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Martha A. Kay

Martha Kay was a homemaker and enjoyed horseback riding, collecting, tennis, scrapbooking and holiday decorating.

Daisy E. Bailey

Daisy Baily was an avid crafter whose hobbies included canning, sewing, knitting, crocheting, needle point, flower gardening, listening to classical music and opera.

Edna F. Pierce

Edna Pierce’s favorite sayings were "Get back Jack," "Knock em down John," and God bless a milk cow."

Walter Davis Key

Walter Key lived his life as Man of God who sought to improve his community and country through acts of services.

Cynthia Hough

Cynthia Hough loved gardening and was a very hard worker. When she worked at Kenrose, she and a sewing mechanic and organized and held devotions each Wednesday at lunchtime.

Louvenia Bostick

Louvenia Bostick enjoyed a long career in the medical industry until her retirement in the 1990s from Marion Community Hospital.

Dolores Craig Talsky

Dolores Talsky and her late husband, Ray, started "Ray the Locksmith" in 1968 and ran the business until 2008.

Devon James Jacobson

Devon Jacobson had plans to pursue a career with fish and wildlife conservation, a perfect job for a young man who loved fishing, hunting, and working on his four-wheelers.

Harry Leroy Shaub Jr.

Mickey Shaub owned and operated a successful masonry business until he retired. He attended Ocala First Assembly of God for many years.

William Findlay

William Findlay was a McDonald's franchise owner. He moved in 2004 to Ocala, where he owned and operated seven locations.

Marlene Melillo Adkins

Marlene Adkins and her husband, Paul, landed in Ocala in 1971 and lived here for the next 47 years, raising a family, working and volunteering in that growing community.

Anita Margaret Harvey

Anita Harvey was an avid reader, a gourmet cook, an accomplished traditional rug-hooker, a ‘dedicated’ shopper, and a devout member of the United Methodist Church

Pam Norfleet

Pam Norfleet had many friends from her 40 years of teaching, through Garden Club, or her over 25 years at Barnes and Noble.

Tommy “Carroll” Mills

Carroll Mills had a variety of occupations throughout his lifetime, starting with banking and ending with building construction. He was a member of Highlands Baptist Church for 50-plus years.

Ralph J. Cumbie

Major Ralph Cumbie retired from the US Air Force in 1989, having served his country honorably for over 20 years.

Leon G. Boivin

As the owner of a gym, Lee Boivin dedicated over 25 years to promoting physical fitness and helping others achieve their health goals.

Joel Weldon

Joel Weldon was appointed principal at South Ocala Elementary School in 1988 and then became the founding principal at Greenway Elementary School in 1995. He retired in 2005.

Vivian Raye Davis

Vivian Davis was a competitive tennis player who also enjoyed spending time with friends and family playing cards, antiquing, and traveling.

Roslyn Hancock Roffey

Roslyn Hancock Roffey was an accomplished artist. She enjoyed working with flowers and various plants, as well as playing golf.

Sonja Fay Geimer

Sonja Geimer was born in Indiana but was a Florida resident the last 27 years, most recently in Ocala.

Andres “Andy” Santiago

Andres Santiago coached many years at the Dunnellon Little League and loved to coach baseball. He left a huge impact and legacy on so many young men on and off the field.

Robert Vincent Hosey

Robert Vincent Hosey, age 68, of Ocala, passed away on March 12, 2024.

George Lamar Joiner

George Joiner was a decorated Korean War veteran who was employed by the United States Postal Service from 1956 until he retired in 1992.

Letta Marie Dudley

Letta Dudley was a dedicated Air Force wife to her husband Jim and the mother of six boys. She worked as a server for many years.