Obituaries

Betty Jean Knight

Betty Jean Knight

Mar 30, 2023

Betty Jean Williams Knight passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the age of 92 on March 30, 2023, at Lake City Medical Center. She was born December 24, 1930, to Thelma Williams in Chipley, FL. Her childhood was spent in Chipley however she called Lake City home until the 1970's when she married Toby Knight and they moved...

Joyce Ann Clemons

Joyce Ann Clemons

Mar 30, 2023

Joyce Ann Clemons, age 70, passed away at North Florida Medical Center on March 30, 2023, after an extended illness. She was born in Orlando, FL on May 17, 1952, to the late Earl and Edgel Griffis. Joyce has been a lifelong resident of Union County. She worked as a receiving clerk for Publix for 25 years until her retirement....

Shirley Clark

Shirley Clark

Mar 29, 2023

Shirley Ann Padgett Clark, age 75, passed away at Haven Hospice Lake City on March 29, 2023, after an brief illness. Shirley was born March 21, 1948, to the late Earl Cecil Padgett and Johnnie Bell Price in Highland, FL. In 1958, she moved with her family to Starke and there she met Alfred Lewis Clark. They married shortly after...

Ernest Robert Peacock

Ernest Robert Peacock

Mar 29, 2023

Ernest Robert Peacock was born October 16, 1944 in Lake City, Florida to Edwin and Aurelia Peacock. He passed peacefully March 29, 2023 in Palm Coast, Florida where he lived the past eight years.Ernest spent his early years working in his family’s chicken houses, climbing trees, and getting in trouble with friends. Ernest graduated from Columbia County High School, then...

Christine Roberts Brooker

Christine Roberts Brooker

Mar 29, 2023

Mrs. Christine Roberts Brooker passed away peacefully at The Plaza Health and Rehab on March 29, 2023. She was born in Lake Butler to the late Oscar and Myrtle Dukes Roberts on January 8, 1939. Christine was a God-fearing, woman who put her family above all else. In 1958, she married James “Jimmy” Brooker and they spent 63 wonderful years...

Marjorie "Margie" Eva Lewis

Marjorie "Margie" Eva Lewis

Mar 28, 2023

Marjorie Eva Lewis passed away peacefully on March 28, 2023, at the tender age of 96. Margie was born July 5, 1926, in Lacon, IL, to the late Edward Traub and Eva Fuson Crowl. After moving to Florida to work with the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, they moved her to Lake Butler. She met her husband, Malcolm Lewis, they married, and established their...

Ethlyn Chapman Martin

Ethlyn Chapman Martin

Mar 26, 2023

Mrs. Ethlyn Chapman Martin, age 82, of Graham, FL, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2023, at her home. She was born on August 31, 1940, in Hartsfield, SC, to Samuel and Lillie Chapman. Mrs. Ethlyn grew up and spent many years in South Carolina before moving to Florida in 1985. She worked as a data entry specialist for many...

Linda Harn

Linda Harn

Mar 26, 2023

Linda Kay Harn 65 of Lake Butler went home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2023 at home. She leaves behind her husband of 33 years John H. Harn JR of Lake Butler. Three Children, DaNita (Derrick) Dowdy of Starke, John Paul (Janet) Harn of Lake Butler, and Lori (Preston) Boyette of Lake Butler. Three grandchildren. A memorial...

Jimmie Douglass

Jimmie Douglass

Mar 24, 2023

Jimmie Dryden Douglass, 82, formerly of Lake Butler and Gainesville, FL, passed away at his home in Science Hill, KY, on March 24, 2023, after a lengthy illness and with his family at his side.

He is survived by his wife Clover Douglass, his son Chris Douglass and daughters Dawn Douglass and Kimberly Carlson. His grandchildren are Jake Douglass, Landen...

Mary Pafford

Mary Pafford

Mar 23, 2023

Mary L. Pafford, age 89, passed away at Haven Hospice Lake City on March 23, 2023. Ms. Pafford was born October 25, 1933, in Tifton, GA to the late Dewey and Donnie Seay Vaughn. In 1948, she moved to Florida. There she met her husband, Curtis Pafford and they spent many wonderful years together raising their family in Lake City....

