Obituaries

May 12, 2024

May 7, 2024

Theresa Manley White, 88, of Ocoee, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 after a period of failing health. 

She was born on May 30, 1935 in Ludington, MI, the daughter of the late Harrison and Opal May (Van Vleet) Manley. Theresa worked for several years for Agri Starts Nursery. She loved to crochet and enjoyed family gatherings. 

She was predeceased by...

May 5, 2024

Richard Darrell Hudson, 77, of Winter Garden, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024 after a brief illness.

He was born on November 24, 1946 in Winter Garden, the son of the late Lonnie and Fannie Lou (Sanders) Hudson. He was the owner and operator of Hudson Tire in Winter Garden, which he and his family opened on November 2, 1987....

Apr 27, 2024

Angela Kay Daffron, 66, of Dade City, Passed away on April 27, 2024.

She was born in Winter Garden, the daughter of the late Edward and Kate (Johnson) Ashberry. Angela worked for several years as a nurse at the West Orange Memorial Hospital. She also worked at Main Street Produce in Winter Garden and most recently at Walmart. She was a...

Apr 23, 2024

Robert Wallace, (Bob), McKnight, age 90, passed away on April 23, 2024, surrounded by his loving wife, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Robert was born in Louisville, Kentucky on September 2,1933, the only child of James “Audie” McKnight and Annie May Merrill McKnight.

Bob grew up in Ilsley, Kentucky and graduated from and played basketball for Nortonville High School. At the...

Apr 22, 2024

Apr 18, 2024

        We are sad to announce the passing of Gerald Walter Ireland 91, of Windermere Florida, formally of Oakdale, Connecticut. Gerald passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family on April 18th, 2024. 

       Gerald was born on April 6, 1933, in Mishawaka, Indiana.  He is survived by his loving wife, Janet Ireland,...

Apr 15, 2024

Apr 14, 2024

Louis A. Bryson (L.A.) was born on July 5, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi to his parents Sam Bryson and Gertrude Turner Bryson. He was the second child, born of five to Mr. and Mrs. Bryson. Two of their children died at a very early age. In 1943, his family left Mississippi and moved to Richmond, California. He went to Peres...

Apr 5, 2024

Apr 1, 2024

Dawn R. Palmer passed away peacefully on April 1, 2024, at the age of 91. She was born inMiami, FL, to Durwood and Susie Rollins. Dawn graduated Miami Senior High School in1950. After attending Florida State University, Dawn married her junior high schoolsweetheart Doug Palmer, who preceded her death in 2013. They settled in Fort Lauderdale,FL where they raised, as...

Mar 31, 2024

Lee Malcolm McMillan Jr. passed away peacefully on March 31, 2024, in Lake Wales, Florida, leaving a legacy of love and cherished memories. Born on November 16, 1953, in Orlando, Florida, Lee was a graduate of Lakeview High School and went on to touch many lives with his warm personality and infectious laugh.

 

Among his proudest accomplishments was his family whom...

Mar 29, 2024

Mar 19, 2024

In memory of Arturo Coronado, of La Vega, Dominican Republic, who passed away peacefully at the age of 77 on March 19, 2024, in Clermont, Florida.  He was born on January 16, 1947, to Jose Dolores Coronado and Rosa Emilia Jimenez in Sabana del Puerto, Bonao, Dominican Republic.  Arturo married Juana Medina Pimentel on June 19, 1971, in New York...

Mar 13, 2024

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Feb 24, 2024

Doris Virginia Tillman, formerly of Coffee County, Alabama, passed away on February 24, 2024 in Oxford, Florida.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Leon W. Tillman, Parents Gus & Collie Powell, & siblings, GC Powell (Brother), Lamar Powell (Brother), & Jimmie Melton (Sister).

She is survived by Paul Powell (Brother) of Tallahassee, Florida, Children Harold W. Tillman,...

Feb 24, 2024

Margaret Anne Blouse, 93 , of Winter Garden, passed away Saturday , February 24, 2024 at Advent Health.   She was born September 27, 1930 in Dearborn, Mi to Carl and Edena (Dena) Aretz.

Margaret was skilled as a Stenographer from Secretarial Training upon graduation from Fordson High School. At the age of 43 she completed a Bachelor’s degree from the...

Feb 21, 2024

On Wednesday evening, February 21, 2024, with her children by her side, God called Becky Smith home.

Born on December 12, 1934, in Madisonville, TN, Becky was the youngest of Ralph and Mary Evelyn Watson’s three children. She graduated in 1958 from Madisonville High School, where she was a cheerleader and homecoming queen. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from...