Maria M. Ruiz, age 85, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019. She was born July 22, 1933 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico and moved to Tavares in 1986 from Milwaukee, WI. She was an inspector with Continental Can Company. Maria was also a faithful member of Life Community Church in Eustis....

Nancy June Valesky, age 82, of Leesburg passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019. She was born November 15, 1936 in Williamsfield, OH and moved to Lake County 22 years ago from Ashtabula, OH. She was a retired Senior Vice President in the banking industry. In her spare time, she loved to read. She...

Nancy Claire Sharp was born April 26, 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama. The 7 th of eight children born to Fred Hall Sharp and Imogene Sandifer Murphree Sharp. She was the last survivor passing away on March 16, 2019. She graduated from Ramsay High School in Birmingham, attended Judson College in...

Phyllis Sherrill O’Neall passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at her home in Tavares, Florida at the age of 96. She and her husband Samuel O’Neall were long time residents of Crawfordsville, Indiana, before moving to Florida in 1990. Phyllis O’Neall was born in Bloomington Illinois on April 25,...

Edward Clyde Kerr 89, of Scottish Highlands, Leesburg, Florida, passed away on March 15, 2019. He was born in Boyers, Pennsylvania and moved here in 1995 from Grove City, Pennsylvania. He was a retired Industrial Blacksmith for Cooper Industries in Grove City. Edward was a Veteran, having served...

Morton Joseph Pomeroy, age 77, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019. He was born January 18, 1942 in Detroit, MI and moved to Tavares in 2013 from Cedarville, MI. He was the owner/operator of five McDonald’s restaurants in Michigan for 22 years. Before getting into the restaurant...

Dennis James Wipper, age 70, of Sorrento passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019. He was born September 26, 1948 in Spring Grove, IL and moved to Central Florida in 1965. He was a graduate of Stetson University and was a retired Chief Financial Officer. In his spare time, he loved to play golf....

Francis Scaggs passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019 at the age of 88 years. She was born in Elmrock, Kentucky. Francis lived in Lady Lake, Florida, moving there from Lake Francis Estates in Tavares. She had resided in Tavares since 1988. Francis enjoyed gardening. She loved to cook and was...

Robert Patton ‘Bob’ Fulton of Tavares, Florida passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the age of 95 years. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bob proudly served his country in the US Army in World War II. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge after landing on Normandy beach during a...

Paula J. Root of Tavares, Florida and Agawam, Massachusetts, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the age of 75 years. She was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Paula was a wonderful homemaker to her husband and children. She also worked as manager in a dental office for many years. She...

Everest Henry Bailey III of Umatilla passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the age of 64 years. He was born in Waynesboro, Virginia. Everest moved to Umatilla from the Apopka/Orlando area in the early 1980’s. He was predeceased by his mother Elaine Johns and his father Everest Bailey II, as...

David Allen Hall of Sorrento passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the age of 74 years. David was born August 29, 1944 in Talara, Peru to parents John Dale Hall and Ruby Garnet (Parsons) Hall. His family lived in Peru while David's father was working for Standard Oil Company. After his family...