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Sep 5, 2017You can also search for previous obituaries here.LAKEHorner Jimmy J., 76, of Tavares, died Saturday, September 2, 2017. HAMLIN & HILBISH FUNERAL DIRECTORS, Eustis. 352-357-4193 hamlinhilbish.comBallard John H., 28, of Lady Lake, died Thursday, August 31, 2017. Osceola Memory Gardens, St. Cloud. 407-957-2511ORANGESmukall Michael Franklin, 63, of Orlando, died Thursday, August 31, 2017. Robert Bryant Funeral Home, Orlando. 407-240-6080Gaffney Eleanor ‘”Ellie Mae”’, 92, of Winter Garden, died Sunday, September 3, 2017. Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Gotha. 407-293-1361Calley Linda M., 59, of Orlando, died Sunday, August 27, 2017. Robert Bryant Funeral Home, Orlando. 407-240-6080OSCEOLACoffman Jane Lucille Gibbs Coffman - Jane Coffman (1932-2017) of Kissimmee, FL, passed away Sept. 2, 2017 at the age of 84. Born in Carnegie, PA on May 3, 1933 to James and Estelle (Jean) Gibbs, now deceased. Jane is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Bill Coffman and her brother Jimmy and wife Eva Gibbs, of Texas. She is survived by her brother Harold (wife Irene) Gibbs of Texas, and brother Joe (wife Alice) Gibbs of Maryland. Her children: daughter Linda and husband Phil Downs (deceased), daughter Leslie and husband Jimmy Chapman, son Billy and wife Pam Coffman, daughter Tricia and husband Jim Herman; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. In Carnegie, PA she began raising her family before moving to Kissimmee, FL in 1963. Once her children were in school Jane worked at the Kissimmee Livestock Market and volunteered at Johnson University, Kissimmee. Jane was an active member of the First Christian Church of Kissimmee, serving on the Mission Committee, Women’s Circle, and in the nursery. In 2003, she became a charter member of the newly formed Canoe Creek Christian Church and was active with VBS. Jane’s favorite holiday was Christmas, and she maintained a room in her home dedicated to the holiday year round. She attended as many of her grandchildren’s and great-grandchildren’s sporting events and activities as she could, and wa... (Orlando Sentinel)