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Dade City and Zephyrhills, Florida and surrounding areas
Owen Joseph Bush
May 19, 2020
BUSH, Owen Joseph, age 81, of Dade City, FL passed away on May 19, 2020. He was born February 19, 1939 in Louisville, KY to parents John Selby Bush & Neva Louise (Wyatt) Bush.Owen was a proud veteran of the Kentucky Army National Guard. He then went on to work for General Electrics for 30 years before retirement. Owen...
Virginia Mae Hoyle
May 19, 2020
HOYLE, Virginia Mae, age 67, of Zephyrhills, FL passed away at her home on May 19, 2020. She was born in Clearwater, FL on March 5, 1953 to parents Henry Harbuck & Ethel (Kirby). Along with her parents, Virginia was preceded in death by one brother. Loving survivors include her husband of 47 years, Ernest James Hoyle; one son,...
Beverly E. Strout
May 18, 2020
Beverly E. Strout, 91, of Zephyrhills, Florida was called home to heaven and reunited with her beloved husband Frank E. Strout (1999) on May 18, 2020 and was comforted by family members during her transition. She was born in Bangor, Maine January 22, 1929. She was a loving, compassionate person who touched and impacted countless people throughout her lifetime....
Dwight Gregory Sawinski
May 18, 2020
SAWINSKI, Dwight Gregory, age 73, of Dade City, passed away on May 18, 2020. He was born on August 1, 1946 in Detroit, MI to parents Raymond Joseph Sawinski & Eleanore T. (Siladke) Sawinski. Dwight, a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Purple Heart. He will be laid to rest at Florida National Cemetery...
Mary Elizabeth Triplett
May 17, 2020
Triplett, Mary Elizabeth, 89 of Dade City, passed away quietly with her children, Norma Hayden and Wesley Triplett, by her side on May 17, 2020. Beth was born in Asheville, NC to Betty Lee and Hubert Earl Rice on April 2, 1931. She was a life long resident of the Dade City area and attended Pasco High School. Beth...
Gordon Robert Palmer
May 17, 2020
PALMER, Gordon Robert, 97, of Zephyrhills, died May 17, 2020. He was born November 28, 1922, in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1940, attained the rank of sergeant and served in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He graduated from University of Florida and moved to Tampa where he and wife Dorothy raised their family. For...
Sharon G. Patterson
May 16, 2020
Sharon G. Patterson 80, of Dade City, FL passed away Saturday, May 16th, 2020. She was born August 28, 1939 in Auburndale, FL to Arthur Thomas & Mary Angeline Tyre Walker. She was a longtime resident of Dade City and worked for many years at the Evans Packing Plant.
Sharon is survived by her husband of 45...
David Daughtry
May 16, 2020
David Mahlon Daughtry, 50, of Zephyrhills, Florida passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020. He was born in Toccoa, Georgia on September 27, 1969 to parents Patrick Henry and Aletia Diana Smith Daughtry. He was a man who enjoyed science-fiction. The original Star Wars trilogy being his favorite set of movies. He loved space ships, his favorite of all...
Ruth Stanley
May 16, 2020
V. Ruth Stanley, age 91, of San Antonio, Florida, passed away Saturday, May 16th, 2020.She was born in Albion, IL, on January 4, 1929, to Daisy Mae Day. She was married to Enos Stanley, who passed away in 2003, for 57 years. She grew up in Urbana, Il, and later retired to Florida. She loved traveling with her husband...
Wilbur I. Dew
May 16, 2020
Wilbur Dew 86, of Dade City, FL passed away Saturday, May 16th, 2020 at his home. He was born December 17, 1933 in Dade City to William Alfred Dew and Grace Cripe Dew, was a lifelong area resident and a U.S. Army Veteran. He was the co-founder of Dew-Well Industries and an active member and trustee of the Pioneer...
Patricia Ann Lavender
May 14, 2020
Patricia Ann Lavender nee Messer, 77, of Zephyrhills, FL, passed away on 14 May 2020. Pat was born to parents Bertha (Salyers) and Hager Messer on 21 November 1942 in New Boston, OH.
Pat met Jerry, the love of her life, married and together raised two children, Mark and Jennifer. She has resided in Florida for over...
Janice L. Melson
May 14, 2020
Melson, Janice, 81, of Zephyrhills, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020. She was born in Columbus Grove, Ohio on October 19, 1938 to Marvin and Anna Thornton. She loved to Crochet and do Arts and Crafts and enjoyed reading books. Jan also enjoyed researching the genealogy of her family. She is survived by children, Darwin Bicknell, Cyndi Bohle,...
Kenneth C. Brown Jr.
May 13, 2020
Kenneth was the son of the late Kenneth Cecil Brown, Sr. and Georgia Hill Brown, born on...
Helen Bires
May 12, 2020
BIRES, Helen, age 92, of Zephyrhills, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. She was a native of Pittsburgh, PA. Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Joseph T. Bires. She is survived by her children: Patricia A. Koehler (Volker) of Zephyrhills, Joseph P. Bires of Zephyrhills, and Thomas G. Bires (Judy) of Dade City;...
Debra Ann Vest
May 12, 2020
Vest, Debra Ann, 65, of Wesley Chapel, formerly of Jacksonville, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. She is survived by 3 sisters, Violet Fouts, Linda Snyder, and Margaret Vest; nephew, Randy Fouts; 2 nieces, April Mignano and Sherry Allen; great nephew, Buddy; and 2 great nieces, Nae Nae (Mae Mae) and Ava Mae. She was predeceased by her...
Leroy Jack Syrop
May 11, 2020
Leroy Jack Syrop of Zephyrhills, Florida, 84, died peacefully on May 11, 2020 at his lovely residence in Zephyrhills, Florida. He entered a world of divine perfection where nature is revered and respected, peace and harmony rule and man is free.
He was born on July 25, 1935 to Abraham Syrop and Rose Syrop in New York...
Robert Theodore Jennings Sr
May 10, 2020
Robert Theodore Jennings, Sr, Ocala, Florida passed away at Ocala Health and Rehabilitation on May 10, 2020. He was born on November 22, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio to parents Bernard L. and Grace E. (Cousino) Jennings.
Robert, a WWII veteran, served in the Coast Guard from 1942 until 1946. After his time in the service he met...
Marie G. Gilroy
May 10, 2020
Marie Gilroy, age 55, a resident of Zephyrhills, FL passed away May 10, 2020. She was born in Waynesboro, VA, the daughter of the late Thomas Sr. and Johanna Dickson. She was raised in Phoenix, AZ and later settled in Florida.
Survivors are one sister Joann Powell, brothers Thomas Dickson Jr and Chris Dickson, daughter Madison Watson...
Clair Dufaux
May 9, 2020
Clair (Outwater) DuFaux age 88, of Ridge Manor, previously of Clearwater, FL; Butler, NJ and Tappan, NY, passed away Saturday, May 9th, 2020. Clair was born in Englewood, NJ, and was the daughter of Howard G. and Lillian K. (Kunz) Outwater, both deceased. Clair was also preceded in death by her husband; Honore DuFaux Jr. sisters; Alyce Devlin, and...
James E. Pry
May 7, 2020
James Pry passed away peacefully at his home in Zephyrhills, Pasco Co., FL surrounded by family.James was born in Wilson Station near Clairton, Allegheny Co., PA on April 15, 1937. Right out of high school he joined the Navy. He met and married the love of his life Dolores Dugan on September 3, 1960. He then left the Navy...
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