Joyce Hoover Ogden
Jul 30, 2026
Joyce Hoover Ogden, 83, of Lake City, Florida passed away peacefully on July 30, 2026, after a brief battle with cancer. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, teacher, mentor, and friend whose kindness, wisdom, humor, and unwavering faith touched countless lives. Above all, Joyce was devoted to her family and to the Lake City community she proudly called...
James "Jimbo" Henderson Rivers
Jul 28, 2026
Mr. James H. “Jimbo” Rivers, 75, of Lake City passed away at his residence on July 28, 2026. A native of Lake City, Jimbo was the son of the late David J. and Sara Louise Andrews Rivers. During his 30 year funeral director career, he had lived in Miami, Middleburg, and Jacksonville, before returning to Lake City to join Biggs...
Catherine "Kitsy" Pearl Green Thomas
Jul 27, 2026
Catherine "Kitsy" Pearl Green Thomas, 85, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, July 27, 2026 at The Heron Assisted Living Facility in Lake City. She was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 22, 1940. She was raised by her parents, the late Catherine Rowling Green and Walter F. Green. Kitsy has made Lake City her home most...
Donald Anthony Chinnici
Jul 27, 2026
Donald Anthony Chinnici, known by friends and relatives as “Don”, 87 of Lake City, passed away on July 27, 2026, after an extended illness. He was born in New Jersey on October 24, 1939, to the late Frank and Consetta Chinnici, who were both from Italy. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 53 years, Nellie Melba...
William Austin Seay
Jul 26, 2026
Mr. William Austin Seay, 55, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at his residence unexpectedly. He had made Lake City his home for the past twenty years after moving here from Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and worked as a nurse practitioner at Meridian Healthcare since 2017. He served his country in the United States Army, enjoyed spending time with his...
Victoria "Vicky" Ann Dennard
Jul 26, 2026
Victoria Ann “Vicky” Dennard, 58 of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at her home. She was born in Punta Gorda, Florida and had made the North Florida Communities of Wellborn, Live Oak and Lake City her home all of her life. She was a graduate of Suwannee High School class of 1987 and attended Mt. Pleasant...
Patricia Lee Simonsen
Jul 25, 2026
Ms. Patricia Lee Simonsen,83, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at her residence following an extended illness. She is the daughter of the late Donald Grubbs and Iris Henden. She was preceded in death by her son Johnny Simonsen, a granddaughter Nichole Lee Simonsen, and a great-granddaughter Jalissah Nichole Johnson, and three brothers Dale and Bruce Souder, and Larry...
Shirley Craig Thomas Markham
Jul 25, 2026
Shirley Craig Thomas Markham, 91, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, July 25, 2026 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center, after an extended illness. She was a life-long resident of Lake City, born on February 27, 1935 to the late Robert Craig and Josephine Walsh Craig. She worked for many years as a Secretary...
James Calvin Quincy Lambert, Sr.
Jul 24, 2026
James Calvin Quincy Lambert, Sr., age 63, passed away at his Georgia residence on Friday, July 24, 2026, which he shared with his girlfriend, Corinne Deese. He was born on July 31, 1962 in Xenia, Ohio to Betty Jo (Lucas) and Jack Lambert, Sr. of Xenia, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Candis Arita...
Stephen John Hanechak
Jul 24, 2026
Mr. Stephen John Hanechak, 72, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026, at the HCA FL Lake City Hospital following an extended illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, John Hanechak and his mother, Marion Nadolski; his two uncles, Ray and Joe Hanechak; and his stepdad, Norman H. McNamara. He had made Lake City his home for the...
Starr Fern Jones
Jul 21, 2026
Starr Fern White Jones, 78, peacefully entered the arms of her Lord in the early morning hours of July 21, 2026, at her home in Florida, with her loving husband, Lawrence "Lonny" Jones Sr., faithfully by her side. Surrounded by the love they had shared for more than 50 years, she passed peacefully into the presence of her Savior.
Born on...
Billy Joe Fowler, Sr.
Jul 20, 2026
Billy Joe Fowler, Sr., 75 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026 at his home in Lake City. He was born and raised in Lake City to the late Carlos Franklin Fowler and Dillie Vann Fowler. Mr. Fowler was a lifelong resident of Lake City and a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1969. He worked...
John Robert Holton
Jul 19, 2026
John Robert Holton, 70, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at the HCA Florida - Lake City Hospital in Lake City, after a brief illness. He was born in Jacksonville on May 6, 1956 to the late John Holton and Annette Holton. He worked for the Florida Department of Corrections and retired as a Lieutenant. He...
Jackie Edris Taylor-McCrary
Jul 18, 2026
Mrs. Jackie E. Taylor-McCrary, 78, of Lake City passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her family after a year long battle with cancer. A native of McKee, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie and Sallie Malicote Summers. She had owned and operated her real estate company, Jackie Taylor & Associates since...
David Richard Hunter
Jul 13, 2026
David Richard Hunter, 70, of Bell, Florida, passed away on Monday afternoon, July 13, 2026 at the Windsor Health and Rehabilitation center in Starke after a brief illness. He was born in 1955 to Richard Hunter and Marjorie Louise (Bradley) Hunter in Detroit on August 15, 1955; and lived and attended school and graduated from Crestwood High, Mantua, Ohio.
David had...
Betsy Lynn Meredith
Jul 12, 2026
Mrs. Betsy L. Meredith, 53, passed away on Sunday July 12, 2026 at HCA Hospital in Gainesville following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Lake City, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Betty Floyd Gunn and was a 1992 Columbia High School graduate. Betsy loved her cats, riding her bike, going on walks and cooking.
Betsy is...
Gerald Eugene Smithy
Jul 11, 2026
Mr. Gerald Eugene Smithy, 86, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at HCA N Florida Hospital in Gainesville after a sudden illness.
A native of Starke, Florida, he was the son of the late William C. Jr. and Mary Hatch Smithy and had been a resident of Lake City off and on over the past 80 years. He retired from...
James Franklin Atkinson
Jul 11, 2026
Mr. James Franklin Atkinson, 89, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Clifford and Leanne Simmons Atkinson. He is preceded in death by one daughter, Pamela Atkinson. He made Lake City his home for the past fifty-one years after moving here...
Jewel Edward Dotson
Jul 10, 2026
Mr. Jewel Edward Dotson, 88, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center following an extended illness. He is the son of the late John Franklin and Daisy Evelyn Suttles Dotson. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Mae Nowers, and three brothers, Walter, William, and Roger Dotson, and three sisters, Alberta May,...
Virginia Ruth Chance Boyette
Jul 8, 2026
Virginia Chance Boyette
October 29, 1934 – July 8, 2026
Virginia Chance Boyette, 91 years young, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in her hometown of Lake City, Florida, surrounded by the love of her family.
Born on October 29, 1934, in Wauchula, Florida, to Staten Chance and Ruth Neal Chance, Virginia lived a life rooted in faith, family, and selfless...
