Virginia Faye Woodham
January 23, 2018
Virginia Faye Woodham, age 90, died on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 at her home in Avon Park, Florida. Faye was born January 14, 1928 in Felda, Florida to Jim and Susan Granger. Known as Granny or Granny Faye to so many, Faye was a loved, long-time member of Florida Avenue Baptist Church where she was involved in many activities,...
Edward M. Hovanec
January 23, 2018
Edward M. Hovanec, age 80, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on July 2, 1937 to the late Andrew and Helen (Piertch) Hovanec in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Edward served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force. He and his wife Darlene raised their family in Anchorage, Alaska....
Steven R. Hall
January 22, 2018
Steven Ray Hall, age 63, passed away peacefully at his home in Sebring, Florida on early Monday morning, January 22, 2018. Steve was deeply loved, and will forever be missed by his surviving family, the loves of his life, Marilyn Smith, and Granddaughter Kendall, Mother – Jean Benefield Hall of Sebring, and Daughter – Jennifer Hall, also,...
Byron George Biteman
January 22, 2018
Byron George Biteman, age 87, of Sebring, FL, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018. He was born March 13, 1930 in Sherwood, Michigan to George Webster and Alice (Isham) Biteman. H was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Korean War and was of the Lutheran faith. Byron loved music, Square Dancing, playing cards and...
Arye Sebastian Gonzales-Grant
January 22, 2018
Arye Sebastian Gonzales-Grant passed away on January 22, 2018. He was born in Miami-Dade County on July 30, 1999 to Valentino Santos Gonzales and Danielle Grant Gonzales. Arye had been a Sebring Resident since 2010 coming from Homestead, FL. He was a member of ROTC and loved music and played bass guitar. Arye as a young man suffered from...
James Lee Ridley
January 21, 2018
James Lee Ridley, age 73, of Sebring, FL, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Tampa, FL. He was born November 23, 1944 in Gulfport, Mississippi to Donald P. and Mary Francis (Tyson) Ridley. Jim graduated from Sebring High School, Class of 1962, retired as President of Barnett Bank after 30+ years in banking, and has been...
George W Brown
January 20, 2018
On February 2, 1934 a couple named Thomas and Mary West gave birth to two twin boys in Mobile, Alabama. One of the twins was the late and great George Brown. In the early 60’s, George moved to Avon Park, FL, there he met and married Kathleen Martin for over 40 years. During that time, George was employed with...
Alfred W. Roepstorff
January 19, 2018
Alfred W. Roepstorff (Al) peacefully passed away on January 19, 2018 and was welcomed into Heaven by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Al was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 28, 1929 and was raised in the small town of Knox, Indiana. He is predeceased in death by his parents, Fredrick W....
Gerald Hansen
January 18, 2018
Gerald “Jerry” Allen Hansen, of Lake Placid, Florida, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the age of 81. Jerry was born in Queens, New York on January of 1936. He attended Valley Stream High School. In 1956 he married his sweetheart, Beryll Carter and immediately started a family. The couple had three...
Barbara J. Kurtz
January 18, 2018
Barbara J. Kurtz, age 94, of Sebring, FL, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018. She was born in Marceline, Missouri on February 7, 1923 to George R. and Alice L. (Swan) McGregor. Barbara was a Registered Nurse for 48 years, was the Director of Nursing when Highlands Regional Medical Center opened in 1965 and later developed the...
Maynard John Peterson
January 16, 2018
Maynard “Pete” John Peterson, age 87, of Sebring, FL passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018. He was born October 3, 1930 in Castle Rock, Minnesota to Peter John and Tilda (Johnson) Peterson. He was a Building Contractor, served in the U.S. Air Force where he was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War, and has been a...
Rosemary Stowers
January 16, 2018
Rosemary Stowers, age 72, of Sebring, FL, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018. She was born September 7, 1945 in Johnstown, PA to James J. and Naomi Ruth (Gore) Jerkes. She worked as a Nurse, was a member of the Faith Missionary Baptist Church, served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and has been a...
Patricia S. Smith
January 15, 2018
Patricia S Smith of Lake Placid passed away on Monday, January 15 th 2018. She was born on November 11 th 1941 in Binghamton, New York, to Merrell "Joe" V. and Etta (Judd) I. Snitchler. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Franklin R Smith Sr. Her brother Lewis F Snitchler (Ilene Snitchler). Her children Franklin R Smith...
Gaylord Don Smith
January 14, 2018
Gaylord Don “Smitty” Smith, age 74, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 in Sebring, Florida where he was a winter resident. He was born on May 24, 1943 in Lansing, Michigan to Gaylord C. and Edith (Berg) Smith. Formerly of Perry and recently of Dowagiac, Michigan, Smitty worked as an electrician with...
Marilyn Mitzie Salberg
January 14, 2018
Marilyn Mitzie Salberg passed away January 14, 2018. Marilyn was born and raised in the Bronx. She resided in Wappingers Falls, NY for over 30 years before retiring to Florida. She was a loving wife and a devoted Mother and Grandmother. She saw the bright side of life and had a big heart...
Ellene Elizabeth Fields
January 13, 2018
Ellene Elizabeth Fields, age 82, of Sebring, FL, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018. She was born June 11, 1935 in Babson Park, FL to Hollis Emmitt and Mary Elizabeth (Womack) Richards. Ellene was Owner & Operator of Ida’s Gift Shop, served on the Sebring Airport Authority Board, Sebring Downtown Merchants Association, Sebring City Council 1985-1995, and...
Dennis Lee O'Leary
January 13, 2018
Dennis Lee O’Leary, 73 Of Avon Park, FL passed away on January 13, 2018. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon on January 11, 1945 to Leo H. O’Leary and Viola Meisner O’Leary. Dennis was a Highly educated man who worked as a resource officer in the education field. He served his country in the United States Air Force....
Edith Elaine Tolar
January 11, 2018
Edith Elaine Tolar, age 87, of Sebring, FL, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018. She was born July 25, 1930 in Ft. Myers, FL to Frank and Inez Z. (Geiger) Morgan and has been a lifelong resident of Sebring. She was a Homemaker, member of First Baptist Church of Sebring, where she was very active in teaching...
Geraldine Dunigan Morgan
January 11, 2018
Geraldine Dunigan Morgan, age 81, of Sebring, FL, passed away on January 11, 2018. She was born August 18, 1936 in Ida May, Kentucky to Clay and LaDonna (Newman) Dunigan. She was an educator in Kentucky for over forty years. Geraldine was a graduate of Oneida Baptist Institute and Berea College. Geraldine was a member of First...
Barbara J. Reed
January 10, 2018
Barbara J. Reed, age 67, of Sebring, FL, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. She was born August 21, 1950 in Brookline, MA to Charles and Marilyn (Foster) Mason. She was a Homemaker. She is survived by her Children – Eric DaSilva of MA; Scott DaSilva of FL; Heidi Kulon of FL; Fredrick Reed, Jr.; Brother...