Paul Neil Sweet
April 2, 2013
PAUL NEIL SWEET Paul Neil Sweet passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Sebring, FL. Mr. Sweet was born in Mendon, MI on December 24, 1926 to Neil and Elizabeth (Stoll) Sweet. Paul was a school teacher, teaching for over 30 years in the Tekonsha, MI Community Schools System, where he also served as Athletic Director and sports...
Betty Anne Johnson
April 2, 2013
Betty Anne Johnson, 80, of Highlands Ridge in Avon Park, Florida, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. She was born January 19, 1933, to Fred and Lois (Lund) Hansen in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and had been a resident of Avon Park since 1991, coming from Trafalgar, Indiana. She enjoyed bowling; was a doll collector; loved to...
Denzel H. Crews
March 30, 2013
Denzel H. Crews, age 94 passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 in Lake Wales, Florida. Mr. Crews was born in Bereah, Florida on August 28, 1918 to Harry Lester and Nora (Lanier) Crews. He was a Rancher and Farmer, served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II; he was a member of Athens Baptist Church...
Dixie M. Marshall
March 29, 2013
Dixie M. Marshall, 76, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. She was born January 4, 1937, to Sebron and Christine (Akins) O'Bier in DeKalb, Texas, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1985, coming from Hollywood, Florida. She had been employed as a Waitress and was of the Christian faith. Dixie was...
Betty Lou Nagy
March 29, 2013
Betty Lou Nagy, age 75 passed away Friday, March 29, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in South Lyon, Michigan on December 11, 1937 to David and Verdia (Powell) Webster. She was a Homemaker, of the Methodist faith, and a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary since 1964; she enjoyed camping, cooking and spending time with her family...
Guy L. Stebbins
March 28, 2013
Guy L. Stebbins, 91, of Sebring, Florida, went to be with his Lord on March 29, 2013. He was born April 9, 1921, to Clyde L. and Hattie (Prindle) Stebbins, in Jamestown, New York, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1986, coming from Sherman, New York. He was a dairy farmer and a Pioneer Seed Company Sales...
Eugene Henry Wiggins
March 27, 2013
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 James Baker
March 26, 2013
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.
March 25, 2013
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
March 24, 2013
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
March 23, 2013
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
March 22, 2013
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 Edward Jordon
March 22, 2013
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 W. Rawlings
March 22, 2013
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
March 21, 2013
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
March 19, 2013
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
March 19, 2013
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
March 18, 2013
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
March 14, 2013
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
March 14, 2013
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...