OBITUARIES
Thomas Ray Adams
Feb 11, 2016
Thomas Ray Adams, age 69, of Live Oak, FL passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Suwannee Health Care Center following a lengthy illness. He was a native of Richmond, VA moving to Live Oak five years ago from Virginia. Thomas was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired laborer. He is survived by two sisters, Bonnie Darlene Bonds,...
Belinda Tuten
Feb 11, 2016
Zittie Belinda Tuten, age 65, of Beverly Hills, FL, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Shands UF. She was a native of Live Oak moving to Beverly Hills, FL in 1970. Belinda loved the outdoors, hunting and searching for artifact. She also enjoyed reading and antiquing furniture. She is survived by her husband, Bill Tuten, Sr., Beverly Hills, FL;...
Lavelle Peppers Avery
Feb 6, 2016
LaVelle Peppers Avery, age 89, of Live Oak, FL passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. She was born in Live Oak, September 9, 1926, the third child and eldest daughter of Howard and Pearl Peppers. Much of her youth was dedicated to helping take care of her nine younger brothers and sister. After...
Betty Jane Cieszynski
Feb 5, 2016
Betty Jane Cieszynski, age 86, of Live Oak, FL passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at Shands Live Oak. She was a native of Plumboro, PA moving to Live Oak in 2010 from Perry, FL. She worked as a unit clerk in a hospital in Pennsylvania and enjoyed collecting cookie jars. She was Catholic by faith. She is survived by...
Frank Huntington Phipps, Iv
Feb 2, 2016
Frank Huntington Phipps, IV, age 67, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016. He was a native of Bronxville, NY moving to Live Oak forty years ago from Villanova, PA. He worked for the U.S. Postal service in O’Brien, FL for many years. He loved to dabble in the stock market and enjoyed, golf, sailing and coin...
Barbara Jean Valingo
Jan 31, 2016
Barbara Jean Valingo, age 60, of O’Brien, FL passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 following lengthy illness. She was a native of Clearwater, FL moving to O’Brien in 2001 from Wyoming. She worked as a waitress and in her spare time, enjoyed crocheting, knitting and reading. Her most treasured moments were spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by...
Mary Creech Howard
Jan 30, 2016
Mary Creech Howard, age 65, of Live Oak, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Haven Hospice in Lake City following a lengthy illness. She was born in Madison, FL living most of her life in Live Oak and was a member of Mt. Olive Church of Christ. Mary enjoyed reading, cross-word puzzles and crocheting. She loved Elvis and was...
Brenda Gail Herndon
Jan 18, 2016
Brenda Gail Herndon, age 52, of Live Oak, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016 in Aiken, South Carolina. She was born in Macon, GA moving to Live Oak five years ago from West Virginia. She was a homemaker and loved crafts and gardening. Brenda dedicated her life to being a wonderful and loving wife, mother and grandmother. Above all else,...
Royon Gillyard
Jan 11, 2016
Royon Gillyard, age 75 of Lake City, FL passed away late Monday evening, January 11, 2016 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. He was born in Leesburg, FL moving to Lake City eighteen years ago from Green Cove Spring, FL. He worked as a self-employed wood craftsman and was Christian by faith. He is survived by three...
Virginia Sally Hay Lutz
Jan 4, 2016
Virginia Sally Lutz, age 85, of Live Oak, FL passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. She was born in Portland, Maine moving to Live Oak in 1989 from St. Petersburg, FL. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband, Harvey Lutz, Live Oak; three...
Jacky Bennett
Dec 26, 2015
Jacky Bennett, age 69, of Live Oak, FL passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. He was a native and lifelong resident of Live Oak where he worked as a wrecker driver for Mott Buick Company and was of the Baptist faith. He was predeceased by his parents, William and Lela Blance Bennett. He...
Margaret Chatham Bradshaw
Dec 23, 2015
Margaret Bradshaw, age 71, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, FL following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lumpkin, GA moving to Live Oak in 1989 from Tampa, FL. She was a homemaker and loved music and fishing. She was predeceased by her daughter, Donna Davis and...
Ray Mansfield
Dec 17, 2015
Ray Mansfield, age 45, of Live Oak, FL passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Gainesville, FL following a lengthy illness. He was born in Daytona Beach, FL moving to Live Oak in 1998 where he worked as a cook for Ken’s Bar-B-Que. Ray loved football and his dog, Gloria. He is survived by two brothers,...
Nancy Ann Ledew
Dec 13, 2015
Nancy Ann LeDew, age 56, died at UF Health Jacksonville, on Sunday, December 13, 2015. Nancy was an ailurophile, who wanted to be a Hollywood star, despite her longtime penance in Live Oak, Florida. Born in Monterey, California on May 6, 1959, to Nancy Waldron LeDew and Captain Thomas Albert LeDew. She was a graduate of the University of Florida....
Sondra Marie Gajdarik
Dec 1, 2015
Sondra Gajdarik, age 52, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Community Hospice, St. Vincent’s Riverside Center in Jacksonville, FL following a courageous battle with cancer. She was a native of Phoenix, AZ moving to Live Oak in 2008 from Orlando, FL. She worked as a Fire Fighter/Paramedic for the City of Sanford, FL. Sondra loved...
Joyce Paulsen
Nov 21, 2015
Mildred "Joyce" Paulsen, age 89, of Live Oak, FL passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Shands UF in Gainesville, FL. She was born in Linden, PA moving to Live Oak in 1979 from Denver, Colorado. She was a well-known self-employed seamstress and in 1980 she made the uniforms for the Suwannee High School Dancing Dolls. She also had some...
Dorothy Moorehead
Nov 13, 2015
Dorothy Arthur Moorehead, age 75, of McAlpin, FL passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at her home. She was born in Connecticut moving to the McAlpin in 1999 from Englewood, NJ. Dorothy worked for H&R Block in Lake City and was a member of the Epiphany Catholic Church of Lake City. She is survived by husband, Glendale Moorehead, McAlpin; one...
Clark Roland Slater
Nov 10, 2015
Clark Roland Slater, age 93, formally of Dowling Park, FL passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at his home that he shared with his daughter in Indiana. He recently moved to Indiana from Florida to spend time with family. He was born in Cleveland, OH and was a Navy Veteran who served in WWII with twenty years of service as...
Loye Mervine Mcclamma
Nov 9, 2015
Loye Mervine McClamma, age 88, of Wellborn, FL, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. He was a native of Largo, FL moving to Wellborn in 2002 from Tampa, FL. He was a Stationary Engineer and member of the Christ Central Ministries of Live Oak. He was a loving father who will be deeply...
Brittany Nicole Slaughter
Nov 8, 2015
Brittany Nicole Slaughter, age 27, of Live Oak, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015. She was born on July 18, 1988 in Gainesville, FL. She attended schools in Suwannee County and was a member of Pinemount Baptist Church. Brittany was a loving, compassionate young woman. She had an outgoing personality that drew many friends to her. She considered her friends...
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