OBITUARIES

Oct 26, 2020

Roy P. Hoover, 93 of Sebring passed away Monday. He was born in Goshen, Indiana moving here from South Bend, Indiana in 1982. He was a veteran serving in the United States Marine Corp. in the Pacific theater and had received the Purple Heart. He was a retired Inspector for Bendex Corporation. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

Oct 18, 2020

Marvin L. Thomas, 78, of Sebring, FL (formerly of Fairmont, WV and Burton, WV) went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 27, 1942, a son of the late Ray Thomas and Nellie Thomas.  He is a graduate of Clay-Battelle High School and Fairmont State University. He...

Oct 16, 2020

FLORENCE LEE LUNDY SMART, 80 of Sebring passed away October 16, 2020 at her residence. She was born on January 17, 1940 in Franklin, Indiana to the late, Mason and Edna Lundy. 

She married Orville Longbrake and raised three children. 

In march of 1979 she married Ronald Smart and they moved to Sebring from Kendallville, Indiana. They spent many happy...

Oct 11, 2020

Betty Mansfield, 78 of Sebring passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 with her family by her side. She was born in Berea, Ohio moving to Sebring in 1959 from Ohio. Betty managed the Sebring Firemen Flea Market and worked at the Highlands County Fairgrounds for 26 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Elizabeth Norris and...

Sep 1, 2020

Winnie Mae Davis Vinson

Our Nana left us September 1, 2020 to go to Heaven. She was a great mother, nana, wife, bookkeeper, sister, daughter and golfer. She had many people who loved her beautiful soul. Her family was her life along with golf. She played golf up until she was 92 and an injury on the golf course caused...

Sep 1, 2020

JAMES WILLIAM “BUDDY” WHITLOCK, 67 of Sebring passed away September 1, 2020 at Good Shepherd Hospice. He was born in Avon Park and a lifelong resident of Sebring. He graduated from Sebring High School in 1970, served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1972-1981, owned Whitlock Land Surveying and a member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ. He...

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 21, 2020

Gay Chaney Vaughn, age 66, of Sebring, FL, formerly of Paragould, AR and Augusta, AR, passed from this life on August 21, 2020 due to COVID-19. 

Gay was born on June 24, 1954 in Batesville, Arkansas and was raised in Augusta, AR and Paragould, AR where she loved her Paragould High School Class of 1972.  She attended the University of...

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