paratransit service for SunTran the fixed route in the City of Ocala. Marion Transit was established in 1976 and operates paratransit buses providing public transportation throughout Marion County for the Transportation Disadvantaged population. Notable people Antonio Allen, NFL player Arthur I. Appleton, businessman, racehorse owner Elizabeth Ashley, actress Tony Beckham, NFL cornerback Thelma Berlack Boozer, journalist, publicist Brittany Bowe, Olympic speed skater Emery N. Brown, Anesthesiologist and Neuroscientist Farris Bryant, former Governor Daunte Culpepper, NFL quarterback James Dean, first African-American judge in Florida Caydee Denney, figure skater Haven Denney, figure skater Drayton Florence, NFL cornerback Dory Funk Jr., professional wrestler Don Garlits, professional drag racer Santana Garrett, professional wrestler Joey Gilmore, blues musician Troy Glaus, former Major League Baseball player Mitch Harris, Major League Baseball pitcher Josh Hart (racer), professional drag racer Erin Jackson, Olympic gold medalist speed skater Lee James, Olympic weightlifter 1976 silver medalist Val James, professional ice hockey player Eddie Johnson, NBA basketball player Frank Johnson, NBA basketball player John R. MacDougall, broadcast hijacker best known for the Captain Midnight broadcast signal intrusion Buddy MacKay, former governor of Florida Travis Mays, NBA basketball player Jeremy McKinnon, musician Chris Meffert, politician James Melton, opera singer Eugene Milton, NFL football player Maxey Dell Moody, businessman Slomon Moody, physician and farmer Steve Morse, composer/guitarist Reid Nichols, Major League Baseball player Martha O'Driscoll, actress Patrick O'Neal, actor Ted Potter Jr., professional golfer Kelly Preston, actress Jason Schappert, flight instructor Elisa Rae Shupe, US Army sergeant, first in the US to obtain legal recognition of a non-binary gender Lamar Thomas, NFL player and commentator Mava Lee Thomas, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player John Travolta, actor Jim Williams, former lieutenant governor of Florida P. J. Williams, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints Walter Ray Williams Jr., professional PBA bowler Tyrone Young, NFL wide receiver Notable musical groups A Day to Remember, pop-punk/metalcore band The Royal Guardsmen, band originating in the 1960s Seventh Star, Christian metalcore band Wage War, metalcore band Underoath, metalcore band See also Appleton Museum of Art Emergency Medical Services Alliance Jumbolair Airport List of sites and peoples visited by the Hernando de Soto Expedition Ocala National Forest Sholom Park Star–Banner United Hebrews of Ocala References External links City of Ocala, Florida Historic Ocala Preservation Society Ocala Banner, the East Florida Banner, and the Southern Sun, historical newspapers serving Ocala, Florida, full text and images openly online in the