Obituaries

Apr 28, 2015

Jeffrey "Jeffro" Smith, 49, of Ocoee, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at his home. He was the son of Judy Smith and the late Forrest Smith. He was a good husband, son, father and grandfather. Jeff love motorcycles, Jimmy Johnson NASCAR and Duck Dynasty. He was loved and will be missed by his friends and family. He is...

Apr 25, 2015

Cynthia "Cindy Lou" North, 68, of Winter Garden passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 10am, at First Baptist Church of Windermere-Lakeside Campus, 64 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Winter Garden, Florida. Interment will be private.

Apr 25, 2015

Daniel H. Davis, 58, of Clermont passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015. He was the son of Patricia Davis French and the late Fred Davis. He is survived by his daughter Dana Suggs and husband Nick; three grandchildren, Vann, Finn and Adelaide. He was preceded in death by his sister, Winnifred Davis Corkhill. Visitation will be Thursday, April 30,...

Apr 14, 2015

Willie Burke, 79, of Orlando, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015. He was a retired Chef and served his country as a member of the United States Army during the Korean War. Willie Burke was a devoted husband, father and friend. The family will receive friends Friday, April 24 from 6 to 8 pm at Collison Carey Hand Funeral...

Apr 7, 2015

Apr 5, 2015

Brenda Joyce Murwin, 67, of Ocoee, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015.

Apr 1, 2015

Grace Eleanor Schuster passed away peacefully on April 1, 2015. She was born in Cleveland, OH on January 31, 1927 to the late John and Eleanor Haendiges. Grace had three brothers, Roger, John and Thomas Haendiges, who predeceased her. She also has three sisters Shirley Leffler, Jean Barnhart and Helyn McManus who survive her. Except for short periods of...

Apr 1, 2015

Louise Richter, 92, of Summerville, widow of Joel Richter, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at her residence. Visitation and services will be held at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, 1148 East Plant Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787 (407)877-6700. Friends and family are invited to attend her visitation on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from 1 o'clock until hour...

Apr 1, 2015

Bill Gleason was born in Minneapolis, MN on 17 July 1929. Raised in a Catholic Orphanage, he became a junior champion Golden Gloves boxer before entering Military Service in 1947. For a combined twenty years of distinguished service with the United States Army and Air Force, Bill served with Honor during the Vietnam War earning both the Bronze Star...

Mar 31, 2015

Carlos A. Velez Moreira passed away in the comforting presence of his family on March 31, 2015 at the age of 102 after a short stay at the VITAS Inpatient Hospice in Winter Garden, Florida. Mr. Velez was born on November 16, 1912 in Calderon Manabi, Ecuador. Carlos immigrated to the United States in 1969 and established residence in...

Mar 29, 2015

James Edward Poole (90) of Orlando, Fl entered eternity with his savior Sunday March 29, 2015. He passed away at home surrounded by his family, friends, and his beloved dog Jerry Lee. He worked as a Receiving Manager for Heller Brothers packing company for 41 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Jackson and Arrilla Poole;...

Mar 25, 2015

Robert (Bob) W. Williams passed away on 3/25/2015, one day after his 86th birthday. Robert Williams was a native Floridian born on 3/24/1929 in the Ybor City area of Tampa, FL. One of 16 brothers and sisters, Bob knew that he did not want to stay at his family farm. After graduation from Hillsborough High School in 1946 he...

Mar 18, 2015

COUNTRYMAN, Gwendle L. - age 63 of Winter Garden Fl.; passed away March 18, 2015. Dearest mother of Shonia (Mike) Roach, & Joseph Christopher Bray; proud grandmother of Steven Roach; sister of Gracie Taylor, Doris Scott, & Larry Bray; also survived by many nieces and nephews. The family will have an informal gathering on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 10:30am...

Mar 6, 2015

Norma Louise Baker Friel, 89, of Palm Bay, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at her residence. She was born January 31, 1926 in Phil Campbell, Alabama to the late Charles and Jessie Harris Frost. She is also preceded in death by her two husbands, Curtis Baker and Stanley Friel; her sister, Beatrice Harding and her brother, Virgil Frost....

Mar 5, 2015

Charlesella Sessom Durham, 79, of Pembroke, Bermuda, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. She is the mother of Kennalene Durham, Robert Durham, and Marsha Smith and the wife of the late Kenneth L. M. Durham. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Feb 23, 2015

Earl Thomas Prest, 88, of Orlando passed away Monday, February 23, 2015. A visitation will be held Friday, February 27 from 11:30am to 12:30pm at the Plymouth Sorrento Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2844 W Ponkan Rd, Apopka, FL 32712. Funeral services will be held immediately after the visitation at 12:30pm. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens.