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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...

Robert Louis Lyles, 72, of Wildwood, Florida, passed away on December 12, 2019. Robert was born on November 15, 1947, in Ocala, Florida to Robert Louis Lyles, Sr. and Helen Austin Lyles. Robert is survived by his mother, Helen Lyles, daughter Sherry Lyles of Austin, Texas, daughter Christa and...

John “Larry” Duffy, Sr, 83, of The Villages passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019. Mr. Duffy was born July 23, 1936 in New Albany, IN to Henry Anthony and Elizabeth (Lang) Duffy. Larry retired after serving as the president of a food brokerage firm in Louisville, KY where he worked for more...

Robert “Harvey” Robertson, 56, of Lady Lake, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Mr. Robertson was born August 6, 1963 in Newport News, VA to Howell Wise Robertson, Jr and Margaret Susan (Firth) Robertson. He served our country in the U.S. Marine Corps. Harvey was a roofer and of the...

Lofton “Shorty” Hunt Jr., 72, of Wildwood, passed away on December 11, 2019 at Cypress Care Center. Shorty was born on January 11, 1947 in Cedartown, Georgia to Lofton S. and Lenna Jo (Barnett) Hunt. Shorty lived in Leesburg for most of his life and moved to Wildwood earlier this year. Shorty was...

Joan P. Gibson, 78, of Wildwood, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019. Mrs. Gibson was born November 25, 1941 in Guyton, GA to Walter D. and Nellie Frances (Colson) Pharis. She has lived here most of her life and was working for Wal Mart in The Villages. Joan is a member of the First Baptist...

Nila Ruth Currie, 86, of Pittsboro, IN, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. Mrs. Currie was born May 2, 1933 in Gadsden, Alabama, to James and Eula May (Woodard) Haralson. She moved to Florida as a child, and lived in Leesburg and Wildwood for most of her life. Nila moved to Pittsboro in 2013...

Murray Ralph McLellan, 87, of Silver Springs, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019. Mr. McLellan was born August 11, 1932 in New Brunswick, Canada to George and Alma (Crabtree) McLellan. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp and was a Korean War Veteran. Murray retired as an interior decorator. He...