Marguerite Cobb
Jul 11, 2011
Mrs. Marguerite Martin "Polly" Cobb, 84, of Lake City died Monday, July 11, 2011 at the Lake City Medical Center following a lengthy illness. A native and lifelong resident of Lake City, Mrs. Cobb was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Daisey Holland Martin. She graduated from Columbia High School Class of 1945, was an avid gardener...
James L Vincent
Jul 8, 2011
James Louis Anthony Vincent was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, to John Anthony Vincent and Carolynne Turner, on May 19th, 1954. He grew up there until the age of twelve when he moved to his mother's home state of Florida. James, or "Jim" as he was better known, went back to Pennsylvania after graduating from Hollywood Hills High School. At...
Thelda June Brannan
Jul 7, 2011
Thelda June Brannan, 62, died Thursday, July 7, 2011 at North Florida Regional Medical Center after a recent illness. She was the daughter of the late L.C. and Martha Thompson Brannon. She was born in Lake City and has lived here all her life, the past twenty-eight years of which she has been faithfully delivering the mail for the...
Grace Darley Boone
Jul 2, 2011
Mrs. Grace Darley Mershon Boone, 77, of Lake City died Saturday, July 2, 2011, peacefully at her residence of 60 years surrounded by her family and friends. Mrs. Boone is survived by her husband, Daniel Webster Boone of Lake City, FL; son, Michael Andrew Mershon (Shannon) of Ft. White, FL; daughters, Marcia Annette Mershon Boone Knudsen (Erik) of Oxford,...
Donald E Dockery
Jun 27, 2011
Mr. Donald E. "Don" Dockery, 78, resident of Lake City, Fl, died a Shands At University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, Monday, June 27, 2011 after an extended illness. He was a native of Gastonia, North Carolina and had made his home in Lake City, Fl since 1955, coming here from Fayettville, North Carolina. He and his partners...
Julia Ann Taber
Jun 25, 2011
Julia Ann Taber, 73, died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Lake City Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in Miami, Florida to the late Allen & Bernice Whitney, but had lived in Columbia County for the past twelve years. Survivors include her sons, Mark (Michelle) Clouser and James Clouser; daughters, Felicita (Allan) Kelley and Karin (Kevin)...
Frederick Leighton Rowan, Jr
Jun 23, 2011
Mr. Frederick Leighton Rowan, Jr., 71, resident of Palatka, Fl died at Haven Hospice in Palatka, early Thursday , June 23, 2011 after an extended illness. He was a native of Quincy, Fl, son of the late Frederick L. and Tommye Alice Ayers Rowan and had made his home in Palatka for the past forty years. Prior to Palatka...
Joshua O Burch
Jun 20, 2011
Joshua O. Burch, 31, died while battling the Blue Ribbon Forest Fire on the Hamilton / Columbia County border, Monday, June 20, 2011. He was dedicated Forest Ranger / Fire Fighter with the Division of Forestry who served the State of Florida and it's citizens faithfully. First and foremost though, he was a husband and father who loved to...
Naomi Koon
Jun 20, 2011
Mrs. Naomi P. Koon, 74, of Lake City died Monday, June 20, 2011 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born in Ellisville, Florida to the late, Leon and Margarite Bailey Porter, Mrs. Koon had been a lifelong resident of Lake City. She retired from Bellsouth Telephone Company as a manager after 32 years of service, was an excellent...
Alma Jean Morgan Mansfield
Jun 17, 2011
Alma Jean Morgan Mansfield, 73, resident of Lake City, FL, died Friday, June 17, 2011, at Shands at Lake Shore Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Homerville, GA to the late Erlich Morgan and Emma Lee Tomlinson Morgan Daniels and moved to Lake City at an early age where she attended the Columbia County school system....
Clarice Bailey Witt
Jun 14, 2011
Clarice Bailey Witt, 100, of Lake City, FL, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born to the late Jesse Alonzo and Vernon Agnes Gunnin Bailey, Mrs. Witt was a life-long resident of Columbia County. She was of the baptist faith, attended Hopeful Baptist Church and was a loving mother and grandmother. She was...
James Alfred Wise
Jun 13, 2011
James Alfred Wise, 79, died June 13, 2011 at the Malcom Randall V.A. Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. He was born in Lake City to the late Robert A. & Wilma Moore Wise. He was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather who loved spending time with his family. ""Papa Wise"" especially enjoyed his grandkids. He was preceded in...
Stephen Evans
Jun 12, 2011
Mr. Stephen Lonzo Evans, 59, of Lake City, died Sunday, June 12, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Evans was a cashier / clerk with S&S Food Stores. He was preceded in death by his father, Lonzo Edward Evans. Stephen is survived by his mother Mary Edna Evans, his wife of 30 years, Frances Lee Witt Evans, two daughters; Bobbie...
Mark Elliott Douglas
Jun 11, 2011
Mark Elliott Douglas, 57, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Shands at University of Florida after an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Columbia County, born to the late Phillip C. Douglas II and to Mrs. Cora Virginia Douglas. He was a loving husband, father, grand father who was the Music Director at Lulu Baptist Church, playing...
Albert H. Hendricks Jr
Jun 10, 2011
Mr. Albert H. Hendricks, Jr., 40 of Lake City died Friday, June 10, 2011. A native of Stuart, FL, Albert had been a resident of Lake City for thirty-three years. He was the Director of Rehabilitation at Lake Butler Hospital. He was an Occupational Therapist specializing in Hand Therapy, He was a member of The Orchard Community Church in...
Edna Lee Summers
Jun 9, 2011
Mrs. Edna C. Summers, 77, of Lake City died Thursday, June 09, 2011 at the Lake City Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born in Olustee, Florida to the late Benny L. and Onie Coleman, Mrs. Summers had been a lifelong resident of Lake City. She loved entertaining her family at her home, gardening and putting up vegetables, and...
Chester Knowles
Jun 2, 2011
Jessie Lewis "Chester" Knowles, 67, of Lake City, FL, died Thursday, June 2, 2011, at his home after a lengthy illness. Chester was born in Smithville, TN to the late Wilse and Charlie Elizabeth Summers Knowles. He had resided in Lake City for the past 28 years after moving here from Ocala, FL. While in Ocala, he was the...
William Kenneth Lee
May 23, 2011
William Kenneth Lee, 63, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) after an extended illness. He was the son of William Pafford & Myra Douglas Lee and a life long resident of Lake City. He served faithfully in the Army National Guard until retiring in 2000, then worked with the Columbia County Sheriff's...
Ralph Louie Hurst
May 22, 2011
Ralph Louie Hurst, 70, died Sunday, May 22, 2011. He was a life long resident of Columbia County. He faithfully served our country in the United States Navy and was a member of the USS William R. Rush Association and the Lake City American Legion Post #57. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and people person who enjoyed...
William Ray Thomas
May 18, 2011
William Ray Thomas, 53, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011. He was born in Starke, Florida to the late William & Margaret Magyari Thomas. He had been a Columbia County resident for the past 40 years. He was a loving father, grandfather, and brother who enjoyed Go Kart Racing at the Crossroads Go Kart Track, riding his four wheeler to...
