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Lucienne Louise VanNienwenhove
Dec. 20, 2023
Lucienne Louise VanNienwenhove (nee Spilmont) passed away on December 20th, 2023. She was born in Fourmies, France, on April 5, 1932, to Denise (Roger) and Louis Spilmont. She also met her husband, Gerard, in Fourmies and then emigrated to the United States in 1961 with their two sons after...

James S. Click Jr.
Dec. 20, 2023
James S. Click, Jr. (1930–2023) James Spurgeon Click, Jr, [93], of Riverview, FL went to be with his Lord and Savior in Riverview, FL on December 20, 2023 He was born March 19, 1930, to James Spurgeon Click, Sr. and Pansy Reed Click in Ft. Myers, FL. James (Jimmy) attended Moore Haven High School...

Ronald L. Wicker
Dec. 20, 2023
Ronald Lawrence Wicker passed from this life on December 20, 2023. He was born in Ocala, Florida on January 29, 1949, to Lawrence and Geraldine Wicker. He was preceded in death by his Wife, Pamela Dianne Wicker, Mother-In-Law Dorothea Lois Lambert, Sisters Barbara Adcock, Marcelle Moore, Valerie...

William David "Big Bill" Farkus
Dec. 14, 2023
William David “Big Bill” Farkus, 71, of Oxford, FL passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023. He was born December 18, 1951, in Wildwood, FL to Nicholas and Ruth M. (Williams) Farkus. If you were lookin’ for Big Bill you could find him at the truck wash. If not there, hunting and air boating with...

Richard Merle Loughman
Dec. 13, 2023
Richard Merle Loughman, 86 formerly of Leesburg, Florida passed away December 13, 2023 at Gulfside Healthcare at Heather Hill, New Port Richey, Florida. Richard was born on May 17, 1937 in Fairchance, Pennsylvania to his parents Merle Struss Loughman and Sara Ruth (Conn) Loughman. He was a...

Morris Kenneth Goodrich
Dec. 12, 2023
Morris Kenneth Goodrich, 88 of Bushnell, Fl passed away at his home on Tuesday December 12th, 2023. He was born on December 25th,1934 in Newark, NY to Henry Lewis and Florence Winiford (Spade) Goodrich. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Richard Goodrich and Raymond Goodrich;...

Terry Michael Moore
Dec. 11, 2023
Terry Michael “Mike” Moore, 71, Oxford, Florida passed away suddenly on December 11, 2023 at The Villages Hospital in Sumter County Florida. Mike was born on July 20, 1952 in Wildwood, Florida to his parents James Edward Moore, Sr. and Lovella Maxine “Lodi” (Dyal) Moore. Stepmother Carolyn...

Betty Hathaway Gayler
Dec. 11, 2023
Betty Hathaway Gayler, of Oxford, Florida died on December 11, 2023 after a brief illness. Betty Ann Hathaway was born on June 20, 1929 in Greeneville, Ohio to Edwin R and Norma K Hathaway. When she was less than a year old the family moved to Orlando, Florida where she grew up and attended...

John R. Eckles
Dec. 08, 2023
John Rex Eckles passed away on December 8th, 2023 in Leesburg, FL after a long illness. John was born in Palo Alto, California, on September 13th, 1951 and spent his formative years in McLean, VA. He was a graduate of Davis and Elkins College in West Virginia and was a Peace Corp member for two...

Betsy Rivera
Dec. 05, 2023
Betsy Rivera, 90, of Sebring, FL passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born January 21, 1933 in Morovis, PR to Ernesto and Julia (nee Bouccechampl) Vazquez. Betsy loved her family and was a second mom to many. She loved making us laugh and always took care of us...

Lavonne G. McElrath
Dec. 04, 2023
Lavonne G. McElrath 91, of Venus, FL passed away Monday, December 4, 2023. She was born July 11, 1932, in Jefferson County, FL to Lyman (Minnie Lee Grantham) Walker, Sr. Her faith was strong and steadfast. Lavonne was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church – Wildwood, FL and Golden Eagle...

Garland J. Wampler
Nov. 27, 2023
Garland J. "Doc" Wampler, 89, died November 27, 2023, in Sebring, Florida. He was born on February 5, 1934, in Weyers Cave, Virginia to Frank Wampler and Ada (Hollar) Wampler. After graduating from Weyers Cave High School in 1950, he studied Biology at McPherson College in Kansas where he met...