LIVE OAK, Fla. (WCJB) - Suwannee County residents are remembering a county commissioner who died on Wednesday at his home in Live Oak after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

The Suwannee County Democratic and Republican parties paid tribute to District Two Commissioner Maurice Perkins in Facebook posts, saying he was a good man who will be missed by all.

He was a pastor and licensed contractor.

Perkins was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to the commissioner position in 2022.

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