Edna Mae Alexander Archbell
Jan 2, 2014
Edna Mae Alexander Archbell, 79, Grovleand, passed away January 2, 2014. She was born August 16, 1934 in Groveland daughter of Dorothy Hunt & John A. Alexander and was a lifelong resident. A caregiver, she held memberships at Tuscanooga Baptist Church & Mascotte Missionary Baptist Church. Her siblings Earl & Elbert Alexander & Edith Miller preceded her in death. Surviving...
James Eleby Lester
Dec 29, 2013
James Eleby Lester, 86, Clermont, passed away December 29, 2013 at South Lake Hospital. He was born December 24, 1927 in Quincy, FL son of Nina Weatherly & Robert B. Lester. He served in the US Navy and was a local resident since the early '70. He was active in his church, First United Methodist Church of Clermont where he...
Jonathan Jackson Robert Thaden
Dec 29, 2013
The funeral service for Jonathan will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Real Life Christian Church. Reverend John Wilson will officiate. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Harold Elbert Croncich, Sr.
Dec 27, 2013
Harold Elbert Croncich, Sr., age 94, affectionately known as "Mickey" of Minneola, passed away December 27, 2013 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. He was born November 2, 1919 in Biloxi, MS son of Ethal Mae Anglada & John Franklin Croncich. He served in the US Navy during WW2. A central Florida resident since 1953, he was a member of...
Ernest Otto Wlhelm
Dec 25, 2013
Ernest Otto Wilhelm, Jr., 81, of Leesburg, passed away December 25, 2013 at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont. He was born January 3, 1932 in Chicago, IL son of Harriet Stahl & Ernest Otto Wilhelm, Sr. He received his business degree from the University of Illinois. He then served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict prior...
Glenda Pauline Wilson
Dec 25, 2013
Glenda Pauline Wilson, 90, Minneola, passed away December 25, 2013 at home. She was born August 24, 1923 in Twila, KY daughter of Cleo Poteet & John Hansel. She was a homemaker & local resident since 1983 from Roseville, MI & was a member of Engage Church. Preceding her in death were her husband of 66 years, Lee Erick Wilson...
Ronald Robert Hearn
Dec 24, 2013
Ronald Robert Hearn, Sr., 76, of Clermont, FL passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. Ronald was born on July 1, 1937 in Leominster, MA, the son of John and Lottie (nee Burke) Hearn. He worked and retired from the Pratt Whitney Corporation after 35 years, becoming a Senior Account Executive. Ronald also owned and...
Deborah "Debbie" Ann Purvis
Dec 24, 2013
Deborah "Debbie" Ann Purvis, 58, of Mascotte, FL passed away at home Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Debbie was born on October 6, 1955 in Jacksonville, FL, the daughter of Norman and Helen Hawkins. She resided in South Lake County for the past 39 years and was an Administration Coordinator at Tarmac. She was a Christian. Debbie is survived by her...
Roy M. Franklin
Dec 22, 2013
Roy M. Franklin, 84, Groveland, passed away December 22, 2013 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. He was born June 29, 1929 in Fort Cobb, OK son of Lilah Gladys Browne & Raymond Earl Franklin. On June 10, 1953 he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Madison in St. Cloud, FL. A retired Master Sergeant in the US Air...
Ronald Eugene Hoch
Dec 21, 2013
Ronald Eugene Hoch, 92, Clermont, FL passed away December 21, 2013 at South Lake Hospital in Clermont. He was born January 31, 1921 in Mount Union, PA son of Clara Blanche Sentman & Harper Hoch, who died from Typhoid Fever when Ronald was six weeks old. Clara married Ralph Snyder two years later giving him two half-brothers Herbert & Charles...
George T. York
Dec 21, 2013
George T. York, 90, of Leesburg, FL passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013. George was born in Detroit, MI on October 2, 1923, the son of Motto and Ellen York. He was a retired electrical contractor and had lived in the Central Florida area since 1993. George served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was a...
Ella Jean Shaw
Dec 19, 2013
Ella Jean Shaw, 67, Bushnell, passed away December 19, 2013 at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont. She was born December 31, 1946 in Sumterville, daughter of the late Dorothy Jean Bridges & O. C. Bullock. She was a homemaker. Her son Frank "Brad" Brady Shaw preceded her in death as did her sister Sandra Joyce Bullock. Surviving are...
Adilynne Eva Dos Santos
Dec 18, 2013
Visitation will be from 2-4 PM on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the funeral home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Real Life Christian Church, 1501 Steve' Road, Clermont, FL. Reverend John Wilson will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando.
Dorothy Elaine Acosta
Dec 17, 2013
DOROTHY ELAINE ACOSTA, 81, also known as Delaine, of Clermont, Florida, passed away December 17, 2013 at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont. Dorothy Elaine Lamar was born Saturday, August 20th, 1932 in Washington DC., to Janvier Longstreet Lamar and Dorothy Morris Price. Growing up in the Canal Zone where her mother remarried and surname changed to Smith, she...
Flora M. Richards
Dec 11, 2013
Beloved mother Flora Richards of Clermont Florida passed away December 11th, 2013 at the age of 79. Flora was born on December 21st, 1933 in Naples, Italy. Flora is survived by her husband of 59 years Charles, daughter Linda, and son Charles Jr. She will also be missed dearly by four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Flora will be remembered...
Donald Paul Hardy
Dec 4, 2013
Donald Paul Hardy, Sr., 82, Clermont, passed away December 4, 2013 at Health Central in Ocoee. He was born November 6, 1931 in Nokomis, IL son of Edna Buchholz & Wesley Hardy. On December 17, 1950 he was united in marriage to Maxine Ruth Henderson in Hibbard, IN. He worked as a heavy equipment supervisor and was a local resident...
Richard Paul Dooley
Dec 4, 2013
Richard Dooley passed away on December 4, 2013 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. He is survived by his loving wife, Patty of 41 years; his brother, Ivan and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Richard was born on October 21, 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his wife, Patty moved to Florida from Maryland in 1987 and purchased...
Thomas Henry Roberts
Dec 4, 2013
Thomas Henry Roberts, 97, Clermont, passed away December 4, 2013 at South Lake Hospital. He was born May 5, 1916 in Plymouth, England son of Bertha Braton & Thomas Roberts. He served in the British Royal Navy in the submarine division. On March 1, 1944 he was united in marriage to Mary Easton in Blyth Northumberland, UK. He retired from...
James C. Devlin
Nov 30, 2013
James C. Devlin Sr., 69, of Clermont, FL passed away Saturday November 30, 2013 surrounded by his wife and family. Jim was born July 24, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA, son of Cornelius and Agnes (nee) Duffy Devlin. He was married for 45 years to his wife Elizabeth "Betty" (nee) McLeer. He served in the US Marine Reserves and was an...
James Ralph Larkin
Nov 26, 2013
James Ralph Larkin, 88, Minneola, & former Avon Park resident passed away November 26, 2013. He was born September 20, 1925 in Rockland, Maine son of Anna Gammon & Fenwick Larkin. He was employed originally as a lobster boat engineer in Gloucester, MA and then at Pratt & Whitney in Middleton, CT in the experimental test division before retiring &...
