OBITUARIES
Thomas Francis Hehir
Dec 16, 2014
Thomas Francis Hehir, age 91, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at the Shands Live Oak. He was born in New York, NY moving to Live Oak in 1974 from North Miami Beach, FL. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during WW II as a Gunners Mate 3C. Tom was a member...
Mary Holley
Dec 15, 2014
Mary Vallyne Holley, age 71, of Lee, FL passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at Lake City Medical Center. She was born in Live Oak moving to Lee, FL from Largo, FL in 2000. She was a computer technician building computer circuit boards. Mary volunteered for the Suwannee Valley Humane Society in Madison, FL. She loved gardening and listing to...
Matthew Bloxam Bennett
Dec 14, 2014
Matthew Bloxam Bennett, age 63, of Live Oak, FL passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the V. A. Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. He was a native of Live Oak working for the U.S. Postal Service. Matthew retired from the U.S. Air Force having served for 21 and ½ years. He traveled around the world 2 ½ times was...
Ralph Parson, Jr.
Dec 13, 2014
Ralph Dayton Parson, Jr., age 73, of Live Oak, FL passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. He was a native of Roanoke, Virginia moving to Live Oak in 1997 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Vietnam War. He worked in construction for many...
Lois Ratliff Ambrose
Dec 2, 2014
Lois Ratliff Ambrose, age 82, of Live Oak, FL passed away peacefully, Tuesday evening, December 2, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Live Oak, FL moving to Melbourne, FL after she graduated from high school. She moved back to Live Oak in 1971. Lois loved to cook and work in her vegetable garden. She...
John Donald Cummings
Dec 1, 2014
John Donald Cummings, age 54, of Live Oak, FL passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 at his home following a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born in Oak Harbor, Washington moving to Live Oak in 1998 from Bradenton, FL. He was a heavy equipment operator for Shenandoah Dairy and enjoyed fishing, NASCAR and FSU Football. His most enjoyed...
Roger Burnside
Nov 29, 2014
Roger Lee Burnside, age 73, of O’Brien, FL passed away Saturday morning, November 29, 2014 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. He was a native of Piqua, Ohio moving to O’Brien in 1999 from Tampa, FL. Roger worked for CARC as a Retail Training Supervisor. He spent most of his time helping the poor and disadvantage. He also loved...
Sonny Story
Nov 27, 2014
Sonny Story, age 81, of Live Oak, FL passed away Thursday morning, November 27, 2014 at the V.A. Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. He was born in Canal Point, FL moving to Live Oak in 1985 from St. Cloud, FL. Sonny served as a Sargent in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean War. He worked as a Crane Operator...
Randall Wayne Whisnant
Nov 17, 2014
Randall Wayne Whisnant, Sr. age 60, of Wellborn, FL passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at the Domiciliary Home in Lake City, FL following a lengthy illness. He moved to Wellborn twenty years ago from Sylvester, GA. He was a U.S. Army veteran and self-employed furniture maker. He loved to read, go to yard sales, and collect knives and NASCAR...
Vivian A. Nielsen
Nov 5, 2014
Vivian Nielsen, age 92, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Haven Hospice in Lake City. She was born in Atmore, AL and lived most of her life in Live Oak. She managed a restaurant for many years and was a member of AARP and Pine Grove United Methodist Church. She is survived by one daughter,...
Mattie Clark Parramore
Nov 4, 2014
Mattie Clark Parramore, age 73, of Live Oak, FL passed away Tuesday evening, November 4, 2014 at Lake City Medical following a lengthy illness. She was born in Jasper, FL living all her life in Live Oak. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant and in her spare time, enjoyed reading, gardening and being outdoors. She was a member of...
Jack Garrett
Nov 3, 2014
Jack Garrett, age 85, of Live Oak, FL passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 at the Suwannee Health Care Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Baker, FL moving to Live Oak in 1938. He graduated from Suwannee High School in 1947. He joined the Florida National Guard in 1947 and retired after thirty years of service. He...
Marguerite Murray Morgan
Nov 3, 2014
Marguerite Murray Morgan, age 84, of Live Oak, FL passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 at the Surrey Place Care Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Miami, FL moving to Lake City, FL at the age of fourteen. Marguerite and Denward met at a church party at Granddaddy Morgan’s house. He took her home from the party...
Marshall Max Brown
Nov 3, 2014
Marshall Maxwell Brown, age 51, of O’Brien, FL passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 at his home following a life-long illness. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI moving to O’Brien in 2001. He was predeceased by his parents, Lynn Adam and Mary Brown. He is survived by his step-father, Steven New, O’Brien; four brothers, Tony Stover, Lyle Stover, Rodney Brown...
Allene Speight
Nov 2, 2014
Mrs. Allene Speight, 75, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 at Haven Hospice, Lake City, Florida. She lived for eight years in Live Oak, Florida. A graduate of Children's Literature Institute, Mrs. Speight wrote several short stories. She is survived by her husband Gene Speight of Live Oak, son Thomas of Madison, Florida, brother John Dennis of Grand Ridge, Florida...
Joyce Mercer Sapp
Oct 22, 2014
Joyce Mercer Sapp, age 85, of Live Oak, FL passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Shands Live Oak. She was born in Waycross, GA living most of her life in Live Oak. She worked for many years as an operator for North Florida Telephone Company. Joyce loved to read, swim and go for walks. Her most treasured moments were...
Raymond "Ray" Higginbotham
Oct 20, 2014
Raymond Eugene Higginbotham, age 57, of Lake City, FL formally of McAlpin, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN following a lengthy illness. The Jacksonville, FL native lived most of his life in McAlpin, FL before moving to Lake City two years ago. Ray was a self-employed truck driver. He was a shooting enthusiast who...
Larry Robinson
Oct 19, 2014
Larry Robinson, age 71, of Live Oak, FL passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Shands Live Oak following a lengthy illness. He was a native and life long resident of Live Oak. After retiring from Independent Life Insurance Company he purchased and operated Jay’s Restaurant from 1992 until 2009. He served in the Florida National Guard for six years....
Hank Traverse Mckeithen
Oct 1, 2014
Hank McKeithen, age 64, passed away on October 1, 2014, in his home after a lengthy illness. A longtime resident of Alachua County, Hank was retired from the US Department of Agriculture Entomology Laboratory after over thirty years of service. Hank was born and raised in Live Oak, Florida where he was an outstanding athlete, playing both football and baseball....
Marguerite Harrell
Oct 1, 2014
Marguerite Harrell, age 95 of Dowling Park passed away early Wednesday morning, October 1, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center in Dowling Park following a lengthy illness. She was a native of Philadelphia, PA and worked as a Missionary Nurse. She loved writing and had written several books. She moved to Dowling Park in 2000 from Bradenton, FL. She is...
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