Florida Obituary and Death Notice Archive

Florida Obituary and Death Notice Archive

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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Lola Roppel
Lola Roppel, 77, a Cedar Key artist and a founding member of the Cedar Key Poets, died January 19 in Gainesville, FL. "She painted as long as she could, and she was content as long as she could paint," said her daughter Meredith Henry.
Opening an accordion file of papers in search of examples of her mother's poetry, Meredith exclaimed, "It smells like Lola!" Inhaling deeply, Meredith added, "Estee Lauder's YOUTH DEW, and cigarettes!"
Born Lola Burkowsky in Brooklyn, NY, in 1930, she met her husband Richard Meredith Roppel in Washington, D.C. in 1949. Dick spotted Lola's work in a D. C. gallery, they met, and they remained together until Dick's death in 1996.
Before retiring to Cedar Key in 1982, the couple lived in New Haven, CT, where both attended Yale University, and in Columbus, OH; Savannah, GA; and East Lansing, MI. While Dick completed graduate study and was employed as a biophysicist, Lola continued to study and to paint.
"They loved one another very much, although they were polar opposites," said Lola and Dick's daughter Laurie Frottier. "She had a very open mind - and he had some pretty strange ideas. She was grounded in reality; he was the absent-minded professor."
At the Yale University School of Design, Lola studied with Josef Albers and Bernard Chaet. She studied also at the Art Students League in New York and with Hoyt L. Sherman and Sidney Chafetz at Ohio State University.
Lola often painted from a distinctive stance, her daughter Meredith recalled, folding at the waist and working on the floor (rather than on a table or easel) with large, loose strokes. In later years, she worked on a smaller scale, principally in watercolor.
Asked if he thought Lola could have painted in watercolor as well as in acrylics from her bent-at-the-waist stance, the Gainesville framer Don Cavanaugh said, "Lola was a determined little lady. If she wanted to do it, she'd do it."
In addition to Lola and Dick's daughter Meredith, of Gainesville, and their son Thaddeus Roppel, of Auburn, AL, Lola is survived by Meredith's daughter, Rebekkah Carney, Rebekkah's husband Ben, and Rebekkah and Ben's soon-to-be-adoptive son Shannon Moore, all of Bloomsbury, NJ,; by Meredith's long-time sweetheart Charlie Hyde; and by Thaddeus's wife Tammy and their daughter Sara.
Lola and Dick's second daughter was born in New Haven and raised by an adoptive family in Guilford, CT. In 1983, that daughter - now Laurie Frottier of Wellfleet, MA - located and reunited with Lola and Dick. Lola is survived also by Laurie's husband Jean Frottier and children Emmett Lynn, Adra Grace Lynn, and Annalise Frottier.
Meredith Henry is organizing a memorial celebration of Lola and Dick Roppel's lives, to take place in Cedar Key.

James D. "Jimmy" Farrell
James D. "Jimmy" Farrell, 75, passed away at his home in Cedar Key. Born in Chapel Hill, NC he has been in the area for 10 years.
He served in the US Navy and was a police officer with the Chapel Hill, NC Police Dept for 15 years.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Farrell of Cedar Key, daughter Amy Probst of Tallahassee, step sons John Foreman and Andy Foreman, both of NC, sister Marion Lamson of NC, brother Hubert Farrell of NJ and 4 grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the care of Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 1301 N. Young Blvd. Chiefland.

