Obituary Listing

Oct 14, 2018

JACOB CHILD THOMAS, a life-long resident of Lake City, Columbia County, Florida was born on January 22, 1980.  He died at age 38yrs on Sunday, Oct 14, 2018 at NFRMC in Gainesville, Florida.  Jacob is the son of Duane E. Thomas and Karen K. Thomas, of Lake City, Florida, and Susan Child of Lake Butler, Florida.  Jacob leaves behind...

Oct 13, 2018

Tommie Doris Benton, 85 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Haven Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Watertown, Florida to the late James P. Stewart and Lela Annie Goodger Stewart.  Mrs. Benton was married to the late Otto Lee Benton, Jr. for 57 years at the time...

Oct 11, 2018

Ms. Lorena L. Davis, 69, of Edison, GA, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday evening, October 11, 2018 after an extended illness. She was born in Poplarville, Mississippi on May 1, 1949 to the late Richard Monroe Vaughan and Lorena Lee Vaughan. She at an early age, accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior and was baptized...

Oct 9, 2018

Mr. James E. "Jim" Lunsford, 84, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, October 9, 2018 at his residence. He was born to the late James & Nora Lunsford in Madison, Tennessee on September 17, 1934 and has lived in Lake City most of his life. He retired from the Florida National Guard with over 30 years of...

Oct 8, 2018

Tracy Lee Dillon, 42, of Bell, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 8, 2018 from an automobile accident. She was born in Gainesville, FL on July 26, 1976 to Barbara Spears Dillon and the late Leroy Dillon, Jr.. She has been a life-long resident of the Bell area and was a LPN for the last 15 years; working for...

Oct 8, 2018

Sue Ellen Meek of Lake City died on Monday, October 8 at the age of 75. Mrs. Meek was born on August 20, 1943 in Rushville, Indiana, to the late Vance and Irene (Roberts) Hallgarth. She was the widow of her high-school sweetheart and lifelong love, Golay Meek, Jr., who passed in 2013. Sue and Golay were married on...

Oct 7, 2018

Dana Harvey Murrill, 64, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, October 7, 2018 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. He was born on April 12, 1954 to the late Daniel Wallace and Betty Jo Waldron Murrill. He was born a military son, and traveled with his family to...

Oct 6, 2018

Mr. James Donald "Don" Adams, 75, of Lake City, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Lake City on January 29, 1943 to the late Jesse and Dorothy Howell Adams. He has been a life-long resident of Lake City and was a Correctional Officer with...

Oct 6, 2018

Kenneth Dewayne Bingham Sr., 51, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, October 6 , 2018.

Memorial Services will be conducted at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Williams officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of GATEWAY_FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596, S US Hwy 441, Lake...

Oct 4, 2018

Clifton Mirl Stuart, 91, of Lake City, gently passed into heaven at dawn on Thursday, October 4, 2018 after an extended illness. Mirl was born on July 16, 1927 to the late Robert "Bob" B. Stuart and Abbie Tompkins Stuart.

Mr. Mirl was a veteran, farmer, City Comissioner, Co-Owner of the Red Barn Restaurant, salesman, P.R. for...

Oct 4, 2018

Mrs. Diane Smith Edenfield, 62, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the Shands Regional Medical Center in Lake City. She was born in Homerville, Georgia on November 22, 1955 to Margie Irene and the late Calvin Smith. She has been a life-long resident of the Lake City area and was a paralegal for...

Oct 1, 2018

Patricia Ann Lamb Cason "Patsy" Roberts, 72, of Lake City, went to be with the Lord

unexpectedly following post-surgical complications on Monday, October 1, 2018, at

North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. Patsy, affectionately known by her grandchildren and many others as "Mamu", was born May 12, 1946 in Decatur, TN to the late...

Oct 1, 2018

Donnie Edward Free of Lake City, FL, 69, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018. Donnie was born on November 29, 1948 in Decatur, Alabama to the late James Edward Free (Father), Hilda B. Free (Mother) of Decatur, AL.

Donnie is survived by his fiancé and soul mate, Barbara Scott of St. Johns, FL, three children, Ashley...

Sep 27, 2018

Sheila Leitch age 85 passed away peacefully on Thursday

September 27, 2018. She was born December 28, 1932 in Caterham Surrey England to Ellen (Grover) and James McKechnie.

Many of her childhood years she spent living and witnessing WWII in England. She would share stories of living underground in shelters and coming out after the...

Sep 26, 2018

Mrs. Sarah M. "Corky" Knox, 72, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday morning, September 26, 2018 at the Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born in Lake City on April 12, 1946 to the late Bernice Jones Morton and Ralph J. Morton. She was a life-long resident of Lake...

Sep 23, 2018

Mrs. Mary Lillian "LIL" Whiddon, 89, of Lake City died Sunday, September 23, 2018, at Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lake City. A native of Tifton, GA, Mrs. Whiddon had lived in Tifton and Quincy, FL before moving to Lake City in 1958. She retired as the comptroller for Intra-America Mobile Homes, was of the Baptist Faith,...

Sep 23, 2018

Ms. Ruby Inez Zeigler Davis, 97, of Blairsville, Georgia, formerly of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, September 23, 2018 after an extended illness. She was born in Howell, Georgia on October 15, 1920 to the late Carroll and Ethel Touchton Zeigler. She moved to Lake City in 1937. She was preceded in death by her loving...

Sep 16, 2018

Albert Marvin Smith, 73, of Providence, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 16, 2018 surrounded by his family and friends.  He was born the third child of seven in Lake City, Florida to the late Albert Stanton Smith and Dorothy Tyson Smith.  Mr. Smith was a lifelong resident of Providence and a graduate of Union County High...

Sep 13, 2018

Michael David "Mike" Huggins, 62 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.  He was born in Lake City to the late Luther Jackson Huggins and Glenda Claire Christie Huggins.  Mike lived most of his life in Lake City and was a graduate of Columbia High School class...

Sep 12, 2018

James Robert Lones, Sr., 80, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Dowling Park.

He was born November 20, 1937 in Knoxville, TN., to the late Paul Lones and Clara Flora Lones. Mr. Lones served in the United States Air Force for 28 years and served in...