Jane Jernigan, age 73, of Lake Panasoffkee, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009. Jane was born in Union County, N.C. and moved to Lake Panasoffkee in 2004, from Orlando. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Lake Panasoffkee. Survivors include her loving husband of 53...

Sylvia K. Flatt, age 55, of Webster, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009. Mrs. Flatt was born in Bushnell and lived in Sumter County all of her life. Sylvia was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Daniel O. Flatt of Bushnell; daughter, Dorothy J. Parker of Webster; brother, William M....

Roderick D. "Roddy" Rowlett, age 60, of Oxford passed away Sunday, November 29, 2009. Mr. Rowlett has lived in Sumter County all of his life. He was of the Christian Faith. He had served in the Army during Vietnam and was a crane operator for Leware Construction. He enjoyed air boating and...

Esther M. Mullin, age 79 of Summerfield passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2009. Esther moved to the area in 1976 from Binghamton, N.Y., she was a retired Pastor, caretaker in assisted living and a food nutritionist. She was a member of Summerfield Christian Revival Ctr., and a devoted wife and...

William A. Goad, age 86, of Wildwood passed away Monday, November 9, 2009. Mr. Goad was a 20 plus year member of the Light House Church of God and a Ret. U.S. Army Master Sergeant where he served under Gen. Patton, in the Korean War and two tours in Vietnam. William enjoyed spending time with his...

Betty Marie Davis, age 64, of Lake Panasoffkee, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, November 5, 2009. Mrs. Davis was born in Wise County, Va. She moved to Sumter County in 1966 from Dayton, Ohio. She was a member of Southpointe Baptist Church in Leesburg and enjoyed reading and traveling. Mrs....

Haley Lynn Cobb, age 19, of Oxford passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Haley was born in Lakeland, Fl. and moved to Oxford in 1999 and was a member of First Baptist Church of Wildwood and a 2008 graduate of Wildwood High School, where she was a member of the FFA. She enjoyed horseback riding...

Edward J. Nahrstedt, age 88, of Belleview passed away Thursday, October 22, 2009. Edward moved from Sebring to Gainesville around 1980 then to Belleview around 1993. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp Veteran of WWII and a retired Machinist & Rancher. While ranching in Sebring Edward designed and...

Helen A. Powers, age 89, of Sebring passed away peacefully Monday, October 19, 2009. Born in Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada, she moved to the area in 1999 from Bedford Heights, OH. Helen was a homemaker, a 10 year member of Sebring Village Homeowners Association, an avid crossword puzzler, newspaper...

Betty L. Hayes, age 97, of Wildwood passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009.Betty was born in Oklahoma in 1912 where she spent her first six years, later moving to Colorado Springs with her family where she grew up. Betty met Eugene Hayes who was from upstate New York and had been working in the...

Anna S. Kersha, age 88, of Ocala, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Mrs. Kersha was born in the Ukraine moving to Marion County in 1983 from Lakewood, N.J. She was a homemaker and was of the Russian Orthodox religion. She loved cooking, sewing and embroidering. Survivors include her...

Stuart Butler, age 78 of The Villages passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Stuart moved to Central Fl. in 2005 from Irvington, Va. He was an Air Force veteran having served in the Korean War and a retired Real Estate Developer. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Kilmarnock, Va.,...