Joseph Lofton Silas died on June 1, 2019 in Tavares FL. He was born on April 3, 1934 in Rentz, Georgia to Owen Silas and Doris Woodard. He graduated from Lanier High School in Macon Georgia in 1952. He attended and graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1956 where he played...

Duane Bentley, age 71, of Tavares passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019. He was born February 26, 1948 in Bridgeport, NE. He was a retired steam fitter and pipe fitter. He is survived by his wife, Cordelia Bentley of Tavares, FL; son, Rodney Bentley of Kansasville, WI; grandson, Joel Bentley of...

Venturina C. Crumbaker, age 79, of Tavares passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019. She was born October 14, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA. She worked for many years in the retail industry as a cashier. She is survived by her husband, James L. Crumbaker of Tavares, FL; sons, Scott Crumbaker of Mexico,...

John Wesley Spence, age 69, of Eustis passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. He was born September 20, 1949 in Hartford City, IN to Harry M. Spence and Mary N. (Young) Spence. He worked for T.G. Lee Dairy, was an Arnold Bread Distributor, and worked with his son at Hoosier Lawn Services. He was...

Adolph Joseph Kovar, Jr. was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 17, 1927. He was #3 of 6 children born to Adolph Kovar, Sr. and Rose Pekar Kovar. He was the last one living of the 6 Kovar children. He was called “Junior” during childhood and then “Al” as an adult. Upon graduation from High School in...

Aranka Kovacs, age 81, of Eustis passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019. She was born September 2, 1937 in Tarnalelesz, Hungry. She was a retired unit secretary in the medical industry. She is survived by her husband, George Kovacs of Eustis, FL; daughters, Liliane Lesmes of Lake Mary, FL, Mary Ann...

Polly Ann Spangler (nee Pruett), age 71, of Leesburg passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Cornerstone Hospice in Tavares after a long illness. She was born in Mt. Vernon, OH on May 10, 1948 to the late Joseph F. and Mildred M. (nee Vance) Pruett. She was the loving wife of Frederick (Dave)...

Annette F. Shelby, age 83, of Zellwood passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019. She was born March 10, 1936 in Grainger County, TN and moved to Central Florida in 1981 from Tempe, AZ. She was a retired church secretary and was a member of the First Baptist Church Sanlando Springs. She loved playing...

Johnny R. Crosby, age 82, of Astatula passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019. He was born October 2, 1936 in Waycross, GA. He was a retired Staff Sargant in the U.S. Army, having served in the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, Edna M. Crosby of Astatula, FL; son, Robert Crosby of Astatula,...

Isabella Alice Litz of Tavares, Florida passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the age of 88 years. She was born in Chicago, Illinois. She worked for American Colortype in Chicago for many years. Ms. Litz was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church in Eustis. She is remembered and will...

Melania Rodriguez, age 94, of Groveland passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. She was born September 11, 1924 in Manati, Puerto Rico. She worked for many years as a sales representative and loved gardening. She is survived by her son, Edwin Rodriguez of Bronx, NY; daughters, Aida Quinones of...

Wallace E. Green passed away on May 11, 2019. He was born November 21, 1928 to Percy A. & Catherine (Schulte) Green. He is preceded in death by his parents, his older brother William and by his wife of 67 years, Doris (Berger) Green. Wally was a graduate of Trenton High School and a proud...