OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC


Kenneth Edgar Roberts

Kenneth Edgar Roberts

Dec 11, 2017

Longtime local businessman and Marion County native Kenneth E. Roberts, 74, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017 in Ocala.

Kenny was a third generation funeral director and the owner of Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon.  He spent his entire life serving others in many capacities, including the Ft. King Lion’s Club, the Marion...

Richard Thomas Messick

Richard Thomas Messick

Dec 5, 2017

Richard T. Messick, 45, died on December 5, 2017 at his residence in Dunnellon. He was born September 28, 1972 to the late Thomas Lavon Messick and Shirley(Rickett) Messick in Lakeland, FL. Richard served our country with the United States Marine Corp. He was employed as a Diesel Mechanic with Florida Detroit Diesel and Allison Company of Ocala. Richard...

Eustice Parnelle, Jr.

Eustice Parnelle, Jr.

Dec 5, 2017

Mr. Eustice Parnelle, 93, of Ocala, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at his home in Ocala.  Eustice is a native South Carolinian, but moved to Ocala when his father got a job with the State Forestry Service.  In 1942, after one semester at the University of Florida where he sought a degree in forestry, Eustice was drafted, opted...

Patricia Kay White

Patricia Kay White

Dec 4, 2017

Patricia Kay White, 62, died on December 4, 2017 in Ocala, FL. She was born on November 7, 1955 in Mt. Pleasant, MI to the late Dale Glenn White and Norma Jean White. Patricia was a world famous animal trainer with mostly lions and tigers. She performed all over the world for 37yrs. of the best of her life....

Richard R. Ketchum

Richard R. Ketchum

Nov 30, 2017

Richard Robert Ketchum, 54, died suddenly in the early hours of Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Bayfront Health Seven Rivers Hospital in Crystal River. Rich was born into this life on February 3, 1964 in Bethpage, NY. He was the son of Richard Eugene and Marie Sadie (D’Esposito) Ketchum. Rich grew up in Massapequa, Long Island, NY and...

Wilson L. "Lenny" Stout

Wilson L. "Lenny" Stout

Nov 30, 2017

Mr. Lenny Stout, 61, of Dunnellon, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018, at his residence.   Born in Salem, Ohio, he and his wife moved to this area 34 years ago, coming here from W. Virginia.

Mr. Stout worked for over 30 years in Parkway Maintenance at On Top of the World in Ocala.  He loved to...

Michael W. Carter

Michael W. Carter

Nov 28, 2017

Michael W. Carter, 67, US Navy Vietnam Veteran, died unexpectedly  on November 28, 2017 at Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center in Crystal River. He was born in Beaumont, TX to the late Dwayne A. Carter, Sr. and Thelma F. (Martin) Carter. Michael retired as a police officer. He was a former member of the First United Methodist of Dunnellon....

Sandra J. Kamman

Sandra J. Kamman

Nov 28, 2017

Sandra J. Kamman, 73, Homemaker, died in the early morning hours of November 28, 2017 under the care of Hospice Legacy House in Ocala. She was born into this life on May 7, 1944 in Savannah, Georgia. Sandra was the daughter to the late Jack and Rebecca (Peters) Metcalf. She moved to Dunnellon in 1982 after relocating several times...

Mitchell J. Wicks

Mitchell J. Wicks

Nov 27, 2017

Mitchell J. Wicks, 90, died  on Monday, November 27, 2017 In Ocala, FL. He is survived by his loving wife of 60yrs, Kathleen R. Wicks, Dunnellon; his daughters, Carol McHattie, Helen Quinones, Kathleen Wicks; his sister Helen Grella; his grandchildren, Megan, Meredith, Carlos and several great grandchildren.

Mitchell moved to Dunnellon from South Florida. He was a...

Andrew James Bosco

Andrew James Bosco

Nov 24, 2017

Andrew James Bosco passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at The Legacy House, Ocala, Florida. He was born in Marcellus, New York to Andrew and Cecilia Bosco.

Andrew is a veteran of the army and received the National Defense Service Medal.

Andrew is survived by wife Francisca "AnnaBelle", sons, Eric and Jimmy, daughter, Lauri and...

Marcia L. Fox

Marcia L. Fox

Nov 22, 2017

Marcia L. Fox, 80, longtime resident of Dunnellon, FL, passed away November 22, 2017 at Munroe Regional Medical Center. She was born in 1937 in Colon, Republic of Panama, to the late Daniel and Minnie Rudge. She received her RN degree from Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. and was licensed in Florida as well as many...

Susie V. Jackson

Susie V. Jackson

Nov 13, 2017

Susie V. Jackson, 94, Homemaker, died on Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Lecanto, FL.  She is survived by her son Cecil F. Jackson, Jr. (Pat), Dunnellon; her grandchild, David F. Jackson (Kristi) and one great grandson, Nathan F. Jackson. Susie is preceded in death by her...

John "Jack" A. Kunkel

John "Jack" A. Kunkel

Nov 11, 2017

Jack, 77 yrs old, passed away peacefully, at Legacy House Hospice, Ocala, Florida. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to the late John H. Kunkel and Helen J. Kunkel. He is survived by his loving wife of 44yrs., Gail Hammond Kunkel; his stepson,  Robert Mooney (Renee) Mckinney,Texas; his brother, Bob Kunkel (Kit), Fontona, Wisconsin; his grandson, Ryan Mooney, his...

John Thomas Finley

John Thomas Finley

Nov 11, 2017

Mr. John T. Finley, 62, passed away at his residence in Citrus Springs on Saturday, November 11, 2017. He was born in Rolla, Missouri to Donald L. and Mary Bell Finley. He moved to this area 10 years ago, coming here from Texas. Mr. Finely worked for Burns & McDonald, working as a start-up engineer building nuclear power plants....

George H. Daniels

George H. Daniels

Nov 10, 2017

Mr. George H. Daniels, 89, of Ocala, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017, at Legacy Hospice House.

Born in Keene, NH, he moved to this area in 1991, coming here from Stoddard, NH.  In his early adult years, he worked as a sheet metal mechanic.  He later began his second career in the insurance industry in...

Lounell Corbitt Holman

Lounell Corbitt Holman

Nov 4, 2017

Lounell Corbitt Holman, 91, died early Saturday morning at the Timber Ridge Health and Rehab Center in Ocala, FL. She is survived by her sons, Donald and Wayne Holman of Dunnellon; her grandchildren, Keith, Scott, Jamie and her great grandchildren, Tyler and Patrick Holman and Hayden Dearing. Lounell is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Holman,...

Hardy Ward Wooten

Hardy Ward Wooten

Oct 27, 2017

Hardy Ward Wooten was born October 10, 1925 in St Augustine Fl.

He died Friday October 27, 2017 at Munroe Regional Medical Center.

Hardy was drafted into the United States Navy one year before his high school graduation where he served in World War II until April 1946. He then returned to graduate from the...

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