Mr. Michael J. "Mike" Bedenbaugh, 60, resident of Lake City, Fl , died at Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) in Lake City, Friday morning, May 4, 2012 after an extended illness.
He was a native of Lake City, and had resided here his entire live. He retired from AT&T after thirty-eight years of service. He loved American Indian and Civil War history and collecting artifacts. He was a member of The Flint Knapping Club, loved traveling out West and spending time with his family and church family. He was preceded in death by his mother, Florene Nogel Bedenbaugh.
Survivors; Wife: Betty Bedenbaugh, Lake City, Fl; Father: Ed Bedenbaugh, Lake City; Two sons: Brad Bedenbaugh (Christina), Lake City and Brent Bedenbaugh (Kimberly), Norfolk, VA; Two Grandchildren: Madison Bedenbaugh and Savannah Bedenbaugh, both of Lake City; Two sisters: Patti Thomas (Gary), Lake City and Jackie Harrison (Dan), Lake City.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 A.M. Monday, May 7, 2012 at GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 3596 South U.S. Highway 441, Lake City, FL. with Elder Herman Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery, Lake Jeffery Road, Lake City. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 5-7 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 2119 SW 16 St., Gainesville, Fl 320608-1400, or St. Jude Medical Center for Brain Cancer Research, St. Jude Tribute Program, P. O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. Please leave words of love and comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com