Obituary Listing

Jan 7, 2024

Thomas Christian "Chris" Cox, 54, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024 at the HCA Florida – North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, after a brief illness. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on February 8, 1969 to the late Dennis Wayne Cox and the late Barbara Ann Cox-Robinson. He has made the Lake City area his...

Jan 3, 2024

Linda Hurst Greene, 79, died Wednesday, January 3, 2024, in Tallahassee, Florida after a brief illness. She was a native of Lake City, Florida, and the daughter of the late David and Pearlie Crews Hurst. She was married to Roy A. Greene who preceded her in death in 2011. Mrs. Greene was a wonderful and loving wife, mother, grandmother,...

Jan 1, 2024

Charles Timmons, 73, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, January 1, 2024, with his family by his side, after a brief illness. He was born here in Lake City in the Columbia City area on March 23, 1950 to the late W.T. Shallar and Catherine Shallar. He has been a life-long resident of Lake City and...

Dec 31, 2023

Mrs. Gloria Jean DeStefanis, 81, passed away peacefully at home on December 31, 2023, after a lifelong illness. She was born September 26, 1942, in Youngstown, Ohio to the late John and Lena DePinto she was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, John DePinto, Jr. Gloria was an active member of Faith Life Church in Port...

Dec 29, 2023

Linda Ann Lyons, age 83 of Lake City, Florida, passed away Friday, December 29th, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in New Rochelle, New York to Luke and Grace Vaccaro on January 21st, 1940.  She graduated from Highland Central High School, Highland, New York and New Paltz Teachers College in New Paltz, New York. ...

Dec 29, 2023

Ms. Mary Lucille Banther, 74, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, FL. She is the daughter of the late Elwood Jordan and Ina Alice Ramey Adams. Ms. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of over forty years Richard Larry Banther, she is preceded in death by one brother Roy, and two...

Dec 24, 2023

Margie Register Owens, 84, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023 at the Willowbrook Assisted Living Facility in Lake City, after an extended illness. She was born in Lake City on March 12, 1939 to the late Henry and Bertha Robinson Register. She has made the North Florida area her home all of her life and...

Dec 22, 2023

Elmer Menzo "Doc" Nichols, Jr., 80, of Lake City, passed away on Friday morning, December 22, 2023 at the HCA Florida – North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, after a brief illness. He was born in Decatur, Illinois on January 24, 1943 to the late Elmer Menzo Nichols and Mabel Blanche Vannote Nichols. He has made Lake City his home...

Dec 22, 2023

Mr. Alfred Richard Jones, a lifelong resident of Lake City, passed away, on Friday, December 22, 2023. at the HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, FL. Born on October 3, 1952, he was the son of the late Betty Godbold Jones and Alfred Colquitt Jones. Richard was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1970. While his...

Dec 21, 2023

Mr. Roy "Butch" Franks, 78, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon, December 21, 2023 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. He was born in Atwater, Ohio on February 12, 1945. He has been a resident of Florida for over 48 years, and moved to Lake City...

Dec 20, 2023

James (Jim) R Chambers of Lake City, FL. passed away on Wednesday December 20th after a short illness, at the North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville, Florida surrounded by family members.  He was born September 13, 1944 in Emlenton, PA, and was a graduate of Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School, class of 1962.  He served in the United States Air...

Dec 17, 2023

Pastor Lowell G. O'steen, 90, Columbia County's Sweetest Preacher, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, December 17, 2023 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born in Providence, Florida on October 9, 1933 to the late Stanton F. and Rivy Jane Fralick O'steen. He has made Lake City his home most of his life and served in...

Dec 13, 2023

The Heeke family is mourning the loss of their beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great grandfather. Robert Berkeley Heeke passed away on December 13, 2023 at the age of 93, less than a month after the passing of his wife, Joyce. He will be deeply missed.

Bob was born in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated From Benedictine High...

Dec 12, 2023

Beverly Elsie Stone, 78 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at the Willowbrook Assisted Living Facility in Lake City.  She was born in Emery, Utah to the late Howard and Elsie Williams Sorensen.  Ms. Stone served our country in the United States Army and following her service she worked for many years at the Veterans...

Dec 11, 2023

Betty Jean Hansen, 83, of Lake City, passed away on Monday evening, December 11, 2023 at the HCA Florida – Lake City Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born in Wellborn, Florida on December 23, 1939 to the late Glenn Cheshire and Bertha Green Cheshire. She worked for over 30 years in sales with the Sears & Roebuck...

Dec 11, 2023

Mr. Keith Howard Goulet, 83, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023, at the Willowbrook Assisted Living facility after an extended illness. He is the son of the late Edward and Edna Kathryn Brown Goulet and was preceded in death by his wife Annie Mae Goulet in 2014 a brother Edward Goulet and brother-in-law Andy Toth and his daughter-in-law...

Dec 11, 2023

Mrs. Nora P. Wainwright, 92, of Lake City gained her Heavenly Wings on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. A native of Lawtey, FL, she was the daughter of the late J.T. and Carris Irene Taylor Prevatt, Sr. Nora loved working with kindergarten children and had worked at the Southside...

Dec 4, 2023

Diane Marie Warren, age 61, of Live Oak, Florida, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2023. She was born on July 8, 1962, in West Palm Beach, Florida, to Alfred and Joan Hall. Diane is survived by her loving mother, Joan Hall, her brother Tommy Hall (Denise), her sisters Brenda Reed and Anne Avery (Ryan), her daughters Joan Corbett...

Dec 3, 2023

Watkins Adams Saunders, Jr., 94, of White Springs, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, December 3, 2023 after an extended illness. He was born in White Springs on November 27, 1929 to the late Watkins Adams Saunders, Sr. and Lillian Shipp Saunders. He has made the White Springs area his home most all of his life and was a...

Dec 3, 2023

Michael T. Brooks, 35 of Fort White, passed away unexpectantly on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at the HCA Florida Lake City Hospital.  Michael was born in St. Petersburg, Florida and raised in Fort White.  He attended Fort White High School and was currently working the second shift at HAECO Americas in Lake City.  Following high school, Michael moved briefly...