OBITUARIES
Sharon Audrea Witt
Jul 30, 2015
Sharon Audrea Witt, 84 Lakeland - Sharon Audrea Witt, age 84, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, in Lakeland, Florida. She was born on August 1, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, to Israel and Edith Levine. She was married for 53 years to Harry Witt, until his passing in 2001. She is survived by...
Major Robert M. Japinga
Jul 28, 2015
Major Robert M. Japinga USA (Ret), age 91, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Born June 9, 1924, to Martin and Marguerite (DeFouw) Japinga. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Sally. He is survived by his children: son Richard and Andrea Japinga of Bridgewater, New Jersey; son William and Jean...
Carol Bonta
Jul 28, 2015
Carol Bonta, 83 Homemaker Carol Bonta, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 28th, 2015. She was born in Findlay, Ohio to Margaret and Roland Adams. Carol was an amazing mother and wife who showed love and care to all she knew and was selfless in her desire to make the world a better place for everyone she knew....
Tom E. Wilson
Jul 27, 2015
Tom E. Wilson Tom Wilson Sales, Inc. Lakeland " Tom E. Wilson passed away on July 27, 2015. He was born on April 30, 1934 in Sampson, Alabama. He is preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Wilson and sister, Faye. He is survived by his children, Barry (deceased Sharon) Wilson, Karen Wilson, and Perry (Theresa) Wilson; three grandchildren;...
John Calvin Clemons
Jul 27, 2015
John C. Clemons, 51 Lakeland " John C. Clemons passed away on July 27, 2015, at his home from an apparent heart attack. John was born November 4, 1963, in Lake Wales, Florida. He was a lifelong resident of Polk County. John graduated from Lake Wales High School in 1982. He was of the Protestant faith. He was skilled...
Neil George Merrill, Sr.
Jul 25, 2015
Neil George Merrill, Sr. 75 (Sgt. Do Right) Retired Law Enforcement Lakeland- Mr. Neil George Merrill, Sr. died on July 25, 2015 at Lakeland Regional Health. He was born October 19, 1939 in Syracuse, NY. He was preceded in death by his son, Neil George Merrill, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Edna, sons, Robert,...
John Ronald Jackson
Jul 25, 2015
John Ronald Jackson, 70, of Lakeland, FL, formerly of Salisbury, MD and West Chester, PA, passed away July 25, 2015 at Tampa General Hospital. He was born to John B and Betty Ann Jackson in Coatesville, PA on September 5, 1944. He married the love of his life, Elizabeth (Betty) McVey on August 4, 1962. He was a manager...
Gerald Franklin Whitley
Jul 20, 2015
In Memory of Gerald Franklin Whitley Lakeland - Gerald Whitley of Lakeland, FL passed away peacefully in his sleep at Lakeland Regional Medical Center on July 20, 2015. He was born on December 5, 1922 in Albermarle, NC to James Phares and Milia Efird Whitley. While a teenager, he worked at his father""s bakery but on January 7, 1942,...
John Burton Seamens
Jul 20, 2015
John Burton Seamens passed away July 20th in Lakeland, Florida after a brave fight against lung cancer. John was born in Cory, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1939 and was raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. John attended Pleasant Ridge School and then Bearden High School where he was a member of the drama club and football team. His bright smile and...
Eleanor M. Mchargue
Jul 19, 2015
Eleanor M. McHargue Mutual Wholesale, 85 Lakeland - Eleanor M. McHargue, 85 passed away on July 19, 2015. Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Robert S. McHarque, ret. She is survived by 2 sons Robert S. McHargue, Jr. and John Barry McHarque of Lakeland, and 2 sisters Wilma Tucker, and Anna Cole. Eleanor and her...
Charles "Chas" P. Smith
Jul 18, 2015
Charles ""Chas"" P. Smith, 66 CPS Investment Advisors Charles Phelan Smith passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Asheville, North Carolina, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He suffered a cardiac event while riding his bicycle in the mountains. He received the best possible care at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Charles was born on August 23, 1948, in...
