By Danny Federico Riverbend News Times are rough enough with cases of COVID-19 breaking out across the nation. Jobs are being shut down, schools are being taught through virtual classrooms and just…
Category: Church
Church news and information for Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties.
Raymond Dee Santerfeit
Raymond Dee Santerfeit, 75, passed away on October 9, 2020 in Live Oak, FL. Raymond was born May 2, 1945 in Tampa, Florida to Raymond Dee Santerfeit and Frances McCall Santerfeit. Santerfeit…
Robert Warren Cooper Jr.
Robert Warren Cooper, Jr., age 71, of Lake City, Fla., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 10, in the VA Hospital, Gainesville, Fla., following an extended illness. He was born July 23, 1949…
Bobby Joe Claxton
Bobby Joe Claxton, age 85, of White Springs, Fla., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020.Bobby was born in Thomaston, Ga., on Aug. 2, 1935 to the late Owen and Trudy…
Edward Harlon Burnam, Jr.
Edward Harlon Burnam, Jr. AKA “Buddy,”AKA “Coach Burnam,” AKA “Papa Buddy,” age 80, of Jennings, Fla., passed away at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga., following an illness of some time. …
Enjoy a movie under the stars
By Starr Munro Riverbend News Residents of Lafayette and nearby counties have a great treat coming soon at 7:30 p.m on Friday, Oct. 23, in Veterans Memorial Park. A “Movie in the…
Pastor Spotlight: Wayne Hudson
By Starr Munro Riverbend News Born in Oakdale, La., on March 17, 1957, Wayne Hudson first found his way to church as a young boy through the Baptist church his grandmother and…
Annual Pumpkin Patch at Melody Church
By Starr Munro Riverbend News The people of Live Oak have a lot to look forward to this October on South Ohio Avenue, where Melody Church has again graciously given families the…
C. Teresa Hart
C. Teresa Hart, 58, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 after an extended illness in Marianna. Teresa was born on March 24, 1962 in Perry, Fla. to Mr. Roger Webb and…
Ms. Martha Dean Wolfe
Ms. Martha Dean Wolfe, 94, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 at her residence, following an extended illness. She is the daughter of the late William and Vashtie Mims Dempsey, and the widow…
Mt. Gilead Baptist to host Wes James in concert
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News Local residents are invited to come out to Mt. Gilead Baptist Church on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m., for a concert featuring Wes James during their…
Pastor spotlight: Dale Croft
By Mickey Starling Riverbend News Born in Leesburg, Fla., in 1952, Center Hill, Fla. native Dale Croft found his way to Mayo in 1981, when he became the pastor of Alton Church…
Westwood Christian School holds 9/11 remembrance service
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News Most every American can remember where they were when they heard the tragic news that two planes had been hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the World…
First Baptist Church of Live Oak offering free dental care
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News While local dental offices may be overwhelmed with appointments since reopening after the coronavirus shutdown, the First Baptist Church (FBC) of Live Oak is offering free dental…
Rev. Jimmy Randell “Randy” Lamb
The Rev. Jimmy Randell “Randy” Lamb left this earth on Monday, Sept. 7 to join our heavenly Father, his precious daughter, his father and a host of other much-loved relatives in heaven….
Myra Cochran Regan
Myra Cochran Regan, 64, of Wellborn, passed away on Monday morning Sept. 7, 2020 in Jacksonville surrounded by family, after an extended illness. She was born in Richlands, Va. on Nov. 12,…
Joseph “Joe” Leonard Walker, Jr.
Mr. Joseph “Joe” Leonard Walker, Jr., 87, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 at his home in Mayo, Fla. Joe was born June 3, 1933 in Dowling Park, Fla. to Joseph…