Dorothy B. Jones, 86, of Oxford passed away Saturday, November 03, 2012 in Ocala. She was born October 15, 1926, in Dunnellon to Robert Nichols and Della (Proctor) Baker and has lived in this area all of her life. She was a retired secretary and past teacher for the Sumter County School Board....

Terry Richard Lowder, 70, Lake Placid, FL went to be with the Lord on November 1, 2012 at his residence under the loving care of family and Good Shepherd Hospice. Mr. Lowder was born on July 18, 1942 in New Castle, Indiana to his parents Maurice and Martha Lowder. He was a Well Drilling Expert in...

Emry O. Rebstad, 80, of Summerfield passed away Monday, October 29, 2012. Mr. Rebstad was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, March 31, 1932 to the late Olaf M. and Florence R. (Johnson) Rebstad. He moved to Florida in 1990 from Southington, Connecticut. He was a U.S. Army, Korean War Veteran, a...

Sidney W. Darrah, 89, Brunswick, GA, went to be with the Lord on October 28, 2012 at The Villages Hospice House under the care of family and hospice staff. Mr. Darrah was born on April 1, 1923 in Concord, New Hampshire to his parents Harold and Eleanor Darrah. Mr. Darrah was retired Immigration...

Joan Eldot, 79, Bradenton, FL. passed away on October 26, 2012 at Ellenton Hospice House, Palmetto, FL, under the care of family and Hospice staff. Mrs. Eldot was born on April 6, 1933 in Bayonne, New Jersey to her parents Walter and Anna Cummings. Mrs. Eldot and her husband were the former...

Guy A. Larose, 83, Wildwood, FL passed away on October 24, 2012 at Lane Purcell Hospice House under the care of his loving family and Hospice staff. Mr. Larose was born on June 6, 1929 in Montreal, Canada to his parents Adelard and Florida Larose. He and his wife moved to Wildwood 23 years ago...

Edward George McGowan, 95, of The Villages passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Mr. McGowan was born December 28, 1916 in Hackensack, N.J. to the late Charles A. and Mary (Delaney) McGowan. He recently moved to The Villages from Crofton, Md. Mr. McGowan retired from New Jersey Bell in 1981. He...

Mary “Alice” (Bennett) Payne, 83, of Lakeland, FL. went to be with the Lord on October 19, 2012.  Mrs. Payne was born on May 14, 1929 in Lyons, Georgia.  Mrs. Payne was a retired department manager for Wal-Mart. She moved to Dade City and then to Lakeland from Leesburg in 1980.She is survived by...

Donald G. Ziegler, 70, Summerfield, FL went to be with the Lord on October 17, 2012 at Summerfield, FL under the loving care of family and Marion County Hospice. Mr. Ziegler was a retired Sergeant for the Anne Arundel County Police Department. He and his wife Carol moved to Summerfield in 2005...

Wilma Marie Redding age 72 passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at her residence. Wilma was born in Tampa, Florida and spent her entire life in the Oxford area. She was a retired Secretary, with the Sprint Telephone Co. for over 30 years before her retirement. She was an active and longtime...

Pending out of state services at this time.

Elizabeth NeSmith Brown, 88, Oxford, passed away on Saturday morning at Tuscany House Hospice. She is preceded in death by her husband Bert Brown, survived by daughters, Dianne (Tip) Thibodeau, Barbara (Lonnie) Cash, sons Keith “Pod” Brown, Wayne Brown (deceased), 7 grandchildren, 10...