OBITUARIES

Jun 16, 2019

Janet “Janny” L. Vaughan Lakeland: Janet “Janny” L. Vaughan, 83, of Lakeland, died on June 16, 2019. Janny was born on April 28, 1936 in Jonesboro, Indiana. She was an author, writer, and poet. Janny gave love to everybody she met. She is survived by her husband Leonard Vaughan and her daughter Debra Whitacre both of Lakeland. A service...

Jun 15, 2019

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Jun 14, 2019

LAKELAND - On Friday, June 14, 2019, Mary Blount, loving wife and mother, passed away at the age of 74 from complications from Parkinson's Disease. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Mary received her bachelor's degree in Education from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. She lived in Lakeland for over 40 years. A former antiques dealer, in her retirement Mary was...

Jun 11, 2019

Lakeland, Florida – Martha Claire Dunleavy Pellegrini passed away on June 11, 2019 peacefully at home. Martha was the loving wife of 52 years to Richard L. Pellegrini. Martha was born and raised in Barre, Vermont, one of five children of the late Dr. Thomas and Claire Dunleavy. She was 75 years of age. Martha and Richard moved to...

Jun 9, 2019

Jun 9, 2019

Reverend Doctor Edward L. Dinkins Jr. Age 90 United Methodist Clergy, Children’s Home President Lakeland – Reverend Doctor Edward L. Dinkins, Jr., age 90, died June 9, 2019, after a brief illness. He was born August 9, 1928, in Melrose, FL. He entered the US Navy during the timeframe of World War II and his Navy ship, the USS...

Jun 9, 2019

Jun 8, 2019

Faustelle Kennedy “Bootie” Dukes died peacefully Saturday, June 8, 2019 after a long illness. Born on January 14, 1932, in Orlando, Florida, Bootie was the daughter of Mabry and Faustelle Kennedy. She is survived by her husband, the love of her life, Thomas Earle Dukes Jr., after a marriage of 66 years; her children, Thomas Earle Dukes III, (Susy);...

Jun 8, 2019

James Warren Slack, Jr. of Lakeland, Florida, passed away on June 8, 2019, at Florida Presbyterian Homes at the age of 97. Son of the late James Warren Slack, Sr. and Emily Knecht Slack, Warren Jr. was born in Louisville, KY, on April 12, 1922. Loving husband of Dorothy Ash Slack, father of the late Claudia Ann Hilbert (Steve),...

Jun 7, 2019

Donald Kenneth Hendrix / “D.K.” Sometime called “One Eyed Jack” Age: 82 Lakeland - Donald Kenneth Hendrix passed away Friday, June 7, 2019. He was born on April 29, 1937. Growing up in Pavo, Georgia with grandparents Grover and Ethel Mathews, cousin Dan Mathews, and other Mathews family members. D.K. graduated Pavo High School in 1955. Married his high...

Jun 2, 2019

Jerry Donald Ruthven Jerry D. Ruthven Tire Store Lakeland – Jerry Donald Ruthven, 80, died June 2, 2019 at Lakeland Regional Health in Lakeland. He had been ill for six months. Born in Florence, South Carolina, October 23, 1938, he was the son of Agnes Pender Ruthven and Josie Duncan Ruthven. He was the youngest of five children. He...

Jun 1, 2019

May 31, 2019

DONALD LEE HEISHMAN entered the gates of Heaven on the afternoon of May 31, 2019 after a brief illness. He was born December 19, 1932 to Ira Isaac Heishman and Damaris Peyton Long in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was an amazing man of many talents, with a servant’s heart and a broad knowledge of many subjects. He loved his Lord...

May 25, 2019

JOHN E. PETTERSON, 76 John Elbert Petterson died on May 25, 2019, in Lakeland, Florida. He was born November 19, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio to Phyllis and Frank Petterson. The bill for his mother’s 12-day hospital stay totaled 2.98. Phyllis said that she thought she got her money’s worth. She adored him, and he, her. He graduated from Capital...

May 24, 2019

Roberto I Pedroso, 77, of Lakeland passed away on May 24, 2019. The son of Roberto Pedroso and Magdalena Pujals, he was born in Havana, Cuba in 1941. Roberto received his primary education at Colegio de los Hermanos de La Salle in Havana, where he earned all-star honors in football and basketball, and graduated at the top of his...

May 22, 2019

LAKELAND – Whenever Jean Mutz entered a room, warmth and elegance followed. Her sparkling eyes and charming smile proclaimed her love for Christ, the passion that shaped most of her pursuits. When visitors began to leave, she typically grasped their hands, looked in their eyes, and inquired, “Are you leaving? I was hoping you’d stay a little longer. I...

May 22, 2019

May 20, 2019

KAREN WILEY WOODINGTON, 59 LAKELAND - Karen Wiley Woodington, age 59, passed away at her home in Lakeland, FL on Monday, May 20, 2019 surrounded by family and pets. She was born in Columbia, SC to CJ and Virginia Wiley on June 10, 1959. On March 15, 1986, she married Bradley Woodington. Karen attended Lakeland High School (77) and...

May 19, 2019

May 18, 2019