Louise Hendrix Myers
Louise Hendrix Myers, 96, died May 29, 2007, while she and her daughter were visiting family in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Born April 3, 1911 in Atlanta, Ga., she and her family moved to Daytona Beach in 1944. Louise lived in Ormond beach from 1946 until1988 when she moved to Bishop`s Glen, a retirement community in Holly Hill, Fl. In May, 2006, she moved to Cody, Wy., to be with daughter Barbara.
Louise was a charter member of the Ormond Beach Methodist Church and, in later years, a member of the Riverview Methodist Church in Ormond Beach. While in Cody she attended Christ Episcopal Church. Her ministry included support for those less fortunate and frequent visits to residents in assisted living and the nursing home at Bishop`s Glen. She was an active member of the Florida Federation of the Blind.
She will be remembered as a wonderful mother and grandmother with a zest for life and travel. Her banana pudding is legendary and she was unbeatable at checkers! She was preceded in death by husbands Maurice Hendrix Sr., Raymond Myers and brother, Edwin Braswell. She is survived by sons Maurice(Jan), Cedar Key, Robert (Pat), Gainesville and daughter Barbara Egan of Cody, Wy., nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and one greart great-grand-child.
A memorial service will be held at Hillside Cemetery, Ormond Beach on June 23, 2007 at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Florida Methodist Children`s Home, 51 Main St., Enterprise, Fl. 32725 (386) 669-4774.

Doris Corene Brogren
1936-2007
Doris Corene (Birch) Brogren,born September 8, 1936 in French Lick, IN and died June 1, 2007 in Gainesville, FL. Husband Erik; daughter Kemberly (Robert) Johnson; grandson Noah and granddaughter Hannah; stepsons Sven (Sandi) and Lars (Betty).
Loving wife and mother, and adoring grandmother, Doris lived a full and adventurouslife. She enjoyed taking risks and asking "What if?" as well as supporting those less fortunate. Seeing things not always seen by others she eJjoyed following the paths less traveled. This was also true in the people she held closest to her. An only child, Doris was close to her extended family members often taking the role of sister, aunt, mother,and substitute grandmother.
A "Teachers` Teacher," Doris began teaching English at Southport High School in Indianapolis, IN and then at the Indiana University Laboratory School in Bloomington,IN. In 1968 she moved to Elmhurst, IL and began teaching at York Community High School, where she taught for twenty years. During her tenure at York she developed a Unified Studies course for juniors which combined American Literature and History. This course was to educate the students on the importance of the two topics and, more importantly, how they were interwoven which made the topics more interesting and fun.
She will be missed by many cousins and other relatives as well as friends and former students that kept in touch with her through the years.
A memorial service will be held in the future. Gifts in her name may be made to the Pioneer Center for Human Services, 4001 Dayton Street, McHemy, IT..60050 or to Doctors Without Borders USA, P.O. Box 5030, Hagerstown,MD 21741-5030.

Mary Hale Mizell
Mary Hale Mizell of Cedar Key passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at her childhood home in Cedar Key.
Mrs. Mizell was born in Cedar Key in 1910 to Ida Little Hale and William Henry Hale, and attended Cedar Key School and Florida State College for Women. After graduating, she returned to Cedar Key to teach the fifth grade. She married John Keener Mizell of Gainesville in 1932 and soon after moved to Leesburg, Florida.
After her mother died in 1978, she returned to Cedar Key and renovated her family's historic home. She contributed her gardening expertise to the grounds of Christ Episcopal Church and her knowledge of Cedar Key history to the Cedar Key Historical Society and to several publications about Cedar Key. Mrs. Mizell was a member of Christ Episcopal Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Mizell of Baltimore; a sister and brother-in-law, Janet and Bill Betts of Cedar Key; and a niece and nephew, Jane Betts Ireland of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Charles Hale Betts of Washington, DC.
A service was held Sunday, January 6, at Christ Episcopal Church of Cedar Key. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Haven Hospice of the Tri-Counties, 311 NE 9th Street, Chiefland, FL 32626.
Arrangements were under the direction of Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services Chiefland, 1301 N. Young Blvd. Chiefland, FL 32626.

