Meta Jane Mortensen, 78, formerly of Vienna, VA passed away peacefully on June 25, 2019 at Cypress Care Center in Wildwood, FL. Janie was born January 13, 1941 in Miami, FL to the late Wayne and Meta (Loose) Hearne. “Janie” dedicated her life to the accounting practice she opened in 1973, helping...

Charmaine R. Couch, 90, of Oxford passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019. Mrs. Couch was born June 20, 1929 to Garfield and Delilah Ellen (Hart) Roop. She moved here in 1966 from Virginia and was a retired secretary and bookkeeper. Charmaine was an excellent Square Dancer and singer. She entered...

Donna Rae Gill, 65, of Summerfield, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019. Mrs. Gill was born January 16, 1954 in Lansing, MI to Donald LeRoy and Ruth Ann (Robison) Cole. Donna was briefly in the Air Force but was discharged due to medical issues. She and her late husband, William, moved from...

Lula Jane Leggett, 88, of Adamsville, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019. Mrs. Leggett was born June 30, 1930 in Bevilles Corner to Wilbert and Polly (Dyal) Kersey. Lula has lived in Sumter County all her life. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Lula loved gardening, flowers, fishing...

On June 20, 2019 Jean Barnes passed from this earth. Jean Dale (Davis) Barnes was born June 26, 1922 to Jay G. and Ada Blanche Davis in St. Joseph, Missouri. She graduated from Lafayette High School in St. Joseph in 1940. On March 8, 1942 she married Clarence E. Barnes, Jr. They moved to St....

Romie Brice Phillips, age 95, of Wildwood, passed away on June 20, 2019 in The Villages. Romie was born on May 28, 1924 to Escar and Lela Mae Phillips in Dobson, North Carolina. Romie was a member of the Masonic Lodge for several years, was an avid motorcyclist and belonged to several motorcycle...

Henry Thomas Williams "Tommy", age 76, of Wildwood, passed away June 16, 2019 in the Villages. Henry was born on December 17, 1942 in Leesburg. Tommy married Beverly Phillips in 1961, they were married 46 wonderful years, until she preceded him in death in 2008. Tommy was a devoted husband and...

Darrell Edward Swain, 46, of Wildwood, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Mr. Swain was born November 20, 1972 in Marietta, OH. He moved to Wildwood in 2008 from New Port Richie and was a disabled auto mechanic. Darrell loved cars and everything mechanical. He could fix almost anything if it had...

Vernon Dean Smith, 79, of Wildwood, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019. Mr. Smith was born August 3, 1939 in Wildwood to John Wilfred Smith, Jr and Rosa Belle Shurley Smith. He was a lifelong resident and retired in 2005 from the Sumter County School Board as Director of Transportation. Dean was a...

Nancy Kay Warner, 72, of Clermont, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019. Mrs. Warner was born June 4, 1947 in Marion, IN to the late Lloyd Edwin and Verneta Gwendolyn (Stanley) Clark. Nancy worked in multiple careers including becoming a Real Estate Broker, customer service for Southern Bell and...

Blanche Jean Tate passed away peacefully at Cornerstone Hospice House in the Villages, Fl. on June 9, 2019. She went to be with her Lord at the age of 92 years. Born in Erwin ,Tennessee on June 15th, 1926 to Carlos Wesley Bailey and Venia McKinney Bailey. Predeceased by her son; Carlos Andre Nave...

Lois Barr-Prator, 95, of Lake Placid, passed away June 5, 2019. Lois was born November 9, 1923 in California. She moved to Lake Placid in the early 1990’s from Greenville, SC. Lois was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She generously gave of her time and finances to those in need in the...