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Gordon Kent Mershon

Gordon Kent Mershon

Sep 23, 2010

Gordon Kent Mershon, 65, died September 23, 2010 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mr. Mershon was born in Portsmouth, Ohio and moved to Port St. Lucie in 1998 from South Point, Ohio. He received his Ordination to the ministry from Berean Baptist Church, Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from Tennessee Temple University in ministry. He was a U.S. Veteran serving during...

Caroline Haid

Caroline Haid

Sep 22, 2010

Caroline Haid Caroline Haid, 95, passed away peacefully on 9/22/10 at the Balmy Beach Retirement Home in Apopka FL. She was born Caroline Leffler, daughter of Thomas Leffler and Edna Gille Leffler in 1915 in Zanesville, Ohio, and married Albert Earl Haid in 1940, prior to his serving in the Navy. They moved with their two daughters, Carol and Janet,...

Doris Irene Lindsey

Doris Irene Lindsey

Sep 21, 2010

Doris Irene Norman Lindsey died peacefully at home with family around her September 21, 2010 in Fort Pierce, FL. She was born in Norman Park, GA December 29, 1918. She moved here from Moultrie in 1961. She was a member of Orange Avenue Baptist Church since 1961 and was a previous Sunday School teacher for the Lamplighters Class. She is...

Clarence James Michael

Clarence James Michael

Sep 19, 2010

Clarence James Michael, 88, died September 19, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Michael was born in Ferguson, Missouri and moved to Ft. Pierce a year ago coming from Branchburg, New Jersey. Clarence graduated in 1959 from Rutgers University with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting. He worked for Johnson & Johnson as an accountant for over 35 years before retirement....

Kum Sul Yun

Kum Sul Yun

Sep 18, 2010

Kum Sul Yun, 59, died September 18, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Yun was born in Chun-Nam, South Korea and moved to St. Lucie County in 1976. He was the owner/operator of Yun’s Produce Market for 31 years and was involved with the Fort Pierce Downtown Farmers Market for 13 years and the Stuart Green Market. He was also...

Katherine I. Pedroso

Katherine I. Pedroso

Sep 17, 2010

Katherine I. Pedroso, 52, died September 17, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Pedroso was born in Fort Rucker, Alabama and was a lifelong resident of Ft. Pierce. She was a member of Palm Vista Church of God and enjoyed traveling and going to the beach. Survivors include her husband, Earl M. Pedroso of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughter, Amber Ward...

Ernest Leo Callahan, Jr.

Ernest Leo Callahan, Jr.

Sep 17, 2010

Ernest Leo Callahan, Jr., 83, died September 17, 2010 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ernest was born in East Providence, Rhode Island and moved to Ft Pierce in 1985 coming from Cape Cod, MA. Mr. Callahan was a product planner who helped make the machine that makes Dixie Cups. Survivors include his sons, Steven Callahan of Warwick, RI, David Callahan of...

Marian Mae Mill

Marian Mae Mill

Sep 16, 2010

Marian Mae Mill, 84, died September 16, 2010 in Vero Beach, Florida. Mrs. Mill was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and resided in Ft. Pierce, Florida. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Melissa (Arthur) Homan of Ft. Pierce, FL; brother, Allen (Sarah) Bergstrom of Ft. Pierce, FL; nephew, Wayne (Lori) Bergstrom. Services: A memorial service will be held on...

Robert Joe Smith

Robert Joe Smith

Sep 15, 2010

ROBERT JOE SMITH Robert Joe Smith, age 63, died on September 15, 2010, in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born in Fort Pierce and lived here his entire life. He was the owner and operator of Smith Harvesting Company, located in Fort Pierce, for 15 years. He was a NASCAR fan. He is survived by his mother, Evelyn Scott; his...

Edward Christie Burrows

Edward Christie Burrows

Sep 15, 2010

EDWARD C. BURROWS Edward Christie Burrows, 95, died September 15, 2010, in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and was a resident of Fort Pierce since 1955, coming from Saddle River Township, New Jersey. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during WWII, worked for Ryder Truck Lines and was a member of the St. Lucie...

Rosalie Douglass Dill

Rosalie Douglass Dill

Sep 14, 2010

Rosalie Douglass Dill, 84, died September 14, 2010, in Lake Placid, Florida. Rosalie was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was a resident of Fort Pierce for the past 60 years, coming from Charlottesville, Virginia. Before retirement she worked 40 years with the Freedom Communications, Inc, her last position as the Superintendant of Productions for the Fort Pierce Tribune. She was...

Natasha Valsaint

Natasha Valsaint

Sep 13, 2010

Natasha Valsaint Natasha Valsaint, 27, died September 13, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Ms. Valsaint was a lifelong resident of Ft. Pierce, Florida. Natasha worked at Hoping Hands Learning Center. She graduated from Lincoln Park Academy in 2002 and Indian River State College in 2004. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church. Survivors include her father, Fritzma Valsaint and...

Sandra Lou Quigg

Sandra Lou Quigg

Sep 12, 2010

Sandra Lou Quigg Sandra Lou Quigg, 53, died September 12, 2010,in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Ms. Quigg was born in Stuart, Florida and was a lifetime resident of Ft. Pierce. She worked for Summerlin’s Baywood Smoke House. Survivors include her daughter, Samantha Hebert of Georgia; father, Gerald Gerhard of Ft. Pierce, FL; sister, Pamela Dawn Rider of Port St. Lucie, FL;...

Rita M. Rosskopf

Rita M. Rosskopf

Sep 11, 2010

Rita M. Rosskopf, 87, died September 11, 2010, in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Rita was born in Dunville, Newfoundland, Canada, and was a resident of Fort Pierce for the past ten years, coming from Gainesville, Florida. She was a homemaker, worked as a volunteer at Arlington Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland and was a volunteer with Sun Grove Montessori School....

Samuel Franklin Slaughter

Samuel Franklin Slaughter

Sep 11, 2010

Samuel Franklin Slaughter Samuel Franklin Slaughter, 68, died September 11, 2010 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mr. Slaughter was born in Perry, Florida and moved to St. Lucie County 60 plus years ago. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church. Survivors include his sister, Irene Conley of Port St. Lucie, FL. He was preceded in death by his...

Rita M. Rosskopf

Rita M. Rosskopf

Sep 11, 2010

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Alex Morrison

Alex Morrison

Sep 10, 2010

Alex “Pops” Morrison, 77, died September 10, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Morrison was born in Coonbottom, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1957 coming from Fargo, Georgia. He was a supervisor for the St. Lucie County School Board and a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his sons, Darryl Yates and David Yates both of...

Gerald Francis Burns

Gerald Francis Burns

Sep 9, 2010

Gerald Francis Burns, 72, died September 9, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Burns was born in Buffalo, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1979. He was a truck driver and a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his daughter, Kelly McPeak of Vero Beach, FL; sons, Michael Burns of Buffalo, NY, Scott Burns of Ft....

Carolina Porter

Carolina Porter

Sep 7, 2010

Caroline Porter, 81, died September 7, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Porter was born in Staten Island, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1987. She enjoyed knitting, reading and cooking. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Ronald Porter of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughters, Linda Webb of Parker, CO and Dawn Porter of Fort Pierce, FL; son,...

Lorna J. Conkle

Lorna J. Conkle

Sep 6, 2010

Lorna J. Conkle, 89, died September 6, 2010 in Vero Beach, Florida. Mrs. Conkle was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1998 coming from Casselberry, Florida. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Robert A. Conkle of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughter, Nancy Newberry of Augusta, GA; 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She was...