OBITUARIES

John Fisher

John Fisher

Dec 2, 2016

John Fisher November 1, 1951 December 2, 2016 FISHER, John Fisher, age 65, of Live Oak, FL passed away, Friday, December 2, 2016.

William Thomas Glenn, Jr.

William Thomas Glenn, Jr.

Dec 2, 2016

William Thomas Glenn, Jr. September 23, 1954 December 2, 2016 William Thomas Glenn Jr., age 62, of Live Oak, FL passed away friday, December 2, 2016 at his home. He was a native of Haines City, FL, moving to Live Oak in 2012 from Davenport, FL. William was a U.S. Navy retiree veteran with 20 years of service, he loved...

Mary Lou Kollar

Mary Lou Kollar

Nov 30, 2016

Mary Lou Kollar, age 84, of McAlpin, FL passed away, Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Mary moved to McAlpin in 2013 from Homer, Michigan. She loved trap shooting, painting and golf, she was Baptist by faith. She is survived by four daughters; Terry Penfield, McAlpin, FL, Cynthia Kollar, Leslie, MI, Linda Vanous, McAlpin, FL and Veronica Kollar, McAlpin, FL, two brothers;...

Geraldine Virginia Shults

Geraldine Virginia Shults

Nov 26, 2016

Geraldine Virginia Shultz, age 86, of Mayo, FL, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Lafayette Health Care in Mayo. She is survived by one son, Steven Defir, Portland, OR; two daughters, Jan Phillips, Portland, OR and Valerie Taylor, Lake City, FL; five grandchildren and six greatgrandchilden. As per his wishes, finalization will be by cremation.

Sybil Charlotte Gordon

Sybil Charlotte Gordon

Nov 26, 2016

Sybil Gordon, age 95, of Live Oak, FL, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Suwannee Health Care Center following a lengthy illness. She was a member of the Marybelle Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Derrell Gordon, Pinellas Park, FL; Gary Gordon, Fall River, MASS; two daughters, Charlotte Rush, Crystal River, FL; Debbie Beaty, Lake City, FL;...

Keith Gordon Hudson

Keith Gordon Hudson

Nov 23, 2016

Keith Gordon Hudson February 16, 1957 November 23, 2016 Keith Gordon Hudson, age 59, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at his home. Keith born in New Jersey, grew up by the Herring River on Cape Cod, MA. He loved the water and fishing his whole life. He joined the Army after high school, having many...

Winifred Zitver Wadsworth

Winifred Zitver Wadsworth

Nov 22, 2016

Winifred Wadsworth June 4, 1935 November 22, 2016 Winifred Zitver Wadsworth, age 81, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. She was born in Buffalo, New York, loved to travel and go camping and never met a stranger . She is survived by her husband Joel Russell Wadsworth, Live...

Marie Catherine Galvani

Marie Catherine Galvani

Nov 22, 2016

Marie Catherine Galvani September 17, 1961 November 22, 2016 Marie Catherine Galvani, age 48, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday morning, November 22, 2016 at her home in Lake City. She was born in Grayling, MI living there most of her life before moving to Lake City, FL about a year ago. She was Catholic by faith. She is survived...

Ralph Kessel Hall

Ralph Kessel Hall

Nov 16, 2016

Ralph Kessel Hall August 20, 1922 November 16, 2016 Ralph Kessel Hall, age 94, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Lake City V.A. Medical Center. He was a native of Charleston, WV moving to Live Oak in 2009 from Washington, DC. Ralph raised two children in the Washington, DC area. He was active in his...

Laura Elizabeth Durbin

Laura Elizabeth Durbin

Nov 6, 2016

Laura Elizabeth Durbin, age 88, of Live Oak, FL passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016. She was born in Wilmington, NC moving to Live Oak in 1986 from Stockbridge, GA. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing cards and board games. Her most treasured moments were spending time with her family. She is survived by four grandchildren, ten great grandchildren...

Tracy Lynn Hanson

Tracy Lynn Hanson

Oct 22, 2016

Tracy Lynn Hanson, age 54, of Live Oak, FL passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016. She was born in Melbourne, FL living most of her life in Suwannee County. She graduated from Suwannee High School in 1974 and lived in various spots throughout the U.S., but the love of the Suwannee River and the people who she called “friends” brought...

Jack Rogers

Jack Rogers

Oct 21, 2016

Jack Rogers, age 92, of Live Oak, FL passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at the V.A. Medical Center in Lake City, FL following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rainelle, West Virginia moving to Live Oak in 1980 from Delray Beach, FL. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during WWII as Private First Class...

Robert Yankee Anderson

Robert Yankee Anderson

Oct 15, 2016

Robert “Yankee” Anderson, age 80, of Live Oak, FL passed away late Saturday evening, October 15, 2016 at North Florida Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. “Yankee” as he was known by his family and friends, was born in Chicago, IL moving to Live Oak, FL in 1976 from Lexington, KY. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army,...

Michael Lee Skinner

Michael Lee Skinner

Oct 13, 2016

Michael Lee Skinner, age 48, of Live Oak, FL passed Thursday, October 13, 2016 at his home. He was a native of Ft. Pierce, FL moving to Live Oak in 2001. He was of the Baptist faith. Preceded in death by his mother Lois Bradford and beloved pet Booger. He is survived by his life-long companion, Reta Butler, Live Oak;...

Paul Clinton Newkirk

Paul Clinton Newkirk

Oct 13, 2016

Paul Clinton Newkirk, age 78, of O’Brien, FL passed away, October 13, 2016. He was a native of Akron, Ohio moving to O’Brien, FL in 1996 from California. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during the Korean War as frogman and sonar operator. He worked as a minister in the state prison system and loved studying...

Barbara Kuchau

Barbara Kuchau

Oct 11, 2016

Barbara Jean Kuchau, age 70, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at her home. She was a native of Charleston, WV moving to Live Oak in 2001 from Tampa, FL. Barbara was a stamp collector and member of the Pitcairn Society. She is survived by her mother, Reta I. McGrew, Oldsmar, FL and one brother, Henry...

James Davis

James Davis

Oct 10, 2016

James Fredrick Davis, age 70, of Live Oak, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at Shands Live Oak following a lengthy illness. He was a native of Brockton, Mass moving to Live Oak six months ago from Cocoa Beach, FL. He retired from Proctor & Gamble where he worked as a machinist making razor blades. He is survived by four...

Glenn Rowell

Glenn Rowell

Oct 5, 2016

Glenn D. Rowell, age 69, of Live Oak, FL passed Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL. He was born in Jacksonville, FL moving to Live Oak thirty-five years ago from Pinellas Park, FL. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the National Rifle Association. He was predeceased...

Lillon Johnson Roberts

Lillon Johnson Roberts

Oct 2, 2016

Lillon Johnson Roberts, age 93, of Live Oak, FL passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Solaris Health Care Center in Lake City. She was born in Suwannee County on April 1, 1923, the only child of Albert Sidney Johnson and Etta Susan Heirs Johnson. She attended school in Live Oak but left early to marry and raise a family....

Rudolph Benjamin Carver, Sr.

Rudolph Benjamin Carver, Sr.

Oct 1, 2016

Rudolph Benjamin Carver, Sr., age 83, of Live Oak, FL passed Saturday, October 1, 2016. Rudy was born in Live Oak living most of his life in Ft. Lauderdale before moving back to his home town in 2010. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean War. He was a member of the Teamster Union,...