OBITUARIES

Feb 5, 2016

Please note: In lieu of flowers, Betty Pontier's family is requesting that donations be made to the Betty Pontier Memorial Fund. Betty loved to work with African children, women and Bible school students. Money received through donations to this fund will be given to these ministries on Betty's behalf. You can give by sending a check made out to Africa...

Feb 5, 2016

Carl Leroy Winters, age 86, Clermont, passed away February 5, 2016. He was born May 20, 1929 in Oklahoma City, OK son of Mable Augusta Ward & William H. Winters. He served in the US Army and worked as a utilities superintendent. A local resident since 2014 from Bauxite, Arkansas, he was a member of South Lake Presbyterian Church. His...

Feb 5, 2016

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Feb 3, 2016

Borgie Paul Johnson, age 78, Clermont,FL, passed away February 3, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving Family & Compassionate Care Hospice. He was born September 13, 1937 in Columbia, TN, Son of the late Willie Paul Johnson, Willie Mai Rummage & Stepmother Lucille Bolton Johnson. He served in the US Air Force & on April 15, 1961 was united...

Feb 1, 2016

Virginia Pineiro, age 70, Clermont, FL passed away February 1, 2016 at home surrounded by loved ones. She was born November 23, 1945 in Caguas, Puerto Rico daughter of Laura Pineiro & Gabriel Carrasquillo. On November 23, 1968 she was united in marriage to Ismael Pineiro & was a central Florida resident since 2002 from Chicago, IL. She was a...

Jan 31, 2016

Marguerite Browning Cox passed away January 31, 2016. She was born December 29, 1919 in Logan County, WV daughter of Charlotte Ellen Nisbet & Edmund Hugh Browning. Prior to retirement she was a personnel specialist for the Federal Government at MCAS Cherry Point and resided in New Bern, NC before moving to Clermont, FL in 1999. She was active in...

Jan 31, 2016

Mr. Albert Erving Fogle, 74, quietly slept away Sunday, January 31, 2016, in Orlando Regional Medical Center Hospice. Mr. Al Fogle, a native of Clermont, FL and a graduate of the Class of 1958 from Carver Heights High School in Leesburg, was noted for his long history of public service.  His public and professional services spanned more than 50 years...

Jan 28, 2016

CLERMONT FL. Constance D. Hagaman, of Delaware passed away peacefully Thursday, January 28th, 2016 in her Florida home.

Connie, as all knew her, was born May 1st, 1948 in Delaware to Raymond and Dorothy (Ramey) Hagaman.

She graduated from R.B. Hayes H.S. in 1966 and worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield for many years....

Jan 26, 2016

John Sobol, age 82, Clermont, passed away January 26, 2016.

Jan 21, 2016

Cynthia Lou Smith Schuster age 75, Clermont passed away January 21, 2016. She was born September 11, 1940 in Fort Scott, KS daughter of Mildred Jarrett & Carl Smith. A local resident since the 1950's, she was a registered nurse and member of First United Methodist Church. Her husband of 45 years, Howard Schuster preceded her in death on August...

Jan 19, 2016

Annie Laura Mullis, 92, passed away peacefully 1/19/2016. Laura was born on 8/23/23 in Coffee County, GA. She moved with her family to Minneola, FL. in 1941. Laura worked in the medical field in Clermont for many years. In addition to her parents Henry and Georgia Eley she was preceded in death by her husband F.T. Mullis and brother John...

Jan 19, 2016

Alexander Vigo, Jr., age 38, Davenport died January 19, 2016. He was born May 21, 1977 in Bronx, NY son of Evelyn Vasquez & Alexander Vigo, Sr. On November 3, 2006 he was united in marriage to Betsy Sanabria in Kissimmee. Surviving are his wife Betsy; daughters Alexia of Gloucester, MA & Amber & Alyssa of Davenport, FL ; mother...

Jan 15, 2016

James Edward Cherry, Sr., age 52, Mascotte, passed away January 15, 2016 at South Lake Hospital. He was born November 3, 1963 in Toledo, OH son of the late Charlotte Marie Cranson & Franklin Raymond Cherry. He worked for Clark Sales Display. Surviving are his wife Rita; children Angela Cherry & Kristine Cherry both of Center Hill & James (Krystal)...

Jan 15, 2016

Jean Katherine Besterman, age 89, Groveland passed away January 15, 2016.

Jan 13, 2016

Maloy Giddens, 68, of Groveland, Fla died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at South Lake Memorial Hospital. He was born June 30, 1947 in Albany, GA to W. D. Giddens  and Coline Christian Giddens. He is predeceased by his father in 2008. Survivors include: mother, Coline C. Giddens, Groveland, son, Judson Daniel Giddens (Sandy), two grandchildren, Justin and Cassandra, all of...

Jan 10, 2016

John Robert Clark, Sr., age 70, Mascotte, passed away January 10, 2016. He was born December 5, 1945 in Detroit, MI the only child of Dorothy Theresa Johns & Theodore Archie Clark. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam era and was a local resident since 1984. He retired from Winn Dixie where he worked as a mechanic/maintenance...

Jan 8, 2016

The Celebration of Life for Barbara Gorton of Lake Mary and Sanford will be at 11:00 AM January 30 at Family Christian Center in Clermont, FL. Barbara passed away January 8, 2016 in Clermont. She was born August 13, 1936 in Knoxville, TN to Nelvin and Roxie Tyree. She was a homemaker, travel agent and devoted mother to three sons....

Jan 8, 2016

MARIE ELIZABETH MIER METZ, 57, resident of Winter Garden, FL, passed away peacefully on Saturday January 8, 2016. A health care professional her entire life, first as a dental hygienist, and later as a nurse employed in Orlando Health since 1993. Born in the West Texas town of El Paso, Marie graduated from Austin High School, and enlisted in the...

Jan 7, 2016

Charles was born in Casey, Illinois. His father died when he was eleven years old. He started driving tractors and grain trucks for the farmers to help out. He joined the Navy, serving on the submarine tender "USS Fulton" during the Korean War. After the Navy, he settled in Connecticut and married Julie Paparella. They had two kids; Charles...

Jan 5, 2016

Eleanor Harries Gathye, 90, of Clermont, FL passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Cranes View Lodge. Eleanor was born on February 21, 1925 in Milton, West Virginia, the daughter of Arnold and Teckla Mason. She was a resident of Clermont since 1998 previously living in Alabama. Eleanor was a homemaker. Eleanor is survived by her son, Tony Gathye...