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Ronald Dean Donaldson, Sr.

Ronald Dean Donaldson, Sr.

Nov 30, 2023

Ronald Dean Donaldson, Sr. 80 of Lake City, FL, passed away peacefully at home and entered the gates of heaven on February 16th, 2024, a day he has been looking

forward to for years. Dean as he was fondly called, was born on June 8, 1943, in Shreveport, Louisiana along with a twin sister (Jean) to the...

Vance Edward Cox

Vance Edward Cox

Nov 30, 2023

Mr. Vance Edward Cox, 54, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Shands UF Hospital in Gainesville FL. following an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his father Kenneth L. Cox, Jr. Vance was a lifelong resident of Columbia County and a member of The First Methodist Church. He enjoyed grilling, fishing, going on cruises, spending...

Mary Williams Brown

Mary Williams Brown

Nov 29, 2023

Mary Williams Brown, 87 of Lake City, passed away unexpectantly on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at the South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia.  Mrs. Brown was born in Gainesville, Florida, the fourth child of 5, to the late Jessie Williams and Beatrice Haney Williams.  She had made Lake City her home for the past 53 years having moved...

Angela Thoreson Norris

Angela Thoreson Norris

Nov 25, 2023

Angela Thoreson Norris, 60 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Newport News, Virginia and had made Lake City her home since 1989 having previously lived in Hollywood, Florida.  She was a graduate of Hallendale High School class of 1981 and worked...

Mariell D Smith

Mariell D Smith

Nov 24, 2023

Mariell D. Smith, 88 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023 at the Bedrock Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of Lake City.  She was born in Coffee County, Alabama, the only daughter and youngest of three children, to the late Bascom Capp Daughtry and Gladys Mae Sanders Daughtry.  Ms. Smith was raised in Lake City and attended...

Barbara Anne Bonds

Barbara Anne Bonds

Nov 23, 2023

Barbara Anne Anderson Bonds gained her angel wings on November 23, 2023, at her home in Wellborn, FL. Barbara was 79 years old. Barbara was born on December 13, 1943, to Ottis William "Sam" Anderson and Minnie Lee O'steen in Columbus, GA. Shortly after her birth her parents and siblings moved to FL. She graduated from Columbia High School,...

Jonathan "J.J." Spradley

Jonathan "J.J." Spradley

Nov 23, 2023

Jonathan Michael "J.J." Spradley, 38, of Lake City, passed away suddenly on Thursday, November 23, 2023 at the HCA Florida - Lake City Hospital after an unexpected illness. He was born in Gainesville on June 28, 1985 and has made Lake City his home his entire life. He worked for nearly 20 years with Touchstone Heating and Air, where...

Maryann Moates

Maryann Moates

Nov 21, 2023

MaryAnn Moates, 62, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, November 21, 2023 after an extended illness. She was born in Lake City on January 28, 1961 and had made the Lake City area her home her entire life. She was a member of the Divonia Baptist Church in Jasper, and worked for over 32 years with...

Jerry Joe Castagna

Jerry Joe Castagna

Nov 19, 2023

Jerry Joe Castagna was born on October 6, 1938 in West Frankfort, Illinois to the late Mike Castagna and Sophia Lisowski. Jerry graduated from Frankfort Community High School in 1956 and joined the Army where he served his country as a Military Policeman stationed in Germany.  After his tour was completed, he was employed as a refrigeration mechanic at...

Lois Ann Morse

Lois Ann Morse

Nov 18, 2023

Lois Ann Morse, 83 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Norwich, Connecticut, the younger of two daughters, to the late John Frances Curry and Mary Ellen Robinson Curry.  Ms Morse had made her home in Lake City for the past...

Celia Blanche Nettles

Celia Blanche Nettles

Nov 16, 2023

Mrs. Celia Blanche Nettles, 83, of Lake City passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of Lake City, she was the daughter of the late Leandous Warren and Zola Mae Blanton Rosier. She was a Homemaker until her boys began school. She then worked in banking and...

Mark Steven Padgett

Mark Steven Padgett

Nov 15, 2023

Mr. Mark Steven Padgett, 59, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Mark is the son of the late Matthew and Jean O. Stormant Padgett and is preceded in death by a brother-in-law Bobby Roberts. Mark was a lifelong resident of Lake City and had retired from Homes Of Meritt after twenty- years he was...

Joyce Newton Heeke

Joyce Newton Heeke

Nov 14, 2023

The Heeke family is mourning the loss of their beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother.  Joyce Newton Heeke passed away on November 14, 2023 at the age of 91.  She will be deeply missed.  Joyce was born in Charleston, South Carolina and grew up nearby in the "Old Village" of Mount Pleasant. She graduated from General William...

Bonnie Faye (Edenfield)  Joyner

Bonnie Faye (Edenfield) Joyner

Nov 14, 2023

Bonnie Faye Edenfield Joyner, 93, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at the Shands at University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville after a brief illness.

A funeral service for Mrs. Joyner will be conducted on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. in the Lake City Church of Christ with Ralph Rowand officiating....

Frank "J.J." Jon Cembruch, Jr.

Frank "J.J." Jon Cembruch, Jr.

Nov 7, 2023

Frank Jon "J.J." Cembruch, Jr., 50 of High Springs, passed away at his home with his family on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.  J.J. was born in Largo, Florida and had made the Fort White and High Springs area his home since 1981.  He was a graduate of Santa Fe High School class of 1991 and retired from Clay Electric...

John Edgar Willis

John Edgar Willis

Nov 4, 2023

John Edgar Willis, 48 of Live Oak, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023 after battling cancer.  He was born February 19, 19975 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Jerry G. Willis and Jackie McClanahan both of Flatwoods, Kentucky.  He worked at Bonnie Plants out of Lake City, Florida as a salesman for the past few years and...

Patricia Luvenia (Giddens)  Johns

Patricia Luvenia (Giddens) Johns

Nov 4, 2023

Patricia Luvenia Giddens Johns, 81 of Lake City, Florida entered her eternal rest on November 4, 2023. She was born in Avon Park, FL in 1942. 63 years ago, Patricia, who was known as Pat, married the love of her life Ray Johns on July 23, 1960. Pat worked in banking at various times throughout the years but her...

Tony Randall Gaskins

Tony Randall Gaskins

Nov 3, 2023

Tony Randall Gaskins, 56, of Lake City, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 after a sudden illness. He was born in Lake City on September 13, 1967 to the late Randall and Vernice Gaskins. He has lived all of his life here in Lake City worked for a number of years in the Log Trucking industry as well...

William Clyde Nelson

William Clyde Nelson

Nov 1, 2023

William Clyde Nelson, 58, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at his residence. He was born in La Grange, GA on August 19, 1965 to the late William Clarence Nelson and Helen Marie McCubbins Nelson. He moved to Palm Beach, FL in the early 1970s and graduated from the John I. Leonard High School in...

Jay Allen Mowery

Jay Allen Mowery

Oct 30, 2023

Jay Allen Mowery, 72 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023.  He was born in Tiffen, Ohio to the late Howard and Margaret Carrick Mowery.  Jay graduated from the University of Akron where he was a member of the football team. Jay and his wife of almost 28 years, Jackie Cheatham, made their home in Lake...

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