Caroll Copp Phillips
Jul 17, 2015
Carroll Copp Phillips, 86 Crowder Bros. Ace Hardware Lakeland " Mr. Carroll Copp (Bud) Phillips, died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. Born at Tampa General Hospital, on March 10, 1929, he was a second generation Tampa native and the second son of Elizabeth Copp Phillips and I.W. Phillips. Owner of Crowder Bros. ACE Hardware in Lakeland, he...
Marybelle Harner Powell
Jul 17, 2015
Marybelle H. Powell, 88 Homemaker Kennesaw, Ga.- Marybelle Powell, longtime resident of Lakeland, passed away on July 17, 2015, just 2 weeks short of her 89th birthday. She, and her husband Lloyd, made Lakeland their home in 1949. She remained there until 2009, when she moved to Winter Haven to be cared for by her son, Larry. In 2014,...
Richard (Rick) A. Ficquette
Jul 17, 2015
Richard A. Ficquette, 34 LAKELAND " Richard A. Ficquette, Jr. (Rick), age 34, passed away on July 17, 2015. He was born in Winter Haven, FL, on February 7, 1981. He is survived by his wife, Ashley Brehmer Ficquette, son Jaycen Addison Brehmer, daughter Makayla Riley Ficquette, two brothers Brian N. Ficquette (Courtney), Alex B. Ficquette, and his mother...
Beverly H. Germain
Jul 16, 2015
BEVERLY H. GERMAIN, 86, LAKELAND " Bev Germain""s happy and productive life ended on July 16 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center surrounded by all her family. Bev was raised in Michigan and with husband Ed Germain moved to Lakeland in 1966 when Ed was transferred by his employer Agrico. While being a homemaker to three children, Bev was constantly...
Leroy Bradley
Jul 12, 2015
LeRoy Bradley, 83 Lakeland " LeRoy Bradley, 83 walked through the gates of Heaven on Sunday, July 12, 2015. LeRoy was born in Birdtown, NC. LeRoy proudly served his Country, retiring from the USAF in 1971, since retirement was not his style he continued working in Radio for 22 years and was working with Showcase Media prior to his...
James Augustus Proctor
Jul 11, 2015
James Augustus Proctor, 70 Lakeland- James Augustus Proctor died on July 11, 2015. He was the beloved father of James Michael Proctor and most dearly loved husband of Joy Proctor. He moved to Lakeland, Florida in 2003 to be closer to his only brother, Henry Thomas Proctor, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Joy Proctor...
Benjamin Henry Lane, Jr
Jul 11, 2015
Benjamin Henry Lane, Jr. Lakeland " Benjamin Henry Lane, Jr. passed away on July 11, 2015. He was born in Seaford, Delaware on December 29, 1937. He was a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He is preceded in death by his mother, Hazel Lane Smith, his father Benjamin Lane, and son Benjamin H. Lane. He is survived by...
Calvin "Bobby" Wyatt,
Jul 6, 2015
Calvin "Bobby" Wyatt, 77, Lakeland - Calvin ""Bobby"" Wyatt, 77 of Polk City, Florida passed away at home from lung cancer on July 6, 2015. Bobby was born November 28, 1937, in Haywood County, North Carolina to Clyde Lewis and Fannie Lee Wyatt. They later moved to Polk County in 1952. Bobby founded Wyatt Sheet Metal, Inc. in 1967,...
Raymond Nathan Peddycoart
Jul 3, 2015
Raymond Nathan Peddycoart, 76 Lakeland: Raymond Nathan Peddycoart, 76, of Lakeland, died on July 3, 2015. He was born on December 12, 1938 in Rome, GA. Nathan was a veteran of the United States Army. He was co-owner of Peddy & Sons Radiator Service for many years and after retiring, worked for Disney for 20 years. He was a...
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