OBITUARIES

May 28, 2022

Raymond Lyle Rowe, age 67, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at his home. He was born in Jersey City, NJ, moving to Live Oak in 2016 from Dixie County, FL. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during the Vietnam Conflict. He worked as a crane operator and was a member of the American Legion. He...

May 26, 2022

Kenneth Mills, age 86, of Live Oak, FL passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Haven Hospice, in Lake City, FL.  He was a native and life-long resident of Live Oak.  He owned and operated the family farm for many years and was a member of the Tiger Lake Baptist Church.  Kenneth loved to...

May 18, 2022

B.J. Martin, age 66, of Branford, FL passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  She was born in Frostproof, FL, living most of her life in Winter Haven, FL where she, alongside her husband, owned and operated Bob and Jerry's Roofing Company.  She was also a license cosmetologist.  B.J. and her husband...

May 9, 2022

John Jacob Stevers, age 86, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Monday morning, May 9, 2022.  He was born in Pembroke, VA, moving to Live Oak five years ago from Perry, FL.  He loved hunting, fishing, playing his banjo and singing.

He is survived by four sons, John Rodel Stevers, Clarence Alan Stevers, Christopher Scott Stevers and...

May 3, 2022

Richard Lawrence Bouchard, “Ricky”, age 75 of Live Oak, FL passed away, Tuesday, May 3, 2022.  He was born in Lowell, Maine and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

As per his wishes finalization will be by cremation.

Apr 29, 2022

Kelley Marie Anderson, age 61, of Live Oak, FL passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at Shands UF in Gainesville, FL. She was born in Baltimore, MD moving to Live Oak in 2015 from Maryland. She worked as a waitress and was catholic by faith.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph White, Live Oak,...

Apr 27, 2022

Leiha Jean Wheeling, age 52, of Live Oak, FL, passed away, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at her home following a lengthy illness.

She was born in Tampa, FL living most of her life in Georgia, before moving to Live Oak in 2014.

She is survived by three daughters, Caira Daies, Kellie Rinker and Kala Rinker;...

Apr 27, 2022

Susan Joyce Currier, age 76, of Dowling Park, FL, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.  She was born in Rockville Center, NY moving to Dowling Park, FL in 2016 from Marion, SC.  She worked as an accountant for many years before retiring and moving to Dowling Park.  Susan loved reading,...

Apr 23, 2022

Sherwood Harvard Boatright, age 86, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Haven Hospice, Suwannee Valley Care Center, in Lake City, Florida following a brief illness.  The Suwannee County native graduated from Aurora College, in Illinois, and retired from Suwannee District Schools, where he taught American History at Suwannee High School, for fifty years, from 1958-2008.  Mr. Boatright was...

Apr 15, 2022

Carl William Taylor, age 68, of Live Oak, FL passed away Friday, April 15, 2022 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Miami, FL, moving to Live Oak in 2020 from Port Orange, FL.  He worked as a truck driver, and bought property in Live Oak to enjoy retirement when he became sick. ...

Apr 2, 2022

Jennings Bryan Gamble, Jr., better known to his family and friends as "J.B.", age 93, passed away Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center Haven Hospice, Lake City, Florida.  He was born and raised in Live Oak and was a supervisor for Goldkist.  J.B. enjoyed flying remote controlled model airplanes, building and racing go-carts and had...

Mar 30, 2022

Millie Mae Parker, age 98, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Suwannee Health Care and Rehab Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, moving to Live Oak in 2003 from Davie, FL.  She worked as a Label Control Operator for a medical company and was one of the original Rosie...

Mar 28, 2022

Matthew “Matt” Bisbee, age 41, of Lake City, FL, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022. He was born in Abilene, TX, November 25, 1980, to Stephen and Mary Bisbee. He moved to Live Oak in 2018 from Panama City, FL.   He worked as an electrician and was Christian by faith.

He is survived by his mother and...

Mar 26, 2022

Rodney "Tossi" Sanders, age 69, formally of Live Oak, FL passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, FL.  He was born in Hartford, Alabama on January 15, 1953, to Rudolph and Doris Sanders.  He lived in Live Oak, FL and worked for the City of Live Oak for many years...

Mar 22, 2022

G.W. Croft, Jr., age 79, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at his home.  He was a native and life-long resident of Live Oak owning his own farm and his passion was growing watermelons.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving as a Seaman E-3, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He...

Mar 21, 2022

Cinda Louise South, age 62, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. She was born in Orlando, FL moving to Live Oak in 2006 from Orange County, FL.  She worked for Walmart and was a member of the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church.  Cinda enjoyed home shopping on the internet and playing the piano.  She loved her...

Mar 20, 2022

Domenic Ranieri, age 74, of Jasper, FL, passed away, Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Surrey Place Care Center in Live Oak, FL, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Milford, MA, on March 24,1947 to Madalene R. (Depoto) Ranieri and Dominic W. Ranieri of Franklin, MA. He was a 1965 graduate of Franklin High School, where he met...

Mar 20, 2022

Pauline Littlejohn Sixto, age 52, of Live Oak, FL, passed away, Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Suwannee ER.  Pauline was a proud Native American Cherokee Indian who retired as a translator for the Suwannee County Probation Office.  Catholic by faith, she was born in Silva, North Carolina, and had moved to Live Oak, Florida, in 2004 from Hendersonville, North...

Mar 18, 2022

Pamela D. Schiefer, age 66, of Ocala, FL, passed away, Friday, March 18, 2022, following a lengthy illness. She was a native of Biloxi, Mississippi where she worked as a Bookkeeper for the U.S. Government in Civil Service. She was transferred to the Suwannee Health Care Rehabilitation Center, Live Oak, Florida, from Ocala, Florida and had been here for only...

Mar 15, 2022

James (Jim) Elliott Hollis, 86, of Mayo, Florida, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Select Specialty Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.

He was born in Marianna, Florida and moved to Mayo, Florida in 2000 from Orlando, Florida.  He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, having served during the Korean War.

James was a Master...