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Angelina Mendez, 90, Mt. Dora, passed away Friday, June 17, 2011 at Silver Lake Assisted Living, Leesburg.  She was born April 12, 1921 in Meadowbrook, West Virginia.  She attended Lamberts Run Elementary School, Ziesing Junior High School and Victory High School.  She completed Seamstress School...

Mr. Charles Parker, Jr., of Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2011 at the age of 87 years.  He was born in Montpelier, Vermont.  Charles was the owner/operator of Capital City Press in Montpelier for 35 years.  Living in Vermont for 65 years, he moved to Deerfield...

Robert Louis Terhune, age 75, of Tavares, FL passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011. He was born November 25, 1935 in Longview, WA to James Paul and Edna Bessey Terhune. He was a veteran and retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Runski; four...

Marilyn Joy Franklin of Yalaha, FL passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the age of 57. Marilyn was a devoted, loving wife and mother. She was also a teacher of special needs children for 33 years, primarily at Tavares Elementary School, having obtained her Bachelors Degree at Central...

Robert L. Burnett, Jr., age 84, of Tavares, FL passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2011. He was born April 3, 1927 in Elizabethtown, KY and moved to Lake County 20 years ago from Miami. When he was younger he raced cars and later went on to manufacture racing tires and wheels. He was a member of...

Winona Cox Moore, age 88, of Tavares, FL went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 4, 2011. She was born December 28, 1922 in Lumberton, NC. Winona was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tavares and was a retired Court Reporter for Lake County. She was a loving wife, mother,...

William Edward Burks, age 63, of Tavares, FL passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011. He was born April 26, 1948 in Louisville, KY. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tavares and was a veteran of the US Army, having served in Vietnam receiving the Purple Heart and two Bronze...

Eva Eunice Laishley, age 89, of Howey-In-The-Hills, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. She was born January 11, 1922 in Crestline, OH to Clarence and Bertha (Danals) Duffner. She resided in Howey-In-The-Hills for 33 years and volunteered at the school and library. She attended Community...

Russell Eugene Moore, 90 of Astatula, FL passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 23, 2011.  He was born September 12, 1920 in Jersey Township, Licking County, Ohio.  A beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, will be missed by his wife, Doris Moore; daughter and...

Boylston, The Honorable Richard William, 55, of Leesburg, died May 21, 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born Dec. 4, 1955 in New York, New York, Richard moved to Central Florida at the age of one, but he always considered himself a “Yankee.”  He took pride in giving private tours of “his”...

Mrs. Vera E. Sawyer, of Tavares, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the age of 94 years.  She was born in Ohio and moved to Central Florida from there in the 1940’s.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tavares and the Order of the Eastern Star-Daughter’s of the...

Julie Sophie Reckell Walker, age 86, of Tavares, FL passed away on Monday, May 16, 2011. She was born June 19, 1924 in South Bend, IN and moved to Tavares in 1968. She was a lifetime member of the Moose Lodge and the AMVETS. She is survived by her husband, Paul S. Walker; son, David P. Reckell;...