Obituaries

Jul 26, 2020

Terry Wendell Forrester, 63, of Winter Garden, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 8, 2020, 11 AM at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home.

The service will be live streamed for those unable to attend.

We request that every one in attendance wear a mask and practice social...

Jul 16, 2020

Chloe Marie Thornton, known to many as “Chloe from Ocoee”, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2020, at the age of 87.

Chloe Marie Thornton was born in Arab, Alabama on December 3, 1932, to Elbert and Ada Hardy. At the age of 11, Chloe and her family moved to the City of Ocoee where she attended...

Jul 15, 2020

Mark Edward Sterns, 64, of Ocoee, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 15, 2020, 11 AM at Vineland Road Fellowship Christian Church, 890 Vineland Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787.

Jul 10, 2020

Janet Mae VanBlarcom, 87, of Maitland, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020.

Jul 7, 2020

Margie Mary Tyson, 79, of Groveland, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020.

Jul 6, 2020

Larry Gene Sparks, 73, of Orlando. passed away Monday, July 6, 2020.  Larry is survived by his three children, Tonya, Shannon, and Larry, Jr.; and six grandchildren, Dezerae, Nathan, Jericho, Ryan, Christopher, and Justin.

Funeral services will be held Friday, July 31, 2020, 11 AM at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home.  A private burial at Winter Garden Cemetery...

Jun 30, 2020

Jorge J. Salcedo, 60, of Winter Garden, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020.  Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 7, 2020, from 2pm to 5pm at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home.  Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, 10 am, at the funeral home.  Interment will follow in Winter Garden Cemetery.

The service will be live streamed for...

Jun 28, 2020

Alex Chandra, 17, of Winter Garden, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020.

Visitation will be held Monday, July 6, 2020 from 1pm to 5pm at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home.  Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, 9am, at the funeral home with the time.  Interment will follow in Winter Garden Cemetery.

The service on Tuesday will be...

Jun 24, 2020

Laverne C. Peavey, 94, died Wednesday, June 24, 2020 from complications of a broken hip.  She was the wife of the late Joseph Elmer Peavey, to whom she was married for 61 years, and the daughter of the late Lucille and John Cross.  She was born in Vienna, GA on July 30, 1925.  In addition to her husband and...

Jun 18, 2020

Susan Gayle Pillow, 66, of Winter Garden, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020.  A graveside service will be held Thursday, July 9, 2020, 10am at Ocoee Cemetery.

Jun 15, 2020

Ean Edward Andrews was called home to be with the Lord on June 15th, 2020 at 12 noon. He has gone to be with his mom Bernice Brown and dad Edward Andrews. Left to mourn are; wife Pearlena, sons, daughters, grandchildren, great grand-children, brothers, sisters and a host of others relatives including nephews, nieces, great-nieces and nephews, sisters-in-laws, brothers-in-laws...

Jun 12, 2020

James Ye (December 4, 1966-June 11, 2020) will forever live in our hearts and our memories as a faithful husband who sought to love his wife KC more and more with each passing day; a proud father who never stopped helping his sons, Timothy and Jonathan, to become the best men that they could be; a devoted son who...

Jun 12, 2020

Lucille R. Evans, affectionately known as Lucie or Momma Lu, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020 at the age of 61.  She was born September 4, 1958 in Brooklyn, NY to Raymond Norkus and Beryl L. Mahler.

During her life, Lucie lived in New York, Washington, Michigan and most recently, Florida.  She was a Medical Assistant with Physicians...

Jun 9, 2020

Mark Alan Cox, 52, originally of Winter Garden, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020.  He was the son of Shirley Fay Cox and the late Jimmy Lee Cox.   During his life, he also lived in Ocoee and Pine Hills.

Growing up, Mark attended First Baptist Church of Winter Garden and enjoyed playing baseball.  He worked in the...

Jun 1, 2020

Heaven gained a Beautiful Angel on Monday, June 1, 2020.  Trisha Lynn Fleming, 32, of Winter Garden, passed away surrounded by her loving family.

Trisha lived an adventurous and exciting life. She always tried to live each day to the fullest. She loved spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, sit by a fire,...

May 27, 2020

Thomas Pershing Griffin, 78, of Leesburg, Florida, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, after fighting a 12-year battle with cancer. Tommy was born February 11, 1942, in Birmingham, Alabama, and was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he met the love of his life, Virginia.  The two were married on April 24,...

May 24, 2020

Jack Roland Spradley, 80, of Melbourne, Florida passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020. He is survived by his wife Mary “Joyce”; his children: Jack, Jr. and Melanie Godsey (Larry); his grandson Corey Allen (Anastasia); his nephew Mike Hammons and niece Sherry Steagall. He was predeceased in death by his parents JP and Inez Spradley and sister, Gwen Hammons...

May 15, 2020

Helen R. Montgomery, 91, of Winter Garden, FL, and formerly of Schererville, IN, passed away and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on May 15, 2020.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Allen L. Montgomery, and one daughter, Lisa Ann. Survivors include daughters Janet Haddock (Henry) and Ruth Anne Davis (Craig);...

May 14, 2020

Colleen Buescher Martin, 94, of Winter Garden passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020.  A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 11am at the Funeral Home.

The service will be live streamed for those unable to attend.

May 10, 2020

Tai Ngoc Nguyen, 35, of Sanford, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020.  He is the son of Loc Nguyen and Anh Tran.  He was born in Saigon, Vietnam on November 28, 1984.

When not working as a Nail Technician, he enjoyed spending time with family, fishing, going to the beach, gardening and singing karaoke.

In addition...