Obituary Listing

Apr 11, 2021

Rilla Monteen Carpenter of Fort White, Florida passed away peacefully at her home on April 11, 2021, at the age of 89. Monteen was preceded in death by her loving husband John "Johnny" West Carpenter, father Van Buren Dollar Sr., mother Virginia Louise Donaldson Dollar, daughter Mary Sue Cobb, grandson Michael Lance Swann, Brothers Van Buren Dollar Jr., Marvin...

Apr 11, 2021

Rodney Thomas, 73 of Jennings, Florida and former longtime resident of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.  He was born and raised in Lake City to the late Jack and Mildred Young Thomas.  Mr. Thomas was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1966 and was...

Apr 10, 2021

Edward Thomas Abdon, 72 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2021.  He was born in Homestead, Florida to the late Enver Edward Abdon and Florence Miller Abdon.  Mr. Abdon had made Lake City his home for the past 10 years having previously been a longtime resident of Homestead.  He was a veteran of the United States...

Apr 10, 2021

Eston Francis "Frank" Albury, Jr., 74 of High Springs, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at his home.  He was born and raised in the Tampa area and had made Columbia County his home since 1971.  Mr. Albury earned his Bachelor Degree from Florida Atlantic and his Master's Degree from the University of North Florida.  He worked for...

Apr 9, 2021

Sonya Jean Ostendorf, 87 of Lake City, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Solaris HealthCare of Lake City.  She was born in Burlington, Iowa to the late Roy H. and Beulah G. Ames.  Mrs. Ostendorf married her late husband of 55 years, Francis "Bud" Ostendorf, on January 27, 1954.  She enjoyed bowling, reading, playing cards, watching...

Apr 7, 2021

Amariah Ava-Marie Cox, 14, of Lake Butler, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. She was born in Lake City on July 18, 2006 and has resided in the Lake Butler/Lake City area her entire life. She was a member of the Columbia High School Graduating Class of 2025 and attended Christ Central here in Lake City. Amariah...

Apr 4, 2021

Ida Monds Moore, 86, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, April 4, 2021 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born in Live Oak on December 21, 1934 to the late William and Myrtle Carver Monds. She has made Lake City her home for over the last...

Mar 29, 2021

Clayton Lane Black, 16, of Wellborn, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 29, 2021. He was born on January 17, 2005 in Gainesville, FL and made the Wellborn/Lake City area his home all of his life. He was a member of the 2023 Graduating Class of Columbia High School and was a member of The Cross Church in Ellisville....

Mar 28, 2021

Julia Murray Travis, 79 of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at Solaris HealthCare in Lake City.  She was born in Lake City the youngest of 8 children to the late Daniel N. "Dutch" Murray and Lula Milton Murray.  Mrs. Travis was a lifelong resident of Lake City and a member of the Church of Jesus...

Mar 27, 2021

Frances Arlene Lee Carter, 71, of Lake City passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center after an extended illness. She was born in Homestead, FL on January 17, 1950 to the late Finley Drew Lee and Mary Ella Wright Lee. She has made Lake City her home since 2004, moving here...

Mar 27, 2021

Mr. James Roswell "Roz" Stevens, 82, of Lake City peacefully joined his Maker on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Haven Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center. Roz was born in Enterprise, Alabama on April 28, 1938 to the late Eloise and J.D. Stevens. He was preceded in death by his sister Latrell (John) Sterling. He is survived by his devoted...

Mar 26, 2021

Pastor Emeritus Luther (Lee) Robert Leguire passed away at the age of 90 on Friday, March 26, 2021 at approximately 12:30 P.M at the VA Medical Center in Lake City, Florida. Lee was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 18, 1930. His parents were Clyde and Nora Leguire.

Lee joined the Marine Corps in 1948 and took...

Mar 25, 2021

Kathy Mae Dalton, 68, of Lake City, FL, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, March 25, 2021 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born in Iowa City, IA on January 14, 1953 to the late Dean Cole and Alice Sedlacek Cole. She has made Lake City, FL her home since 2010, moving here from...

Mar 24, 2021

Mrs. Mattie Lee Ross, 95, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Solaris Healthcare after an extended illness. She was born in Nashville, GA on June 11, 1925 to the late Seymour Fred Purdy and Nancy Leona Griffin Purdy. She was a life-long resident of Lake City and was a member of the First Christian...

Mar 23, 2021

On March 23,2021 James (Jim) Fillyaw passed away after a short illness.  Jim was born in Luraville Florida on December 4, 1932 to Van Estan and Lola Fillyaw.  He was one of 13 children.

Jim served in the United States Marine Corp serving in Korea and earning the purple heart.  After returning home he moved to Tampa...

Mar 23, 2021

James Thomas Weeks, 80 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at his home with his family at his side. He was born in Hollywood, Florida to the late James Thomas Weeks Sr. and Vera Bethea Weeks. Mr. Weeks had made his home in Lake

City for over 30 years having previously been a...

Mar 21, 2021

Jean Carr Klay passed away Sunday March 21 after a valiant battle against cancer. She joins her beloved parents L.D. & Roxie Carr and her dear brother in law Elmer Wheeler. She worked for many years at the North Florida Surgery Center and Gateway Surgical Center. She fought hard until the end and was very proud that after given...

Mar 20, 2021

Mr. Kermit Ray Horne, Sr., 87, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday morning, March 20, 2021 at the Lake City VA Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Tampa, Florida, on January 14, 1934 to the late Claude Judson Horne and Ruby Wynn Horne and spent most of his life in the Hamilton and Columbia...

Mar 19, 2021

Glenn Scott Gilbee, 58, of Lake City, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021 after a sudden illness. Glenn was born in Ann Arbor, MI on June 1st, 1962 making him only 58 years old when he passed. He lived there for the better part of his life until moving to Lake City, FL in the end of 2003....

Mar 18, 2021

Helmy W. Ehrler, 82, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday evening, March 18, 2021 at the Lake City Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Köln, Germany on August 10, 1938 to the late Jakob and Sophie Pilgrim. She has made Lake City her home since 1980, moving here from Canada. She worked as a...