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Sonia Crawford

Sonia Crawford

Mar 10, 2022

LaPalma "Sonia" Duval Crawford, 90, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Thursday Morning, March 10, 2022 at Solaris Healthcare after an extended illness. She was born in Minden, West Virginia on August 1, 1931 to the late Charles Edward Duval and Mary Isabelle Blake Duval. She has made Lake City her home since 1968, moving from the Old...

David Hastings Thornton

David Hastings Thornton

Mar 1, 2022

David Hastings Thornton, 56 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City.  He is preceded in death by his parents, Truby Leslie Thornton and Joan Louise Thornton; and his step mother, Mary Thornton.

Survivors include his partner of 23 years, Dawn Crews; his...

Park Trammell Jones, Jr.

Park Trammell Jones, Jr.

Feb 27, 2022

Park Trammell Jones, Jr, 79 of Lake City, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home following a lengthy illness on Sunday, February 27, 2022. Park was born in Lakeland, Georgia on August 16, 1942, to the late Park Trammell Jones, Sr., and Leila Mae Gibbs Jones. Park was a graduate of Miami Jackson High School where he was a...

Gordon "Super Gordy" Perry

Gordon "Super Gordy" Perry

Feb 27, 2022

Gordon Keith Perry

"Super Gordy"

06/01/1961 – 02/27/2022

Gordon Perry passed away Sunday February 27th after an extended illness.  He was born in Lake City, FL on June 01, 1961, to Fred C. Perry and Mary Lou Perry.  He graduated from Columbia High School in 1979 and enlisted in the Army National Guard...

Donald Ray Venz

Donald Ray Venz

Feb 26, 2022

Donald Ray Venz of Lake City, Florida, passed away February 26, 2022, at the Lake City Medical Center.  Don was born September 6, 1939, in Bessemer, Alabama, to Carver Cannon Venz and Emma Isom.

Donald, a wonderful husband and father, guided his family through many adventures from Clark Air Base Philippines to Maxwell AFB Alabama where he...

Charles A. "C.A." Boone

Charles A. "C.A." Boone

Feb 25, 2022

Charles Auther "C.A." Boone, Sr., 89 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 at his home. He was born in Live Oak, Florida, the youngest of 4 children, to the late James Auther Boone and Eva Mae Merritt, and was a lifelong resident of Lake City.  Mr. Boone was the founder of C.A. Boone Construction in...

Norman Lee Thearl

Norman Lee Thearl

Feb 25, 2022

Norman Lee Thearl, 78 of Lake City, Florida, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 at the Haven Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City.  He was born the youngest of 6 children in Wright City, Oklahoma to the late Thomas Jefferson Thearl and Eva Bell Ford Thearl.  Following the death of both parents at a young age,...

Violet Griffin Beckman

Violet Griffin Beckman

Feb 21, 2022

Violet Griffin Beckman age 65 passed away peacefully on February 21, 2022 due to respiratory failure. She was born in Jacksonville to Mr. Ashley and Violet Griffin. Violet loved life, family, laughter, and the lord. Her favorite bible verse was psalms 150:6 "let everything that has breath praise the Lord, Praise the Lord." Violet ofter made friends where ever...

Rufus C. Ogden, Jr.

Rufus C. Ogden, Jr.

Feb 20, 2022

Rufus Coleman Ogden, Jr., 79, of Lake City, died Sunday, February 20,2022, at his home, from Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Rufus was the son of Rufus, Sr. and Meriba Ferguson Ogden.

He is survived by his wife, Margie, and his children, Lesley Ogden (William Arens), Kedra Moreau (Paul), Brian Slanker (Kim), and Amy Slanker, and his grandchildren, Brittney...

Larry William Burk

Larry William Burk

Feb 19, 2022

Mr. Larry William Burk, Jr., 61, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 19, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born in Warren, Ohio on May 30, 1960 to the late Larry William Burk, Sr. and Margaret Louis Kramer Burk. He has made the Live Oak area his home most of his life, only recently moving...

Fred Elton Hankla

Fred Elton Hankla

Feb 18, 2022

Fred Elton Hankla, 74, of Live Oak, passed away on Friday evening, February 18, 2022 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. He was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on August 30, 1947 to the late Edward and Eunice Thornton Hankla and was a Heavy Equipment Operator for many years.

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Patsy Ripka Weaver

Patsy Ripka Weaver

Feb 18, 2022

Mrs. Patsy Ripka Weaver, 84, of Lake City, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Lake City Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Boalsburg, PA on November 26, 1937 to the late Lloyd and Nanny Ripka. She has made Lake City her home since December of 1997, moving here from the Orlando area....

Ann L. Opgenorth

Ann L. Opgenorth

Feb 16, 2022

Ann L. Opgenorth, 79, passed away Wednesday,  February 16, 2022,  at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL,  as the result of an accident.  She was born in Madison, Wisconsin on March 27, 1942,  to the late Virginia Annie Bonesho and Alexander H. Opgenorth. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth E. Abeln her first husband and also her...

James Joseph Therrell

James Joseph Therrell

Feb 16, 2022

James J. "Jim" Therrell, Sr. died peacefully surrounded by his family on February 16, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia. Born on May 4, 1945, in Union, South Carolina, to the Rev. Leonard O. Therrell and Mrs. Frances J. Therrell. Jim was an ordained Presbyterian pastor and served local churches for over 10 years...

Linda Gail Williams

Linda Gail Williams

Feb 16, 2022

Linda Gail Milton Williams, 77 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.  She was born the 5th of 6 children to the late Wilmer Quincy Milton, Sr. and Retha Mary Bullard Milton.  Mrs. Williams was a lifelong resident of Lake City and a member of...

James "Jim" Hall

James "Jim" Hall

Feb 16, 2022

James Wilson "Jim" Hall, 75, of Fort White, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, February 16, 2022 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. He was born in Dunbar, Virginia on October 26, 1946 to the late Ferrian R. Hall and Oma Robbins Hall. He was a US Army Paratrooper Veteran and...

Loretta Jean Marchant

Loretta Jean Marchant

Feb 16, 2022

Loretta Jean Marchant, 80 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the WillowBrook Assisted Living in Lake City.  She was born in Live Oak, Florida to the late Freeman and Eva Hall Law.  Mrs. Marchant was a graduate of Jasper High School class of 1959 and was a lifelong resident of North Florida in the...

Walter Raymond Knudsen

Walter Raymond Knudsen

Feb 14, 2022

Walter Raymond "PK" Knudsen, 97, of Lake City, Florida, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 14, 2022.  He was the son of the late Walter Peter Knudsen and Clerce Ella Gregoire Knudsen.  He was born in Bronson, Iowa on April 5, 1924.  He is preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Lois Elaine Graham Knudsen in 2008,...

John Robert Thoreson

John Robert Thoreson

Feb 11, 2022

John Robert Thoreson, 85, of Lake City, passed away on Friday morning, February 11, 2022 at the Lake City Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in North Dakota on May 17, 1936 and has made Lake City his home since the mid-1980s. He was a carpenter by trade and in his spare time he enjoyed scuba...

Delvine Riggs Green

Delvine Riggs Green

Feb 10, 2022

Delvine Riggs Green, 85, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday evening, February 10, 2022 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center after an extended illness. She was born on January 15, 1937 in Pineville, Kentucky to the late O.B. and Ella Smith Riggs. She has made Lake City her home since the mid-1960s and was a Registered Nurse...

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