Olan Eugene Brewer
Feb 16, 2015
Olan Eugene Brewer, a life-long resident of Avon Park, FL, died unexpectedly on February 16, 2014 at the age of 72 at his home residence in Avon Park FL. "Gene" is survived by his children, Shannon Gene Brewer and Candace Newsome; his granddaughter, Hannah Newsome; his brother, Hershel Brewer; his two sisters Lena Dickerson and Pam Burnham. He is...
Ronald Lee Mays
Feb 16, 2015
Ronald Lee Mays, age 76, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. Ronald was born in Clifton Forge, Virginia to Henry and Melvina (Reynolds) Mays. Ronald was an Engineer and a member of the US Army Reserves. He attended Community Bible Church in Avon Park, was a member of Lonestart Advent Christian Church in Clifton Forge, VA...
Azalea May Knight
Feb 16, 2015
Azalea May Knight, age 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 16, 2015. She was born on March 25, 1929 in Charleston, South Carolina. Azalea has been a resident of Avon Park since 1984 having come from Wauchula, FL where she worked as a packer and a bookkeeper in a vegetable packing house. She...
R. Neil Scott
Feb 14, 2015
R. Neil Scott, age 84 passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 in Lake Placid, Florida. He was born on December 14, 1930 in Scotland, Illinois. Neil had been a resident of Lake Placid since 1999 coming from Rochelle, Illinois. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Neil spent his career as a...
Ulysisi Mary Smith
Feb 13, 2015
Ulysisi "Mary" Smith, age 87, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at her home. She was born August 3, 1927 in Pittsburg, PA to John C. and Katherine H. (Ellinger) Heastings. She worked as a Telephone Operator, was a member of the Community Bible Church, served in the U.S. Navy during WW II, and has...
Teresa Ann Heiring
Feb 12, 2015
Teresa "Teri" Ann Heiring, age 66, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 in Avon Park, Florida. She was born on June 17, 1948 in Dyersville, Iowa to Harold and Ardell (Bockenstedt) Klostermann. Teri has been a resident of Avon Park since 1972 having come from Dyersville, Iowa, where she graduated from St. Francis Xavier School. She worked for...
Margaret (Peggy) Lipsky
Feb 12, 2015
Margaret (Peggy) Lipsky, age 86, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 in Sebring, FL. She was the wife of the late Isaac Lipsky. She was the loving mother of Basil J. Riello (Brigitte) of Sebring, FL. She is also survived by granddaughters, Lynette M. Riello (Joe) of Los Alamos, NM and Lisa Riello-Jones (Rich) of Bristow, VA., great-grandchildren,...
Amanda Florence Erickson
Feb 12, 2015
Amanda Florence Erickson, age 91, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on September 13, 1923 in Traverse City, Michigan to the late William and Eleanora (Bernecker) Zuchowski. She had been a resident of Florida since 1982 and she came to Sebring from Bonita Springs in 2013. Amanda was a member of Faith...
Leon A. Miller, Sr.
Feb 11, 2015
Leon A. Miller, Sr., age 92, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on July 14, 1922 in Orange Township, MI to the late George and Anna (Spitzley) Miller. Leon had been a resident of Avon Park since 1987 having come from Saranac, MI. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII,...
Charlene B. Pickens
Feb 11, 2015
Charlene B. Pickens, age 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in Lake Placid, Florida. She was born on November 5, 1924 in Wilton, North Dakota to the late August F. and Beatrice (Pope) Backman. Charlene had been a resident of Highlands County since 1989 coming from Springfield, Illinois. Prior to...
Francis Curtis Bertram
Feb 8, 2015
Francis Curtis Bertram, age 91, passed away on Sunday February 8, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on August 8, 1923 in Flat Rock, Michigan to the late George and Zella Bertram. Fran served in the U.S. Navy and retired from Ford Motor Company. He loved golf and spending time with friends. He was a member of Golf...
George Lee Walker
Feb 4, 2015
George Lee Walker, Jr., age 64, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on September 23, 1950 in Sebring, Florida. Arrangements entrusted to: Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home (863) 385-0125 Online condolences may be left at: www.stephensonnelsonfh.com
Dorothy Anne Chapman
Feb 3, 2015
Dorothy Anne Hicks Chapman was born July 15, 1932, and entered the presence of her beloved Lord Jesus Christ on February 3, 2015. She was born, the first of two daughters, to Robert Hansel and Mary Belle (Knapp) Hicks, at Gorgas Hospital in Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama. She spent her entire childhood in the Canal Zone, graduating from Balboa...
Wilma Dean Bryant
Feb 1, 2015
Wilma Athey Dean Bryant, age 87, died Feb. 1, 2015. She was born May 27, 1927 in Gahanna, OH to William M. and Josephine Athey. She graduated from Gahanna Lincoln High School and then moved to Reynoldsburg where she worked in Hayes' Drug Store. She later purchased the building and with her husband opened Village Ice Cream Shop; they...
Bernice Ivy Preble
Jan 31, 2015
Bernice Ivy Preble, age 100, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born to Fred and Minnie Preble in Rutland, North Dakota but grew up in Wisconsin with two sisters and a brother. After accepting the Lord as her Savior, a missionary spoke in her church and...
Barbara Rymer
Jan 30, 2015
Barbara Rymer, age 87, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on October 3, 1927 in Stoughton, Wisconsin to the late Carl and Amy (Neiderhauser) Paulson. Barbara had been a resident of Sebring since 1998 coming from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and loved playing the piano,...
Jane Farmer Jones
Jan 29, 2015
Jane Farmer Jones, age 105, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on April 8, 1909 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Patricia (Pattie) Weaver Cox
Jan 26, 2015
Patricia Weaver Cox, age 83, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at her home in Sebring surrounded by her family. She was born on February 24, 1931 in Sebring, Florida to the late Elton and Esther M. (Sunny) Saunders Weaver. Pattie was a lifelong resident of Sebring. She married Wallace P. Cox and together they raised their four...
Donald R. Gustafson
Jan 26, 2015
Donald R. Gustafson, age 85, passed away on January 26, 2015 after a prolonged battle with emphysema. He was born on April 3, 1929 in Sycamore, Illinois where he lived until graduating from High School. After high school, he attended Northern Illinois University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education and later, was awarded a Master's...