Obituary Listing

Sep 11, 2021

Robin "Robbie" Wynn MacDonald, 60 of Fort White, Florida, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at the Lake City Medical Center in Lake City.  He was born in St. Petersburg, Florida to the late Richard "Audie" Zegel and Sharon "Sherri" Ball.  Mr. MacDonald had made his home in Ft. White since 1997 having moved here from St. Petersburg. ...

Sep 10, 2021

Alex Bates Colson, 66, of Lake City, passed away on September 10, 2021 at the Lake City Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Lake City on March 3, 1955 to the late Linwood E. and Myrtis Butler Colson. He was the owner of the NAPA store in Newberry for over 38 years; loved cars and...

Sep 10, 2021

William Larry Stone, 69 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Lake City Medical Center in Lake City.  He was a lifelong resident of Lake City and a son to the late William Isaac Stone and Mary Annie Foreman Stone.  Mr. Stone worked for Homes of Merit and also the Florida Department of Corrections...

Sep 10, 2021

Keith Norris, 69 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.  He was born and raised in Lake City and was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1970.  Mr. Norris was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lake City and had previously served as...

Sep 8, 2021

Lori Jackson Williams, 58, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 at Lake City Medical Center. She was born in Lake City to Sylvia Stuart Williams and the late William Theophilus "Theo" Jackson and has remained in Columbia County all of her life. She is preceded in death by her sister, Andi J. White.

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Sep 8, 2021

Mr. Albert M. "Al" Sandlin, 73, of Mascotte, FL went to be with

God on September 8, 2021 at the Mike Conley Hospice House

in Clermont. A native of Branford, Al was the son of the late

Roland and Myrtle Hall Sandlin. Al served in the United States

Air Force for...

Sep 7, 2021

Bradley Curtis "Brad" Byrd, 50, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday evening, September 7, 2021 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville after brief illness. He was born in Starke on December 12, 1970 and has resided in the Live Oak area most of his life. He has made Lake City his home for the past...

Sep 5, 2021

Mack Carl Harrison, Sr was called home Sunday, September 5th, 2021, at haven Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City, FL. Mack was born October 4th, 1923, in Albany, GA to W.C. and Mollie Harrison. His family moved to Lake City, FL in Nov 1923 when he was 6 weeks old. He grew up on the farm until...

Sep 5, 2021

Mrs. Sheri Renee Croft, 47, of Ft. White passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 at her residence following a brief illness. A native of Mariemont, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Ray Allen and Betty Jane Ross Crawford. Sheri lived in Lake City most of her life and graduated from Columbia High School. She loved going to...

Sep 5, 2021

Chief Randell "Randy" Burnham, 53, of Lake City passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Shands At UF. A native and lifelong resident of Lake City, Randy was the son of Randell Arthur Burnham and Erma Lee Mershon, and was a graduate of Columbia High School Class of 1986. He was the Chief of the Lake City Fire...

Sep 4, 2021

Luell Simmons Varnum, 78, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday morning, September 4, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born in Georgia on May 2, 1943, to the late Johnnie Wilbur Simmons and Dona Bradford Simmons. She has made Lake City her home all of her life and was a member of the Church of God here...

Sep 3, 2021

Mrs. Melissa Jo Rice, 57, of Branford passed away on September 3, 2021. A native of Dawson, GA, she was the daughter of Howard and Bettie Wilson Kennedy. She was a 3rd generation Dispatcher for bulk commodities and was the owner of Hopper Dispatch. She loved her boat, scalloping, fishing, traveling, and her grandchildren. Her and Randy loved trying...

Sep 3, 2021

Donald "Donnie" Carl Jenkins, was born on June 13, 1977 in Gainesville to Donald Earl Jenkins and the late Ruby Jenkins.  Donnie passed away on September 3, 2021 following a brief illness. Donnie graduated from Columbia High School in 1997 and was working as a truck driver for Cal-Maine Foods. A huge part of Donnie's life was spent mentoring...

Sep 3, 2021

Charles Allen Privette, Sr., 75, of Lake City, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 at the Malcolm Randal VA Medical Center in Gainesville after an extended illness. He was born in Wilson, North Carolina to the late Charlie Raymond and Alma Pearce Privette. He has made Lake City his home most of his life and was a US...

Sep 2, 2021

MARY EMMA WALKER ELLINWOOD

February 14, 1941 – September 2, 2021

Mary Emma Walker Ellinwood, age 80, passed away September 2, 2021, at her home with family by her side. A life-long resident of Lake City, Florida, Mrs. Ellinwood was a graduate of Columbia High School, Class of 1959, and is remembered for her great...

Sep 2, 2021

John William Shannon, 66, of Branford, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Quantico, Virginia on July 5, 1955 to Joyce Marie Shannon and the late Robert C. Shannon. He has made Lake City his home for the past 17 years, moving here from...

Sep 2, 2021

Dorothy Ruth Meloy, 84, of Lakeland, passed away on Thursday evening, September 2, 2021 at the Solaris Health Care after a brief illness. She was born in Lakeland on November 29, 1936 to the late William and Zella Meeks. She has lived in the Lake City area for the last year, but had lived here previously with her husband...

Sep 2, 2021

Barbara Nicole "Nickie" Brett, 49, a life-long resident of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, September 2nd, 2021, in the ICU at North Florida Regional in Gainesville, Florida, after her courageous battle with COVID.

Nickie was born on December 7th, 1971, in Lake City, Florida. She graduated from Columbia County High School in 1991. She also attended...

Aug 30, 2021

Joseph Michael "Mike" Greene, 74, of Fort White, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Eustis, Florida on July 10, 1947, to the late Joseph Monroe Greene and Frances Jones Greene. He was a United States Army Veteran, who served during the Vietnam War...

Aug 29, 2021

Mrs. Dottie D. Burchett Chaffins, 77, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday morning, August 29, 2021 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville after an extended illness. She was born on April 27, 1944 in Prestonsburg, KY to the late Ted and Nell Roberts Burchett. She has made Lake City her home since 1979, moving here...