OBITUARIES

Aug 16, 2020

Norma Joan “Jo” Schweitzer, 89, a resident of Monticello, Florida, was the daughter of Roy and Fayetta Mae Nelson.  She believed in Jesus Christ and was a dedicated member of her church family. On August 16, 2020 surrounded by family, Norma transitioned to Heaven peacefully.  In 1951, she married Walter Baucom and had five children. Walter passed in 1968....

Aug 4, 2020

MARGERY SELLA, age 92 of Sebring, FL passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. She was born March 16, 1928 and grew up in Connecticut. After attending Finishing School in Farmington, CT she moved to Washington, DC and worked for The Remington Company. She married her beloved husband Leonard on July 22, 1972 at Andrews Air Force Base Chapel. In...

Aug 4, 2020

Mike was born in Iowa City, IA, baptized and grew up in, IA along with 6 brothers and sisters.

 

Mike graduated from Northwest Missouri State University. He married Karen Horn in 1988 at

Jehovah Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN after a short six-month engagement. They lived in St. Paul

for 5 years until they moved to Stevens Point, WI...

Jul 23, 2020

Lynda Lee Farnham, age 77 of Sebring, FL passed away peacefully Thursday, July 23, 2020 at her home. She was born September 22, 1942 in Sayre, PA to the late Sylvester (Wes) B. and Mary Jane (Hakes) Scaife. Lynda had a heart of gold and she loved her family dearly. She was an active member of Spring Lake Baptist Church...

Jul 16, 2020

Jul 15, 2020

Wesley Scott Howard, passed away suddenly July 15, 2020. He was born in Kettering, Ohio on August 30, 1977. His family moved to Sebring, FL when he was 16 months old. Wesley graduated from Sebring High School where he played baseball all four years. He was a big Rays baseball fan. He grew up in First Baptist Church, Sebring. Wesley...

Jul 2, 2020

Melissa Carol Tanksley, 39, of Sebring passed away in Sebring, FL on July 2, 2020. She was born in Little Rock, AR to the late Calvin Michael Tanksley and Deborah (Walker) Harmon. She is survived by her son, Blake Tanksley, Chelsi Korzep, Jacob Korzep and Breanna Korzep; mother, Deborah Harmon; brothers, Michael Tanksley and Matthew Tanksley; significant other, Stephanie Pickett....

Jun 27, 2020

Dewayne W. Wilkinson, 63, of Sebring passed away peacefully with his family by his side in Sebring, FL on June 27, 2020. He was born in Avon Park, FL to the late Henry and Shirley(Sircy) Haralson. He was a lifelong resident of Sebring and he worked at Georgia Pacific as a Dye Cutter, Bryson Drywall and Brightville Landscape. He is...

Jun 20, 2020

Marlene W. Rogers, 87, of Sebring passed away peacefully in Sebring, FL on June 20, 2020. She was born in Sebring, Florida to the late Laurie L and Margerite Williams. She was a member of the Sebring Church of the Brethren and played the piano from 1950-1985. Marlene moved to Young Harris, GA in 1985 and was a member of...

Jun 14, 2020

Dorothy “Dottie” G. Dawes, 85, of Sebring passed away peacefully in Sebring, FL on June 14, 2020. She was born in Valley Stream, NY to the late Theodore and Adele Ellwitz. She married James C. Dawes in 1957 and they moved to Sebring in 1959 from Long Island, NY. Dottie was a very active member of Christ Fellowship Church where...

Jun 3, 2020

Ronald C. Morris, 93, of Sebring died June 3, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Middle Point, Ohio moving to Sebring in 1976 from Van Wert, Ohio. He had owned Ronnie's Gulf Station in Ohio then was a Mechanic at Highlands Amoco Station in Sebring. He was a member and Greeter at St. John's United Methodist Church where...

May 31, 2020

May 24, 2020

Lloyd Daniel “Danny” Lyall 76 of Sebring passed away Sunday May 24, 2020. He was born in Boomer, West Virginia. He moved to Sebring in 1981 from Lewisburg, West Virginia. He owned and operated L&M Automotive and was a member of First Baptist Church of Sebring. He was preceded in death by a son Roger L. Lyall and a brother...

May 13, 2020

Ada Lucille Williams, 92, of Sebring passed away peacefully in Sebring, FL on May 13, 2020. She was born in Boonville, IN to the late Winfield S. and Stella York. She moved to Sebring in 1981 after she retired from Canteen Food Service at Chrysler Plant in Fenton, MO. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the...

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Apr 29, 2020

Sharon McFadden Gornto Worthington, passed away in Sebring, FL on April 29, 2020. She was born in Norfolk, VA on November 15, 1947 to the late Burgess and Bertha McFadden. She was the Assistant Manager for Florida International University retiring and moved to Sebring. She was a member of the Sebring Moose Lodge #2259. Sharon is survived by her husband,...

Apr 28, 2020

Charles L. Lairsey, 86 of Sebring died Tuesday. He was born in Canal Point, Florida moving to Sebring in 1996 from West Palm Beach, FL, He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the United States Navy. He was an accountant for Pratt and Whitney, after retirement he moved to Sebring and then worked as an accountant for...

Apr 26, 2020

Gordon Osler White, MD., died April 26, 2020. He was born in Morgantown, WVA on November 14, 1935 the son of Dr. Matthew James Walter White and Rita Rothgeb White. When he was 3 months old, the family moved to St. Croix, US Virgin Islands where he lived until coming to Luray, VA in 1939. During and after WWII the...