Obituaries

Obituaries in Apopka, FL

Mrs. Annie Fay Blanks

Mrs. Annie Fay Blanks

Sep 20, 2017

Annie Fay Blanks was born to Charlie and Rilla Langford on April 20, 1941 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Annie had 2 sisters Geraldine (deceased) and Bobbie. The Langfords started off as a poor sharecropper family working the cotton fields of Mississippi to get by each week.  Annie was called mostly by her middle name of Fay as most people who...

Mr. John George Mcleod

Mr. John George Mcleod

Sep 20, 2017

John George McLeod, 90, of Naples, Florida, passed away September 20, 2017. He was born February 28, 1927 in Mineola, New York. Mr. McLeod will be missed by his many loved ones and friends.

Mr. Joseph Otha Lambert

Mr. Joseph Otha Lambert

Sep 19, 2017

Joseph Otha Lambert, 92, of Zellwood, Florida, passed away September 19, 2017.  He was born February 07, 1925 in El Paso, Texas.  Mr. Lambert worked in Interior Parks and Recreations for the U.S. Government. He is survived by his loving wife Ila Lambert.  Mr. Lambert will be missed by his loved ones and friends.

In lieu of...

Mrs. Dora A. Diaz

Mrs. Dora A. Diaz

Sep 19, 2017

Dora A. Diaz, 94, of Apopka, Florida, passed away September 19, 2017. She was born January 29, 1923 in Havana, Cuba. Mrs. Diaz will be missed by her many loved ones and friends.

Mrs. Emily Gaines Tinsley

Mrs. Emily Gaines Tinsley

Sep 18, 2017

Emily Gaines Tinsley, 97, of Apopka, Florida, passed away September 18, 2017. She was born January 10, 1920 in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Tinsley is survived by her children William Lee, Tina Tinsley, Debrah Raehn, and Teresa Tinsley. She will be missed by her many loved ones and friends.

Mr. Curtis Jay Steigerwalt

Mr. Curtis Jay Steigerwalt

Sep 15, 2017

Curtis J. Steigerwalt, age 87, of Apopka FL, formally of Tamaqua, PA, passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 15, 2017 at Florida Hospital, Altamonte Springs, FL.

Born October 13, 1929 in Tamaqua, the son of the late LaRene and Sallie (Koch) Steigerwalt, he was preceded in death by siblings Pearl, Reba, Grace and Earl, and their spouses.  He...

Mr. Lawrence Bowlin Myers

Mr. Lawrence Bowlin Myers

Sep 14, 2017

Lawrence Bowlin Myers, 74, of Winter Park, Florida, passed away September 14, 2017. He was born February 12, 1943 in Queens, New York. Mr. Myers will be missed by his many loved ones and friends.

Miss. Sandra Lynette Ingram

Miss. Sandra Lynette Ingram

Sep 12, 2017

Sandra “Sandy” Lynette Ingram, 80, of Apopka, Florida passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017.

Sandy was a graduate of Apopka High School and Florida State University with a Master’s Degree from Rollins College.  She was a teacher at Pine Loch and Pine Hills Elementary Schools, as well as a life-long member of the Apopka Presbyterian...

Ms. Linda Sandifer Ashbaugh

Ms. Linda Sandifer Ashbaugh

Sep 12, 2017

Linda Sandifer Ashbaugh, 47, of Apopka, Florida, passed away September 12, 2017.  She was born March 20, 1970 in Hialeah, Florida.  Mrs. Ashbaugh worked at Apopka High School and Ocoee High School as a Teacher.  She is survived by her children Ashley Ashbaugh and Caitlyn Ashbaugh.  Mrs. Ashbaugh will be missed by her loved ones and friends.

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Mr. Jimmy Cooley

Mr. Jimmy Cooley

Sep 12, 2017

Jimmy Cooley, 65, of Winter Garden, Florida passed away on September 12, 2017. Mr. Cooley was born on November 22, 1951 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his father Howard Cooley, brothers Kenneth Cooley and Billy Cooley, his sister Cathy Baker, as well as Sharon Brush. Mr. Cooley is survived by his loving wife Erma Cooley;...

