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Dorothy Duncan
Sep. 09, 2018
Dorothy Duncan, age 85, of Wildwood, passed September 9, 2018 in Leesburg, Florida. Dorothy was born on July 6, 1933 to Melvin and Mildred (Summa) Jones in New Rochelle, New York. Dorothy married Richard Duncan in September of 1953. They moved from Poughkeepsie, New York to Wildwood in...
Deloris J. Bryant
Sep. 07, 2018
Deloris J. Bryant, age 81, of Wildwood, passed away September 7, 2018 at her home. Deloris was born on September 24, 1936 in Morgantown, West Virginia to Orval and Geraldine (Sneed) Chisler. She married Steward Bryant and he preceded her in death. Deloris lived for many years in Ohio and was a...
Glenn Burdette Chapel
Sep. 05, 2018
Glenn Burdette Chapel of The Villages Florida passed away September 5th, 2018 after a brief stay at Ocala Regional Medical Center. Born May 19th, 1932 in Warren, PA where he and his wife Beverly of 66 years resided until moving to The Villages in 2007. Glenn was a crane operator at National Forge...
James Thomas Davidson
Sep. 05, 2018
James Thomas Davidson, age 91 of Oxford, Florida, passed away on September 5, 2018. James was born April 20, 1927 to James Aloysius and Margaret (Carlow) Davidson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James married Dolores T. Dzierzynski on May 15, 1953. They were married for 55 years. Dolores preceded...
Kathryn Ann Owens
Sep. 02, 2018
Kathryn Ann Owens, 62, of Wildwood passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018. Ms. Owens was born November 11, 1955 in Kalamazoo, MI to Richard and Alice (Rourke) Beauchamp. She was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran. Kathryn moved here in 2003 from MI. She was working as a CNA for The Villages Rehab. Kathryn...
Lori Kepner
Aug. 30, 2018
Lori Kepner – Mangos, 50 of Fruitland Park passed away peacefully Thursday, August 30, 2018. Mrs. Kepner was born May 6, 1968 in Fort Hood, TX to James Edward Bates and Clara Mae (Riddle) Bates. She has lived in Florida all her life. Lori was the Circulation Manager for the Daily Commercial. She...
Edgar Dwain Locke
Aug. 29, 2018
Edgar “Dwain” Locke, 82, of Wildwood passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Mr. Locke was born September 29, 1935 in Lawrenceburg, TN to Clarence Edgar Locke, Jr and Lillian Iola (Brian) Locke. He moved here in 1972 from Jacksonville and began farming. He was very active in the Wildwood Church...
Ruth Ann Hancock
Aug. 29, 2018
Ruth Ann Hancock, 79, of Sebring passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Miss Hancock was born January 6, 1939 in Fountain County, Indiana to Frank and Lucille (Dewlen) Hancock. She was a Christian and had been a resident of the Hardee Home for many years. Ruth Ann moved here in the 1970’s and...
Zita B. Lee
Aug. 28, 2018
Zita B. Lee, 80, of Oxford passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Mrs. Lee was born April 12, 1938 in Palatka to Philip and Hattie (Moffley) Brydon. She grew up in Ocala and moved here after she married in 1964. Zita was a talented seamstress and a member of the Florida Sewing Sew-Ciety and a...
Arthur Edwin Fuller
Aug. 26, 2018
Arthur Edwin Fuller, 72, of The Villages passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018. Mr. Fuller was born in NY City to Arthur Edwin and Loretta A. (Shurtluff) Fuller. He was a Vietnam Veteran and retired from the U.S. Navy. Art moved here in 2008 from Portland, ME. He loved golfing, fishing and...
Earl J. Thomas
Aug. 22, 2018
Earl John Thomas, Jr. passed away peacefully in The Villages, Florida on August 22, 2018 after four years of illness. He was surrounded by family members and clergy. Earl was 88 years of age. Earl was born on January 27, 1930 in Youngstown, OH. He attended Saint Patrick’s Elementary School and...
Harold J. Martin
Aug. 21, 2018
Harold J. Martin, 95, of The Villages, FL passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Mr. Martin was born August 27, 1922 in Lowell, MA. to Jacinto and Emily (Perry) Martin. He lived in New Bedford and Acushnet, MA until 2017 when he moved to The Villages. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. Harold had...