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Donald R. "Don" Pursell, Sr. of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Friday, September 20, 2013 at the age of 74 years. He was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania to Donald R. and Ada Pearl Pursell, who preceded him in death. Don served in the National Guard for 2 years as a Navy Corpsman, stationed with...

Landon Harvey McBride, age 82, of Leesburg passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013. He was born December 14, 1930 in Clay Co., TN. He worked in the automotive industry and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Korea. He was a member of Union Congregational Church, Tavares. He loved...

John George Reger, Sr., age 82, of Tampa, FL passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013. He was born September 11, 1931 in Wheeling, WV and moved to Tampa in the late 1960’s from Pittsburgh, PA. He was a professional football player in the NFL, having played 9 seasons with the Steelers and 3...

Helen Pugh of Tavares, Florida passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the age of 93 years. She was born in New York and moved to Tavares in November of 2012 from Cape Coral, Florida, where she lived for 30 years. Helen was a retired secretary and worked in the hospital supply industry....

James J. Klein of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the age of 88 years. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and moved to Mount Dora from there in July of 2006. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the VFW in Northwood, Ohio. Jim retired from Sunoco as a...

Eleanor L. King of Tavares, Florida passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the age of 80 years. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Fort Lauderdale, FL from Valley Stream, Long Island, NY in 1976 and finally settling in Tavares in 2003. She was a homemaker and retired from Liberty...

Winifred B. Steinbeck passed away on her Lord’s Day, Sunday, September 15, 2013 in Mount Dora, FL. Winnie was born May 28, 1925 in Charleston, WV, the daughter of the late Althea Bradley Patteson. She was a graduate of the St. Francis School of Nursing in Charleston. During her training, as a...

Anna Marie Leonard of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Friday, September 13, 2013 at the age of 84 years. She was born in Ashtabula, Ohio and moved to this area in 1982. She was a steward of the Haines Creek Church of God in Leesburg for 20 years. The church relocated and became known as the...

Michael Keith Skeen of Citrus Springs, Florida passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the age of 70 years. He was born in Fayetteville, Indiana to Roy and Imogene Skeen. He moved to Leesburg, Florida in 1990 and then relocated to Ocala and eventually settled in Citrus Springs. Michael was...

Betty Ann Dykes Hawthorne, a lifelong resident of Lake County (Tavares, Mount Dora) passed away Wed. Sept. 11, 2013. Born Feb. 2, 1931 in Washington D.C., she is a graduate of Tavares High School class of 1949 and received her BS in physical education with honors from the U of F in 1953. She...

Eloise G. Fauber of Tavares, FL, formerly of East Bank, WV, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at the age of 90 years. She was born in Charleston, WV. Eloise was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Hansford, WV for over 50 years, where she was very active. She served as past...

Raymond Melvin Sikes, age 68, of Astatula passed away on Monday, September 9, 2013 following a lengthy illness. He was born August 29, 1945 in Hacoda, AL. He was a retired plant manager and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Sikes; children, Bobby Hobgood, Ricky...