Dustin James Smith
April 24, 2012
Dustin James Smith, age 30, a lifelong resident of Sebring, FL passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at his home. He was born June 19, 1981 in Tampa, FL to Billy Wayne and Paula (Drake) Smith. He is survived by his loving fianc Cindi Halcomb; Children Brittni, Austin, Jarrett, Heather, and Hanna; Mother and Step-father Paula Drake Kelley and...
Eleanor F. Peterson
April 24, 2012
Eleanor F. Bunny Peterson, age 75 passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Ft. Myers, Florida. She was born in Brighton, Florida on March 25, 1937 to William and Claudia (Wiley) Hettel. Mrs. Peterson was a Realtor, of the Baptist faith and had been a resident of Ft. Myers, Florida. She is survived by her husband-Maynard Pete Peterson of...
Lawrence Paul "Gator" Pate
April 22, 2012
Lawrence Paul Gator Pate, age 76 passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. Mr. Pate was born in Frostproof, Florida on July 22, 1935 to James Henry and Lucy (Latham) Pate. Mr. Pate worked for the United States Postal Service, he was a member of the First Baptist Church in Avon Park, and a lifelong resident of...
Marie Benita Delphin
April 21, 2012
MARIE BENITA DELPHIN Reflections on Mommys Life and Accolades: Marie Benita Delphin. Age 65, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012 Wildwood, Florida She was born on August 25th 1946 in the beautiful Ville of Croix Des Bouquet, Haiti to Mariland and Victoria Docile. Marie Benita felt the call of God over her life at the age of 8,...
Russell Alvin Forman
April 20, 2012
Forman, Russell A., age 70 of Avon Park, Florida went to be with his Lord on Friday, April 20, 2012. Russ was born on December 18, 1941 in Trenton, New Jersey to the late Henry R. and Ida Mae (Eggert) Forman. After graduation from Lawrenceville Prepatory High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Russ went on to graduate from the...
Clyde Larry Roberts
April 20, 2012
LARRY ROBERTS Age 77, of Sebring, died on Fri. April 20, 2012 in Sebring. He was born on Nov. 5, 1934 in San Angelo, TX to Clyde M. and Edythe C. (Robbins) Roberts. Larry was a Minister for the Avon Park Church of Christ, had been the Vice Pres. of the Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, TX, the Pres....
April Marie Shaffer
April 20, 2012
Our beloved April, age 29, of Sebring, FL passed away Friday, April 20, 2012. She was born September 4, 1982 in Miami, FL. She leaves behind her daughters Kaley, 11, and Katlyn, 2, both of Sebring, FL; Mother Patricia Shaffer of NE; Step-father Mike Cason of Sebring, FL; Maternal Grandparents William J. and Beverly A. Shaffer of PA; Brother...
Gloria Lopez Realzola
April 20, 2012
GLORIA LOPEZ REALZOLA Gloria Lopez Realzola, age 61, of Sebring, FL, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2012. She was born on December 11, 1950 in Bryan, Texas to Domingo and Paula (Samora) Lopez. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant, enjoyed being with her family, of Baptist faith, and has been a resident since 2005, coming from Chicago, IL....
Emmaline R. Shank
April 18, 2012
E. Ruth Shank, 79, of Sebring, FL, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012. She was born November 7, 1932, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Winfred and Verna (Till) Wheeler. She has been a resident of Sebring since 1984. She was a nurse with the Highland County Public Health Department and after retirement was active in the Highland County Parish Nurse...
Phyllis Sheppelman Snyder
April 17, 2012
PHYLLIS SNYDER Phyllis Snyder, age 76, of Sebring, FL passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012. She was born October 10, 1935 in Cropsey, Illinois to Fred and Verna (Blundy) Sheppelman. She was a Homemaker, of Methodist Faith, and a resident of Sebring, FL since 1982, coming from Illinois. She is survived by her daughters Vickie Jones of Sebring, FL...
Benny Eldridge Fordham
April 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
April 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
April 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.
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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...