Obituaries

Feb 6, 2022

Dr. Wendell Lee Roberts of Gainesville, FL, age 82, passed away onFebruary 6, 2022 at North FL Regional in Gainesville, FL.Dr. Roberts was born February 3, 1940.  He lived in Trenton throughouthis childhood and graduated from Trenton High School in 1958, he wasSalutatorian of his class. He was an avid athlete in basketball,football and was the drum major for the...

Jan 29, 2022

Jan 29, 2022

Ms. Lynda Sharon Field, age 76, of Lake City, FL, passed away on January 29, 2022, at the Lake City Medical Center. She was born on January 17, 1946, in Gainesville, to James Wesley Phillips and Emily Lee (Finley) Phillips. She grew up in Alachua and graduated from Sante Fe High School. Ms. Field then married, John Edwin Field. They...

Jan 28, 2022

Anthony “Tony” Osteen, age 66, of Cross City, FL, passed away on January 28, 2022. He was born on the same day, 1956, in Gainesville, to Willis and Jerlene (Ward) Osteen. He grew up in Dixie County and spent his whole life there. Tony owned and operated a trucking company. He also loved hunting and hauled cows. He is preceded...

Jan 18, 2022

Mrs. Joan Elyse (Williams) Smith, age 85, of Chiefland, Florida, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2022, at home surrounded by family. She was born on February 26, 1936, in Plant City, FL, to Oliver and Dorothy (Hull) Williams. She grew up in Plant City, FL. In 1953, she married the love of her life, Wayne Sanford Smith and moved...

Jan 17, 2022

Mrs. Maria Hernandez-Ochoa, age 54, of Bell, Florida, passed away on January 17, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 25, 1967, in Guanajuato, Mexico. In the 1980’s Maria moved to south Florida then eventually settled in Bell. She worked as the Heath Coordinator for the Gilchrist County Health Department. Maria loved learning and...

Jan 9, 2022

Margie Elizabeth Asher, age 84, of Bell, FL, passed away on January 9, 2022, peacefully amongst a few loved ones. She was born on March 28, 1937, in Orlando, to Oscar H. Sphaler and Ethridge Lee Futch. She grew up and lived in central Florida before moving to the mountains of East Tennessee. After her husband passed, she moved back...

Jan 4, 2022

Ms. Susan Ann Martin, age 60 was called home on Tuesday, January 04, 2022 while in the care of Vitas Healthcare Hospice at North Dade Nursing and Rehab Center, Miami, FL. Susan was born on March 19, 1961 in Trenton Florida to William J. Yarghn and Nancy L. Stancel Yarghn. She was a resident of North Dade Nursing and Rehab...

Jan 4, 2022

Ellis Calvin Lindsey, Sr., of Ft. White, Florida passed away unexpectedly, Steinhatchee, at the age of 68. Ellis was born to Calvin Newt & Mattie Lou (Jarvis) Lindsey in Ft. White on July 22, 1953. In 1971, he married the love of his

life Leila (Brown) Lindsey. They moved back to Ft. White in 1978 where they raised their three...

Dec 30, 2021

On December 30th, God took home the Hicks family, Ronnie (36), Shelly (32), Parker (8), and Jaylyn (5), in a tragic accident. This loving family’s journey began on August 11, 2007, on the front porch of their home, as Ronnie and Shelly said, “I Do”. With both being from Gilchrist County, they decided to start their careers locally, opening Hicks...

Dec 29, 2021

Jacob Alan Hobbs, age 41, of Bell, FL, passed away on December 29, 2021, at the UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Jacob was born on September 7, 1980, in New Port Richey, FL, to Jimmy and Candace (Hogan) Hobbs. As a child, he moved to Chiefland where he attended school and lived there until moving to Bell in 2011....

Dec 22, 2021

NEWBERRY- Mary Goode Carlisle of Newberry, Florida passed away on December 22, 2021.  She was 83 years old.

She loved and was loved by so many.  Mary was born in Forest Grove on November 22, 1937, and was the thirteenth child of fifteen children belonging to Roger and Victoria Goode. She worked for the Alachua County School Board for...

Dec 22, 2021

NEWBERRY- Mary Goode Carlisle of Newberry, Florida passed away on December 22, 2021.  She was 83 years old. 

She loved and was loved by so many.  Mary was born in Forest Grove on November 22, 1937, and was the thirteenth child of fifteen children belonging to Roger and Victoria Goode. She worked for the Alachua County School Board for 27 years...

Dec 17, 2021

Jerry Oxner February 18, 1941- December 17, 2021

Jerry spent his formative years in Newberry, SC where he achieved the level of Eagle Scout. After high school Jerry joined the ROTC upon matriculation at Clemson University and completed Basic Training at Fort Benning, GA. Jerry spent the early days of the Viet Nam war in Giessen, West Germany peering behind...

Dec 16, 2021

Mr. Robert John Perryman, age 82, of Trenton, Florida passed away peacefully on December 16, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on January 11, 1939, in Trenton, to Epperson Lewis Perryman and Lora Bell (Blitch) Perryman. As a young man, Mr. Perryman enlisted in the United States Army where he served for several years. After his...

Dec 3, 2021

Ms. Eleanor Moorer Basile, age 94, of Newberry, FL, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2021, at the Haven Hospice in Chiefland, FL. Ms. Eleanor was born on October 3, 1927, in Kelly, North Carolina to Robert and Gertrude Peterson. She grew up in the Great Depression which made her a very strong and courageous woman. She spent most of...

Dec 3, 2021

Mr. Thomas “Tom” Chesley Hughes, age 74, from Bell, FL, passed away on December 3, 2021, at his home. Tom was born on October 5, 1947, in Laurens, SC, to Ryland Chesley Hughes and Alice Wright Hughes. Growing up in South Carolina, he worked in the cotton fields as a young boy then at the age of 13, the family...

Dec 3, 2021

Ms. LeaAndra Lynn Roden, age 33, of Bell, FL, passed away on December 3, 2021, in Boca Raton, FL. She was born on November 8, 1988, in Tampa, FL , to Charles Austin Roden, Jr and Mary Lynn Barber. She grew up in central Florida and moved to Bell in 1993. LeaAndra attended Bell High School and after school, moved...

Dec 1, 2021

DONNA DARLENE BAILEY, 60 DIED DECEMBER 1, 2021, PEACEFULLY AT HER HOME IN TRENTON, FL. MRS. BAILEY WAS BORN IN LAKE CITY, FL ON JUNE 4, 1961, TO WENDEL NORRIS AND ARLENE WILKS. DONNA ENJOYED READING AND TO FISH ,BUT ESPECIALLY LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY. HER PRIDE AND JOY WAS HER 11 GRANDKIDS AND GREATGRANDCHILD. SHE WAS PRECEDED...