Maxine A. Szpila, 96, of The Villages passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012. Mrs. Szpila was born June 27, 1915 in Michigan and moved to The Villages in 2008 from Curtice, Ohio. She was a retired nurse and loved animals. Survivors include her son, Dennis (Laverne) Brewer of The Villages; daughter,...

Betty Ann McKinney, 79, Wildwood, FL. went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 20, 2012, under the loving care of her family at Lane Purcell Hospice House, Sumterville, FL. Mrs. McKinney was a lifelong resident of Wildwood, FL. , and was a Librarian for the Wildwood Library for 25 years. She was...

Richard Patrick Bramlett, 67, Wildwood, FL. went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 12, 2012 in the Villages Hospice House under the loving care of his family. Mr. Bramlett was a Labor Representative for the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way. He was a lifelong resident of Wildwood, FL. and...

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Ovidio Acevedo, 81, Avon Park, FL. went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 8, 2012 under the loving care of his family at his residence in Avon Park, FL. Mr. Acevedo was a Former School Superintendant in Puerto Rico and was a member of the Association of Retired Teachers in Puerto Rico. He was...

Ruth Isabel Murray Craw, 105, of Wildwood passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012. Mrs. Craw was born August 17, 1906 in Lapel, Indiana and moved to Wildwood in 1980 from Danville, Illinois. Ruth had retired as an executive secretary for Kraft Foods in 1971 after 44 years of service. Ruth enjoyed...

Dolores Dekle Crosby, 83, formerly of Wildwood, FL. went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 7, 2012 under the loving care of her family. Mrs. Crosby was born on November 27, 1928 in Lake Butler, FL. to her parents William Arthur and Beulah Elizabeth Dekle. She was a Lifelong resident of Florida...

Mia Catherine Powell, 84, of Lake Panasoffkee passed away Friday, April 6, 2012. Mrs. Powell was born October 2, 1927 in Dover, Fl. and has lived in this area since 1962. She was a member of the Oxford Assembly of God Church. Along with being a Pastor’s wife she not only raised her children, but...

Gerald Edward “Buck” Buckmaster, Jr., 45, of Sumterville passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Mr. Buckmaster was born September 28, 1966 in Marceline, Missouri and moved to Sumterville in 2010 from Miami. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force, a member of Discovery Church in Wildwood and enjoyed...

Thomas W. Manson, 85, of Wildwood passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Cornerstone Hospice of The Villages. Mr. Manson was born February 8, 1927 in Murphysboro, Illinois and moved to Wildwood in 1995. He was a graduate of the 1945 Murphysboro High School, Murphysboro, Illinois. Mr. Manson...

Dr. C. Dionisio Christian, 82, of Avon Park passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012. Dr. Christian was born June 27,1929 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic and moved to Avon Park in 1990. He was a retired minister and a member of the Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church in Avon Park. He loved...

Pauline B. McKinney, 82, of Oxford passed away Sunday, April1, 2012. Mrs. McKinney was born June 11, 1929 in Baxley, Ga. and returned to Oxford in 2011 from Waycross, Ga. She was a member of Jamestown Baptist Church in Waycross and attended the First Baptist Church of Wildwood. She was a retired...