Holly Denise Gordon

Holly Denise Gordon obituary, Apopka, FL

Holly Denise Gordon

Holly Gordon Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Baldwin Brothers Funerals & Cremation Society - Tavares on Aug. 26, 2025.

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Holly Denise Gordon, 73, of Junction City, Ohio and Tavares, Florida, passed away on August 18 at a local Hospice. A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Holly and her husband split their time between Ohio and Florida. She was a teacher at Mount Aloysius in New Lexington, Ohio and then spent 25 years as a teachers aide working with multi handicapped and deaf children at Glenford Elementary Scholl in Glenford, Ohio. She was a teacher of American Sign Language.
Holly was a proud member of the James E. Fisher American Legion Auxiliary Post 376 in Junction City, Ohio.
Holly was preceded in death by her daughter Christie Barnette, brother Gary Huddleston, mother Annette Maxson, step father Dick Maxson and father in law Dick Gordon.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her husband of 41 years, Dane, sons, Todd Calvert, Joe (Angela) Gordon, Jeremy Gordon and Randy (Alycia) Gordon, son in law Rod Barnette, sister Kathy (Sam) Shuemaker, step sister, Janet Sutton, step brothers, Bill Maxson and Ed Maxson, mother in law, Wilma Gordon and her 12 beloved grandchildren, Gabrielle, Jacob, Kelly, Drew, Jessica, Wyatt, Rudy. Alex, Grace, Kyle, Elisa and Layla.

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