J. D. Payne
Oct 23, 2012
J. D. Payne, 86, of Lake City, FL, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, FL, following an extended illness. A native of Maple Valley, Michigan, Mr. Payne had lived in Lake City since 1969. He had worked as a service manager at Champion Mobile Homes and loved farming and animals. He...
Phillip Deral Horne
Oct 20, 2012
Mr. Phillip Deral Horne, 86, of Lake City, died on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Stillwaters Assisted Living Facility, following an extended illness. Deral was born in Jacksonville on February 20, 1926 to Eldis and Gertrude Horne and spent his childhood in Live Oak. He served as a gunner's mate in the United States Navy during World War II....
Floyd M Fritz
Oct 16, 2012
Floyd M Fritz, 89, of Lake City passed away at home, on October 16th 2012 surrounded by family members. He was born on May 9th, 1923 in Moosic, PA to the late Stephen P and Lottie B Fritz.. Floyd was a WW II US Navy Veteran, serving as an Electrician's First Mate, on the Destroyer Escort, USS Seid in...
Gwendolyn Giebeig Norris
Oct 15, 2012
Mary Gwendolyn Giebeig Norris, 84, of Lake City, FL passed away early Monday morning, October 15, 2012 at Haven Hospice in Lake City following a brief illness. She was born in Deland, FL on January 3, 1928 to Paul Sparks Giebeig, Sr. and Ruth Duke Giebeig. In 1939, she moved with her family to Lake City, which remained her...
Edward F. Pettie
Oct 12, 2012
Edward F. Pettie 1926-2012 Lt. Col. Edward (Ed) Pettie, 86, of Lake City, FL, passed away Friday, October 12, 2012. Mr. Pettie served for two years in the US Merchant Marines, and 27 years in the US Army. Mr. Pettie had 55 years of Masonic service as a member of the Lake City Lodge #127 F. & A.M. in...
Perry David Pollard
Oct 1, 2012
Perry David Pollard, 30, died in a tragic accident Monday, October 1, 2012. He was born in Gainesville, Florida, but had lived here in Lake City for the past 15 years having moved from Live Oak, Florida. He was a devoted family man and hard worker who liked to spend time restoring old things to new, an avid shooter...
Dewitt F. Creel
Sep 27, 2012
D.F. made his transition from this life to eternity on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). D.F. was the son of the late James W. and Lela (Smith) Creel. D.F. attended Columbia County Schools and graduated with the Columbia High School Class of 1952. D.F. was a brick mason in Jacksonville and Lake...
Melinda G. Marcum
Sep 23, 2012
Melinda "Sissy" Marcum, 55, of Lake City, passed away Sunday, September 23,2012, at Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). Born May 28, 1957 in Lake City, Florida to the late Edgar Marcum and Myrna Loy Hall. She attended Christ Central Church, loved her church family, loved planting her flowers and doing yard work, and was a loving mother. She...
Mary Evelyn Burnette
Sep 23, 2012
Mary Evelyn Burnette, 78, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, September 23, 2012. She was born in Barney, Georgia to the late Paul and Maybell (Coward) Ratliff but had moved to Watertown and then lived the rest of her life here in Lake City, Florida. She was a caring mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who...
Jackie V. Gibbs
Sep 17, 2012
Jackie V. Gibbs, 73, died Monday, September 17, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Willacoochee, Georgia, the son of the late Jesse and Clara (Hunter) Gibbs. He has been a resident of Lake City for the past 51 years after moving here from Georgia. He was a loving father and grandfather who enjoyed...
Evelyn Jessup
Sep 4, 2012
Evelyn Jessup, 94, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). She was born in Lafayette County to the late Berry and Florence (Brown) Land but had lived in Columbia County for most of her life. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother & great grandmother who enjoyed fishing and was devoted to her...
Keith Caudill
Aug 14, 2012
Keith Caudill, 44, died on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 after an extended illness. A native of Michigan, he had lived in Lake City for the past five years. He was the son of Mrs. Elsie B. Caudill and the late Rev. Elmer Caudill. He was a loving father and grandfather who enjoyed watching NASCAR, playing music with his brother...
William James Haley
Aug 6, 2012
William James Haley, 77, of Lake City, FL, died on Monday, August 6, 2012, at North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, after a short illness. He was born in Haley, Minnesota and was the son of the late James William and Julia Stonich Haley. His family moved to Tomahak, Wisconsin where he graduated high school. He obtained his...
Julie Anna Townsend
Aug 6, 2012
Julie Anna Townsend, age 62, was tragically taken from us Monday, August 6, 2012. Her goodness, sweet disposition and deep love for her Lord give us faith that Julie Anna Townsend, age 62, was tragically taken from us Monday, August 6, 2012. Her goodness, sweet disposition and deep love for her Lord give us faith that she's with him...
Frederick A Young
Aug 2, 2012
Frederick A. Young, 77, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the V.A. Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Hollis and Mabel (Gragg) Young. He was born in St. Petersburg, Florida but had lived here in Columbia County for the past 16 years. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather,...
Eleanor Ann Smith
Jul 25, 2012
Mrs. Eleanor Ann (Kiselick) Smith, 88, a 30 year resident of Lake City, FL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) after not recovering from a fractured hip. She was born in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, on October 16, 1923 and was the second oldest of 13 children. She was the daughter...
Nonie Kara Silcox
Jul 21, 2012
Nonie Kara Silcox, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Shands at the University of Florida after a courageous battle with cancer, she was 61. She was born in Lake City to the late James and Mary Burns Williams and stayed all of her life. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother who loved being outdoors, whether...
Lora Laverne Seckinger
Jul 11, 2012
Lora LaVerne Seckinger, 76, of Lake City, FL, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Shands at The University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville, FL. A native of Genoa (Hamilton County), FL, she was the daughter of the late Gelon S. Cheshire and Mary Beulah Johnson Cheshire. She had lived most of her life in Hamilton and Columbia...
Barbara Daugherty Reppert
Jul 8, 2012
Barbara A. Daugherty Reppert, 72, of Lake City, FL, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) after a brief illness. She was born in Atlanta, GA and was the daughter of the late Fester Randolph Daugherty and Pauline Mckinny Daugherty. She moved to Lake City in the1950's and had worked with cosmetic...
Deanne Michelle Woods
Jul 5, 2012
Deanne Michelle Woods, 33, of Lake City, FL passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 5, 2012. She was the daughter of Albert R. and Mary Jane Woods. She was preceded in death by her niece, Lacey E. Brugge, who was like a younger sister to her. She was a 1996 graduate from Columbia County High School and worked many...
