Betty Ruth Nacke 86, of Eustis, passed away on July 28, 2018. She was born in Franklin Township, Ohio. Betty was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church of Eustis, Our Ladies of Sodality at St. Mary's and the Eustis Women's Club. She had been the co-owner of LaVallita Beauty Salon of...

Michael (Mike) E. Dunbar, age 62, of Lady Lake, Florida, succumbed to cancer on July 28, 2018. Born June 22, 1956, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, he was the son of the late Bonny E. Dunbar and Betty M. (Drabek) Dunbar. Mike worked as a truck driver for over 25 years and enjoyed being on the open road,...

Homer L. Harris Jr., 93, of Tavares, passed away on July 24, 2018. He was born in Dayton Ohio and moved here in 1978. He is a retired masonry contractor and a Christian. Homer was a Veteran of the United States Army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, he was also a member of...

Margaret Jean Smith 81, of Eustis, went to be with her Lord on July 23, 2018. She was born in Andalusia , Alabama and moved here in 2003 from Ocoee, Florida. Margaret was a homemaker and a member of the Victory Baptist Church of Eustis. She was predeceased by her husband, Otis Grady Smith in...

Phillip Earp Vonn 70, of Eustis, passed away on July 20, 2018. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and had lived in Tavares and Mount Dora prior to moving to Eustis. He was retired from the antique business. There are no immediate survivors. The final resting place is Lakeside Memory Gardens,...

Mark William Kimbel Sr. 66, of Leesburg, passed away on July 14, 2018. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and moved here in 2008 from Bradenton, Florida. Mark was a building contractor. He is survived by his sons; Mark W. Kimbel Jr. of Leesburg and Chris Kimbel of Bradenton, Florida, and his...

Dennis Ray Miller 65, of Leesburg, passed away on July 12, 2018. He was born in Fort Jackson, South Carolina and moved here from Trenton, Michigan in 1989. He was a diesel mechanic and a member of Hiram Lodge 110 F. & A. M. of Flat Rock, Michigan. He will be deeply missed by his wife Debbie,...

Mrs. Shirley Price Sawyer, age 90, of Winder, Georgia went to be with her Lord on July 11, 2018. She was born September 11, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio to Louis A. and Florence Leibold Price, who preceded her. Mrs. Sawyer was the widow of Mr. F. E. “Tom” Sawyer and was a member of The Winder First...

Joan Marie Gougeon 78, of Eustis, passed away on July 10, 2018. She was born in Wyandotte, Michigan and had lived in the Eustis, Mount Dora and Tavares areas for twenty years. She was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church of Eustis and was a volunteer for Cornerstone Hospice. She will...

Shirley Locke Hunt 87, of Sorrento passed away on July 8, 2018. She was born in Taft, Florida and moved to Sorrento in 1999 from Orlando, Florida. She retired from Orange County Public Schools Cafeteria Staff where she prepared the main entrée at Shenandoah Elementary School. She graduated from...

Wilma Sneed 92, of Leesburg, passed away on July 8, 2018. She was born in West Frankfort, Illinois and moved here in 1973 from Jacksonville. She was protestant. Wilma will be deeply missed by her survivors including her children; Peti R. (Steven) Daniel of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, Kim Sneed...

Sallie G. Brunner of Eustis, Florida passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018 at the age of 68 years. She was born in Bethesda, Maryland and moved to this area in the 1980’s. Sallie was a retired legal secretary. As a young woman, she loved horseback riding, was a competitive swimmer, winning several...