Connie Mae Felton was a loving
wife, mother, sister, and aunt, as well as a friend to many.
She left this world suddenly at
home on Wednesday March 16, 2022 at the age of 53. Connie was born in Ohio
to the late Charles and Linda Hysell on November 7, 1968. She spent most
of her life living in the suburbs of Miami, Florida until moving to the Central
Florida town of Mount Dora in 2013. During her professional career Connie
worked for many different companies but the job that was the most satisfying to
her was the 12 years she worked as a planner/scheduler for the South Florida
Water Management District. Connie worked there from 2006 until health issues
made her have to take a medical retirement in 2018. She suffered from a host
ailments over the course of the last four years but she always tried to have a
happy disposition and a smile on her face when she was around her family and
friends.
Connie loved to travel and when
her health permitted, she often enjoyed talking long car rides all over the
state of Florida and other neighboring states. She also loved listening to
country music and really liked taking long car rides because she knew that she
could enjoy hearing hours of commercial free classic country music on satellite
radio while riding shotgun in the car with her beloved husband
Buck. Connie also tried to travel once a year by plane to visit her
daughter and son in law in Texas. Connie’s favorite time of the year was
Fall because that’s when football season starts and on most Autumn weekend
afternoons she could be found in her living room cheering and sometimes cussing
at the television while watching her beloved and sometimes disappointing Miami
Hurricanes and Miami Dolphins while they played on the gridiron.
Connie is survived by her
loving companion, caregiver and husband of 17 years William L. Felton Jr.
(Buck) of Mount Dora, FL; her daughter Kalinda and son-in-law Lew Ortiz of
San Antonio, TX; her beloved niece and nephew Steven and Stephanie Krantz, both
of Fort Pierce, FL; her mother-in-law Cookie Felton; her nieces and nephews
Ali, Jordan Beau Logan, Caylee; and several grand nieces and nephews. Connie
always said that she didn’t want people to cry and fuss over her when she
passed, and she certainly didn’t want to have a traditional funeral. She wanted
to be cremated and her remains to be spread over her beloved
Everglades. Her family is going to respect her wishes but we may plan a
small gathering of family and close friends for a celebration of life
ceremony/party in the future
