OBITUARIES

Jan 13, 2023

Steven Noel Pennington, age 64, of Live Oak, FL passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at his home following a brief illness. Steve was born in Valdosta, Georgia, moving to Live Oak in 1977 from Pinetta, FL. He worked for the CSX Rail Company with the engineering department and as a safety coordinator for forty-six years. In his younger years...

Dec 31, 2022

Evelyn Palmer, age 84, of Quitman, GA formerly of Folkston, GA passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, GA following a brief illness. Evelyn was born in Live Oak, FL to Osmond and Winifred Palmer on April 17, 1938. She grew up as the oldest of three children and the Big Sister to both...

Dec 25, 2022

Dominick Anthony Dicicco, age 77, of Wellborn, FL, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 following a lengthy illness. He was born in Indianapolis, IN, living in Deerfield Beach, FL until 2004 and moving to Wellborn, FL.  He worked in the lawn maintenance department with a pest control company for many years and was a member of the Moose Lodge,...

Dec 20, 2022

Doris Green Moore, age 94, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday morning, December 20, 2022 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Lake City, FL, living most of her life in Live Oak where she worked as a commercial manager for Alltel...

Dec 15, 2022

Stephen Michael Buncher, age 65, Live Oak, Florida, died December 15, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida.

The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native was born on February 10, 1957. Mr. Buncher was of the Jewish faith.

Mr. Buncher was a 1975 graduate of the prestigious Phelps Preparatory School, Malvern, Pennsylvania, where he was active in equestrian...

Dec 15, 2022

Stephen “Steve” Tyson Winburn, age 62, of Live Oak, FL passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Lake City Medical Center following a brief illness.  He was a native and life-long resident of Live Oak where he attended Suwannee County Schools and was a graduate of the class of 1979. Steve served in the Florida National...

Dec 12, 2022

Deborah Moneymaker Lanham, age 59, of Wellborn, FL, was taken from us tragically on December 12, 2022.  Debbie loved arts and crafts, music and her family.  She loved the Lord and her family with all her heart.

She was predeceased by her dad, DeForest Moneymaker and her husband, Richard Lanham.

She is survived by her...

Dec 8, 2022

Julia Clair Barnes, age 92, of Dowling Park, FL passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Center in Dowling Park, FL.  She was born in Gulf Hammock, FL moving to Dowling Park, FL in 2018 from Chiefland, FL.  Julia was a U.S. Army veteran and worked as a secretary for a day care center...

Dec 4, 2022

Dorothy “Dot” Cecilia Pearl, age 88, of Live Oak, FL passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL.  She was a native of Boston, MA living in Live Oak for the past twenty years.  She worked as an office manager for a construction company and was a...

Nov 30, 2022

John Angus Heath, age 69, of Lake City, FL, passed away, November 30, 2022.  He was born in Gardiner, Maine living in Miami, FL until 2018 and moving to Suwannee County. He owned and operated a Garage door business and loved spending time with his family.

He is survived by his mother, Constance Heath; three daughters, Celisse...

Nov 20, 2022

Timothy “Tim” Wilkinson, age 82, of Live Oak, FL passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at the V.A. Medical Center in Lake City, FL following a lengthy illness.  He was born in Jacksonville, FL living most of his life in Live Oak.  He worked as a Forester for the Hamilton County Forestry Department and was an emergency fire fighter...

Nov 17, 2022

Dean Edmund Everson, age 79, of Live Oak, FL, passed away, Thursday, November 17, 2022 at HCA Suwannee Campus Hopsital.  He was born in Brookings, SD living in California before moving to Live Oak in April 2022.  He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, E-4 and worked as a purchasing agent for a packaging company.  He was a...

Nov 15, 2022

Norma Griffin Hall, age 75, of Starke, FL, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL.  She was born in Lake City, FL living most of her life in Tampa and Jacksonville before moving to Starke to be closer to her family.  She worked as a secretary and loved...

Nov 3, 2022

Carolyn Ann Krohn, age 72, of Jasper, FL, passed away, Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Haven Hospice, in Lake City, FL, following a lengthy illness. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She a homemaker of a Veteran who moved here from the State of Washington in 2003....

Nov 2, 2022

Rae Lynn Petrie, age 67, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at her home. She was born in Chicago, IL moving to Live Oak, FL in 1986 working as a secretary for a temporary agency for many years.  She enjoyed cooking and loved animals, horses and her show dogs.

She is survived by...

Oct 25, 2022

Diane Margaret Barrett, age 73, of Live Oak, FL, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. She was a native and life-long resident of Live Oak, working as a correctional officer for the State of Florida. Diane was a member of the Tiger Lake Baptist Church and in her spare...

Oct 21, 2022

Leonard Roy Young, age 91, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL.  He was a native of St. Cloud, Florida and moved Live Oak, Florida in 1997.  He was a form designer for a septic company, shop manager and heavy equipment mechanic, and a...

Oct 19, 2022

Patricia Pease Ebbert, age 69, of O’Brien, FL, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022.  She was born in Pennsylvania moving to O’Brien, FL in 1995 from Columbia County.  She had a great love for animals, dogs, cats and horses.

She is survived by two sons, Eric (Amanda) Pease and Robert Day Ellsworth; one sister, Maria Tofoya and...

Oct 19, 2022

Carolyn Faye Stevers, age 65, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at HCA Lake City @ Suwannee ER.  She was born in Charlottesville, VA moving to Live Oak in 2004 from Perry, FL. Carolyn enjoyed cooking, gardening, Sunday suppers, being a foster mom and spending time with her family.

She is...

Oct 16, 2022

Melba Jean Runion, age 84, of McAlpin, FL passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022.  She was a native of Cutler, IL moving to McAlpin, FL in 1989 from Largo, FL.  She worked in housekeeping for a hospital and enjoyed life.  She loved being outdoors, mowing the grass, planting flowers and making flower arrangements.  She also loved to...