Margaret S. Laws 78, of Leesburg, passed away on December 13, 2017. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and moved here in 2008 from Unicoi, Tennessee. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church of Eustis and a Registered Nurse. Margaret worked in many nursing fields including many years of...

Nancy Wood Lyons passed away in Orlando, Florida on December 11, 2017. Nancy , 86, of Alexandria, Virginia was born on May 19, 1931 in Jefferson City, Tennessee. A graduate of the Alexandria School of Nursing, Class of 1951. Nancy worked as an RN at Alexandria Hospital and for several local...

Billy J. Mattis of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the age of 73 years. The youngest of five children, Bill was born in Lewisburg, Ohio to Everett James and Nellie Mae (Shirley) Mattis. Bill proudly served his country in the US Army. He was a front-line medic for 2...

Ada I. Ortiz of Sorrento, Florida passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the age of 82 years. She was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico. Ada and her husband, Nestor, moved to Winter Park, Florida from Puerto Rico in 1986. Ada recently relocated to Sorrento. Ada was a homemaker and a dedicated...

Randy Adams, age 60, passed away December 5th, 2017 at The Hospice House in Tavares, Florida. Born in Columbus, Ohio January 22nd, 1957 he settled in Ohio for many years until 2001 when Randy and his wife moved to Florida settling in Leesburg, Florida. Preceded by parents Marcella (Huff) and...

Mary Ellen East of Eustis passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the age of 86 years. She was born in Grove City, Ohio. She and her husband, Bill, moved to this area 30 years ago, living on Alfred Street in Tavares. Mary was a beautician and owned a shop on Alfred Street. They moved out to...

Harrison Jean Laney Jr. 82, of Eustis, passed away on December 3, 2017. He was born to Harrison Jean and Elizabeth Lawton Laney in Orlando Florida on June 22, 1935 and was raised in Jacksonville. Jean moved to Eustis in 1989 from West Palm Beach via Daphne, Alabama. He was of the Methodist faith...

Esther S. Smith of Mount Dora, Florida, formerly of Eustis, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the age of 88 years. She was born in Exmore, Virginia and moved to this area in 2003. She married Dr. Kenneth Lee Smith in 1953 and they were married 39 years before he passed away...

William (Bill) Arthur Sievert lived with a passion as deep as it was rich. His family, many loved ones and all the causes he championed are poorer for losing him. Bill died November 19, 2017. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur William Sievert, Jr. Bill was born March 14, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky....

Patsy R. McDuffie of Eustis passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the age of 69 years. She was born in Eustis and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Patsy was a homemaker, taking care of her husband, Bob and raising their five children. Patsy and Bob were married in 1964. She was a...

Carolyn Alger Kennedy 91, of Eustis, passed away on November 12, 2017. She was born in Eustis and made Eustis her home all her life. She was Presbyterian and had retired from the United Telephone Company. She will be deeply missed by her daughter; Susan Kennedy of Eustis, her grandchildren; Billy...

Bernice L. Filler age 97 passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017 in Clermont, Florida. Bernice was born in Warren, Ohio and moved to the Inverness, Florida over 35 years ago from Miami, Florida. She was a Statistical Typist for Heck and Hasencamp Certified Public Accountants in Coral Gables,...