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David Ray Long
May 14, 2021
David Long, age 61, passed away in Oxford, Florida on May 14, 2021 due to pneumonia. Mr. Long was born on June 17, 1959 in Waterloo, NY to George and Beulah Jean Long. Mr. Long grew up in Fayette, NY and graduated from Mynderse Academy, Seneca Falls, NY in the class of 1977. He served in the...
Michele Lynn Uss
May 11, 2021
MICHELE LYNN USS Music Director, Piano Player and Interfaith Leader 1953 – 2021 Michele Lynn Uss passed away on May 11, 2021 after fighting a long and heroic battle with a condition that was ultimately identified as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Until the very end, she was searching for a solution...
Jane S. Clause
May 10, 2021
Jane S. Clause, 92, Tavares, FL died at home on May 10, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. A native of Ruffin, NC, Jane has resided in Tavares since 2002. She was born in Martinsville, VA to Charles Irving and Winifred Atkinson Smith. After graduating from Women’s College of the University of...
Lucius Wilton Nelson
May 09, 2021
Lucious Wilton “Luke” Nelson, 73, of Wildwood passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021. Mr. Nelson was born March 26, 1948 in Moore Haven, FL to John W. and Lonell (Powell) Nelson. He grew up in this area and returned here in 2005 from Naples. Luke was a decorated Vietnam Veteran serving our country as a...
John Lawrence Rutschow
May 09, 2021
John Lawrence Rutschow (“Jay”), most recently of Mt. Dora, Florida, passed from this life on Sunday, May 9, 2021. He was 81 years old. Jay was born in Toledo, Ohio on June 3, 1939, the son of John William and Betty Jane (Algeo) Rutschow. He was a graduate of Whitmer High School (1957) and...
Alfred Henry Street Jr
May 08, 2021
Alfred Henry Street, Jr, of Inverness passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021. Mr. Street was born May 27, 1938 in Tampa to Alfred Henry and Sonja Linnea (Lundin) Street. He was raised in Tampa and served our country in the U.S. Navy. Henry retired when he sold his business, Able Folding Cartons, which...
Larry Warren Knowles
May 05, 2021
Larry Warren Knowles, 54, of Wildwood passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Mr. Knowles was born September 7, 1966 in Ocala. He has lived here all his life and retired from Power Technology in Leesburg. Larry met the love of his life 37 years ago and married Wanda Woods 29 years ago. Along with...
Patricia M. Branham
May 04, 2021
Patricia M. Branham, 72, of Summerfield passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Mrs. Branham was born July 23, 1948 in Charleston, WV to Lionel and Patricia (Polk) Branham. She was a retired cosmetologist and moved to Summerfield in 2017 from Lakeland. Patricia belonged to the ASPCA and enjoyed...
Seeber "Andy" Doyle Andrews, Jr.
May 01, 2021
Seeber "Andy" Doyle Andrews, Jr., 63, of Wildwood passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021. He was born January 5, 1958 in Ocala, Florida to the late Seeber D. and Margaret Ann (Moore) Andrews. Andy was brought up raising Cattle and farming watermelons & vegetables. He did that most of his young...
Janice M Chamberlain
Apr. 27, 2021
Janice M. Chamberlain, 94, of Longwood, formerly of Avon Park, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Mrs. Chamberlain was born May 13, 1926 in Toledo, OH to Clayton F. Wolfe and Laura Lee (Grove) Wolfe. She retired as an Elementary School Teacher working with 1st and 2nd grade students both in...
Alice Mae Andrews
Apr. 23, 2021
Mrs. Alice Mae Andrews, age 85, of Adairsville, Georgia formerly of Wildwood, Florida passed away peacefully Friday, April 23, 2021 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living. She was born in Wellborn, Florida, January 16, 1936, daughter of the late Eldon Lawson Box and Elsie Mae Durden Box. She was...
Judith Ann Foster
Apr. 23, 2021
Judith Ann Foster (Cowart), 79, of Oxford, FL, passed away on April 23, 2021, surrounded by her family, and heaven gained a wonderful woman. Born in Jacksonville, FL on May 1, 1941, she was one week shy of her 80th birthday. Judy was a member of Oxford United Methodist Church and loved her...