Rita Joan Cox
Nov 25, 2025
Mrs. Rita Joan Cox, 72, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at her residence following an extended illness. She is the daughter of the late Hiram Marvin and Arrie Lee Blankenship Jenkins. She is preceded in death by two brothers, Billy and Ricky Jenkins, and one son-in-law, Jason Harry. She was a lifelong resident of Lake City and...
Ellen "Nora" Lenora Feagle
Nov 24, 2025
Ellen Lenora "Nora" Feagle, 88, of Lake City, went home to be with Jesus on Monday morning, November 24, 2025, surrounded by her precious family after a brief illness.
Born October 12, 1937, in Columbia County to the late Cleveland and Eunice Cason Snelgrove, Nora was a devoted homemaker and faithful member of The Cross Church in...
Michael L. Padgett
Nov 23, 2025
Michael L. Padgett, 60, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday morning, November 23, 2025, doing what he loved doing, hunting in the South Georgia Woods. He was born in Bradford County on January 11, 1965 and has made the Lake City & White Springs area his home most of his life. He was currently working for Nutrien in...
Janice Christie Prince
Nov 22, 2025
Janice C. Prince, 74 of Lake City, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lake City, Florida on November 26, 1950, and lived a life centered on love, kindness, and caring for others. She was the devoted wife of the late Robert David Prince, with whom she shared a lifetime of strength, commitment, and...
Darryl Francis Stumph
Nov 19, 2025
Mr. Darryl Francis Stumph, 82, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, in the VA Hospital in Lake City, FL, following an extended illness. He is the son of the late John Francis and Hattie Frances Holt Stumph. He is preceded in death by one step- daughter Karen Knots. Darryl served his country proudly in the United States Navy...
Charles Michael Tedesco
Nov 17, 2025
Charles Michael Tedesco, 86, of Lake City, passed away Monday morning, November 17, 2025. Teddy (Ted) was born on September 26, 1939 to the late Felice A. Tedesco and Emilia Ricci Tedesco in Revere, Massachusetts. He has made Lake City his home for over 45 years and served his country in not only the United States Marines but the...
Joanne F. Charles
Nov 17, 2025
Mrs. Joanne F. Charles, 75, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2025, at her residence following an extended illness surrounded by her family. she is the daughter of the late George and Mary Souza Rachel and is preceded in death by one daughter Mary Baker, three brothers Ronnie, George and Bobby Rachel and two sisters Anne Marie Rachel and...
Barbara Joan Davis Rose
Nov 17, 2025
Barbara Joan Davis Rose, 92 of Lake City, was born on August 1, 1933 in Sarasota, Florida and passed away on Monday, November 17, 2025 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, A. Nevesta Rigby, mother, and John W. Davis, Jr., father, who was killed at the Battle of the Bulge during WWII and is...
Elsie S Holliday
Nov 16, 2025
Elsie Claire Scofield Hunter Holliday
September 7, 1927—November 16, 2025 (age 98)
Elsie Claire Scofield Hunter Holliday, 98, passed away on November 16, 2025, at Solaris Healthcare of Lake City, FL. Born on September 7, 1927, in Lake City, she was the youngest of four daughters to Walter Franklin Scofield and Lonnie Elsie Owens Scofield....
Cola Wendell Davis
Nov 13, 2025
Mr. Cola Wendell Davis, 80, passed away at his residence on Thursday, November 13, 2025, following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Tanner M. and Iva Lee Ellis Davis and was preceded in death by one son, Deaun Davis, and two sisters, Martha Hayes and Jan Davis. He had made his home in Lake City...
Wayne Norris
Nov 13, 2025
Wayne Norris, 70, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2025 after a brief illness. He was born in Columbia County on July 27, 1955 to the late Nathan Norris and Maude Wheeler Norris. He has made Lake City his home all of his life and was a member of the Lantern Park Baptist Church. He worked...
Gary Wayne Decker
Nov 13, 2025
Gary Wayne Decker 1954 – 2025 Gary Wayne Decker, age 71, passed away on November 13, 2025. A resident of Lake City, Florida since 1988, Gary made his home there after moving from North Carolina. He was born in Morris, Illinois, to Leo Decker and Helen (Williams) Decker. Gary was truly a jack of all trades and spent much...
Virginia Gail Arnold
Nov 13, 2025
Virginia Gail Arnold, 85, passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL., following a brief illness. She is the daughter of the late Luther and Virginia Deese. She was raised by her grandparents, JC and Pauline "Muddie" Whitten. She has made Lake City her home for the past sixty years ...
Sandra Doublebower Coglon
Nov 12, 2025
Sandra Doublebower Coglon, of Lake City, Florida, devoted wife and mother, was born on November 11, 1961, and passed away on November 12, 2025. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Michael Coglon; her son, Kyle (Amanda) Coglon; and her brothers, Al Guerra and Mike Guerra of Coatesville, Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her mother,...
Ronald Otto Brooks
Nov 12, 2025
Ronald Otto Brooks, 92, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, following a extended illness. He was born in Alachua County on July 27, 1933 to the late Lester and Jessie Terrell Brooks. He has made Lake City and the North Florida area...
John Wendle Nettles
Nov 11, 2025
Mr. John Wendle Nettles, 86, of Lake City passed away at his home in Lake City on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. A native and lifelong resident of Lake City he was the son of John Wilbur and Inez Thomas Nettles. Mr. Nettles retired from The Florida Department of Transportation in Lake City after 43 years working in the soil...
Billy Eugene Friar
Nov 9, 2025
Billy Eugene Friar, 82, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at the University of Florida Shand's Hospital in Gainesville after a long illness. He was born in Adel, Georgia on July 30, 1943 to the late John Birney Friar and Julia Ann Adams Friar. He has made the Lake City area his home most of...
John A. Tatem, Jr.
Nov 8, 2025
John Tatem, Jr., 80, of Lake City, Florida, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2025
He is survived by his loving wife, Ann; his sons Mike (Judy)Tatem and Wade (Michelle)Tatem; and grandchildren Charlie (Arden)Tatem and Megan (Dillon) Alford, Zack and Mackenzie Tatem and six great-grandchildren — Blair, Charley-Kate, Allison, Baker, Tatem, and Callum; Sister, Angela (Brad) Yanda;...
Charles Joseph Gillette
Nov 8, 2025
Charles Joseph Gillette, 74, of Fort White, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at his residence with his family by his side. He was born on June 9, 1951 to the late Paul Gillette and Betty Bearce Gillette. He has made Fort White his home for the last nine years, moving here from Georgia. He was a US...
Mindy Ann Haake
Nov 2, 2025
Mindy Ann Haake, 29, of Lake City, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 2, 2025 from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. She was born in Pontiac, Illinois on May 3, 1996 and has made Lake City her home for over the last 20 years. Mindy was a devoted single mother of three children, whom she loved beyond measure....
