DOROTHY MAE SIMPSON Dorothy Mae Simpson, 84, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 in Sebring. She was born November 4, 1926, to Grover and Aletha (Crutchfield) Johnson in Sebring and had been a lifelong resident. She was Chief Operator for United Telephone Company, retiring in 1985 after 45 years of service and was a member of...
Norman McLean McLeod, age 81 passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Bishop Briggs, Scotland to James M. and Mary (Stephenson) McLeod. Mr. McLeod was a wood model maker, he served in the United States Navy during the Korean War, he was of the Methodist faith, he was a lifetime member of the...
Robert Phillips Hennick Robert Phillips Hennick, age 94, passed away February 10, 2011 in Ft. Myers, Florida. He was born March 26, 1916 to George C. and Alice W. Hennick in Springfield, Massachusetts. He spent much of his life in Longmeadow and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He attended Dartmouth College and joined Theta Chi Fraternity. He worked 35 years for...
DORIS E. WETHERBY Doris E. Wetherby, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 1911 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Wallingford, Vermont on October 27, 1918 to Arthur and Anna (Preston) Wetherby. She was a bookkeeper for a retail book company; member of the First Baptist Church of Wallington, VT where she was the Pianist, member of...
DAVID EARL PURSER David Earl Purser, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2011 in Sebring, FL. He was born in Boswell, Oklahoma on august 31, 1933 to Johnny A. and Sylvia Mae (Elam) Purser. He was a Communications Supervisor for AT&T; of the Christian Faith; served in the U.S. Navy from 1952-1982; was a member of the...
GRACE IDA BAKER Grace Ida Baker, 85, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Monday, February 7, 2011, in Sebring. She was born April 3, 1925, to Harry and Emma (Westricker) Dilts in Easton, Pennsylvania, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2010, coming from Somers Point, New Jersey. She was a homemaker and of the Lutheran faith. She is...
CECILE CONNATSER HANNAH Cecil Connatser Hannah, 90, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away Monday, February 7, 2011, at her home. She was born February 5, 1921, to Stewart C. and Lilly Frances (Mize) Connatser in The Philippines, and had been a resident of Avon Park since 1971, coming from Maryville, Tennessee. She was a homemaker as well as a...
A.G. JONES A.G. Jones, 87, of Sebring, FL, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 4, 2011. A.G. was born in Soperton, Georgia in 1923 to the late Owen and Nancy Jones of Avon Park. He was a retired mechanic and a member of Living Waters Church of God in Sebring. He is survived by his wife...
THOMAS ELTON TAYLOR Thomas Elton Taylor, 83, of Lake Placid, FL, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Lake Placid Health Care. He was born October 3, 1927, to Thomas T. and Alberta L. (Townsend) Taylor in Tampa, Florida, and had been a resident of Lake Placid since 1998, coming from Tampa. He worked as a salesman for the...
JOLINE M. ELLISON Joline M. Ellison, 85, of Sebring, FL, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2011, in Sebring. She was born January 25, 1926 to Joseph and Elsie (OKeefe) Donovan in New York City, NY, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2003, coming from Plantation, FL. She was an educator and along with her husband started...
GERARD R. BERGERON Gerard R. Bergeron, age 82, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2011 in Sebring, FL. He was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island on December 21, 1928 to Ovila and Rose (Boisclair) Bergeron. He was a Machinist for a Tool Company, was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church and was a resident of Sebring since 1987...
BEATRICE W. LAFFERTY Beatrice W. Lafferty, 100, of Sebring, FL, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011, in Sebring. She was born December 10, 1910, to Henry and Lena (Fixsen) Hopfenspirger in Morgan, Minnesota, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2003, coming from West Palm Beach, FL. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church...
Peggy Jo Richards, 57, of Avon Park, Florida entered into rest January 27, 2011 at home surrounded by her loving family. Peggy is survived by her beloved husband of 27 years, Keith, two loving daughters, Marsha (John) Barcinas, and Morgan (Greg) Culbertson of Avon Park, sister, Patricia (Tommy) Brantley of Frostproof, and four grandchildren, Brooke, Taylor, Rylee and Emmitt...
WALTER J. WALLY GRABOW, JR. Walter J. Wally Grabow, Jr., 88, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011, in Sebring. He was born July 10, 1922, to Walter J. and Mable (Maley) Grabow in Chicago, Illinois and had been a resident of Sebring since 1982, coming from Chicago. He was the owner and operator of a restaurant...
Robert D. Bob Young Robert D. Bob Young, age 81, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011. Born in Anniston, Alabama of parents David Wiley and Mary Lucille Young, he was the fourth child of seven: Louis, Marjorie, Glenn, (Bob), Barbara, Rita, and Edna. The first three have passed away; Barbara Martin lives in Atlanta, Georgia, Rita Pruett lives in...
BURNESS GOERTZ Burness Goertz, 93, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011, in Sebring. She was born December 30, 1917, to Henry and Luella (Van Raden) Kampen in Forreston, Illinois, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1986, coming from Forreston. She was a Missionary with SIM, joining in 1946 and serving in Nigeria and Niger...
PEARLIE M. THOMAS Pearlie M. Thomas, age 98, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in Avon Park, FL. She was born in Oscar, Kentucky on September 3, 1913 to Thomas M. and Rosie (Butler) Wilson. She was a Homemaker, member of the First United Methodist Church in Frostproof, FL. She enjoyed traveling, cooking, canning and gardening; she especially...
Tireno Joseph Fusani, age 88, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 in Avon Park, Florida. He was born in Buffalo, New York to Ettore and Rosetta Ida (Cappigla) Fusani. Mr. Fusani was a Retired Senior Chief Petty Officer from the United States Navy having served for 30 years, he served in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam,...
James Edward Wynn, age 80 passed away Monday, January 17, 2011 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Jesup, Georgia to Nathaniel and Lillie (Teston) Wynn. Mr. Wynn was a truck driver, served in the United States Navy, he was a member of the First Baptist Church, he enjoyed fishing, playing guitar, playing cards and spending time with his...
Elizabeth Betty Barker, 78, of Avon Park, Florida, a devoted and loving Mama and Nonnie, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011, in Avon Park. She was born in Middletown, New York, March 11, 1932, to Dominick and Christine Biamonte. She was the bookkeeper at Bagwell Lumber Company for over 40 years. Mrs. Barker is survived by her daughter, Lee...