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Carol Darlene Dasher, 59, of Wildwood passed away Monday, June 25, 2018. Mrs. Dasher was born November 29, 1958 in Orlando to Harold and Hilda Lucille (Hudson) Smith. She has lived here all her life and retired from the Sumter County School Board. Carol was the lunch room manager in the Wildwood...

William R. Ferracci, Sr. age 89, passed away at his home on June 22, 2018. William was born in Auburn, Maine on July 16, 1928 to William and Gabrielle (Martin) Ferracci. He married the love of his life Evelyn Deynarin while in the service. They met while in school and became engaged while still...

Mark Carlton Smoot, 64, of Wildwood passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Mr. Smoot was born January 22, 1954 in La Mesa, CA to Orman Clark and Frankie Helen (Carlton) Smoot. He was a retired tool & dye maker and loved computers. Mark moved here in 2014 from Cape Canaveral. He is survived by...

Paul Graham Beckett, 96 passed away June 15, 2018, at his home in The Villages, Florida. He was born December 15, 1921, in Boggsville, Pennsylvania, the son of John G. Beckett and Anna E. (Thompson) Beckett. In 1945, he married Muriel E. Mateer, who passed away just days before their 62nd wedding...

Deborah Ann Draper, age 58, passed away at her home on June 13, 2018. Deborah was born on January 16, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland to David and Marie (Steinberger) Dixon. She married Richard Draper and they moved to Oxford, Florida in 1998 and he passed in 2008. Deborah is survived by her daughter...

Rubye Shoaf, 81, of The Villages passed away on June 12, 2018. Rubye was born December 3, 1936 in Wilson, N.C. to Carl and Bertie (Thore) Simpson. Rubye moved to The Villages, FL. In 2001 from Richmond, Virginia. She is survived by her loving, devoted husband, James V. (Jim) Shoaf, Jr. and her...

Edith “EO” Maddox Middleton, 94, of Wildwood passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Mrs. Middleton was born November 8, 1923 in Savannah, GA to George Emmitt and Carlisle (Heidt) Maddox. She has lived here most of her life and was a homemaker. Edith was a member of the Wildwood United Methodist...

Jean Thibault Castagno, 87, of The Villages passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Mrs. Castagno was born August 24, 1930 in Saylesville, RI to Albert E. and Muriel (Parkin) Thibault. She was of the Evangelical Lutheran Faith, member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Old Saybrook, CT. Jean served as...

Mary V. Langton, 68, of The Villages, FL passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Mrs. Langton was born March 25, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY to Joseph and Christine (Ibelli) Como. She Graduated from Brooklyn College receiving her Bachelors degree with Honors in Art and then earned her Masters degree in...

Erma Lee Wilson, 94, of The Villages, FL, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 10, 2018. Mrs. Wilson was born April 1, 1924 in Amherstdale, WV, to Dewey A. and Doska J. (Browning) Bailey. She retired from the Logan County Board of Education after a 31year career as a teacher. Erma Lee moved...

Dorothy M. Fender, 79, of Bushnell passed away Friday, June 8, 2018. Mrs. Fender was born October 15, 1938 in Center Hill, FL to Walter and Cara (Toler) Wells. She was a homemaker and a member of the Independent Free Will Baptist Church in Center Hill. Survivors include her children, Randy &...

Sabine U. Preston, 64, of The Villages passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Mrs. Preston was born September 16, 1953 in Bauson, Germany to Georg and Maria (Diessner) Wenke. She moved here in 2017 from Germany. Sabine was noted and well-respected chef in Germany. Her restaurants were known for...