Obituary Listing

Feb 11, 2023

Mr. Thomas Anthony Cumbess (Tony), 71, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Bedrock Rehabilitation and Nursing Center following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Doris Cheshire Repsher and William (Jack) Cumbess. He was also preceded in death by his Mother, brother Ennis Fowler and wife Theresa Waters Cumbess on April 2, 2022,...

Feb 11, 2023

Rita Yvonne Riegel, 69, of Wellborn, Florida, passed away on Saturday evening, February 11, 2023 at her residence following a short illness. She was born in Deland, Florida on May 9, 1953 to the late Robert Flowers and Catherine Mackey Flowers. She moved to Wellborn in 1986 with her children, Cathy Carter (Jeff), William McDuffie (Violet), Denny McDuffie, Cynthia...

Feb 11, 2023

Our precious mother Mildred "Micki" Bridges Cobb has finally gone to be with her sweet Lord Jesus.  Her greatest prayer was for all of her Family and Loved ones to seek a closer life with Jesus Christ as she waits to be reunited with in Heaven and live together in eternal peace. At the age of 92, She passed...

Feb 9, 2023

Ms. Canova Shaw Brink, 86 passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Amos and Artie Sapp Shaw. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Brink, her daughter Mary Brink Thomas, three brothers James, Ray, and B.W. Shaw, and one...

Feb 5, 2023

Ronald Nelson Cox, 78, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, February 5, 2023 at Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after a brief illness. He was a 7th generation Columbia Countian, born on April 5, 1944 to the late Robert and Lois Croft Cox. He was set to retire this year from...

Feb 5, 2023

Mr. Phillip Cliff Carter, 56, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at his residence following a sudden illness. He is the son of Peggy Carter and the late Helton "Porky" Carter. He was a lifelong resident of Columbia County and was a member of the 1984 graduating class of Columbia High School, he also completed vocational /technical training...

Feb 4, 2023

Mrs. Judy F. Childs Jerrell, 75, born April 7, 1947, in Covington, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Fernandina Beach Nursing Center following an extended illness. She is the daughter of the late Arnold H. and Mary Raeburn (Bowen) Childs. She enjoyed cooking, especially for others. Her life was centered around serving her family and her...

Feb 2, 2023

Francis "Dutch" G. Delbene, 72 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at his home.  He was born in Albany, New York to the late Francis Frank Delbene and Kathryn Schram Delbene.  Mr. Delbene made his home in Lake City since 1989.

He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Donna M. Delbene,...

Jan 31, 2023

Retired SMSgt William Carroll Herring passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 31, 2023, after a short hospital stay. SMSgt Herring was born August 6, 1933, to Elura and Gordon Herring.  He experienced many challenges in his early life due to the Great Depression and WWII, but these also shaped his future work ethic and outlook on life.  When he was...

Jan 30, 2023

Mrs. Norma Jerolean Robinson Dicks, 89 of Lake City, Florida passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 30, 2023.

Mrs. Dicks was born on January 14, 1934, and is the daughter of the late Ira J. "R.J." Robinson and Zedra Betrice Douberley Robinson. She graduated from Columbia High School, Class of 1951. She then attended...

Jan 24, 2023

Mrs. Pamela Louise Shipman, 66, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late William Fain and Theda Ann Chambliss also was preceded in death by a son German Rafael Mendoza.  Pamela was the owner and operator of La Fleur De Jeunesse (Day Spa Salon) for twelve years. She enjoyed...

Jan 22, 2023

Janetta Sue Ling, 83, of Wellborn, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, January 22, 2023 at the Haven Hospice – Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born in Williamson, WV on July 10, 1939 to the late Foster Webb and Fern Curry Webb, the 2nd to oldest of fourteen children. She has...

Jan 22, 2023

Mr. James Daniel "Jim" Stevens, 74, of Lake City passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Willowbrook Assisted Living Facility following a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late J.W. and Annie Blanche McColskey Stevens and was a graduate of Columbia High School in 1966 and the University of Florida in 1970. Jim retired from the Florida...

Jan 21, 2023

Mary Frances Greene, 76 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Lake Park, Georgia to the late Ralph Mannie DeLoach and Hildren Burnett DeLoach.  Mrs. Greene had lived most of her life in Lake City and was a member of the...

Jan 19, 2023

Mr. Thomas Alan "Tom" Mier, 85, went home to be with Jesus on January 19th, 2023. Born in Vero Beach, Fl. to John Alford Mier and Lilias Radinsky Mier, he was predeceased by his parents and by one brother, Robert A. Mier. A graduate of University of Florida, Mr. Mier worked at Occidental Petroleum Co. in White Springs, Fl,...

Jan 19, 2023

Rev. Paul Edwin Malone, 92, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, January 19, 2023 with his family by his side after a brief illness. He was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia on April 14, 1930 to the late Bennet Young Malone and Lillie May Johnson Malone. He has made Lake City his home since 1999, moving here...

Jan 17, 2023

Jerry A. Ogburn, 79 of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  He was born in White Springs and was the youngest son to the late Joseph B. "Joe" Ogburn and Margaret "Maggie" Dees Ogburn.  Mr. Ogburn was a 1962 graduate of White Springs High...

Jan 14, 2023

Dr. Susan Robinson Summers, 70, died January 14, 2023, surrounded by her loving family following a hard-fought battle with brain cancer. Born in Zion, IL, she moved to Lake City with her family when she was 7 years old and lived here the rest of her life, contributing greatly to the community she loved so much.

Susan...

Jan 12, 2023

John Anthony Harber passed away on January 12, 2023. Born to Norma Freiburger Harber and Tom Harber in Plantation, Florida on January 9, 1952, he was one of eight siblings. He graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1970 before moving to north central Florida.

John married Cathy Ryan in 1974 and they raised their two...

Jan 11, 2023

Maggie Belle Bloomfield, 88 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.  She was born in Dry Ridge, Ohio to the late Frank and Ethel Mae Miller Woods.  Mrs. Bloomfield loved to be in the kitchen baking and canning.  She enjoyed going to yard sales, flea markets and watching her favorite soap operas.

Survivors include...