Mr. Kevin David Edwards

Mr. Kevin David Edwards

Sep 12, 2017

Kevin David Edwards, 51, of Christmas, Florida, passed away September 12, 2017. He was born October 08, 1965 in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Edwards will be missed by his many loved ones and friends.

Mrs. Mary Lou Welker

Mrs. Mary Lou Welker

Sep 11, 2017

Mary Lou Welker born on March 13, 1939 in Slippery Rock, PA on her parents working farm. Her parents Joe and Mabel Currie raised dairy cattle, turkeys and vegetables. As she was the youngest of 14 children many of the farm chores became hers as she grew up.

She graduated in 1957 from Slippery Rock High School...

Mr. Robert Thomas Pfeiffer

Mr. Robert Thomas Pfeiffer

Sep 10, 2017

Robert Thomas Pfeiffer, 79, of Orlando, Florida, passed away September 10, 2017. He was born July 22, 1938 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Mr. Pfeiffer will be missed by his many loved ones and friends.

Mrs. Betty G. Massey

Mrs. Betty G. Massey

Sep 9, 2017

Betty G. Massey, 91, of Apopka, Florida, passed away September 09, 2017. She was born April 16, 1926 in High Point, North Carolina. Mrs. Massey is preceded in death by her loving husband Marvin "Butch" Massey and son Jeff Massey. She is survived by her children Ronald Massey, and Joyce Ilgenfritz; 7 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren.

Mrs. Deborah Ann Maher

Mrs. Deborah Ann Maher

Sep 9, 2017

Deborah Ann Klinger Maher, 66, of Apopka, Florida, passed away September 09, 2017.  She was born February 17, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Mrs. Maher is survived by her children Kimberly A. McConnell and John Klinger; grandson Joe Bolli. She will be missed by her loved ones and friends.

Mr. Haldon M. Tompkins

Mr. Haldon M. Tompkins

Sep 9, 2017

Haldon Mark Tompkins, 70, of Orlando, Florida passed away on September 09, 2017. Mr. Tompkins was born on November 04, 1946 in Bloomfield, Indiana. He is survived by his loving mother Marjorie Tompkins of Orlando, Florida; children Mitch (Amy) Tompkins of Blackshear, Georgia, Matt Tompkins of Blackshear, Georgia, Mark Tompkins of Virginia Beach, Virginia; siblings Marcia Dianne (Steve) Miliam...

Mrs. Lorena Juanita Ashville

Mrs. Lorena Juanita Ashville

Sep 9, 2017

Lorena Juanita Ashville, 90, of Orlando, Florida passed away on September 09, 2017. She was born on August 20, 1927 in Pleasant View, Tennessee. Mrs. Ashville is survived by her children David Faulkner, Phillip Kirby, and Mary Kirby.  She will be missed by her loved ones and friends.

Mr. Robert Charles Burns

Mr. Robert Charles Burns

Sep 8, 2017

Robert Charles Burns, 64, of Wildwood, FL, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 8, 2017.

Robert was born September 3, 1953 in Paterson, New Jersey to Donald and Doris Burns. After High School, he became a tractor trailer driver and succeeded in life being an independent driver in his own company.

Robert enjoyed entering car...

Mrs. Amour Harper Butcher

Mrs. Amour Harper Butcher

Sep 8, 2017

Amour Harper Butcher, 91, of Apopka, Florida, passed away September 08, 2017. She was born August 08, 1926 in Red Level, Alabama. Mrs. Butcher worked as a Seamstress and Alterations Expert for Fern City Cleaners for over 50 years. She is preceded in death by her daughter Lois Browder of Gordon, Alabama. Mrs. Butcher survived by her children Ida...

Mary "Libby" Elizabeth Dewar

Mary "Libby" Elizabeth Dewar

Sep 7, 2017

Comforted by her loving husband, Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Dewar went to be with out Savior Jesus Christ on September 7, 2017. All who met and knew Libby, knew she heard the sought-after-words of "Well Done my Good and Faithful Servant" on September 7th. Libby was born in Anthony, Florida on June 18, 1931, the daughter of the late Marvin...