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Andrew Thomas Hatcher

– May 31, 2016

Andrew Thomas Hatcher
Andrew Hatcher

Andrew Thomas Hatcher, 21, of Riverview, Fla., passed away on Memorial Day. On June 2, a rescue dog found him in the woods behind the Covewood subdivision.

Andrew was born in Hobart, Ind., as the second child for Mark D. Hatcher and Laura Kathleen Paul-Hatcher. Andrew is survived by stepfather Robert C. Cone; mother Laura Cone; older brother Addison Forrest Hatcher; aunt Jennifer Paul; aunt Leila Duncan and uncle Richard Paul; as well as loving grandmother Hazel Paul.

He served as an EMT for the Sun City Center Emergency Squad for more than two years.  Andrew loved music, the band Rush, his dog Annabelle. Kind, gentle, quiet and smart, he completed his associate’s degree from Hillsborough Community College while still in high school. He also graduated from the Fire Academy, an experience he loved.

The Memorial Service is Friday, June 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Sun City Center Community Association’s Florida Room off North Pebble Beach Boulevard. Kindly donate to the Sun City Center Emergency Squad in his memory.

 

 
<h3><b>Meredith “Mert” Naayers</b></h3>
<a href="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2016/06/flag-in-color.gif"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13797" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2016/06/flag-in-color-150x150.gif" alt="flag-in-color" width="150" height="150" /></a>Meredith “Mert” Naayers, 84, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away May 31, 2016.

He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a lithographer for Nielsen Lithograph for 29 years and retired from Henningkens Printing.

He is survived by Patricia, his wife of 56 years; sons John (Margaret) Naayers and Thomas Naayers; and three grandchildren.

Funeral Mass with Military Honors will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2016, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 106 11th Ave. N.E., Ruskin. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to LifePath Hospice, 3725 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573 or Sun City Center Emergency Squad, 720 Ray Watson Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573.

Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home.

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<h3><b>William E. ‘Bill’ Rapp</b></h3>
William E. “Bill” Rapp, 83, of Sun City Center, Fla. passed away May 8, 2016. He retired from a career at IBM.

Survivors include Catherine, his wife of 26 years; sons Curtis Rapp and his wife Leigh Ann, and Allen Rapp and his wife Anita; and five grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center.

Memorials may be made  in Bill’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, 14010 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33762-3820.

Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home.

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