HAYWOOD B. "WILLIE" WILLIAMS, JR. Haywood B. "Willie" Williams, Jr. of Avon Park passed away on August 24, 2013. He was the husband of 64 years to Kathryn "Kacky" Curry Williams. Haywood was born in Malvern, Arkansas, July 20, 1929, the son of the late Haywood B. Williams, Sr and Lucy Williams. He was a veteran of World War...
RICHARD VIDEBECK Richard Videbeck, age 89, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013, in Roanoke, Virginia. He was born January 10, 1924, to Christian Magnus and Elizabeth Mari (Christensen) Videbeck in Harlan, Iowa, and had been a resident of Avon Park since 1996, coming from Tamarac, Florida. He was a Professor at The University of Illinois...
Clara Luz Santiago, age 83, of Sebring, Florida passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013. She was born on August 11, 1930 in Corozal, Puerto Rico to Aurelio and Ramona (Sifonte) Padilla. She was a Homemaker, member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Avon Park, FL, enjoyed shopping and sewing, and has been a resident of Sebring,...
Kenneth Orville Ebert, age 83, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013, in Sebring. He was born August 31, 1929, to Ora Orville and Daisy (Neal) Ebert in Urbana, Illinois, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1992, coming from Indiana. He was employed with Alcoa Aluminum, retiring as an Assistant Superintendent after 35 years. He...
Horace E. Ryan, 82, and Floretta E. Ryan, 78, both of Lake Placid, Florida went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 22, 2013 and Wednesday, August 21, 2013 respectively. Horace was an Air Force Veteran and retired after 25 years with MNCPPC. Floretta retired after 22 years of service with the Agricultural Department at the University...
Mary Lee Cockrell, age 68 passed away Monday, August 19, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Wilmore, Kentucky to James William and Marcella (Delaney) Johns. Mrs. Cockrell was a Homemaker, member of the Living Waters Church of God in Sebring, Florida; she loved to read, sew, and work in the garden, crafts and cooking. She especially loved...
MICHAEL DEAN ALGER Michael Dean Alger, 74, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, August 16, 2013 at Florida Hospital in Sebring, due to complications following surgery. He was born on July 26, 1939 to Almo Don Alger and Wanda Stephens in Provo, Utah where he spent his entire boyhood and schooling. Upon graduation from high school, Mike began a...
Kathleen Mary McGrath, age 73 passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas Earl and Eileen (Deitz) McGrath. She was a cashier for Home Depot, of the Catholic faith and had been a resident of Highlands County since 1964 coming from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Ms. McGrath is survived by her...
Lillian Estelle Irvine, age 87 passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Winter Haven, Florida to Henery and Myrtle (May) White. Ms. Irvine was the owner/operator of a Beauty Shop and had been a resident of Avon Park since 2004 coming from Port Charlotte, Florida. She is survived by her son-Robert Harris of...
Norma J. Farmer, 66, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013. She was born November 15, 1946, to Peter Paul and Vera V. (Dunlow) Hojnacki in Allegheny County, Pennslyvania, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2006, coming from Pittsburgh, PA. She enjoyed Paper Tole, swimming and spending time with her family. She is survived by...
BERNICE L. (HAWTHORNE) FOUNTAIN BARNHILL Bernice L. (Hawthorne) Fountain Barnhill, age 79, of Sebring, Florida, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 14, 2013. She loved her family and good music to dance to, was a loving caretaker and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses of Sebring. She was preceded in death by her husband, father,...
Lesley L. Sears, age 56, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Monday, August 12, 2013, in Sebring. He was born November 25, 1956, to Robert and Ina (Russom) Sears in Pahokee, Florida, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2008, coming from Belle Glade, Florida. He was employed in home construction. He is survived by his wife, Carole A....
MARY ELLA CLARK January 28, 1928 - August 10, 2013 Passed away peacefully in her home in Sebring at 10:09 p.m., Saturday, August 10, 2013, under the care of the angels who work for Compassionate Care Hospice. Mary was born in Charleston, West Virginia to Donald E. and Mary Pearl Curtis. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Sam...
ROBERTA J. "BOBBIE" MOORE Roberta J. "Bobbie" Moore, age 81, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2013, in Lake Placid, Florida. She was born September 27, 1931, to Elvin H. and Esther M. (Ross) Korstad in Mobridge, South Dakota, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1990, coming from Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a retired Secretary...
JAMES B. MOSS James B. Moss, age 78, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013, in Largo, Florida. He was born October 1, 1934, to James B. and Edith (Pugh) Moss in Georgetown, Kentucky, and had been a resident of Florida since 1978, moving to Sebring in 1998. He was employed in Office Equipment sales and was...
GYPSY DOLORES SWEDA Gypsy Dolores Sweda, age 79, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013, in Sebring. She was born September 20, 1933, to Wilford H. and Helen Virginia (Luzier) Taylor in Fairmont, West Virginia, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1990. She was employed as a Bank Teller and was a member of St....
Sujette D. Lanier, age 88, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 in Avon Park, Florida. Mrs. Lanier was born in Irwinville, Georgia to W.D. and Louise (Clements) Dorminey. She was the Secretary at Union Congregational Church for 27 years, a graduate of Avon Park High School, she has the longest membership at Union Congregational Church, she was a member...
ALBERT L. SCARPATI Albert L. Scarpati, 74, of Sebring, Florida, died suddenly at his home on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. He was born on October 13, 1938 in Maspeth, Queens, NY, to the late Albert Scarpati and Florence Deffa Scarpati. He served in the U.S. Air Force and then worked with his father in steel construction in New York...
Hilda Nelson, born February 20, 1950, succumbed to an aggressive form of cancer suddenly on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Charlie Nelson; step-children, Elizabeth Nelson; Rachel Goette and Matthew Nelson; grandchild, "Moe" Goette and daughter, Aaron Gray. Hilda was well known in the community for her selfless commitment to serving the needs of...
MARY PRINGLE Mary Pringle (Miss Dolly), age 95, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at her dwelling in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Haywood Hall, St. Mary, Jamaica. She was the third child of John and Alberta Thomas of St. Mary. Mary was married to the late Donald George Pringle and was a great business woman, wife and...