By Leah Hodges Riverbend News Roger Hutto was born on the same day Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, July 20, 1969, in Williston, Fla. After graduating from Gainesville High School (GHS)…
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Church news and information for Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties.
David Henry Goolsby
David Henry Goolsby, Sr., age 86, of Jasper, Fla., passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, following a brief illness as a result of heart complications. Goolsby was born Nov. 17, 1934…
Clayton Avriett Jones
Clayton Avriett Jones, age 81, of Jasper, Fla., passed away Monday, March 29, 2021, while spring gobbler hunting near his beloved Alapaha River. Jones was born Sept. 11, 1939, to the late…
Mayo churches celebrate Easter
By Danny Federico Riverbend News Two churches in Mayo hosted fun-filled Easter events and services for their youth and members to enjoy and participate in. During the tail-end of the month, on Wednesday,…
The new minority: Church members
By Starr Munro Riverbend News A new poll released on Monday, March 29, by Gallup Poll, an American analytics and advisory company based out of Washington, D.C., has cited church members as…
Clayton Lane Black
Clayton Lane Black, 16, of Wellborn, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 29, 2021. He was born on Jan. 17, 2005, in Gainesville, Fla. and made the Wellborn/Lake City area his home…
Lucian Dean Hendrick
Lucian Dean Hendrick, 60, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Mayo. Dean was born Nov. 15, 1960, in Bartow, Fla., to Lauren Lucian Hendrick and Mitzi Clark Hendrick. Dean was…
Thomas Mathney Sr.
Thomas F. Matheny Sr., 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at his home in Madison. Tommy was born Sept. 21, 1948 in Madison, Fla., to Candler C. Matheny and Shellie…
Kermit Ray Horne
Kermit Ray Horne, Sr., 87, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday morning, March 20, 2021, at the Lake City VA Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Tampa…
Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley reach out to help communities
By Starr Munro Riverbend News A free health clinic based out of Live Oak wants nothing more than to help local citizens stay healthy. Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley, Inc. opens their…
Lorena Williams Peach
Lorena Williams Peach of Jasper, age 81, passed away on March 17, 2021, following a lengthy illness. Peach was born March 25, 1939, in Juliette, Ga., to her parents Edward Lamar Williams…
Carolyn Adele Warner Howell
Carolyn Adele Warner Howell, age 70, of Jennings, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Shands U.F. Hospital in Gainesville. Carolyn was a native of Live Oak, born on Dec. 22,…
Geraldine Leigh Fisher
Geraldine Leigh Fisher, age 95, of Jasper, passed away at Lake City Medical Center on Saturday, March 6, 2021, following a brief illness. Fisher was born July 28, 1925, in Hamilton County, …
Eloise Renfroe
Eloise Renfroe, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 11, 2021. She was born on Sept. 22, 1927, to the late Doris and Mae Black. Eloise met the love…
William Wayne Skeen
William Wayne Skeen, 71, of Live Oak, Fla., passed away peacefully at his home in Washington, Penn., on March 11, 2021. He was born on July 17, 1949, in Live Oak, where…
The Pulpit Samson, Deliliah and a lack of awareness
“Afterward Delilah said to him, ‘you’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now please tell me how you can be tied up securely!” (Judges 16:10) The story of Samson and…
Ethel Louise Brinson McCall
Ethel Louise Brinson McCall went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at the age of 88 at Haven Hospice in Lake City, Fla. McCall was…