Obituary Listing

Jan 20, 2026

Sandra Tyre Hansford, 75 of Astor, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at her home.  She was born in Lake City, Florida, the youngest of seven children, to the late Leo Tyre, Sr and Beulah Bishop Tyre.  Mrs. Hansford was raised on the family farm in the Lulu community and attended Columbia High School.  She had made...

Jan 20, 2026

Everett Wallace "Wally" Ellis, Jr., 68, of Lake City, passed away peacefully in Tuesday morning, January 20, 2026 at his residence with his family by his side after a brief illness. He was born in Dublin, Georgia on October 30, 1957 to the Late Everett Wallace Ellis, Sr. and Evie Jean Rachels Ellis. He has made Lake City his...

Jan 19, 2026

Raymond Eugene Lawrence, Sr., 87 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2026 at his home.  He was born in Davidson County, North Carolina to the late Wilford Raymond Lawrence and Stella Mae Hiatt Lawrence.  Mr. Lawrence served our country in the United States Navy and retired in 1975 as a Gunners Mate First Class.  He had...

Jan 18, 2026

Russell Alden Cunningham, a man who found great peace beneath a forest canopy and deep joy in the company of those he loved, began his final walk on January 18, 2026, at HCA NFL Gainesville, FL, following a sudden illness. He was 72. Born to the late Perry Louis and Wilma Miner Cunningham, Russell's youth and heart were shaped by...

Jan 15, 2026

Mr. Clyde Oscar Timmons, age 84, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away on January 15, 2026 at Magnolia Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Gainesville, of natural causes.  He was born on June 21, 1941, in Providence, Union County, Florida.  He was the third child of 6 children of the late Bails and Mae Willie Shallar Timmons.

Clyde served in...

Jan 15, 2026

Mrs. Norvelle Alderman, age 93, a long-time resident of Lake City, Florida, passed away January 15, 2026. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM, followed by a Celebration of Life service at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Lake City, Florida.

Born in 1932 in southern Georgia,...

Jan 14, 2026

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Susan Bell Roberts (79), who passed away peacefully on January 14, 2026, at Haven Hospice, Lake City, FL, after an extended illness. She is predeceased by her parents, two sons, Jesse Roberts, Jr. (Leesa) and Dwayne (Worm) Bullard (Shannon), and a brother, BJ Taylor (Beverly).

She...

Jan 12, 2026

Troy Jackson Green, 55, of Lake City, passed away on Monday morning, January 12, 2026 at the HCA Florida- North Florida Hospital in Gainesville after a brief illness. He was born in Lake City on March 5, 1970 and has made Lake City his home all of his life. He worked for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office for over...

Jan 9, 2026

Rhonda Renee Dupree, age 62, of Miamisburg, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 9, 2026. She was born in Lake City, Florida on March 22, 1963, to the late Holton W. and Billie June (Rossi) Dupree. She was a 1981 graduate of Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida.

In addition to her...

Jan 9, 2026

Mr. Kristopher Rodney Chesser, 40, passed away on Friday January 9, 2026, at the HCA FL Lake City Hospital suddenly. He is the son of Earl Rodney and Lorena Ary Chesser. Is preceded in death by two brothers Jeremey and Dustin Sweeney, one aunt Linda Blanchett, two uncles Larry and Dale Ary, a niece Kayzlee Chesser, and a nephew...

Jan 9, 2026

Mrs. Louise Kathleen "Kitty" Reid, 97, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2026, at Solaris HealthCare Lake City. Born in Lake City on September 21, 1928, Kitty was the youngest of five sisters raised on a family farm in Wellborn, FL. She returned to Lake City in her late teens and made it her home for...

Jan 5, 2026

Carolynn S. Swearengin, 85 of Lake City, FL passed away peacefully on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Solaris Healthcare in Lake City surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Lake City, FL to the late Eulice J. Sweat and Madeline Sweat. A native and lifelong resident of Lake City, Mrs. Swearengin was a graduate of Florida Gateway...

Jan 5, 2026

Mr. Norman Kendell McElroy, 80, passed away on Monday January 5, 2026, at the HCA Florida North Florida Hospital following a sudden illness. He is the son of the late Foster Alvin and Pearl Hunter McElroy and grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. I.E. Hunter. He is preceded in death by a sister Elizabeth McElroy Glass and a...

Jan 4, 2026

Mr. James Robert Ayres, Sr., 83, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL, following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Immanuel and Ada Darr Ayres. He is preceded in death by two brothers, Norman and David Ayres, and one sister, Coila Cairns. He had made his...

Jan 4, 2026

Maurice Leland Geiger, 87, passed away at his home on January 4, 2026. He was born January 27, 1938, the youngest of three boys, in Wellborn, Florida, to Thomas Jefferson Geiger and Thelma Leone McDonald Geiger. He attended the Wellborn School, and later Columbia High School, graduating as part of the class of 1956. He then went on to...

Jan 2, 2026

Shirley V. Nettles, 87 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Olustee, Florida to the late George Washington and Mollie Nettles Newman.  Mrs. Nettles was a lifelong resident of Lake City, a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1956 and...

Jan 2, 2026

Leonard Kenneth Keen, Sr., 94 of Lake City was born on May 24, 1931 to Bessie Albritton and Perry Dewey Keen. He was accepted into heaven around midnight on the morning on January 2, 2026. He is survived by the love of his life and wife of many years, Shirley A. Keen of Lake City; whom he married in...

Jan 1, 2026

Michael John Woods, 72, passed away on January 1, 2026, in Gainesville, Florida. Born on February 5, 1953, in Witney, in the county of Oxford, England, Michael lived a life marked by generosity, skill, and deep devotion to his family and friends.

Michael was known to many as the "engine whisperer," a title earned through his remarkable...

Dec 29, 2025

Jackie Wayne Holmes October 22, 1948, to December 29, 2025

Jackie Wayne Holmes, a remarkable husband, father, grandfather, athlete, public servant, and friend, passed away on December 29, 2025, in Lake City, Florida. Born on October 22, 1948, in Sturgis, Kentucky, Jackie lived a life defined by family, discipline, devotion, humility, and love.

At the...

Dec 29, 2025

James Thomas "Jim" Tompkins, age 71, of White Springs, Florida, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 29, 2025, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. A man of faith and quiet strength, Jim lived a life rooted in hard work, devotion to his family, and steady trust in the Lord.

Funeral services will be held on...