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....
Kenneth James Furnish
Aug 17, 2013
Kenneth James Furnish, 85, a resident of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). He was born January 8, 1928 to the late Harvey and Edith Furnish in Camden, Indiana. He served faithfully in the United States Army and was stationed in Korea where he was a paratrooper with...
Walter C. Petersen
Aug 10, 2013
Walter C. Petersen, 91, a resident of Lake City died August 10, 2013 at West Hills Rehabilitation Center, Knoxville, Tennessee after an extended illness. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to the late Martin and Oralie "Bell" Petersen but had lived in Lake City since 1946. He proudly served in the United States Navy during World War...
Regina Brooker Raulerson
Aug 5, 2013
Regina Brooker Raulerson, 59 of Lake City, FL, passed away on August 5, 2013 at Vitas Hospice in Naples, Florida after an extended illness. She was the daughter of Mrs. Mildred "Wheeler" Brooker and the late Ira L. Brooker. Mrs. Regina had lived in Columbia County for 14 years, having moved here from Jacksonville, FL. She lived with her...
Elizabeth Ann Ruark
Jul 29, 2013
Elizabeth Ann Ruark, 80, passed away on July 29, 2013 at the Health Center of Lake City. She was the daughter of the late George and Gertrude "Kohlbecher" Ruark. She had been a resident of Lake City for the past 19 years, having moved here from Eastpointe, Michigan. She was a loving sister, aunt, and a faithful member of...
Dorothy Marie Chestnut
Jul 29, 2013
Dorothy Marie Chestnut, 57, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). She was the daughter of the late Charles and Myrtis "Skinner" Davis and a lifelong resident of Suwannee County. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and faithful caregiver to her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
John Edward Rasmussen
Jul 22, 2013
John Edward Rasmussen, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 22, 2013. He was the son of Molly and John Rasmussen of Bergen, Norway. He was born on May 15, 1921 in Chiapas, Mexico where his father was serving as overseer of a coffee plantation. There he lived until he was 12 with his parents...
Mary R Walker
Jul 20, 2013
Mary R. Walker, 80, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). She was the daughter of the late John and Elsie "Tyre" Dortch and a lifelong resident of Lake City. She was a loving mother, grand and great grandmother who devoted her time to her family and her church family at...
Martha Anne Horne
Jul 16, 2013
Martha Anne Horne, 60, of Ft. White, Florida, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Harry and Ruby "Pettitt" Turner. She has lived in Ft. White for the past 14 years having moved here from West Palm Beach, FL. She was a loving wife, mother and...
