Malcolm Khalil Chambers, 21 Okeechobee – Malcolm Khalil Chambers died on April 25, 2021. He was born on March 11, 2000. A lifetime resident of Okeechobee, he was a member of Christ Fellowship. He enjoyed football, basketball, baseball, writing music, and aquatic animals. Mr. Chambers is survived by his parents,...
James D. Robinson, 82 Okeechobee – James D. Robinson died on April 28, 2021. He was born September 1, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan. A resident of Okeechobee since 1978, he was a member of The Gathering and the Moose Lodge. Mr. Robinson was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy...
James Calvin Surles, Jr., 94 Okeechobee – James Calvin Surles, Jr. died April 30, 2021. He was born October 6, 1926, in Pelham, Georgia to the late James Calvin Surles, Sr., and Jewell Foy Surles (Shiver). A resident of Okeechobee for 11 years, he had lived in Madison for 21...
Sara Jane Surface, 90 Okeechobee – Sara Jane Surface died May 2, 2021. She was born March 13, 1931, in Washington, Pennsylvania to the late Paul Ernest and Virginia Elizabeth (Phillips) Waychoff. A resident of Okeechobee since 1962, she was a member of the Moose Lodge #956. She enjoyed reading,...
Lenora “Jean” Mellette, 76 Okeechobee – Lenora “Jean” Mellette died May 3, 2021. She was born October 26, 1944, in West Virginia. A resident of Okeechobee since 2005, she was a member of the Lake Okeechobee Airboat Association. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, sewing, spending time with her family and grandchildren,...
Rosa Maria Gonzalez de Urbina, 65 Okeechobee – Rosa Maria Gonzalez de Urbina died May 4, 2021. She was born August 17, 1955 in San Lucas, Michoacán, Mexico to Aurelio Gonsalez and Alfonsa Lopez. A resident of Okeechobee for more than 30 years, she was a member of Sacred Heart...
Gladys Larista Griffith, 71 Okeechobee – Gladys Larista Griffith died on May 4, 2021. She was born on January 25, 1950, to John Bishop and Gladys Meadows. She was a lifetime resident of Okeechobee who loved to collect all things Star Trek. Mrs. Griffith was preceded in death by her...
Robert “Scooter” Scott Harrison, 57 Robert “Scooter” Scott Harrison died May 5, 2021. He was born July 5, 1963, in Tipp City, OH to Robert Delmar Harrison and Carol Ann Blackburn. He enjoyed fishing, camping, spending time with his family and friends, and loved his dog, Nikki. Mr. Harrison is...
Janice Catherine Andres, 81 Okeechobee, Florida – Janice Catherine Andres died May 8, 2021. She was born April 30, 1940, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to George and Jessie MacDonald Gilmour. A resident of Okeechobee since 2007, Janice enjoyed camping, cruises, crafting stained glass, weaving, playing cards, and also dearly loved...
Earl Ray Yoder, 94 Okeechobee – Earl Ray Yoder died May 16, 2021. He was born on January 30, 1927, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Earl’s father passed away when Earl was six years old, leaving his mother with him and two younger brothers. He went to live at Hershey Orphanage and...
Nancy Eileen Hill, 69 Okeechobee – Nancy Eileen Hill died May 16, 2021. She was born on April 25, 1952, in Vero Beach. A resident of Okeechobee since 1963, she was an advocate for the Head Start and foster child programs. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her grandchildren....
Frank Joseph Partridge, Jr. passed on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Joseph Partridge, Sr.; his mother Elizabeth Mary Kane; his brother, Thomas P. Partridge; and his sister, Kathy Adams. He is survived by his son, James Elliott Partridge; his daughters, Elizabeth Ann...
John Martin Sturtz, 79 John Martin Sturtz died May 21, 2021. He was born January 23, 1942, to Fredrick “Fritz” Sturtz and Jemima (Scott) Sturtz in Sulphur Springs, Ohio. John graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1960. He was a devoted husband and cherished father to his family. He...
Robert Thomas Buck died May 22, 2021. He was born September 29, 1942, to Ernest T. Buck and Evelyn (Whitt) Buck in North Carolina. Bob was a product designer, a graduate of NC State University College of Design. Professionally he designed medical instrumentation for both Corning Glass and Becton-Dickinson and...
