Edna Mae Caruthers, 97, of Oxford, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Mrs. Caruthers was born September 10, 1917 in Oxford to the late Robert Nichols and Della (Proctor) Baker. She was a lifelong resident of Oxford. She was a retired secretary from the Sumter County School...

Linda Hatfield, 68, of Sumterville, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Mrs. Hatfield was born June 8, 1946 in NY to the late Jack and Nettie Laura (Shepherd) Pratt. She moved here in 1977 from Canandaigua, NY. She was of the Baptist faith, a homemaker and a member of the VFW Auxiliary in...

Willie Randal “Randy” Croom, 58, of Lake Panasoffkee, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015. Mr. Croom was born June 17, 1956 in Bushnell to the late Willie Berle and Mary Elizabeth (Prevatt) Croom. He has lived in Sumter County all his life. He retired after 40 years as a Dairyman for Lupien’s...

Sandra Jean Forman Seims, 70, of Orlando, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015. Ms. Forman Seims was born February 20, 1944 in Hollywood to the late Dr. Charles and Lucille (Watson) Forman. She was a homemaker and attended First Baptist Church of Orlando. She was a member of the Delta Gamma...

George Filek, 85, of Wildwood, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015. Mr. Filek was born in Czechoslovakia on October 9, 1929. He was a retired Butcher and moved to Wildwood in 2005 from Reddick, FL. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mattie. After Mattie’s death his canine companion,...

Harold Joseph Ray, 84, of Ocklawaha, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Mr. Ray was born March 20, 1930 in Closter, NJ to Harold and Blanche (Hunton) Ray. He was a Korean War and Vietnam War, U.S. Army Veteran. He was a retired carpenter and moved here in 1994 from Palm Beach County. He was...

Nelson D. Tucker, 80, of Summerfield passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015. Mr. Tucker was born July 21. 1934 in Westerville, OH to the late John M. and Essa (Bailey) Tucker. He was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. Nelson retired as a truck driver and moved to Summerfield in 1982 from Alexandria,...

James F. Brown, 75, of The Villages passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015. Mr. Brown was born April 28, 1939 in Ft. Wayne, IN to the late James and Mae (Turner) Brown. He had served in the US Air Force and was a retired salesman. He moved here in 2006 from Lake Gaston, NC and loved dogs and...

Dr. Eugene Adam Calabrese Jr, 56, passed away on January 15, 2015, after battling a terminal illness. He was a most beloved husband, father, brother, son, uncle, cousin, nephew and physician. He was born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan, and practiced as an osteopathic internist in a most...

Louis M. Holt, Jr., 88, of North Port, FL passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Mr. Holt was born January 19, 1926 in Georgetown, MA to the late Louis M., Sr and Natalie (Dole) Holt. He was a WWII Veteran serving in the US Navy. He had retired from the State of Massachusetts after 40 years of...

Abbie Deloris Sellers, 81, of Lake Panasoffkee passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Ms. Sellers was born September 13, 1933 in Butler County, AL to the late Morris H and Audie A (Owens) McVay. She has lived here for most of her life. She was the book keeper for Sellers Electric until she and...

Ms. Thelma Williams Blackburn, age 73, of Zebulon, passed away January 11, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. She was born in Trenton, FL, daughter of the late George Washington Williams Jr. and Pauline Jordon Williams. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, fishing and camping. She was...