Milestones

Dec. 9, 2009: Gothard G. Peterson Jr. and Susan C. Peterson, Edgewater; Cliff D. Baker, Oak Hill, and Heather N. Higginbotham, South Daytona; Pietro Capuano, New Smyrna Beach, and Cheryl A. Guarro, Edgewater.

Dec. 8, 2009: Herman J. Behr and Vanessa M. Pierce, Edgewater; Eric R. Stevens and Denielle H. Swann, Edgewater; Ryan A. Mabry and Brenda L. Rivera, Edgewater; Paul K. Nugent, New Smyrna Beach, and Valerie G. Johnson, Ocala.

John Thomas Barnes, 59, of New Smyrna Beach, who worked in the family business, Barnes Motors, for 20 years before going to work for the Volusia County School Board, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.

Frances M. Riess, 92, of Edgewater, a member of Edgewater Baptist Church who enjoyed knitting along with her church activities, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.

Carol Ford Grooms, 87, of New Smyrna Beach, a New York native who moved to Florida and was an active Democrat, having served on the Titusville Shoreline Authority, the Democratic Executive Committee, and as President of the Democratic Women's Club there, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.

Nov. 28, 2009: Richard A. Boulton II and Jennifer A. Purcell, Edgewater.

Nov. 27, 2009: Jeremy R. Kokin and Jocelyn N. Biro, New Smyrna Beach; Samuel R. Baity and Krystel-Ann D. Groh, Edgewater; John R. Travers and Martha L. Wean, Edgewater.

Nov. 26, 2009: Kevin P. Cassily and Terri L. Kolmetz, New Smyrna Beach.

Nov. 25, 2009: Scott R. Canfield and Courtney B. Wilson, New Smyrna Beach.

Nov. 24, 2009: Ritchie L. Martin and Amy M. Curry, Edgewater.

Nov. 11, 2009: Conan S. Mitchell and Katie K. Malia, New Smyrna Beach; Salvatore J. Caruso and Roxanne P. Thompson, Oak Hill; John N. Mills and Sandra J. Morgan, Edgewater.

Joseph Thompson Jr., 82, of New Smyrna Beach, a retired inventory control supervisor for Corning Glass Co., Walpole, Mass., died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009.

Bruce Lee Johnston, 52, of New Smyrna Beach, owner and operator of Goldfinger Furniture Restoration, Stripping and Refinishing, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

Thomas William Ravenscroft, 59, of Edgewater, a trucker, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

Irene W. Vontobel, 93, of New Smyrna Beach, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

George Bryant M. Lawrence, 76, of New Smyrna Beach, an aerospace engineer, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.

Stephanie Adams, 55, of New Smyrna Beach, a cook, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.

Betty J. Overstreet, 82, of New Smyrna Beach, a homemaker, born in Oil City, Pa., who moved to the area at the age of 8, and attended
Wichita State University, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.

Nov. 7, 2009: Joshua C. Struble and Lynnette M. Gross, Edgewater.

Nov. 3, 2008: Tony D. Clark and Elizabeth A. Butler, New Smyrna Beach; Robert A. Heer and Tonja L. Lockhart, New Smyrna Beach; Phillip J. Meese, Port Orange, and Desiree L. Boyer, New Smyrna Beach.