Spurlin obituaries: Florida
An index of 36 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Florida, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.
Sourcing: mixed 28 news · 28 genealogy
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1900–1949
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie H. Spurlin | — | 23 Mar 1922 | Pensacola | known in Pensacola's fishing community | The Pensacola Journal (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[1]; The Pensacola Journal (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[2] |
| George Spurlin | — | July 1949 | Penney Farms | University of Kentucky graduate; Penney Farms cattle manager; school board member | The Clay County Crescent (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[3] |
1950–1999
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Monroe Spurlin | — | 10 Sept 1960 | Miami | The Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive)[4] | |
| Monroe Spurlin | — | 18 Mar 1966 | Miami | The Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive)[5] | |
| Loula B. Spurlin | 1903 | 16 Feb 1981 | Penney Farms | Berea College graduate (1922); longtime Penney Farms resident | The Clay County Crescent (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[6] |
| Rosa Lee Spurlin | — | June 1981 | DeFuniak Springs | The Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive)[7] | |
| Russell Marion Spurlin III | — | 8 May 1989 | Ocoee | construction worker | The West Orange Times (Winter Garden, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[8] |
| Elizabeth Spurlin | — | 20 June 1997 | Apopka | worked in the electronics industry | The Apopka Chief (Apopka, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[9] |
2000–2009
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Spurlin | — | 9 June 2000 | Altamonte Springs | U.S. Army major; World War II and Korean War veteran | The Apopka Chief (Apopka, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[10] |
| James H. "Tiny" Spurlin | 8 Aug 1945 | 26 Oct 2003 | Dade City | joined U.S. Navy in 1963; longtime Fafnir Bearing employee | Pasco News (Dade City, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[11] |
| Willie Ferrell "Cricket" Spurlin II | — | 9 Mar 2008 | Cross City | water plant manager for the town of Cross City | Levy County Citizen (chronicleonline.com)[12]; Taco Times (Perry, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[13]; Levy County Journal (Bronson, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[14]; Gilchrist County Journal (Trenton, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[15] |
2010–2019
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack C. Spurlin | 1943 | 23 Aug 2011 | retired from FMC Corporation after 30-plus years | A Life Tribute Funeral Care - Largo (Altogether funeral network)[16]; A Life Tribute Funeral Care - Largo (via Tribute Archive)[17] | |
| Bradley Barrett Spurlin | — | 5 Apr 2012 | Tampa | MacDonald Funeral Home & Cremation Services[18] | |
| Sally Irene (Hall) Spurlin | 1 Nov 1934 | 4 Aug 2012 | Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[19]; The West Orange Times (Winter Garden, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[20] | ||
| Eddie Spurlin | 22 July 1954 | 14 Oct 2012 | Tampa | U.S. Air Force veteran (1974-1978) | MacDonald Funeral Home & Cremation Services[21] |
| Debbie May (Spurlin) Garza | 9 Jan 1955 | 15 Dec 2013 | Okeechobee | Okeechobee News (Okeechobee, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[22] | |
| Linda (Goodrich) Spurlin | 21 May 1945 | 26 June 2014 | Zephyrhills | former certified nursing assistant in Connecticut | Hodges Family Funeral Home (Dade City, FL)[23] |
| Patricia (Windham) Spurlin | 26 Jan 1929 | 25 Aug 2014 | Palm Beach County | certified nurse aide in Eldora, Iowa; Eldora Public Library worker | Creps-Abels Funeral Home (Abels Funeral and Cremation Service)[24]; Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa)[25]; Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa)[26] |
