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Mary T. Custar, age 90, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2011. As a life-long Tavares native, Mary knew and was known by many people over the decades. She graduated Tavares High School, attended Stetson University and later graduated Nursing School from Emory University as a Registered...

Mrs. Mary Jo Knight of Warrior, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at the age of 71 years.  She was born in Randolph County, Alabama.  Mary Jo moved to Central Florida in 1958.  Shortly after, she relocated to California for a few years, only to return to Astatula and settle there...

Mrs. Betty Ann Sullivan, of Sorrento, FL passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the age of 74 years.  She was born in Montgomery, Alabama to Jesse Frank and Mary Mainor.  She relocated to Florida from Chicago in 1975 and moved several times before she settled in Sorrento from Ocala in 2006. ...

Ruth Fletcher Kilmer (Valentine), age 86, of Tavares, Florida passed away in her sleep on Sunday, June 26, 2011.  She was born in Scott Depot, West Virginia on February 14, 1925.  She joins her parents Ethel (Hodges) and Homer Fletcher; sister, Thelma; daughter, Patricia Faye Abraham; husband,...

Charles Luther Walker, age 81, of Mt. Dora, FL passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011. He was born October 13, 1929 in Premier, WV. Mr. Walker was a member of the Tavares Masonic Lodge and was a tool setter for General Motors, where he retired.  He is survived by his wife, Bernice T. Walker of Mt....

Earl Ross Maberry, age 90, of Leesburg, FL passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011.  He was born May 11, 1921 in LaFontaine, IN.   He was a retired Service Representative for Coca-Cola.  He is survived by his wife, Mary; children, Norinne Clark, Neil Maberry and Irene Maberry-Purcell; 3...

Lois G. Brummitt, age 81, of Tavares passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Cornerstone Hospice. She was born July 2, 1929. Lois served as a telephone operator for 38 years. She worked for Florida Telephone, United Telephone, and retired under Sprint. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Mrs. Grace Holloway Anderson, of Leesburg, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2011 at the age of 98 years.  She was born in Alabama and moved to this area in 1962 from Gadsden, AL.  She was an owner/operator of Tiki Village Mobile Home Park in Tavares where she served as Social Director for 42...

Angelina Mendez, 90, Mt. Dora, passed away Friday, June 17, 2011 at Silver Lake Assisted Living, Leesburg.  She was born April 12, 1921 in Meadowbrook, West Virginia.  She attended Lamberts Run Elementary School, Ziesing Junior High School and Victory High School.  She completed Seamstress School...

Mr. Charles Parker, Jr., of Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2011 at the age of 87 years.  He was born in Montpelier, Vermont.  Charles was the owner/operator of Capital City Press in Montpelier for 35 years.  Living in Vermont for 65 years, he moved to Deerfield...

Robert Louis Terhune, age 75, of Tavares, FL passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011. He was born November 25, 1935 in Longview, WA to James Paul and Edna Bessey Terhune. He was a veteran and retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Runski; four...

Marilyn Joy Franklin of Yalaha, FL passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the age of 57. Marilyn was a devoted, loving wife and mother. She was also a teacher of special needs children for 33 years, primarily at Tavares Elementary School, having obtained her Bachelors Degree at Central...