Obituary Listing

Jan 23, 2017

Shirley Faye Ellis, 74, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017. Shirley was born in Stearns, Kentucky to the late Ale & Etta Faye [Tappley] Spradlin. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who enjoyed gardening, crossword puzzles and spoiling the grandkids. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brothers,...

Jan 21, 2017

Mrs. Kathleen Lillian Dickinson Burns, 96 of Lake City, passed away early Saturday morning, January 21, 2017.  She was born on August 6, 1920 in Georgia and had lived in Lake City most of her life.  Mrs. Burns was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lake City and she had a passion for cross stitching, but...

Jan 20, 2017

Mr. James F. "Jim" Thrasher, 70 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  He was born in Fort Payne, Alabama to the late Nona B. and Gaston Falls Thrasher.  Mr. Thrasher was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1964.  He retired as the...

Jan 20, 2017

Mr. Anthony Wayne Hinson, 61 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  He was born in Macon, Georgia to the late Fred Edward and Betty Land Hinson and had made Lake City his home since 1991.  Mr. Hinson enjoyed playing the guitar, being active in...

Jan 19, 2017

Mrs. Ruth N. Johnson, 89 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Solaris Healthcare of Lake City.  She was born in Hagerstown, Maryland to the late Clarence and Naomi Cook Berklite.  Mrs. Johnson had made her home in Lake City since 1957 having moved here from Hagerstown, Maryland.  She was of the Baptist faith...

Jan 19, 2017

Mr. Morris McQueen Saunders, 89 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Solaris Healthcare in Lake City.  He was born in Penny Farms, Florida on April 14, 1927 to the late Charles L. and Edna H. Saunders.  Mr. Saunders was raised in the Penny Farms area and moved his family to Lake City in...

Jan 15, 2017

Katherine Mills Fike-Hunter, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017, in Lake City. Mrs. Fike-Hunter was born December 5, 1924 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late, James & Nora Mills. She attended public school in Knox County & graduated from Knoxville High School. She then attended the University of Tennessee where she was pledged to...

Jan 14, 2017

Sherlyn Lynette Ashe, 69, of Lake City, FL passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017.  Sherlyn was born in Lake City, FL and was the daughter of the late Jesse L. and Agnes [Jones] Liston-Lepper. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother who enjoyed traveling, gospel music, and playing the piano. She loved the Lord and served as church...

Jan 12, 2017

Mr. William C. Leizear, 72 of Starke, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Haven Hospice ET York Care Center in Gainesville.  He was born in Bethesda, Maryland to the late Norman William and Isabella Mae Cummings Leizear.  Mr. Leizear had made his home in Starke for the past 6 ½ years having moved here...

Jan 5, 2017

James Willard Killian was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, on April 24, 1950, the fifth of six children to Willard Edgar and Ruth Jennings Killian.  He spent his life in Fort Payne and Lake City.  In high school, he played on the 1967 state-champion Tiger football team. Jimmy married his high school sweetheart, Janie Crawford, on September 15, 1973. ...

Jan 5, 2017

Mr. Charlie W. Ottinger, 94 of Fort White, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 5, 2017.  He was born the middle child of five to the late Claude and Lennie Hux Ottinger in Knox County, Tennessee.  Mr. Ottinger was a World War II Veteran of the United States Navy and retired with 20 years of service in...

Jan 5, 2017

Harold Wayne Harless, 79 of White Springs was born in Bristol, Virginia to the late Leroy & Essie Harless of Bristol, Tennessee.  Mr. Harless had lived in White Springs since 1975 having moved from Bristol, Tennessee.  He worked and retired from PCS in White Springs with 25 years of employment. Mr. Harless enjoyed hunting, fishing and racing.  He was...

Jan 4, 2017

Mr. Leonard "Kimmy" Hall, 89 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. He was born in Belo, West Virginia and was the last surviving child of 11 to the late Sam and Betty Marcum Hall. Mr. Hall had made Lake City his home since 1985...

Dec 29, 2016

Mrs. Bernice W. Montgomery, 97, went home to be with her heavenly father, Thursday, December 29, 2016. Bernice was born in Cranberry County, North Carolina to the late Finley G. and Roxie E. [Brown] Walker and had lived here in Lake City for the past 45 years. She was a caring mother, grandmother, grand & great grandmother who devoted...

Dec 25, 2016

Virginia​ ​Lue​ ​Wade​ ​Ellis​ ​passed​ ​away​ ​on​ ​December​ ​​ ​25,​ ​​ ​2016​ ​at the age of 82.

Virginia​ ​was​ ​born​ ​in​ ​Plant​ ​City,​ ​Florida​ ​to​ ​the​ ​late​ ​Anna​ ​Edna​ ​and​ ​R.B​ ​Wade,​ ​also​ ​of​ ​Plant City.​ ​She​ ​resided​ ​in​ ​Lake​ ​City​ ​since​ ​the​ ​early​ ​60's,​ ​where​ ​she​ ​raised​ ​her​ ​family​ ​and​ ​worked alongside​ ​her​ ​husband,​ ​Alan​ ​Ellis,​...

Dec 15, 2016

Albert Earl Snowden, a resident of Lake City for the past forty-eight years, left this world for his heavenly home on Thursday, December 15, 2016, surrounded by his loving family at the Haven Hospice Care Center in Lake City, where he had received care for the past twelve days. He was 82 years old.

His passing ended...

Dec 11, 2016

Frank Theodore Roush went home to be with his Savior on Sunday, December 11, 2016 in the Serenity Place hospice unit of the Lake City VA Hospital.  He was born on September 2, 1918 and lived an incredible life for 98 years.  His loving wife, Evelyne Newbury Roush, predeceased him on March 21, 2001.  They were married on July...

Dec 6, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Terry, 95, died due to natural causes.  Born to Lesley and Ruth Cosey in Lakeland, Florida on May 27, 1921, she spent her earlier years in Pierce, Florida.  She was also a secretary at Mulberry Elementary School for 24 years.  She was a member of Mulberry Methodist Church.  Preceded in death by her parents, brother Billy and...

Dec 6, 2016

Minnie L. Philman "Nana", 78, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016, after an extended fight with cancer, at Shands UF in Gainesville. She was lovingly surrounded by her children and her devoted husband, as her Lord and Savior took her home. Minnie was born in Bell, Florida to the late Arvey and Effie [Kinsey] Bass and  has lived here...

Dec 5, 2016

Mrs. Sheri Lynn Murray, 56, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away at Tampa General Hospital, Monday, December 5, 2016. Sheri was born in Jacksonville, Florida to Faye Murray [Wilkinson] and the late Lucius "L.H." Murray. She was a warm hearted, caring soul who enjoyed fishing, cheering on her Florida State Seminoles, time spent with her family, and her fur covered...