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Frederick William Schlundt 70, of Eustis, passed away on October 18, 2013. He was born in Valparaiso, Indiana and moved to Eustis in 1995 from there. He was a retired truck driver and a Christian. Fred was an avid bowler, a member of the V.F.W and the Moose. He is survived by his wife Marjorie,...

Willie Madrue Gibson 91, of Eustis, passed away on October 16, 2013. She was born in Geneva, Alabama and moved here in 1960 from DeFuniak Springs, Florida. She was Baptist and retired from the citrus industry. Mrs. Gibson was predeceased by her husband Esker in 2007, they were married for over 70...

Thomas Edwin Mutton 91, of Umatilla, passed away on October 8, 2013. He was born on June 24, 1922 in Steubenville, Ohio to Ernest Edwin Mutton and Bessie Pope Mutton. His family moved to New Philadelphia, Ohio, where he was a neighbor of his childhood sweetheart, Marjorie Knisely Mutton who lived...

Wayne Bernard Bennett 81, of Umatilla, passed away on October 6, 2013. He was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and moved here in 1972. He was an H&R Block Franchisee for over 50 years and had several offices in Lake County. He was a Veteran having served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....

Ann F. Hagar 74, of Eustis, passed away on October 4, 2013. She was born in Eustis and returned here from Brooksville in 2011. She was a retired operator for Suntrust Bank and a member of the Lake Eustis Christian Church. She is survived by her husband Earl who was the long time Minister of the...

Hugh L. "Rocky" Flowers 86, of Tampa, passed away on September 18, 2013. He was born in Winter Park, moved to Eustis in 1941 and was a Lake County resident until moving to Tampa in 2007. He was a long time member of the First Church of God of Eustis. Hugh was a professional driver including...

Elizabeth K. “Betsy” Gillette 72, of Leesburg, passed away on September 18, 2013. She was born in Binghamton, New York and moved here in 1997. She was a Christian; she worked as a secretary and computer programmer for AT&T Long Lines in New Jersey and as a Realtor in Pennsylvania. Betsy...

Rita Ida Loper 96, longtime Eustis resident, passed away on September 13, 2013. She was born in Rochester, New York and moved to Eustis in 1929. She was a longtime active member of the First Baptist Church of Eustis giving her time and talents. She worked with them to help build churches in many...

Lillie Ruth Jones 78, of Umatilla, passed away on September 11, 2013. She was born in Slocomb, Alabama. Lillie has lived in this area since the 1940’sand was of the Pentecostal faith. She is survived by her children Jack Lambert of Umatilla and Doris Burrell of Deland, her brothers; Billy Chavis...

Learlene Batte Heischman 89, of Umatilla, passed away on September 9, 2013. She was born in Fouke, Arkansas and moved here in 1986 from Orlando. She was a Baptist and a homemaker; she had worked at Martin Marietta and the Orlando Naval Training Devise Center. Learlene was a former owner of John...

Barbara Anne Dillard 85, of Eustis, passed away on September 3, 2013. She was born in Akron Ohio and first moved to Eustis in 1944. Barbara had attended Lake Eustis Christian Church; she had been a member of the Eustis Women’s Club and the Order of the Eastern Star. Barbara was loved and will be...

John James Mitres passed August 26th 2013 after a brief illness. John was born in Newark, Ohio on July 23rd 1928. He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 50 years, Shirley N. Mitres. He is survived by his daughter Sara and her husband Wayne from Maryland as well as many friends and...