Lillie E. Shaw
Jun 19, 2025
Lillie E. Shaw, 85, of Fort Payne, Alabama, formerly of Lake City, Florida, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 3, 1940 in Greenfield, Indiana, to the late Bertie Armond Harrison and Julia Mae Slifer Harrison. She worked as a barber at All in the Family Barber Shop and...
Steve Allen Creel
Jun 18, 2025
Steve Allen Creel, 67, of Green Cove Springs, Florida, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, surrounded by family. He was born on April 17, 1958, in Jacksonville, Florida, to Stanley and Christine Creel. Steve grew up in Lake City, where he was introduced to the family craft of brick and stone masonry as a young man. Working...
Kattie Pauline Slade
Jun 18, 2025
Kattie Pauline Slade, 91, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 22, 1934 to the late Elmer and Anna Burl Dunlap Lewis. She has made Lake City her home since the...
Dorothy Estelle Hopkins
Jun 17, 2025
Dorothy Estelle Hopkins, 79 of Branford, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at the Bedrock Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Suwannee in Live Oak. Ms Hopkins was born in Lafayette County, Florida to the late Eugene and Gertie Lucille Rogers Croft. She was a lifelong resident of the Branford Community and a member of The Worship Center/Power for...
Carol Ann Candler
Jun 16, 2025
Carol Bush Candler, 76, of Lake City, FL, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025 at her home following an extended illness. She was born at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas; the daughter of the late Lt. Col. Joseph Bush and Fern Bush. She and her husband Michael were married for 56 years and resided in...
Gloria Janice Cox
Jun 11, 2025
Gloria "Janice" Griffin Cox, 78, of Lake City, Florida, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on October 22, 1946, in Atlanta, Georgia, Janice lived a life full of devotion to her family and faith. She spent much of her life in Atlanta, GA, Summerville, South Carolina, and Lake City, Florida.
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Loretta June Burnham
Jun 11, 2025
Ms. Loretta June Burnham, 85, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at ET. York Care Center in Gainesville, FL. following an extended illness. She is the daughter of the late Kenneth and Lois Mead Neeley. Ms. June is preceded in death by her husband Norman Burnham, one daughter Norma Jean Burnham, two brothers Earl Neeley and Charles Neeley,...
Wesley James Harrington
Jun 11, 2025
Wesley James Harrington, 34, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, June 11, 2025 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Lake City on September 11, 1990. He has been a lifelong resident of Lake City and was currently employed with Boeing in Jacksonville. He worked previously for TIMCO/HAECO in Lake City and...
Don Richard Stevens
Jun 10, 2025
Mr. Don Richard Stevens, 76, of Lake City passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy illness. A native and lifelong resident of Lake City, Don was the son of the late Alex Howard Stevens, Sr. and Blondina Marie Weatherd Stevens. Don was the owner of Stevens Pine Straw...
James Joseph Lestock
Jun 9, 2025
Our wonderful, cherished Jim left us on June 9, 2025, at the age of 78. His presence is sorely missed and has left a hole that cannot be filled.
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Jim entered the Air Force after high school and served in Vietnam. Following the service, he enrolled in college, eventually earning...
Bryan Sanders
Jun 9, 2025
Bryan Alan Sanders, 41 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025 at the HCA  North Florida Hospital in Gainesville. Bryan was born and raised in Gainesville and was a graduate of Buchholz High School class of 2002 and was a member of Westside Baptist Church. He was a lifelong resident of North Florida having lived in...
Judith "Judi" Hosford
Jun 9, 2025
Judith "Judi" Jagdfeld Hosford, 80, of Lake City, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, June 9, 2025, after a brief illness. She was born in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, on March 5, 1945, to the late John Jagdfeld and Evelyn Walsh Jagdfeld. Judi made Columbia County her home for most of her life and was a longtime member of...
James Edward Carlen
Jun 5, 2025
James Edward Carlen, 65, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at the HCA Florida – Lake City Hospital from a sudden illness. He was born in Montgomery County, Maryland on January 17, 1960 to the late Howard Eugene Carlen and Jeanne Marie McCarl Carlen. He has made Lake City his home since 2019, moving here...
Sister Matilde Dell'Oglio
Jun 5, 2025
Sister Matilde Dell'Oglio, 95 years old, passed away peacefully surrounded by her Religious Sisters on June 5, 2025. She was a dedicated member of the Institute of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and devoted member and servant of Epiphany Catholic Church in Lake City.
Born May 27, 1930 in San Severo, Italy, Sister Matilde Dell'Oglio was the...
Melvalee "Yvonne" Petty
Jun 4, 2025
Melvalee "Yvonne" Petty, 85, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at the HCA Florida- Lake City Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Providence, Florida on September 9, 1939 to the late Warren B. Clyatt and Louise Fralick Clyatt. She was a member of the Baptist Faith, a housewife, and assisted her husband...
James H. "Buck" Hill
Jun 3, 2025
James H. "Buck" Hill, 84 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. He was born and raised in Lake City to the late James Hamilton Hill and Gladys Waldron Hill. Mr. Hill was a graduate of Columbia High School and a veteran of the United...
Emily Ann (Durrance) Harden
May 29, 2025
Emily Ann Durrance Harden, 74, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, May 29, 2025 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born in Lake City on July 25, 1950 to the late William Manon Durrance and Helen Mershon Durrance. She worked for over 20 years with...
Marcus Paul Ernsting
May 26, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the news of the passing of Marcus Paul Ernsting. Marc passed away suddenly on May 26th, 2025 at the HCA hospital in Lake City, FL after a brief illness. His unexpected passing leaves a deep void in the lives of those who knew and loved him. Born on August 13th, 1956...
Donald "Donny" Ernest Williams
May 22, 2025
Donald "Donny" Ernest Williams, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, peacefully departed from the bonds of his earthly body on May 22, 2025, in Gainesville, Florida. He was surrounded by the love of his devoted wife of 55 years and his cherished children, whose lives he touched so deeply.
Born on February 24, 1949, in Jacksonville,...
Garry Wayne Ward, Sr
May 20, 2025
Mr. Garry Wayne Ward, Sr., 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the Haven Suwannee Valley Care Center following an extended illness. Garry is the son of the late Jerry "Buck" and Ellen Little Ward. He was preceded in death by triplet daughters and one brother, Raymond Ward. He was a lifelong resident of Lake City...
