Obituaries

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,...

Luna Guadalupe Dominguez Saucedo

She was preceded in death by her great grandparents Pedro Cirilo and Guadalupe Hernandez Cirilo. She is survived by her loving parents German Dominguez and Ruby Saucedo.  Her brother Felix Reyes Jr.  Her grandparents Severo Dominguez Gonzalez and Leonarda Urbano Hernandez, Manuel Saucedo and Aida H. Saucedo.  Her beloved uncle Manuel...

Willine Brazil was born on June 28, 1957 to George and Peggy Westerman of Lockhart, Florida. She was a hard working person who did the best she could for her family the best way she knew how. Mrs. Brazil is survived by her loving husband  James Brazil; children Billie Jo Adams, Angie and Alvin Knight, Orville Adams, David Totman,...

Betty was born in a small town in Alabama. She moved to Florida in the early 60’s. Betty was married to Gary Williams, they had two children, Judy and Rick. Betty worked most of her life in the foliage industry before returning to Fort White, Florida. She loved gardening and her time with family. Betty had 3 grandchildren and...

Stanley Winston Henny Sr, was born on November 01, 1928 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was the son of the late Herbert and Ida Henny. In 1955 Stanley "Stan" met his beloved wife Janet Marie and they were married later that year. Together they have celebrated 63 years of marriage. Stanley migrated from Jamaica to England and then later to...

Gone too soon….Marissa was born in Orlando, Florida to Tim and Debbie MacLaughlin.  She was a 2012 graduate of Apopka High School.  Marissa had a big heart and a strong love for nature.  She loved all animals, wanting to save them and bring them all home.  Marissa also loved traveling with her family, especially cruises.  She was a free...

Elsa Yurisan López nació el día 6 de Enero del 1961 en Santa Clara, Provincia Las Villas, Cuba. Hermosa primogénita de sus padres orgullosos Rodolfo Rolando López y Hulda Elina Amado. Días después de nacida, Hulda y la niña se trasladaron a la colonia de su abuelo Justo López. Yury, como cariñosamente la llamábamos era una niña alegre, juguetona,...

I was born in Calabria, Italy on June 15, 1927. My father, mother and sisters (Elvira and Rosina) came to America in 1936. We all went through Ellis Island and from there to New Jersey. We lived there for a short period, then, my father decided to move us to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. My father had two brothers in the...

Maria Cuadrado Davila born on 11/10/1929 in Carolina, Puerto Rico to Luis Cuadrado and Providencia Davila. Mother of 6 children, Late Mario, Zoraida, Late Miguel Angel, Late Irma, Luis and Facundo.

A grandmother, great-grandmother, and great great grandmother to many leaving a legacy of 5 generations of hard-workings, professionals and responsible human-beings.

We will miss...

Wanda Brown of Zellwood,Fl , was born in Spring Valley Minnesota to Ida Hagen and Paul Gunderson on April 24th 1936. Following high school she attended Hamline University in St. Paul, Mn. and then radio operator school in Kansas City. At the age of 19 she moved to New York City to work for National Airlines as a radio...