Mr. Mark Stover

Mark Edward Stover, 60, of Kissimmee, Florida, passed away, Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Mark was born November 4, 1956 in Louisville, KY to Earl and Betty Stover. He graduated from DeSales Catholic High School in 1975 and from the Baptist College of Florida in 2004. On September 13, 1986, he married Joy Harrell (Stover) in Cocoa Beach, FL. Mark was employed as a hotel manager prior to his illnesses. He pastored St. Mark's Baptist Church in St. Mark's Florida (2005-2006).  Since 2013, he worked at Sea World in Orlando, while caring for his aging mom. Mark enjoyed NASCAR, reading, and had an incredible passion for animals.  Mark is survived by his two daughters, Jennifer Marie and Brittany Megan of Tallahassee, FL; son Jordan Ryan and his fiancée, Rebekah Blackley of Tallahassee, FL; his mother, Betty Conner Stover of Kissimmee, FL; sisters Linda Stover Wright of Orlando, FL, and Cheri Stover Rausch of Orlando, FL; brother Raymond Stanley Stover, Louisville, KY; and forever friend, Joy Harrell (Stover). He is preceded in death by his father, Earl Edward Stover.  A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, June 10 at Canopy Roads Baptist Church, 925 Bannerman Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312. Pastor Matt Hall will be officiating, a reception will follow.  In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to Hands of Hope Nicaraguan Ministry.  Please mail checks to Canopy Roads Baptist Church and in the memo line, put IMO Mark Stover -H4H