Margaret “Peg” Kennedy, 77, The Villages, Florida passed away on September 23, 2016 at The Villages Hospice House under the loving care of her family and staff of Cornerstone Hospice. Mrs. Kennedy was born on October 18, 1938 in Canton, Ohio to her parents Leo A. Gill and Margaret W. (Duquette)...

Jacklyn Coleman, 62, formerly of Woodbridge, NJ; West Orange, NJ; and Denville, NJ passed away September 19, 2016 in The Villages, FL. Mrs. Coleman was a Special Education Teacher at the Bloomfield (NJ) and Denville (NJ) school districts before her retirement in 2011. She received a Bachelor of...

Ethel Mae Whiteman, 92, of Oxford passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016. Mrs. Whiteman was born September 14, 1924 in New Castle, PA to Parl Vernon and Anna Mae (Hill) Park. She worked as a floor manager in a department store. Ethel moved here permanently in 1986 from St. Petersburg and was a...

Reverend John V. Beams died Sept. 17th, 2016 in The Villages, Florida. He was 95. He has joined his beloved wife, Kay Naugle Beams who died in 2001. He was born Dec. 25, 1920, in Spencerville, Indiana to Robert G. Beams and Berdine James Beams. He graduated from North Side High School in Fort...

Jimmy C. Greene, Jr., 48, of Wildwood passed away Friday, September 16, 2016. Mr. Greene was born September 18, 1967 in Valparaiso, IN. He had served in the United States Marine Corp, Special Forces. He moved to Sumter County in 1990 and was a member of the United Community Fellowship Church in...

Peggy Baxter, 76, of Lake Placid passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016. Mrs. Baxter was born March 11, 1940 in Anniston Alabama, to John and Ola Mae Honeycutt. She moved to Lake Placid in 1970 from Lakeland, Florida. Peggy was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include her loving...

Clara T. Mizell, 88, Coleman, FL went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 12, 2016 in Wildwood, FL. Mrs. Mizell was born on November 24, 1927 in Beechfork, West Virginia to her parents John A. Millsap and Nannie Lou (Beavers) Millsap. She was a Bookeeper / Secretary for Sears at their...

Nelson G. Carlson, 81, The Villages, Florida passed away on September 12, 2016 at his residence under the loving care of family. Mr. Carlson was born on May 18, 1935 in Worcester, Massachusetts to his parents Ivar Carlson and Linnea (Svenson) Carlson. He was a retired Executive with over 30 years...

Shawn Patrick Robidoux, 49, of Wildwood passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016. Mr. Robidoux was born March 22, 1967 in Levittown, PA to Benard and Carole Ann (Harder) Robidoux. He moved here in 1994 from Levittown and was working for Rainey Construction. Shawn was a member of Trinity Baptist...

Benjamin E. Lyle, Sr., 84, Belleview, Florida passed away on September 8, 2016 at Ocala Regional Medical Center, Ocala, Florida. Mr. Lyle was born in Dalton, Georgia on December 6, 1931 to his parents James L. and Manilla B. Lyle. In the early 1940’s he and his family moved to Sumter County and...

Cecil Ellis, 90, of Wildwood passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016, surrounded by his family. Cecil was born May 6, 1926 in Lakeland, FL to James Orien and Lina (Thomas) Ellis. He was an U.S. Navy Seabee Veteran of WWII and a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. Cecil retired as a clerk with CSX...

Patricia A. Toler, 53, of Ocala passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 in Bushnell. Mrs. Toler was born in Bushnell September 23, 1962 to Mitchell and Shirley (Waters) Lightfoot. She was a homemaker and has lived in this area all of her life. Survivors include her husband, Arthur Hurshel Toler;...