Dorothy L. Long
Dorothy L. Long, 91 of Cedar Key, passed away Jan. 25 at her home. She was born in Grafton, Ohio and was a retired artist.
She is survived by her daughters, Helen Wall of Pinellas Park, Gail Elton of Cedar Key, and Cheryl Long of New Port Richey, sons Paul Long of Pinellas Park and Clifford Long of Inverness, 17 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband Paul Earl Long.
Arrangements are under the care of Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 1301 N. Young Blvd., Chiefland, FL

Tracey Daris Stevens
Funeral services for Tracey Daris Stevens will take place at 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at the Cedar Key United Methodist Church. Visitation will take place from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 1 at Knauff Funeral Home, 715 W. Park Ave., Chiefland.
Tracey Daris Stevens died Saturday, March 29, 2008. He was 40 years old.
He was born July 21, 1967 to John and Margie Stevens in Gainesville. He lived in the Cedar Key community for 15 years and spent the majority of his life here. He was of the Baptist faith and attended church in Inglis. He enjoyed mud bogging, hunting, and he worked out of Cedar Key as an oysterman as well as working in the clam industry.
He is survived by his father, John Robert Stevens and his wife Celeste; his mother, Margie Stevens; daughter, Jessi; brother, George Stevens; sister, Vicki Davis and her husband Eddie; nieces, Shelby Davis and Breonna Bristow; and many friends.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Knauff Funeral Home in Chiefland. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 2 at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Cedar Key with Rev. Clark Reichert and Rev. Bobby Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Key Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care of Knauff Funeral Home of Chiefland.

Sherry Elaine Sparkman Ezzell
Sherry Elaine Sparkman Ezzell of Old Town passed away Sunday, February 3, 2008 as a result of a car accident in Chiefland. She was 32 years old.
Mrs. Ezzell was born in Jacksonville and lived in Chiefland from 1994 to July 2007 when she moved to Old Town with her family. She was a homemaker and a member of the Hardeetown Baptist Church in Chiefland. She was a member of the National Guard Reserves.
She is survived by her husband of 10 years, Fred Ezzell of Old Town; her two sons, James Perry Ezzel and Walter Lee Ezzell, both of Old Town; her parents Rev. & Mrs. Stanley & Nancy Sparkman of Sebastian, FL, formerly of Cedar Key; sister Kori Chin of England; brothers Shawn Sparkman of Boston, MA, Benjamin Sparkman of West Palm Beach, FL, and Joseph Sparkman of Sebastian, FL; and her grandmothers, Ruth Sparkman of Vero Beach, FL and Beverly Cooley of Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Memorial services will be Friday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Hardeetown Baptist Church with Rev. Travis Hudson officiating.
Arrangements are under the care of Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 1301 N. Young Blvd, Chiefland.

Lucile Watson Rogers
Lucile Watson Rogers of Cedar Key passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2007 in Cedar Key. She was 95 years old.
Mrs. Rogers was born in Cedar Key on May 30, 1912 to Joseph E. and Mattie V. Watson. She graduated from Cedar Key High School, attended Florida State College for Women and then graduated from Florida Southern College.
She married Clifton Bertl Rogers, also of Cedar Key, in 1935. He predeceased her in 1981. She taught school for 36 years in Cedar Key and Wildwood. She was a member of Cedar Key United Methodist Church, Delta Kappa Gamma and the Cedar Key Woman`s Club.
Mrs. Rogers is survived by her daughter, Sonya Rogers Judy, son-in-law, Richard H. Judy of Cedar Key, and two granddaughters and their families - Dace and Russell Ashcraft and their children Alexandra, Caroline and Carter of Darien, CT; Jolie and Heath Davis and children Lauren and Sarah Bartholemy of Cedar Key.
Visitation will take place Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 4-6 p.m. at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 1301 N. Young Blvd in Chiefland.
Services will be held Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. at Cedar Key United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Cedar Key United Methodist Church, P.O Box 338, Cedar Key, FL 32625 or to Haven Hospice of the Tri Counties, 311 NE 9th Street, Chiefland, FL 32626.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services of Chiefland.