Illa Irene Carpenter
Apr 25, 2013
Illa Irene Carpenter 81, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Sebring, Florida. She was born February 28, 1932, to Claude and Edith (Wooley) Dunham in Galeton, Pennsylvania, and had been a resident of Avon Park since 1992 coming from New Jersey. She was a homemaker and a member of Whispering Pines Baptist Church, where...
Jacqueline Feyes Tillman
Apr 25, 2013
Jacqueline "Jackie" Feyes Tillman, age 66, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013 in Lakeland, Florida. She was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania on March 26, 1947 to Alex and Elsie (Arendas) Feyes. A resident of Vero Beach, FL since 1947, she graduated from Vero Beach High School in 1965. She received an Associate in Arts Degree from Lakeland Institute...
Edward James O'Berry, Sr.
Apr 24, 2013
Edward James O'Berry, Sr. passed away on April 24, 2013. Ed was born in Sebring, Florida on July 10, 1931 to parents Arthur O'Berry and Serena Albritton (nee Rigdon). Ed was a lifelong resident of Sebring. Ed served his county in the U.S. Air Force as a Bomb Disposal Specialist during the Korean War. Ed was an honest man...
James Hooks
Apr 23, 2013
JAMES C. HOOKS James C. Hooks, 92, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at his home. He was born November 27, 1920, in Macon County, Alabama, to the late Laurance Hooks Jr. and Lou Belle(Cain) Hooks, both parents preceded him in death. He was one of 5 brothers: Ephesus Hooks, Milo Hooks, IJohn Hooks, and Calvin...
Arthur Louis Stenke
Apr 20, 2013
Arthur Louis Stenke 85, of Mt. Morris, MI. passed away on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 at The Good Shepherd Hospice House in Sebring, Fl. He was a devoted husband and father who enjoyed hunting, fishing and especially being the captain of his charter boat The "Shirley Ann". He was a tool & die maker by trade for G.M. ....
Fred Burton Lawrence
Apr 19, 2013
FRED "SONNY" LAWRENCE Fred "Sonny" Lawrence, age 74, of Avon Park, FL, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 in Sebring, FL. He was born September 19, 1938 in Miami, FL to Fred R. and Dora E. (Pilgrim) Lawrence. He was a Rancher, member of the Athens Baptist Church in Bereah, FL, served in the U.S. Army, loved hunting, fishing,...
Matt R. Reilley
Apr 19, 2013
Matt R. Reilley, age 69, of Sebring, FL and formerly of Skanee, MI passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at his residence in FL. He was born in Des Moines, IA on February 11, 1944, the son of the late Kenneth and Maxine (Jennings) Reilley. He attended school in Des Moines, IA and graduated from the Police Academy in...
Leontine Elaine Carr
Apr 18, 2013
LEONTINE ELAINE CARR Leontine Elaine Carr, 86, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013, in Sebring. She was born June 1, 1926, to Carl Leon and Tommie E. (Tolar) Jones in Savannah, Georgia, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2007, coming from Richmond, Virginia. She was a homemaker and of the Episcopal faith. She is...
Jeanette Arlene Kohler-Curtis
Apr 18, 2013
Jeanette Arlene Kohler-Curtis, age 85, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 30, 1927 to Barney and Anna (Syswerda) Johnson. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Curtis is survived by her husband-Leoff Curtis, Jr. of Hudsonville, Michigan; daughter-Beth Vanderklay of Sacramento, California; son-Phil Kohler of Lyons, Ohio; step-daughters-Melody Yoshida...
Irvin William Ishman
Apr 17, 2013
Irvin William Ishman, 99, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Sebring. He was born October 14, 1913, to Charles Clinton and Ella (Kern) Ishman in Windber, PA, and had been a resident of Sebring for 35 years, coming from Windber. He was a bookkeeper for the coal industry; served as Fire Chief for Winder for...
William Rentel
Apr 17, 2013
WILLIAM "BILL" RENTEL William "Bill" Rentel, 76, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Sebring. He was born July 9, 1936, to Ernest F. and Anna D. (Horner) Rentel in Queens, New York, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1998, coming from Hermann, MO. He was the owner, operator and sales representative of a...
Mary Elizabeth Gibson
Apr 16, 2013
MARY ELIZABETH GIBSON Mary Elizabeth Gibson, age 88, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 7, 2013 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Center, CO on May 17, 1924 to Charles and Bessie (Kelsey) Gibson. She joined Sudan Interior Mission in 1951 and faithfully served the Lord for 37 years as a...
Gloria Ann Bradshaw
Apr 16, 2013
Glorida Ann Bradshaw, age 82 passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Avon Park, Florida. She was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts to Harold and Gertrude (Pickard) Petrie. She was a LPN and had been a resident of Sebring since 1985. Mrs. Bradshaw is survived by her daughter-Carolyn Latson of Sebring, Florida; sister-Carol Campbell of Silver Springs, Florida. Arrangements were...
Andrew Azzopardi
Apr 16, 2013
ANDREW AZZOPARDI Andrew Azzopardi, 85, of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in Avon Park, Florida. He was born January 5, 1928, to Joseph and Paula (Appa) Azzopardi in Valetta, Malta, and had been a Winter Resident of Crystal Lake in Avon Park, Florida for 22 years. He was a machinist, working in the tool...
Anna Marguerite Porter
Apr 15, 2013
Anna Marguerite Porter, age 95, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Monday April 15, 2013, in Sebring, FL. She was born on May 3, 1917, in Kankakee, IL to Andrew and Anna Nelson. She joined Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) in 1947 and faithfully served the Lord for 40 years as a nurse specializing in...
Lorelle J. Waldron
Apr 14, 2013
"LORELLE" JOYCE WALDRON Lorelle Joyce Waldron, 79, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 14, 2013. She was born in Sebring, Florida on April 30, 1933 and was a lifelong resident of Desoto City, Florida. She is survived by her sister, Dianne Cobb of Palm Bay, Florida; a brother, Woodrow Waldron of Wauchula, Florida, as well...
Charles R Newton
Apr 14, 2013
Charles R. Newton, age 73, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. Mr. Newton was born in Rudd, Iowa on August 3, 1939 to Irving L. and Lolabelle (Pennell) Newton. He worked in Quality Assurance at Koppers Corp. and Atlantic Steel, served in the United States Navy, member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Avon Park; he...
Werner O. Varchmin
Apr 12, 2013
Cremation arrangements provided by: Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home 863-385-0125 www.stephensonnelsonfh.com
Joan A. Rowan
Apr 11, 2013
Joan A. Rowan, age 87, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Galesburg, Illinois on January 25, 1926 to Vincent and Florence (Swanson) Bogren. She was an Administrative Assistant in banking; Member of the Lutheran Church, where she was active and sang in the choir; she enjoyed reading, sewing and cross stitch;...
Jerry R. Cannon
Apr 10, 2013
Jerry Randall Cannon, 70, passed away on April 10 in Sebring, Florida. Born in Tifton, GA, Jerry was raised in Eau Gallie, Florida before taking off to see the world' as a member of the United States Air Force. He served in Vietnam and a number of other locales before landing at Dyess Air Force base in Abilene, Tx.,...