Nelia Joyce Weaver
May 25, 2023
Nelia Joyce Weaver, 82, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2023 after an extended illness. She was born in Miami, Florida on May 4, 1941 to the late Fred Toledo and Shirley Raskin Toledo. She has made Lake City her home since 2006, moving here from the Tampa area where she lived for more than 50...
Jerald Bruce Young
May 25, 2023
Jerald "Bruce" Young, 75 of Branford, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, May 25, 2023, with his family by his side. Mr. Young was born and raised in Branford and had recently moved back home in 2021 having spent many years in the Tallahassee area where he raised his family. He was of the Baptist faith and...
Toby Nicholas Jones
May 24, 2023
Toby Nicholas (Nick) Jones was born December 27, 1971, in Gainesville, FL to Ron and Lana (Barager) Jones.
Toby passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. He was a life-long resident of Lake City and was a 1989 graduate of Columbia High School. Toby worked with United Rentals (20+ years), was an accomplished auctioneer, marine mechanic,...
William "Bill" Merritt
May 24, 2023
Bill Merritt, age 82, passed away May 24, 2023 at the Baya Nursing home in Lake City, FL. Bill was born Dec. 16, 1940 to Dell & Oma Merritt. He is preceded in death by his parents and his niece, Bonnie Moran.
He is survived by his brother, Joe Merritt, sister, Elizabeth May, nephews, Rick May (Mary...
Julius “Jc” Prescott
May 22, 2023
Julius C. "JC" Prescott, 89, of Wellborn, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, May 22, 2023 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, after a brief illness. He was born in Lake City on October 24, 1933 to the late William Rufus Prescott and Essie Mae Wise Prescott. He has made Wellborn his home...
Edna Frances Blanton
May 21, 2023
Edna "Frances" Blanton, 84, passed away peacefully at her home in Fort White, FL on Sunday, May 21, 2023. Frances was born December 18, 1938, in Pearson, Georgia to John Quincy Gillis SR. and Birtha Gilbert Gillis Brannon. Frances was preceded in death by her father, mother, and loving husband Leon Mixon Blanton, two sisters, Carol Brannen Myer and...
James Edward Price
May 18, 2023
James Edward Price departed this life on May 18, 2023 at home surrounded by family after a long health battle. He entered into heavenly rest with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mr. Price was born on May 10, 1935 and was a former Marine who served this country that he loved.
He is survived by Bonnie...
William M. Burroughs
May 18, 2023
William M. "Tonky" "Bill" "Paw-Paw" "G-Pa" Burroughs Jr., was a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and husband during his faithful and fearless journey of 91 years of life. He passed away peacefully in his home in Lake City in the early morning hours of May 18, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.
Bill was one of four children...
Rev. Roger A Siter
May 18, 2023
Rev. Roger A. Siter, age 76, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday afternoon, May 18, 2023 at the Haven Hospice – E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville after a brief illness. He was born in Hudson, NY on June 13, 1946 to the late Charles Miller Siter and Catherine Falkner Siter. He was a United States Air Force...
Kathleen Fay Lyons
May 16, 2023
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Kathleen Fay (Owens) Lyons loving mother and grandmother, passed away at age 75.
Kathy was born on December 5, 1947 in Baldwin, Wisconsin to Bruce and Fern (Harrison) Owens. She made her appearance into the world at only 26 weeks gestation weighing 2lbs 3oz. Her tenacity was evident from the beginning and...
Mary Brewin Porter
May 16, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Brewin Porter, affectionately known as "Bette", age 93, died peacefully in Lake City, FL on May 16, 2023. Mary grew up in Atlanta, but treasured summers spent in and around Savannah, where both sets of her grandparents lived. Some of her fondest memories were of time spent swimming, crabbing, and fishing in the Herb River there with...
Anthony "Tony" Byrd
May 15, 2023
Anthony "Tony" Byrd, 68 of Alachua, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023. He was born in Lake City to the late Bill and Mildred Mixon Byrd. Tony was raised in Lake City and had been a resident of Alachua since 2010. When Tony was younger he attended the Lake City First Assembly of God and really enjoyed attending...
Eunice Clarice Davis
May 12, 2023
Ms. Eunice Clarice Davis, 89, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023, at the HCA Florida Hospital in Lake City after an extended illness. She is the daughter of the late Samuel Sullivan Milligan and Earlie Helen Feagle and the widow of the late Raymond David Davis, Sr. She is preceded in death by her daughter Becky Davis two...
Annie Regenia Graham
May 12, 2023
Annie Regenia Graham, 91 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at her home. She was born the second child of three, to the late Osvell and Clara Feagle Haltiwanger, in Lake City, Florida. Mrs. Graham was a graduate of Mason City School class of 1950. She married her childhood sweetheart, Ralph G. Graham in 1949...
William B. "Bill" Dews
May 12, 2023
William Barry Dews, 76, of Lake City, Florida, took a last, peaceful breath in the early morning of May 12, ending an extended battle with dementia.
He was the middle child of Hunter E. Dews and Louise C Dews, born in Roanoke, Virginia. At an early age, "Bill" had a knack for taking things apart, just so...
Frances Ritch Richardson
May 12, 2023
Frances Ritch Richardson, age 95, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, May 12, 2023 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after a brief illness. She was born in Dundee, Florida on May 24, 1927 to the late Vernon and Vera Pearce Ritch. She has made Lake City her home most...
Frederick Aloysius Melady, Iii
May 11, 2023
Frederick Aloysius Melady lll, 55, of Lake City, Florida and formerly of Belleplain, New Jersey passed away on May 11, 2023. Fred was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 7, 1967 to Frederick and Kathryn (Roddy) Melady. Fred grew up in Cape May, New Jersey. He graduated from Lower Cape May Regional High School where he met the love...
Victor A Pattison
May 11, 2023
Victor Andrew Pattison 89, of Lake City, Florida, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida surrounded by family. Born on January 29, 1934, to Wilfrid L. and Helen (SinClair) Pattison, Vic grew up on Staten Island, NY, and enjoyed baseball, Boy Scouts, and graduated from Tottenville High School in 1950.
Vic attended NYU, served...
Christopher "Chris" Royals
May 10, 2023
Christopher Allen "Chris" Royals, 53, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 10, 2023, with his family by his side, after an brief illness. He was born in Lake City on December 2, 1969 to the late Dan Royals and Evelyn Cribbs. He was a Hairstylist by trade and currently was renting a room in the Merle...
Brandon Tyler Blanton
May 10, 2023
Brandon Tyler Blanton was born February 13, 1993 in Gainesville, Fl to Daniel Franklin Blanton and Leslie Beckman Blanton. Brandon passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Brandon graduated from Suwannee High School in 2011 and was working for Robinson Renovations and Custom Homes in Gainesville. Brandon spent the last twelve years loving his wife...