| Frances (Spurlin) Allan | 19 Aug 1918 | 7 Nov 2014 | Panama City | Georgia State College for Women graduate | The News Herald (Panama City, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[27]; The News Herald (Panama City, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[28] |
| Helen Margaret Cassada Spurlin | 4 Apr 1910 | 10 Nov 2014 | Orange Park | Hardage-Giddens Rivermead Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[29]; Arch L. Heady at Resthaven (Dignity Memorial)[30]; Resthaven Memorial Park (Dignity Memorial)[31] | |
| Dorothy Mae (Spurlin) Andrews | 19 Jan 1936 | 15 Dec 2014 | Clewiston | Glades County Democrat (Moore Haven, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[32]; The Clewiston News (Clewiston, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[33]; The Sun (Belle Glade, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[34] | |
| Donald Wayne Spurlin | 2 July 1936 | 18 Feb 2016 | Leesburg | U.S. Navy 1954-1962; retired savings and loan president (Greensburg, Ind.) | Beyers Funeral Home and Crematory (via Tribute Archive)[35]; Greensburg Daily News[36] |
| Eddie "Pete" V. Spurlin | 14 Dec 1933 | 29 Nov 2016 | construction worker; church deacon | Loomis Family Funeral Home (Apopka, FL)[37] | |
| Dolores Ann Marie Spurlin | 26 Dec 1941 | 31 May 2017 | Orlando | Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home[38]; Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive)[39] | |
| Ann E. Spurlin | — | 14 Oct 2017 | Melbourne | Hometown News (Melbourne, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[40] | |
| Glen Frank Spurlin | 29 Mar 1942 | 26 Sept 2018 | Lakeland | Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes (Lakeland, FL)[41] | |
| Estel Lee Spurlin | 19 Sept 1938 | 24 Nov 2019 | Longwood | residential and roofing contractor | Loomis Family Funeral Home (Apopka, FL)[42] |
2020–present
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Brian Spurlin | 19 Nov 1960 | 18 Mar 2020 | Apopka | Loomis Family Funeral Home (Apopka, FL)[43] | |
| Roy Lee Spurlin Sr. | 11 Nov 1944 | 6 Sept 2020 | Panama City Beach | retired from AIG Insurance (2001) | Southerland Family Funeral Homes and Crematory (via Tribute Archive)[44]; The News Herald (Panama City, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[45] |
| Betty Louise (Weston) Spurlin | 4 May 1938 | 19 Nov 2021 | Winter Haven | Steele's Family Funeral Services (via Tribute Archive)[46]; Steele's Family Funeral Services (Altogether funeral network)[47] | |
| Huey Bennie Spurlin | 4 Dec 1936 | 6 Feb 2022 | Winter Haven | retired building official, City of Winter Haven | Steele's Family Funeral Services (via Tribute Archive)[48]; Steele's Family Funeral Services (Altogether funeral network)[49] |
| Robert Edward Spurlin | 1 Feb 1953 | 30 Dec 2022 | ScrivensJohnson Mortuary and Crematorium (via Tribute Archive)[50] | ||
| Gerald Lindsey Spurlin | 30 Jan 1936 | 19 Oct 2023 | Green Cove Springs | retired from U.S. Navy; later worked at American CoolAir | Broadus-Raines Funeral Home[51]; Clay Today (Fleming Island, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library)[52] |
| Stephen Fred Spurlin | 3 May 1949 | 12 Dec 2023 | Fuller Metz Cremation & Funeral Services[53]; Fuller Metz Cremation & Funeral Services (via Tribute Archive)[54] | ||
| Sean Patrick Spurlin | 15 Dec 1993 | 29 Nov 2024 | Gotha | Brewer & Sons Funeral Home, Clermont Chapel (via Tribute Archive)[55] | |
| MarySue (Dean) Spurlin | 12 Jan 1947 | 12 Nov 2025 | Jacksonville | Barnett Bank senior vice president | Patterson Cremation & Funeral Service (via Tribute Archive)[56] |
See also
- Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
An archival index of 710 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices. - Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins. - Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.
