Obituaries

May 29, 2014

RUTH PIESCH, 86, PASSED AWAY ON MAY 29, 2014. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, HANK PIESCH, AND SURVIVED BY HER FOUR CHILDREN, SUSAN DOBBINS TOM, BRUCE PIESCH CINDY, KAREN GORDON RANDY, RUTH ELLEN SMITH GREG, 9 GRANDCHILDREN, 10 GREATGRANDCHILDREN AND SISTER, BETTY SIMMONS. MEMORIAL SERVICE JUNE 2, 2014, 11:00 A.M., ST. STEPHEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 8601 LAKE...

May 21, 2014

Patricia Flynt Daily died peacefully in her sleep, on May 21, 2014. Born in Orange County in 1925, she was a member of the Pioneer LockTyson family. She graduated from Orlando High School in 1943, and then went to work at the downtown Sears store where she met and married Garrett Daily, the Display Manager. They built a home...

May 20, 2014

May 16, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Colonial ChapelCarey Hand, Orlando, FL.

May 14, 2014

Edwin T. Hamil, Jr. 86 of Astor, FL and a former long time Orlando resident passed away on May 14, 2014. Mr. Hamil retired from the Orange County Public Schools in 1988, where he has served for many years as the Assistant Principal of Walker Junior High School. He also served as Pastor for the Eastside Baptist Church for...

May 14, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Colonial ChapelCarey Hand, Orlando, FL.

May 13, 2014

Karen Zinn Bayless, 59, of Orlando, FL, passed away on May 13, 2014. Karen graduated from Evans High School and Valencia Jr. College. She worked in the insurance industry for over 36 years, retiring from Lykes Insurance, Winter Park, in 2010. She was a member of numerous insurance organizations and past President of Insurance Professionals of Greater Orlando. Karen...

May 13, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Colonial ChapelCarey Hand, Orlando, FL.

May 12, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Colonial ChapelCarey Hand, Orlando, FL.

May 12, 2014

George D. Fox, Jr., G.D., 87, of Orlando, Florida, died peacefully on Monday, May 12, 2014. Born on December 14, 1926, in Andersonville, Tennessee, George grew up helping his father, George, Sr. Dewey and mother Johnnie Snodderly Fox in their country grocery store that sold everything from sugar and corn meal in large wooden barrels to coffins and cobblers...

May 12, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Colonial ChapelCarey Hand, Orlando, FL.

May 8, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Colonial ChapelCarey Hand, Orlando, FL.

May 8, 2014

Blair Long, 63, passed away on the morning of May 8, 2014 after a relatively brief battle with cancer. Blair was born in Columbus, Ohio on March 10, 1951 to James and Wanda Long. In 1952, his family moved to Orlando, FL where he continued to live in the Lake Como area, graduating from Boone High School in 1969....

May 7, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Colonial ChapelCarey Hand, Orlando, FL.

May 4, 2014

Ophelia Gazil Tamney, 88, passed away peacefully into Gods hands at her home on May 4, 2014. She was born on February 23, 1926 in Orlando, FL to Michael and Rebecca Zookey Gazil. She married Frederick Tamney on January 26, 1947 and had five children. She was a beautiful lady, devoted wife and loving mother with a very gentle...

May 4, 2014

Wilma Tanner McCollum, 89 of Orlando, FL passed away on May 4, 2014. Wilma was born and raised in Orlando and her family were among the very first settlers of Orange County. She retired as the Postmaster for the University of Central Florida. Wilma is preceded in death by her husband Stewart of 72 years and daughter, Marcia. She...

May 1, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Colonial ChapelCarey Hand, Orlando, FL.

Apr 30, 2014

Emmert Roy Crosby Pinky, 86, of Orlando, FL, passed away on April 30, 2014. Roy was born in Trenton, NJ. He lived in Hamilton Township, until his retirement and relocation to Orlando in 1990. He graduated from Trenton Central HS and served in the US Navy during the Korean conflict aboard aircraft carrier USS Leyte. Roy was employed at...

Apr 29, 2014

Jeanette Chappell Strickland, 84, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2014 in Orlando, FL. She was born in Glen Allen, VA to John and Florence Chappell. She was one of ten children and married Frank Strickland in February, 1953 at Goodwill Baptist Church in Glen Allen, VA. Jeanette was a devoted member of North Park Baptist Church, where she...

Apr 29, 2014

Richard E. Brunson Sr., who served his country for 22 years and his family for more than half a century, died Tuesday, April 29, at his home in Orlando. He was 76. The cause was an apparent heart attack. Mr. Brunson had just dropped off his wife of 53 years, Jo, at Pershing Elementary School where she was a...