OBITUARIES
Marie Sheldon
Jan 10, 2012
Lakeland: Ora Marie Sheldon, 86, of Lakeland, died January 10, 2012 from complications from pneumonia. She was born on February 23, 1925 to John and Della Blankenship. She attended school in Virginia and moved to California in the early 1940""s. She raised 9 children in California, and had a successful career selling Real Estate. She relocated to Lakeland, Florida...
Frances Doris Purcell Heath
Jan 5, 2012
Doris Purcell Heath 94 Teacher - Librarian A few minutes before sunrise, on Thursday, January 5, 2012, Frances Doris Purcell Heath passed away. She had lived a long life, having been born August 19, 1917, in Ellisville, Mississippi, the sixth of the seven children given to the Reverend James Slicer Purcell and Leslie May Harper Purcell. Following Rev. Purcell...
Anne D. Wagner
Jan 3, 2012
Anne D. Wagner of Lakeland, Florida, died January 3, 2012, of heart failure at the age of 80. She was a dedicated educator who taught at Valleyview, Scott Lake, Rochelle, and North Lakeland elementary schools during a career of more than 25 years, and made a positive difference in countless lives. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, her survivors...
Elsa I. Sanborn
Jan 2, 2012
Elsa I. Sanborn, 96 Homemaker Elsa I. Sanborn, 96, of Winter Haven, Florida passed away January 2, 2012. She is survived by 2 daughters, 2 sons, 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Albans Episcopal Church, 202 Pontotoc Street, Auburndale, Florida. Memorial donations may be...
Gregory Allen Irwin
Jan 2, 2012
Gregory Allen Irwin, age 23, died of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Monday, January 2, 2012 at home with his family surrounding him. All of heaven must have been rejoicing at his Homecoming. Greg was born on May 6, 1988 in Lakeland, FL. He attended Valleyview Elementary, Lakeland Highlands Middle School and graduated from George Jenkins High School in 2006....
Wilfred W. Wolfson
Dec 31, 2011
Wilfred ""Willy"" Wolfson died peacefully December 31, 2011, at his Lakeland home with loving family by his side. He was 94 years old, a devoted husband and father, local hero, renowned pharmacist, and legend in Lakeland. Born in Lakeland Feb. 27, 1917 he was the third son of Cyrus and Frances Wolfson. His father was the first Jewish person...
Terry Davis
Dec 30, 2011
Terry M. Davis, 65 Owner/Operator Lakeland " Terry M. Davis was born April 9, 1946 to John Davis, Sr. and Jeanna Mowers in Utica, NY. He died December 30, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to complications from cancer. Terry was the owner/operator of a contracting business. Terry is preceded in death by his parents, John and Jeanne...
Elizabeth Wilson Blanton
Dec 26, 2011
Elizabeth Wilson Blanton Elizabeth ""Libby"" Wilson Blanton died on Monday, December 26. She was 78. She was born in Gastonia N.C. in 1933. Libby graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1955. She was married to Charles D. Blanton Jr. and had three children. She briefly taught high school English, and after her children were older, she was a Field...
Bruce B. Bodine
Dec 24, 2011
Bruce Barbour Bodine, 88 Bodine Printing & Copy Center Lakeland " Bruce Barbour Bodine, 88, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to heart failure. Born December 28, 1922 in Muskegon, MI. Mr. Bodine moved to Florida in 1971 and was a successful businessman in the family owned and operated Bodine Printing &...
Maywood W. Chesson, Jr.
Dec 24, 2011
Maywood W. Chesson, 87, passed away unexpectedly on December 24, 2011 from heart failure at his home in Lakeland. He was born in Edenton, NC but spent most of his life in Waverly, VA where he graduated from Waverly High School in 1942. He attended William and Mary College in Williamsburg, VA and graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology...
Diane Walton
Dec 22, 2011
DIANE WALTON LAKELAND - Our lovely mother and wife Diane Amundsen Walton peacefully passed away with all of us by her side Dec 22, 2011, due to complications from pneumonia. She was born July 10, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois. Diane received a Bachelor of Business Administration at University of Illinois. She had her degree and was smart as a...
Ted Maslanik
Dec 19, 2011
Ted Maslanik 88 Financial Planner Lakeland- Mr. Ted Maslanik died on December 19, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice of heart failure. He was 88. He was born June 17, 1923 in New York, New York. Mr. Maslanik served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater and saw combat at Okinawa. He was an...
Joseph T. O'Leary, Jr.
Dec 17, 2011
Joseph T. O""Leary, Jr. LAKELAND " Community volunteer Joseph Timothy O""Leary, Jr., died early Saturday morning at his home in Lakeland due to congestive heart failure. He was 84. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., he received his degree in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology after serving in the Navy during WWII. O""Leary brought his family to Lakeland in...
Patricia S. Ratcliff
Dec 13, 2011
Patricia Sparkman Ratcliff, 79 Teacher Lakeland " Patricia S. Ratcliff died on December 13, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to complications of pulmonary fibrosis. She was very proud of her family heritage. She was a descendent of Florida Pioneers Stephen L. Sparkman and Simeon L. Sparkman, who voted in the first state election in 1845. She was...
Ralph Glen Felts
Dec 12, 2011
Ralph G. Felts, 83 FBI Agent Lakeland - Ralph G. Felts, age 83 of Lakeland, Florida, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of heart failure. He was born on November 30, 1928, in Galax, Virginia. Ralph went to work for the FBI in 1945. He then served honorably in the US Air Force from...
Virginia R. Hird
Dec 10, 2011
Virginia R. Hird, 83 Lakeland: Virginia R. Hird, 83, of Lakeland, died December 10, 2011 from cancer. She was born on January 4, 1928 in Lawrence, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband; Howard Lee Hird and her brother Gerald Boehle; She is survived be her daughters Judy Eager (Jim) and Sharon Brown (Steve); 2 grandchildren; Bekki...
Larry Cox Jameson
Dec 8, 2011
Larry Cox Jameson Business Owner Larry C. Jameson, age 70, of Lakeland, FL was received by the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as he peacefully passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011 at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, surrounded by his loving, devoted family after a brief battle with cancer. Larry's family will forever cherish...
Walter James Eldridge
Dec 6, 2011
Walter James Eldridge, 46 Lakeland Electric Lakeland: Walter James Eldridge, 46, of Lakeland, died December 6, 2011 from Leukemia. He was born on February 8, 1965 in Neptune, New Jersey. He worked for Lakeland Electric for 20 years and loved playing saxophone for local venues and churches. He was a member of St. Anthony""s Catholic Church of Lakeland. He...
Timmy Alan Kelly
Dec 5, 2011
Click Here to View Video Tribute Timmy Alan Kelly, 47 Owner/Operator of Sure Central Air Winter Haven " Timmy Alan Kelly was born on October 25, 1964 and died on December 5, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. Timmy was owner/operator of Sure Central Air and loved riding the roads on...
Ryan Michael Lumley
Dec 3, 2011
Click to View Webcasting Ryan Michael Lumley Ryan Michael Lumley taken from us December 3, 2011. Ryan was born on May 8, 1990 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He moved with his family to Cedar Key Florida in 1998, where he enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and building forts in the woods. He graduated from Cedar Key High School in 2008,...
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