References
- ↑ The Pensacola Journal, March 24, 1922 — The Pensacola Journal (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); obituary; OCR gives death as Thursday, March 23rd, at his home News
- ↑ Image 2 of The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, Fla.), March 24, 1922 — The Pensacola Journal (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); obituary; died at his home Thursday, March 23; Salvation Army funeral News
- ↑ The Clay County Crescent, July 14, 1949 — The Clay County Crescent (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); funeral report; died at his Alabama ranch in early July 1949 (day illegible in scan) News
- ↑ The Elba Clipper, issue file 1960_09_15 — The Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive); formerly of Elba News
- ↑ The Elba Clipper, issue file 1966_03_31 — The Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive); Elba native; buried in Elba News
- ↑ The Clay County Crescent, February 26, 1981 — The Clay County Crescent (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); 'In Memoriam' item; born in Blandville, Ky. News
- ↑ The Elba Clipper, issue file 1981_07_02 — The Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive); funeral 28 Jun 1981 at Elba News
- ↑ The West Orange Times, May 18, 1989 — The West Orange Times (Winter Garden, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); born in Miami News
- ↑ The Apopka Chief, June 27, 1997 — The Apopka Chief (Apopka, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); born in Chattanooga, Tenn. News
- ↑ The Apopka Chief, June 16, 2000 — The Apopka Chief (Apopka, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); born in Lake Weir, Fla. News
- ↑ Pasco News, October 30, 2003 — Pasco News (Dade City, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); OCR text garbled; name, dates and town read from the page image (p. 5); born in Akron, Ohio; formerly of Middletown, Conn. News
- ↑ Willie Ferrell — Levy County Citizen (chronicleonline.com); published Mar. 13, 2008 News
- ↑ Taco Times, March 12, 2008 — Taco Times (Perry, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library) News
- ↑ Levy County Journal, March 13, 2008 — Levy County Journal (Bronson, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library) News
- ↑ Gilchrist County Journal, March 20, 2008 — Gilchrist County Journal (Trenton, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library) News
- ↑ Mack C. Spurlin Obituary Aug 23, 2011 — A Life Tribute Funeral Care - Largo (Altogether funeral network); header birth date (Aug. 18, 1943) differs from the text (May 18, 1943); born in Severn, Md.; died in St. Petersburg; residence not stated (listing location Largo) Genealogy
- ↑ Mack Spurlin Obituary / 1943 - 2011 / Largo, FL — A Life Tribute Funeral Care - Largo (via Tribute Archive) Genealogy
- ↑ Bradley B. Spurlin Obituary Apr 5, 2012 — MacDonald Funeral Home & Cremation Services; born in the Philippines; died at his home in Tampa Genealogy
- ↑ Irene Spurlin Obituary - Winter Garden, FL — Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial); listed as Irene H. Spurlin; born in Doerun, Ga.; moved to Ocoee, Fla., in 1942; residence at death not stated Genealogy
- ↑ The West Orange Times, August 9, 2012 — The West Orange Times (Winter Garden, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library) News
- ↑ Eddie Spurlin Obituary Oct 14, 2012 — MacDonald Funeral Home & Cremation Services; born in Baltimore, Md.; died at his home in Tampa Genealogy
- ↑ Okeechobee News, December 25, 2013 — Okeechobee News (Okeechobee, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); obituary on p. 6; born in Miami News
- ↑ Linda Spurlin Obituary Jun 26, 2014 — Hodges Family Funeral Home (Dade City, FL); born in New Britain, Conn.; Goodrich is her maiden name Genealogy
- ↑ Patricia Spurlin Obituary — Creps-Abels Funeral Home (Abels Funeral and Cremation Service); died in Palm Beach County, Fla.; residence at death not stated; lived in Union, Iowa, from 1950 Genealogy
- ↑ Patricia Spurlin, 85 — Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa); published Aug. 27, 2014 News
- ↑ Patricia Spurlin, 85 — Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa); memorial-service notice, Sept. 14, 2014 News
- ↑ The News Herald, November 9, 2014 — The News Herald (Panama City, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); full obituary; printed as Frances Spurlin Allan; born in Tampa News
- ↑ The News Herald, November 8, 2014 — The News Herald (Panama City, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); death notice News
