Jermey Lee Stephens
Feb 9, 2026
Jermey Lee Stephens, 38, of Branford, passed away suddenly on Monday, February 9, 2026. He was born in Gainesville on October 3, 1987, and has made Branford his home all of his life. He was a 2006 graduate of Branford High School, where he played football & baseball; and was a welder and plumber by trade. In his spare time,...
Cherry Ottis Houston
Feb 9, 2026
Cherry “Ottis” Houston, 93 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026 at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville following a sudden illness. He was born on May 10, 1932 in Early County, Georgia, the 7th of 9 children to the late Cherry Iverson Houston and Ruby Holley Houston. Mr. Houston served our country and was a veteran...
Marilyn McNeill Porter
Feb 9, 2026
Marilyn McNeill Porter, 80 of High Springs, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026 at the HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville. She was born in Hernando, Florida, the sixth of ten children, to the late R.A. and Walton Cason McNeill. Mrs. Porter was raised in High Springs and attended both the Fort White High School and Santa Fe...
Earl J. "Rusty" North
Feb 6, 2026
Earl J. North, Jr., known to most as Rusty, passed away peacefully at his home in Ellenton, Florida, on February 6, 2026, at the age of 72 with daughter Melanie and son in law Brad by his side. Rusty was born and raised in Lake City, Florida, and though he proudly spent his entire life calling Florida home, his career...
Shermon Victor "Vic" Rose, II
Feb 6, 2026
Shermon Victor “Vic” Rose, II., 64 of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 6, 2026 at his home. He was born in Winter Haven, Florida to the late Shermon Victor Rose, Sr. and Patricia Bonds Rose. Vic was raised in Lake City and graduated from Columbia High School class of 1979. Vic loved fishing, going to the races...
Fernando Veloz
Feb 6, 2026
Mr. Fernando Veloz, 69, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026, at the HCA FL Lake City Hospital, suddenly. He is the son of the late Guadalupe and Eliza Valenzula Garcia. He had made FT. White his home after moving here from Tampa, FL. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of the Centro Cristiano Emanuel Church. He...
Helen Taft Roling
Feb 5, 2026
Helen Taft Roling, 91 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. Mrs. Roling was born in Coffee County, Georgia, the youngest of 8 children, to the late Henry and Lucy Rowell Taft. Mrs. Taft had made Lake City her home for the past 35 years having been a longtime...
Caroline Scott
Feb 5, 2026
Caroline Scott, 82 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. She was born in Rella, Kentucky, the youngest of 7 children, to the late Thurlow and Cleadie Hubbard Smith. Mrs. Scott was raised in Brooklyn, Indiana and had made Lake City her home since 1973. She...
James "Mack" Lipscomb
Feb 4, 2026
James “Mack” Lipscomb, 86, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at the HCA Florida – Lake City Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born on April 2, 1939 in Hokes Bluff, Alabama to the late James William “Jim” Lipscomb and Mary Reed Lipscomb. He was a 1957 graduate of Hokes Bluff High in Alabama; and...
Robert George Byrd
Feb 3, 2026
Robert George Byrd, 84 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. He was born in Palatka, Florida to the late Lloyd Byrd and Lois Thomas Byrd Dicks. Mr. Byrd was raised in Lake City and was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1959. He...
Dolores Sandra Warner
Feb 1, 2026
Dolores Sandra Warner (ne’e Tully), 81, of Crystal River, Florida passed away February 01, 2026 after a brief illness.
Affectionately known as Dolly, she was born in April of 1944 in Upper Darby, PA and graduated from Chichester High School in 1962 where she was a member of the National Honor Society. She worked for Sun Oil as a secretary until...
Lorraine "Lorrie" Emma Menard
Jan 30, 2026
Lorraine “Lorie” Menard, born on June 6, 1968, in Middletown, New York, and a longtime resident of Lake City, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on January 30, 2026, after bravely facing many health complications over the years.
Lorie leaves behind her beloved daughter, Krystal Arbogast, who was the center of her world. She also leaves behind two children she proudly told everyone...
Robert O. Wilson
Jan 29, 2026
Robert O. Wilson, 83 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at his home. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Kenneth and Katherine McCleary Wilson. Mr. Wilson served our country in the United States Marine Corp and retired as a Master Seargent. He had made Lake City his home since 1984 and worked for...
Shermon Victor Rose, Sr.
Jan 29, 2026
Shermon Victor Rose Sr., 92 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at the Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Rose was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina and had made Lake City his home since 1963. He served our country in the United States Air Force and worked in the trucking industry for many...
Georgia May Craigo
Jan 27, 2026
Georgia May Craigo, 88 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at her home. She was born in Sybial, West Virginia to the late William and Rosa Sykes Bevel. She had made her home in Lake City for the past 49 years and was a Christian by faith. Mrs. Craigo was a business owner, loving mother...
Trevor Michael Witt
Jan 27, 2026
Trevor Michael Witt was born on May 13, 1986 in Gainesville, Florida to Stephen Michael Witt and Susan Elizabeth Adel. Trevor passed away suddenly on January 27, 2026, at the age of 39. Trevor attended schools in Columbia County and graduated from Columbia High School in 2004. Trevor also attended classes at Florida Gateway College in Lake City. Trevor...
James "Bo" Carleton Waldron
Jan 26, 2026
Mr. James Carleton "Bo" Waldron, 87, of Lake City passed away on January 26, 2026 after a short illness. He was born in Lake City, FL on January 17, 1939 to the late Stewart and Myrtle Bunnell Waldron. He graduated from Columbia High School and was a very hard worker where he spent over 30 years as an engineer...
Daryl Gene Freeman
Jan 24, 2026
Daryl Gene Freeman, 62, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday morning, January 24, 2026, after a sudden illness. He was born in Lake Butler on September 23, 1963 and has made Lake City his home most of his life. He worked of over 44 years with Nutrien & served as the Nutrien Union President; and he was known...
Wanda June Martin
Jan 24, 2026
Wanda June Martin, 85, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at her residence following an extended illness, with her family by her side. June was born in Thomasville, GA, and is preceded in death by her parents, Irving Russell and Lillie Mae Turner Rehberg, and two brothers, Warner K. Rehberg and A. Wayne Rehberg. June is survived by...
Elmer Joseph Lammons
Jan 21, 2026
Elmer Joseph Lammons, 88, of Lake City, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, January 21, 2026 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on November 26, 1937 to the late James Malachi Lammons and Emma Deas Lammons. He has made Lake City his home since the late 1960's and was a member of the...
