Walter Erskine Kimbro, age 87, of Tavares passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015. He was born September, 4, 1927 in Hartford, AL. He was a retired printer and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean War. He was a Master Mason of Ionic Lodge #101 of Jacksonville, FL. He is...

Wanda Lou Avendt, age 78, of Tavares passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015. She was born November 30, 1936 in West Virginia. She worked for many years in the dry cleaning business. She is survived by her husband, Richard Avendt of Tavares, FL; sons, Kevin Rye of MS, Kraig Rye of MS, and Keith...

Vivian M. Schwartz, age 90, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015. She was born December 13, 1924 in Clarkson, NY. She was a retired secretary. She is survived by her son, Richard J. Schwartz, Jr. of Gresham, OR; daughters, Kathleen Smith of Spencerport, NY and Jean Schwartz of...

Miriam Louise Coven, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. She was born April 2, 1925. A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 11:00AM at Tavares Cemetery, Tavares, FL.

Glennis Ruth Ford, 88, of Tavares, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Born in Lyons, Georgia, she moved to Florida in 1948. She is survived by her daughters Ruth Brunner of Alachua, FL, and Carolyn Offill of Lewisville, TX; her three sisters, Claudia Harvey of Cumming, GA, Inez Manning...

Gordon Harold Meyrick, age 84, of Sorrento passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015. He was born February 12, 1931 in Ferndale, MI. He was a retired truck driver and the owner/operator of a nursery. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his sons, Albert Oman of OH and...

Ralph Gardner Simons of Tavares, FL, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the age of 81 years. Ralph was born in Detroit, Michigan to Loomis Wescott and Beulah Simons. He was the founder of Gardener-Westcott Co. in Northville, Michigan. Ralph was an entrepreneur and co-founder of several...

Lee T. Bokman of Tavares, Florida passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the age of 78 years. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Lee served in the Merchant Marines for several years. He later went to work as a longshoreman working the docks and eventually became treasurer in the office...

Garnet C. Smith of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at the age of 88 years. She was born in Smithers, West Virginia. Garnet was a homemaker, raising and taking care of her family. She and her husband, Kenneth moved to Leesburg from South Carolina. She was a member of...

Barbara Elaine Hansen, age 88, of Leesburg passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015. She was born September 19, 1926 in Coulter, Iowa and moved to Lake County in 1989. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Coulter, IA. She is survived by her husband, Sherwood B. Hansen of Leesburg,...

James Lee “Jim” King of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the age of 73 years. He was born in Bassett, Virginia. Jim served eight years in the US Coast Guard. He worked as a dispatcher in the trucking industry for over 30 years until his retirement. He and his wife,...

Ernest Anthony Gallo, age 84, of Mt. Dora passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015. He was born September 10, 1930 in Tuckahoe, NY and moved to Mt. Dora in 2007 from Port St. Lucie, FL. He was a retired firefighter with the Eastchester Fire Department and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served...