Obituary Listing

Jul 5, 2023

Mrs. Linda Arnold Chambers, 86, of Lake City, Florida passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 5, 2023 with her family by her side. She was born on November 15, 1936, the oldest of four children to the late Dr. L.J. "Jim" Arnold, Jr. and Ruth McColskey Arnold. Linda was a 1954 graduate of Columbia...

Jul 5, 2023

Mr. Claude Kennedy, 80, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at the HCA Florida North Florida Hospital following an illness. He was the son of the late Rome and Minnie Irene Watson Kennedy. He was preceded in death by one sister Opal Newsome and a brother-in-law Royce "Pig" Presley.  Claude had made Lake City his home for the...

Jul 3, 2023

Jean (Jay) Babington Wiliams, III passed away surrounded by his family on July 3, 2023 after a brief illness. Jay was born August 19,1954 in Durham, NC. Jay and his family moved to Jacksonville in 1958.

He was a graduate of Bishop Kenny High School, class of 1972. He attended Mercer University and was a graduate of...

Jul 1, 2023

Donna "Ellen" Billingsley, 74, of White Springs, Florida passed away peacefully at her residence on July 1, 2023. Ellen was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the late Dale Luton and Betty Luton (Coatney) on June 10, 1949. Ellen graduated from Will Rogers High School (Class of 1967) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She enjoyed a few different careers before settling down...

Jul 1, 2023

Ida Mae Linnane, 76, of Lake City, FL, passed away on July 1, 2023. She was born on December 11, 1946, in Thomasville, GA, to Delma and Eunice Hurst. Ida was a loving mother, wife, and woman of faith. Always cheerful and willing to help anyone in need, she will be remembered for her kind and compassionate nature.Ida had...

Jun 30, 2023

Gail Marie Boehmer, age 54, of Lake City, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023 at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota on September 13, 1968 to the late Charles M. Myers and Marilee Bentzen Myers. She has made Lake City her home since 1988, moving here from the Sioux Falls,...

Jun 29, 2023

John Christopher Foreman, 53, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away following a tragic motorcycle accident in Flagler County on June 29, 2023.

John was born on July 29, 1969, in Kailua, Hawaii.  John was a loving father, son, brother, and friend who always put more happiness into the world than he ever took from it. John will...

Jun 26, 2023

Mr. Jerry Wayne Fenter, 76, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023, at the V.A. Hospital in Lake City, FL. following an extended illness. He was a son of the late Gene Kenneth and Mable Montgomery. Jerry made Lake City his home for the past thirty-five years after moving here from Oklahoma City. He was a member of the...

Jun 23, 2023

Our beloved Aunt, mother, wife, cousin and friend Kathleen (Mastenbrook) Dews passed away before dawn on Friday, June 23. She was the youngest daughter of Helen and Harold Mastenbrook and grew up along the beautiful Michigan lakeshore. In high school, she played the clarinet and marched in the Grand Haven Buccaneer marching band but "never at the same time!"...

Jun 22, 2023

Barbara Ann Sapp Hines, 80, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday evening, June 22, 2023 after a brief illness. She was born in Quitman, GA on August 14, 1942 to the late Harvey Sapp and Zila Jacobs Sapp. She has made Lake City and the Branford area her home most of her life and was a 1960 graduate...

Jun 21, 2023

Barbara Chaires Smith-Taylor, age 93, graduated to Heaven on June 21, 2023 at 10:05 PM. She was born on May 29, 1930, in Liberty County, FL. Her parents were the late E.B. Chaires, Sr. and Electra Stoutamire Chaires of Chaires, FL., where she grew up and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early age.

Jun 19, 2023

Mr. James H Johnston Jr, "Jim" passed away on June 19th at his home after an extended battle with dementia.   He is the son of the late James H and Martha Johnston Sr.  He was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Johnston Minchin (Ronnie).  Jim is survived by his sister, Nancy Johnston (Frankie) Crews of Lake City, son,...

Jun 19, 2023

Kevin Lester Reed, 66 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City.  He was born in Newark, Ohio to the late Lester Sherman Reed and Martha Ann Boyles Reed.  Mr. Reed had made his home in Lake City since 1983 following his enlistment in the...

Jun 18, 2023

Mr. Vincent Mark "Vinnie" Azevedo, 69, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at the VA Hospital in Lake City, FL following an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his parents Fernando and Jean Morgan Azevedo one brother Fred Azevedo and a sister Jeanne Phelps. After moving here from Conneaut Lake, PA, he had made Lake City...

Jun 18, 2023

Ms. June Wilkins, age 71, of Jacksonville, passed away early Sunday Morning, June 18, 2023 at the Hadlow Center for Caring in Jacksonville after a brief illness. She was born in Patuxent, Maryland to the late William Leroy Wilkins and Selma Marie Mobley Wilkins. June graduated from the Nathan Bedford Forrest High School and worked as a Bookkeeper. After...

Jun 17, 2023

Mr. Wiley Monroe Camper, Sr. 83, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at his residence following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Kenny Rollins and Ruby Pauline Saul Camper and was preceded in death by his wife Mary Frances Camper in October of 2012. one son Michael Camper, five brothers, Leroy, Herbert, John, Charles,...

Jun 16, 2023

William Timothy Watts III, of Lake City, passed away peacefully at home on Friday June 16, 2023. Born May 28, 1949 in Live Oak, FL, he was the son of the late William Timothy Watts and Lela Mae McCall. Known to his friends and loved ones as Willie or Sonny, Willie spent most of his life here in Lake...

Jun 15, 2023

Brenda E. Barton, age 74, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the HCA Florida – Lake City Hospital in Lake City after a brief illness. She was born in Lake City on July 9, 1948 to the late William McCormick Barton and Fannie Lee Green Barton. She was a 1966 graduate of Columbia High...

Jun 14, 2023

Mr. Michael D. "Magic Mike" Cox 65, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning June 14, 2023. Mike is preceded in death by his parents James D. and Kayron Jean Boland Cox. Mike was born in Wayne, Michigan, but has been a native of Columbia County. Mike worked at Purina Mills for twenty-four years and then transferred to Mobile Homes...

Jun 13, 2023

Angela D. Barrett, 64, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at the HCA Florida – Lake City Hospital, after a sudden illness. She was born in Port Clinton, Ohio on February 23, 1959. She has lived between the states of Florida and Tennessee since 1996 and worked in the Transportation Industry. In her spare time,...