Obituary Listing

May 6, 2021

Mrs. Barbara J. Minchin, 78 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at her home following a sudden illness.  She was born in Louisville, Kentucky to the late James H. Johnston, Sr. and Martha Hines Johnston Riggins.  Mrs. Minchin had made her home in Lake City since 1967 having moved here from Largo, Florida.  She was...

May 4, 2021

Ernest Wetzel "Ernie" Johnson, Jr., age 73, passed away the  4th of May 2021 peacefully in his sleep.  He was born the 26th of August 1947 in Lake City, Florida to the late Ernest Wetzel Johnson Sr. and Mau-Wiece  Walling  Johnson. Ernie enlisted in the Army in 1976 and his service took him around the world, making his final...

May 1, 2021

Shirley Elaine Wilson King went to be with God on Saturday, May 1, 2021.  Her daily devotions with Him were a constant source of comfort to her, even as she bravely battled cancer for over three years. She was born in Canandaigua, New York on January 18, 1930 to Violet and Floyd Ferguson, and was adopted in 1933 by...

May 1, 2021

Ellen "Laverne" Masse, 75, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Laverne was born in Opa-Locka Florida on February 13, 1946 to the late Lee and Byrdie Crenshaw. She is survived by her life partner Byron "Buck" Mathias, Sister Elizabeth "Betty Jo" Garces and multiple close relatives as well as a strong social network of friends within her ...

Apr 30, 2021

Michael Jay Larick, 72, passed away on April 30 after a battle with cancer.  He was the son of the late Harry C. and Roberta Larick.  Michael was a 1966 graduate of Brownsburg High School and attended Ball State University before joining the Navy.  He worked over 20 years for the United States Postal Service and was an inspired...

Apr 28, 2021

Leler Bedenbaugh Murphy, 72 of Memphis, Tennessee Passed away peacefully April 28, 2021 of an aortic aneurysm. Born in Lake City, Florida, December 13, 1948 to M. L. and Pearl Bedenbaugh. Leler was a graduate of Columbia High School Class of 1966 and was very loved by everyone and loved volunteering with Guardian Angels pet rescue and another rescue,...

Apr 28, 2021

Jerry Jerome Adams, 84, of Jacksonville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, April 28, 2021 at the Cypress Village Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was born in Georgia on October 17, 1936 to the late Jerry Lester Adams and Louise Busby Adams. He worked in sales for over 36 years with the Foxboro Company and AMJ Company,...

Apr 26, 2021

Michael Henry Huelskamp Jr., 43, of Temple, Texas, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021, in the U.S. Virgin Islands doing something he loved: diving. He lived his life to the fullest.

Michael was born on March 10, 1978, in Dothan, Ala. His family moved to Palm Beach County, Florida, and then to Lake City, Florida, where...

Apr 23, 2021

Aaron Reynold Anderson, 79, of Lake City, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021 after a sudden illness. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota on July 16, 1941 to the late Reynold and Genevieve Adams Anderson. He was a 1959 graduate of Proctor High School in Proctor, MN and moved to Lake City in 1971. He worked for a...

Apr 23, 2021

Laila Rose Gonzalez. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Warrior. Happiest blind babe you'd ever meet. The light of people's lives. Determined to do the exact opposite doctors said she'd do. Obsessed with music, but Disney radio, "my girl" and the Jonas brothers had her heart at the moment. Laila gained her angel wings on Friday, April 23, 2021 in Gainesville, FL....

Apr 22, 2021

Kathleen "Kathie" Ann Mehl, 69, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the Solaris Health Care in Lake City after a brief illness. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 26, 1952 to the late Edward H. Cooke and Ann Godlar Cooke. She has made Lake City her home since 1987, moving here with...

Apr 20, 2021

It's not how long the flower blooms, but how beautifully. Gina Michelle Nash-Free, 52, passed away April 20,2021. Gina had a heart of gold, a contagious laugh, and a unconditional love for everyone plus coffee. Gina has now joined her mother, Norma Jean Nash in heaven and is survived by her father, Wayne Nash; her daughter Chelsea Free Harrell...

Apr 20, 2021

Rosemary Calabrese, 71 of Lake City, Florida, passed away in the early morning hours on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Queens, New York to the late Walter Forino and Marie Zaccheo Forino.  Mrs. Calabrese had recently made Lake City her home having previously been a long time resident of Venice, Florida.  She was...

Apr 19, 2021

Doran E. "Pete" Ryker, 67 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lake City.  Mr. Ryker was born the 4th of 11 children, to the late Jesse Eugene Ryker, Jr. and Dorthea Marie Davis Ryker, in Flora, Illinois.  Pete had made his home in Lake City for the past...

Apr 19, 2021

Asterio Segarra, 82, passed away in the early morning hours on April 19, 2021 in Lake City, Florida. He was born in Manhattan, New York to Asterio Segarra and Gladys (Ferrer) Melendez.  He served his country for 26 years in the United States Air Force retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant. He received his Master's degree from Troy State...

Apr 17, 2021

Billie Lou Roper Taylor, 76 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at home with her family by her side.  She was a daughter to the late Thomas W. "Bill" Roper and Thetus Iola Harrell Roper.  Ms. Taylor was raised in Live Oak, a graduate of Suwannee High School class of 1962 and had made Lake...

Apr 12, 2021

James Devin Beasley, 28, of Safety Harbor, formerly of Lake City, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021. Devin was born in Gainesville, FL on September 27, 1992 and grew up traveling with his father as he served in the military, and graduated High School in Hawaii and attended UNF and FSCJ in Jacksonville for a short while. He...

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...