Robert Alan Murphy
November 10, 2014
Robert "Bobby" Alan Murphy Robert "Bobby" Alan Murphy, age 54, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on May 11, 1960 in Avon Park, Florida to Billy C. and Judith (Campbell) Murphy. Bobby was a lifelong resident of Highlands County. He is survived by his sons: Jarrod Murphy (Rachel) of Sebring, FL., Robert...
Alvin Edward Dillman, Jr.
November 8, 2014
Alvin E. Dillman, Jr, age 79, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Avon Park, Florida died on Saturday, November 8, 2014. He is survived by his wife of twenty-two years, Patricia Rue Dillman and sisters Mary Burke (Philip), Sarah Yanzek (John) , and brother James (Connie). He was predeceased by brothers Paul and Leslie. Alvin is also survived by his daughters...
Wilford Louis Olive
November 8, 2014
Wilford Louis Olive, age 80, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2014 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on June 25, 1934 in Walker County, Alabama to the late Jimmie and Hazel (Davis) Olive. Wilford spent his career of 28 years in the U.S. Air Force, serving overseas during the Vietnam conflict. He had been a resident of Sebring...
Lawrence Eugene Battles
November 8, 2014
Lawrence Eugene Battles, age 87, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2014 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on June 10, 1927 in Medina, Ohio to the late John and Frances (Kling) Battles. Lawrence had been a resident of Florida for 20 years coming from North Carolina. A member of Heartland Christian Church he enjoyed working puzzles, playing golf...
John Eugene Barker
November 7, 2014
John Eugene Barker, age 55, passed away on Friday, November 7, 2014 in Avon Park, Florida. He was born in Avon Park, Florida on March 21, 1959 to the late Harold and Betty Barker and has been a life time resident. John worked as a ranch hand in the cattle industry and loved his dogs, fishing, and hunting. He...
Vivian Pearl Whitehead
November 6, 2014
Vivian Pearl Whitehead, age 76, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2014 in Sebring, Florida. Born in Iroquois, West Virginia, she had been a resident of Sebring since 2011 coming from Elverson, PA. She was a member of Wyebrook Missionary Baptist Church. Pearl enjoyed reading, traveling, spending time with family, shopping, singing in church, and sewing quilts. She was...
Emilee Smalling Shereretz
November 6, 2014
Emilee Shereretz, age 98, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2014 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on August 10, 1916 to the late Raymond Smalling and Julia Mettelal in Johnson City, TN. Emilee has been a resident of Highlands County since 1947 having come from Tennessee. She was of the Methodist Faith and enjoyed crocheting, cooking, working in...
Bonnie Enlow Murphy
November 6, 2014
BONNIE ENLOW MURPHY, 64, was born in Accident, Maryland. She went home to be with her Lord Nov. 6, 2014 from Good Shepherd Hospice, Sebring, Florida. She was the daughter of Charles Enlow (deceased) and Garna Enlow, Accident. She graduated in 1967 from Northern High School and later majored in Christian Education and graduated from Zion Christian College and...
Raymond E. Korb
November 5, 2014
Raymond E. Korb of Avon Park passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Born in Syracuse, N.Y. in 1919. He had been a resident of Avon Park since 1987 coming from Fort Lauderdale, FL. He retired from the Broward County School Board as a maintenance employee; a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Force. He...
Mary L Derflinger
November 5, 2014
Mary P. Derflinger Mary P. Derflinger, 86, went to her eternal reward on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Born in Winchester, Va. August 31, 1928 to Douglas Dell and Irene Clem Pierce. She is predeceased by her parents, two sisters infant Dorothy Pierce and Helen Orndoff. Mary was also predeceased by two husbands Leonard Eugene Facemire Sr and Cecil William...
Eleanor Frances Tripp
November 4, 2014
Eleanor Frances Tripp died November 5, 2014 at the age of 94. Born August 26, 1920, in St. Louis, MO, she was the fifth of ten children growing up during the Great Depression. As a young girl she entered the Convent of the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood in O'Fallon, Missouri where she ultimately became a nun, and...
Sherrill Glenn Brown
November 3, 2014
Sherrill Glenn Brown, age 54, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on January 12, 1960 in Avon Park, Florida. Sherrill had been a resident of Sebring all his life. He grew up in First Assembly of God Church of Sebring and currently was an active member of Grace Bible Church. Early in...
Sophie Alice Koster
October 31, 2014
Sophie Alice Arnold Koster Alice was born in Rockford, Illinois, March 18, 1928 to Robert Vern Arnold and Louise Bussman Arnold. At her age of two, her parents moved to Miami, Florida. She joined our Lord and Savior on October 31, 2014. Alice grew up in Miami and later Coral Gables, graduating from Miami Senior High School and the...
Luz F. Maldonado
October 30, 2014
Arrangements entrusted to: Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home (863) 385-0125 Online condolences may be left at: www.stephensonnelsonfh.com
Helen R Grudinoff
October 29, 2014
Helen R. Grudinoff, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in Avon Park, Florida. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on October, 13 1931 to the late Vladimir and Anna Rapacewich. Helen has been a resident of Avon Park since 2004 having come from Dunelin, Florida. Prior to that Helen resided in Watchung, New Jersey for...
Allyn Fred Burrell
October 26, 2014
Allyn Fred "Bud" Burrell, age 90, passed away on October 26, 2014 in Avon Park, Florida. He was born on June 9, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late William T. and Gertrude (Bock) Burrell. Bud was a member of the U.S. Army during WWII. He was part of the D-Day + 8 Invasion. He was employed by Lockheed...
Ila Mae Mccall Cox
October 25, 2014
Ila Mae McCall Cox, age 50, of Sebring, FL, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Ila dedicated her life to her love for Christ, and her love for her family and friends and provided a beautiful example for us all. She was born on October 8, 1964 in Laurel, Mississippi to James William &...
Russell W. Willsey
October 24, 2014
Russell W. Willsey, age 90, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on July 18, 1924 in Hamilton, Ohio. Arrangements entrusted to: Stephenson -Nelson Funeral Home (863) 385-0125 Online condolences may be left at: www.stephensonnelsonfh.com
Lester Wilbur Tuttle
October 22, 2014
Lester Wilbur Tuttle, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on June 15, 1934 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to the late Albert and Christine Tuttle. Lester has been a resident of Avon Park since 2001 having come from Moscow, PA. He worked as a truck driver. Lester is survived by his brother...
Margaret Edwards Hall
October 21, 2014
Margaret Edwards Hall, age 94 passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 in Sebring, FL. She was the oldest of eight siblings, born in Minna, Nigeria, West Africa to missionary parents, John and Edith Hall. After accepting Christ as her Savior, she felt led to be a missionary and in 1943...