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Dade City and Zephyrhills, Florida and surrounding areas
John Paul Higgins Sr.
Jun 11, 2021
J. Paul Higgins, Sr., 81, entered into eternal life on June 11, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. He most recently was a resident at The Bristol of Tampa, after being a long-time resident of the Orlando area. Paul was born on May 20, 1940, in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in southern Ohio, relocating to Florida around 1960 where he met...
Margaret E. Russell
Jun 10, 2021
Margaret E. Russell 93, of Dade City, FL passed away Thursday, June 10th, 2021. She was born June 13, 1927, in Syracuse, NY to William J. & Bessie F. Holihan and retired from the banking Industry. She moved to this area 23 years ago from Sanford, FL, and had been active with S.M.A.R.T. (Special Military Active Recreational Travelers). She is...
Carole Ann Turenne
Jun 9, 2021
Carole Ann Turenne of Chicago, Illinois and Zephyrhills, Florida passed away June 9th at the age of 83. Carole was born May 1, 1938 to Henry Duczman and Helen Duczman nee Brda. On November 2, 1957 she married Glen Turenne. Their 63-year marriage produced three children, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a lifetime of love and support. A community-minded and...
Wanda Woodham
Jun 8, 2021
Wanda Ruth Woodham, also known as beloved "Mom" to her children, "Nanny" by her grandchildren or Ms. Wanda by many more, was loved by all. At the age of 77, she has become a beautfiul angel resting in Jesus's arms.
Wanda went home to our heavenly father on June 8, 2021 after a hard and well fought...
Kathryn Grant Barco
Jun 6, 2021
Kathryn Grant Barco 55, of Dade City, FL passed away Sunday, June 6th, 2021. She was born December 30, 1965 in Dade City to Charles William & Betty Zane Grant and was a lifelong area resident. She enjoyed being a member of the San Antonio Garden Club, writing, and fellowship with many friends.
Kathryn is survived by...
Betty Haley
Jun 6, 2021
Betty Haley 73 of Lacoochee, Florida a loving wife and mother went to be with the Lord in June 06, 2021 with her living children by her side. Betty was born in Lacoochee, Florida on August 23,1947 to Vashti Stewart and Rueben Marrow. Betty was married to the late Gilbert D.Haley Sr. a loving husband and father and together they...
Ignacio Contreras-Montes
Jun 6, 2021
La familia Contreras:
Les comparte con gran tristeza y dolor que nuestro hermano, padre e abuelo
Senor, Don Ignacio Contreras- Montes de 82 aos de edad, nacido en Soyatlan de La Presa Jalisco, Mxico el 15 de julio de 1938 falleci un Domingo 6 de junio del 2021 a las 8 de la noche en...
Karen Blake Johnson
Jun 5, 2021
Karen Michele Blake Johnson, 61 of Zephyrhills Florida passed away on June 5th 2021.
She was born in Grand Forks, ND on November 8th 1959, daughter of the late James A. and Roberta Blake and sister of the late James M Blake. Karen is survived by her spouse, Jack Edward Johnson Jr., her two daughters, Becky Adams...
Ernest Wright Williamson Jr.
Jun 5, 2021
Ernest Wright Williamson Jr, 89, of Wesley Chapel passed away June 5, 2021. He was born June 2, 1932, in Tampa, Florida to Ernest Sr. and Carolyn Williamson. Ernest was a veteran, serving in the United States Navy. He had started working with General Telephone Company in 1955. He retired in 1994, after a 39-year career. Ernest is preceded in...
Evelena Ruby Roberts
Jun 5, 2021
Evelena Ruby Roberts 90, of Dade City, FL passed away Saturday, June 5th, 2021. She was born November 22, 1930 in Caryville, FL to Horace Edward & Mildred Jones Booth. She retired from Multi-Line Can Company in Dade City and was a member of the Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church in Lacoochee.
She is survived by 4...
