David Edwin Seckinger
Oct 20, 2013
Retired Army SFC/E7 of the 82nd Airborne, David Edwin Seckinger, Sr., 79, of Lake City, FL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 20, 2013, while vacationing in the Smokey Mountains with all of his family. A native of Hamilton County, FL, he was the son of the late James E. Seckinger and Estelle Burnette Seckinger. He lived most of...
Helen Milner Osborne
Oct 15, 2013
Mrs. Helen Milner Osborne, 100, of Lake City died Tuesday afternoon Oct. 15, 2013, in Baxley, Georgia at Appling Health Care Nursing Home. Mrs. Osborne was born April 7, 1913 in Zebulon, GA to the late John Holmes Milner and Bessie Cannafax Milner. Mrs. Osborne moved to Lake City from Sanford, FL in 1989. She was predeceased by her...
Janie Louise Wheeler Larson
Oct 7, 2013
Louise Wheeler, 94, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). She was the daughter of the late Melvin and Mattie "Raulerson" Harrington and a lifelong resident of Lake City. She was a loving wife, mother, great and great great grandmother who enjoyed shopping, and being at home, cooking, tending her garden,...
Cecil E Crews
Oct 7, 2013
Cecil E. Crews, 85, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Lake City V.A. Medical Center. He was born in Brantley County, Georgia to the late Rufus and Mary "Smith" Crews and had lived here in Columbia County since 1947. He served faithfully in the United States Navy during World War II. He retired from the V.A....
James O. Cain
Oct 6, 2013
Mr. James O. "Jim" Cain, 79 of Lake City FL, died Sunday ,October 06, 2013 at Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) of Lake City. A native of Bessemer, AL, Mr. Cain was the son of the late James and Mildred Crawford Cain. He and his wife lived in Melbourne FL for many years prior to moving to Lake...
Jonathan Jon F Ritch
Sep 30, 2013
Mr. Jonathan "Jon" F. Ritch, 39, of Lake City died Monday, September 30, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A native and lifelong resident of Lake City, Jonathan was a graduate of Columbia High School Class of 1992, where he was on the wrestling team. Jon served in the U.S. Army with the 10th Mountain Infantry stationed in Ft. Drum, New...
Czarrah Mercado Howard
Sep 30, 2013
Czarrah M. Howard, 17, of Lake City, FL passed away in a tragic auto accident on Monday, September 30, 2013. Czarrah was born in Gainesville, FL and was the oldest of three children. She was a senior at Columbia County High School, a member of the National High School Scholar Society and was very active this summer doing volunteer...
Devin Hill Thomas
Sep 29, 2013
Mr. Devin Hill Thomas, 47, of Lake City passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at his residence. Born in Lake City, he was the son of H.L. and Sylvia M. Thomas, and graduated from Union County High School. Devin was employed with GRU in Gainesville, and was a new member of Hopeful Baptist Church. He never met a...
Garland G Jones
Sep 29, 2013
GARLAND G. JONES Garland G. Jones, 87, of Lake City, Florida, passed away on Sunday; September 29, 2013, at the Health Care Center of Lake City. He was born in Register, Georgia, to the late Henry and Myra "Boylston" Jones and had lived here in Columbia County for the past 34 years. He was a loving husband, father, grand...
Lynda Lea Ward
Sep 25, 2013
Lynda Ward, 60, of Lake City, Florida died, on Wednesday, September 25, 2013. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to the late Harold and Harriette "MaeCaza" Barnett and had lived here in Columbia County for the past 44 years. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who loved taking care of her family and spending time at...
William D. Ward
Sep 25, 2013
William D. "Bill" Ward, 69, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Born February 15, 1944 in Victoria, Tx., to the late William Owen Ward and Thelma Jo Longmire. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1962, was general manager at Concord/ Champion Homes for many years and then retired from Occidental Chemical Company. He loved...
George L Green
Sep 19, 2013
George L. Green, 65, of Lake City passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). He was born in Columbia County to Febbie D. Green and the late George Z. Green. He graduated from Columbia County High School, Class of 1966 and in 1967 he joined the United States Air Force, he...
Olan Palmer Daughtry
Sep 12, 2013
Olan Palmer Daughtry, 91, of Lake City died, September 12, 2013, at his home. Palmer was born March 5, 1922 in O'Brien, FL to Olan Palmer and Hilda (Jordan) Daughtry. He graduated from Branford High School in 1940 and attended the University of Florida until called into military service. Palmer was a Veteran of both World War II, serving...
Emma Jean Morrell
Sep 8, 2013
Mrs. Emma Jean Morrell, 82, of Lake City went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 08, 2013, at Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) in Lake City following an illness. A native of Columbia County, Florida, Mrs. Morrell was the eleventh of twelve children born to the late Joe & Arrie Rhoden Crews. She was...
Charles Monroe Rogers
Sep 8, 2013
Charles Monroe "C.M." Rogers, Jr. Mr. Charles Monroe Rogers, Jr., 92, of Lake City, Florida, passed away on September 8, 2013, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. He was the son of the late Charles "Charley" M. Rogers, Sr. and Lula Hall Rogers. He was a long-time member of Hopeful Baptist Church. He was preceded in...
Glenna F. Wheeler
Sep 5, 2013
Glenna F. Wheeler, 78, of Lake City, FL died on Thursday, September 5, 2013, at Shands UF Health Center, Gainesville, FL. A native of Hillsville, Virginia, she had also lived in Jacksonville and Live Oak before moving to Lake City 15 years ago. Having retired from the Duval County School Board, she then had worked at the V. A....
Carol Peyton Minshew
Aug 30, 2013
Carol Peyton Minshew, 56, a resident of Lake City, Florida, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). She was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Betty Ann {Smith} and the late Charlie V. Peyton, and had lived here in Columbia County for the past 8 years. Carol was a graduate of Christian...
Sam Jackson
Aug 28, 2013
Sam K."Ken" Jackson Sr., 68, a resident of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. He was born in Columbia County to the late William T. and Annette {Keen} Jackson and has remained here all his life. He attended school here in Columbia County up until his senior year when he transferred to Union County High School...
Carol Linda Legere
Aug 24, 2013
Carol Linda Legere, 69, of Fort White, passed away on August 24, 2013 at her residence after an extended illness. Born January 19, 1944 in Portland, Maine to the late Nelson Edward and Lousie Mae Decoteau. She has been a resident of Fort White for 41 years and was a retired school bus driver for Columbia County School System....
Thomas Levine Mcgee
Aug 19, 2013
Mr. Thomas L. "Poppy" McGee, 70, of Lake City passed away on Monday, August 19, 2013 at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville following an illness. A native of Graceville, Florida, Mr. McGee was the son of the late Grady and Ruby Baxley McGee and had lived in Gainesville and Deland before moving to Lake City 35 years ago....
