John Arleen Simmons
Mar 18, 2015
Mr. John Arleen Simmons, 81 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Lake City. Mr. Simmons was born in Parrish, Florida to the late John and Ella Louise Lundy Simmons. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving as a Seargent First Class and had made his...
Lola Jean Hall Kinard
Mar 12, 2015
Lake City Reporter Obituary Notice Mrs. Lola Jean Hall Kinard, 74 of Fort White, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City following an extended illness. She was born and raised in Jacksonville to the late Ellison and Lola Brooks Hall and had lived in Fort White for over...
Donnie Edward Creamer Sr
Mar 7, 2015
Mr. Donnie Edward Creamer, Sr., age 70 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center with his family by his side. Mr. Creamer was born on February 11, 1945 in Baxley, Georgia to the late Calvin C. and Ola Mae Rowland Creamer and was a lifelong resident of Lake...
Craig Barton
Mar 1, 2015
Rodney "Craig" Barton 64 years old died unexpectedly March 1, 2015 at North Florida Regional Medical Center. Craig was born in Lake City, Florida April 18, 1950 to the late William McCormick Barton and Fannie L. Green. Craig attended Columbia County schools and played football for the Columbia High Tigers when they won the State Championship game in 1967....
Ruthie Mae Lunsford
Feb 26, 2015
Mrs. Ruthie "Ruth" Harden Lunsford, 88 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. Mrs. Lunsford was born in Alma, Georgia to the late Willie and Mattie Dean Sweat and had lived most of her life in Lake City. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church for...
Loretta Diane Owenby
Feb 26, 2015
Mrs. Loretta Diane Owenby, 63, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. She was born in Tampa, Florida to the late William and Wanda [Burnett] Sheppard and lived in Inverness for the past 8 years, but was once a resident of Lake City. Diane was a loving wife,...
George David Shackelford
Feb 22, 2015
George David Shackelford, 79, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). George was born in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee to the late Chester and Della [Cloninger] Shackelford and has lived here in Lake City since 2007. He faithfully served his country with the United States Army and afterwards he retired from the...
Freddie Turner Jr
Feb 13, 2015
Freddie Turner Jr. , 69, went home to be with the Lord, on Friday, February 13, 2015. He was born in Madison, Florida to the late Freddie and Erie [Rowe] Turner, and has lived here in Lake City for over 60 years. He was a caring father, grandfather and great grandfather who devoted his life to his family and...
Eloise Chambers Bowden
Feb 10, 2015
Mrs. Eloise Chambers Bowden. 83, of Lake City, FL, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Lake City Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A native of Columbia County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Olivia Stokes Chambers. A graduate of C.H.S. Class of 1949, she moved to Jacksonville, FL and worked for Prudential Ins. Co. for...
Alma Jane Smith
Feb 6, 2015
Alma Jane "Granny" Smith a longtime resident of Lake City, FL passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 from a sudden illness. She was born April 25, 1928 in Raiford, FL and was raised in Lake Butler FL. She was the daughter of the late John Ervin and Allie Andrews Dekle. She is preceded in death by her two brothers,...
Jerry T. Wood
Feb 5, 2015
Mr. Jerry T. Wood, 78, of Lake City died at the V.A. Medical Center on Thursday, February 5, 2015 following a lengthy illness. A native of St. Stephens, AL, Jerry was the son of the late John E. and Marie Turner Wood. Jerry attended and graduated from Columbia High School class of 1956, and was a scholar athlete in...
Chester "Chet" Mcdonald
Feb 3, 2015
Mr. Chester McDonald, 75, of Pensacola, Florida, passed away at his home, on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lake City, Florida to the late Cooper and Margaret [Davis] McDonald. "Chet, as he liked to be called, served in the Vietnam War and later retired from the USAF, after having been stationed...
Leo Conner
Feb 1, 2015
Leo Conner, 80, of Lake City, Florida passed away on February 1, 2015. He was born one of a triplet, in Jackson County on December 31, 1934 to the late J.B. and Myrtle Stanley Conner. He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Kimiyo Conner, triple siblings, Theo Conner and Cleo Hall, sister, Lillian Conner and...
Rufus Merle Walker
Jan 31, 2015
Mr. Rufus Merle Walker, 78, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Health Center of Lake City. He was born in Wellborn, Florida to the late George and Annie [Crews] Walker and has lived here all his life. Rufus was a loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather who enjoyed being outdoors and sharing his time with his...
Mary Nell Davis
Jan 31, 2015
Mrs. Mary Nell Davis, 89, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice), after an extended illness. She was born in Dahlonga, Georgia to the late Gordon and Nellie [Smith] Dowdy and had lived in Lake City since moving here from Michigan in 1981. She was a loving, selfless lady who devoted...
Margaret Antoinette Holloman
Jan 26, 2015
Margaret Antoinette Holloman, 81, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in New York, New York to the late John Gargaro and Rose Gallo, and had lived here in Lake City, Florida for the past 23 years. She was a kind and caring wife, mother,...
Era Elizabeth "Libby" Rhoden
Jan 20, 2015
Mrs. Era Elizabeth Rhoden, 79, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on, Tuesday evening, January 20, 2015. She was born in Homerville, Georgia to the late Erlich and Emma [Tomlinson] Morgan and had lived in Lake City, Florida for most of her life. Era was a loving wife, mother, grand and great grandmother who devoted her...
Ed Bedenbaugh
Jan 10, 2015
James Edwin "Ed" Bedenbaugh, 92, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on January 10. He was born in south Lake City, October 15,1922 to Raymond A. and Mary Hadden Bedenbaugh. He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Florene Noegel Bedenbaugh, His son, Michael James "Mike", infants, Ronald Edwin and Randi Carrol, brothers: Robert,...
Grady "Sam" Moseley
Jan 8, 2015
Samuel Grady Moseley, better known as "Sam", left this earth to be in Heaven on January 8, 2015 at the family home following a long battle with cancer. He was 64 years of age and was a current resident of Ft. White, FL. He was born February 9, 1950 in Lake City, FL to Robert Lee Moseley and Myrtis...
Theodore John Vass
Jan 6, 2015
Theodore John Vass, 89, former resident of Lake City, FL, passed away on January 6, 2015. Son of the late John Issac and Frances Ullrick Vass, he was predeceased by his first wife, Kamala Shrinagesh Vass and grandson Stuart Slusher. He is survived by his second wife, Edith Purser Vass, of Celebration, FL and four children, Melanie Vass Simon,...
