All Obituaries

Mr. James Marvin Boutwell, Sr., 85, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 after an extended illness. He was born in Forest Home, Alabama to the late Ospin Marvin and Leoder Lovett Boutwell. He has made Lake City his home for the past forty-seven years, moving here from the Pensacola area, where he finished his schooling in Jay, Florida. He worked for the Florida State Prison where he retired from and was a member of the Lake City Church of God.   He is survived by his...

Mr. Rufus Broward Ward, 90, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, March 19, 2019 at Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center after an extended illness. He was born in Lake Butler, Florida on March 11, 1929 to the late Clinton Broward and Verlie Taylor Ward. He has made the Lake City area his home for the last 19 years and was a US Army Veteran. He was a graduate from the Georgia Military Academy (Woodward Academy) and a 1952 BSA degree graduate of the University of...

Mr. Douglas F. Major, 71, of Live Oak, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, March 9, 2019 surrounded by his family after an extended illness. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 7, 1947 to the late Gordon Ernest and Loretta Desrosiers Major. He worked as a Dump Truck Driver for many years and has been living in the Live Oak area since 2017. He was a member of the Lake City Seventh Day Adventist Church and loved working around his house and working in general. He loved...

Nicky O’Neal Lambert, 58, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 19, 2019 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He has made Lake City his home since 2003, moving here from Live Oak. He was of the Baptist faith and worked for Terry Dicks Trucking and Clint Dicks Trucking together for over 20 plus years. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing the drums, fishing and flying his model airplanes. He is preceded in death by his mother and...

Derrick Leroy Depoe, 86 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019, at the Suwannee Health and Rehabilitation Center in Live Oak.  He was born in Durham, North Carolina to the late Hazel L. Depoe.  Mr. Depoe was raised in Newton Grove, North Carolina and a veteran of the United States Navy.  He had made his home in Lake City for the past 40 years and had previously lived in Gainesville.  Mr. Depoe was of the Baptist faith and he enjoyed cooking, and dancing when...

Betty Lee Kisiel, 79, went to be with the Lord on March 12, 2019.  She was born February 13, 1940 in Staunton, VA to Fred and Catherine Gordon.  She was a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and was a Time-Study Engineer for many years. She is survived by her husband, Jan F. Kisiel, and her three daughters, Melody Stricklin, Tracie Hirtriter, and Misty Kisiel.  She was proceeded by her siblings Fred Gordon, Barbara Root, Ruby Shifflett, Dorothy Gossom and is survived by Ray...

Delmar C. “D.C.” Berry, 75, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, February 26, 2019 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Care Center after an extended illness. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 11, 1943 to the late D.D. and Mary Clark Berry. He has made Lake City his home since 1969, having moved here from the Cedar Key area. He worked in for the Florida Department of Corrections and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office for 10 years and then worked as a Bail...

Harriet Bossuyt Clements, 74, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly but very peacefully at the Suwannee Health and Rehab in Live Oak Saturday evening, March 2, 2019. She was born in Covington, Kentucky on November 4, 1944 to the late Stanley Charles and Jean Boecker Gerhauser. She has made the Lake City and Branford area her home most of her life, and was a loving mother, grandmother and most of all friend. In her spare time, she enjoyed playing bingo, dancing and collecting lighthouses....

Carmen B. Johnson, 53, of Lake City, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019.  She was born in Lake City, Florida on September 3, 1965, and has lived most of her life in Lake City. Carmen was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1983 and attended the University of North Florida College.  She was a part owner of several Texas Roadhouse Restaurants and served as the comptroller for years.  Carmen was an avid Gator fan and enjoyed taking cruises and being out in the sun on...

Lake City Reporter Obituary Notice   Glenda K. Bishop, 78 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at Solaris Healthcare in Lake City.  She was born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida to the late Toxey “Tony” Word Bankston and Clemmie Beasley Bankston.  Mrs. Bishop was raised in Lake City and had lived most of her life here.  She was a graduate of the 1958 class of Columbia High School and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day...