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David Elmore Wilson
Feb. 10, 2024
David Elmore Wilson, 93, formerly of Newark, Ohio passed away suddenly at his home in Tavares, Saturday, February 10, 2024. Dave was born July 17, 1930 in Newark Ohio to the late Harold E. and Helen M. (Lindsey) Wilson. Dave and Gerry (Overstreet) were married April 2, 1949; they relocated to...
Robert Dale Minsch
Feb. 08, 2024
Robert Dale (Bob) Minsch, 87, passed away on Thursday February 8, 2024 in Tavares, FL. Bob was born on March 17, 1936 in Newton, Kansas, in the Bethel Deaconess Hospital to Anna Flaming Minsch and Dietrich H. Minsch, both of whom predeceased him early in Bob’s life. Bob married Patricia Mae Hix...
Daniel B Trivett
Feb. 06, 2024
Daniel B. Trivett 85, of Eustis, Florida, born in Cuba, Ohio He moved to Florida in 1962. Mr. Trivett was a member of the First Baptist Church of Umatilla. He was a Mason and a Gideon. Mr. Trivett served in the United States Army and retired from the United Staes Postal Service in 1985. He...
Mary "Phyllis" Howard
Feb. 04, 2024
Mary "Phyllis" Howard, 80, of Astatula, Florida, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Phyllis was a Christian and a member of the Assemblies of God Church. She believed in the mission of the St.Jude organization and gave faithfully to the cause. She was a homemaker and loved being with her...
Eva Jo Homuth
Feb. 03, 2024
Eva Jo Homuth, age 89 of Clermont, FL, passed away on February 3, 2024 surrounded by family. Eva was born on December 11, 1934 in Rosebud, AR to Gladys Baldridge and Roger Ivy. Eva grew up in California where she was very close to her aunts, uncles and many cousins. It was in California, that Eva...
John Allen Tucker
Jan. 29, 2024
In Memoriam: John Allen Tucker (1952-2024) It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of John Allen Tucker, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and esteemed member of the community. John peacefully left this world on January 29th, at the age of 71, surrounded by his loving...
Doris L. Hood
Jan. 27, 2024
Doris Louise (Smedley) Hood, a cherished resident of Tavares, Florida, peacefully entered the presence of our Lord and Savior on January 28, 2024, at the age of 89. Born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on September 19, 1934, to Vance and Belva Smedley, Doris was raised in a Christian home alongside her...
Estelle Lloyd
Jan. 27, 2024
Estelle Lloyd (Aunt Sis) or (Sis) as we all called her. Was a loving daughter to her Mother, a friend indeed to her brothers who always knew she was there for them, a heart that never left any of the family feeling they were not cared for. There is one brother remaining .. Paul Lloyd. As she was...
Riley Hershal Puckett
Jan. 24, 2024
In Memoriam: Riley H. Puckett (May 27, 1939 – January 24, 2024) It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Riley H. Puckett, a devoted husband, father, and distinguished veteran, who departed this world on January 24, 2024. Born on May 27, 1939, in Piedmont, Alabama, Riley led a...
Paul A. Baker
Jan. 23, 2024
Paul A. Baker,70 of Tavares, Florida passed away on Tuesday January 23, 20024. Paul served in the United States Navy and worked in the Marketing Industry. He is survived by his life partner of 33 years, Linda L. Dunn of Tavares, Florida and a host of dear friends. Services have been entrusted to...
Janice Stephens Roney
Jan. 20, 2024
Janice (Jan) Stephens Roney of Leesburg FL passed away at home on January 20, 2024, at the age of 87. She was born July 29, 1936, in Gibson County (Cool Springs Community) Tennessee. Daughter of the late Richard Morris Stephens and Gertie Glover Stephens of Trimble TN. She is survived by her...
George Emil Koehler
Jan. 13, 2024
George Emil Koehler Born June 13 1945, Passed away January 13, 2024, peacefully in his Florida room, at home, in Tavares, Florida. Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, moved to Florida in 1983, and was a well known maintenance man for the Orange County School Board, and then several condominium complexes,...