Obituary Listing

Jan 5, 2026

Mr. Norman Kendell McElroy, 80, passed away on Monday January 5, 2026, at the HCA Florida North Florida Hospital following a sudden illness. He is the son of the late Foster Alvin and Pearl Hunter McElroy and grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. I.E. Hunter. He is preceded in death by a sister Elizabeth McElroy Glass and a...

Jan 4, 2026

Mr. James Robert Ayres, Sr., 83, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL, following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Immanuel and Ada Darr Ayres. He is preceded in death by two brothers, Norman and David Ayres, and one sister, Coila Cairns. He had made his...

Jan 4, 2026

Maurice Leland Geiger, 87, passed away at his home on January 4, 2026. He was born January 27, 1938, the youngest of three boys, in Wellborn, Florida, to Thomas Jefferson Geiger and Thelma Leone McDonald Geiger. He attended the Wellborn School, and later Columbia High School, graduating as part of the class of 1956. He then went on to...

Jan 2, 2026

Shirley V. Nettles, 87 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Olustee, Florida to the late George Washington and Mollie Nettles Newman.  Mrs. Nettles was a lifelong resident of Lake City, a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1956 and...

Jan 2, 2026

Leonard Kenneth Keen, Sr., 94 of Lake City was born on May 24, 1931 to Bessie Albritton and Perry Dewey Keen. He was accepted into heaven around midnight on the morning on January 2, 2026. He is survived by the love of his life and wife of many years, Shirley A. Keen of Lake City; whom he married in...

Jan 1, 2026

Michael John Woods, 72, passed away on January 1, 2026, in Gainesville, Florida. Born on February 5, 1953, in Witney, in the county of Oxford, England, Michael lived a life marked by generosity, skill, and deep devotion to his family and friends.

Michael was known to many as the "engine whisperer," a title earned through his remarkable...

Dec 29, 2025

Jackie Wayne Holmes October 22, 1948, to December 29, 2025

Jackie Wayne Holmes, a remarkable husband, father, grandfather, athlete, public servant, and friend, passed away on December 29, 2025, in Lake City, Florida. Born on October 22, 1948, in Sturgis, Kentucky, Jackie lived a life defined by family, discipline, devotion, humility, and love.

At the...

Dec 29, 2025

James Thomas "Jim" Tompkins, age 71, of White Springs, Florida, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 29, 2025, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. A man of faith and quiet strength, Jim lived a life rooted in hard work, devotion to his family, and steady trust in the Lord.

Funeral services will be held on...

Dec 28, 2025

Mrs. Kaitlynne Danielle Law, 35, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at the HCA Florida North Florida Hospital unexpectedly. She is the daughter of Rebecca and Doug Godbey and Robert and Sherry Sheppard. She is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Corbett Horne and paternal grandfather Melvin Sheppard, Sr. Kaitlynne is a lifelong resident of Lake City,...

Dec 25, 2025

Kenneth Ruben West, 59 of Lenox, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, Florida.

Ruben was truly one of a kind. In 2010, Ruben started working with Steve Summer Farms. In 2017, Steve passed. Ruben continued working with his son, Thomas (Thomas Sumner Farms).  Ruben...

Dec 24, 2025

Vivian Lee Glenn, 77 of Lake City, passed away due to a long, extended illness, on Tuesday, early morning, December 24, 2025 at her residence with her caretakers, Billy and Virginia Tiner-Nelson.  She was born on May 12, 1948 in Lake City, Florida to the late John Henry Lee and Mildred Elizabeth Lee Boone.  Ms. Glenn was a lifelong...

Dec 23, 2025

Beverly H. McNaull, 91, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 23, 2025. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Beverly carried Florida in her heart throughout her life. She loved the water, cherished nature, and held a deep respect for the environment that never faded.

Beverly devoted many years to raising her family in Livermore, California,...

Dec 23, 2025

Mr. Jim Daryl Calloway, 66, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by his family. he is the son of the late Billy and Joann Thomas Calloway and is preceded in death by two brothers, Calvin and George Calloway. Jim had made Lake City his home for the past fifty-three years. He enjoyed spending time...

Dec 23, 2025

Mrs. Willene Turner McOwen, 101, of Fort White, passed away on December 23, 2025. She was born on June 30, 1924 in Branford, Florida to George Lane and Willie Buchanan Lane. She graduated from Fort White High school in 1942 and moved to Gainesville, Florida where she worked as a Clearance Officer at Stengel Field. She then went to...

Dec 22, 2025

Dorothea Ellen Huntman, 88, of Lake City, Florida, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on December 22, 2025. She was born on July 4, 1937, in Greensboro, Pennsylvania, to the late Earl and Grace Jackman Harshman.

Dorothea spent many years as a talented hairdresser, working in a salon she owned and operated with her husband, Michael...

Dec 19, 2025

Mary A. Mabbitt, born on June 27, 1969, in Norfolk, Virginia, passed away on December 19, 2025, surrounded by love. She was the daughter to Billy Elliott and Mary Cobb.

Mary was a devoted wife to Kent "Bubba" Mabbitt, with whom she shared 30 years of marriage, and a proud, loving mother to her three children: Scott,...

Dec 18, 2025

Beverly Ann (Surface) Wallace

Mrs. Beverly Wallace, 77, of White Springs, FL, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL, from natural causes, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 10, 147, in Covington, Kentucky, to the late William Eli and Esther Lucille Mcintosh Surface. Beverly...

Dec 17, 2025

Ronald Gene "Ronnie" Maddox, Sr., 54, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday evening, December 17, 2025. He was born in Hammond, Indiana on January 9, 1971 to the late Donald Gene Maddox, Sr. and Wanda Jane "Janie" Arnold Maddox. He has made Lake City his home all of his life, and was a Concrete Worker most of his...

Dec 17, 2025

Sherry Lee Strickland was born on June 23, 1965, in Thomasville, Georgia. She was reunited in heaven with her mother, Deloris Scheu, father, Jimmy Odom, and sister, Faye Hale on December 17, 2025, at the age of 60. Since Sherry entered this world, she lived a life that was unapologetically hers. She possessed a heart that was unmatched to...

Dec 17, 2025

Daria Lynn Hysell, 72, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 17, 2025, in Lake City, Florida. She was born on August 15, 1953, in Moline, Illinois to Darrel Wayne and Patsy Anne Bognar.

Daria grew up in Clearwater, Florida. She graduated from Largo High School in 1971, then traveled to Wurzburg, Germany, to spend ...