Obituaries

Elizabeth Britt

Jan 1, 2018

Elizabeth T. "Betty" Britt, 86, of Ocoee, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018. She was born August 24, 1931 in Mount Dora, Florida to the late Mary McArthur and James Monroe Thompson. She moved to Ocoee and attended Lakeview High School. Betty is survived by her children, Jim Britt and Debbie Scaletta; grandchildren, Kyle and Soon Britt, Kara and...

Margaret Weidner-Pilling

Dec 25, 2017

Margaret "Peggy" Weidner (1917-2017) Winter Garden resident, Margaret "Peggy" Weidner, passed away on December 25, 2017 at the age of 100. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Weidner in 1974, second husband, Charles B. Pilling in 1992 and son Thomas W. (late wife Ruth) in 2017. She is survived by three children, William P. (wife...

Donna Bell

Dec 21, 2017

Visitation Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home 1148 East Plant Street Winter Garden, FL  34787 Friday, December 29, 2017 11am Service Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home Chapel 1148 East Plant Street Winter Garden, FL  34787 Friday, December 29, 2017 1pm Cemetery Winter Garden Cemetery Lake Butler Blvd Winter Garden, FL  34787

Sam Vandergrift

Dec 21, 2017

The cantankerous, witty, eccentric, beloved icon known as Mayor Scott, former Mayor of the City of Ocoee, died on December 21, 2017. Surrounded by twinkling Christmas lights and Christmas music, he died as he lived--as a fighter and legend. Born to Eleanor and John "Foots" Vandergrift in Ocoee, Florida, on March 22, 1940, Sam Scott Vandergrift was the youngest...

Mary Root

Dec 20, 2017

Mary B. Root was born in Charlotte, NC in 1925 the daughter of Curtis William and Caroline Strohecker Braswell. Mrs. Root grew up in Kentucky and graduated from Columbia College in Missouri. She moved with her family to Winter Park, Fl in 1950. Mrs Root taught kindergarden, was a secretary, homemaker and a loving Mom. She was preceded in...

Donald Davis

Dec 19, 2017

Visitation Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home 1148 East Plant Street Winter Garden, FL  34787 Saturday, December 30, 2017 10am Service Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home Chapel 1148 East Plant Street Winter Garden, FL  34787 Saturday, December 30, 2017 11am Cemetery Ocoee Cemetery Ocoee, FL  34761

Xuyen Tran

Dec 17, 2017

Visitation Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home 1148 East Plant Street Winter Garden, FL  34787 Tuesday, December 26, 2017 8am-2pm Service Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home Chapel 1148 East Plant Street Winter Garden, FL  34787 Tuesday, December 26, 2017 8am-2pm

Glennie Mayes

Dec 15, 2017

Glennie Mayes went to be with our Lord on Friday, December 15, 2017. She was born in Orlando, Florida on March 30, 1936, the daughter of Ervin and Annie Earwood. She is survived by her brother, JW Earwood; sister, Irisa Taylor; daughters, Cheryl Whalen and Sharon Phillips; granddaughters, Mia, April, Amy and Ren; great grandchildren, Sabastian, Jonathan, Joey, Bella,...

Edward Keith, Jr.

Dec 14, 2017

Edward James Keith, Jr., 50, of Winter Garden, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017. He was an expert Drywall Finisher and all around Bad Ass. Eddie was born November 11, 1967 to Edward and Rozella Keith. He attended West Orange High School. He enjoyed working on fast cars, big game fishing, riding his motorcycle and karaoke. Eddie was great...

Joyce Robbins

Dec 4, 2017

Joyce Posey Robbins of Ocoee, FL passed away suddenly into the arms of the Lord on Monday, December 4, 2017. She was born on October 2, in Jefferson County, Alabama to the late Seabe and Erline Posey. She was the wife of the late James O. Robbins who died in 1988. They were happily married for 31 years. She...

Wayne Boswell

Nov 21, 2017

Wayne Morris Boswell, 76, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in Riverview, Florida. He was born July 11, 1941 in Elberton, GA to the late Reverend Otis and Essie Boswell and was the husband of the late Carla Boswell. Wayne lived in the Orlando and Groveland, FL area and retired after 20 years of service with the Orange County Highway...

Maria Lozada

Nov 21, 2017

Maria A. Lozada, of Carolina, Puerto Rico, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the age of 90. She was known to everybody as "Toni." Maria was born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico on November 10, 1927 to Cantalicia Marrero and Pedro Rivera. She was married to the late Francisco Lozada. Maria was a member of Saint Peter the Apostle...

Sandra Moore

Nov 12, 2017

Sandra B. Moore, 74, of Apopka passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017. She is the daughter of the late Braxton and Verla Bartlett. She was born August 11, 1943 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida and was a Clerk for the State of Florida. She attended Apopka Memorial High School and enjoyed reading and sewing. She is survived by her children,...

William Gregory

Nov 10, 2017

Service Highland Memory Gardens 3329 E. Semoran Blvd. Apopka, FL  32703 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 1pm Cemetery Highland Memory Gardens 3329 E. Semoran Blvd. Apopka, FL  32703

Lynard Jackson

Nov 4, 2017

Lynard Jackson made his appearance into the world on July 20, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the oldest of two children. His mother, Betty Jackson Edwards, affectionately called him "Jabbo," and his stepfather Sidney Edwards called him "da Vinch," after the artist Leonardo da Vinci. At an early age, Lynard showed a natural talent for drawing and an...

Patricia Ross

Oct 27, 2017

Pat Ross, 86, of Windermere, passed away October 27, 2017. Born May 16, 1931 in Orlando, Pat was raised in Ocoee, FL by William and Bennye Lou Pease, one of the pioneering families of Ocoee. Patsy, as she was affectionately called, was a lifelong resident of West Orange County, graduating from Lakeview High School in 1949. She attended Stephens...

Betty Stone

Oct 27, 2017

Betty S. Stone, 78, of Ocoee, passed away October 27, 2017 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late William Foster Hood and Essie Vera Hood and the spouse of the late John A. Stone. She was born on October 2, 1939 in Luverne, Alabama and moved to Florida in 1950. On December 22, 1957, she married...

Lillian Buchhold

Oct 24, 2017

Lillian Stanley Hunt Buchhold, 95, of Orlando, Florida, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Westminster Towers Health Center where she had been a resident since 2010. Born in Whiteville, NC, August 11, 1922, to Julian P. and Alice Jolly Stanley, Lillian was the fourth of nine siblings and the longest lived. She married Lemuel Harold Hunt in 1938 and...

Marion Brantley

Oct 24, 2017

Marion E. Brantley, 94, of Winter Garden, passed away on October 24, 2017 in her home. She was born in Schenectady, NY on August 13, 1923. She worked at George Gordon Bond for 10 years and St. Andrews School for 25 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth H. Brantley; and her sons, Kenneth and Gerald...

Lynn Jackson

Oct 15, 2017

Lynn Jackson, a long-time resident of the Orlando area, passed away on Sunday the 15th of October at Cornerstone Hospice. She was born on May 19,1936 in Hickory, NC. to Otis Vance and Faye (Cooper) Black. She married Robert (Bob) Jackson on September 7, 1957 and was a loving wife and mother to their sons, Alan and Scott. Not...