Betty V. Kipp, age 92, of Longwood passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014. She was born January 2, 1922 in Hyndman, PA. She was a retired secretary with the Lake County School Board. She is survived by her son, Terry Kipp and his wife, Ellen of Altamonte Springs, FL; grandchildren, Joy Ellen...

Daniel Wayne Wood, age 75, of Leesburg, FL and Vassalboro, ME passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014. He was born January 26, 1939 in Detroit, MI. He was a Police Officer and a Sergeant in U.S. Armed Forces, having served in Vietnam. He was a member of Faith Christian Fellowship, Tavares. He...

Joyce M. Rittman, age 84, of Astatula, FL passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. She was born August 15, 1930 in Clarksville, IN and moved to Astatula in 1996 from Memphis, IN. She was a retired R.N. and a homemaker. She was a member of the Bethany Lutheran Church of Leesburg, FL. She is...

Hugh Swinton “Mac” McGillivray III of Eustis, Florida passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014 at the age of 81 years. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Noreen and Hugh Swinton McGillivray, Jr. In 1950, at the age of 17, Hugh joined the US Marine Corp. Hugh fought in the Korean War and...

Jason Brian Gailey of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the age of 34 years. He was a lifelong resident of Florida, living in Orlando until 4 years ago when he relocated to Mount Dora. Jason attended Evans High School in Orlando. He worked as an auto mechanic. He was...

Odell Durden of Mount Dora, Florida went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the age of 96 years. He was born in Wicksburg, Alabama to Ruben and Erler Durden. Odell worked as a farmer all of his life until his retirement. He farmed on the Alabama – Florida border before moving to...

James C. Mitchel, age 85, of Eustis slipped into the arms of Jesus with his beloved wife Suzanne by his side on Sunday, December 7, 2014. He was born May 27, 1929 in Rochester, NY. He was a retired chemical engineer with Kodak in Rochester, NY and built a few houses. He is survived by his wife,...

Mary “Helen” Freeman, age 79, of Crystal River, FL and formerly of Tavares, FL passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014. She was the owner/operator of Care A Lot Consignment in Tavares. Helen is survived by her loving and devoted daughters, Pam Freeman, Sandy Freeman Hutchins and her husband,...

Dawnlyn “MeMaw” Hickey-Wilcox, 60, of Tavares, Florida passed away suddenly from a ruptured brain aneurysm on December 5th, 2014. At her side were her husband, Tom, her sister, LaVonne, and her best friend – “her sister” – Janet Walker and her husband Bob. Dawnlyn was born September 2, 1954 in...

Lynda Lou Fairburn (nee Thomas), age 86, of Tavares passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. She was born May 4, 1928 in Georgetown, IL. She is survived by her daughter, Tanya Wakefield (nee Fairburn) and her husband John of Chicago, IL; and step-granddaughter, Christine Turnipseed (nee...

Howard Wesley Woodham, Born Feb. 8, 1923 in Albion, Illinois, deceased peacefully on December 1, 2014, resident of Mount Dora, Florida. Howard grew up in Winter Haven and went on to graduate from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. Howard is a WWII veteran serving...