OBITUARIES

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...

Aug 28, 2019

Margaret Akalia Pearson, age 82, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. She was born in Honolulu Hawaii, moving to Live Oak in 2003 from Aberdeen, MD. Margaret worked in the food service in navy base mess halls for many years. She loved cooking,...

Aug 26, 2019

James Thomas "Tommy"  Wadsworth, Jr., age 62, of Live Oak, FL, passed away, August 26, 2019. He worked as a correctional officer for the Lafayette County Correctional Institute and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Morgan, Wilmington, NC; one brother, Mark Wadsworth. As per his wishes, finalization will be by cremation....

Aug 21, 2019

Fay Heaney, age 92, formally of Live Oak, FL, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the Indigo Palms Care Center in Daytona Beach, FL. She was a native of Lamar County, TX, living most of her life in Live Oak before moving to Ocala, FL to be closer to her family in 2003. Fay worked as an operator...

Aug 19, 2019

Wiley Russell Lord, age 81, of Sanford, FL, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home following complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Live Oak, FL, moving to Sanford, FL twenty-two years ago from Orlando, FL. He worked as a sales representative for medical & industrial gases. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Lord, Sanford,...

Aug 16, 2019

David Earl Ballew, age 69, of O’Brien, FL, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019. He was a native of Greenfield, PA moving to O’Brien, FL several years ago and worked as a truck driver. He is survived by four sons, Thomas Ballew, Tim Ballew, Ted Ballew and Troy Ballew; one daughter, Tammy Perry. As per his wishes, finalization will...

Aug 11, 2019

Harold “Tom” Wheeler, age 75, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 at his home. He was a native of McConnell, WV moving to Live Oak in 1974 from Indianapolis, IN. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in Vietnam as an E-4. Tom worked as a truck driver and was a member...

Aug 5, 2019

David Robert Franchella, age 65, of Wellborn, Florida, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, moving from Mountain City, Georgia to Wellborn, Florida three years ago. For over four decades, David dedicated his life and career to aviation. David retired as a Captain in the United States Naval Reserves as a pilot with 26...

Aug 2, 2019

Tom Sheppard fell asleep in Christ and went to his heavenly home on August 2, 2019 and is waiting the rapture and resurrection of his body into life everlasting. He was a lifetime resident of Live Oak, Florida, born February 5, 1927. He lived a life full of work, service of others, and enjoying the pleasures of living on a...

Jul 31, 2019

George Carpick, age 87, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Suwannee Health Care Center following a lengthy illness.

Finalization was by cremation.

Jul 30, 2019

Raymond Virgil Grooms, Sr., age 91, of Live Oak, FL, passed away, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at the Lake City V.A. Medical Center. He graduated high school in 1944 and entered into active service in July 1945. The WWII Veteran was honorably discharged as a seaman second class from the USN personnel separation center, NAS Charleston, SC on the...