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Clive "Buddy" Manson Yates
Aug. 11, 2025
Clive Manson Yates, affectionately known as “Buddy,” passed away peacefully at his home in Leesburg, Florida, on August 11, surrounded by loved ones. He was 87 years old. Born on August 11, 1938, in Miami, Florida, to William H. and Dorcas P. Yates, Buddy was a proud Floridian through and...
Marcia Taylor Caldwell
Aug. 09, 2025
Marcia Taylor Caldwell, 82, passed away on August 9, 2025, in Tavares, FL. She was born February 14, 1943, in Orlando, FL, to her parents: George and Elma (Girouard) Taylor. Born and raised in Orlando and a graduate of Bishop Moore in 1961 she lived in the College Park area and was a permanent...
Christina Margaret Grant
Aug. 04, 2025
Christina Margaret Grant, 80, of Mount Dora, FL, passed away on August 4, 2025. She was born in New York state on May 26, 1945. Christina worked for many years as a radiologist. She enjoyed many hobbies including reading. She is survived by her daughter: Jessica Grant; granddaughter Ariana Hill;...
Constance Darlene Guy
Jul. 26, 2025
Constance Darlene Guy, 83, of Tavares, FL, passed away on July 26, 2025. She was born on March 28, 1942, in Chicago, IL, to her parents: Joseph and Verna (Runagugan) Sandbek. Constance worked as a receptionist in many occupations. Her talent was in hospitality, always making sure others were...
Caboose Hawthorne
Jul. 20, 2025
Caboose Hawthorne, age 86, of Umatilla, FL passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 20, 2025. He was born April 8, 1939 in Black, AL to Jeffey and Nettie Hawthorne. He moved to Lake County in 1962 from Alabama. He was a farmer and loved to garden. He eventually went on to work and retire from...
Margaret Hammond
Jul. 19, 2025
Margaret Hammond died peacefully at the age of 97 on Saturday, July 19th. She outlived her entire family - consisting of her parents Matthew & Ida Roshirt, her two sisters Anna May and Phyllis, and her twin brother Matthew - with a spitfire attitude and a zest for life. Margaret will be...
Charles Stanley Wright
Jul. 11, 2025
Stan Wright, 76, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2025, with family members at his side. Stan was born on August 24, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a 1967 Graduate of Eustis High School. He spent many years working in the citrus industry as a heavy equipment mechanic and retired from Lake...
Patricia G. Levin
Jul. 09, 2025
Patricia Ruth Goff Levin burst onto this world like a firecracker and left it with the same spark on July 9th, 2025 on her own terms, after giving cancer one heck of a fight for nearly three years. And just like that, she traded in her earthly battle gear for a front-row seat in heaven, fully...
Carol Sue Langer
Jul. 04, 2025
Carol Sue Langer, 84, of Leesburg, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 4th, 2025, after a brief stay at Cornerstone Hospice in Tavares, FL. Carol was born in Champaign Illinois in 1940 to Thorne and Mary (Rosenberger) Matteson. She was the third born of her siblings and from a young age she's...
Judith Marie Maher
Jul. 03, 2025
Judith (Jude) Marie Maher passed away on July 3rd, 2025, in Tavares, Florida. Jude was born in 1955 in Detroit, Michigan, to her parents, John and Marie (Augustine) Arndt. Miss Jude, as she liked to be called, had a passion for family, water, music, and travel. She fondly remembered fishing with...
James Evans Fox
Jul. 03, 2025
James Evans Fox, at the end of a long and wonderful life, passed away at his home on Lake Harris in Yalaha, Florida, on July 3, 2025. He was 105. He was born to Fred A. and Edna Evans Fox on their farm near Elkton, Michigan, on April 5, 1920. He was the younger brother of Winifred Fox Wheaton and...
Richard Harvey Homelius
Jul. 02, 2025
It is with deep sadness that the family of Richard Harvey Homelius announce his passing. Richard was born on November 8,1952 in Eustis, Florida. The son of Harvey C. Homelius and Betty (Patton) Homelius. Richard passed away peacefully at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont Florida on July...