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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...
Mary Elois Hodges Powell
Jul 2, 2012
Mary Elois Hodges Powell, 68, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). She was born in Lake City to the late James Shelton Hodges & Doretha "Dot" Alford Hodges Davis. She was full of life and loved sewing, cooking, and crocheting, loved watching movies, "Wild Hogs" was one of her favorites, and on...
Robert Louis Green
Jun 30, 2012
Mr. Robert Louis Green, 88, of Lake City passed away peacefully Saturday, June 30, 2012 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) in Lake City following a lengthy illness. Mr. Green was the son of the late Louis C. and Civille Perry Green, and was a lifelong resident of Lake City where he was a graduate of Columbia...
Richard B. Mader
Jun 27, 2012
Richard Benjamin Mader, 80, of Lake City, FL, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was the son of the late Richard John and Beatrice VanVleet Mader. He had served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and prior to his retirement he had...
William Dickerson
Jun 27, 2012
William C. "Pete" Dickerson, 66, of Lake City, FL died on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at the Lake City Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Tupelo, MS and was the son of the late William Wiley and Mary Helen Dickerson. After moving to Lake City in 1984, he worked with Al Buie as a painter...
Murfree Lee Davenport
Jun 25, 2012
Murfree Lee Davenport, age 62, died Monday morning, June 25, 2012, at his home in Lake City. He had lived in Lake City for the past 17 years. He is the son of the late Lester and Mable Louis Davenport. He is preceded in death by two brothers, Terry and Lester Ray Davenport, and one sister, Margaret King. He...
Norma Jean Hancock
Jun 23, 2012
Norma Jean Hancock, 77, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice). She was born in Lake City, the daughter of Curtis & Hester (Smith) Sistrunk. She attended Columbia County High School and in 1964, along with her mother and later her daughter, she owned and operated the Corner Kitchen for the next...
Michael Ranson Lyon
Jun 21, 2012
MSgt Michael R Lyon, USAF (Ret) passed away from natural causes at the Lake City Veteran's Hospital on June 21st. Mike was a 30 year resident of Lake City, having moved here after a 28 year career in the USAF. To those who knew him, Mike was a loyal friend, a committed member of his parish, and a good...
Mary Ruth Gossett
Jun 19, 2012
Mary Ruth Gossett, 79, passed away, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Lake City Medical Center. She was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina to the late Henry & Mary (Garrett) Johnson but had lived here in Lake City since 1987 having moved here from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who enjoyed arts...
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