OBITUARIES

Mar 7, 2022

Mar 6, 2022

Mrs. Helen D. Cannon, age 83, passed into the peace of Heaven on Sunday, March 6, 2022. She was born April 16, 1938, to George and Louise Dwelle in Jacksonville, Florida. She was raised in Jacksonville, FL, and graduated from Lee High School and attended Florida State University where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. Mrs. Cannon...

Mar 6, 2022

Lakeland – Wilma Hutcheson passed away at the age of 86 on Sunday, March 6, 2022 in Lakeland, Florida. She is predeceased by her brother, Billy Ray Lindsey, and her parents, William and Jennie Lee Lindsey. Wilma is survived by her children, Allen Hutcheson, Joy Sarratt, and Darlene Horwath (Tony); grandchild, Trey Sarratt (Christi); and sister, Shirley LaGrone (Frank)....

Mar 5, 2022

Mar 1, 2022

Phyllis Stephens Luke passed away peacefully on March 1, 2022. She was born on March 1, 1938, in Hollywood, Florida, to Eloise and Carrol Stephens. The family moved to Ft. Meade, Florida, while she was very young. She grew up there and attended, and graduated from, Ft. Meade High School. She was active in the Ft. Meade Baptist Church...

Mar 1, 2022

Mary Ann Holloway, of Lakeland, died on March 1, 2022. Mary Ann was born on April 7, 1930, in Lakeland, FL. Following graduation from Stetson University, she started out as a school teacher and homemaker and went on to develop with her husband Ed what is now the Sanlan RV & Golf Resort and also the Holloway Park in...

Feb 27, 2022

Feb 27, 2022

Charles “Butch” Edward Owen Lynes passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born to the late Charles and Vera Lynes on June 20, 1945, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was a die-hard fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide (ROLL TIDE) he’d always say to everyone no matter what team they were going for. Butch...

Feb 26, 2022

Feb 24, 2022

Nancy Paulina Cobielles passed away on February 24, 2022. She was born on June 6, 1959, in Cuba to Vicente and Urbicia Cobielles. Nancy was a very proud grandmother, mother and loved her grandchildren and daughters more than anything in the world. She was very kind-hearted and enjoyed helping people. She was the life of the party and loved...

Feb 24, 2022

Feb 21, 2022

Lakeland – Laura M. Self passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022. She was born on February 14, 1939, in Jacksonville, Florida to the late John and Margaret McNeely. She is survived by her husband, Ben B. Self, Jr., of 63 years, 2 sons, Ben “Chip” Self, Paul (Catie) Self; 2 grandchildren, Paul McNeely Self II, Colton Self; and...

Feb 21, 2022

Mary Robison Badcock, 87, passed away peacefully of natural causes at her home on February 21, 2022. She was born on October 13, 1934, in Cleveland, OH to Walter Lawrence Robison, Jr. and Mary Hinsdale McMillan. She grew up in Black Mountain, NC and in St. Petersburg, FL. Mary attended the University of Florida where she was an ADPi,...

Feb 18, 2022

Dustin Allan Michael Belcher passed away at his home in Mulberry on February 18, 2022. He was born on June 2, 1990 in Bartow to Jimmy Belcher and Tina Pennington. He worked at Shaw’s fiberglass. He is predeceased by his father, Jimmy Belcher, and grandfather, John Pennington. He is survived by his mother, Tina Pennington (Eaton Park); children, Dustin...

Feb 15, 2022

LAKELAND - John Joseph Callahan was born in Oakland, California, on June 27, 1945, to Frank Callahan and Mary Callahan Ryan-Pardini, and passed into the Presence of God on February 15, 2022. John was a radioman in the United States Navy, receiving an honorable discharge. He returned to school, earning a degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic and...

Feb 14, 2022

Elizabeth “Beth” Theresa Glenn, 69, of Lakeland, FL, passed away on February 14, 2022, after a short battle with cancer. Born on February 18, 1952, in Pittsburgh, PA; daughter of the late Bertram and Theresa (Shields) Noe. She is preceded in death by infant twin brothers, and nephew, Brian Wunker. Beth proudly served her country as a U.S. Navy...

Feb 13, 2022

Reverend Dwight Skeans, affectionately known as "The Dwight Skeans" to many, moved to his new home in Heaven, on February 13, 2022. August 13, 1946, God sent the world a wonderful gift when he sent Dwight to his mother, Flora Skeans and father, Pearl Marcum, both of Coalton, Ohio. Flora married Wilbert Goodrich when Dwight was six years old...

Feb 12, 2022

Herman Guy Smith, Jr., of Lakeland, FL, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, February 12, 2022. He was 80 years old. Guy was born May 22, 1941, in Gulf Hammock, FL to Herman Sr. and Irene Smith. He graduated top of his class from Chiefland High School in 1958 at the age of 16. As an active...

Feb 8, 2022

LAKELAND - Ann Brown Raulerson, age 88, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away into eternal rest on February 8, 2022, after a brief illness. Ann was born on October 2, 1933, in Plant City, FL, to Edward Joseph Brown and Louise Hazen Brown. Ann was the eldest child, and her two siblings were Carol (deceased) and Joe Brown (Donna). Ann...

Feb 8, 2022

Dial Boyle Jackson of Lakeland, Florida, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2022, at the age of 88 surrounded by her children. She was a Lakeland resident for more than 50 years. Dial was born in Sanford, Florida and graduated from Sanford High School. She was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Duke University, where she was a member...