Benny Eldridge Fordham
Apr 17, 2012
BENNY ELDRIDGE FORDHAM Benny Eldridge Fordham, 96, of Statesboro, GA, and former resident of Sebring, FL, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Eagle Health and Rehabilitation under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Bulloch County native moved to Sebring, FL in 1939 and was the owner and operator of Bennys Music and Bennys Menswear for over...
Tretha Spires
Apr 16, 2012
Tretha Spires, of Sebring, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 16, 2012, celebrating her 90th birthday in Heaven. She was born to Sebe and Bertha (Padgett) Rhymes in Okeechobee, Florida on April 16, 1922. She had been a resident of Sebring since 1927, coming from Okeechobee and had been employed as a cashier in...
Lester "Ld" Swinehart
Apr 15, 2012
LESTER LD SWINEHART Age 81, of Sebring, FL passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was born September 2, 1930 in New Philadelphia, Ohio to Dean E. and Georgia M. (Stumm) Swinehart. He was employed in Sales in the Marine Industry, of Methodist Faith, served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, member of the Moose Lodge,...
Hugh Woodrow Howell, Sr.
Apr 12, 2012
Hugh Woodrow Howell, Sr. Hugh Woodrow Howell, Sr., age 93, of Lorida, Florida passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 in Lake Placid, Florida. He was born July 14, 1918 in Augusta, Georgia to Claude Augustus and Mary Develia (Walker) Howell. He was a Union Plumber, member of the Plumbers Union #519 in Miami, FL, of Catholic Faith, served in...
Juanita M Raulerson
Apr 11, 2012
JUANITA M. RAULERSON Juanita M. Raulerson, 98, of Lake Placid, FL, passed away at home on April 11, 2012. She was born in Wausau, WI on October 28, 1913, and moved to Highlands County in 1945. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Placid, and a previous member of the First Presbyterian Church of Sebring....
Isabelle Irene Wallace
Apr 8, 2012
ISABELLE IRENE WALLACE Isabelle Irene Wallace, 85 of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Sebring. She was born March 25, 1927, to Mervin Carl and Fern (Fox) Weaver in Goshen, Indiana, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1980, coming from Goshen. She was a former Secretary and Loan Officer at Salem Bank and Trust...
Emma J Carroll
Apr 8, 2012
EMMA J. CARROLL Emma J. Carroll, 67, of Lake Placid, Florida, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Orlando, FL. She was born January 28, 1945, to William W. and Mable N. (Gorman) Conway, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and had been a resident of Lake Placid since 2002, coming from LaBelle, FL. She was a Singer and Guitarist and...
Avice Irene Travers
Apr 8, 2012
Avice Rye Travers, 91, of 2526 Van Pelt Rd., Sebring, went home to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, her favorite holiday. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan was the birthplace of this only daughter of Floyd and Margaret Rye, on March 19, 1921. At age fourteen, Avice was walked home from the town skating rink by...
Ann Blair Smith
Apr 6, 2012
ANN BLAIR SMITH Ann Blair Smith, 75, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012, at her home. She was born January 25, 1936, to Sylvestor V. and Margie Lee (Bolling) Shaver in Bristol, Tennessee, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2010, coming from Columbia, South Carolina. She was the owner and operator of a clothing...
Gwanna Chiquita Holtzclaw
Apr 6, 2012
Gwanna C. Matthews Holtzclaw passed April 6, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on November 26, 1925 to Lucian and Molly Matthews in Whitman, West Virginia. She graduated from Logan High School in 1944. She worked for Bell Telephone Company in California for a short time. She returned to Logan and married. She raised four...
Connie Lewis
Apr 5, 2012
CONNIE LEWIS Connie Lewis, 88, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Sebring. She was born February 25, 1924, to Donald and Mary (Jackson) Swartout, in Trumansburg, New York, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1986, coming from Clewiston, FL. She was a bookkeeper and a member of First Assembly of God of Sebring,...
Carmen Gonzalez
Apr 4, 2012
CARMEN GONZALEZ Carmen Gonzalez, 55, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Sebring. She was born on July 19, 1956, to Anibal and Carmen (Bonilla) Rosario in Brooklyn, New York, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1997, coming from Bronx, New York. She was a Home Health Aide and attended St. Catherine Catholic Church....
Wilma H. Hamm
Apr 4, 2012
WILMA BERTIE HAMM Wilma Bertie (Hensley) Hamm, 81, of Sebring, Florida, died April 4, 2012, at Tampa General Hospital. She was born December 8, 1930 in Kechi, Kansas, to Charles and Chelsa (Gardner) Watson and attended schools in Wichita, Kansas, graduating from East High School. In 1950 she married Jack Hensley and moved to Valley Center, Kansas, where they...
James T. Randolph
Apr 4, 2012
JAMES T. RANDY RANDOLPH James T. Randy Randolph, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in Sebring, FL. He was born on February 2, 1940 in Vernon, Alabama to Zell and Onyx (Hester) Randolph. He was a Sales representative for Nabisco Cookie Co; member of the Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church; served in the U.S. Army; member...
Michael A. Morgan
Apr 3, 2012
MICHAEL A. MORGAN Michael A. Morgan, age 55, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on March 8, 1957 in Lyons, New York. He was a Complex Manager for an Apartment Management Company. He was a member of the Eagles and was a resident of Sebring since 2010 coming from Orlando, FL. He...
Bertha B. Annis
Apr 3, 2012
Bertha B. Annis, age 83 passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Bemus Point, New York on July 1, 1928 to Martin and Anna (Stanton) Bloss. Mrs. Annis was a homemaker, member of Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church and had been a resident of Avon Park since 1976 coming from New York State....
Dorothy B. Hyman
Apr 3, 2012
DOROTHY B. HYMAN Dorothy B. Hyman, 92, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at her home. She was born February 28, 1920, to Raymond S. and Adeline (Lipman) Bernhard in Chicago, Illinois, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2006, coming from Chicago. She was as homemaker. She is survived by her son, Allen (Louisa)...
Bob Landis
Apr 1, 2012
BOB LANDIS Bob Landis, 90, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Sebring. He was born July 30, 1921, to Paul E. and Cecil E. (Imler) Landis in Marion, Indiana and had been a resident of Sebring since 1986, coming from Marion. He was a Project Engineer for an automobile manufacturer and was a veteran of...
John Henry Bender
Apr 1, 2012
JOHN HENRY BENDER John Henry Bender, 67, of Sebring, Florida, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 1, 2012. He was born November 6, 1944, to Wilbur W. and Elizabeth Jean (Kamradt) Bender in Charlevoix, Michigan. He served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Navy, from 1965-1985 and was briefly stationed on the USNS Harkness...
Rhoda A. Straw
Apr 1, 2012
Rhoda A. (Wert) Straw, 76 passed away at home on Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Harrisburg, PA. She was born in Harrisburg, PA on February 2, 1936 to John Jacob and Elizabeth (Hummer) Wert. She was a buyer for Florida Hospital gift shop, previous member of the Avon Park Seventh Day Adventist Church and had been a resident of...