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William T. Carter
Mar. 07, 2012
Mr. William T. Carter, of Tavares, FL, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the age of 90 years. He was born in Pikeville, Kentucky and moved to this area in 1984 from Kentucky. Bill was a retired coal miner, a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the First Baptist Church of Tavares. He...
Eva Morgan
Mar. 04, 2012
Mrs. Eva Morgan of Tavares, FL, formerly of Garrison, KY, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at the age of 89 years. She was born in Little Sandy, Kentucky. Eva and her late husband of 71 years, Arthur, moved to central Florida from Newark, Ohio in 1969. In the early 1970’s, they opened a...
Doris M. Yencso
Mar. 03, 2012
Doris M. Yencso, age 86, of Leesburg passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012. She was born August 19, 1925 in New York and moved to Leesburg in 1988 from Long Island. She was a long-time volunteer at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital on Long Island, NY and at Florida Hospital Waterman. She was also a...
Daniel H. Riordan
Mar. 01, 2012
Daniel H. Riordan, age 73, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2012. He was born December 23, 1938 in Evansville, IN. He was a retired pharmaceutical representative. He is survived by his wife, Diane Riordan; son, Troy Daniel Riordan; daughter, Angela R. Frabizio; sister, Mary Karen...
Donald C. Josefczyk
Feb. 28, 2012
Donald C. Josefczyk, age 80, of Tavares passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. He was a retired Senior Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Martha Josefczyk; son, Donald C. Josefczyk, Jr.; daughter, Donna Jane (Paul) Warren; 3 grandchildren, Paul Warren, Jr.,...
John C. Hitt
Feb. 25, 2012
Former McCook resident, John C. Hitt, 75, of Leesburg, Florida passed away after a long illness, on Saturday, February 25, 2012 in Tavares, Florida. John was born on August 23, 1936 in Clarksburg, W. VA to Peter Croner and Oma Gay (Hughes) Hitt. He was united in marriage to Lois Ann (Boys) Hitt...
Robert E. Kirkland
Feb. 24, 2012
Mr. Robert E. Kirkland of Umatilla, FL, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012 at the age of 60 years. He was born in Leesburg, FL to James N. and Lois V. (Tew) Kirkland. He lived most of his life in this area except for a few years when he lived in Bonifay, FL. Robert was a retired heavy...
Trey Alexander Bean
Feb. 20, 2012
Trey Alexander Bean (AKA Papa Duck) left us unexpectedly on February 20th 2012 the day after his 18th birthday. He lived in the Clearwater area with his mother and sister and returned to Lake County in the past few weeks. Trey was born on February 19th 1994 in Burlington, Vermont. He was the son...
Etheleen Nelson
Feb. 20, 2012
Etheleen Sheets NelsonOur beloved mother and grandmother, Etheleen Nelson, of Tavares, passed peacefully on February 20, 2012 at the age of 79. Etheleen was born on March 4, 1932 in Buckhannon, West Virginia. At the age of two, she lost her mother, and later a younger brother. After living with...
James W. Landrum
Feb. 19, 2012
James W. Landrum (Jim), age 70, of Leesburg, FL passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012. He was born September 23, 1941 in Louisville, KY and moved to Leesburg in 1975. He was the owner of Greenhouse Interiors and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Frances;...
Helen Shirley Jennings
Feb. 18, 2012
Helen Shirley Jennings, age 85, of Tavares, FL passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012. She was born September 21, 1926 in Equinunk, PA and moved to Florida from Stroudsburg, PA in 1990. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tavares. She is survived by her...