and Dorothy Tyson Smith.  Mr. Smith was a lifelong resident of Providence and a graduate of Union County High School class of 1962.  He enjoyed fishing, working his farm and hosting dove shoots and cookouts at his farm.  Mr. Smith loved to spend time...

Michael David “Mike” Huggins, 62 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.  He was born in Lake City to the late Luther Jackson Huggins and Glenda Claire Christie Huggins.  Mike lived most of his life in Lake City and was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1974 and played for the “Tigers” wearing #73.  He was a member of Christ Central and worked in the youth ministry...

Dr. Jose Joaquin Goyenechea (“Pepe,” as he was affectionately called by friends) passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on Monday, September 10, 2018. Born in Santiago, Cuba, on December 5, 1923, he and his family made Lake City their home in 1971 after fleeing the oppressive communist government of his native land in 1964. During his childhood he was educated in La Salle Catholic School. He graduated from medical school at the University of Havana in 1949. He lost...

James Robert Lones, Sr., 80, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Dowling Park. He was born November 20, 1937 in Knoxville, TN., to the late Paul Lones and Clara Flora Lones. Mr. Lones served in the United States Air Force for 28 years and served in the Vietnam War. After his retirement from the Air Force, he started working for the Lake City Community College where he worked in the golf course management program and retired after...

Wayne Thomas Dicks, 75, of Union County, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville following a sudden illness. He was born in Columbia County to the late Park Trammell Dicks and Evelyn Moore Dicks.  Mr. Dicks was raised in Chiefland, Florida and was a graduate of the 1960 class of Chiefland High School where he lettered in track, basketball and football.  He was a resident of Lake City since 1966 and had recently moved to Union...

Maria K. Rogers, 85 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018, at the Haven Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Budapest, Hungary to the late Stvan and Maria Rauth Kornoth.  Mrs. Rogers was raised in Hungary during the German occupation of WWII and she spent 3 years in a German concentration camp.  She lived many years abroad with her late husband of 60 years, Walter L. Rogers, during his Army career and permanently settled in Lake...

Sherrill Ellen Strawder  passed away on September 3, 2018 at the Haven Hospice Care Center after a courageous battle with renal cancer. She was born on September 18, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Kenneth Mark and Beverly Ann (Reynolds) Burton. She had an older brother named Kirby Daniel Burton and shared a close bond with her parents and brother. Her father Kenneth worked in construction as a heavy equipment operator, allowing the family to travel and live in Oklahoma, Texas,...

Mrs. Ruth Braun Atwood of Lake City, Florida passed away peacefully after a valiant fight, the morning of September 4, 2018, at the age of 88.  She was born on May 13, 1930 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the daughter of Maximillian and Martha Braun.  She spent the majority of her youth in upstate New York until moving to Florida in 1959.  She graduated valedictorian from St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls, NY in 1948.  Her dream was to become a linguist but with...

Albert Donald Shaw, 78 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the Malcolm Randall Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville.  He was born in Cross City, Florida to the late Barney Shaw and Ethel Vivian Kelly Shaw.  Mr. Shaw was a lifelong resident of Lake City and a member of the First Advent Christian Church of Lake City.  He served our country and was a veteran of the United States Navy.  Mr. Shaw worked for Powers Service,...

Walter was born in Philadelphia, PA.  In 1964 his parents moved to Lake City, Florida and purchased the Flamingo Motel which became the Flamingo Apartments in 1980.  Walter graduated from Columbia High School in 1965.  In 1966 he was drafted into the US Army where he was an MP and mechanic and was stationed in Italy.  He served two years and received an honorable discharge in 1968.  After getting out of the service, he became a security guard for various...