OBITUARIES

Apr 12, 2020

Jacob “Jake” Grant, age 32, of Live Oak, FL passed away Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Tampa, FL moving to Live Oak in 1989. Jake attended Suwannee High School and worked for the W.B. Howland Company. He was a hard worker and loved his job and coworkers. He...

Apr 9, 2020

Calvert Russell Toth, age 25, of Live Oak, FL passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020. He was born in Jacksonville, FL moving to Live Oak, FL one year ago from Massachusetts. Calvert worked in Production for Pilgrim’s Pride. He enjoyed spending time with his dog and making music. He is survived by his parents, Calvert and Corol Toth, Live...

Apr 5, 2020

Melba K. Frier Leighton , age 82, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Sunday, April 05, 2020, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, Florida, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Dothan, Alabama moving to Live Oak in 1973 from Lakeland, Florida. She worked as a Kindergarten teacher in the school system for...

Mar 27, 2020

Evelyn Stratton, age 88, of O'Brien, FL, passed away Friday morning, March 27, 2020 at Shands Live Oak following a lengthy illness.  She was a native of Lisbon, Ohio moving to O'Brien, FL four years ago from Interlachen, FL.  She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith.

She is survived by one son, Leonard Stratton, four...

Mar 26, 2020

Anthony Cannone Jr., age 66, of Lake City, Florida, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, Florida.

He was born in Illinois, moving to Lake City in 2018 from California. Anthony was a retired automotive technician but had worked at a little of everything -- from residential construction to...

Mar 19, 2020

Philip Springer Yarick , age 91, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020. He was a native of Brewster, FL moving to Live Oak, FL in 1987 and worked at University of South Florida as a steam plant operator. He was a retired Master Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy serving during the...

Feb 26, 2020

Cindy Shelton , age 56, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020, at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida, following a brief illness. She was a Christian, born in Eustis, Florida and had lived most of her life in Live Oak. She worked at an X-Ray Technitian for Dr. Smidtas. Gardening...

Feb 18, 2020

Wayne Curtis Manuel, age 77, of Branford, FL, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

Funeral services will be held in Panther, West Virginia.

Please keep the Manuel family in your prayers, today and the days ahead.

Feb 13, 2020

Delores Ann Jacobs, age 86, of Wellborn, FL passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at her home in Wellborn, FL surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Chicago, IL moving to Winter Haven, FL in 1989 and then moving to Wellborn in 2004. She was Catholic by faith and  a homemaker.  Delores loved to sew...

Feb 11, 2020

William Hamilton Bruce, III, age 72, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Shands Live Oak.

As per his wishes, finalization will be by cremation.

Please keep the Bruce family in your prayers today and the days ahead.

Feb 11, 2020

Eugene Shane Van Dyk, age 54, of Live Oak, FL passed away February 11, 2020.

As per his wishes, finalization will be by cremation.

Please keep the Van Dyk family in your prayers, today and the days ahead.

Feb 4, 2020

Michael Robert Thomas Carl, age 43, of Wellborn, FL, passed away February 4, 2020.

As per his wishes, finalization will be by cremation.

Jan 30, 2020

Jimmy Randall Robinson, age 72, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Thursday, morning at his home following a lengthy illness.  He was a native and life-long resident of Live Oak where he worked as an asphalt supervisor for the Suwannee County Road Department before retiring.  Jimmy enjoyed fishing and in his quiet time loved watching western movies.  He is...

Jan 25, 2020

Thomas Hurst, age 83, of Live Oak, FL passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was a native and life-long resident of Suwannee County and 1954 graduate of Suwannee High School. Thomas had farming enterprises of meat, hogs, corn, turkeys, peanuts, breeding hogs, permanent pastures, watermelons, beef cattle, poultry, tobacco and dairy...

Jan 22, 2020

Laveta Brim Davis, age 88, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday evening, January 22, 2020 at her home. She was born and raised in Live Oak, moving to Citrus Springs, FL and then back to Live Oak a year ago to be closer to her family. She is survived by one sister, Velda Durham, Live Oak; two nephews...

Jan 18, 2020

Peggy Ruth Howland, age 93, of Live Oak, Florida, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Birmingham, Alabama. She was born in Frostproof, Florida living most of her life in Live Oak. She alongside her late husband owned and operated Howland’s Feed Mill for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Jan 6, 2020

John Peter Tynda , age 58, of Lake City, FL, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020 at his home. He was a native of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil moving to Suwannee County in 2012 from Jacksonville, FL. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served from 1980 to 1988. John worked as a stock clerk for...

Dec 27, 2019

Joseph Steve Molnar, age 78, of Hollywood, FL passed away, Friday, December 27, 2019 while visiting friends in Wellborn, FL. He worked for the Florida Power & Light Company as a lineman and was Catholic by faith. He is survived by two sons, Michael Molnar and Joseph Michael (Nanna) Molnar all of Miami, FL; one daughter, Deborah (Pedro) Perez,...

Dec 24, 2019

Randall "Cookie" Cook, age 71, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019. He was an auto mechanic who enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing and automobile racing. He is survived by one son, Randall Cook, one daughter, Sharon Cook and a very special Uncle, Lawrence (Sandra) Vance of Live Oak. Funeral services were held 2:00 PM, Thursday,...

Dec 20, 2019

William “Donnie” Mobley, age 68, of McAlpin, FL, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. He was a native and life-long resident of McAlpin, FL, working as a correctional officer for the Florida Department of Corrections. Donnie was a U.S. Army Veteran proudly serving from 1971 until 1991....