Starr Fern Jones
Jul 21, 2026
Starr Fern White Jones, 78, peacefully entered the arms of her Lord in the early morning hours of July 21, 2026, at her home in Florida, with her loving husband, Lawrence "Lonny" Jones Sr., faithfully by her side. Surrounded by the love they had shared for more than 50 years, she passed peacefully into the presence of her Savior.
Born on...
Billy Joe Fowler, Sr.
Jul 20, 2026
Billy Joe Fowler, Sr., 75 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026 at his home in Lake City. He was born and raised in Lake City to the late Carlos Franklin Fowler and Dillie Vann Fowler. Mr. Fowler was a lifelong resident of Lake City and a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1969. He worked...
John Robert Holton
Jul 19, 2026
John Robert Holton, 70, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at the HCA Florida - Lake City Hospital in Lake City, after a brief illness. He was born in Jacksonville on May 6, 1956 to the late John Holton and Annette Holton. He worked for the Florida Department of Corrections and retired as a Lieutenant. He...
Jackie Edris Taylor-McCrary
Jul 18, 2026
Mrs. Jackie E. Taylor-McCrary, 78, of Lake City passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her family after a year long battle with cancer. A native of McKee, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie and Sallie Malicote Summers. She had owned and operated her real estate company, Jackie Taylor & Associates since...
David Richard Hunter
Jul 13, 2026
David Richard Hunter, 70, of Bell, Florida, passed away on Monday afternoon, July 13, 2026 at the Windsor Health and Rehabilitation center in Starke after a brief illness. He was born in 1955 to Richard Hunter and Marjorie Louise (Bradley) Hunter in Detroit on August 15, 1955; and lived and attended school and graduated from Crestwood High, Mantua, Ohio.
David had...
Betsy Lynn Meredith
Jul 12, 2026
Mrs. Betsy L. Meredith, 53, passed away on Sunday July 12, 2026 at HCA Hospital in Gainesville following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Lake City, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Betty Floyd Gunn and was a 1992 Columbia High School graduate. Betsy loved her cats, riding her bike, going on walks and cooking.
Betsy is...
Gerald Eugene Smithy
Jul 11, 2026
Mr. Gerald Eugene Smithy, 86, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at HCA N Florida Hospital in Gainesville after a sudden illness.
A native of Starke, Florida, he was the son of the late William C. Jr. and Mary Hatch Smithy and had been a resident of Lake City off and on over the past 80 years. He retired from...
James Franklin Atkinson
Jul 11, 2026
Mr. James Franklin Atkinson, 89, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Clifford and Leanne Simmons Atkinson. He is preceded in death by one daughter, Pamela Atkinson. He made Lake City his home for the past fifty-one years after moving here...
Jewel Edward Dotson
Jul 10, 2026
Mr. Jewel Edward Dotson, 88, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center following an extended illness. He is the son of the late John Franklin and Daisy Evelyn Suttles Dotson. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Mae Nowers, and three brothers, Walter, William, and Roger Dotson, and three sisters, Alberta May,...
Larry Gene Brown, Sr
Jul 8, 2026
Mr. Larry Gene Brown, Sr., 77, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at his residence. He is the son of the late Carl and Corrine Sheltra Brown. He is preceded in death by two sons, Marcus Crowder and Christopher Crowder; three brothers, Bruce, Robert, and Ross Brown. He had made Lake City his home for the past twenty years;...
Virginia Ruth Chance Boyette
Jul 8, 2026
Virginia Chance Boyette
October 29, 1934 – July 8, 2026
Virginia Chance Boyette, 91 years young, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in her hometown of Lake City, Florida, surrounded by the love of her family.
Born on October 29, 1934, in Wauchula, Florida, to Staten Chance and Ruth Neal Chance, Virginia lived a life rooted in faith, family, and selfless...
Lorie Jean Kirkman
Jul 7, 2026
Lorie Jean Kirkman, 40 years old, left this world peacefully on July 07, 2026, after a long and courageously fought battle with cancer. She was a devoted and selfless wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend.
Lorie was born on December 07, 1985, in Hollywood, Florida, to Debra Dever and Lawrence DeGrange. She spent her early childhood in Miami, Florida, with...
Glen Perry
Jul 7, 2026
Matthew Glen Perry, 67, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at his residence following an illness. He is the son of the late Jack Wallace Perry and Sylvia North and the grandson of the late George and Mary Perry. He had lived in Lake City all his life and was of the Methodist faith and lived to race jet...
Hayden Nicole Porter
Jul 6, 2026
Ms. Hayden Nicole Porter, 16, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2026, following an extended illness. She is the daughter of Jason Porter and Whitney Pellerito. She had lived in Fort White all her life and she enjoyed listening to her movies and watching Charlotte’s Web.
Hayden is survived by her father Jason Porter, Ft. White, FL, her mother Whitney Pellerito,...
Margaret Evelyn Martin
Jul 6, 2026
Margaret Evelyn Martin, 80, of Fort White, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, July 6, 2026 at the Haven Hospice - Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was a life-long resident of Fort White, born on February 4, 1946 to the late Howard Franklin Terry and Ora Emma Edgemon. She worked as an Assisted...
Fredrick Daniel "Fred" Ring
Jul 6, 2026
Fredrick “Fred” Daniel Ring, 81, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, July 6, 2026, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Lebanon, Virginia, on August 5, 1944, to the late Fred Ring and Louise Ketron Ring. He has a surviving aunt, Rita Jo Banner of Castlewood, Virginia. He has made Lake City his home since 1967....
James Travis O'Neal
Jun 30, 2026
James Travis “J.T.” O’Neal, 43 of Lake City, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 in Lake City. J.T. was born in Alachua County and was raised in Lake City. From an early age, J.T. loved listening to music, fishing, driving and riding bicycles. J.T. loved to help anyone in need and was always willing to give what he had. He...
Richard "Dick" Hunter
Jun 30, 2026
Richard Hunter also known as (Dick) (Dicky)
Born in Detroit on 1/27/1925, being the 9th of 10 siblings from his father John ( Detroit Fire Fighter ) and his mother Josephine Hunter ( Homemaker ).
He worked in miscellaneous shops and factories until he enlisted in the Navy and served in WWII as a fire engineer. When he left the Navy he...
C.W. Pennington, Jr.
Jun 30, 2026
Mr. Connell William “C.W.” Pennington, Jr, 81, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at the HCA Florida Lake City Hospital following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Connell William and Audry Weatherington Pennington, Sr., and is preceded in death by one daughter, Marcia “Punkin” Pennington. He had made Lake City his home for the past...
Margaret Lee Wilson-Tiner
Jun 28, 2026
Margaret Lee Wilson-Tiner went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Jun 28, 2026 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center of Lake City. Margaret was born on October 31, 1934 to John Henry Lee and Mildred Lee Boone in Lake City. She spent many of her last years in Steinhatchee and St. Augustine. Her favorite...
