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Brenda Kinsey
May 29, 2021
Kinsey, Brenda H
Ocala - Brenda H. Kinsey, 73, passed away May 29, 2021. She was born July 18, 1947 in Ocala, FL to Will Fortune Harrison and Blanche Keene Harrison. She graduated from Ocala High School and was a homemaker. She enjoyed time fishing, hunting and camping with family. She was an active member of the...
Peggy Thorne
May 28, 2021
Peggy Eleanor Thorne, 82, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2021 in Ocala, Florida. She was born February 26, 1939 in Hartford, Alabama to Edmon Shirley and Lillian Clark Shirley. She worked in the cafeteria for over 32 years before retiring with the Marion County School Board.
She is preceded by her parents; loving husband, Curits Thorne;...
Michael Studer
May 27, 2021
Michael Studer, loving husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away on Thursday, May 27. He was followed in death by his loving wife Diana.
He is survived by his children Alissa Poulson and her husband Bryan with their daughters Lily and Dorothea, and Jacob Studer and his wife Melinda with their daughter Joyanna, sisters Anita Solomon and...
Sharon Crenshaw
May 27, 2021
Ocala - Sharon Leigh Crenshaw, 63, passed away May 27, 2021. She was born on June 21, 1957 in Melbourne, FL to Daniel L. Sapp and Verna Hunter Sapp. She worked for 17 years in real estate with Properties of The Villages. She was a loving wife, mother, and the best Gammie. Sharon enjoyed traveling to get a taste...
Gerald Casity
May 26, 2021
Casity, Gerald Pendelton
Silver Springs - Gerald Pendelton Casity, 84, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 in Ocala, Florida. He was born November 30, 1936, in Dunedin, Florida to Grant Casity and Mary Pearl Bennett. Gerald worked as an instrument electrical technician at a paper mill for many years.
He is preceded in...
Ronald Griffis
May 26, 2021
Ronald Dean Griffis, 75, passed away May 26, 2021 in Ocala, Florida. He was born December 3, 1945 in Merritt Island Florida to Leonard Griffis and Gladis Locke. He was a long haul trucker for most of his life.
He is preceded by his parents.
He is survived by his loving wife Brenda Townsend Griffis; sons, John Yoder, Kevin Griffis and...
Lillian Werner
May 25, 2021
Lillian Joyce Werner, 85, passed away May 25, 2021. She was born June 23, 1935 in Fort Totten, New York, to the late John Charles Tomick and Lillian Marie Tomick. She was a homemaker and loved her family dearly.
She is preceded in death by her husband Buddy Werner and parents.
She is survived by...
Michael Bishop
May 24, 2021
Michael Cody Bishop, 29, passed away on May 24, 2021 in Citrus County, Florida. He was born November 2, 1991 in Gainesville, Florida to Donald Joseph Bishop and Sharon Kay "Cindy" Harding Bishop. He worked many jobs throughout his life but most enjoyed building pools in the construction industry.
He is preceded by his nephew Donald Bishop...
Deborah Batterton
May 24, 2021
BATTERTON, DEBORAH ANN
Deborah Ann Batterton, 58, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 in Wildwood, Florida. Batterton was born on June 28, 1962, in Hollywood, Florida to Earl Barnhart and Peggy Barnhart.
She is survived by her son; Jason Batterton and daughters; Jessica Batterton, Jennifer Cook, sister; Candy Scardo. As well as six grandchildren and many cousins.
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Oralene Gowers
May 22, 2021
Ocala - Oralene Wanda Gowers, 73, passed away May 22, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born January 9, 1948, in Opa-locka, Florida, to Oral Fields and Vinnie Vernon. She worked in the medical records department at the hospital for many years. She is preceded in death by her parents; Oral and Vinnie Fields. She is survived by...
