1935
Eva
2013
Eva Lavaughn Hess
November 16, 1935 — August 15, 2013
Eva “LaVaughn” Hess, 77, long time resident of Dunnellon, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in Lakeland, Fla., after a lengthy battle with dementia/Alzheimer’s.
She was an antique dealer/appraiser who operated the “Gingerbread House” antique store from 1974-2005. She also catered and at one point ran a tea room that was featured in a national magazine.
She was very busy in the community. She loved helping the arts, being an artist herself. She loved music, painting and flower arranging. She was also a published poet, a charter member of the “Gingerbread Poets”, and a member of the Florida State Poets Association. Those who knew her would say that she was very generous and honest: a great person.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. “Bob” Hess and her granddaughter, Michelle Gibbs.
She is survived by her daughters, Debra Cline of French Settlement, La., Jennifer Burrows of Lakeland; son, Samuel Gibbs of Ocala; one step-daughter, Dr. Salinda Roch of Quebec, Canada; three step-sons, John Hess of Land O’ Lakes, Dr. Robert E. Hess Jr. of Casselberry, Charles Hess of Crawfordville; three sisters, Johnavie McCarty of Pennsylvania, Linda McCoy of Crowdersport, N.C. and Geneva Straight of Dunnellon; 12 grand and step grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at 12 p.m., at Holy Faith Episcopal church in Dunnellon. Flowers may be sent to the church at 19924 W. Blue Cove Dr., Dunnellon, FL 34432.
If you would like to make a donation in LaVaughn’s honor, you may make one to the Florida State Poets Association marked for the LaVaughn Hess Memorial Award. Send a check to FSPA, care of Jennifer Burrows, P.O. Box 92045, Lakeland, FL, 33804.
You can also donate in her honor to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America by sending a check or money order payable to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th floor, New York, NY 10001.
Funeral arrangements are under the careful direction of Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon.
She was an antique dealer/appraiser who operated the “Gingerbread House” antique store from 1974-2005. She also catered and at one point ran a tea room that was featured in a national magazine.
She was very busy in the community. She loved helping the arts, being an artist herself. She loved music, painting and flower arranging. She was also a published poet, a charter member of the “Gingerbread Poets”, and a member of the Florida State Poets Association. Those who knew her would say that she was very generous and honest: a great person.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. “Bob” Hess and her granddaughter, Michelle Gibbs.
She is survived by her daughters, Debra Cline of French Settlement, La., Jennifer Burrows of Lakeland; son, Samuel Gibbs of Ocala; one step-daughter, Dr. Salinda Roch of Quebec, Canada; three step-sons, John Hess of Land O’ Lakes, Dr. Robert E. Hess Jr. of Casselberry, Charles Hess of Crawfordville; three sisters, Johnavie McCarty of Pennsylvania, Linda McCoy of Crowdersport, N.C. and Geneva Straight of Dunnellon; 12 grand and step grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at 12 p.m., at Holy Faith Episcopal church in Dunnellon. Flowers may be sent to the church at 19924 W. Blue Cove Dr., Dunnellon, FL 34432.
If you would like to make a donation in LaVaughn’s honor, you may make one to the Florida State Poets Association marked for the LaVaughn Hess Memorial Award. Send a check to FSPA, care of Jennifer Burrows, P.O. Box 92045, Lakeland, FL, 33804.
You can also donate in her honor to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America by sending a check or money order payable to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th floor, New York, NY 10001.
Funeral arrangements are under the careful direction of Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon.
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