Roy Raymond "Ramie" Rickett
Feb 19, 2026
Roy Raymond “Ramie” Rickett was born on May 17, 1962, in Gainesville, FL, to the late Roy A. Rickett & Marion Louise Tomlinson Rickett. He suddenly and unexpectedly went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on February 19, 2026, in Lake City, FL.
He spent his younger years in Alachua, FL, prior to making Branford, FL, his home...
Kevin Paul Harper
Feb 17, 2026
Kevin Paul Harper, 67, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday afternoon, February 17, 2026 at the Haven Hospice – E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville after an extended illness. He was born in San Jose, California on May 2, 1958 to the late Cecil Harper and Hilda Costa Harper. He has made Lake City his home since 1998,...
Rodney Craig Nettles
Feb 15, 2026
Rodney Craig Nettles, 73, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at his residence following an illness. Graveside services will be conducted on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Union County. 1088 NW 87th PL, Lake Butler, FL 32054. With Bishop Stephen Bell officiating. Interment will immediately follow the services. Arrangements are under the...
Billy Wayne Manucy
Feb 13, 2026
Billy Wayne Manucy, 82, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, February 13, 2026 at his residence with his family by his side. He was born on August 24, 1943 to the late Francis Dominic Manucy and Lucille Christine Allbritton Manucy. He has made Lake City his home since 1965 and worked several years with the AERO Corporation...
William David Jacobs
Feb 12, 2026
William David Jacobs, 85, of Lake City, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2026. He was born in Arlington, Virginia on February 9, 1941 to the late William Edward Jacobs and Irma Smith Jacobs. He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He was a work-a-holic, who was always on the go doing something and never...
H. Kendell Smith
Feb 10, 2026
H. Kendell Smith was born on August 16, 1933 to the late Charles “Shep” and Orita Smith in Smoaks, South Carolina. The family moved to Denmark, South Carolina, where the parents were farmers. Later his dad was Chief of Police in Denmark and his mother worked for the government at the Savannah River Bomb Plant.
Kendell graduated from Denmark High School...
Edward Ray Finley
Feb 9, 2026
Edward Ray Finley, 76, of Lake City, passed away peacefully Monday evening, February 9, 2026 after a battle with cancer. He was born June 27, 1949, to the late William Jefferson Finley and Pauline Varnes Finley. He has made the North Florida area his home all of his life and was a US Army Veteran. He worked for 30 years...
Jermey Lee Stephens
Feb 9, 2026
Jermey Lee Stephens, 38, of Branford, passed away suddenly on Monday, February 9, 2026. He was born in Gainesville on October 3, 1987, and has made Branford his home all of his life. He was a 2006 graduate of Branford High School, where he played football & baseball; and was a welder and plumber by trade. In his spare time,...
Cherry Ottis Houston
Feb 9, 2026
Cherry “Ottis” Houston, 93 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026 at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville following a sudden illness. He was born on May 10, 1932 in Early County, Georgia, the 7th of 9 children to the late Cherry Iverson Houston and Ruby Holley Houston. Mr. Houston served our country and was a veteran...
Marilyn McNeill Porter
Feb 9, 2026
Marilyn McNeill Porter, 80 of High Springs, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026 at the HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville. She was born in Hernando, Florida, the sixth of ten children, to the late R.A. and Walton Cason McNeill. Mrs. Porter was raised in High Springs and attended both the Fort White High School and Santa Fe...
Earl J. "Rusty" North
Feb 6, 2026
Earl J. North, Jr., known to most as Rusty, passed away peacefully at his home in Ellenton, Florida, on February 6, 2026, at the age of 72 with daughter Melanie and son in law Brad by his side. Rusty was born and raised in Lake City, Florida, and though he proudly spent his entire life calling Florida home, his career...
Shermon Victor "Vic" Rose, II
Feb 6, 2026
Shermon Victor “Vic” Rose, II., 64 of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 6, 2026 at his home. He was born in Winter Haven, Florida to the late Shermon Victor Rose, Sr. and Patricia Bonds Rose. Vic was raised in Lake City and graduated from Columbia High School class of 1979. Vic loved fishing, going to the races...
Fernando Veloz
Feb 6, 2026
Mr. Fernando Veloz, 69, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026, at the HCA FL Lake City Hospital, suddenly. He is the son of the late Guadalupe and Eliza Valenzula Garcia. He had made FT. White his home after moving here from Tampa, FL. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of the Centro Cristiano Emanuel Church. He...
Helen Taft Roling
Feb 5, 2026
Helen Taft Roling, 91 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. Mrs. Roling was born in Coffee County, Georgia, the youngest of 8 children, to the late Henry and Lucy Rowell Taft. Mrs. Taft had made Lake City her home for the past 35 years having been a longtime...
Caroline Scott
Feb 5, 2026
Caroline Scott, 82 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. She was born in Rella, Kentucky, the youngest of 7 children, to the late Thurlow and Cleadie Hubbard Smith. Mrs. Scott was raised in Brooklyn, Indiana and had made Lake City her home since 1973. She...
James "Mack" Lipscomb
Feb 4, 2026
James “Mack” Lipscomb, 86, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at the HCA Florida – Lake City Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born on April 2, 1939 in Hokes Bluff, Alabama to the late James William “Jim” Lipscomb and Mary Reed Lipscomb. He was a 1957 graduate of Hokes Bluff High in Alabama; and...
Robert George Byrd
Feb 3, 2026
Robert George Byrd, 84 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. He was born in Palatka, Florida to the late Lloyd Byrd and Lois Thomas Byrd Dicks. Mr. Byrd was raised in Lake City and was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1959. He...
Dolores Sandra Warner
Feb 1, 2026
Dolores Sandra Warner (ne’e Tully), 81, of Crystal River, Florida passed away February 01, 2026 after a brief illness.
Affectionately known as Dolly, she was born in April of 1944 in Upper Darby, PA and graduated from Chichester High School in 1962 where she was a member of the National Honor Society. She worked for Sun Oil as a secretary until...
Lorraine "Lorrie" Emma Menard
Jan 30, 2026
Lorraine “Lorie” Menard, born on June 6, 1968, in Middletown, New York, and a longtime resident of Lake City, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on January 30, 2026, after bravely facing many health complications over the years.
Lorie leaves behind her beloved daughter, Krystal Arbogast, who was the center of her world. She also leaves behind two children she proudly told everyone...
Robert O. Wilson
Jan 29, 2026
Robert O. Wilson, 83 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at his home. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Kenneth and Katherine McCleary Wilson. Mr. Wilson served our country in the United States Marine Corp and retired as a Master Seargent. He had made Lake City his home since 1984 and worked for...
