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Sandra Dean (Adams)
1944-07-18 2020-07-20
Sandra. V. Dean, Obituary
Sandra V. Dean, 75, of 404 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, passed away June 20, 2020.
She was born in Gainesville, Florida on July 18, 1944. Sandra graduated from Gainesville High School and received her L.P.N. from Alachua General Hospital.
She was married to Ray E. Dean on September 16, 1967.
Sandra had a career in nursing and worked for Dr. F.L (Lee) Howington for 31 years. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and had a passion for working with people and her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Ray E. Dean, her son, Jeffr...
Nancy Sturges (Adams)
2023-10-23 2020-12-07
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JIm Anderson
1984-10-29
Gainesvillle Sun November 1, 1984
Hewlett James "Jim" Anderson of Shaker Heights, Ohio, died Sunday in an automobile accident near Wooster, Ohio. He was 40.
Mr. Anderson was born in Thomasville, GA. bu lived most of his life in Gainesville. He was a 1962 graduate of GHS and had attended UF. He moved to Shaker Heights five years ago.
He was the former VP of Suntec Paints in Gainesville and was a regional manager for Sherwin-Williams Co. in Ohio.
Mr. Anderson was a member of Gainesville Rotary club where he served as secretary. He was a Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Anderson of Sha...
Ernie Bell
2004-02-14
Gainesville Sun February 21, 2004
Ernest W. Bell Jr. of Punta Gorda, and formerly of Gainesville, died Feb. 14th at Faucett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlott. He was 59.
Mr. Bell was born in Indiana and grew up in Gainesville. He was a graduate of Gainesville High School and attended the University of Florida. He was a retired airline pilot.
He was a former pilot for former UF football coach Ray Graves, and also participated in Operation Desert Storm with Evergreen Airline, transporting troops and supplies.
Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Tina Bell of Punta Gorda; and sons Ernest Bell III of Fort Wor...
Johnie Laite (Bloomer)
2023-10-23 2015-01-01To the best of our knowledge, Johnie died a around 2015 in Houston, TX. However, we've never been able to find an obit or any other information about her death.
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Kathy Blossom
1943-12-21 2020-11-12
Obituary
Kathy was born on Dec. 21, 1943 in the Indian Hospital in Cherokee, North Carolina. She had a lifelong interest in Native American culture and history. After graduating from Gainesville High School in Florida, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University o... View Memorial and Tributes
Gloria Jones (Carter)
1944-06-20 2022-04-02
Gloria Jean Carter Jones, loving wife, mother, sister, and friend of many, died after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at her home in Chiefland, Florida. She was 77.
Gloria was born June 20, 1944 in Miami, Florida to Clarke Robert Carter and Bernice Rue Carter, then moved to Gainesville, Florida in 1948 at the age of 4. Gloria lived in Gainesville for 53 years until she and her husband Robert (Bob) retired to Chiefland, Florida in 2001. Gloria and Bob married in 1962 and have been married a blessed 60 years. While attending Gainesville High School, Gloria began a part-time job in 1961 with Central Florida Office Supply (CFOS). Fol...
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Glenna Sergeant (Caswell)
1983-10-28
Gainesville Sun Obituary October 30, 1983
Glenna Caswell Sergeant of 1018 NE 28th Ave. died Friday at her home. She was 38.
A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Seargeant came to Gainesville from Ft. Wayne 35 years ago. She was an office manager.
Survivors include her husband, Frederick Sergeant of Gainesville; three sons, Richard, Freddy, and Brian Sergeant, all of Gaimesville; her mother, Myrtle Caswell of Gainesville; and a brother, Melvin Caswell of Gainesville.
Nancy Jo Swilley (Collins)
1944-03-02 2021-09-06
Obituary for Nancy Jo Collins Swilley
Nancy Swilley
March 2, 1944 - September 6, 2021
Nancy Jo Collins Swilley passed away from heart complications in Gainesville, FL on the morning of September 6, 2021, at the age of 77.
The youngest of three girls, she was born in 1944 at Alachua General Hospital to Henry Mark and Vera Gainey Collins. She is preceded in death by her two sisters, Emogene Collins Moody and Geraldine Collins Truman. They spent their childhood a bit north of Gainesville, in Waldo and then Fairbanks.
She was a graduate of Gainesville High School, where she met her f... View Memorial and Tributes
Diane Reed (Copeland)
2002-01-31
Gainesville Sun February 3, 2002
Paula Dianne Copeland Reed of Austin, Texas, died Thursday in Austin. She was 57.
The former Gainesville resident graduated from Gainesville High School in 1962 and received a degree in education fronm the University of Florida.
Local survivors include a sister, Marsha Copeland Boyd of Gainesville.