OBITUARIES

Apr 27, 2018

Vivian Conklin Lakeland – Vivian Conklin, 95, passed away Monday, April 27, 2018. She was born in Oldsmar, Florida, the youngest of 6 siblings to Etta and Clarence Conklin. Vivian received her bachelor’s degree at the Atlanta division of the University of Georgia, now Georgia State. She was initiated into the Upsilon Chapter of Phi Chi Theta and as...

Apr 27, 2018

Lakeland – Janice Little Merrill, passed away on April 27, 2018. She was born to Grover Cleveland and Lucy Hamilton Little on June 1, 1921 in Newton, NC. She graduated from Appalachia State Teachers College and taught at Kathleen Jr. High School. Janice married George B. Merrill on February 4, 1945. Janice was member of the Garden Club, a...

Apr 26, 2018

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Apr 26, 2018

Patricia C. Kroger, 66 Lakeland- Patricia C. Kroger, 66, of Lakeland, FL. passed away on April 26, 2018 at Arbor Oaks Assisted Living in Lakeland, FL. She was born December 6, 1951 in Winter Haven, FL. She worked in the hospitality industry and was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents, Herman L. Crumbley and Katherine...

Apr 24, 2018

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Apr 24, 2018

Neva Naomi Morqus Howard, a 6th generation Floridian, was born July 4, 1922, in Arcadia, FL. She passed away April 24, 2018, at Lakeland Regional Health, Lakeland, Florida. Her residence prior to her hospitalization was the Estates at Carpenters, Lakeland, FL, for eighteen years. She was a graduate of Desoto County High School (1941) and Florida Southern College (1945)....

Apr 23, 2018

LAKELAND – Sister Rosa Vito Santo DiCesare died Monday, April 23, 2018, at OPIS Highlands Center in Lakeland, FL, at the age of 87. Rosa Vito Santo DiCesare was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, on June 2, 1930, to parents Joseph and Carmela DeCesare. In 1947, she moved with her family to Lakeland, Florida, where she continued her education, graduating...

Apr 22, 2018

Lakeland – Andrew “Skip” Strange, Jr, died on 4/22/18. Survived by wife Louise “Mickie” Strange, 6 Children, 12 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Legion Post #4 or to VISTE.

Apr 21, 2018

Robert John Walton Lakeland- Robert “Bob” Walton was born in Salzburg, Austria, to Daryl and Jacqueline Walton on August 7, 1953. He spent much of his youth in Watertown, New York, where eventually he met his wife Diane. After they were married, he and his wife moved to Florida in hopes of laying down roots closer to the beach....

Apr 21, 2018

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Apr 20, 2018

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Apr 20, 2018

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Apr 16, 2018

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Apr 16, 2018

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Apr 14, 2018

Elizabeth Townsend Jacobs (Mrs. H. L. “Rusty” Jacobs III) Lakeland- Elizabeth Townsend Jacobs (Mrs. H. L. “Rusty” Jacobs III), 97, of Lakeland, passed away on April 14, 2018, at home, surrounded by her children. Mrs. Jacobs was born in Washington, D. C., on March 22, 1921, to Col. Wilson L. and Virginia R. W. Townsend, of Kensington, MD. After...

Apr 14, 2018

Case, David R. David Ronald Case, also known as Papa Bear or Papa, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018. Born in Connersville, IN, June 7, 1943, to his loving parents, Robert & Helen Case. Dave earned a degree in accounting from Indiana University. Dave moved his beloved family to Lakeland, FL in 1975 for a life-long career with IMC-Agrico...

Apr 11, 2018

Jeannine Almburg Weeks Lakeland-Jeannine Almburg Weeks was instantaneously ushered into the presence of Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on April 11, 2018 whilst being accompanied by an angelic escort. She was impatiently beckoned over by the love of her life, Ralph Walker Weeks, who left us on June 28th, 2016. Jeannine was born on September 16, 1932, in Dundee,...

Apr 9, 2018

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Apr 5, 2018

Christine S. Starling Lakeland – Chris Starling passed away at her home on Thursday, April 5, 2018. She was born to G.P. and Deane Stringer on July 7, 1951 in Houma, Louisiana. She moved to Winter Haven from Mississippi in 1969 and to Lakeland in 1987, when she and Bruce married. She is preceded by her parents and brother...

Apr 3, 2018