Eleanor “Mabel” Ferrier, 83, Wildwood, FL. passed away on April 15, 2015 at her residence in Wildwood. Mrs. Ferrier was born on August 27, 1931 in Yale, Michigan to her parents Chandler and Gertrude Hull. Mabel as she was fondly called by her kids was one of the first female school bus drivers...

Timothy W. Campbell, 65, Tavares, Florida passed away on April 11, 2015 at Florida Hospital Waterman in Tavares, FL. Mr. Campbell was born on October 2, 1949 in Elwood, Indiana to his parents Edgar and Beverly Campbell. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and was a Bronze Star...

Alvan H. Poutenis, 87, Lakeland, FL passed away on April 7, 2015 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Mr. Poutenis was a retired from Avco Electronics in Massachusetts. He and his wife moved to Central Florida in 1990 from North Andover, Massachusetts. He was a Veteran of World War II and Korea...

Andrew Gavin Otis, 14, of Wildwood passed away Friday, April 3, 2015. Andrew was born March 2, 2001 in Fort Pierce, FL. He lived in Boyton Beach for many years, moved to Tunnel Hill, GA and then to Wildwood in 2013. Andrew had a great knowledge of and enjoyed cars and motorcycles, he could build...

Ramona P. Canavan, 82, of Sebring, FL passed away Friday, April 3, 2015. Mrs. Canavan was born February 26, 1933 in Centreville, MI to Phillip and Esther (Bohm) Birkhold. She was a homemaker and moved to FL in 1982 from Kalamazoo, MI. She was attending the Bethany Baptist Church in Avon Park and...

Robert R. Rider, 90, of Lady Lake, FL passed away Friday, April 3, 2015. Mr. Rider was born June 29, 1924 in Clark County, Missouri to Ola E. and Elizabeth (Burk) Rider. Bob served in the U.S. Army from February 1943 to November 1945. During WWII he was apart of the 612 Engineers that landed on...

John R. Maitland, 71, of Wildwood, FL passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Mr. Maitland was born June 2, 1943 in Lyons, NY to Rex and Mary Ethal (Archibee) Maitland. He was a retired mechanic from Pen Truck lines after 32 years of service and as the Oswego County Deputy Fire...

Margaret “Peg” FitzGerald, 73, of The Villages, Florida passed away on March 28, 2015 under the care of her children and the staff of Lane Purcell Hospice House in Sumterville, Florida. Peg was born on August 19, 1941 in Jersey City, New Jersey. A graduate of both St. Peter’s College (now...

Samuel Randall “Foxy” Phillips III, age 62, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at the North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville, Florida after an extended illness. Randy was born and raised in Wildwood, Florida where he was a longtime member of the Wildwood United Methodist Church. He...

Wilma Jean Swanson, 72, of Avon Park passed away Monday, March 23, 2015. Ms. Swanson was born November 28, 1942 in San Antonio, TX to the late Karl James and Ruby Arline (Bickham) Swanson. She was a retired Library Clerk for the City of Phoenix, AZ. She moved to Highlands County in 2012 from San...

LT. Edward R. Crawfoot, US Navy, Retired, 95, of Sebring, FL passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015. LT. Crawfoot was born February 5, 1920 in Risingsun, OH to Dean and Mary Crawfoot. He was a retired LT from the U.S. Navy, serving in the submarine squadron for 28 years from 1939 – 1967 and a...