Obituary Listing

May 18, 2020

Thomas Walter "Tom" Brown, Jr., 59 of Jacksonville, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020.  Tom was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was raised in Lake City. Tom had been a resident of Jacksonville for the past six years.

Survivors include his mother, Anne R. Carroll (Charles), Lake City; his father, Thomas Walter Brown, Sr. (Ann), Lake...

May 18, 2020

Bernardi San Juan "Ding" Dugay, 61 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020, at the Lake City Medical Center in Lake City.  He was born the first of seven children to the late Victor and Susana San Juan Dugay in Tarlac, Philippines.  Mr. Dugay was a veteran and retired from the United States Marine Corps.  He...

May 16, 2020

Dr. Frankie Lee Young, Capt., USA (RET), 60 of Wellborn, Florida and former longtime resident of Elgin, Texas, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at the Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, Florida.  He was born in Shreveport, LA and had recently moved to Wellborn in November of 2019.  Dr. Young was a retired Helicopter Pilot with...

May 14, 2020

Larry O. Goss, 64, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 14, 2020. He was born in Lake City on April 16, 1956 to the late Dewey S. and Genevieve Pope Goss. He has made Lake City his home all of his life and was a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church here in Lake City....

May 11, 2020

IDA L. HORACHEK, beloved wife and Mother, age 93, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2020 after a long fulfilling life. Ida was an excellent cook and was very fortunate to make that her career. She was also very artistic using her many talents to draw, paint, play the piano and sew lovely clothes for her family. Ida was...

May 8, 2020

Robert D Williams of Fort White FL passed away into the comforting arms of his Heavenly Father early Friday morning, May 8th, 2020.

Robert was born on May 21st, 1931 in Auburndale, FL, one of 10 children.

He joined the US Air Force at the age of 20. He was a flight mechanic on B29s,...

May 7, 2020

MSgt. Frank H. Brown Jr. Ret., passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020, in Gainesville, FL. He was born on Christmas Day in 1926 to the late Frank H. and Iva Brinson Brown, Sr., he was 93 years old. MSgt Brown served as a member of the U.S. Army-Airforce during WWII and the United States Air Force during the...

May 1, 2020

Some people only walk this earth for a short time. Their departure reminds us that angels sometimes walk amongst us. Her children will forever believe that she was one of those angels. On May 1, 2020, Ann Marie Ponce (Ball) gained her wings and went to walk with the angels in the heavenly realm. She was 59 years old....

Apr 28, 2020

Joyce DeMarco-Jenkins, 79, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Shands at University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville after a sudden illness. She was born on July 20, 1940 in Greenville, New Hampshire to the late Otis and Phyllis Fletcher Wilbur. She has made Lake City her home since 1989, moving here from Worcester, Massachusetts. She...

Apr 23, 2020

Michael Ryan Mick, 57 of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.  Mike was born in Gainesville to Johnny Raymond Mick and Margaret Travis Mick.  Mike was a lifelong resident of Lake City and had worked for over 16 years with Lake City Glass as a supervisor and...

Apr 18, 2020

Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Pearson Massey, 67, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the North Florida Regional Medical center after a sudden illness. She was born in Spruce Pine, North Carolina on October 29, 1952 to the late George and Liza Triplett Pearson. She has made Lake City her home since 1974, when she moved...

Apr 15, 2020

Martha Cheryl Byers January 9, 1945 - April 15, 2020 Cheryl Byers, 75, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at the Indian River Center in West Melbourne, Florida. A private service will be held at a later date.

Cheryl was born January 9, 1945 in Lake City, Florida. She was the daughter of Wiley and Polly "Ladybug"...

Apr 15, 2020

James Russell Messick, Sr, 80, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday evening, April 15, 2020 at the Lake City Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Plant City, Florida on May 1, 1939 to the late Thelmar and Dorothy Fletcher Messick. He has made Lake City his home the past ten years, moving here from...

Apr 15, 2020

Floyd Campbell Edgley, Jr., 90, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, April 15, 2020, with his family by his side, after an extended illness. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 20, 1929 to the late Floyd Campbell Edgley, Sr., and Ruth Schmidt Edgley. He has made Lake City his home for the last twenty...

Apr 11, 2020

John Henry Douglas, 73, of Lake City, was born on October 5, 1946 to the late A.D. and Julia Clark Douglas in Callahan, Florida. He departed this life on April 11, 2020 at the Haven-Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City with his family by his side. He was always in so much pain, but now, he is...

Apr 11, 2020

Teresa Ann "Nissy" Floyd, 51, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020 after an extended illness. She was born in Clearwater, Florida on June 16, 1968 to Judith Wilder Hawk and the late Holland Hawk. She has made Lake City her home for the past 35 years, moving here from the Pinellas Park area. She was...

Apr 10, 2020

Melvin M. Pieper, 87 of Live Oak, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.  He was born one of twelve children in Millbury, OH to the William and Thelma St. John Pieper.  Mr. Pieper had recently made his home in Live Oak and had previously been a longtime resident of...

Apr 9, 2020

Mrs. Jane Neikirk Cramer, 96, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, April 9, 2020, at Haven Hospice.  She was born November 17,1923 in Harrodsburg, KY.  She graduated from Norton Memorial Infirmary as a registered nurse in 1944.  After graduation, she attended the University of KY.  She was employed at several VA Hospitals as a registered nurse.  She began working at...

Apr 8, 2020

Herbert Franklin Darby, affectionately referred to as "Big Darby" by his family, died peacefully at his home in Lake City, Florida, April 8, 2020.   He was 101 years old.   Mr. Darby, a third generation Floridian, was born February 15, 1919 - the second son of Susan Matilda "Tillie" Barefoot Darby and Harry Franklin Darby.    He had seven brothers and...

Apr 7, 2020

Beloved daughter of Dorothy and Tom Ricketson, treasured sister, adored Aunt, cherished friend.  She was kind, complex, and intelligent, deeply passionate about the people, creatures and causes that were fortunate to be loved and supported by her.

Her home in the meadow was her sanctuary, a beacon to songbirds, especially Bluebirds who nested in homes she had...