Ed Blanton
Jul 7, 2019
Esmond Edward "Ed" Blanton, 67, of Mount Dora, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019, at Advent Health Waterman Hospital in Tavares. Ed was an oral surgeon in Leesburg for more than 25 years, having started his practice there in 1989. A graduate of the University of Florida, Ed completed dental school at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond,...
Robert Irwin Maurais
Jul 6, 2019
The Reverend Robert I. "Father Bob" Maurais, retired Rector Emeritus of St. Edward's Episcopal Church in Mount Dora, Florida, died peacefully on July 6, 2019, just after celebrating his 88th birthday. He was born July 5, 1931 in Davenport, Iowa, and was raised and educated in Rock Island, Illinois. He attended Northwestern University before being called into active duty in...
Hilda Bales Taylor
Jun 22, 2019
Hilda Bales Taylor (née Morris) went peacefully to be with her Lord on June 22, 2019 in Wildwood, Florida at the age of 94. Hilda is survived by her sister, Evelyn Harrell of Bainbridge, Georgia; her brother, Richard Morris (Mildred) of Quincy, Florida; all six of her children, eight grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren. Her parents, her husband, and her...
Delores Ann Bailey
Jun 20, 2019
Delores Ann Bailey, 71, Mount Dora, FL., passed away on Thursday June 20th, 2019. She was born in Savanah Georgia, to her parents Mannie Carter Jr. and JoAnn Carter ( Quattlebaum). Delores married John H Bailey on April 2, 1966. She worked as a Medical Secretary for the Medical University of SC, and moved to Florida in 1999. Delores...
Timothy Dell Chastain
Jun 9, 2019
Timothy Chastain , age 67, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019 in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Tim was born in Decatur, Alabama, the eldest son of Robert and Movaline Chastain. He moved to Florida with his parents in 1955. Tim graduated from Lee College in Cleveland, Tennessee with a BA in Religion and Church History. He worked...