Obituary Listing

Dec 28, 2015

Mr. John Wendell Staten Sr. age 71 of Lake City, FL went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 28th, 2015 after a long courageous battle with cancer at home surrounded by his loving family.  Mr. Staten was born on November 18, 1944 in Statenville, Georgia to the late James Wilmer & Helen Staten and...

Dec 28, 2015

Ms. Jane Annette Kelly Clements, 78, a long- time resident of Temple Terrace, Florida, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, December 28, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.  Her sweet, loving and giving spirit touched everyone she came in contact with. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Mancil and Annette Kelly of Lake City, Florida....

Dec 25, 2015

Mrs. Katherine "Kathy" Brady Norris, 79 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born February 24, 1936 in Miami, FL.  Her parents moved back to Key West two years after she was born.  She was the daughter of the...

Dec 24, 2015

Mr. Stephen H. Webb Sr. , 65, passed away on Thursday, December 24th, 2015 at Shands Lake Shore Hospital. He was born in Lake City to the late Joseph "JT" and Lucy N. [Hart] Webb and lived here for a number of years. Stephen graduated from Columbia County High School, Class of 69, before traveling to West Palm Beach...

Dec 23, 2015

Mr. Ted O. Whiddon, 90, of Lake City died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hospice Unit. A native of Seffner, FL, Mr. Whiddon was the son of the late Major and Ethel McGill Whiddon. He had lived in Lake City since 1958 and had previously lived in Quincy, FL and Tifton, Georgia. A World...

Dec 22, 2015

Mr. Harry D Bertram, 81 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.  Mr. Bertram was born in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late Harry Gilliam and Iva D. Bertram.  He was a longtime resident of Glasgow, Kentucky and had made his home in Lake City since 1971 moving...

Dec 21, 2015

Mr. Larry Gene Dodson, 86, passed away quietly at home on Monday, December 21st, 2015. Larry was born in Pitcher, Oklahoma to the late William and Effie Louise [Butts] Dodson and has lived here in Lake City, for the past several years.  As a young man Larry joined the United States Navy and then transferred over into the newly...

Dec 20, 2015

Brandie Lee Kemp, 41, daughter of Sam and Barbara Lee Sweat passed away December 20, 2015 after a sudden illness. Brandie was born in Valdosta, Georgia but was raised in Lake City and was a graduate of the CHS Class of 1992. She enjoyed Netflix, Nascar, Florida Gators, and spending time with her loved ones. Her laugh was contagious...

Dec 19, 2015

Mrs. Gloria R. Cain, 87, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, December 19th, 2015. Gloria was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Virgil G. and Marguerite Thompson and has lived in Lake City, Florida for the past 42 years. She was a loving wife, caring mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who devoted her life...

Dec 15, 2015

Mr. George A. Knighton, 75 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Shands at the University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville.  He was born in Miami, Florida to the late Carl and Katherine Perry Knighton and had lived in Lake City since 1976.  Mr. Knighton was a veteran of the United States Air Force and...

Dec 12, 2015

Mr. Stephen Paul Gartner, 65 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  He was born in Delhi, New York to the late George and Margaret Bauer Gartner and had lived in Miami for many years before moving to Lake City in...

Dec 11, 2015

Mrs. Hazel Woolbert, 85, of Lake City died Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Kindred Hospital in Green Cove Springs. She was born in East Stroudsburg, PA to the late Calvin George and Ruth Walters Bush and had lived in Texas for many years before moving to Florida in 1985. Mrs. Woolbert enjoyed her volunteer work and the Gift...

Dec 11, 2015

Mrs. Hazel Woolbert, 85, of Lake City died Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Kindred Hospital in Green Cove Springs. She was born in East Stroudsburg, PA to the late Calvin George and Ruth Walters Bush and had lived in Texas for many years before moving to Florida in 1985. Mrs. Woolbert enjoyed her volunteer work and the Gift...

Dec 10, 2015

Mr. James Richard Cox, 70 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  He was born in Neon, Kentucky to the late James and Helen Cox and had made his home in Lake City since 1999 having previously lived in Jasper, FL and Beattyville, KY.  Mr....

Nov 29, 2015

Louetta Cook, 81, of Lake City, went peacefully in her sleep to be with her heavenly family on Sunday, November 29, 2015 following an extended illness.

Born February 11, 1934, in Ole Town, Fl., to the late John Driggers and Minnie Deas. Mrs. Cook enjoyed fishing, sewing and spending time with her family.  She was...

Nov 28, 2015

Mr. David DeWitt Bennett, 73, passed away Saturday; November 28th, 2015. David was born in Jesup, Georgia to the late Johnie D. and Eloise [Davis] Bennett and had lived in Wellborn, Florida for the past 3 years, having moved here from Okeechobee, Florida.  David served his country faithfully in the United States Army. He was a loving brother, father,...

Nov 27, 2015

Mr. Francis Thomas "Bud" Elfrey, Jr., 84 of Lake City, died on Friday, November 27, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center.  He was born in Lenola, New Jersey to the late Francis T. and Elizabeth A. Ferry Elfrey and had lived in Lake City since 2004 having moved here from Pembroke Pines, FL.  While serving in...

Nov 27, 2015

Rhonda L. Laubenheimer, "Ms. L", 59 of Lake City, passed away from a long 7 year battle of cancer and illness.  "Ms. L.", as she was known by her students, taught kindergarten for 28 years with the majority of those years being in Columbia County.  She was president of the Teachers Union in Columbia County for 7 years.  She...

Nov 27, 2015

Mary C. McCullars, 82, of Lake City, Fl., passed away on Friday, November 27, 2015 at Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice).

Born December 1, 1932, in Bonifay, Fl., to the late Carson H. Ward Sr. and Kate Mae Ward. She is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years; Homer W. McCullars.

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Nov 26, 2015

Jean Ann Garber, 63 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala.  She was born in Virginia and had lived in North Florida and Lake City for the past 30 years having previously lived in Illinois.  Ms. Garber was of the Baptist faith and had attended both Parkview Baptist...