Clyde Durrah, 53, died Wednesday, September 15th , after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Clyde was born in Columbus, MS on July 5th, 1957 and spent most of his life in Davenport and Bettendorf Iowa. He retired in August of 2009 after spending the last 25 years of his work career as a Case Aide working with...
Elizabeth Louise Coates, age 87 passed away Monday, September 13, 2010 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Covington, Kentucky to William and Edna (Ewing) Armstrong. She was the Secretary at Central Baptist Church in Fountain City, Tennessee for 25 years, a writer for the Childrens Division of Southern Baptist Sunday School Board, she conducted workshops on Childrens Ministry,...
CLARENCE R. LARKINS Clarence R. Larkins, 84, of Zolfo Springs, Florida, went to enjoy his Mansion on Sunday, September 12, 2010. He was born June 20, 1926, to Reo Leo and Leona (Dilworth) Larkins in Peninsula, Ohio, and had been a resident of Zolfo Springs since 1979, coming from Dade County, Florida. He was a Plant Supervisor with the...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FRANK CAMP, junior. Benjamin Franklin Frank Camp, junior, 82, of Avon Park, Florida, went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2010. Born on April 25, 1928, in Wauchula, Florida, to parents who were early pioneers of the area his father having come from Kentucky to homestead. Frank became a lifelong resident of Avon Park, Florida....
CENON MAQUILING VELBIS Cenon Maquiling Velbis, 70, of Kissimmee, Florida, passed away Monday, September 6, 2010, in Kissimmee. He was born on July 30, 1940, to Severo and Juliana (Maquiling) Velbis in the Philippines, and had been a resident of Kissimmee since 2004, moving from Sebring, FL. He was a Medical Technologist and a member of The American Society...
BETTY JEAN CHESTNUTT Betty Jean Chestnutt, age 77, passed away Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on April 3, 1933 in Ozark, Alabama. She worked as a Clerk for the City of Avon Park Water Department for over 20 years, loved gardening, a member of Florida Avenue Baptist Church, and a life long resident of...
CHARLES J. CHUCK GUTH Charles J. Chuck Guth, 86, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010, in Sebring. He was born September 21, 1923, to Conrad and Ethel H. (Chapman) Guth in Cohansey, New Jersey, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1988, coming from Toronto, Canada. He was a missionary, joining SIM in February, 1948,...
LORETTA IRENE NESDAHL Loretta Irene Nesdahl, 72, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010, in Altamonte Springs, FL. She was born June 25, 1938, to Lawrence and Vera (Winters) Hansen in Duluth, Minnesota, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2004, coming from Ashland, Oregon. She was a bookkeeper; was the first female inducted into the...
JOHN A. MEEK John A. Meek, 90, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Monday, August 30, 2010, in Sebring. He was born February 2, 1920, to Sanford K. and Edith I. (Weimer) Meek in Plain Township, Ohio and had been a resident of Sebring since 2003, coming from Naples, Florida. He was a farmer in the agricultural industry and a...
LUTHER BOOTS CONRAD Luther Boots Conrad, 89, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010, in Avon Park. He was born December 29, 1920 to Stanley L. and Henrietta Elsie (Stover) Conrad in Newry, Pennsylvania, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1990, coming from Melfa, Virginia. He was a salesman for a chemical manufacturer; truly enjoyed...
Joseph Clarendon Barnwell, age 89 passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010 in Avon Park, Florida. He was born in Burlington, North Carolina to Robert William and Willard (Smith) Barnwell. He was an Insurance Underwriter, he was a member and Ruling Elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Avon Park, he graduated from Davidson College with a business degree and...
CECILIA ROJAS Cecilia Rojas, 92, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010, in Lake Placid, FL. She was born October 9, 1917, to Claudio and Victorina (Pastens) Rojas in LaSerena, Chile, came to the U.S. around 1965 and had been an American Citizen for many years. She had been a resident of Sebring since 1987, coming from...
Edgar A. Scott, age 77 passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Elba, Illinois to Harry G. and Clessie (Wooden) Scott. He was an X Ray Technician, member of the Walker Seventh Day Adventist Church; he served in the United States Army during the Korean War and had been a resident of Avon...
Mary Jane Craigo, age 82, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010, in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Howard and Hazel (Russell) Schwindt. She was a Registered Nurse, of the Methodist faith, and a member of Eastern Star. She enjoyed golfing, fishing, boating, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends. She had been a...
VIOLET D. HOLTON Violet D. Holton, 80, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2010, in Sebring. She was born October 30, 1929, to Alick and Nona Bell (Lyon) Nesman in Milliken, Michigan, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1992, coming from Lake Odessa, Michigan. She was a bookkeeper for a furniture company; started a Scout...
Calvin Blaxton Ellis passed peacefully into eternal Life Wednesday evening, August 25, 2010, in the company of his wife, his two children, and a hospice nurse. The oldest of five children, Mr. Ellis was born September 22, 1928, in the Bereah Community to Thomas Hugh Ellis and Ernie Estelle (Lightsey) Ellis. He graduated from Frostproof High School in 1946...
Fred Eugene Thomas, age 69 passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Bartow, Florida to W. Clifford and Vera Alvena (Drawdy) Thomas. He was a Teacher for the Department of Corrections, member of the First Baptist Church. He enjoyed drawing and designing automobiles, drag racing, building race engines, he was an accomplished pianist;...
BETTY JEAN HUMPHREY Betty Jean Humphrey, 84, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010, in Avon Park. She was born June 5, 1926, to Henry and Della (Smart) Benzel in Walla Walla, Washington, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1972, coming from Highland, Indiana. She was a Sales Person in the garment industry, of the...
Ronald Lee Ronnie Batterbee, age 64 passed away Monday, August 23, 2010 in Avon Park, Florida. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan to Philip Norval and Bertha May (Donaldson) Batterbee. He was a truck drive, of the Christian faith; he enjoyed statistics, watching Baseball and spending time with family and friends, he had been a resident of Avon...
ELIZABETH HALPIN Elizabeth Halpin, 79, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Monday, August 23, 2010, in Sebring. She was born February 7, 1931, to Carl and Elizabeth Blomquist in New York City, New York, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1987, coming from New Jersey. She was a homemaker, of the Catholic faith and loved to knit, do...