Horace Jones Clark
Apr 2, 2014
Horace "Buddy" Jones Clark, 82, of Lake City, Fl., passed away on Monday, March 31, 2014 unexpectedly. Born on March 13, 1932, in Ormond Beach, Fl., to the late William Howard and Susan Jones. He was a resident of Greenville, SC; he actively served in the US Navy for four years during the Korean War. He retired from the...
Lowell Rogers Payne
Mar 26, 2014
LTC (ret.) Lowell Rogers Payne Lowell Rogers Payne, LTC Retired, of Wetumpka, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. He was 86 years old. Born in Sanie, Alabama to the late John and Nora "Adams" Payne he had served in the United States Merchant Marines for 6 months in 1945. He then entered the United States Army in March...
Doris L Davis
Mar 21, 2014
Mrs. Doris L. Davis, age 87, went home to be with her Jesus on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Shands at Lake Shore Hospital, after an extended illness. She was born in Lake City, FL and having lived most of her life here. She was a member of Hopeful Baptist Church. Mrs. Davis was a waitress for many years...
W.R. Ray Kirkland
Mar 17, 2014
Colonel W. R. "Ray" Kirkland, 84, died in Lake City, Florida, Monday March 17th 2014. "Kirk" was born January 3rd 1930 in Lake City, Florida to the late Bernice Messer and Clarence N. Kirkland. He was raised in Olustee and graduated from Columbia High School and the University of Florida. He saw military service with the US Air Force...
Printice Eugene Harden
Mar 11, 2014
Printice Eugene Harden, 80, of Lake City, FL, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Suwannee Valley Haven Hospice in Lake City. He was born May 31, 1933 in Ocilla, GA, to the late Emory Franklin Harden & Sarah Elisabeth Millican Harden. After moving to Lake City in 1967, he worked in the School Bus Shop for 21 years and...
Loie Inez Collins
Mar 10, 2014
Loie Inez "Dobber" Collins, 69, of Lake City, Florida passed away Monday; March 10, 2014 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center. She was born in Lake City to the late J.D. & Loie "Christie" Waldron and has lived here in Columbia County all her life. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend that will be missed dearly. She...
Betty Jean Gray Corbin
Mar 9, 2014
BETTY JEAN GRAY CORBIN Betty Jean Gray Corbin, 62, of Lake City, Florida went home to be with the Lord on Sunday; March 9, 2014 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). She was born in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Thomas B. and Ruby N. "Hildreth" Gray and had lived in Live Oak, Florida for a...
Horace E. Matthews
Mar 7, 2014
HORACE E. "Gene" MATTHEWS Horace Eugene "Gene" Matthews, 75, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday; March 7, 2014. He was born in North Carolina, the son of the late Horace and Maude Matthews and had lived here in Lake City for the past 35 years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend,...
Walter L. Rogers
Mar 7, 2014
Walter L. Rogers,79, of Lake City, Fl., passed away on Friday, March 07, 2014 at the VA Hospital of Lake City, after an extended illness. Born on March 9, 1934 in Columbia County to the late Walter and Myrtice Kennedy Rogers. After graduating from Columbia High School in 1952, he joined the Untied States Army and served his country...
Wanda C Green
Mar 5, 2014
Wanda C. Green, 83, of Lake City, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Shands Lake Shore Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in West Palm Beach, Florida to the late Melvin and Weeta "Robinson" Carver and had lived in Columbia County for most of her life. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great and...
William Taylor
Feb 24, 2014
William "Nick" Taylor William F. "Nick" Taylor, 88, of Lake City, Florida, died Monday, February 24, 2014 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville following an extended illness. He was born in South Bend, Indiana to the late Harold and Irene Taylor and has lived here in Columbia County for the past 2 years. After high school he...
Betty Sue O'Cain
Feb 23, 2014
Mrs. Betty Sue O'Cain, 76, of Lake City, FL died Sunday, February 23, 2014 at home following a short battle with cancer. She was born in Mason City, FL on July 26, 1937. She has resided in the Columbia County area all of her life. She was a graduate of Mason City High School. She loved spending time with...
Edward James Steinmann
Feb 22, 2014
Mr. Jim Steinmann, 77, of Lake City, Florida, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Lake City Medical Center. He was born in Catskill, New York, to the late Edward G and Louise G. Steinmann. Jim graduated from Duanesburg Central School, Duanesburg, New York. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy, served in the Korean...
Claudia Renee Miller
Feb 21, 2014
Claudia Renee Miller, age 56, of Lake City, Florida, passed away on February 21, 2014 at Haven Hospice, Suwannee Valley Care Center after an extended illness. She was born on March 8, 1957 in Lake City, Florida to the late Claude Bedenbaugh and Marcelle Bedenbaugh. Survivors include her mother, Marcelle Bedenbaugh, her sons, Deryck L. Pyles of Lake Butler,...
Jacquline Yvonne Gieger
Feb 19, 2014
Jacquline Yvonne "Jackie" Gieger, 78, of Greenacres, Florida passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born in Lake City, Florida to the late J.B. and Marie "Williams" Smith and while she had lived in Greenacres for a number of years her "home" will always be Lake City. She was a loving mother, grand and...
Nelda Ray Cantey King
Feb 17, 2014
Nelda Ray Cantey King, 82, of Lake City, Florida went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on February 17, 2014. She was born on February 4, 1932 in Normangee, Texas to the late Herman Olen and Janie "McComack" Cantey. Nelda was a faithful member of First United Methodist Church and a member of Ruth Sunday School...
Fred Paul Godbey
Feb 15, 2014
Fred Paul Godbey, 77, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center. He was born in Elk View, West Virginia to the late Howard Ray and Effie "Parker" Godbey and had lived in Columbia County since 1986, having moved here from Gainesville, Florida. Fred faithfully served his country with the United States Air Force....
Cindy Kay Allbritton
Feb 11, 2014
Cindy Kay Allbritton, 59, passed away, Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born in Lake City, Florida to the late Jesse Allbritton and Minnie "Knight" Brown and remained here a majority of her life. She was a graduate of Columbia County High School Class of 72 and helped run Allbritton Auto Center with...
Jim F. Melton
Feb 4, 2014
Jim F. Melton, 69, passed away unexpectedly on February 4, 2014. He was born in Lakeland, Florida on May 3, 1944, the son of the late Jim and Alma Melton. Jimmy was a life long resident of Lake City and graduated from Columbia County High School in 1962 before going on to attend Marion Military Institute and Virginia Tech...
Sandra Leclaire Thomas
Feb 3, 2014
Mrs. Sandra LeClaire Thomas, 70, went peacefully home to be with our Lord, on Monday, February 3, 2014. Sandie was a resident of Columbia County for the last 45 years. She was affectionately known as "Nanny" to all who knew and loved her. She was a wonderful and devoted mother and "Nanny" to any child that walked through her...
