Obituaries

Sep 27, 2015

Georgia Faye Wright Kime, 89, of Anthony, passed away peacefully at home, September 27, 2015. Born in Island, KY, January 19, 1926, she had been a Naples resident for 32 years in which she worked for Collier County Public Schools as a bus driver for 24 of those years.  She also attended Grace Lutheran Church in Naples.  Our Grandmorther was...

Sep 26, 2015

DIEM Jr., George Theodore George Theodore Diem Jr., 82, of Sparr, FL, passed away September 26, 2015. Born June 12, 1933, in Camden, NJ, to George Theodore Diem Sr. and Lydia Shlam Diem. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired from Allstate Insurance as an Agent. He is survived by his children, Keith George Diem, Karen...

Sep 24, 2015

Ocala, FL

Ruth Marie Turner passed away at home on September 24, 2015.  She was born June 6, 1966, to Edwin and Geneva Ruth Arterburn, in Columbus, Indiana.  She was a homemaker and home school mother.  Marie is survived by her husband of 30 years, Mark Turner; mother, Geneva Ruth Arterburn; sons, John, Philip and James; daughters, Rachel, Deborah,...

Sep 24, 2015

Ocala - Ethel Turner Cooper passed away September 24, 2015.  She was born in Ninety-Six, SC, on November 17, 1929.  She had eight sisters and one brother.  She moved to Ocala in 1956 from Greenwood, SC and worked as a cashier at the Big Giant Food Store in the late 50's, and then worked at the former M&C Bank,...

Sep 24, 2015

Anthony - Herbert "Bud" Gossett, 85, passed away peacefully at home, September 24, 2015.  Born July 8, 1930 in Phil Campbell, AL, to John Henry and Sarah Tyra Gossett.  Bud was a Veteran of the United States Army who proudly served his country.  He was a Construction Foreman and member of the Dade-Broward County Carpenter's Union.  Bud...

Sep 23, 2015

Inverness –

Shirley Mae Stalnaker Boykin, 73, passed away peacefully at home, September 23, 2015. Born August 28, 1942, in Ft. White, FL, to Samuel Clarence Stalnaker and Eva Mae Dow Stalnaker.  She was a homemaker, avid bingo player, and always enjoyed going  on Cruise trips.   She is preceded in death by her loving husband, William Fielding...

Sep 23, 2015

FLORIO, Richard Steven Anthony – Richard Steven Florio, 60, passed away September 23, 2015. Born July 29, 1955 in Hempstead, NY, to Dominick and Rosalie  Florio. He moved here from Bayshore, NY in the summer of 1971. He retired from the Marion County School Board after thirty one years.  He is preceded in death by...

Sep 23, 2015

Ocala, FL

Justyn Auburn Meyer, 21, passed away September 23, 2015.  Born October 21, 1993 in Ocala, Florida to Swen Meyer and Donna Lynne Peavy.  He graduated from Lecanto High School and worked for Publix Supermarkets at Canopy Oaks in the deli department.  Justyn was a die-hard Florida Seminole fan, avid gamer and enjoyed spending...

Sep 23, 2015

EARLE, Kenneth Duane Fort McCoy – Kenneth Duane Earle, 82, passed away September 23, 2015. Born March 14, 1933 in Kalamazoo, MI, to Charley Earle and Gladys Harrington Earle. He worked as a meat cutter. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Shirley Ann Morris Earle; sons, Michael Duane Earle, Gilbert Charles Earle (Denise), Michael Calahan;...

Sep 22, 2015

Ocala - Harold Mock, loving husband, father and grandfather, 79, passed away September 22, 2015 at Hospice, The Legacy House. Born March 4, 1936, in Wabasa, Florida to Charles Mock and Cleo McKinney Mock.  After graduating from Fort Pierce High School, he served in the United States Army.  He was a millwright by...

Sep 21, 2015

Anthony - Wayne Davis, 74, passed away at home, September 21, 2015.  Arrangements pending by the family.

Sep 20, 2015

Ocala - Elizabeth Ann Ingram, 63, passed away September 20, 2015.  Born November 16, 1951, in Brownwood, Texas, to Edward O'Dell Slaughter and Inethel Haney.  She was a Deputy Tax Collector. She is survived by her son, Jeremy Menchaca (Stacey) "Jerry Don", of Ocala; daughters, Nikki Lowe, Clyde, TX, Tammy Hughes, Ocala; brother, Don Slaughter, San Diego; sister, Sandra...

Sep 20, 2015

Kristofferson, Jerye Arlen Sr. Ocala – Jerye Arlen Kristofferson Sr. , 82, passed away on September 20, 2015. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on September 3, 1933 to Edward and Oma Kristofferson. He graduated from Andrew Jackson Sr. High School in 1951.  Upon graduation, Jerye enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served on the U.S.S....

Sep 20, 2015

Ocala - Captain E. Wesley Braddock, 73, passed away September 20, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer.  Born August 31, 1942 in Jacksonville, FL he graduated from Ribault High School in 1962, served four years in the US Navy and moved to Ocala in 1968.  He is preceded in death by his parents Frank Bruno and Martha Lee...

Sep 19, 2015

Ocala - Eber William Hurd, 98, passed away peacefully September 19, 2015.  Born July 29, 1917 in Petosky, Michigan, to Eber Alonzo Hurd and Ida Belle Merike Hurd. He was a veteran of the United States Army Corps and retired from General Motors after thirty years working as a machinist.  He is preceded in death by his wife, and...

Sep 18, 2015

Ocala - Carolyn Joan Beasley, 77, passed away September 18, 2015.  Born September 16, 1938, in Morgantown, West Virginia, to Charles E. Walls and Marguerite F. Stafford.  She was waitress for thirty five years in the restaurant business.  She is preceded in death by her husband.  She is survived by her sons, William Lary Beasley, Michael David Beasley, Wayne...

Sep 17, 2015

Ocala - Verna Mayne Dennison, 59, passed away September 17, 2015.  Born October 27, 1955, in Ocala, Florida, to Vernon Willy Mayne and Doris Evelyn Benefield.  She was a homemaker. She is survived by her son, Robbie Lee Wilkerson, Pedro, FL; daughters, Evelyn Taylor, Ocala, Theresa Ann Clay, Citra, FL, Robin Lee Dennison, Ocala; sisters, Rennee Prince, Sparr, FL,...

Sep 16, 2015

Ocala - Charlene Dell (McWhite) Oliver, 78, passed away peacefully at home on September 16, 2015.  She was born November 29, 1936, in Gainesville, FL, to Charles Williams and Marijohn Stevens. She was a homemaker and has lived here most all her life.  She is survived by her son, Gilbert M. McWhite, Montana; daughter, Tori Gallant of Ocala;...

Sep 15, 2015

Citra - Ingrid Lore Parker, 65, passed away at Florida Hospital on September 15, 2015. Born January 19, 1950, in Stuttgart, Germany, to Adolf Immel and Berta Kraft.  Ingrid was a realtor, avid  traveler, and loved animals and gardening.  She attended Sparr United Methodist Church.  She is survived by her loving husband, Alan B. Parker; sons, Thomas Parker, Citra,...