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Bonnie Faye Hatch
Dec. 26, 2017
Bonnie Faye Hatch, 80 of Leesburg, FL went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. She was born on August 24, 1937 in Astatula, FL to the late Alfred and Mabel Reaves. She spent most of her life as a resident of Lake County, FL. During her working years Bonnie was a Correctional...
Ronald Eugene Michaels
Dec. 21, 2017
Ronald Eugene Michaels, age 75, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017. He was born April 12, 1942 in Medina, OH. He worked as a carnival vendor and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his daughter, Julie Michaels Holloway of Glennville, GA; and a brother, Jim...
Yvonne L. Houghtby
Dec. 21, 2017
Yvonne L. Houghtby, 85 of Tavares, FL went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 21, 2017. Yvonne was born on June 08, 1932 in Holloway, MI to the late Richard and Nellie Drouillard. She was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Friend who will be deeply missed by many. A...
Marjorie Jane Hight
Dec. 19, 2017
Marjorie Jane Hight, known to all friends and family as Midge, passed peacefully away on December 19th, 2017. Marjorie was born on Dec. 12, 1931, in Mio, Michigan. She joined the Army in Jan. of 1953, where she met her future husband, and the love of her life, Tommy Hight. She was honorably...
Rose Marie Trotto
Dec. 16, 2017
Rose Marie (Lebidziewicz) Trotto from Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the age of 55 years. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware and has been a resident of Florida for over 20 years. Our family lost our beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. Rose Marie loved...
Turville Noel Inman
Dec. 14, 2017
Turville Noel Inman, 76 of Leesburg, FL passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Turville was born on December 08, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Claude and Shirley Inman. Turville moved to Florida with his family when he was an infant. After Graduating high school, Turville went to...
Susan Darlene Ogborn
Dec. 11, 2017
Susan Darlene Ogborn, age 55, of Leesburg passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017. She was born April 19, 1962 in Birmingham, AL. She worked as a staff associate at Steverson Hamlin & Hilbish Funeral Home. She is survived by her loving husband, Edward Ogborn, Sr., who she married on December...
Tilford Leo Smith
Dec. 10, 2017
Tilford Leo Smith, age 82, of Mt. Dora passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017. He was born November 12, 1935 in St. Louis, MO. He was a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves and worked for Boeing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cynthia Smith. A Celebration of Life will be held on...
Richard Leroy McFarland
Dec. 10, 2017
Lt. Col. Richard LeRoy McFarland, 75, died Sunday, December 10 after a brief but brave battle with brain cancer. Mr. McFarland was born in Cochranton, Pennsylvania to Henry Max and Joan McFarland who preceded him in death. He was the youngest of two children and is survived by his sister, Maxine...
Sharon Nichols Wolfe
Dec. 08, 2017
Sharon Nichols Wolfe of Tavares passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at the age of 47 years. She was born in Hollywood, Florida and moved to this area as a child in the late 1970’s. Sharon was a waitress at Buster Tubbs in Tavares. She loved arts and crafts, making jewelry and charms and...
Robert "Bob" Allen Finnell
Dec. 08, 2017
Robert “Bob” Allen Finnell, 70, of Fruitland Park, FL went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 08, 2017. Bob was born on February 26, 1947 in Covington, KY to the late Calvin and Edna Finnell. Bob moved to Florida in 1983 from Kentucky. He was an active member of Leesburg Missionary Baptist...
Joe V. Gast
Dec. 08, 2017
Joe V. Gast of Orlando passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at the age of 93 years. He was born in Tavares and has lived in this area all of his life. Joe proudly served his country in the US Army in World War II. He served in the combat infantry in many campaigns throughout Europe and North...