Obituary Listing

Sep 27, 2023

Mr. Keith Aaron Holloway, 37, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at his residence following an extended illness. He is the son of Richard D. Holloway and Brenda Gaye Wood. Keith is a lifelong resident of Columbia County and was a member of the Cross Church and he enjoyed the outdoors, and trucks, jeeps, and tractors, and he...

Sep 26, 2023

Willie Williams (aka "Silly Willie") of Lake City, Florida passed away on September 26, 2023, the day after his 85th birthday at the VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. Willie was born in Nashville, Georgia to Lena Bell and George Williams.

At the young age of 17, Willie joined the U.S. Air Force. In 1957, Willie and...

Sep 26, 2023

Alta Marie Lafferty, 48 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Campbellsville, Kentucky and had made Lake City her home for the past four years.  She had previously been a resident of the Fanning Springs area.  Alta enjoyed crafting, playing games...

Sep 25, 2023

Mr. Paul Allan Griffith 73, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023, at The Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) in Lake City following an extended illness. After moving here from West Palm Beach, FL, Paul had made Lake City his home for the past thirty years. Paul worked and retired from Morrells. He was a member of Salem...

Sep 25, 2023

Hilda G Collins, 70 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023 at her home.  She was born in Hollywood, Florida, the youngest of seven children, to the late Marvin Foy Goodman and Gertha Ming Goodman.  Mrs. Collins had made Lake City her home since 2004 and had previously been a longtime resident of Okeechobee, Florida.  She...

Sep 23, 2023

Edward "Ed" McKnight, 95, of Lady Lake, formerly of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 after an extended illness. He was born in Carrabelle, FL on March 24, 1928 to the late Edward R. McKnight and Margaret Blonquist McKnight. He was a United States Navy Veteran and worked for many years as a Computer Specialist with...

Sep 22, 2023

On September 22nd, Marlene Rosenthal Hirsh (1932-2023) slipped peacefully from this life into the presence of Jesus whom she loved and longed to see face to face.  She is preceded in death by her parents Abe and Faye Rosenthal, brothers Murray and Jerry Rosenthal, her great-grandson Josiah Seth Hirsh, and her husband Herbert L. Hirsh (1926-2000).

She...

Sep 22, 2023

William Charles "W.C." Register, 95, of Lake City, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family on Friday, September 22, 2023. He was born on August 1, 1928, in Northern Columbia County to Willie and Mary Jane Durrance Register.

W.C. was predeceased by his parents, his first wife of fifty- three years, Phyllis Register, seven...

Sep 21, 2023

Patricia Anne Ellwood, 71, of Bell, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, September 21, 2023, after an extended illness. She was born on April 18, 1952 to the late Alfred Benjamin Manes and Thelma Marie Norris Manes. She was lovingly known as Granny Pat by those closest to her and she attended the Welcome Congregational Holiness Church and Bell...

Sep 19, 2023

Janet Ruth McKissock, 73, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at the HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, FL. She was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Maxine F. DeGolyer Hart. She was born May 23, 1950, in Gowanda, NY, grew up in North Tonawanda, NY, and was raised in the Methodist tradition. She...

Sep 19, 2023

Linnie Catherine Feickert Jordan, 83, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2023, with her family by her side, after an extended illness. She was born in Cooperstown, New York on August 15, 1940, to the late Charles Judd Feikert and Madeline McIntyre Feickert and raised in Rome, New York where her parents were music teachers in...

Sep 17, 2023

Mr. George Earl Boston, 90, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at the Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness he is the son of the late Clarence Alva, Sr. and Vera Anderson Boston. He is preceded in death by two sons Derek and Buddy Boston one daughter Brenda Boston, and two brothers C.A. Boston...

Sep 16, 2023

Kenneth R. "Doc" Tyre, 82 of Jasper, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at the HCA Florida, North Florida Hospital in Gainesville.  He was born in Jasper, Florida, the second of seven sons, to the late Earl Lewis Tyre and Doris Dempsey Tyre.  Doc was a longtime resident of Homestead, Florida and was a member of the South...

Sep 13, 2023

Frank R. McClain, 93, of Fort White, passed away on Wednesday morning, September 13, 2023, at his residence, following an extended illness. He was born in Marion, Indiana on April 5, 1930 to the late David McClain and Grace VanBactor McClain. He has made Ft. White his home since the mid 1980's moving here from the Riverview, FL area....

Sep 12, 2023

Andrew Charles Fahrny, 39, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. He was born on August 7, 1984 in Pittsburgh, PA; and moved to Wellington, Florida in 1988 and then moved to Lake City in 1998. He was a 2001 graduate from Richwood High School in Richwood, West Virginia. He loved the ocean, the gulf; and...

Sep 12, 2023

Mr. Joseph "Jody" Franklin Wingate, 84, passed away on September 12, 2023, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) following an extended illness. He was the son of the late Jess Willard and Mary Magdaline Woods Wingate and is preceded in death by seven brothers Cleve, Lawerence, Johnny, and Gerald Williams and Leo, David, and Bunkey Wingate, and...

Sep 11, 2023

Terry Steve Campbell, 79 of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023 at the Suncoast Hospice South Pinellas Care Center Bayfront Health.  He was born in Trenton, New Jersey to the late George Campbell and Doris Drew Campbell.  Mr. Campbell was an Electrical Contractor owning and operating Campbell's Electric in the St. Petersburg area for over...

Sep 10, 2023

Christopher Chad Ford, 45, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at the HCA Florida – North Florida Hospital in Gainesville after a brief illness. He was born in Lake City on May 14, 1978 and has been a life-long resident of the area. He was a truck driver and was currently employed with Martin Trucking...

Sep 9, 2023

Peter Alan "Pete" Dahlberg, 65, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday afternoon, September 9, 2023, at the HCA – North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, after an extended illness. He was born in the Bronx, New York on September 22, 1957 and has made the Lake City area his home since 1969, moving here from the Lake Worth, Florida...

Sep 3, 2023

Daniel Powell Summers passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023. A Lake City native, Daniel was born to Gordon Powell & Dr. Susan Robinson Summers on July 2, 1992. He was a 2011 graduate of Columbia High School and 2015 Florida Gateway College.

Daniel was a dedicated multi-galloneer blood donor with Lifesouth Community Blood Center. He enjoyed...