John Arthur Starling, age 71 passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 surrounded by his loving family in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Lawty, Florida in 1938 to Lucille and Clyde Starling. His family moved to Avon Park in 1941. Johnny retired from Florida Power in Crystal River, Florida in 1997 after 38 years of service; he was a...
Marjorie Ellen Horky, age 90 passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010 in Avon Park, Florida. She was born in Blissfield, Michigan to Charles and Mabel (Mallory) Mead. She was a Homemaker, of the Catholic faith and had been a resident of Avon Park since 1995 coming from Frostproof, Florida. She is survived by her children-Sharlene Spiegel of Avon Park,...
J. PHILLIP SIMPSON J. Phillip Simpson, 93, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010, at his home. He was born December 5, 1916, to John and Dora (Bennett) Simpson in Saline County, Illinois, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1985, coming from Presque Isle, Michigan. He was a Foundry Supervisor in the auto parts industry...
VAN R. BRAIDWOOD Van R. Braidwood, 82, of 652 Pawn Ave, Quincy, Illinois died Saturday, February 27, 2010 in Sebring, Florida. Mr. Braidwood was born April 23, 1927 in Yankton, South Dakota a son of Ralph and Elsie Braidwood. Van graduated from Yale High School in Yale, Michigan. He attended Graceland Jr. College (now Graceland University) in Lamoni, Iowa...
Annie Ray High, age 69 passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Sampson, Alabama to James Alcus and Audrey Lee (Thomas) Wise. She was a waitress, of the Baptist faith and a lifelong resident of Avon Park; she enjoyed fishing, crafting, painting and spending time with family and friends. She is survived by...
GERALD JOSEPH MUSIAL Gerald Joseph Musial, 62, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, February 26, 2010, in Sebring. He was born June 13, 1947, to Matthew and Eleanor (Szydlowski) Musial in Philadelphia, PA, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2004, coming from Mays Landing, New Jersey. He was a telephone technician and a veteran of the U.S....
FRANCIS (FRANK) ALONZO FORCE Francis (Frank) Alonzo Force, passed February 24, 2010. He entered this world April 26, 1917, born to parents Edward Alger Force and Lena Belle Hill Force in Meleta (Gardena), Los Angeles, California, a second generation Californian. Francis was 2nd of 5 children, when very young, the family moved from Los Angeles County, to Garden Grove,...
JOYCE ELLEN BREDIN Joyce Ellen Bredin, 76, of Norton Shores, Michigan passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2010 in Sebring, Florida. She was born March 6, 1933, to Ralph and Mary (Meisen) Feuerborn in Muskegon, Michigan, and had been a Winter Resident of Sebring since 2003. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church in Muskegon...
SHIRLEY ANN PERRY Shirley Ann Perry, 70, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2010, in Sebring. She was born January 26, 1940, to Arthur and Ethel (Wettergren) Britton in Muskegon, Michigan, and had been a resident of Highlands County, Florida since 2002. She was a homemaker and was a two time Past President of the Don Ray...
Warren Barton Doc Goode, a World War II Marine veteran, 89, of Avon Park, Florida, and previously Toledo, Ohio, peacefully passed away at his home, February 24, 2010. Doc, a native of his much loved Adelphi, Ohio was born September 5, 1920. Doc graduated from Adelphi High School in 1938. Doc then began college at Wilmington University, Ohio. He...
ALICE D. OHM Alice D. Ohm, 85, of Sebring, Florida, passed away with dignity and grace in her home, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. She was born August 8, 1924, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1988, coming from Tampa, Florida. A devoted Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, she...
LILLIAN L. SMITH Lillian L. Smith, 100, of Ocala, Florida and former resident of Sebring, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010 in Ocala. She was born October 1, 1909, to J.W. and Laura (Logan) Carnes in Turner County, Georgia, and lived in Sebring from 1977 until her move to Ocala in 2001. She was a homemaker and a member...
WAYNE SEAGER Wayne Seager, 61, of Sebring, Florida and Ontario, Canada, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010, in Sebring. He was born May 5, 1948, to Kenneth and Marcia Joyce (Church) Seager in Bogota, Columbia, and had been a Winter Resident of Sebring since 2007. He was an avid golfer at Sun n Lake Golf and Country Club, where...
DOROTHY LOUISE SOURS Dorothy Louise Sours, 74, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010, in Sebring. She was born April 7, 1935, to Glen and Ethel (Myers) Gault in Cary, Ohio, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1997, coming from Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God in Sebring....
JAMES MONROE LEE Jim Lee, 79, of Sebring, FL and Atlanta, IN, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010, in Sebring. He was born October 7, 1930, to William Lester and Inez Viola (Crawford) Lee in Atlanta, IN and lived in Sebring during the Winter months and Indiana the remaining months. He was self employed as a truck driver and...
James Alan Merkle, age 57 passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 in Weston, Florida. He was born in Farmington, Maine on June 13, 1952 to George H. and Raychel (Woodman) Merkle. He was a machinist by trade, working at several machine shops in Maine, where he also served as a supervisor. He worked at Marden Machine in Mulberry before...
DOROTHY M. KLEBES Dorothy M. Klebes, 93, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010, in Sebring. She was born May 5, 1916, to Watson A. and Mary V. (Zeigler) Everett in Caroline County, Maryland, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1988. She was a Seamstress in the garment and textile industry and was a member...
DOROTHY L. HANDVILLE Dorothy L. Handville, age 94, of Sebring, FL, passed away on February 17, 2010 in Sebring. She was born in Washington, D.C., on November 27, 1915 to Joseph and Maude (Marsh) Doran. She was a Registered Nurse; a volunteer for Nu-Hope; a member of Florida Board of Nursing since 1949 and Florida Board of Massage. She...
JAMES P. WHEELER James P. Wheeler, 78, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. He was born in Sebring on April 18, 1931, to James P. and Mary Catheryn (McCorkle) Wheeler and was a graduate of Sebring High School Class of 1949. He lived in Everglades City, FL...
Colonel Honore G. Jack Dalton, age 94 passed away February 12, 2010 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Ashburn, Georgia to Howell Guy and Nancy Pearl (Nasworthy) Dalton. He was a Naval Aviator with the United States Marine Corps having served in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. During his military career he commanded more Marine...