Bettye L Richardson
Sep 11, 2014
Bettye L. Richardson, 72, of High Springs, Florida, passed away peacefully in her home, Thursday, September 11, 2014, surrounded by her family, after a lengthy illness. Bettye was born on April 8, 1942, in Worthington Springs, Florida. She was a longtime member of Hague Baptist Church, and had worked for the Alachua County School Board and later was a...
Evelyn Pauline Mcfatter
Sep 6, 2014
Evelyn Pauline McFatter, 84, of Ft. White, Fl., passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness. Born on June 23, 1930 in Barbour County, Al., to the late Melvin H. Bracewell and Ethel Dunnavant Bracewell. She retired from Metal Products Plant in 1996. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, working in her yard, and was...
Susan Diane Smith
Sep 4, 2014
Susan Diane Smith, 56, resident of Lake City Cluster Home, died September 4, 2014 at Haven Hospice after an extended illness. She was born January 19, 1958 in Columbia, Sc., to the late Charles E. and Mayme Lyons Smith. She is survived by her two brothers; Charles Edward "Ed" and Kim Smith of Old Town, Fl., William Allan and...
Christopher Allen Tolley
Aug 30, 2014
Mr. Christopher (Chris) Allen Tolley, 37, died suddenly on August 30, 2014 at his home in Lake City, Florida. He was born on March 2, 1977, as an only child, in Houston, Texas to a single mother, Dorinda (Dori) Tolley, who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by his grandparents, with whom is spent a...
Ashley Rose Colvin
Aug 29, 2014
Ashley Rose Colvin, 21, passed away tragically on Friday, August 29, 2014 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Albany, New York to John J. Colvin and Sherry Lynn Guernsey and had lived here in Lake City since 2006. Ashley was a 2013 graduate of Trenton High School. She was a loving daughter and...
Betty L Hopper
Aug 24, 2014
Betty L. Hopper, 84, of Lake City, Fl., passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Suwannee Valley Care Center. Born on November 29, 1929 in Nashville, Tn., to the late Boyd Allen and Hattie Warner. She moved to Lake City in 1989 from Taylor, Michigan. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church for 15 years; she...
Gloria M Markham
Aug 23, 2014
Gloria M. Jones Markham, 88, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). She was born in Georgia to the late Coy and Lola [Dupree] Jones. Gloria was a loving mother, grand and great grandmother who enjoyed sewing, quilting, cooking and working in the garden, but she was most passionate about being...
Deborah K Nipper
Aug 19, 2014
Deborah K. Nipper, 53, passed away Tuesday evening, August 19, 2014 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to Shirley [Wright] Coots and the late James T. Coots and had lived here in Columbia County for the past 29 years. She was a caring wife and...
Robert K Davis
Aug 18, 2014
Reverend Robert K. Davis, 70, of Lake City died Monday, August 18, 2014 at Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) following a lengthy illness. A native of Hattiesburg, MS, Robert was the son of the late Robert Davis, Sr. and Mary Alice Cauble Davis and had lived in Lake City since 1977. Robert had served several Churches including First...
Larry Allen Kendall
Aug 14, 2014
Larry Allen Kendall, 69, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at his home. He was born in Harrison, Georgia to the late J.D. and Anita G. [Holmes] Kendall and had lived here in Columbia County for the past 19 years, having moved here from Ft. Pierce, Florida. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed hunting,...
Robin Phyllis Simmons
Aug 8, 2014
Robin Phyllis Britt Simmons, 75, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 8, 2014 at Shands in Gainesville. Born November 10, 1938, in Parrish, Florida, to the late Charles Mead Britt and Marjorie Gillett. She was a L.P.N and moved to Lake City in 2008, she loved genealogy, crocheting, reading, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren....
Gary Byron Rowens
Aug 3, 2014
Gary Byron Rowens, 59, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at his home surrounded by his wife and family. He was born in Cheverly, Maryland to Mrs. Barbara & Robert Gardner Rowens and had lived here in Columbia County for the past 22 years. He was raised in and went to school in, St....
John Lovick Ley Jr
Jul 24, 2014
John Lovick Ley, 88, of Lake City passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, at his residence surrounded by his loving and devoted family following an extended illness. He was born in Key West to the beloved John and Camilla Ley, and preceded in death by his loving sister, Cookie. John served in the United States Army/Air Corp as...
Lucile "Mamie" Barager
Jul 22, 2014
Lucile "Mamie" Barager, 102, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her family, following an extended illness. Born March 3, 1912 in Lake City to the late Tom Clements and Roxie Lanier. She was a lifelong resident of Lake City, living here for 102 years. Mrs. Barager was a member of...
Mary Hatch Smithy
Jul 21, 2014
Mrs. Mary Hatch Smithy, 95, passed away on July 21, 2014 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center at Lake City. Mrs. Smithy was born Mary Alice Hatch, September 24, 1918 in Hatchbend, Fl., daughter of Jesse and Sallie Bradley Hatch of Branford, Fl. She attended the local school and the First Baptist Church of Branford. Mrs. Smithy was preceded...
Brent Perry Cissell
Jul 20, 2014
Brent Perry Cissell, age 55, of Lake City, Florida, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 following a brief illness. He was born on May 9, 1959 in San Jose, California, and moved to Lake City in 1977. He was a graduate of Columbia High School Class of 1978 and a former employee of Steak and Shake for 8 years....
Epstine Buddy Brown
Jul 13, 2014
Epstine " Buddy" Brown, 83, of Lake City, Florida passed away peacefully, on Sunday, July 13, 2014. He was born in Lake City, Florida to the late Epstine H. and Fannie Bell [Mason] Brown, Sr., and had lived here in Lake City for the past 43 years, coming from Jacksonville, Florida. "Buddy" was a hard working man who enjoyed...
Wilford David Jewell
Jul 12, 2014
Wilford David Jewell, 80, of Lake City, Fl., passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014, following and extended illness at Shands at Lake Shore Hospital. Born on November 20, 1933, in South Carolina to the late James William Jewell and Annie Mae Odom. He served his country for 9 years in the United States Army. Mr. Jewell enjoyed fishing,...
Mitchell Glenn Martin
Jul 4, 2014
Mitchell Glenn Martin, age 61, passed away on July 4, 2014 at his residence in Starkville, Mississippi. He was a retired owner of Quality Carpet Care and a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1972. He is survived by his wife Nancy Whitehead Martin of Starkville, MS; parents, Clifford Barnett Martin and wife, Sandy of Ocala, FL; brother,...
Alma Noemi Hurd
Jul 2, 2014
Alma Noemi Castellano Hurd of Jacksonville, FL, passed away on July 2, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, she was born on March 22, 1951 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Francisco Castellano and Casimira (Carmelina) Rodriguez Malave de Castellano of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and one son,...