Dovie “Boots” Allie Peaden, 77 Dovie “Boots” Allie Peaden died on May 26, 2021. She was born May 28, 1943, in Palm Beach County, Fl to Thomas Tankersley and Beulah Mae Stanberry. She enjoyed reading, spending time with her family, watching the Hallmark Channel, and listening to 50’s music. She...
Judith Ann Hodges, 73 Okeechobee – Judith Ann Hodges went to be with the Lord on May 29, 2021. Judy loved going to church, cooking, sewing, and arts and crafts. She loved spending time with her family. Judy was well known as a mother figure to many. Judy is survived...
Lois Hurst Beasley, age 95, Buford, GA passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband of fourteen years, Olan Anderson Beasley. Mrs. Beasley is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ed and Janet Beasley, Buford, GA; daughters and son-in-law, Faye and Augie Bellardine,...
Richard Wayne Seybold, age 67, of Braselton, Georgia, passed away on May 22, 2020 from chronic medical conditions. He was preceded in death by his mother, Audrey Seybold of Haddonfield, New Jersey and his father Charles Seybold of Sewell, New Jersey. He is survived by his wife of 41 years,...
Edwin Charles “Mitch” Mitchell, Jr., age 84, of Dacula, GA passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Ruby Ard Mitchell; and step son, Jerry Light. He is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years, Janet Bradley Mitchell, Dacula, GA; children,...
Roxanne McGinnis, 67, of Suwanee, GA passed away May 24th at home surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret and Marvin Smith. She is survived by husband, Randy and son, Evan, also sister, Pandora (Michael) Singer of Leawood, KS and sister-in-law, Carolyn (Melvin) Katz of...
Richard Eric Atkinson, age 59, of Bethlehem, GA passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of thirty-eight years, Cynthia Elaine Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson is survived by children, Jennifer and Rayan Latham, Bethlehem, Clifford Atkinson, Greenville, SC, Bryan Lofton, Houston, TX; mother, Betty Lou...
It is great sorrow that we announce the passing of our Son, Christopher Steven Miles of Sugar Hill, Georgia, on May 25th, 2020 following his yearlong battle with Brain Cancer. Though taken too young at the age of 19, his memories will live deep in the people that he touched....
Leon Tuck, age 65, of Dawsonville, GA and formerly of Buford, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. He was preceded in death by parents, Hoyt and Vera Mae Tuck; sisters, Betty Brown, Judy Hayes and Vickie Sue Dean; and brothers, Troy Tuck and Dennis Tuck. Mr. Tuck is...
Glyndon “Jitterbug” Ray Peppers, age 70, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph G. and Nola Peppers. He is survived by his sisters, Linda Armitage, Redford, MI, Joyce Peppers, Flowery Branch, GA and other relatives. Mr. Peppers...
Ada Pearl Hulsey Parks, age 84, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband of thirty-five years, Eugene Parks and parents, Seaborn and Pauline Pierce Hulsey. She is survived by her children, Kathy (Larry) White, Dallas, GA, David Parks, Buford,...
Died May 31, 2020 Peacefully at home with his family. Howard E. McLaughlin, 88, of Dacula, Georgia, (formerly of Englewood, Florida and Stanhope, NJ) passed away peacefully at home on May 31, 2020. He was born to Vera and Martin McLaughlin on Oct. 28, 1931 in Pottsville, PA. Howard graduated...
Ramon Bernard Pisonero passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 02, 2020. He was born August 02, 1928 in upstate New York, and spent part of his childhood in Cuba before his family settled back in New York and Connecticut. He met and married the love of his life,...
Grace Wisniewski, age 92, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. She is survived by her husband John Wisniewski. She and John lived in Lanier Village in Gainesville, GA.
Linnie Della Roberts, age 77, of Atlanta, GA, formerly of Buford, GA passed away June 4, 2020. She was preceded in death by parents, Roosevelt and Vallie Mae Austin Roberts, and sister, Doris Roberts Hackett. Ms. Roberts is survived by niece, LaDawn Hackett, Atlanta, and a host of other family...
Whitney Maria O’Callaghan, age 31, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020. She is preceded in death by her father, James Patrick O’Callaghan. She is survived by her mother, Barbara Butler O’Callaghan, Flowery Branch, GA; sons, Charles Cole, Alexander Cole; sisters, Stephanie Dumont, Christan O’Callaghan-Leue, Erin...