Robert L. Elko, 78, Yalaha, Florida went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2017 at his residence under the loving care of family and staff of Cornerstone Hospice. Mr. Elko was born on April 10, 1939 in Evanston, Illinois to his parents Raymond and Louise Elko. Mr. Elko was the former owner of Elko...

Rosa V. “Mel” Johnson age 98 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Ormond Beach, Florida. Mel was born in Melrose, Florida on December 6, 1920 to Edmund Bruce Grainger and Mae Johns Grainger. After graduating from Gainesville High School and Massey Business College in Jacksonville...

Julia C. Jordan, 69, Lake Placid, FL passed away on May 17, 2017 at Good Shepherd Hospice house in Sebring, Florida under the loving care of her husband and staff Hospice. Mrs. Jordan was born on March 5, 1948 in Waterbury, Connecticut to her parents Livingston V.R. Crowell and Florence Ana Ida...

Penelope M. “Penny” Smith, 69, of Waters, MI and Wildwood, FL passed away Friday, May 12, 2017. Mrs. Smith was born July 15, 1947 in Detroit MI. She was of the Catholic faith and had retired from Robert Smith Professional Services. She had been wintering in Wildwood since 2010. Penny was very...

Mildred C. Shaw, 102, of Oxford passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Mrs. Shaw was born August 27, 1914 in Oxford to Charles and Nellie (Fort) Cockfield. She returned to Oxford in 1975 from Jacksonville. Mildred was a homemaker, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Oxford. She had belonged to...

Hermogenes Ojeda Ramirez, 90, Wildwood, Florida passed away on May 7, 2017 at her residence in Wildwood, FL. under the loving care of her family. Mrs. Ojeda Ramirez was born on June 25, 1926 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico to her parents Juan Ojeda and Juana Ramirez. She moved to Wildwood 3 years ago...

Cesario Serrano, Jr., 68, Sebring, FL passed away on May 6, 2017 at his residence under the loving care of his family and staff of Good Shepherd Hospice. Mr. Serrano was born on January 5, 1949 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to his parents Cesario Serrano, Sr. and Olga Torres Serrano. Mr. Serrano was a...

Lillian C. “Carol” Evans, 81, Webster, FL went to be with the Lord on May, 5, 2017 at South Lake Hospital, Clermont, Florida surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born on August 16, 1935 in Evansville, Indiana to her parents John Ruby Dimond and Lillian Christina (Reinitz) Dimond. Carol was...

Eugene Dent, 86, Yalaha, FL passed away on May 4, 2017 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Florida. Eugene was born on June 13, 1930 in Homestead, Florida to his parents William A. Dent and Margaret (Hoban) Dent. Eugene had worked for Hav-A-Tampa Tobacco Company as a Buyer. He moved to...

Edythe J. Cannon, 80, of Apex, NC passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Mrs. Cannon was born June 10, 1936 in Shelby County, IN to Allen and Maxine (McCain) Adams. Edythe moved to Apex from Wildwood in 2016. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Oxford. Survivors include her...

Bonnie Lorraine Barnes, age 83, died from Alzheimer’s Disease at Lady Lake Specialty Care on May 1st, 2017. Bonnie had been a resident of The Villages, Florida since 2010. Bonnie was born August 2, 1933 in Lehigh, Iowa to Bill and Bernadine Gerard. In 1944 the family moved to a farm east of...

Larry “Frog” Murphy, 74, of Wildwood passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017. Mr. Murphy was born April 2, 1943 in Wildwood to Marion Isaac and Lillian (Tatum) Murphy. He has lived here most of his life. Larry began working for the Railroad in 1961 and retired in 2003 from CSX. He was a member of the...