Lucy Myers
May 21, 2021
Fort McCoy - Lucy Rose Myers, 73, passed away peacefully at home, Friday, May 21, 2021. She was born April 24, 1948 in Union City, PA, to the late Archie Joseph and Goldie Sarabell Richardson. She worked many years as a special needs caregiver in the school district.
She is survived by her loving husband, Roy Myers;...
Vicki Reffner
May 21, 2021
Vicki Johnston Reffner, 65, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2021 in Ocala, Florida. She was born June 12, 1955 in Lakewood, Ohio to Donald E. Johnston and Marilyn Jean Otto. She was put on this Earth to teach and inspire the lives of primarily three and four year old children in her career at Shores Christian Academy and...
Bonnie Williams
May 20, 2021
Silver Springs - Bonnie Pedigo Williams, 81, passed away May 20, 2021. She was born October 17, 1939 in McMinnville, TN, to the late Clara Elzara Sparks. She worked for 19 years as a secretary for the VFW Headquarters before retiring and also was an officer of the District 22 Women's Auxillary Group and Orange Lake Post.
She is preceded in death by her loving...
Judy Jason
May 19, 2021
Fort McCoy - Judy Ann Jason, 72, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in Ocala, Florida. She was born March 19, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri to Franklin Joseph Copeland, Jr. and Eileen Lynch.
She is preceded by her parents; Franklin and Eileen Copeland.
She is survived by her son; Robert Fields, daughters; Suzanne Williams and Vickey Sharp, brothers; Richard...
James J.P Gladdin
May 17, 2021
Fort McCoy - James Preston "JP" Gladdin, 79, passed away May 17, 2021 in Fort McCoy, Florida. He was born January 26, 1942 in Lacoochee, Florida to Sol David Gladdin and Ida Mae Harrell. James served in the Navy and later retired as a Chief Firefighter for the City of Ocala. He loved to deer hunt in Georgia and Colorado,...
Ruby Pitts
May 15, 2021
PITTS, Ruby Pearl Ocala - Ruby Pearl Pitts, 81, passed away peacefully at home, May 15, 2021. She was born April 12, 1940, in Louisville, AL, to the late Robber Lee Napper and Mary Lenora Powell Napper. She worked for 42 years at Florida Power and Duke Energy as Resource Scheduler.
She is survived...
Kyle Persinger
May 15, 2021
KYLE LEE PERSINGER
JULY 1, 1992 - MAY 15, 2021
Ocklawaha - Kyle Lee Persinger, 28, passed away May 15, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was Born July 1, 1992 to Edwin Shirley and Tanya Persinger Hoffman.
He is preceded in death by his father. He is survived...
Margaret Rogers
May 14, 2021
ROGERS, MARGARET WOODARD DAVIDSON Ocala - Margaret Rogers, 67, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 in Ocala, Florida. She was born March 12, 1954, in Savannah, Georgia to William Murray Davidson, III and Margaret Newell Farmer.
Peggy attended Savannah Country Day School and graduated from Brenau Academy, Gainesville, GA, where she enjoyed company of a host of international...
Jerry Rushing
May 14, 2021
RUSHING, JERRY WESLEY Fort McCoy – Jerry Wesley Rushing, 83, passed away May 14, 2021. He was born March 24, 1938, in Ocala, Florida. Former Co-Owner of Rush’s Tractor Company. Retired from Marion County School Board. He is preceded in death by Father Boyce Rushing and Evelyn Dunn. He is survived by his Wife, Barbara A. Rushing; Sons David...
Justice Harper
May 14, 2021
HARPER, JUSTICE HAIG
Ocala - Justice Haig Harper, 4, passed away May 14, 2021 in Ocala, Florida. She was born May 14, 2017 in Gainesville, Florida to William Joseph Harper and Sky Noel Sadler.
She is survived by her parents; William "Bill" Harper and Sky Sadler, sister; Hannah Harper, grandparents; Charles and Leigh Harper and Wendy Haig and Greg Sadler....
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