Irvin Neal Hunt
October 10, 2016
Irvin Hunt of Sebring, FL and formerly from Paducah, KY, died peacefully in his home after a lengthy illness on October 10, 2016. He was born on May 14, 1923 and married Jean Roach on March 24, 1946. Irvin and Jean recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Irvin is survived by his wife, Jean, and daughter, Alicia Pedroza and...
Naomi H Born
October 4, 2016
Naomi Born passed away October 4, 2016 in Sebring, Florida at the age of 93. Naomi was born to Harry and Mary Haedt on October 17, 1922 in Decoria Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. She married H. Arlo Born on December 15, 1944 in Mankato, Minnesota. Naomi graduated from Mankato High School in 1939 at the age of sixteen....
George A. Herman
October 2, 2016
George A. Herman, age 87, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 in Sebring, Florida. He was born May 13, 1929 in Covington, New York and spent his career as a farmer raising Black Angus Cattle which he thoroughly enjoyed. He truly loved his wife Barbara, and they had a wonderful life together. Survivors include his beloved wife, Barbara Herman...
Daniel G. Hildebrandt
October 1, 2016
Daniel G. Hildebrandt, age 62, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016. He was born on November 9, 1953 in Mount Holly, New Jersey to George H. and Dorothy (Henisee) Hildebrandt. Daniel moved to Sebring in 1973 and worked in the construction industry. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing and scuba diving in his younger years....
Donna Joan Butts
September 29, 2016
Donna Joan Stevenson Butts, 86, of Sebring, FL, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Melvin Butts, her daughter, Terry Stevenson Scott and son, John (Torey) Stevenson. She was preceded by her first husband, Robert L. Stevenson, son, Doug Stevenson and grandson, Cory Stevenson. There will be a visitation Tuesday, October 4, 2016 from...
Ora "Fern" Brownell
September 29, 2016
Ora Fern Davenport Brownell passed peacefully away in the early morning hours on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Georgia. She was 86 years old. Fern, as she was known, became the seventh of eight children born to William Plumer Davenport and Zilly Maude Smith Davenport on January 10, 1930 in Piedmont, Anderson County, South...
Doris J. Miller
September 27, 2016
Doris J. Miller, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on January 15, 1930 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania to the late Roy C. and Mabel (Kunes) Miller. She spent her career in the banking industry and was a member of the HRMC Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary Post 623 in Beech Creek,...
Ronald L. Lipscomb
September 26, 2016
Ronald L. Lipscomb, age 58, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016 in Sebring, Florida. He was born September 15, 1958 in Avon Park, Florida. Being a lifelong resident of Highlands County and a Baptist by faith, Ronald enjoyed golfing, listening to music and playing horseshoes. Survivors include his wife: Sharon Lipscomb; his mother: Dorothy Bowen; his children: Ronald...
Ralph Barcinas
September 25, 2016
Ralph James Barcinas, age 56, passed away on September 25, 2016 in Sebring, FL. He was born on January 29, 1960 in Tampa, FL to Vincente and Matilda (Santos) Barcinas. Ralph had been a Florida resident for 47 years. He worked in construction and was of the Catholic faith. Ralph loved fishing, boating, cooking, his family, and...
Cheryl Anne Canan
September 25, 2016
Cheryl Anne McDonnell Canan, age 64, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2016 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on September 6, 1952 in Denver, Colorado. Cheryl earned her master's degree and was an environmental scientist by trade. She moved to Sebring in 2006 coming from Las Vegas, Nevada. Survivors include her husband: Stephen Canan of Sebring, FL; her...
Dorothy M. Bishopric
September 23, 2016
BISHOPRIC, Dorothy M., age 88, of Sebring, FL and Baldwinsville, NY, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016. She was born in Derby, CT and lived in Springfield, MA until moving to Baldwinsville, NY where she resided for 39 years. She worked for the Eastern States Farmer's Exchange (AGWAY) before moving to Baldwinsville. She was a nursery school teacher...
Dorothy Lucille Gladue
September 22, 2016
Lucille Layport, age 82, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on October 7, 1933 in Wauchula, Florida to the late John D. and Lucy (Green) Randall. Lucille enjoyed sewing, scrapbooking, canning fruit and vegetables and working cattle. She worked for the Highlands County School system driving a school bus for many years...
James Michael Curtis
September 16, 2016
Curtis, James M. Sr., 81 of Sebring died Friday September 16, 2016 after a short illness. He was the youngest of 11 children of Carl and Lydia (Hanks) Curtis. Mr. Curtis was the loving husband of Jane E (Quill) Curtis for 59 years. He was born in Beverly, MA and moved to Florida in 2002. Mr. Curtis was a...
Donald F. Counard
September 14, 2016
Donald F. Counard, 85, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 with his family by his side. A longtime resident of Sebring, moving from Wisconsin in 1983. Donald was a very loving husband, father and grandfather and will be dearly missed. Donald was born on May 6, 1931 in Milwaukee, WI. to Ronald and Anna...
Robert John Beckerich
September 12, 2016
Robert J. Beckerich, 83, of Miami, FL passed away September 12, 2016, in Sebring FL surrounded by his family. Robert was born November 22, 1932 in Miami, FL. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Peter and Elva Marguerite (Helbig) Beckerich, first wife, Madell (Gibbs) Beckerich, Brother, Dick Beckerich and daughter, Yvonne Bakich. Bob is survived by...
Elsie Maud Wakelin
September 10, 2016
Elsie Maud Wakelin, age 92, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 in Vero Beach, Florida. She was born on August 24, 1924 in Camrose, Alberta, Canada to the late Thomas Matthew and Maud (Cooper) Tate. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and the Evangelical Alliance Mission serving as a missionary with her husband in Venezuela. She...
Phillip Morris Wells, Sr.
September 10, 2016
Phillip Morris Wells, Sr., age 74, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 in Avon Park, FL. He was born on February 22, 1942 in Boston, GA to the late Woodrow and Bertha (Bradley) Wells. Phillip had been a resident of Avon Park since 2015 having come from New York. He was of the Christian faith, loved...
Suzann Annette Batterbee
September 8, 2016
Suzann Annette Batterbee, age 63, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in Sebring, FL. She was born on August 13, 1953 in Mishawaka, IN to the late Phillip and Bertha (Donelson) Batterbee. Suzann was a member of the Highlands Community Church. She loved her Lord and her church. She is survived by her brothers: Mike Batterbee of Avon Park,...
Ruth E. Tomek
September 7, 2016
Ruth Elder Tomek passed away on September 7, 2016. She was born in Avon Park, FL on December 23, 1931, to Raphael and Obera (Rutledge) Elder. She was predeceased by her husband: Edward, her parents, an infant sister and a brother: James E. Elder. Ruth is survived by daughters: Becky (Dan) Johnson and Sylvia (Rick) Hayes, sons:...
Eslyn Jeannetta Fredericks
September 6, 2016
Eslyn Jeannetta Fredericks, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on December 31, 1949 in British Guyana.