Obituaries

Salomon Gomez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on October 15, 1953.

He came to the United States in search of the American Dream when he was 17 years old. He began working as a cook at the Brooklyn Hospital Center shortly after and then transferred into the transportation department. His friendliness, calm demeanor, trustworthiness and...

Clifford L. Davis Jr. was born in Orlando, FL to parents Emma Jean Rouse Davis(mother) and Clifford Lee Davis Sr. (father). Mr. Davis is survived by his siblings Ron Davis (brother) and Patricia DeFoe (sister). He was a proud Uncle, beloved cousin and nephew, and a compassionate friend to many.

Clifford Davis was a founding member of...

Mary Douglas was born in Tampa, Florida on June 15, 1932.  She was raised early in her life at Gardner, Florida where she attended school.  In the elementary school was where she met her future husband Jack Douglas for the first time. Her dad and mom, Patrick and Elizabeth Brogan were in the military and were transferred to Okinawa...

James was born September 20, 1925 in Panama City, Florida to James N. and Helen E. Owens. He has a sister, Kathyrene (deceased), a brother William (living), and a brotehr, Ernest (deceased). Graduating high school in 1943, it was time to join the Navy Seabees construction battalion. James served in the Pacific until the end of the war. While...

Cecil Millikan  (Sonny – aka Papa)

Sonny was born in Arkansas in 1943.  He was one of 7 children. He had 4 sisters and 1 brother.  He moved with his family as a young boy.  They relocated to Oviedo, Florida.  Here, he was active in little league.

He and his family then moved...

Daniel Ramos was born to Opal Vivian Ramos and Manuel Fidencio Ramos in Orlando, Florida at ORMC Hospital, born August 20, 1948. He was raised in Ocoee, Florida. He had five sisters Ramona, Sally, Nancy (deceased), Ava, Karen. He was married three times. He has four children; Sandy, Daniel JR. known as Bo Bo, Lynn, Manuel. He was interested...

She was a precious Christian and loved to share the Lord with all she met. A bright and shining light where ever she went with always a kind and loving word for everyone. Mrs. Smith was super on the baton, excelled in drafting, and won awards. Julia graduated high school in 77 as a draftsman. She loved the hospitality...

George W. Schlinsog was born on March 5, 1928 in rural Medford, Oregon. He was the youngest of 5 children.  Growing up George worked hard picking berries and pears. He developed a lifelong love for gardening as he spent many hours helping his family prune peach trees and tend to the orchards.  It was while he was still in...

Charles was born in Port St. Joe, June 12, 1942.  At the age of 19 he married Diane Wilkins, she was 18 years old.  They had a son, Eddie, in 1963, and then they had a daughter, Cindy, in 1965.  They raised their children in Apopka.

Charles was a Carpenter and worked in Construction most of his...

Olan’s  life basically was divided into 3 parts, each centering around a different location.  The first was the Hartselle and Decatur area in Alabama,  the second was Pontiac, Michigan and third was  Apopka, Florida.

ALABAMA: OLAN BOYD CRYER was born in Hartselle, Alabama, on 29 September 1925.  That was in the middle of the Roaring Twenties, but...

Rafael Torres was born and raised in Ponce, PR. He later moved to Elizabeth, NJ where he met and married Antonia Bernard on November 16, 1956. In 1977 he and the family moved to Apopka, FL where he was employed by the Orange County Highway Maintenance Department until his retirement in 1994. He baptized and became an active member...

James Linville Adams was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky on February, 7th, 1945 to parents Samuel and Elizabeth Adams.  He was the youngest of seven children.  The family moved to Orlando, FL in 1955.  He graduated from Boone High School in 1963.  James married his first wife Dorian and had his first daughter Jami.  James later got remarried to Rebecca...

Gloria was born to Joseph and Matilda Petruzzi and was preceded in death by her brother Joseph. She was a loving and “AMAZING” mother and friend to her four daughters Glenda Osborn (deceased), Cherylyn “Cher” Douglas (Jack), Denise “Dee Dee” Delatorre (Alex), Bonnie Berger (Adam) and grandmother “Nanny” to Laura Jones Hirst, Alex Cam, Brooke Berger and Amanda Berger...

Thomas Hurshel Gainey

Born on March 9th, 1954 in Panama Canal Zone at the Fort Clayton Air Force Base. The first born child of Lillian and Hurshel Gainey. Born into an Air Force family, they traveled the World together to places such as Germany, France, Dover, Delaware, and San Antonio, Texas. He is the oldest brother to...

Jo Marcelle Nassau was born September 06, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida to John and Elease Nassau. She completed High School at Ribault High School in 1965.  Jo only has one daughter Joy that currently resides in Apopka, Florida with her family.  Jo moved to the Orlando, Florida area in 1979.  She met her future husband, Mark, in Kissimmee in...

A COAL MINERS DAUGHTER

Gladys Hampton, born in Letcher CO, KY, on August 05, 1933. The daughter of Silas and Rachel (Lucas) Hampton. Her mom passed away when she was less than 3 years old, she lived with her Grandmother Lucas and her Aunt Draxie for around 4 years. Her dad remarried Mary Bryant and...

In loving memory of Mary R. Perry, wife of Al R. Perry; sister to Shirley, Jack Brown, Jake Brown; mother of Tammy Nichols, Lea Perry, and Lila Corbin; grandmother to Isaac Perez, Paul Perez, Elizabeth Beall, Mandy Nichols, Anita Nichols, and Ruth Ann Smith; great grandmother to Benjamin Beall, Julia Miuse, Audrey Adams.  Mrs. Perry was a hard working...

Danny Korb was born in Bucyrus, Ohio in 1942. When Danny was around 4 years old he moved to Florida, and on his way he asked his daddy if that line down the middle of the road was the Florida line.  Many years later in 1960 Danny graduation Apopka Memorial High school. After graduation Danny was one of the...

Mrs. Julia V. Martinez was born on March 18, 1927, in Robstown, Texas to Sara Ramirez and Jesus Vasquez. Her brothers were Meliton, Pascual, Dionicio, Guadalupe, Erasmo, Santos and Jesus Jr. Her sisters were Maria, Cesilia and Paula Vasquez.

On August 29, 1944, she married Jose Martinez. She had fourteen (14) children, four out of the fourteen...

El Pastor Hector E. Acosta Lizardo nacio el 15 de Abril de 1942 en la sección Cacique , Moca, Republica Dominicana.  Su madre fue la Sra. Ana Lizardo y su padre Melito Acosta, ambos fallecidos.

Le sobreviven su esposa la Sra. Ligia M. Lizardo Campos; hijos Nancy Ejildis, Myris Elizabeth y Hector Jose; sus amados nietos Ligie,...