By Mickey Starling Riverbend News Images of thousands of mostly Haitian refugees, huddled under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, have flooded the media in recent days. The steady stream of immigrants…
Category: Church
Church news and information for Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties.
William Larry Freeman
William Larry Freeman, 79, of Gainesville, Fla., passed away suddenly on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, after a brief illness. Freeman was born June 19, 1942 in the Appalachian mountains in Rome, Ga.,…
Charles W. Courtoy
Reverend Charles W. Courtoy was born in Jasper, Fla. and passed away on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Lakeland, Fla. He was 84 years of age. Curtoy was a graduate of Jasper…
Bryan Drury Scaff
Bryan Drury Scaff, a native and lifelong resident of Hamilton County, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, from COVID-19 while working away from home in Vermillion, S.D. Scaff was born…
Students can express their faith
By Mickey Starling Riverbend News Bring Your Bible to School Day takes place this year on Thursday, Oct. 7. This is a great time for students all across the nation to publicly…
Welcoming special guest pastors, Mark and Trina Hankins
By Christian Peterson Riverbend News Join Melody church for four special services presented by Mark and Trina Hankins. Mark and Trina Hankins travel nationally and internationally, preaching the Word of God…
John Robert Frank
John Robert Frank, 62 of Mayo, passed away on Thursday Sept. 16, 2021, at Shand’s Hospital at the University of Florida following an extended illness. Frank was born May 28, 1959, in…
Patricia “Pat” Garvin Oehlert
Patricia “Pat” Garvin Oehlert, age 89, of Jasper passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, following a brief illness. Pat was born in Macon, Ga.,…
Bobby Ray “BR549” Sistrunk
Bobby Ray “BR549” Sistrunk, age 85, of Live Oak. passed away on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City. Sistrunk was born in White Springs. on June…
Angela Gayle Jackson-Williams
A time to be born… Angela Gayle Jackson-Williams was born on Aug. 28, 1952, in Manhattan, N.Y. She was the daughter of the late Matthew and Bessie Jackson. Her siblings are Shiela…
Stephen A. Haskell
Pastor/Chaplain Stephen A. Haskell, age 75, of Lake City, Fla., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City. Haskell was born in Fairmont, W. Va.,…
Steven D. Rogerson
Steven D. Rogerson, Sr., 68, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at the Capitol Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Fla., following an extended illness. He is the son of the late…
Ruth Ann Johnson
Ruth Ann Johnson, 65, of Live Oak, was reunited in heaven with her late husband on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. She was a lifelong resident of Live Oak and recently retired from…
Terri L. Gaylord
Terri L. Gaylord, 59, passed away on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in Valdosta, Ga. Gaylord was born on October 18, 1961, in Valdosta, to Claude Johnson and Margaret Gibbs DeLoach. She was…
Bettie J. Oxendine
Bettie J. Oxendine, of Jasper, passed away on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, Fla. Oxendine was a longtime resident of Jasper. She was the widow…
Westwood Christian School honors first responders in remembrance of 9/11
By Lee Trawick Riverbend News Westwood Christian School (WCS) holds a chapel service every Wednesday for their students and anyone that wishes to join. However, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, their service was…
Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick
Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick, 90, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. She was born Dec. 8, 1930, to Floyd and Esther Peterson in Howell, Ga. Fitzpatrick is preceded in…