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Helen M. Payton, 83, of Wildwood, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011. Mrs. Payton was born in Bald Knob, Arkansas. She moved to Florida in 1996 from Russellville, Arkansas. She was of the Pentecostal Faith and had retired from Tyson Foods. She loved spending time with her family. Survivors...

Anna Mae Williams, 90, of Wildwood, passed away in Bradenton, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Mrs. Williams was born in Glennville, Georgia and had moved to Leesburg from there in the mid 1940’s. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wildwood and had retired from the Sumter County School...

Sylvia Jane Walker passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the age of 72. She was born on May 26, 1939 in Elmira, New York to the late Harold and Elinor Sawdey. Sylvia worked for many years as a toll collector for the Florida Turnpike system, was active in the D.A. V., the Moose Lodge, and a...

Brandon Lee Waltho, 29, of Wildwood, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2011. Brandon was born in Eustis, Florida to Angela Drake and Jack Waltho. He has lived here most of his life. He was of Baptist faith, he loved to fish and enjoyed watching all car races including NASCAR along with basketball...

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...