Obituary Listing

Sep 9, 2015

Eileen Kay Bennett, 68, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a courageous battle against cancer. She was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania to the late Linwood and Shirley [Parker} Angstadt and has lived here in Lake City for the past 45 years. Eileen was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend...

Sep 4, 2015

Karen Lee Williams, 48, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015. She was born in Mineola, New York to William Obergfell and Catherine [Cardin] Smith and had lived in Lake City for the past 19 years. She was a kind and loving mother that was loved by all who knew her.

Survivors include her son, Drew Williams...

Sep 2, 2015

Lake City Reporter Obituary Notice

Mr. Robert Lawrence Cook, 82 of Lake City, went peacefully in his sleep to be with his heavenly family on Wednesday, September 2, 2015.  Robert, also known by many as Bob, was born to the late Elizabeth Carr and Lawrence Cook in Watertown, NY on March 30, 1933.  He was...

Aug 31, 2015

Mr. Robert Leon Lee (known to many as Bobby Chasez), 71, of Lake City, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015, from complications of pancreatic cancer. Robert was born in Lake Shore Hospital in Lake City, FL on October 14, 1943. He was raised in North Florida by his maternal grandparents, Laborn and Mimmie Lee, and was a graduate...

Aug 25, 2015

Bernard J. Trumbach, 75, passed away on , Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). He was born in Belize, Central America to the late Alvin and Blanche [Avery] Trumbach and has lived in Lake City since 2005 having moved here from New Orleans, Louisiana.  Bernard was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who...

Aug 23, 2015

Walter Phillip Pope, 83, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Lake City Medical Center. He was born in Glenwood, Georgia to the late Estel Alexander and Ruth (Thornburg) Pope and lived in Fort White for the past 37 years.

Phil was a husband, father, and grandfather who will be remembered for the love...

Aug 20, 2015

Lake City Reporter Obituary Notice

Mrs. Beatrice Parrish Norman, 85 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Health Center of Lake City.  She was born in Lake Butler, Florida to the late Thomas A. Parrish and Mable A. Hendricks Parrish and had resided in Lake City for the past 50...

Aug 20, 2015

Lake City Reporter Obituary Notice

Mr. Billy Joe Matthews, 78 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville.  He was born in Gilchrist County, Florida the sixth child of eight to the late Dudley Matthews and Ruth Clemons Matthews.  Mr. Matthews had lived...

Aug 20, 2015

Mr. Luther Jackson Huggins, 79 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  He was a son to the late Leslie Lowell Huggins and Nellie Mae Williams Huggins and had lived most of his life in Lake City and attended Columbia High School.  Mr. Huggins was...

Aug 10, 2015

Mr. Erston Lewis Kirby, 77 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 at his home.  He was born in Pinetta, FL to the late Stanley P. Kirby and Edna Gaylard Kirby.  Mr. Kirby retired from the Florida National Guard in Lake City with 30 years of service.  He had numerous endeavors in life including owning and...

Aug 10, 2015

Mr. Robert "Bob" Laverne Kirby, 70 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015.  He was born and raised in Lake City to the late Ray Mannin Kirby and Vivian Wooten Kirby.  Mr. Kirby had previously lived in Cornelia, GA for over thirty years before moving back to Lake City in 2005.  He was a graduate of...

Aug 8, 2015

Mary Alice Atkins, 80, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at her residence following an extended illness.

She was born August 16, 1934, in Laurens, SC, to the late Harry Guy and Lois Foster. She was a graduate of Winthrop University in Rockhill, S.C. and remained to teach physical education until...

Aug 7, 2015

Mr. Robert "Robby" Alan Vaughan, 60 of Fort White, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015.  He was born in Tampa, Florida to the late Edward Lawrence Vaughan, Jr. and Dora Woodard Vaughan.  Mr. Vaughan made his home in Fort White since 2002 having lived previously in Old Town and Tampa.  He was a Professional Surveyor and Supervisor with...

Aug 4, 2015

Dr. William D. Wood, 83 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  He was born in Headland, Alabama in 1932 to the late Willis T. Wood and Flora Cashwell Wood and was a veteran of the United States Air Force.  Dr. Wood had lived in...

Aug 2, 2015

Rickey C Culpepper, Jr., 31 of Starke, passed away unexpectantly on Sunday, August 2, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  Rickey was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and was raised in Lake City.  He had lived in Starke for the past 5 years and worked as an Assistant Store Manager for Walmart in Jacksonville. ...

Jul 31, 2015

Mrs. Martha Faye Green, 66, of Branford, Florida, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday; July 31, 2015 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born in Jasper, Florida to the late Joseph and Myrtis (Padgett) Green and has lived here in North Florida all of her life. She was a loving...

Jul 22, 2015

Mildred Eloise Harrison Mrs. Mildred Eloise Harrison, 87, of Ft. White, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. Born on April 18, 1928 in Columbia County to the late Ressie Williams and Matilda Raulerson. She was one of nine children, loved gardening, cooking, reading, crossword puzzles, and fishing. She was a member of...

Jul 18, 2015

Mrs. Ruby Wade Sides, 88 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born in Trenton, Florida to the late Hector McNeil Wade and Gladys Charlotte Barnett Wade. Mrs. Sides was a graduate of Baldwin High School in Baldwin, Florida, class of 1945. She loved to...

Jul 16, 2015

Lake City Reporter Obituary Notice Mr. William Wesley "Wes" Hancock, 91 of Lake City, passed away at his home on Thursday, July 16, 2015. He was a lifelong resident of Lake City and a son to the late William Russell Hancock and Kate Stalvey Hancock. Mr. Hancock was a World War II veteran of the United States Navy. He...

Jul 11, 2015

Alexander Gunn Paul III passed away Saturday July 11, 2015. Born on January 25, 1939 in Bend Oregon to the late Alexander Gunn Paul Jr. and Margaret Fraleigh Paul, he moved to Lake City as a young man. After graduation from Columbia High School and Florida State University, he was in the Coast Guard. He held several positions in...