Obituary Listing

Apr 8, 2016

Mrs. Carol June Thomas Brethour, age 86, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society of Hays, Kansas. She was born August 31, 1929, in Lake City, Florida to the late Milo and Knox (Barris) Thomas and was also preceded in death by her husband, John R. Brethour Sr., brother Milo Thomas and brother James (Bones) Thomas....

Apr 2, 2016

Mrs. Frances Peek "Fran" Ward, 96, of Lake City passed away April 2, 2016 at Avalon Healthcare under Haven Hospice Care in Lake City following a lengthy illness. A native of Starke, FL, Mrs. Ward was the daughter of the late Sinclair L. and Mira Darby Peek and was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Ward in 1991...

Apr 1, 2016

Roselle Brantley, 82, of White Springs, Fl., passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Shands Live Oak.

Born on June 15, 1933 in Ellabell, Ga., to the late Robert Dixon and Ruthen Cannon.  Mrs. Brantley moved to White Springs, Fl., in 1965. She has been a member of First Baptist of White Springs for...

Mar 28, 2016

Mrs. Joan D. Boone, 80, passed away Monday morning, March 28, 2016. Joan was born in Neptune, New Jersey to Alice [Rogers] Pankuch and the late Walter Bennett and has lived in Lake City for the past 22 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who devoted the majority of her time, to the care...

Mar 25, 2016

On March 25, 2016, Dr. Robert (Bob) Ezell Marks, Sr., a long-time resident of Lake City, passed away at home after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob Loy Marks and Dorothy Rule Marks, his brothers, Dr. James Loy Marks and William Louis Marks, and his sister Mary Ann Marks.  He...

Mar 19, 2016

On Saturday, Jesus showed up in a mighty way and took our mother home with Him.  Mom had been ill for some time and was ready to join her blessed Savior in heaven..  She did not suffer and went peacefully surrounded by family and close friends singing hymns and songs of praise around her bed.  She was preceded in...

Mar 18, 2016

Lewis Jacob Egnatovich , 94, with heavy hearts we are saddened today at the loss of Lewis Jacob Egnatovich (Lou).  On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Fleet bombed Pearl Harbor.  They killed 429 of his shipmates on board the U.S.S. Oklahoma, but not him.  On Friday, March 18, Lou died peacefully at the age of 94, cancer did what...

Mar 15, 2016

Mr. Gordon Joseph Cook, 97 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Lake City.  Mr. Cook was the oldest of 3 children to the late Charles and Mary Louise Powell Cook.  He was a self-made man who quit school in the 7th grade to help support his mother and two younger...

Mar 11, 2016

Mr. Maxie Dell Markham, 91 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016.  He was a lifelong resident of Columbia County and a son to the late William Walter and Donnie Hancock Markham.  Mr. Markham was a WWII Veteran of the United States Army and served in the Occupational Force in the European Theatre.  Mr. Markham retired...

Mar 9, 2016

Mrs. Mary Lee Kearney, 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. She was born in Falmouth, Florida to the late Henry Washington and Nore Lee [Boyette] O'Hara and had lived in Lake City for the past 23 years. Mrs. Mary was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.  Mary Lee enjoyed...

Mar 8, 2016

Mary Ann Mathis Darby, 89, of Lake City passed away peacefully March 8, 2016, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Florida. She was born August 2, 1926, in Lake City, Florida. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Herbert F. Darby; three children; Susan Darby Parrish (Ken Dixner) Gainesville, Florida, Michael Mathis Darby (Donna Darby) Lake City, Florida...

Mar 7, 2016

Mrs. Iris Pennington Bundy, 71, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 7, 2016 at the Health Center of Lake City. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida to Edis and Nettie [Leigh] Pennington and has lived in Lake City since 1955. Iris was a graduate of Columbia High School (Class of 1962), was a volunteer...

Mar 5, 2016

Mrs. Elizabeth "Bess" Treverrow Murphy, 87, died peacefully, March 5, 2016 following an extended illness. Elizabeth was born on January 22, 1929 in Sloatsburg, New York to the late Sylvester and Helen Treverrow and has lived here in Lake City all of her life. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, who cherished the time spent with her family,...

Mar 5, 2016

Mrs. Rita Saunders Lehman, 52, of Miramar Beach, FL went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 05, 2016. A native of Lake City, Rita graduated from Columbia High School in 1981 and The University of Florida in 1986. She worked for Baxter Health Care and Bristol-Myers Squibb as a Chemotherapy Drug Representative before she gave...

Mar 4, 2016

Mr. Merle Alan Hibbard, Major (USAF RET), joined his Lord on March 4, 2016 and was born 91 years ago in Bridgton, Maine.  Merle had a love for flying and served 22 years in the USAF, flying B-17's during WWII and Jet Fighters during and after the Korean War.  He spent 5 ½ years overseas with 2 ½ years...

Mar 4, 2016

Kenneth Key passed away peacefully at his home on Friday morning surrounded by his family. Kenneth was born July 17, 1933 in Key West , Fla., a "True Key West Conch". He graduated from Key West High School in 1951 and then joined the Air Force shortly after graduation.

Kenneth served in both the Korean and Vietnam...

Mar 3, 2016

Ellen Mae Shelley, 67 of Lake City, FL, died peacefully on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville due to complications with her courageous battle with cancer.  Mrs. Shelley was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Arthur Fulton "Sam" Gallagher, II and Elizabeth Jane McClafferty Gallagher.  Ellen was a retired LPN who had...

Feb 26, 2016

Merilyn Rae Dance Summers, 74, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center, in Gainesville, Florida.  Merilyn was born in Covington, Kentucky to the late Ira William "Bill" & Ruth [Phelps] Dance.  Merilyn lived in Dayton, Ohio, in her youth & moved to Liberty, Indiana in October of 1957. She graduated from Union...

Feb 25, 2016

Mr. Stanley Joseph Petersen, 64 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, Florida.  He was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin to the late Tovel Stanley and Mary Laverne Sayen Petersen.  Following high school, he joined the United States Navy, and spent the next 27 years...

Feb 21, 2016

Tony V. Harper, 66, passed away on February 21, 2016 with his family by his side in Gainesville, Florida. Tony was born December 6, 1949 in Jacksonville. After graduating from Clewiston High School in 1968, he attended Florida Atlantic University, where he earned a degree in Criminology and Psychology.

Tony began working as a probation officer for...