Richard Alvin Westfall

Richard Alvin Westfall

Mar 17, 2023

Richard Alvin Westfall, age 72, of Lake Butler, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on March 17, 2023. Richard was born August 7, 1950, to the late Elliot Westfall and Louise Burdett. He worked for the Department of Corrections as a welding instructor until his retirement. Richard enjoyed fishing, landscaping, and watching professional as well as local...

Vera Diane Chapman

Vera Diane Chapman

Mar 16, 2023

Vera Diane Chapman, of Lake Butler, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023. She was 68.

Diane fought kidney disease for much of the last years of her life, but her welcoming and cheerful spirit never wavered despite her challenging circumstances. A sentiment that echoes true many times in her life.

She married at a young age and was a...

Susan Forsyth

Susan Forsyth

Mar 15, 2023

 Susan Ann Forsyth, age 62, of Lake Butler passed away at her home on March 15, 2023. Susie was born June 29, 1960, in Palatka to the late Tyra and Geraldine Douglas Powell. She has been a resident of Lake Butler and even lived at the same address since the age 10. 

      Susie worked for many years for the...

Mary-Lynne Rowell

Mary-Lynne Rowell

Mar 15, 2023

Mrs. Mary-Lynne (Collins) Rowell, age 74, of Lake Butler, FL, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Jacksonville on August 23, 1948, to Alvin and Catherine Collins. Mary-Lynne grew up in Jacksonville then moved to the mountains for several years before returning to Florida. She worked for the Duval County...

John Mack Hendry

John Mack Hendry

Mar 14, 2023

Mr. John Mack Hendry, age 82, of Starke, FL, passed away on March 14, 2023, at Riverwood Health and Rehab in Starke. He was born on January 25, 1941, in Jacksonville, to James Marshall Hendry and Ozena Louise Green. He grew up in Jacksonville and moved to Bradford County in 1966. He served in the Air National Guard, specializing in...

Curtis Eugene Allen

Curtis Eugene Allen

Mar 14, 2023

Curtis Eugene Allen, 68, passed away on March 14, 2023, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL.

Curtis was born on April 18, 1954, to Clarence and Wilma Allen in Jacksonville, FL. He spent his early childhood in Hialeah and later returned to his father’s homeplace in Lake Butler where his family built their permanent home.  After Curtis graduated from Union...

Robert Gary Parker

Robert Gary Parker

Mar 13, 2023

PARKER- Robert Gary Parker, 76, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023, after a sudden illness. Gary was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1946 and had lived there since. He served three years active duty in the USMC and was a Vietnam veteran. As a civilian, he worked as an electrician. He loved his family and spent a lot of his free time with friends at VFW Post...

Marjorie Jean Starling

Marjorie Jean Starling

Mar 12, 2023

 Marjorie Jean Starling, age 68, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her children on March 12, 2023. Margie was born December 14, 1954, in Albany, New York to the late Anthony Ralph and Anne Neva Kahl Trimarchi. She moved to Bradford county in the 1970’s and she has resided there ever since. Margie worked for 21 years at...

Emily Rose Bates

Emily Rose Bates

Mar 11, 2023

Princess Emily Rose Bates entered into her heavenly castle on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the age of 3. While her reign on this Earth was short, it was impactful. She loved everyone and everything. Little Emily loved being her mommy’s little monster and her daddy’s little ERB. She would dance when mommy or daddy played music, race her dog...

Shirley Elizabeth Thomas

Shirley Elizabeth Thomas

Mar 11, 2023

Mrs. Shirley Elizabeth Thomas, age 87, of Lake Butler, FL, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2023, at her home. She was born on May 6, 1935, in Jacksonville, FL, to Ashford Travis Jordan and Violet Reyes. She grew up and lived in St. Augustine and was a 1953 graduate of Ketterlinus High School. Mrs. Shirley lived in Jacksonville for...