Loretta L Paikos

Loretta L. Paikos, 77, of Lecanto, FL passed away December 25,2018 at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville. She was born in Muncie, IN on July 26, 1941 to the late Charles and Pauline (Morgan) Russell. Loretta was an owner of her own bar, and arrived in the area in 1992, coming from Oxford, MA. She was a Methodist by faith, and loved taking road trips, reading, going to the beach, spending time with her grandkids, and loved her grand dogs. She was preceded in death by her husband Henry K. Paikos in 2014, 3 brothers, Frank, Joseph, and Jerry Russell, and 1 sister, Joyce Leight. Survivors include her daughters, Lori Greene and her husband David of Homosassa Springs, FL, Kim Anders and her husband Rick of Melbourne, FL; son Edward McManus of Oregon; brothers Fred Russell and Charles “Bud” Russell; 2 grandchildren Jesse Greene and his wife Ashly, and Cody Bergstrom; and 2 great grandchildren, Channing and Hank. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Loretta will be held at the Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church on Saturday, January 12, 10:00 A.M. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness, FL is assisting the family with arrangements.