Obituaries

Jan 20, 2016

CORLEY, Martha Sue

Ocala – Martha Sue Corley, 84, passed away January 20, 2016 at the Brandley Hospice House in Summerfield, FL surrounded by her family. Born August 24, 1931 in Dothan, AL, to Samuel Coy Brown and Ella Muriel Hinson.  She was a supervisor for Southern Bell Telephone Company.  She is preceded...

Jan 18, 2016

Ocala – Fannie M. Weakley, 84, passed away peacefully at home, January 18, 2016. Born January 12, 1932 in Chipley, FL to Jesse Griffin and Missouri Godwin Griffin.  Fannie worked as a fruit packer in the citrus industry, enjoyed teaching Sunday School and was a member of the Widow’s ministry.  A mighty woman of God and prayer...

Jan 16, 2016

Husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, counselor, professor, executive, pilot, farmer, golfer, fisherman, dancer are but a few of the ways to describe Dr. Rufus Henry Munn.  Born February 2, 1940, in Gainesville, FL, Mr. Munn was 75 years old when he passed on January 16, 2016 at his beloved Fairfield farm with family and friends at his bedside after...

Jan 15, 2016

SLAVIK, JOHN WILLIAM “JACK”, 83 Anthony – John William “Jack” Slavik passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 15, 2016. Born in East Islip, Long Island, NY, he came to Anthony from South Florida 13 years ago. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a Carpenter/Handyman....

Jan 14, 2016

GRIMMAGE, Sandra Kay McIntosh – Sandra Kay Grimmage, 66, passed away at home January 14, 2016.  Born February  6, 1949 in Mt. Vernon, OH, to Saul Bradley and Rubie Sparkman.  She is preceded in death by her husband Robert Grimmage Jr.  She was a long haul truck driver.  Sandra is survived by her sons, Timothy Marshall, Jimmy Marshall; daughters, Carrie Collins,...

Jan 14, 2016

SNYDER, Ralph Charles Ocala  - Ralph Charles Snyder, 79, passed away January 14, 2016.  Born September 19, 1936 in Martinsburg, W. VA to Charles Walper Snyder and Needa Foltz.   He has been a long time member of Trinity Baptist Church and was an avid fisherman. Ralph was a veteran of the United States Air Force and owned...

Jan 12, 2016

Ocala – James Henry Green, 90, passed away at Hospice Legacy House, January 12, 2016. Born September 3, 1925 in Pierre, South Dakota, to Ward O. Green and Alice Crumbaker he moved here in 1982 from Maryland.  He was a WWII Veteran of the United States Navy and a  Program Estimator for the VA. After retirement he worked for Marion...

Jan 12, 2016

DERR, SR., JOHN LEROY, 79 Ocala – John LeRoy Derr, Sr., passed away at Estelle’s House on January 12, 2016. Born January 19, 1936, in Catawissa, PA, to Fred and Elsie Derr, he moved to Ocala in 1964 from Savannah, GA.  A veteran of the US Air Force, he was a Drapery Installer.

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Jan 12, 2016

Ocala - Devlin Bradley Priebe passed away January 12, 2016, at Sylvia's House.  Born December 8, 1960, to Larry and Adelia Lavon Priebe in Crawfordsville, Indiana, he moved to Ocala from Indiana 11 years ago.  A veteran in the US Navy, he worked as a Maintenance Technician for Ocala Regional Hospital.

Preceded in death by...

Jan 12, 2016

ALTOM, James Dean Fort McCoy – James Dean Altom (JD), 41, passed away unexpectedly January 12, 2016.  Born March 17, 1974 in Miami, FL to James Eugene Altom and Mary Jo Trimble Altom.  James graduated from North Marion High School.  He owned and operated a Drywall Construction business and was a Veteran of the United States Navy....

Jan 9, 2016

Fort McCoy – Ronald Lamar Shelfer Sr., 66, passed away January 9, 2016.  Born January 20, 1949 in Winter Haven, Florida, to Herman Anderson Shelfer and Nelda Jeanne Ricks.  He was a Master Carpenter in contracting. He is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Loretta A. Ahrens Shelfer; son, Ronald Lamar Shelfer Jr. (Carolyn); daughter, Meloney L. Desena (Ken); brother, Don Shelfer,...

Jan 8, 2016

Agnes " Bunny " Kulhavy  Bobak

Bunny Bobak, aged 92, peacefully went to be with the Lord in her sleep on Friday Jan. 8th, 2016 in Ocala, Florida. The sixth of seven daughters of immigrant parents, she was born near Sharon, Pa on May 2nd 1923.  Her five older sisters thought the young Agnes...

Jan 8, 2016

RILEY, Jonah Eugene Fort McCoy- Jonah Eugene Riley, infant son went to his heavenly home Friday, January 8, 2016.  Born in Munroe Regional Medical Center on June 29, 2015 to Jeremiah Thomas Riley and Steffany Danette Dunlap Riley.  Jonah is deeply loved by his mommy and daddy, big sister, Birdie-Marie; his grandparents; David and Sharon Fry, Sherman and...

Jan 8, 2016

Ocala Ferdinand Augustus Grant, 74, passed away Janaury 8, 2016. Born November 16, 1941 in St. Andrew, Jamaica to Charles Joseph Grant and Alice Hall Dixon. He was a mail carrier for the United States Post Office and moved here in 2006 from West Palm Beach.

He is preceded in death by his...

Jan 7, 2016

INGLE, Richard Allen Anthony – Richard Allen Ingle, 50, passed away January 7, 2016.  Born January 23, 1965 in New Castle, IN, to Gamford Ingle and Eva Bell Ingle.  He moved here in 1980 from Monticello, KY and worked as a Tower Foreman for Mastec Technologies.  Richard was an avid horse trail rider and enjoyed traveling to Missouri on...

Jan 6, 2016

GREER, Billie Ann Baker Ocala – Billie Ann Baker Greer passed away January 6, 2016 at Hospice of Marion County, FL.  She was eighty-four. Born in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of Jesse and Mary Baker.  Her father, Jesse Baker served in World War I and was a detective of Charlotte Mecklenburg County Police Department for over 30...

Jan 6, 2016

Ocala -

Ronnie Charles Damon passed away January 6, 2016.  Born in Ocala he has lived in Marion County all his life.  He was formerly a Corrections Officer with Marion County.  He is survived by his daughter, Kaylin Marie Damon; parents, Gary and Sandy Damon; sisters, Carrie Damon Kelley and Sandra Lynn Damon.  Memorial Service will be...

Jan 6, 2016

Ft. McCoy, FL: Raymond L. Dages, 80, passed away peacefully at home on January 6, 2016, surrounded by his family, following a valiant battle with small cell lung cancer. He was born December 11, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He graduated from Delhas High School in 1954. He proudly served in the US Navy...

Jan 3, 2016

Ocala-Myrtle S. Miller, 92, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 3, 2016, at the Waters of Muncie Health Care Center following an extended illness. She was born on July 18, 1923 in Utica, Kentucky, the daughter of John Owen and Lula (Coburn) Simpson.

Myrtle married the love of her life, Aaron Miller on January...

Jan 1, 2016

Lucille Graham Gladney ,of Shiloh passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016. She will always be remembered by those who shared her many talents and passions.  Lucille was a strong, and independent woman who preserved through many hardships yet stayed the course.  She worked for many years on the family farm with her husband prior to his...