Myrtice J. Chauncey, 95, of Live Oak, Fla., passed away at her home on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2020, with her family at her side. Mrs. Chauncey, a lifelong Suwannee County resident, was…
Category: Church
Church news and information for Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties.
Live Oak Christian Church welcomes new pastor
By Starr Munro: Riverbend News Live Oak Christian Church has welcomed with open arms a new pastor, Mark Hassler. Hassler was born in Franklin County, Ohio in November of 1957. As a…
Corinth entertains with fall festivities
By Danny Federico: Riverbend News On Saturday, Nov. 7, Corinth Baptist Church of Jasper, held their annual fall festival. Events began at 4 p.m. with fun and games including a bean bag…
Tammy Carlton Buda
Tammy Carlton Buda, 57, of Archer, Fla., passed away on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 after a long battle with diabetes and congestive heart failure. Tammy was born on March 27, 1963 in…
Loyd Register
Loyd Register, age 93, of Jasper, Fla., passed away on Nov. 8, 2020, following an illness of some time. Loyd was the son of the late Joe and Bessie Wetherington Register. Loyd…
Martha Anne “Marty” Jackson
Martha Anne “Marty” Jackson, age 78, of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at her home following a brief illness. Marty was the daughter of the late Henry and Marcella…
Emmett M. Mathis
Emmett M. Mathis, age 83, of Jasper, passed away on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at his home. Emmett was born on Feb. 13, 1937, to the late Floyd and Nellie Bennett Mathis….
Annette Bush Lawson
Annette Bush Lawson, 81, passed away at her home on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Mayo. Annette was born on Oct. 11, 1939, to Marshall Melton Bush and Katie Mae Bell Bush….
Michael Owen Myrick 10 July 1945 – 14 October 2020
Mickey Myrick, 75, a longtime resident of Mayo, died in his home in Lake City of natural causes on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. He leaves behind many good memories with his cousins,…
Churches distribute 24,000 lbs. of food
By Starr Munro: Riverbend News It is a time of uncertainty for a lot of people in the United States of America. But if there’s one thing Americans in smaller communities know…
Linda Griffitts Anderson
Linda Griffitts Anderson, 76, died Oct. 29, 2020. Linda was born Feb. 20, 1944 in Trion, Ga. to the late Joseph P. Griffitts and Edna Jean (Loden) Griffitts. Linda met the love…
Sarah Louise Buchanan
Sarah Louise Buchanan, 88, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 in Lake City, Fla. Louise was born Sept. 5, 1932 in Mayo to James Hugh McCray and Lillie Catherine Land McCray.Louise…
Harry B. Chauncey
Harry B. Chauncey, 81, O’Brien, Fla., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Mayo native moved to O’Brien from Bartow and attended O’Brien Baptist Church. He retired from the Industrial Sheet…
97.1 FM “Where Music Stirs Faith”
By Starr Munro Riverbend News Meet the couple behind the gospel radio station along the Suwannee River, James and Debbie Hamilton. DND Ministry is based out of Mayo, Fla., and their station…
Raymond Dee Santerfeit
Raymond Dee Santerfeit, 75, passed away on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 in Live Oak, Fla. Raymond was on born May 2, 1945 in Tampa to Raymond Dee Santerfeit and Frances McCall Santerfeit….
Shirley Dempsey Allen
Shirley Dempsey Allen, age 83, of Jasper, Fla., passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 at Lake City Medical Center Live Oak Campus. Shirley was the daughter…
Marie Earlene Burnam Carter
Marie Earlene Burnam Carter, age 72, of Jennings, Fla., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020 at Miller County Hospital in Colquitt, Ga. Earlene was born on Aug. 1, 1948 to the…