EUGENE HENRY WIGGINS Eugene Henry Wiggins, 81, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at his home. He was born March 7, 1932, to Veron and Nedra Wiggins in Ohio, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1996, coming from Hollywood, Florida. He was a Lineman for a telephone company and a veteran of the U.S....
Roy Baker "Charlie Chip", age 82, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Glen Cove, New York on October 23, 1930 to Lee Roy and Irene Marion M. (Johansen) Baker. He was the Owner and Operator of a Fuel Oil Company; member of The Church of The Way in Sebring; member of...
Daniel James "Jim" Hanson, M.D., a son of Daniel James Sr. and Margaret (Goode) Hanson, died on Monday, March 25, 2013 at Tampa General Hospital, surrounded by his family. Jim was a resident of Barrington, RI from 1966 to 2012 and began wintering in Avon Park, Florida in 1995. Jim was born on June 18, 1929, in St. Clair,...
Rev. James B. Annis, 80, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his home. He was born July 24, 1932, to James John and Theatcher (Brantley) Annis in Linden, Florida, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1976, moving from West Africa. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during Peacetime and a...
Barbara E. Kavaney, 86, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Sebring. She was born October 14, 1926, to Rupert F. and Louise M. (Kreimendahl) Margeson in Springfield, Massachusetts, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1987, coming from Monson, Massachusetts. She was a homemaker; of the Methodist faith and a member of the Eastern...
Frank Peter Haas, age 94, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Cook County, Illinois on September 9, 1918 to Peter and Stephanie (Kurzweil) Haas. He was an a CPA in banking; served in the U.S. Navy; loved to listen to story books and spending time with his family, like to exercise...
MARSHALL "ED" EDWARD JORDON Marshall "Ed" Edward Jordon, age 68, of Sebring, FL, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013. He was born May 3, 1944 in Avon Park, FL to Dr. Marshall Elmore and Pauline (Williford) Jordon. Ed served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years before retiring as a Colonel in 1988. After retiring to Sebring, Ed...
Robert "Bob" Rawlings, 61, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013. He was born February 5, 1952, in Newark, New Jersey to Robert F. and Alvina (Bonnie) Rawlings. Bob moved to Highlands County from Orlando in 2000 and was employed by South Florida State College in the maintenance department. Running had been a part of his life since his high...
Leah Stanfield, 96, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2013, in Sebring. She was born March 7, 1917, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1982, coming from Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker and a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ of Sebring; loved to play bingo, arts and crafts and enjoyed...
Sandra Ruth Reed, age 66 passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Tampa, Florida. Mrs. Reed was born in Avon Park, Florida on June 14, 1946 to Carl and Rosemand (Pinion) Cothran. Mrs. Reed was retired from the Highlands County Sheriff's Department as a dispatcher, she was of the Baptist faith, a lifelong resident of Avon Park, Florida, she...
Hortense Lela Newsome, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Wauchula, FL on May 29, 1932. Her parents were her mother, Lillian Agnes (Weed) Luehr and step-father, Emil Luehr. She was a supervisor in banking; a member of Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church; she loved to read and spend time...
Dorothy Kent Dyal, age 84 passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. Mrs. Dyal was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 27, 1928 to Stanley Wright and Ruth Frances (Stendel) Kent. She was a Homemaker, member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church, past member of the Historical Society, member of RSVP(Retired Senior Volunteer Program), a volunteer at Florida...
Walter Edwin Tate, born June 23, 1925 to Walter Henry and Essie Tate of Richmond, Virginia, died March 14, 2013. Possessing a true servant's heart, Walter served the Lord as a missionary in Trinidad and Tobago 1957-1966, as well as supporting his church family in the communities where he has lived. Walter has been a member of Walker Seventh...
Raymond Alan Hall, age 69, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2013. He was born on November 24, 1943 in Sebring, Florida to Elma Lee (Goolsby) and Virgil Lee Hall, Sr. He was a graduate of Avon Park High School, Class of 1961, a graduate of the University of Florida, School of Pharmacy, Class of...
Michael Dennis Drake, age 63 passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. Mr. Drake was born in Avon Park, Florida on October 6, 1949 to Paul and Janet (Reeves) Drake. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator, a lifelong resident of Avon Park, he served in the United States Army during Vietnam; he enjoyed fishing, hunting, the outdoors...
Chester Anthony Brojek, Sr., age 91, of Sebring, FL, passed away Friday, March 08, 2013. He was born December 13, 1921 in Erie, PA to John and Antonina (Szymanski) Brojek. He was a Kitchen Supervisor for the Erie Veteran's Retirement Home in Erie, PA, worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, member of the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, V.F.W.,...
Otilia S. Krucker, 80, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013, at her home. She was born October 18, 1932, to Georg and Maria (Hergenrother) Sack, in Argentina, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1984, coming from Pompano Beach, FL. She was an interior design seamstress and of the Presbyterian faith. She enjoyed traveling and...
Dennis M. Jacobs, 69, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Sebring. He was born February 28, 1944, to William Anthony and Shirley B. (Beaudoin) Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1999, coming from Crown Point, Indiana. He was employed as a Manager in the retail industry and was a...
PAOLO ABBATE Paolo Abbate, age 91, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Italy on January 22, 1922 to Antonio and Vincenza (Garitta) Abbate. He was the Owner and Operator of a Grocery Store and was a Restauranter and was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. He served in the...
James G. Joyner, 84, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Sebring. He was born November 12, 1928, to Floyd E. and Lillian Mae (Gardner) Joyner, in Huntingdon, Tennessee and had been a resident of Sebring since 2004, coming from Ft. Myers, Florida. He was employed in the field of education as a School Administrator, owned...