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Edith B. Hughes
Feb. 05, 2012
Edith B. Hughes, 96, of The Villages passed away Feb. 5, 2012 in her home. She was born in Wellington, KS. After retiring as clerk of municipal court in Topeka, KS, she and her husband, Billie lived in Texas and Florida. They moved to The Villages in 2004. A large part of Edith’s life was giving...
James Harman
Feb. 03, 2012
James “Jim” Harman, 77, of Summerfield, FL passed away February 3, 2012. He moved to the area in 2006 from Toms River, NJ. Jim retired as a carpenter. He enjoyed bowling and had a general passion for “Living Life”. He and his wife, Grace and son, Gary attended St. Mark The Evangelist Roman...
David Eric Wilson
Feb. 03, 2012
David Eric Wilson, 52, of Findlay, OH. passed away Friday, February 3, 2012. Mr. Wilson was born March 23, 1959 in Fostoria, Ohio and moved to Wildwood, Fl. in 2010. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and had worked in the Automotive Parts manufacturing industry. He enjoyed fishing and...
Solomon Alfred Williams
Feb. 03, 2012
Solomon Alfred Williams, 96, of Wildwood passed away Friday, February 3, 2012. Mr. Williams was born January 28, 1916 in Wildwood. He served in the Army Air Corp during WWII, retired as a clerk in the post office and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wildwood, the Wildwood Masonic Lodge...
Amber Tracy Brady Lewis
Feb. 02, 2012
Amber Tracy Brady Lewis, 46, of Deland passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012. Ms. Lewis was born January 31, 1966 in Raleigh, NC and lived in Central Florida all of her life. She was a very dedicated Progress Energy employee who was always ready to assist others at any time. She was a...
Janet O. Lemley
Jan. 30, 2012
Janet O. Lemley, 91, of Wildwood passed away Monday, January 30, 2012. Mrs. Lemley was born July 10, 1920 in London, Ky. and moved to Continental Country Club in 1995. She was a retired elementary school teacher in Tennessee, a member of the First Christian Church of Leesburg and loved her...
Howard E. Driggers
Jan. 30, 2012
Howard E. “Tobe” Driggers, 80, of Wildwood passed away Monday, January 30, 2012. Mr. Driggers was born June 30, 1931 in Oxford and was a lifelong resident. He was a member of the Oxford Assembly of God Church and had been a farmer as well as being self employed. In the past Tobe had announced the...
George T. Bates
Jan. 29, 2012
George T. Bates, 86, of Oxford passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012. Mr. Bates was born August 7, 1925 in Greenville, S.C. and moved to The Villages in 2004 from Vero Beach. He retired from the U.S. Navy, serving in both WWII and Korea, and then worked in several other fields, one of which was a...
Joyce Mitchell Windham
Jan. 19, 2012
Joyce Mitchell Windham, 87, of Sumter County, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012. Mrs. Windham was born May 6, 1924. She was a graduate of Wildwood High School and Florida State University. She was a teacher in Sumter and Lake Counties. Survivors include her children; Charles Gregory and...
Barbara J Studebaker
Jan. 16, 2012
Barbara J. Studebaker, 78, of Wildwood passed away Monday, January 16, 2012. Ms. Studebaker was born September 27, 1933 in Huntington, In., and moved to Wildwood in 1995 from Michigan. She had retired from Ford Motor Company and was Lutheran by faith. Survivors include her sisters, Carol Randall...
John Neubauer
Jan. 16, 2012
John Neubauer, 73, of The Villages passed away Monday, January 16, 2012. Mr. Neubauer was born November 28, 1938 in Strem, Austria. He moved to N.Y. from Austria in 1965 then to The Villages in 2003 from New Paltz, N.Y. He was a retired auto mechanic, enjoyed golfing and belonged to St. Vincent...
Imogene Ruth Basedow
Jan. 16, 2012
Imogene Ruth Basedow, 78, of Avon Park, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012. Ms. Basedow was born March 1, 1933 in Grand Island, Nebraska. She moved to Avon Park in 1991 from Colorado Springs, Colorado after retiring from Quest Communications. She was a member of the First United Methodist...