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Ruth F. Kilmer
Jun. 26, 2011
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
Jun. 26, 2011
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
Jun. 24, 2011
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 Genevieve Brummitt
Jun. 21, 2011
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,...
Grace Holloway Anderson
Jun. 20, 2011
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
Jun. 17, 2011
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...
Charles Parker, Jr.
Jun. 17, 2011
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
Jun. 12, 2011
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
Jun. 11, 2011
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...
Robert L. Burnett, Jr.
Jun. 05, 2011
Robert L. Burnett, Jr., age 84, of Tavares, FL passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2011. He was born April 3, 1927 in Elizabethtown, KY and moved to Lake County 20 years ago from Miami. When he was younger he raced cars and later went on to manufacture racing tires and wheels. He was a member of...
Winona Cox Moore
Jun. 04, 2011
Winona Cox Moore, age 88, of Tavares, FL went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 4, 2011. She was born December 28, 1922 in Lumberton, NC. Winona was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tavares and was a retired Court Reporter for Lake County. She was a loving wife, mother,...
William Edward Burks
May 30, 2011
William Edward Burks, age 63, of Tavares, FL passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011. He was born April 26, 1948 in Louisville, KY. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tavares and was a veteran of the US Army, having served in Vietnam receiving the Purple Heart and two Bronze...