Gordon O. Nix
Jun 5, 2021
NIX, Gordon O., age 79, of Zephyrhills, passed away at his home surrounded by loved ones on June 5, 2021. He was born on July 8, 1941 in Brinson, GA to parents Jake & Ida (Love) Nix. Gordon enjoyed fishing, gardening, yard/estate sales with his friend, David, and spending time with his wife and family. Gordon is a retired...
Laura Mcleod Johnson
Jun 5, 2021
Laura McLeod Johnson 85, of Dade City, Florida, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021. She was born February 29, 1936 in Greenville, Florida to Thomas Perry & Bernice Elizabeth McLeod. She is a longtime area resident and was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Dade City, the Magnolia Circle of the Dade City Garden Club, and...
Marie Bobbie Gambill Smith
Jun 4, 2021
Marie Gambill Smith (known as "Bobbie") peacefully departed this life in the early morning hours of June 4th, 2021 at her Dade City, Florida home. She was 94 years old. Bobbie was the 9th of 12 children born on Piney Creek in Ashe County, North Carolina to the union of her parents, James Curtis Gambill and Amanda Brooks Gambill. She...
Franklin Edward Higginbotham
Jun 4, 2021
Franklin Edward Higginbotham "Pike", 74, went home to be with the Lord Friday, June 4, 2021 after a lengthy illness.Pike was born on July 30, 1946 with his twin sister Francis to parents Robert Lee Higginbotham Sr. & Georgia Higginbotham in Jacksonville, FL. Pike was raised in Dinesmore, FL on a dairy farm. When he grew up he married...
Kimberly Marie Wallace
Jun 3, 2021
Kimberly Marie Wallace, 58, of Zephyrhills, Florida went to be with the Lord June 3, 2021. Kimberly was born and raised in DeKalb Junction, NY. Graduated from Hermon-DeKalb Central School and received her masters in Special Education from SUNY Potsdam. She was a beloved Special Education teacher for many years and had recently retired and moved to Sunny Florida, which...
Joanne Poggiali
Jun 3, 2021
Joanne Marie Poggiali, beloved wife and mother, born August 21, 1941, died Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Zephyrhills, Florida following a brief illness. She passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones. She was 79 years old.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Joseph; sons Chris (Mary), Todd (Lori), Scott (Meg Flood), Jude (Dawn), and daughter Carrie (Jeffrey...
Cindy Kay Torbert
Jun 3, 2021
TORBERT, Cindy Kay, age 51, of Zephyrhills, passed away in Dade City on June 3, 2021. She was born in Brooksville, FL on October 10, 1969 to parents Charles Edward Gardner & Carol Ann Elmore (Robertson). Cindy is survived by her mother, Carol Elmore, of Dade City, FL; one brother, Randy Gardner of Dade City, FL; one sister, Cynitha...
Isaiah Paul Nelson
Jun 3, 2021
Isaiah Paul Nelson, born August 26, 2008 (aged 12) passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family the morning of June 3rd, 2021 after a short but hard fight with brain cancer. He was a fighter to the very end with a mental and emotional strength one could only hope to get close to having. Isaiah is survived by...
David Allen Tripp
Jun 2, 2021
TRIPP, David Allen, age 65, of Dade City, FL, passed away in Zephyrhills, FL on June 2, 2021. He was born on January 2, 1956 in Akron, OH to parents Jack Tripp & Janet (Morris) Tripp.Along with his parents, David was preceded in death by three brothers: Steven Tripp, Ronnie Tripp, and Ricky Tripp.Survivors include his loving wife of...
Lloyd "Dwight" Boyett
Jun 1, 2021
BOYETT, Lloyd "Dwight", 79, of Dade City, passed away on June 1, 2021 at the Rucki Hospice Care Center in Zephyrhills, FL. He was born on December 2, 1941, in Lacoochee, FL to parents Floyd Boyett & Ruby (Peacock) Boyett. Dwight worked for Pasco County as a Heavy Equipment Operator for over 20 years. Although he could operate nearly...
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