OBITUARIES
Melody Lynn Haywood
Jul 23, 2025
Melody Lynn Haywood, 63 of Lake Placid, Florida passed away July 23 2025. She was born August 28, 1961 at Walker Memorial Hospital in Avon Park, FL.
She was a Sebring High School class of 79 graduate. Melody started work for the Highlands County Tax Collector her senior year and retired from there in 2019. She was a Christian.
Melody was preceded...
Lillian Sue Macias
Jul 22, 2025
Lillian Sue Macias, 67 died July 19, 2025 after a long brave battle with cancer. She was born in Olive Hill, KY and a long time resident of Highlands County as well as Ashand, OH.Lily's eyes were blue as the sky and along with her contagious laugh was an amazing wife, loving mother and grandmother.
She raised three beautiful children, babysat...
Samuel R. Walter
Jul 19, 2025
Samuel R. Walter, 98, of Sebring, Florida passed away July 19, 2025. He was born February 19, 1927 in Mineral City, Ohio to The Rev. William and Mable (Thomas) Walter.
Samuel was a WWII US Army veteran, graduate of Sandy Valley High School of Magnolia-Waynesburg, Ohio. Over his lifetime he attended the Church of God of East Canton, Ohio and the...
Jan Wayne Edward Durrua
Jul 8, 2025
Jan Durrua, 84 of Sebring passed away July 8, 2025 in Lake Wales, Florida. He was a native of Bricktown, New. Jersey. He moved to Sebring in 1985 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, he was a contractor and owned and operated J-Mar Drywall. He was a member of the Highlands County Builders Association and the Corvette Club.
He is survived by his...
Joy T. Belcher
Jul 7, 2025
Joy T. Belcher of Sebring, Florida passed away July 7, 2025, at the age of eighty-six. She was born February 2, 1939, in Orlando, Florida, daughter of Fielding Hunter Thurmond Jr. & Virginia Belle (Peppercorn) Thurmond.
Joy graduated from William R. Boone High School in 1957 and Stetson University in 1961 where she was president of Phi Mu sorority. She was...
Janet M Nardone
Jun 2, 2025
Janet M. Nardone, of Avon Park, Florida passed away on June 2, 2025 at the age of 86. She was born on November 20, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts and is survived by her son, William V. Nardone of Rochester, New York. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orlando Nardone.
Janet was retired from Union Carbide in Bennington, Vermont where...
Terrance Walter Malloy
May 20, 2025
Terrance Walter Malloy, Sr. of Venus, Florida passed away peacefully on May 20, 2025 at the age of 83.
Terry, as he was known, was born on All Saints Day, November 1, 1941, in Clinton, New York to Walter and Amy Malloy. He was the oldest of 8 children growing up on "The Farm" in West Eaton, New York.
Terry is predeceased...
Chad Timothy Barnicle
Apr 29, 2025
Chad Timothy Barnicle, 59 of Sebring, died April 29th, 2025 at his home after a long battle with his health. He was born in Lorain, Ohio the son of the late Sylvia Reed and Donald Barnicle;
Chad was preceded in death by his parents, Sylvia Reed Barnicle Hambly and Donald Barnicle and his sister, Connie Barnicle.
He is survived by his loving...
Jackie E Sircy
Apr 24, 2025
Jackie E. Sircy, 86 of Sebring passed away on April 24, 2025. She was born in Arcadia, Florida February 5, 1939 to Roy and Evelyn Sutton Roberts. She moved to Sebring at an early age. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sebring Church of the Nazarene. She was predeceased by her parents, and her brother Edwin Roberts....
Janet Carolyn Skidmore
Apr 23, 2025
Janet "Jay" Carolyn Skidmore (Waid), 85 of Sebring, Florida, formally of Walton Hills, Ohio. Born to Douglas and Ethel (Weber) Waid, Garfield Heights, Ohio passed and went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Paul K. Skidmore and loving mother of Wendy Joy Skidmore. No immediate services...
Byron D Stitzer
Apr 5, 2025
Byron D. Stitzer, 89, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Sebring, FL, surrounded by his cherished family. He was born on March 21, 1936, in Decatur, IN, and lived a life filled with passion and purpose.
Byron and his wife Madelene raised their family in Greenwood,...
Verna Vail Smith
Mar 19, 2025
Verna was born December 30, 1948, in Sebring, Florida to Cornelia & Carl Prescott.
She was a loving mom, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved working bees with Pops for many, many years until he gained his wings. She loved having cookouts with her family and friends but most of all she loved her North Carolina Mountains where she spent her...
Robert White
Mar 15, 2025
Robert White, age 74, passed away on March 15, 2025 after an extended illness. Robert was born on June 1, 1948, in South Bend, Indiana. He married his wife, Linda L. Smith, in South Bend in 1969 before moving to Florida in 1971. After moving to Florida, he worked for Publix as an assistant produce manager for a number of...
David Lee Graves
Feb 26, 2025
David Lee "Dusty" Graves 73 of Sebring set sail to eternity on February 26, 2025 at his residence. Dusty was born in Springfield, Missouri. He moved to this area in 2013 from Rockford, Illinois. He was a carpenter who was very proud of his handiwork in construction. Later he worked in building maintenance. Dusty was a Southern Baptist by faith....
Monty "Joe" Bennett
Feb 22, 2025
Monty “Joe” Clare Bennett Joe (Monty Clare) Bennett, age 86, of Nashville, Michigan and Sebring, Florida, went to heaven peacefully on February 22, 2025, and will be deeply missed by all who loved him.
He was born at home on March 6, 1938, in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Cecil C.Bennett and Ellen M. Edwards Bennett Thaler. His grandmother, Anna Edwards...
Darlene Johnson
Feb 17, 2025
Darlene Marie Johnson, 74 of Sebring, FL passed away peacefully on February 17, 2025. She was born May 28, 1950 to Angelo and Mary Coppola in Newark, New Jersey and then moved to Miami in 1952. She graduated North Miami Senior High School in 1968 and moved to Sebring Florida in 1982. She was preceded in death by her father,...
Charles Henry Bouille
Feb 11, 2025
Charles Henry Bouille, 73, He was born June 30, 1951 in Elmira, New York. a loving father, brother, husband, grandfather and great grandfather passed away at his home in Sebring, Florida on February 11, 2025. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Bouille; son, Michael Tanner; brother, Michael Bouille; sister, Sandy Wardwell; two nieces, 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren....
Ronald Joseph Nadeau
Feb 6, 2025
Ronald Joseph Nadeau Age 66, of Rochester, New Hampshire passed away unexpectedly on February 6th 2025 in Tampa Florida. He was born on November 13th 1958 in Dover New Hampshire. His wife of 29 years (Rachel H. Nadeau) predeceased him on August 17th 2019.
Ronald was a machinist at General Electric Aviation in Hooksett, New Hampshire for 30 years and...
Ozella Tubbs Allison
Feb 5, 2025
Ozella Tubbs Allison, most affectionately known as MeeMaw, was welcomed into her heavenly Father’s arms on February 5, 2025. Out of the overflow of the love the Lord put in her heart, she cherished, delighted in, and loved everyone well. She was a pillar of strength and exemplified a Proverbs 31 Woman.
God gave us the most precious gift 99 years...
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