The Lake-Sumter State College community is deeply saddened to announce the loss of Peter F. Wahl, who dedicated his life to service, education, and community improvement. As we remember and honor Pete Wahl, a member of District Board of...
Vytas Sandargas, 45, a life-long resident of Clermont, passed on Friday, February 10.
Visitation was held on Friday, February 17 from 6 pm - 8 pm at Becker Funeral Home, 806 W. Minneola Ave., Clermont.
Mass of the Resurrection was held...
Singer-Songwrite and author Jimmy Buffett died Friday night, September 1, at 76.
Jimmy's devoted fans, known as "Parrotheads" and younger fans "Parakeets" followed him in concert wearing Hawaiian shirts, parrot hats, and drinking beer and margaritas. A Buffett concert is...
By Michelle Delaney and the Sisters of Beta Theta-ESA
Eleanor Elisa Titjen Logren grew up in New York and attended Erasmus High School.
She met her husband Dave Lofgren at a church celebration welcoming our “boys” home from World War II. She reminisced,...
Ruth Ann Morehouse passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Ruth was born on November 3, 1936 in Geneva, New York to Joseph and Lillian Peisher. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Joseph and...
James Gwynn Stearns - May 24, 1937 - November 26, 2018
A Celebration of Life for Jim
Friday, November 30, 2018, at 5 pm
Oakland Presbyterian Church
218 East Oakland Avenue, Oakland, Florida
Jim was born in Framingham, Massachusetts to Gilbert and Doris (nee: Gwynn) Stearns. ...
Judith Swearingin - Hovis, 82, passed away March 10, 2023, in her home in Clermont. She was born May 14, 1940, in Cowan, Tennessee, daughter of the late Harley “Jack” Swearingin and Christine Temple Swearingin. Judith moved to Clermont,...
Submitted by Lion Nick Jones
The Clermont-Minneola Lions Club held a CELEBRATION OF LIFE for Charlie Neville who passed away this past December after a long illness. The memorial was held at the Lions shooting range on Saturday, February 6, 2021.
Charlie,...
Robert “Bob” E. Shobe, 77, born April 16, 1944, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
He was born in Cumberland, MD, graduated from South Hagerstown High School in 1962; and received his Associate's degree from Hagerstown Junior College. He spent...
Dr. Gene Cantwell was a resident of Clermont and a member of the First United Methodist Church for over 80 years and a member of Kiwanis for 70 years.
Dr. Cantwell opened his optometric practice in 1950 and, for many...
Colonel Harold "Hal" Cummings, born on January 20, 1935, passed away peacefully at his residence in Clermont, Florida on May 17, 2023.
He graduated from Florida State University with his childhood sweetheart, Martha Ann (Seaver) Cummings and furthered his education...
Paul Francis Davis was born March 11, 1949 at Orange Memorial Hospital in Orlando, Florida. He entered into Eternal Rest September 25, 2020 at his home in Clermont, Florida.
He attended Kaley Elementary, Cherokee Junior High and William R. Boone...
Aubree Nicole Dewitt, age 5, passed away on May 17, 2020 at Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville, Florida due to heart failure caused by Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Aubree was born on July 24, 2014 to parents Kristin Beck...
Shirley Snyder Sojourner passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 26, 2021. She will be remembered as an inspiration to anyone who knew her. Shirley’s kindness and volunteer spirit will be missed by all.
The family suggests in lieu of flowers to...
Betty Marilyn Meadows, age 87, of Clermont, Florida passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. She was born in Lenox, Georgia on December 5, 1931 to Frank and Estelle Cooper. Betty married James “Bud” Meadows, her high school sweetheart...
Senator Richard H. "Dick" Langley passed from this life to the next on Wednesday, August 9, after a hard-fought battle with brain cancer. Until the end, Dick displayed the strength, courage and tenacity that defined him.
It is impossible to...
Rosemary King Keel, 92, passed away on September 29, 2019 while under Hospice care.
She was a native Floridian and lived in Florida her entire life.
She leaves behind a loving daughter, Suzanne McClure, son-in-law Larry, grandsons; Sam and Steve McClure...
Long-time Clermont resident Nick Jones peacefully passed surrounded by his beloved wife Betty Sue, daughters, family and friends.
Nick was a Florida State University Alumnus and a local architect specializing in the design of churches. He loved his community and...
William “Billy” Byrd, 63 of Winter Garden, FL passed away on December 28, 2018.
Billy was born in Jay, Florida on January 8, 1955, and remained a lifelong resident of Florida. He was a Disney cast member for almost 47 years,...