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Kevin Fitzpatrick, age 59, of Tavares, passed away from Mesothelioma, an asbestos caused cancer, on Saturday, November 28, 2009 in the loving embrace of his family. He was born in Denison, IA and moved to central Florida in 2003 from North Carolina. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy having served...

Melvin V. Barrett, age 64, of Leesburg, passed away on November 23, 2009. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia.He is survived by his wife, Patricia Barrett; daughter, Megan Barrett; brother, Vincent Barrett; sisters, Margaret Register, Doris Knipple, Esther Weatherholtz; two...

Clarence Lee Gay, age 81, of Tavares, passed away on November 21, 2009. He was born in Charlottesville, VA. He was a retired painter for Disney World. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mildred Gay of Tavares; children, John (Kathy) Crasten of Abingdon, VA, Clarence (Jane) Gay Jr. of...

Raymond Patrick Starkey, age 52, of Leesburg, passed away on November 20, 2009. He was born in Eustis, FL and moved back to Lake County in 2009 from Easley, SC. He is survived by his daughter, Heather Anne Starkey of Leesburg; brothers, David (Janet) Starkey of Mulberry, FL, Mike (Debbie) Starkey...

Benjamin N. Hughes, III, age 78, of Leesburg, passed away on November 14, 2009. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and moved here in 1996 from Wisconsin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving during the Korean Conflict, where he received the Purple Heart. He was involved in numerous...

Betty June Anderson, 89, of Tavares, passed away on November 11, 2009. She was born in Mission, TX on June 4, 1920 to the parents of John Burton Close and Carrie Peterson. She lived with her parents until she was 4 when her mother died, she then went to live with her aunt and her brother, age 6,...

Mrs. Vera P. Jones, of Mount Dora, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the age of 84 years. All services for Vera will be held through Berg Mortuary in Provo, Utah (801-373-1841). Local services entrusted to Steverson-Hamlin & Hilbish Funeral Home, Tavares, FL, 352-343-4444.

Mrs. Thelma D. Cress, of Groveland, formerly of Lake Francis Estates in Tavares, passed away on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at the age of 86 years. Thelma was born in San Francisco on September 24, 1923 and was raised in Highland Park, New Jersey where she lived a simple yet comfortable life....

Edward Anderson, Sr., 78, of Leesburg, FL went home to be with the Lord on November 7, 2009. He was born on November 13, 1930 in Ripley, WV to Clarence and Josephine Anderson. He is survived by his children Edward Jr., Dianna, Mary, Larry, David, Debbie Jones, Susan Kinchens and many great...

Franklin Morris Sr., 73, of Leesburg went home on Tuesday Nov 4, 2009 to be with the Lord. Franklin was a long time resident of the Tavares area and he worked at Lake Region Packing for 40 plus years. He was a proud Navy man who served his country for 10 years; he was a life member of VFW and...

Jesse A. Shumen, of Sorrento, passed away on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at the age of 55 years. He is remembered by his wife of 30 years, Sue; his mother and step-father, Louise and Laurie Garvin; sons, Joshua Shumen of Gainesville and Jonathon Shumen of Sorrento; brothers, Bob and his wife, Jan...

Robert Allan Lutz "Bob", age 80 of Leesburg, passed away on November 3, 2009. He was born on June 9, 1929 in Lopatcong Twp., NJ to the parents of Robert and Elizabeth Lutz and he moved to Florida from Port Murray, NJ. Bob was a can-do guy, who could build or fix anything and wouldn't hesitate to...