Obituaries

Jan 19, 2017

WRIGHT, Christopher Michael

Ocala - Christopher Michael Wright, 28, passed away tragically January 19, 2017.  Born in Summerfield, Florida on March 26, 1988 to Richard Wright and Sherri Saylor. He attended and graduated from Belleview High School. He was a Marion County resident all of his life and worked as a cook at Mojo's.

He is survived by...

Jan 19, 2017

MORRISON, Leila Jane Belleview - Leila Jane Morrison, 76, passed away January 19, 2017.  Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on July 10, 1940 to June Fiske.  She worked as a caregiver in the healthcare industry and has been a Marion County resident for the past two years.

Leila is survived by her daughters, Debbie Mathis (Tony), Donna...

Jan 18, 2017

Ocala - Etta Mae Williams, 84, passed away January 18, 2017.  Born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, on May 21, 1932 to Thomas Moon and Marguerite Taxis Moon.  She was a homemaker.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Wayne W. Williams; sons, Wayne W. Williams, Jr. and Guy Williams; five grandchildren and...

Jan 16, 2017

Anthony - Doris Hattaway Young, 88, passed away January 16, 2017.  Born and raised in Ocala, FL on November 14, 1928 to Nathan Gaynor and Ethel Middleton Hattaway.  She was a lifelong resident of Marion County and a bookkeeper for Rheinauers for over twenty-five years.  She attended Ocala High and graduated from Anthony High School.  She volunteered with Anthony United Methodist Church. Anthony Woman’s Club and Anthony School...

Jan 16, 2017

PELLETIER, Koah

Reddick - Koah Pelletier, 23, passed away January 16, 2017.  Born in Prescott, Arizona on March 7, 1993 to Daneya Pelletier.  She moved to Reddick, FL 11 years ago from Lompoc, CA. She attended Northwest Marion High School, Citra, FL and then Aveda Institute Winter Park, FL.

When Koah was...

Jan 15, 2017

Daniel (“Dan”) Maynard Charleston, 85, passed away January 15, 2017.  Born May 28, 1931 in St. Louis, MO to John J. and Maud M. Charleston. Dan has been a Marion County resident for the past 10 years.  During his life, Dan was a decorated US Veteran having served in the US Marine Corps in the Korean War.  Always active in...

Jan 12, 2017

David Hoyle Knight, Jr., 73, passed away January 12, 2017. Born February 3, 1943 in Tallahassee, FL to David H Knight, Sr. and Lillian Bishop Knight. David has been a Marion County resident for the past 40 years and worked as a welding fabricator.

He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Charlene Knight;...

Jan 10, 2017

Barbara Harriet Nooney Akstin Lo Re King, 80, a resident of Anthony, Florida, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.  Barbara was born November 23, 1936 in Scarsdale, New York, the daughter to Edwin A. and Harriet Skinner Lynch Nooney.

Barbara attended Syracuse University in International Studies after graduating from Scarsdale High School. ...

Jan 8, 2017

Nell Ruth Lowe, 65, passed away January 8, 2017. Born August 27, 1951 in Pikeville, Kentucky to Ezra and Edna R. Young. Nell moved to Florida from Pike County, Kentucky over 40 years ago and worked as an office manager for Sparr Building Supply.

She is preceded in death by her two sons, Jonathan Scott and James...

Jan 7, 2017

Florence Evelyn Cere, 93, passed away January 7, 2017. Born September 25, 1923 in North Andover, MA to Harold and Blanche S. Petty. Florence has been a Marion County resident for the past 48 years.

She is survived by her son, Thomas R. Cere  daughters, Barbara Lefebvre (Ronald), Cheryl Williamson, Deborah Urso (Grayson); brothers, Raymond Petty,...

Jan 6, 2017

Anna L. Old, 76, passed away January 6, 2017.  Born May 7, 1940 in Pikeville, Kentucky to Herman O. and Martha B. Young. Anna moved to Florida from Kentucky in 1945 and worked as a dedicated homemaker.

She is survived by her sons, Johnny J. Pinson, Herman "Parker" Pinson (Susan); daughters, Sandy Valvo (Rich), Debbie Sue...

Jan 5, 2017

Fred Cymbaluk, Jr., 85, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2017. Born January 20, 1931 in Lower Providence, PA to Frederick and Mary Cymbaluk. Fred moved to Marion County from Dayton, Ohio where he had worked as a machinist until 1997. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy.

Fred is preceded in death by...

Jan 3, 2017

TAVARES, Anthony Michael

Ocala - Anthony Michael Tavares, 43, passed away January 3, 2017.  Born in East Providence, RI, on April 22, 1973, to Antonio and Jane P. Tavares.. He moved to Ocala from Rhode Island in 1998 and worked as cook.

Anthony is survived by his sons, Calvin, Casey; daughter,...

Dec 31, 2016

Carol Jean Sutton Boswick, 69, of Ocala, Florida went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 31, 2016, after a brief illness with cancer. Jean was born in Creston, Iowa and was a retired school teacher. She worked over 30 years at several difference local schools. She was the school Teacher of the Year several times and...

Dec 27, 2016

WOOD, John Herbert John Herbert Wood, 49, of Reddick, Florida passed away December 27, 2016.  Born October 17, 1967 in Ocala, Florida to Claude Wood and Blanche McEntyre. John lived in Marion County all of his life and worked as a handyman and was an outdoor adventurous. He is survived by his older brothers,  Gary, Don, David and Jeff Cooper. Robert, Sam, and Tommy...

Dec 23, 2016

Leroy Baldwin, 84, passed away peacefully at home on December 23, 2016.  Born December 15, 1932 in Ocala, FL to John A. and Susie D. Baldwin.  He was a lifetime member of Wyomina Park Baptist Church.

Baldwin was born in Ocala to a non-agricultural family, but soon became fascinated with cattle.

He...

Dec 23, 2016

Marie Pauline Marquardt, 82, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2016 at The Legacy House, Hospice of Marion County in Ocala, FL.  Born October 20, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA to Gordon and Elizabeth Bunch, Marie was a native of the Valley Forge & Phoenixville, PA areas, she resided in Blain, PA (Perry County), and has been a Marion County,...

Dec 22, 2016

COFFEE, Rommy Pernail Ocala - Rommy Pernail Coffee, 51, passed away Thursday December 22, 2016.  Born April 6, 1965 in Miami, FL to Tommy Lee French, he moved here from Fort Lauderdale in 2014.  He is a Veteran of the United States Air Force, and worked for the Salvation Army, Center of Hope.

He is survived by his loving wife,...

Dec 20, 2016

Siran M. Wolf, 91, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2016.  Born July 23, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in the Bronx, {Pelham Bay}, New York.  Siran trained for her RN in St Albans Hosptial in Hoboken, NJ., then enlisted in the U.S. Navy and received a commission as an Ensign in 1947 and  was member of the Navy Nurse Corp Association. She worked as an RN in various hospitals in Miami,...

Dec 19, 2016

John Harold Porter passed away suddenly on December 19, 2016, at West Marion Hospital. He was born in Quincy, Florida on June 23, 1965 to parents John Levi Porter and Eleanor Elizabeth Willis Porter. Raised in Key West, Florida and later moved to Anthony, Florida where his father opened a meat market and John became a full time butcher. He...