All Obituaries

Dr. David Allen Richards Ph.D passed away peacefully at home on the morning of Monday October 28, 2019 at the age of 87. He is survived by his Wife of 47 years, Sharon, his three loving children, Stowe, Meredith, and Forrest, and two grandchildren Hazel and Archer.  Born in Shawano, Wisconsin in 1932, he was raised in and around New York City. He graduated from Malvern High School on Long Island in 1950, and received his bachelors and Master of Arts from the State University of New...

Fred P. “Popow” Elkins, 88 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2019, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida.  He was born in Oak Creek, Colorado to the late Fred Elkins and Ada Rose Elkins.  Mr. Elkins had made his home in Lake City since 1991 having moved here from Syracuse, New York.  He worked for many years with United McGill Corporation in the sheet metal industry in both the Westerville, Ohio and Hillsboro, Texas...

Gloria Ann Lee Taylor, 80, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville after an extended illness. She was born in Jacksonville on December 12, 1938 to the late Fitzhugh Lee, Sr. and Violet G. Lee. She has made Lake City her home for most of her life and was a Right of Way Clerk with the Florida Department of Transportation, where she retired from in 2005 with over 22 years of service. She was of the Methodist faith and...

Thomas Toivo Koski, 80, 0f Lake City, passed away on Friday evening, November 15, 2019 at the Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center in Lake City after an extended illness. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 15, 1936 to the late Toivo and Millicent Downs Koski. He has made Lake City his home for over the last 30 years and was the Owner/Operator of K’s TV repair shop here in Lake City. He was also a Avionics Electrician with the Florida Air Guard for over 28 years. He was a...

Fred Rex Cooper, age 89, passed away on November 6, 2019 from Alzheimer’s at the Rehabilitation Center of Lake City under the loving care of Haven Hospice and his wife, Kathleen Cooper (Appleby).   Rex was born on March 14, 1930 in Princeton, Indiana to Thelma (Julian) and Theodore Walter Cooper.  He lived his boyhood in Princeton, IN; Spartanburg, SC and Chattanooga, TN.  In high school Rex joined the ROTC and worked hard and earned admission to the University of...

Mr. Charles Edward Mizell, 84, of Wellborn, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, November 14, 2019 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center after an extended illness. He was born in Wellborn on January 5, 1935 to the late Carl Mizell and Gladys Blair Mizell. He has been a lifelong resident of the Suwannee County area and was a member of the Wellborn Baptist Church. He was a US Army Veteran and worked for over 35 years with the Florida Rock Company in Jacksonville before retiring....

Mr. Harold Lloyd “Dick” Bass, 79, of White Springs, passed away November 1, 2019. He was born in St. Cloud, FL to the late Paul and Nona Padgett Bass. Dick retired as Deputy Tax Collector from the Osceola County Tax Collectors office after many years of service. His hobbies were repairing and restoring cars and tractors. He was true and loyal to his friends and his greatest love was his family and each had a special place in his heart.   Dick is survived by his wife of 56...

Ervin E. Nelson, 92 of Marianna, Florida, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 at the Jackson Hospital in Marianna.  He was born in Miami, Florida to the late Enos E. Nelson and Stella M. Nelson.  Mr. Nelson had made his home in Marianna since 2000 and had previously been a longtime resident of Lake City since 1970.  He retired in 1983 from Southern Bell after many years of employment.  Mr. Nelson was a Veteran of the United States Navy and was of the Baptist faith...

  Patricia A. Grantham, 61 of Jasper, Florida, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville following an extended illness.  She was born in Perry, Florida to the late Foley and Jimmie Blue Ferns.  Ms Grantham was raised in Perry and was a graduate of Taylor County High School class of 1976.  She had been a resident of Jasper, Florida for over 25 years and was a member of Bright Pond Baptist Church in Jasper. ...

Sybil P. Wilson, 91, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday evening, November 10, 2019 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center. She was born in Bankston, Alabama on August 14, 1928 to the late Claude Mims Parker and Myrtle Loretta Watkins Parker. She has made the Lake City area her home since 2004, moving here from Panama City, living prior to that in the Central Florida area. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, reading, gardening and making hats. She is preceded in death by her...