Obituary Listing

Apr 1, 2023

Lynda Marie Holderfield, 75, of Fort White, passed away at her residence on Saturday, April 1, 2023, after a brief illness. She was born in LaGrange, Georgia on September 15, 1947 to the late Carion Billy Tumlin and Laura Esther Brown Tumlin. She has made the Fort White area her home since 1986, moving here from the Bryceville area....

Apr 1, 2023

Velda Adele Wilder, 92, of Live Oak, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, April 1, 2023, at the Have Hospice - Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born in Dowling Park, FL on September 16, 1930, to the late Alvin Lucius Clark and Martha Avie Haye Clark. She has lived all her...

Mar 31, 2023

Brett Allen "Pooh Bear" Raulerson, 58 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City with his family by his side.  Mr. Raulerson was born and raised in Lake City, the sixth child of seven, to the late Jake and Betty Jo Wheeler Raulerson.  He worked for...

Mar 30, 2023

Michael Wayne "Mike" Russell, 75, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville after a brief illness. He was born in Atlanta, GA on March 11, 1948, and has made the Lake City area his home since 1963. He was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in...

Mar 28, 2023

Mr. David Earl Kelly passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Kindred Hospital in Tampa, FL, following an extended illness.  He was born on September 1, 1952, to the late Lonnie and Eula Lucille Grant Kelly.   He was educated in Columbia Public School System and graduated from Columbia High School in 1973.

David was a...

Mar 27, 2023

Josephine A. LeClerc, 87, of Lake City, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Bedrock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born in Watertown, Florida on September 29, 1935 to the late Sim Kirby and Mae Bullard Kirby. She has made Lake City her home most of her life and...

Mar 27, 2023

Joyce Nettles Spurlock, 77, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, March 27, 2023. She was born in Lake City on December 20, 1945 to the late Steven Rich Nettles and Frances Catherine Wheatley Nettles. She has made Lake City her home for most of her life; and she worked for the Columbia County School District from...

Mar 25, 2023

Carolyn Young Griffis, 79, of Lake City, passed away at the HCA-North Florida Hospital in Gainesville on Saturday, March 25, 2023. She was born in Union County on June 23, 1943 and has lived all of her life in the Union County area until she moved to Lake City a little over 3 years ago. She worked as a...

Mar 25, 2023

Mr. Edgar William Poitevint, 84 of Gilchrist County, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Ayers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Trenton.  Mr. Poitevint was born in Cross City, Florida the 5th of 6 children to the late Outler Henry Poitevint and Ruby Corine Yawn. He was raised in Lake City and was a graduate of Columbia...

Mar 24, 2023

Mrs. Betty J. Baker, 91, of Lake City passed away peacefully on Friday, March 24, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. A native of Coffee County, Alabama, Mrs. Baker was the daughter of the late George and Gladys Mae Kemp Stinson and had been a resident of Lake City since 1969. Mrs. Baker owned and operated...

Mar 23, 2023

Michael David "Mike" Vaughn, 67, of Lake City, formerly of Miami, FL, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023. He was born in Miami, Florida on February 19, 1956 to the late Robert Charles Vaughn and Yvonne Martin Vaughn. He graduated from Southwest High School in 1974 and was a Licensed Building Contractor, owning his own business along with...

Mar 22, 2023

Mrs. Kate M. Cason Alexander, 81, of Lake City passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at HCA Florida Lake City Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Ft. White, Florida she was the daughter of the late Carl C. and Wilma Douglas Cason and had been a resident of Ft. White and Lake City all of her life....

Mar 22, 2023

Mr. Christopher Joel Helms, 55, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, Christopher enjoyed and loved the outdoors and was an electrician "True master of his trade."

Christopher is survived by his wife Teresa A. Helms, Lake City, FL; his two sons Curtis J. Helms and Keith P. Helms (Brandi) Florida. His father Rodney D. Helms, North...

Mar 21, 2023

James H. "Jimmy" Moore, II, 79, of White Springs, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at his home. He was born in Lawtey, Florida on February 22, 1944 to the late William F. Moore, Sr. and Mary (Boyer) Moore. He was a Bradford High School, class of 1962 graduate; and retired from Ring Power as a Heavy Equipment...

Mar 18, 2023

Mr. James Everette Johnson "Jim", 82 passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at his residence following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Douglas Ray and Lessie Barbour Johnson, Sr., and is preceded in death by three brothers Douglas Ray Johnson, Jr. and Donald Leon Johnson, Sr. (Peggy), and Daniel Eugene Johnson.

Jim...

Mar 17, 2023

Stephen James LaCorte, 20, of Fort White, passed away suddenly on Friday, March 17, 2023. He was born in Durham, North Carolina on April 21, 2002. He lived most of his life in the Durham area, recently moving with his family to Fort White a little over 2 years ago. He was an Entrepreneur, owning his own business, The...

Mar 15, 2023

Shirley Joan Johr, 85 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born in Tiview, West Virginia to the late Howard Swick and Audra Corley Swick.  Mrs. Johr had made Lake City her home since 1984 having previously lived in Michigan, North Carolina, Louisiana...

Mar 13, 2023

Adriana "Adri" Isabel Gonzalez, 61, of Lake City, was found peacefully returned to our Heavenly King on March 13, 2023.

Adriana was born on September 16, 1961, in Buenos Aires, Argentina to the late Orlando Aripon and her beloved mother Rosa Estela Cura. Prior to coming to the states, she received her Master of Psychology, and once...

Mar 10, 2023

Mr. James Edward Jenkins, 79, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023, in the North Florida Regional Medical center in Gainesville, FL. following an extended illness. He is the son of the late Ned and Effie Simmons Jenkins and is preceded in death by one son SGT 1st Class Bryan Andrew Jenkins, and one brother J.L. Jenkins. James had...

Feb 28, 2023

Patricia Mae Weeks Arnold, 86, completed her life's performance on February 28th, 2023. Pat was a native of Lake City, born October 3rd, 1936, the daughter of Frank and Mae Longworth Weeks. She graduated from Columbia High School in 1954.

Pat attended college at Florida State University and graduated in 1957. She performed in the FSU Flying...