- ↑ Helen Spurlin Obituary - Orange Park, FL — Hardage-Giddens Rivermead Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial); brief notice, dates only Genealogy
- ↑ Helen Spurlin Obituary - Louisville, KY — Arch L. Heady at Resthaven (Dignity Memorial); brief notice as Helen Margaret Spurlin; gives Orange Park, Fla., as place of death; also indexed in ky.json Genealogy
- ↑ Margaret Spurlin Obituary - Louisville, KY — Resthaven Memorial Park (Dignity Memorial); listing as Margaret Spurlin with the same dates Genealogy
- ↑ Glades County Democrat, December 25, 2014 — Glades County Democrat (Moore Haven, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); born in Baker, Fla.; Clewiston resident since 1943 News
- ↑ The Clewiston News, December 25, 2014 — The Clewiston News (Clewiston, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library) News
- ↑ The Sun, December 25, 2014 — The Sun (Belle Glade, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library) News
- ↑ Donald Spurlin Obituary / 1936 - 2016 / Leesburg, FL — Beyers Funeral Home and Crematory (via Tribute Archive); born in New Salem, Ind. Genealogy
- ↑ Donald Wayne Spurlin, 79 Obituary / 1936 - 2016 / Greensburg Daily News — Greensburg Daily News; also indexed in in-il.json News
- ↑ Mr. Eddie "Pete" V. Spurlin Obituary Nov 29, 2016 — Loomis Family Funeral Home (Apopka, FL); born in Cockeysville, Md.; town of residence not stated; age computed from printed dates Genealogy
- ↑ Dolores Spurlin Obituary May 31, 2017 — Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home; printed as Dolores A. Spurlin Genealogy
- ↑ Dolores Ann Marie Spurlin Obituary / 1941 - 2017 / Winter Garden, FL — Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive); listing gives the full name Genealogy
- ↑ Hometown News (Melbourne), October 27, 2017 — Hometown News (Melbourne, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); brief death notice on p. 19; arrangements by Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home News
- ↑ Glen Frank Spurlin Obituary Sep 26, 2018 — Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes (Lakeland, FL); born in Elba, Ala. Genealogy
- ↑ Mr. Estel Spurlin Obituary Nov 24, 2019 — Loomis Family Funeral Home (Apopka, FL); born in Cockeysville, Md. Genealogy
- ↑ Mr. Steven Brian Spurlin Obituary Mar 18, 2020 — Loomis Family Funeral Home (Apopka, FL) Genealogy
- ↑ Roy Lee Spurlin Obituary / 1944 - 2020 / Panama City, FL — Southerland Family Funeral Homes and Crematory (via Tribute Archive); text prints Roy L Spurlin Sr.; born in Columbus, Ga.; formerly of Phenix City, Ala. Genealogy
- ↑ The News Herald, September 13, 2020 — The News Herald (Panama City, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library) News
- ↑ Betty Louise Spurlin Obituary / 1938 - 2021 / Winter Haven, FL — Steele's Family Funeral Services (via Tribute Archive); born in Winter Haven; Weston is her maiden name Genealogy
- ↑ Betty Louise Spurlin Obituary Nov 19, 2021 — Steele's Family Funeral Services (Altogether funeral network) Genealogy
- ↑ Huey Bennie Spurlin Obituary / 1936 - 2022 / Winter Haven, FL — Steele's Family Funeral Services (via Tribute Archive); born in Opp, Ala.; age computed from printed dates Genealogy
- ↑ Huey Bennie Spurlin Obituary Feb 6, 2022 — Steele's Family Funeral Services (Altogether funeral network) Genealogy
- ↑ Robert Edward Spurlin Obituary / 1953 - 2022 / Tampa, FL — ScrivensJohnson Mortuary and Crematorium (via Tribute Archive); listing with dates only; residence not stated (listing location Tampa) Genealogy
- ↑ Gerald L. Spurlin Obituary October 19, 2023 — Broadus-Raines Funeral Home; printed as Gerald L. Spurlin; born in Palatka, Fla. Genealogy
- ↑ Clay Today, October 26, 2023 — Clay Today (Fleming Island, Fla.) (via UF Digital Collections, Florida Digital Newspaper Library); brief notice with full middle name News
- ↑ Obituary information for Stephen Fred Spurlin — Fuller Metz Cremation & Funeral Services; listing with dates only; no obituary text published Genealogy
- ↑ Stephen Fred Spurlin Obituary / 1949 - 2023 / Cape Coral, FL — Fuller Metz Cremation & Funeral Services (via Tribute Archive); listing only; residence not stated (listing location Cape Coral) Genealogy
- ↑ Sean Patrick Spurlin Obituary / 1993 - 2024 / Clermont, FL — Brewer & Sons Funeral Home, Clermont Chapel (via Tribute Archive) Genealogy
- ↑ MarySue Dean Spurlin Obituary / 1947 - 2025 / Jacksonville, FL — Patterson Cremation & Funeral Service (via Tribute Archive); born in Tallahassee; grew up in Jacksonville; residence per listing location Genealogy
Last reviewed 2026-09-26.