Betty S. Eichorn, 77, of Wildwood/The Villages, FL passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016. Ms. Eichorn was born December 16, 1938 in Canton, OH to Harold and Ruth (Hartman) Sloan. She retired after 30 years of service with Packard Electric. She moved to The Villages in 1999 from Warren, OH....

Cheryl Ann Button, 62, of Wildwood passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016. Mrs. Button was born January 26, 1953 in Chicago, IL to Robert Albert and Gloria Joyce (Luck) Lord. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Cheryl moved here in 1971 from Round Lake, IL and loved to sew, crochet, read, listen to...

Cales Zane Elliott, 69, Wildwood, Florida passed away on January 15, 2016 at Brownwood Care Center, Wildwood, Florida. Mr. Elliott was born on December 15, 1946 in Delbarton, West Virginia to his parents Arlie Ray Elliott and Cuba (Ramey) Elliott. Mr. Elliott had been a Truck Driver in the...

Robert E. “Woody” Woodward, 88, of Avon Park, FL passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Mr. Woodward was born June 29, 1927 in Hartford. He was an able seaman with the U.S. Maritime; a Sgt in the U.S. Army, Korean War Veteran; and an instructor with the rank of Lt Commander with the U.S. Sea...

Teresa Turchiarelli, fondly known as Tessie, was born to Marie Grace and Vincent Caimano on July 15, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. She was one of ten children and had a fraternal twin brother, Carmen. She grew up in the Brethren Church and came to faith in Christ at age 13 under the ministry of...

Teresa Turchiarelli, fondly known as Tessie, was born to Marie Grace and Vincent Caimano on July 15, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. She was one of ten children and had a fraternal twin brother, Carmen. She grew up in the Brethren Church and came to faith in Christ at age 13 under the ministry of...

Betty L. Snyder, 72, of Wildwood and Westernport, MD, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016. Mrs. Snyder was born April 25, 1943 in Keyser, WV to William and Mary (Popp) Sutherland. She has wintered in Wildwood since 2007. Betty is of the Baptist Faith. She retired from the Mineral County School...

Frank A. Kelsey, II, 91, of Avon Park, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2016. Mr. Kelsey was born May 17, 1924 in Lancaster, OH to Frank and Mildred (DeLong) Kelsey. He was a pilot for the US Army Air Corp during WWII. He had worked for Muskegon Piston Ring Factory in Sparta, MI and was...

James Preston Seckinger, 97, Wildwood, FL, went to be with the Lord January 6, 2016 in Palm Coast, FL. Preston was born 23 Oct 1918 in Savannah, GA, to his parents, Ruby and Ida Seckinger. Preston moved with his family to Wildwood in the 1920s. Mr. Seckinger graduated from Wildwood High School in...

Lourdes Marie Damis, 62, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016. Mrs. Damis was born August 17, 1953 in Puerto Rico. She has lived in Highlands County for over 30 years and was a retired teacher’s aide in the Highlands County Schools. She was of the Methodist Faith and enjoyed spending time with...

Joseph W. Smith, 71, of Summerfield, FL passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016. Mr. Smith was born January 4, 1945 in Johnson City, NY to Gerald, Sr and Susan (Richards) Smith. He was of the Catholic Faith and a Vietnam Veteran serving in the US Navy. Mr. Smith was a retired charter Bus Driver and...

Larry Windall Stover, 65, of Wildwood, passed away Monday, January 4, 2015. Mr. Stover was born November 1, 1950 in Norton, VA to William Elmer and Bertha Clara (Roberts) Stover. He was of the Baptist Faith and was a US Army, Vietnam Veteran. Larry had worked as a carpenter and had moved here in...