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Dale Leroy Kellam, 93, of Bellmead, passed away Thursday, Dec. 19 at a local hospital. Services will be 2 pm Sunday, Dec. 22, at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Leesburg, FL on Thursday, Dec. 26, at 11AM with Military Honors. Visitation will be 6 to 8...

Wieka Dykstra, 67, New Haven, VT went to be with the Lord on December 19, 2013 under the loving care of her family at Manatee Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Dykstra was born on January 6, 1946 in Friesland, Holland to her parents Benjamin and Ann DeBoer. Mrs. Dykstra was retired from B.F. Goodrich as an...

Jean Frances Stroud passed away on December 18, 2013 at the age of 91. She was born on March 21, 1922 in Elmira, NY to the late Hugh and Helen Young. She had made her home in the Endicott, NY area for many years, but retired to The Villages in 1985. Jean was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing...

Eddie O. Sykes, Jr., 66, Bradenton, FL went to be with the Lord on December 18, 2013 under the loving care of his family at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He made it “Home” for Christmas. Mr. Sykes was born on November 10, 1947 in Aberdeen, Mississippi to his parents Edwin O. and Grace Elizabeth...

Roger William Roberson, 74, of Wildwood, Florida and Rushville, Indiana passed away peacefully at home on the evening of December 17, 2013. He was surrounded by his wife and children. Born September 18, 1939 in Saint Louis, Missouri, he worked over 30 years as a designer at IBM. His design...

Mary Jean McLean passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the age of 81. She was born on June 6, 1932 in Cape Girardeau, MO to the late Gilbert and Lucille Johnson. Mary Jane was a school teacher and served the Bayless School System for over 30 years. In 1989 she moved from St. Louis, MO to...

Mary E. Homan, 77, of Leesburg, went to be with the Lord on December 16, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born May 19, 1936 in Kissimmee. She was raised by loving parents along with her sister and two brothers in a close, Christian, fun loving family. Mary graduated from Osceola High School in...

Alvin Lester Jones, 79, Leesburg, FL went to be with the Lord on December 15, 2013 under the loving care of his family and staff of Cornerstone Hospice in Leesburg, FL. Mr. Jones was born on October 28, 1934 in Miami, FL to his parents Lester and Omie Jones. He was a proud member of the Dade...

JEANINE'S STORY Jeanine was born in Belgium in 1944. Her parents lived above a small pub that they ran on evenings and weekends when they were not at their regular jobs of hairdressing and baking. After years of hard work their dream of coming to America would finally come true when a cousin of...

Rev. Henry M. Lancaster, 96, Summerfield, FL went to be with the Lord on December 8, 2013 in Ocala, Florida under the loving care of his family and Nadine Lenoir. Rev. Lancaster was born on February 27, 1917 in Mayfield, Kentucky to his parents Ernest and Vera Lancaster. Rev. Lancaster served the...

Phyllis B. Alvut, 71, Fruitland Park, FL. went to be with the Lord on December 6, 2013 in Leesburg, FL under the loving care of her family. Mrs. Alvut was born on May 20, 1942 in Rochester, New York to her parents Phillip and Anna Andrews. Mrs. Alvut and her husband moved to Fruitland Park 35...

Betty J. Masters, 88, Leesburg, FL. went to be with the Lord on December 5, 2013 at Avante of Leesburg. Mrs. Masters was born October 11, 1925 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania to her parents Carl and Hazel Mary Stone. Mrs. Masters was a former co-owner of CorBet Hair Salon in Ohio. She and her...