OBITUARIES

Dec 17, 2019

Annette Marie Cheal, age 47, of Lake City, FL passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Watertown, NY moving to Lake City, FL two years ago from Camden, NY. Annette loved spending time with her family and spoiling her grandchildren. She was predeceased by her maternal Grandmother, Rosemary Pearl...

Dec 4, 2019

Elizabeth Evans Corbin, age 89, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL surrounded by her loving family. She was a native and life-long resident of Live Oak working as a sales clerk for Live Oak Drug Company. Mrs. Elizabeth loved working in her yard, reading and doing crossword puzzles....

Nov 27, 2019

Charles Gary Turner, age 75, of Wellborn, FL, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Solaris Healthcare in Lake City, FL. He was born in Gastonia, NC moving to Wellborn in 2014 from Jacksonville, FL. Charles owned and operated a water company for many years. He loved shag dancing and was a member of the First Coast Shag Club,...

Nov 22, 2019

Sandra Wood, age 58, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington, DC moving to Live Oak twenty-four years ago from Ft. Meade, MD. Sandy was a retired sergeant with the Florida Department of Corrections and enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling and going...

Nov 20, 2019

Eloise Diane Theoret, age 77, of O’Brien, FL, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in the Surrey Place Care Center in Live Oak, FL. She was born in Peach Orchid, AR moving to O’Brien, FL in 2015 from Leesburg, FL. Eloise was a cosmetologist and owned and operated her beauty shop for many years. She is survived by her...

Nov 16, 2019

George William Martin, age 79, of Live Oak, FL passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Lafayette Nursing & Rehab Center in Mayo, FL following a lengthy illness. He was born in Greenville, Florida living most of his life in Live Oak where he owned and operated a used car dealership for many years. He was a U.S....

Nov 14, 2019

Kenneth "Kenny" Alan McClain, age 32, of Live Oak, Florida passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a native of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida moving to Live Oak, Florida twenty two years ago. He loved to play disc golf.

He is survived by his parents, Terry and Susan Powell, Live...

Nov 5, 2019

Anna Theresa Kangas, age 92, of Dowling Park, FL passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Dowling Park. She was a native of Chicago Heights, ILL moving to Dowling Park, three months ago from Sarasota, FL. She is survived by two sons, Allan Kangas, Dowling Park, FL; Sheldon Kangas, Sarasota, FL; one brother, Charles...

Oct 29, 2019

Marilyn Sapp Jenkins, age 71, of Live Oak, FL, passed away surrounded by her loving family Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in St. Vincent’s Riverside Center in Jacksonville, FL following a lengthy illness. She was born in Waycross, GA and had resided in Live Oak most of her life. Marilyn worked as a waitress at Jay’s Restaurant and the Live...

Oct 29, 2019

Christopher Micheal Garcia, age 20, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019. He was a life-long resident of Live Oak and was a graduate of Suwannee High School. Chris worked for Walmart as a stocker and loved the outdoors, riding his dirt bikes, fishing, going to the beach and spending time with his friends. He was...

Oct 18, 2019

Mary Check-Cason, age 72, of McAlpin, FL passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. She was a native of Sandy Hook, Connecticut moving to McAlpin, FL twenty-seven years ago and was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. She worked for the Suwannee County School System as a teacher at Suwannee...

Oct 15, 2019

Brian Keith Sutton, age 54, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019. He was a native of Trenton, NJ moving to Live Oak in 2004 from Pompano Beach, FL. Brian worked as a heavy equipment operator for Columbia County Land Fill. He loved the outdoors, especially salt and fresh water fishing. He was the holder of...

Oct 9, 2019

Carol Sue Hickman Becker, 79, of rural Corning, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at her home in Corning. She was born to Walter Scott and Alice L. Link Slusser on June 17, 1940 at the Bellevue Hospital in Bellevue, Pike County, Ohio. She attended Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio; graduating June of 1958. She furthered her education...

Oct 8, 2019

Fred H. Criss, age 87, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at the Suwannee Healthcare & Rehabilitative Center in Live Oak. Fred moved to Live Oak in 1996 from Nashville, GA. He worked in quality control for boat builders for many years and was a member of the Live Oak Church of God. Fred enjoyed...

Oct 4, 2019

Ronny Ryals, age 71, of Live Oak, FL passed away Friday, October 4, 2019 in, Jakin, GA following a sudden illness. He was born in Lake City, FL living most of his life in Live Oak, FL. He was a lineman for the C&C Power Company in Jacksonville, FL and served in the Florida National Guard. He was a...

Sep 30, 2019

Mary Frances Mayo Filomio, age 74, of Ft. White, FL passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at the Lake City Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Frances was born the youngest of four siblings in Miami, Florida, in March of 1945, when Miami was considered a small town. She was raised by a sometimes single, hardworking...

Sep 18, 2019

Tommy Fred Brown, age 76, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019. He was a native of Live Oak, moving to Pompano Beach, Florida and back to Live Oak in 1975. He worked as a landscape architect for many years. He loved the outdoors, fishing and sculpting plants.He is survived by one son, Tommy Brown, Jr. and...

Sep 8, 2019

Arthur “Art” Ammons, age 89, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the V.A. Medical Center in Lake City, FL. He was born in Kellerman, AL and was a Sergeant in the U.S. Airforce, having served during the Korean War. He moved to Live Oak, FL sixteen years ago from Tallahassee, FL. He loved woodworking,...

Sep 2, 2019

Harvey Augustas Lutz, age 91, of Live Oak, FL passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at the Lake City Medical Center. He was born in Portland, Maine moving to Live Oak in 1989 from St. Petersburg, FL. He was a Private First Class in the U.S. Marine Corp during WWII in the Southeast Pacific from 1945 to 1949. He...

Aug 28, 2019

Richard Allen Johnston, age 92, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the Lehigh Regional Medical Center in Lehigh Acres, FL. He was born in Pittsburg, PA moving to Live Oak in 2000 from Tampa, FL. He was a WWII Veteran having served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Koran War. He worked in...