Henry Bordon, 82, of Avon Park, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Mr. Bordon was born March 7, 1937 in Argentina to Juan and Florenciana (Maciel) Bordon. He moved to Highlands County in 1988 from Maryland and assisted in the care of racehorses. Survivors include his daughter, Francisca...

Edwin M. “Buddy” Clark, Jr., 76, of Leesburg, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019. Mr. Clark was born August 3, 1943 in Jacksonville to Edwin M. Clark, Sr. and Margaret (Kitler) Clark. Buddy moved here in 1997 from Jacksonville and was the retired co-owner of Buddy’s BBQ and Steakhouse in...

Emma “Claudine” Abraham, 86, of Wildwood, passed away December 28, 2019 in the Villages, Florida. Claudean was born on March 18, 1933 in Gainesville, Georgia to Jasper Elmer and Emma Margaret (Tankersley) Gaddis. Claudean married Thomas Eugene Rider on July 17, 1949 and he passed away on February...

Donald V. “Donnie” Jones, 69, of Oxford, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019. Mr. Jones was born May 31, 1950 in Wildwood to WB and Dorothy Geneva (Phillips) Jones. Donnie loved hunting and fishing but most of all he loved spending time with his grandchildren. He retired as a lineman from...

Sherry Sue Hartwell, 77, loving wife of the late Edward Cecil Hartwell, passed away peacefully with family by her side at Cornerstone Hospice of the Villages on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 after a courageous 7-year battle with Multiple System Atrophy. Mrs. Hartwell was born October 14, 1942 in...

Candy Ann Todd, 75, of The Villages, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019. Mrs. Todd was born June 15, 1944 in Toledo, Oh to Glenn H. Beattie and Pauline E. (Smith) Beattie. She was a retired automotive service writer and moved to The Villages in 2006 from Plantation, FL. Survivors include her...

William David Caruthers, “Mr. C”, 76, of Wildwood, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019. Mr. Caruthers was born February 20, 1943 in Wildwood to Sammie Parker Caruthers and Essie Mae (Zipperer) Caruthers. He was a retired teacher and farmer and had taught in the Wildwood Middle School and...

Albert Leland Brown, 81, of West Palm Beach, peacefully passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 with his loving wife of 62 years, Althea, by his side. Mr. Brown was born September 11, 1938 in Wildwood to Theodore Lee Brown and Pauline Grace (Phillips) Brown. He moved to West Palm Beach at the age...

Benita Lynette Turner, 64, of Crawfordville, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 under the care of the Big Bend Hospice and with her loving husband by her side. Mrs. Turner was born November 18, 1955 in Ocala, FL to Oscar Leon and Edna (Holley) Wells. She moved to Crawfordville in 1991 from...

Mary Ann Bahl Otradovec, 86 of Wildwood, FL, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Mary Ann was born September 4,1933 in Pound, WI to Victor and Kathryn (Phillippi) Bahl. She married the love of her life, Byron on January 23, 1954, at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Pound, WI. She was teacher for...

John “Zachary” Allerton, 32, of Sumterville, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019. Mr. Allerton was born March 20, 1987 in Philadelphia, PA to John T. and Jacqueline (Flotte) Allerton. He moved here in 2015 from Ft. Pierce. Zach was very talented and accomplished in everything he did from...

Gary Lee Bates, age 69 passed away on December 15, 2019, at Advent Health in Avon Park, Florida. He was born March 19, 1950 to Armon E. and Mildred Mae Bates in Adrian, Michigan. He has been a resident of Highlands County for the last 18 years since coming from Michigan. Gary enjoyed spending...