Obituaries
OBITUARY: William Warber
January 14, 2022
William A. “Bill” Warber, age 88 of Englewood, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022. He was born on December 1, 1933, in Grand Haven to the late William and Augusta (Gross) Warber. Bill married D…
OBITUARY: Raymond Smedley
January 6, 2022
Raymond Smedley, 81, of Boca Grade passed into eternal life by the grace of God on December 28, 2021.
Ray was a kind-hearted man and philanthropist throughout his life. He gave his time, talen…
OBITUARY: Charles “Charlie” Eugene Mayes Sr.
January 6, 2022
Charles (Charlie) Eugene Mayes, Sr. M.D. passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 82 years old.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years Carol Stacy Mayes and his thre…
OBITUARY: Ariel Spurgeon
December 30, 2021
Ariel Quinn Spurgeon passed away on December 21, 2021 at the age of 30. Daughter, sister, mother, friend and forever mermaid, she is now catching the biggest wave.
Born to Mark and RuthAnn Spu…
Celebration of Life for Ray Smedley
December 30, 2021
Raymond Smedley’s Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, Dec. 30 at 10 a.m. at The Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande.
His obituary is pending.
OBITUARY: Jean Ferguson
December 30, 2021
Jean Dwinell Ferguson, proper to the very last, succumbed to pancreatic cancer on December 16, 2021, exactly two months after her 85th birthday. She rejoins George, her beloved husband of 61 years…
OBITUARY: Obie Baker
December 24, 2021
Oberta “Obie” A. Baker passed away Friday November 19, 2021 in Aurora, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 3, 1936, she was the daughter of Ober and Lealia (Gilbert) Slotterbeck. She grew up in…
OBITUARY: Richard (Dick) Robb
December 24, 2021
Richard George Robb, died early morning on Nov. 9, 2021 in the company of his wife, Nancy and his Labrador Retriever, Ava. He had endured a long illness.
Richard (Dick) was a gentleman who spen…
OBITUARY: Howard Witt
December 18, 2021
Howard B. Witt died quite suddenly of bacterial pneumonia on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He was 81.
Howard is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mar…
OBITUARY: William Keith “Boca Bill” Johnson
December 18, 2021
William Keith Johnson, 60 a.k.a. “Boca Bill” passed away on November 27, 2021. Bill had fought bravely for months, finally succumbing to liver disease.
Many knew Bill as the head painter for Yu…