J. Ruth Packer
April 10, 2018
J. Ruth Packer, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. She was born on April 1, 1927 in Hazard, Kentucky to the late James R. and Mary L. (Dykes) Findley. Ruth had been a resident for 28 years coming from Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, working...
Rickie Wayne Chandler
April 10, 2018
Rickie (Rick) Wayne Chandler, 65 of Avon Park FL passed away April 10, 2018 at Florida Hospital Sebring. He was born May 11, 1952 in Granville County, NC to Marion Thomas and Annie Ruth Harp Chandler, both deceased. He was educated in Vance County Schools. He met the love of his life, his wife of almost 46...
Martha Virginia Miller
April 9, 2018
Martha Virginia Miller, age 88 went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 9, 2018. Virginia was born in Arkansas on July 29, 1929 to Denver and Lanie Hughes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sherrod Edwin Miller, daughter and son-in-law Edna and James...
Mary Elaine Holte
April 7, 2018
Mary Elaine Holte, age 79, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on July 1, 1938 in Janesville, Wisconsin to the late William and Elizabeth Kennedy. Mary moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas where she graduated high school in 1956. Mary also spent a short time working for a hospital in New...
Dorothy Christine Stevens
April 7, 2018
Dorothy “Dottie” Christine Stevens, age 83, of Sebring, FL, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018. She was born March 4, 1935 in New Orleans, LA to Earle Howard and Dorothy Elizabeth (Donald) Robins. She and her family moved to Sebring in 1958, coming from Ozark, AL. They resided at the Sebring Hotel, where her husband Ray was...
Joyce E. Strader
April 6, 2018
Joyce E. Strader, age 90, of Sebring, FL, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018. She was born in Elwood, Indiana on May 26, 1927 to Cliff and Olive (Scholl) Garrett. She came to Sebring from Naperville, IL and had been a resident since 1985. Joyce worked as a Bank Trust Officer, attended the Horizon Christian Church of...
William J. Alesi
April 6, 2018
William J. Alesi, age 84, of Kutztown, PA, passed away in Sebring, FL on Friday, April 6, 2018. He was born on December 8, 1933 in Maiden Creek Township, PA to Emidio and Rose (Kopfer) Alesi. He worked as a Lab Technician in cement manufacturing, served in the U.S. Army as a M.P. stationed in Germany during...
Virginia Leona Norris Crews
April 6, 2018
Virginia Leona Norris Crews, age 86, of Avon Park, FL, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018. She was born on February 24, 1932 in Zolfo Springs, FL to Cecil Daniel and Mattie Mae (Robinson) Norris. She was a Teacher and a Media Specialist at Avon Elementary, Avon Park High, and Avon Park Middle School, and was...
Jack Raymond Haka
April 6, 2018
Jack R. Haka, age 73, of Sebring, FL, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born February 12, 1945 in L’Anse, Michigan to Wesley and Yvonne (Brazeau) Haka. He graduated from Baraga High School, Baraga, MI in 1963 and married Sandra Tepsa on September 4, 1965. Jack worked in the...
Lawrence Ray Clay
April 5, 2018
Lawrence Ray Clay, age 76, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on August 1, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Lawrence Ray and Ruth Jean (Donaldson) Clay. Lawrence loved boating, golfing and was also a volunteer at St. Ann’s in Westville, OH; and the police and fire departments. He...
Annie Boyd
April 4, 2018
Annie Boyd went home to the Lord on April 4, 2018. She was born on May 9, 1934 to Nero and Laura Brown Boyd in Summerton, SC. Annie had been a resident of Avon Park, FL for the past thirteen years coming from Boynton Beach, FL. Her favorite things to do where fishing and spending time with...
Lorraine Marie Helbig
April 3, 2018
Lorraine Helbig, 84, of Sebring, FL passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She was born to the late Frank J. and Victoria (Kasperowski) Krantz on February 7, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA and was married to Dave, the love of her life, for 66 years. She and Dave had been residents of Highlands County for over 20...
William F Goddard
April 2, 2018
William Floyd Goddard passed away peacefully Monday, April 2, 2018 at Highlands Regional Hospital in Sebring, Florida. Born on April 9, 1926 to James Clarence and Jennie Belle (Starkey) Goddard in Jacksonburg, West Virginia. Bill spent most of his life living in Grafton, Ohio where he served on the Village council for eight years before moving to Sebring, Florida...
Jeraldine Humble
March 30, 2018
Jeraldine (Gibson) Humble, age 89, passed away peacefully in her home on March 30, 2018. Jeraldine was born in Clay County, Indiana on October 5, 1928 to Henry and Olive (Orman) Gibson. She was a member of The Order of the Eastern Star and she enjoyed knitting and crocheting. Jeraldine was predeceased by her husband Forrest Hunter. ...
Patricia Anne Walkup
March 30, 2018
Patricia Anne Walkup, age 64, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 in Sebring, Florida. She was born to the late Joseph and Florence (McNeil) Brown in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Patricia was a member of the Avon Park Breakfast Rotary Club and enjoyed sewing, tennis and swimming. She was an excellent cook who loved her family with...
Carrie Belleman
March 28, 2018
Carrie A. Belleman, age 88, passed away peacefully in her home on March 28, 2018, with her husband by her side. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at The Unity Church of Sebring, 10417 S Orange Blossom Blvd, Sebring, FL 33875. Memorial contributions may be made in Carrie’s memory...
Thomas Andrew Hanson, Jr.
March 20, 2018
Thomas A. Hanson, Jr., 53, of Sebring, FL passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018. He was born on May 2, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a Journalist, a Professional Caddy for the LPGA, member of the Sebring Elks Lodge 1529, an Adjunct Professor at FGCU and the Managing Sports Editor of the Naples Daily News. Survivors...
George Lane Bradford
March 20, 2018
G. Lane Bradford, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at his home in Sebring, Florida. He was born on May 20, 1945, to the late Lyman and Margaret (Bowers) Bradford in Miami, Florida. Lane moved to Sebring in 1993 from Miami, Florida where he was a retired Police Captain for the City of Miami Police Department. ...
Sally Ann Wakefield
March 20, 2018
Sally Ann Wakefield, age 86 a resident of Filion, Michigan for over 60 years passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 20, 2018 at her winter residence in Sebring, Florida. She was born on February 22, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Jerome and Esther Stone. Sally was preceded in death by her husband David Wakefield, D.V.M....
Lorena E. Smith
March 19, 2018
Lorena E. Smith, 75 (previous resident of Avon Park, FL), peacefully passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Florida Hospital Orlando with several of her family members by her side. Lorena was born and raised in Newport News, VA and graduated from Newport News High School in 1960. She then attended Christopher Newport College where she had the...