OBITUARIES

Robert Cenon Marin

Robert Cenon Marin

Sep 2, 2008

Robert “Bobby” Marin, 72 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Tuesday, Sept.2, 2008, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. The Maracaibo, Venezuela, native moved to Live Oak, FL in 2001 from New York. He was a long haul truck driver who loved the open road. Bobby was very funny and loved telling jokes to make people laugh....

Debora Hillhouse Granados

Debora Hillhouse Granados

Aug 15, 2008

Debbie Hillhouse Granados, 51 of McAlpin, Florida passed away Friday, August 15, 2008, in Shands at UF following a courageous battle with lung cancer. The native and life long resident of Live Oak, FL was employed with Gold Kist. Debbie loved animals and gardening and was of the Baptist faith. She was predeceased by her parents, Frank & Jane Hillhouse...

Chris Diaz

Chris Diaz

Aug 15, 2008

Chris Diaz, 17 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Friday, August 15, 2008, from injuries sustained in a diving accident on the Suwannee River in Live Oak, Florida. The Tampa, FL native had resided at the Florida Sheriff’s Boys Ranch since January 2004 moving there from Miami, FL. He was a senior at Suwannee High School, a member of the...

Mildred J. Carter

Mildred J. Carter

Aug 14, 2008

Mildred J. Carter, 98 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Thursday, August 14, 2008, at Lafayette Health Care Center in Mayo, FL. The Garfield Township, Iowa native moved to Live Oak in 2007 from Hollywood, FL. She was a retired waitress and in her spare time enjoyed making lap robes for the Veterans at the V.A. Hospitals and loved to...

Bettina Babcock Dietrich

Bettina Babcock Dietrich

Aug 8, 2008

Bettina Babcock Dietrich, age 95, a former resident of Live Oak, Florida passed away August 8, 2008, at the Hospice Center of Charleston, SC. She was born on January 28, 1913 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Charles W. Babcock and Gertude Robinson Babcock. She was predeceased by her sisters, Harriett Nenoff, Judith Lewis, and Willa Folch-Pi. She attended the...

Buddy Linton

Buddy Linton

Aug 7, 2008

Buddy Linton, 64 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Thursday, August 7, 2008, in Shands at UF in Gainesville, FL following a brief illness. The native and life long resident of Live Oak, FL was a self employed contractor. Buddy loved being with and mentoring children which was evident by the many athletic fields that he built and maintained over...

Benjamin Clark Redditt

Benjamin Clark Redditt

Aug 4, 2008

Benjamin Clark Redditt, 68 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Monday, August 4, 2008, at Suwannee Valley Care Center – Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL following a lengthy illness. The Christmas, FL native moved to Live Oak, FL in 1990 from Ocala, FL. He was a heavy equipment operator in Venices, FL and at one time worked with the...

Jack Braden

Jack Braden

Aug 3, 2008

Jack Braden, 55 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Sunday, August 3, 2008, in Suwannee Valley Care Center – Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. The Silver Spring, Maryland native moved to Live Oak, FL in 1996 from Tennessee. Jack was a heavy equipment operator and enjoyed fishing, walking and loved to be on Peacock Lake. Survivors include his girlfriend,...

Marchetia Bland Smith

Marchetia Bland Smith

Jul 23, 2008

Marchetia Bland Smith, 54 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Wednesday evening, July 23, 2008, in Suwannee Valley Care Center- Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL following a courageous battle with cancer. The Camp Hanford, Washington native had resided in Live Oak, FL most of her life. She was a self-employed beautician. In her spare time she enjoyed art and...

Elizabeth Cundiff

Elizabeth Cundiff

Jul 23, 2008

Elizabeth W. Cundiff, 81 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL from complications following a stroke. The Fairfax County, Virginia native moved to Live Oak, FL in 1947 from Marianna, FL. Known to her family and friends as “Mama C” met the love of her life, Houston Cundiff...

Georgia Anna Sims

Georgia Anna Sims

Jul 16, 2008

Georgia Anna Sims, 92 of Day, Florida passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008, in Doctors Memorial Hospital in Perry, FL following a lengthy illness. The Flushing, N.Y. native moved to Day, FL in 1953 from Chamblee, GA. Georgia Anna, wife of Al Sims began working for the War Department Second Service Command ASF Governors Island, NY Civilian Personnel Division 50...

Patricia Ames

Patricia Ames

Jul 13, 2008

Patricia “Trish” Ames, 28 of Live Oak, Florida passed away early Sunday morning, July 13, 2008, at her home following a sudden illness. The Harve deGrace, Maryland native moved to Live Oak, FL in 1983. She was a homemaker and enjoyed bowling and spending time with her wonderful family. Survivors include two daughters, Allison Dukes and Lorrie Beth Mendhiem both...

Lynn Annette Riddle

Lynn Annette Riddle

Jul 12, 2008

Lynn Annette Riddle, 43 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008, in Shands @ Lake Shore in Lake City, FL following a courageous battle with cancer. The Ft. Lauderdale, FL native had resided in Live Oak, FL for the past three years. She was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her parents, William & Carolyn Maull. Survivors...

Esther Helen Anderson Miller

Esther Helen Anderson Miller

Jul 3, 2008

Esther Helen Anderson Miller, 91 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Thursday, July 3, 2008, at the Suwannee Health Care Center in Live Oak, Florida. She was a native of Bloomington, Illinois, living in Chicago, Illinois for several years before moving to Live Oak in 1972. She was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church of Live Oak,...

Jimmy Barrington

Jimmy Barrington

Jun 16, 2008

James “Jimmy” Barrington, 70 of Dowling Park, Florida passed away Monday, June 16, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center in Dowling Park, FL. He was a native of Live Oak, FL had lived most of his life in Mayo, Fl and had resided in Dowling Park, FL for the past several years. Jimmy and Jewel spent their summers in Cashiers,...

Marion Israel Konight

Marion Israel Konight

Jun 15, 2008

Marion J. “Mom” Israel Konight, 84 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga following a lengthy illness. Marion was born in Patterson, N.J., former resident of Hawthorne, N.J. where she worked as a telephone switchboard operator for AT & T and during WWII as an inspector of cams and...

Gertrude B. Richardson

Gertrude B. Richardson

May 30, 2008

Gertrude B. Richardson, 91 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Friday, May 30, 2008, at Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL following a lengthy illness. The St. Louis, Missouri native moved to Live Oak, FL in 1972 from Tampa, Fl. She was a long time member of the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. She had been a bookkeeper for...

Lee Roy Mcmullen

Lee Roy Mcmullen

May 22, 2008

Lee Roy McMullen, 85 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Suwannee Healthcare Center in Live Oak, FL following a lengthy illness. The native and life long resident of Live Oak, FL. was a U.S. Navy veteran having served during WWII. He was a retired welder and his passion was outdoor activities, which included hunting &...

James Elmer Durbin

James Elmer Durbin

May 7, 2008

James “Jim” Durbin, 78 of Live Oak, Florida passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Shands at UF in Gainesville, FL. The Louisville, Kentucky native moved to Live Oak from Atlanta, Ga twenty years ago, was a U.S. Navy veteran having served during WWII. He was a retired freight lines truck driver, a member of the Moose Lodge # 624...

Harvey Lee Wagoner

Harvey Lee Wagoner

May 5, 2008

Harvey Lee Wagoner, 84 of Mayo, Florida passed away Monday, May 5, 2008, at Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, FL following a lengthy illness. The Mount Airy, NC native moved to North Florida in 2003 from Sebring, FL. He was past president of Florida Food Brokers Association. Harvey was known for being a childhood friend and singing in...