OBITUARIES

Gene Ledford

Gene Ledford

Apr 15, 2016

Gene Akard Ledford Gene Akard Ledford died in Lakeland, Florida on April 15, 2016.She was born in Seffner, Florida in January 1925. Gene grew up in a Christian home in a very rural community. Her parents were active in church and community life and filled their home with music, good books, and visiting friends. She read Quo Vadis and...

Gene Ledford

Gene Ledford

Apr 15, 2016

Gene Akard Ledford Gene Akard Ledford died in Lakeland, Florida on April 15, 2016.She was born in Seffner, Florida in January 1925. Gene grew up in a Christian home in a very rural community. Her parents were active in church and community life and filled their home with music, good books, and visiting friends. She read Quo Vadis and...

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Apr 14, 2016

Donald Ray Kerr Lakeland " Donald Ray Kerr passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016. He was born on July 3, 1944 in Wilmington, Ohio to Austin and Margaret Kerr. He was a superintendent for many years in the construction business. Donald was an avid golfer and enjoyed a friendly game of cards. He was a loving father and...

Dr. James Harold Coffman

Dr. James Harold Coffman

Apr 14, 2016

JAMES HAROLD COFFMAN, M.D. Lakeland - James Harold Coffman, M.D., (90) of Lakeland, died on April 14, 2016, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Dr. Coffman was born on January 15, 1926, in Ness City, Kansas. He grew up in El Dorado, Kansas and attended Westminster College. He later graduated from the University of Kansas and...

Jackie Driver Hopper

Jackie Driver Hopper

Apr 14, 2016

Mary Jacquelyn Driver Hopper Lakeland - Mary Jacquelyn Driver Hopper passed away April 14, 2016, peacefully with her family by her side, in Lakeland, Florida, at the age of 85 years old. Jackie was born in Griffin, Georgia on July 15, 1930. She enjoyed many years living in Florence and Cullman, Alabama before moving to Lakeland, Florida. She was...

Elinor Mundy

Elinor Mundy

Apr 13, 2016

ELINOR ANDERSON MUNDY, 76 LAKELAND - Elinor Anderson Mundy died on April 13, 2016 due to complications of Parkinson's and heart disease. Elinor was born on July 6, 1939 in Brewster, FL, to Bill and Beulah Anderson. At an early age she moved to Lakeland where she graduated from Lakeland Senior High in 1957. In high school she was...

Fredrick Mckenzie

Fredrick Mckenzie

Apr 12, 2016

Fredrick A. McKenzie - Lakeland F.A. McKenzie went to heaven quietly on April 12, 2016, after 102 years on this earth. He was born in 1913, in Fort Pierce, Florida. Fredrick graduated from Lakeland Senior High School in 1937. After High School, he attended Tulane University, and then went on to receive his Mechanical Engineering degree at Auburn University....

Rudolph (Rudy) Heller

Rudolph (Rudy) Heller

Apr 9, 2016

Rudolph Heller Jr. Rudolph (Rudy) Heller Jr., age 92, died on April 9, 2016, in Lakeland, Florida. Rudy has been a resident of Lakeland for over 60 years and has resided at the Estates at Carpenters for the last eight years. Rudy is survived by his oldest daughter, Jeanie Heller Bollinger and her husband Jeff, of Waynesville, NC; his...

Juanita A. Miller

Juanita A. Miller

Apr 8, 2016

Juanita A. Miller, 72 Supervisor at Rooms to Go Lakeland- Mrs. Juanita A. Miller died on April 8, 2016 at Lakeland Hospice House. She was born December 9, 1943 in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Lithia where she was the church pianist. Mrs. Miller was predeceased by her husband, James T. Miller...

Victor Paulus

Victor Paulus

Apr 7, 2016

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David Wayne Foster

David Wayne Foster

Apr 7, 2016

David Wayne Foster Born August 20, 1940 Ann Arbor Michigan, died April 7, 2016 Lakeland, Florida. Dave was son to Clair Darwin Foster and Mary Catherine Mager. He was brother to Emerson Clair Foster and Ronald Lloyd Foster. He was husband for 33 years to Bessie Lee Robinson Foster. He was father to Catherine Louise Foster Jones (Gary Allen...

Nina Lucille Brewer

Nina Lucille Brewer

Apr 6, 2016

Nina Lucille Brewer passed way at her home, Grace Manor Suites, on Wednesday April 6, 2016, in Lakeland, Florida. Nina was member of Christian Congregation Church in Alexandria, Indiana, and was also a member of the Lioness Club. She enjoyed playing cards, watching ballgames on TV and attending games at the field. Nina was an avid bowler, and was...

Roy K. Rolph

Roy K. Rolph

Apr 4, 2016

Roy Kenneth Rolph, 91 Self-Employed Builder Dawsonville, Ga.- Mr. Roy Kenneth Rolph died at North Georgia Assisted Living Center surrounded by his family in Dawsonville, Ga. on April 4, 2016. He was born January 12, 1925 in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Rolph served in the United States Army, Airborne in the European Theater during World War II. Mr. Rolph was...

Martha Deaton

Martha Deaton

Apr 4, 2016

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Jo Jewell Klausner

Jo Jewell Klausner

Apr 3, 2016

Jo Jewell Klausner, 89, of Lakeland, died on April 3, 2016. She was born on August 9, 1926 in Watertown, TN. She was married for 64 years to Leonard Klausner until his death in 2007. They moved to Lakeland in 1961. She was a retired employee of the City of Lakeland. She is survived by daughters Deborah Klausner Simpkins...

Oscar Herman Lewis

Oscar Herman Lewis

Apr 2, 2016

Oscar Herman Lewis Lakeland - Oscar Herman Lewis, 95, of Lakeland, Florida passed away peacefully Saturday, April 2, 2016. Herman, a native Floridian, graduated from Lakeland High School and later from the University of Florida in 1943 with a Bachelor""s degree in Business. While at the University of Florida, Herman was a ROTC Cadet and, upon graduating, entered WW-...

Judith Flanagan

Judith Flanagan

Mar 31, 2016

Judith Flanagan, a longtime resident of the Lakeland area, died Thursday the 31st of March at Melech Hospice House, Tampa. Born May 14th 1945 in Jacksonville Florida, Judy took great pride in working as an Administrative Assistant at the Florida United Methodist Conference in Lakeland, FL. She was particularly proud of the mission work she was involved in, and...