Mrs. Frances Barfield Bergmann, 91, died on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Avalon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Frances was the daughter of the late, Orel Clifton & Katherine Cline Barfield. She was a life long resident of Columbia County who retired from the City of Lake City after 30 years of service, was a member of the BlueGrey Army, the Lake City Newcomers Club and the Avalon Red Hat Society. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who devoted her time to her family and her church family at the First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Bergmann, son, Michael Bergmann and her sister, Grace Green.
Survivors include her sons, Thomas C. (Laura) Bergmann of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and Alan L. Bergmann of Rex, GA; Daughter Patty "PJ" Melgaard of Lake City, FL; daughter in law, Alisa Bergmann of Villa Rica, GA; brother in law, Robert Louis (Dot Jean) Green; nephew, Robin (Karen) Green; and great niece, Stephanie Grace Green all of Lake City, FL; grandchildren, Quinton (Danielle) Melgaard of Vero Beach, FL, Richard Bergmann of Jonesboro, GA, Russell Bergmann of Kennesaw, GA and Mills Bergmann of Villa Rica, GA; great grandchildren, Christian Melgaard of Lake City, FL and Krista Melgaard of Vero Beach, FL; "adopted daughters", Cricket, Ann, Sister, Lucille, Elaine & Kathy also survive.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bergmann will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Dr. Roy A. Martin Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Friday, January 28, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at
Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 3596 South U.S. Hwy 441, Lake City, FL 32025, (386) 752-1954. please sign our guestbook at
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