OBITUARIES

May 10, 2017

May 9, 2017

Willie Kate Lindsey Manns Lakeland – Willie Kate Lindsey Manns passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017. She was born October 15, 1919 in Johnson County, GA to Cannie and Matha Lindsey. She moved to Florida in 1950. Kate was a retired supervisor from Publix Danish Bakery, she was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and volunteered various functions....

May 7, 2017

JESS GOVE TUCKER III Stock Broker 1937-2017 Lakeland - Jess was born July 23, 1937 in Jacksonville, Florida to Jess G. Tucker, Jr and Dorothy Ezell Tucker (deceased). He passed into the arms of his Lord on May 7, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Janet Hodges Tucker. He grew up in Bradenton, Florida on...

May 5, 2017

Dorine M. "Dorry" Clevenger, 91 Lakeland - Dorine M. "Dorry" Clevenger passed away on 5 May 2017. She was born January 23, 1926, to Marian Sheaffer Menear and William J. Menear in Harrisburg, in Perry County, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Perry County, and later in Houston, Texas, where she graduated from high school and enrolled in the Texas...

May 3, 2017

Hilda Benitez Lakeland – Hilda Benitez passed away on May 3, 2017. She was born in Santiago, Chile on June 13, 1915. Hilda worked and attended Sweet Memorial Methodist School in Santiago, where she graduated with a degree as a deaconess of the United Methodist Church. She worked teaching preschool for many years; she was part of the Wesley...

May 3, 2017

Elaine M. (Mygrant) Gleason Elaine M. Gleason, 84, of Huntsville, AL (a resident of Lakeland, FL for over 50 years), died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at her home, after a lengthy struggle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Born June 27, 1932 in Findlay, Ohio, she was the 3rd of seven children of the late Clifton R. and Lilah...

May 3, 2017

Tommy Allen Jones, Sr., 66 Retired from the City of Lakeland Lakeland- Mr. Tommy Allen Jones, Sr. died on May 3, 2017 at Lakeland Regional Health. He was born on October 28, 1950 in Lakeland, Florida. Tommy attended Ignited Church in Lakeland and was involved in the Jail Ministry and feeding the homeless. Survivors include his wife of 25...

May 1, 2017

Nalcrest - Theresa Lee Jackson passed away on May 1, 2017. She was 67 years old. Theresa was born on April 6, 1950 in Auburn, New York to Richard James Morgan and Joanne Marie Morgan. Theresa was a retired nurse and was deeply involved in her community. She is preceded by her mother, Joanne Morgan and her daughter, Connie...

May 1, 2017

Lakeland – Ida Reynolds Mitchell passed away Monday, May 1, 2017. She is survived by her family. Burial in Kentucky.

Apr 28, 2017

Jeanette Lee Burt Lakeland - Jeanette Lee Burt, born Barbara Jeanette Lee, who was a teacher, guidance counselor, assistant principal and mother, died Friday, April 28. She was 71. Jeanette moved from Louisiana to Lakeland after marrying her husband of 40 years, Roy Allen Burt, Jr., who died in 2009. She was born August 19, 1945, the first of...

Apr 22, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Harlan, known to friends and family as “Beth”, passed away on April 22, 2017. She was 58 years old. Beth was born on June 1, 1958 in Winter Haven, Florida to Carla and William H. Harlan III. She was the oldest of three, sister to Ann Foster (husband: John Foster) and William A. Harlan (wife: Barbra Harlan)....

Apr 18, 2017

Sophia Bosko, 94 Lakeland- Sophia went to be with the Lord on April 18, 2017 at her Morton Plaza home, Lakeland, Florida, in the company of her loving husband, Andrew. Andy woke Sophia and gave her a cup of coffee as he had done every morning since they were married and she drank some of the coffee before she...

Apr 18, 2017

Our beloved John Rowland Anderson, known to most as J.R., passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, April 18th, 2017. J.R. was born in Tampa, Florida in 1943 to Harold and Ruth Anderson (Altree), now deceased. He moved to Lakeland, Florida at the age of eight where he developed many lifelong friendships. J.R. graduated from Lakeland...

Apr 17, 2017

Father Domingo Gonzalez December 19, 1938 – April 17, 2017 Please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Domingo Gonzalez. Father Gonzalez was born Dec. 19, 1938, in Santa Clara Province at Camaguani, Cuba. Father Gonzalez was adjunct professor of languages at St. Francis de Sales College Seminary in Oklahoma City from 1963 to 1964. He was...

Apr 16, 2017

A. Glenn Brown Lakeland – From a Florida pioneer family, A. Glenn Brown was born and reared in the rural Lakeland, Socrum/Providence area. Born on December 4, 1923, to Audubon G. and Lela M. Brown. He died on April 16, 2017 at Grace Manor Suites. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Lorelei Stanley, sister,...

Apr 14, 2017

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Apr 13, 2017

Barbara May Schaeffer Bartow – Barbara May Schaeffer passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017. She was born on May 31, 1935, to Russell and Martha (Mattie) Parks Stevens in Crawfordsville, Indiana. She was first married to Don Hampton and last married to Gordon Schaeffer. He proceeds her in death. Barb was a people person and loved working. She was...

Apr 13, 2017

Lakeland - Antonio”Tony” Hipolito Barrientes (“Paul” to family), passed away on April 13, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. He was 42 years old. Tony was born in Frankfurt, Germany to Antonio and Beatrice Barrientes on January 6, 1975. He graduated from Eastside High School in Gainesville, Florida in 1993. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army and served 12 years...

Apr 12, 2017

Apr 10, 2017

Michael Edward Stroh, 59 of Lakeland, Florida passed away Monday night, April 10, 2017 at Lakeland Regional Hospital. Mike was born on June 27, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Chester and Dolores Stroh. He lived in the Chicago area until 2004, when he moved to Lakeland where he resided until his passing. After high school, Mike joined...