Carole Jean Green
May 4, 2023
Carole Jean Green, 80, of Lake Placid, formerly of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, May 4, 2023 after an extended illness. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on August 7, 1942 to the late Joel Francis Grimmett and Bessie Evans Pearson Grimmett. She worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital for a number of years as the...
Gwendolyn B. Dekle
May 4, 2023
Mrs. Gwendolyn B. Dekle, 91, of Lake City passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023 following a brief illness. A native of Providence, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mabel Criswell Bielling, and lived most of her life in the Lake City area. Gwen retired from Bellsouth after 35 years of service and enjoyed crafts,...
Merrill Dale Smith
May 2, 2023
Merrill Dale Smith, 74, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning, May 2, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in, and was a long time resident of, Jasper, FL. He was a member of the Hamilton County High School Class of 1967, where he was President of the local FFA. He was also a...
Joyce D. Crabtree
Apr 30, 2023
Joyce Crabtree, age 90, of Lake City, entered the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday morning, April 30, 2023 surrounded by her loving friends. She was born on January 16, 1933 to the late Rex Deal and Emma Whitt Deal of Kentucky; she then moved to "the farm" in Ohio. She graduated from South Point Highschool located...
Billy Marion Kirk
Apr 30, 2023
Billy Marion Kirk, 75, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023 after a brief illness. He was born in Princeton, West Virginia on December 4, 1947 to the late Lowie Garfield Kirk and Addis Emma Bowman Kirk. He has made Lake City his home since 2013, moving here from the New Jersey area. He owned and...
Josiah James Ferguson
Apr 28, 2023
Mr. Josiah James Ferguson passed away suddenly on 04/28/2023 from unknown causes . He is the son of Millicent Decarish and Delroy Ferguson. He is preceded in death by his brother Mark Blair, Â beloved grandparents and uncles. James came to the United States in 1992 from Montego Bay Jamaica . James made his home in Lake City, Fl for...
Norbie Joseph Ronsonet
Apr 27, 2023
Norbie Joseph Ronsonet, 85, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday morning, April 27, 2023 at Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after a brief illness. He was born in Biloxi, MS on January 30, 1938 to Howard Mitchell Ronsonet and Nola Maynard Ronsonet. He was a Graduate of Biloxi High School class of 1956....
Linda Joyce Holstein
Apr 26, 2023
Linda Joyce Holstein, 80, of Branford, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 26, 2023 at Haven Hospice after short illness. She was born in West Palm Beach Florida on September 9, 1942. She has lived in Gainesville, Florida and Branford, Florida areas for over the last 22 years. Linda's childhood was spent hunting, fishing, fixing cars and anything else...
Gertrude Smith Libby
Apr 26, 2023
Ms. Gertrude "Trudy" Smith Libby died on April 26, 2023. She was born in Jonesport, Maine on June 24, 1922. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-four years; Chester Bradford Libby, a granddaughter, Brenda Mae Blue; and two sons-in-law James Hollingsworth and Jerry Wayne Bryant. Her husband served thirty years in the United States Air Force....
Lorraine D. Macatee
Apr 20, 2023
Lorraine D. Macatee, 76, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday morning, April 20, 2023 after an extended illness. She was born in Millville, NJ on June 9, 1946 to the late Vernon Schwegel and Violet Larro Schwegel. She has made Lake City her home since the early to mid-1990s and was a homemaker. She was of the Catholic...
Ann Dicks
Apr 20, 2023
Ms. Ann Dicks, 63, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at her residence. She is the daughter of the late Robert Roger and Emma Jean Higginbotham- DePoe Roedell. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth O. Dicks, Jr and her son Kenneth John Dicks, one brother Johnny Burb DePoe. Ms. Ann was a member of Hopeful...
Gary James Rosario
Apr 20, 2023
Gary James Rosario, 45 of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at his home in Lake City. He was born in Clewiston, Florida and was raised in LaBelle, Florida. Gary previously worked for Consolidated Waste and Hydraulics and Kenny's Muffler and Tire in LaBelle for many years. Gary made his home in Lake City for...
Gale Von Wiley
Apr 20, 2023
Ms. Gale Von Wiley, 84, passed away on April 20, 2023, at the Willow Brook Assisted Living and rehab center. She is preceded in death by her husband James R. Wiley her parents Okey James and Edith Patrick Wright and one son James Robert Wiley and her brother Dale Wright. After moving here from Bradenton, FL, Ms. Gale had...
Jackie Lane Steele
Apr 14, 2023
Jackie Lane Steele, 69, of Fort White, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, April 14, 2023 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center after an extended illness. He was born in Lake City on August 18, 1953 to the late Lawson Cloyce "Sam" Steele and Mildred Louise Wright Steele. He has made the High Springs area his...
Jake Joseph Mazola, Sr.
Apr 13, 2023
Mr. Jake Joseph Mazola, 36, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He is the son of Steven Matney and the late Janet Bellerose. He is preceded in death by one brother Wayne Mazola. Jake had made Lake City his home for the past fifteen years after moving from Lynn, Massachusetts,...
Shawn Robert Waldron
Apr 11, 2023
Shawn Robert Waldron, 32, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. He was born in Gainesville, Florida on July 7, 1990 and has made Lake City his home all of his life. He was a 2008 graduate of Columbia High School and a member of the Watertown Congregational Methodist Church. In his spare time, he enjoyed...
Lonnie "Mike" Michael Cushman
Apr 11, 2023
Lonnie Michael "Mike" Cushman, 74 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. He was born the middle child of three in Columbia, South Carolina to the late Lonnie Everett Cushman and Bessie Rae Law Cushman. Mr. Cushman was raised in North Miami, Florida and was...
Deborah Lucille Platt
Apr 10, 2023
Deborah Lucille Platt, 66, of Lake City, passed away on Monday evening, April 10, 2023 at the Lake City Veterans Administration Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Bradenton, Florida on November 4, 1956 to the late Eugene Platt and Lucille Elmore Platt. She was a US Navy Veteran, serving for over 17 years and worked with...
Shirley J Munoz
Apr 10, 2023
Shirley J. Munoz, age 81 of Lake City, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023. She was born August 24, 1941 in Bradford County, Florida to the late Grover Aldridge and Annie Aldridge. Shirley attended Columbia High School until 1958. She lived and worked in Gainesville, Florida until 1976 when she moved to California. There, she married the love of...
James C. "Buddy" Thompson, Jr.
Apr 6, 2023
James Closs (Buddy) Thompson Jr, 72, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023. He was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on February 2, 1951. He lived in Ft. Lauderdale and Parkland, Florida before marrying Donna Wright in 1971 where they lived in Coral Springs, FL. He was an avid hunter, as many remember his airboat hunting stories he told,...
