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Thomas Howard Spivey

Mr. Thomas Howard Spivey, 81 of Newnan, died at his home Tuesday, September 25, 2001 after an extended illness.

Mr. Spivey was born to Andrew Jackson Spivey Sr. and Nancy Jane Thrower Spivey in Coweta County where he spent most of his life. He was a retired supervisor from Beaver Packing Company and a long time member of Bethlehem Baptist Church.

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Raymond Holliday French, Jr.

Variously known as Skip, Charlie, Charlie Hop Jr., Timer, and by a select few, Chuck.

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Richard Jefferson Dease

Richard J. Dease age 90 of Wauchula passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Lakeland Regional Hospital. He was born February 6, 1922 in Florida and move to Hardee County 65 years ago from Polk County.

Richard was a member of the Loyal Order of The Moose, and the Elks Lodge. He enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as working with his step-son Steve on their watermelon farm.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents John Duggan & Millie Dease, one son Cliffard Dease, one daughter Vivian Dease-Coker; and one brother Dewey Youngblood.

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Helen C Berdechowski (Wyskiel)

Helen C. Berdechowski, born December 26, 1927 passed away quickly and suddenly on January 22, 2016. The death certificate states Motor Vehicle Accident, complications to ruptured pelvis, but her death remains a secret to all who knew her and what happened before her death is also being held secredt. Daughter, Cathyrn W. Brett and son in law Kenneth A. Klein Jr. "handled" the remains which they hid from Mrs. Berdechowski's daughter Sandra for over two months.

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Kirby Grant Hoon, Jr.

Kirby Grant Hoon, Jr., aged 73, of Winter Springs, died October 30, 1985. Born in Butte, Montana, Nov. 24, 1911. He entertained millions as the star of the popular Sky King television series.

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Sara "Sacy" Caldwell Maxwell King

Sara Caldwell Maxwell (Sacy) King was born in Sanford, Florida June 13, 1913 to Richard and Maybelle Maxwell. She lived in Sanford her entire life. She became Sanford city Librarian in June 1951 where she worked until she retired in 1978.

That was the year she discovered after a lifetime of loving and making cloth dolls, that there was a world of porcelain doll makers out there. She bought a kiln, started taking lessons and never stopped. Always generous with her creations, if you professed to love something she made she would usually give it to you.

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Estella Zalame Brashear

Estella went by the name of Zalame. She was born on 28 May 1908 in Bowling Green, Kentucky and was the daughter of Richard Levi Brashear and Della Zoleme Campbell. Her parents were both born in Bowling Green. Her father died when she was two years old in 1911. She had two brothers Robert Lansdale Brashear and Richard Herschel Campbell Brashear and a sister Kathleen Hope Brasher. She grew up on her parents farm just north of Bowling Green. Her parents were the first commercial florists in the city and had three greenhouses.

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Juanita Elizabeth Reddick

Lovely Memory Of Juanita Elizabeth Reddick

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Edith Green French Lenhardt

Edith Green French Lenhardt , 87, died Wednesday, April 7, 1993. Mrs. Lenhardt was a retired administrative assistant for The Citadel Registrar's Office, Charleston, South Carolina. Born in Blacksburg, Virginia, Edith was the daughter of hotelier Mark Fulton Green and Mary Elizabeth "Mae Edna" Barger Green. She moved to Orlando, Florida in 1988 following the death of her husband, Maurice J. Lenhardt.

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Paul Ellison Slaton

Paul Ellison Slaton, of Tallahassee, FL passed away on February 1st, 2017, after his battle with chronic illness, surrounded by his family.

A Celebration of Life Service will be open to Paul's family and friends on Saturday, February 4th, 2017 at 10am at the American Legion Hall at 229 Lake Ella Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32303.

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Robert Joseph Chewning

The son of an iron worker who helped build bridges across the United States, Robert Joseph Chewning also built bridges - ones of community spirit and public trust through his chosen career on the Orlando Police Department following discharge from the U.S. Eighth Air Force at the end of WWII.

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Steve G, Condurelis Jr.

Steve G. Condurelis Jr., age 95, passed on January 9, 2016 in Bonita Springs, FL after a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta, GA on June 26, 1921 and grew up on his grandfather’s farm. He was a star football player in high school before joining the Navy. He served in World War II in the South Pacific on the USS Saratoga. As a radio operator, he was part of the team who installed the first radar system on the ship. After the war he attended Georgia Tech, was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering, (in three years).

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