Mr. Douglas D. Naylor Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

The Service of Remembrance for Mr. Douglas Dale Naylor, age 63, of Inverness, Florida, will be held 3:00 PM, Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes with Reverend Randy Wonders officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Sunday at the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes. Mr. Naylor was born August 18, 1953 in Inverness, Florida, son of the late Denny and Ruth (VanNess) Naylor. He died April 19, 2017 in Inverness, FL. Mr. Naylor worked as a lineman for Withlacoochee Electric Company. He was passionate about farming and liked to fish. Mr. Naylor was a member of Hernando Historical Society, the Hernando Heritage Council, and the Citrus County Cattleman's Association. Mr. Naylor was preceded in death by his brother, Terry and sister, Monteray. Survivors include wife, Sandra Naylor of Inverness, FL, 2 sons, Joe Naylor and his wife Christi of Pinehurst, NC, and Steven Ballard of Tampa, FL, 1 daughter, Shawn Graham and her husband Del of Dade City, FL, 1 brother, Cecil Naylor of Trenton, FL, 1 sister, Linda Stone of Kissimee, FL, and 7 grandchildren. Mr. Naylor is also survived by Doc and Marie Dumas, whom he thought of as parents, along with a large extended family and many close friends. The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of memorial donations to Sharing Hope for a Cure, an organization founded by his granddaughter, at sharinghopeforacure.org or via mail to Sharing Hope for a Cure, 12937 Hobbs Road, Dade City, FL 33525. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory.

Mr. Douglas D. Naylor

August 18, 1953 - April 19, 2017