Jimmy Dale Collins, Jr., 41, of Lake Panasoffkee, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011. Mr. Collins was born in Leesburg and has lived here most of his life. He worked in construction and enjoyed fishing. Survivors include his father, Jimmy D. Collins, Sr., brother; Michael Collins both of Lake...

Walter Charles Wilson, 86, of The Villages, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Mr. Wilson was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to The Villages in November 2005 from Smithfield, Ne. He was an Army Veteran of WWII, a retired advertising sales agent for the Miami Herald and a member of the United...

Jess Willard Peebles, 96, of Wildwood, passed away Friday, June 17, 2011. Mr. Peebles was born in Ocala and has lived in Wildwood most of his life. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and a retired businessman. Throughout his life he was involved in community development serving in several...

Frederick F. Carney, 68, of Lorida, Fl. passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Mr. Carney was born in Johnstown, Pa. and moved to Florida from Maryland in 2007. He was an avid fisherman, an Air Force Veteran and a retired steel worker. Survivors include his daughter, Melody Carney; sisters, Margaret...

Ruth C. Fontana, 97, of Wildwood, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011. Mrs. Fontana was born in Murfreesboro, Tn. and moved to Wildwood in 1933 from Citra. She was of the Baptist Faith and had attended Faith Presbyterian Church in Wildwood. She was a homemaker and enjoyed traveling. She is survived...

Virginia O. Burns, 94, of Lecanto, passed away, Monday, May 30, 2011. Mrs. Burns was born in Oxford and had lived in Orlando for 51 years, then she moved to Pinellas County as well as Gainesville prior to moving to Lacanto. She was a retired Book Keeper for Orlando Type Setting and a member of...

Samuel Joseph ‘Joey’ Hairston passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011 at the age of 33. He was born on October 31, 1977 in St. Augustine, FL to Edward and Cheri Hairston, but lived most of his life in the Sumter County area. Joey worked for Caterpillar as a field service technician and loved to be...

Marlene S. Cole passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011 at the age of 78. She was born on January 3, 1933 in Sumter County, FL to the late John and Bertha Sands. Marlene worked for many years as a school bus driver for the local school system. She loved her family and church, and was a member of the...

Dale Laverne Stevens, 63, passed away, May 19, 2011.  She is survived by daughters: Chanda Pierson, Melanie Stevens, Raina Fountain, and Heather Stevens-Davis; brother, Darrell Adams; sisters: Beverly Edwards, Diane Jacobson, Dana Ohrmund, Laurel Frank, and Teresa Maddox; 8 grandchildren (P.J.,...

Eugene J. Becker, Jr. Eugene (Cooter) Becker, Born October 2, 1951 in Tampa, passed away in The Villages on May 19, 2011. He is survived by his wife Eileen Stein-Becker; daughters, Lisa Rowland and Jessie Gray both of Tampa; stepchildren, Angela Merrihew of Orlando and Brad Stein of West Palm...

Earl T. Glass, Jr., 90, of Avon Park, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Mr. Glass was born in Miami, Florida and moved to Avon Park in 1983. He was of Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing. Mr. Glass retired as a Mechanic/ Welder. Mr. Glass is predeceased by his wife, Lucille and his sister,...