Jesna Alene Roberts
February 17, 2021
Jesna Alene Godwin Roberts, age 87, of Bereah, FL, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021. She was born May 31, 1933 in Bereah on Streaty Lake (Frostproof), FL to Odie Guy and Denna Frances (Lightsey) Godwin. Alene graduated from Frostproof High School and was married to Grant Roberts of West Palm Beach in 1950. They were married 63 years...
Marlene Harrison
February 17, 2021
Marlene Harrison, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 in Lake Placid, FL. She was born on December 19,1933 in Okeechobee, FL to the late William and Edna (Lowe) Williams. She had been a Lake Placid resident for 60 plus years. Marlene was a member of Faith Holiness Church of Dundee, FL. She loved her church. She...
Austin Christopher Flack
February 16, 2021
Austin Christopher Flack, age 48, of Avon Park, FL passed away February 16, 2021. He was born April 26, 1972 in Dayton, OH to Robert Justin Flack and Rada Hill. Austin has been a resident since 1999 having moved from Tipp City, OH and was a member of Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church. He is survived by Brother-Aaron Flack...
Debra Ludington
February 15, 2021
Debra (Debbie) Ludington, 69, was received into Jesus' arms Feb. 15, 2021. She was married to David Ludington and shared 37 years of blessed marriage together. Debra was born in Michigan; she was the daughter of Robert and Evelyn Hackney. She spent her childhood in Plantation, Florida then moved to Sebring in 1972. Debra spent her life as a...
Ethel Fay Johnson
February 14, 2021
Ethel Fay Johnson, age 77, of Avon Park, FL passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021. She was born January 23, 1944 in Hardee County, FL to Reuben and Leola (Whidden) McQuaig. She was a Homemaker, of Pentecostal Faith, and has been a lifelong resident of Hardee County, FL. She is survived by her Daughter – Teresa Alderman (Jody) of...
Sharon Fitch Sockalosky
February 14, 2021
Sharon Fitch Sockalosky, age 81, passed away on February 14, 2021. She was raised in Ft. Meade, FL, and lived in Wauchula, FL for the past 55 years. She developed a love of dance at an early age that she turned into several successful dance studios and an eventual position as the Executive Secretary for Dance Masters of America....
Mary Ann Lackey
February 12, 2021
Mary Ann Lackey, 77, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2021. She had been a resident of Avon Park since 2000, formerly living in Bonita Springs, FL and Sacramento, CA, and many places in between. Mary Ann was born in Morristown, NJ in December 1943, she was the daughter of Albert and Margaret Hopping, was one of five children,...
Robert Eugene Oldham Jr
February 12, 2021
Robert Eugene Oldham, Jr.
Robert Eugene Oldham, Jr., passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 in Avon Park, FL. He was born March 26, 1953 in Elgin Illinois to Robert Eugene Oldham, Sr., and Dorothy Ann Perk. Robert has been a Winter resident in Avon Park, since 2016. Robert’s northern address is 609 North St., Henry, Illinois 61537....
Richard Carl Ferguson
February 11, 2021
Richard Carl Ferguson, age 67, of Avon Park, FL passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021. He was born May 4, 1953 in Steubenville, OH to Lowell V. Ferguson, Sr. and Dona M. (Steitz) Ferguson. Richard graduated from Avon Park High School in 1973 and was a proud member of the Avon Park High School Grenadier Band. He worked as...
Joseph Ackroyd Branson
February 10, 2021
Joseph Ackroyd Branson, age 74, passed away on Wednesday February 10, 2021 at Good Shepherd Hospice Center in Sebring, Florida. He was born on June 17, 1946 in Celina, Ohio to the late Herbert A. Branson and Margaret H. (O’Connor) Branson. He had been a resident of Sebring since 2015, formerly living in Celina, Ohio. Joe served his country...
Flora Mae Shaw
February 10, 2021
Flora Mae Shaw, age 95, passed away on Wednesday February 10, 2021 in Tampa, FL. She was born on October 23, 1925 to the late Albert J. Singleton and Lena (Richardson) Singleton. She had been a Sebring resident since 1977, formerly living in Tampa, FL. Flora was of Baptist faith. She worked as a bookkeeper in the banking industry....
Harold Hodie Mclean
February 10, 2021
Harold “Hodie” L. McLean, age 87, of Avon Park, FL, peacefully went home to his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his family cheering him onward on February 10, 2021. He was born September 23, 1933 in Corry, PA to Charles K. and Gertrude Alice (Smith) McLean. Hodie attended Corry Area High School where he was a star athlete excelling...
Howard Vincent Belcher
February 10, 2021
Howard Vincent Belcher, who was called “Winston” by those who knew him transitioned peacefully on February 10, 2021. He was born on April 2, 1943 to the late Cleve and Ethel Carpenter Belcher. Winston was born and reared in Sebring, Florida. He attended E.O Douglas High School. He was employed by St. Regis later changed to Georgia Pacific in...
Mary Douglass Turner Holmes
February 10, 2021
Mary Douglass Turner Holmes, age 66, passed away peacefully early Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Hospice house in Sebring, Florida. She was the daughter of the late Betty Jean Barker and the late George Douglass of Sebring. She is survived by her three children, Tera Collis Welch of Mount Dora, Travis Turner (Wendy) of Avon Park,...
Hazel Elizabeth Downs Cassels
February 9, 2021
Hazel Elizabeth Downs Cassels, age 65, passed away on Tuesday February 9, 2021 in Sarasota, FL. She was born on January 12, 1956 to the late Larson Edwards Downs Sr. and Martha Lee (Mott) Downs. She had been a lifelong resident of Highlands County. Hazel enjoyed reading, sewing and loved her grandchildren. She is survived by her loving husband...
John Erle Barberee
February 8, 2021
John Erle Barberee, age 87, of Avon Park, FL, passed away February 8, 2021. He was born September 6, 1933 in Lakeland, FL to Johnnie Lee and Bertha Maude (Backus) Barberee. He worked as a Letter Carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War stationed in Japan, member of the Union Church,...
Patricia Casey
February 6, 2021
Patricia Casey, 79 of Avon Park, FL, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the Palms of Sebring in Sebring, FL. She was born March 4, 1941 in Dade City, FL. She was the Daughter of the late Robert and Mildred Alsabrook and John Copeland. She was a graduate of Hardee High School and after graduation went to...
Wilma Dale Roman
February 5, 2021
Wilma Dale Roman, age 64, passed away on Friday February 5, 2021 in Avon Park, FL. She was born on August 30, 1956 in Hazard KY to the late Cecil and Martha Couch. She had been a Avon Park resident since 2019, formerly living in Indiana. Wilma was of Christian faith. She worked in banking as a data entry...
Sandra " Sandy " Griffin
February 4, 2021
Sandra “Sandy” Griffin, age 70, of Lake Placid went to her heavenly home on February 4, 2021, where she received her heavenly robe and crown. She was born in Wauchula, Florida on September 4, 1950 to Herman and Marion Crawford. Sandy was known as the most caring and selfless person who gave everything she could to everyone she met....
Richard Luis Anthony Bruzzese
February 4, 2021
Richard Luis Anthony Bruzzese, age 61, passed away on Thursday February 4, 2021 in Lake Placid, FL. He was born on November 13, 1959 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Giro and Jennie (Toia) Bruzzese. He had been a Lake Placid resident since 2000, formerly living in New York. Richard worked as a carpenter in the construction industry and...