Obituary Listing

Feb 21, 2016

Mrs. Linda Brown Johnson, 65, of Greenville, Alabama, passed away at the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Sunday; February 21st, 2016. Mrs. Linda was born in Pensacola, Florida to the late Eugene and Bessie (Jarman) Brown, and was a former resident of Lake City. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who devoted her life and love to the...

Feb 16, 2016

Col. (R) James R. Taylor, Sr., Florida Army National Guard, 71 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center.  Mr. Taylor was born in Lake City, Florida to the late Benjamin Tillman and Dollie Mae Jordan Taylor.  He was a member of the Columbia High School graduating class of 1962,...

Feb 12, 2016

Matilda A. Ruark, 86, of Lake City, FL, passed away on February 12, 2016 at Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. She was the daughter of the late George and Gertrude Kohlbecher Ruark. After retiring from Michigan Bell in Detroit, Michigan as a technician representative supervisor, she moved to Lake City in 1994. She was a faithful member of...

Feb 10, 2016

Lillie Martha Norris Ford, 71 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the Lake City Medical Center.  She was born in Callahan, Florida to the late German and Vera Raulerson Norris lived all of her life in Lake City.  Ms Ford was a manager at Quincy's Restaurant in Lake City for many years and she...

Feb 9, 2016

Mrs. Dessie A. Meeks, 86, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center.  Mrs. Meeks was a native and lifelong resident of Columbia County and daughter to the late Cleveland C. and Maude Spradley Allbritton.  She was a member of the 1948 graduating class of Columbia High School.  Mrs....

Feb 3, 2016

Lake City Reporter Obituary Notice

Aubrey Elaine Tillman, 2 months old, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at her home.  She was the daughter of David Lee Tillman and Melinda Trowell of Lake City.  Preceded in death by her maternal Great-Grandmother, Elaine Wilks and her paternal great-great grandmothers, Sue Alford and Ruth Callier.

Survivors...

Feb 2, 2016

Today we celebrate the life of Alfred Agnew, 77, who passed away on February 6, 2016 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, Florida.  He was born on September 6, 1938 in Waterbury Connecticut to the late Alfred and Adel Agnew.  Alfred is predeceased by his companion of over 20 years, Jane Gedney.

He is survived by his...

Feb 2, 2016

Mr. Isaac B. Crabtree, 84 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center.  He was born in South Point, Ohio to the late Odis and Ermalee Adkins Crabtree.  Mr. Crabtree made his home in Lake City with his wife since 1983 having moved here from South Point, Ohio.  He...

Jan 29, 2016

Wesley J. King, 76, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016. Wesley was born in Sterling, Illinois to the late Herman C. and Edna [LeFevre] King and has lived in Lake City since 1977. He served our country faithfully with the United States Navy and during the Vietnam War he was a Presidential Aide at the White House where...

Jan 28, 2016

Mr. James Lewis Armistead, 62 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.  He was born in Miami, Florida and had made his home in Lake City for the past 3 years having moved here from Homosassa Springs, Florida.  Mr. Armistead attended the Christ Central Ministries Church of Lake...

Jan 23, 2016

Naomi Mathes Stewart, age 94, passed away at Baya Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lake City, FL on January 23, 2016.

Naomi was born on November 3rd, 1921 to George and Katie Lee Mathes in Piney Flats, TN. She married the love of her life, the late Howard Stewart, in 1946. The couple settled in Miami,...

Jan 19, 2016

Elizabeth Frances Clark, 89 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at the Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lake City.  She was born in Quincy, Massachusetts the youngest of eleven children to the late John Daniel and Elizabeth McDonnell Gilmore and had made her home in Lake City since 1963 having moved here from...

Jan 11, 2016

Mr. Hollis V. Futch, 80 of Lake City, Florida, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  He was born in Plant City, Florida to the late Fredrick and Florida Simmons Futch and had made his home in Lake City since 1998.  Mr. Futch was a veteran of the...

Jan 10, 2016

June G. Dunaway, 72 of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Savannah, Georgia and had made Lake City her home since 1995 having moved here from Jacksonville, Florida, where she was a longtime resident.  Ms Dunaway was of the Baptist faith,...

Jan 9, 2016

Amos David Bousquet, 37, of Lake City, Fl., passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016, following an extended illness.

Born April 29, 1978 in Mesa, Arizona to Bruce David Bousquet Sr., and Sherry McKinley Bousquet. His life was always exciting and he loved his family so much. He had many friends and will be missed. Mr. Bousquet...

Jan 6, 2016

Oliver Gage Hayden, 1, went home to the loving arms of God, Wednesday, January 6th, 2016. Oliver was born in Lake City to Molly Eileen Hill and Stephen Wayne Hayden. He was a loving son and grandchild whose memory will be cherished, everlasting, in the hearts of his family. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Teresa...

Jan 4, 2016

Mr. William Eldridge "Bill" Crews, 86, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2016 at his home after a lengthy battle with COPD.  He was born February 2, 1929 to the late Joseph and Arrie Rhoden Crews.  He attended public school in Columbia County and earned a business degree from Massey Business College in Jacksonville, FL and attended Jacksonville University...

Jan 4, 2016

Jane Barnette, 61, of Lake City, FL, died Monday, January 4, 2016 in the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center after a lengthy battle with cancer.  A native of Abbeville, AL, she was the daughter of the late A.W. and Doris Williams Barnette.  She was an Auburn graduate and worked as an accountant with Suwannee Valley Electric Coop and...

Jan 2, 2016

Mrs. Marcelle "Jackie" Tyre Bedenbaugh, 79, of Lake City died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her daughter's residence in Gainesville. Born to the late Alvin Brown and Ruby Hayes Tyre, in Lulu, she had been a lifelong resident of Lake City. She was a graduate of Columbia High School in 1955 and retired after 36 years serving as the...

Dec 29, 2015

Clara Langley Wing, 87, of Lake City,passed away on Tuesday, December 29th, 2015 at Baya Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation  Center. Clara was born in Gadsden, Alabama to the late Leroy and Gladys Terrell and has lived here in Lake City for the past 25 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who was a dedicated  perfectionist. ...