OBITUARIES

May 2, 2019

Parker, Michael “Mike” H., 73 of Sebring, FL passed away May 2, 2019. He was born June 18, 1945 in South Bend, IN.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He retired from Drywall Construction after 35 years.  He was a lifetime member of Amvets Post #21.  Mike was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ann, Sebring, FL...

May 2, 2019

 

GRIFFING, DONALD A, Lt.. Col. USAF (Retired), and Vietnam Veteran; died peacefully at home on Thursday, May 2nd with his family at his side, he was 90 years old and 10 days. He was born on April 23, 1929 in Council Grove, KS; graduated from Annapolis Naval Academy Class of 1952; married the love of his life, Jody, after...

May 2, 2019

DEVANTOY, Gary Leon, 69 of Sebring, FL died May 2, 2019 in Tampa, FL.  Gary was born in Englewood, NJ.  He was a veteran of the US Army and retired from the phone company and also Avon Park Corectional Center.  He is survived by his loving wife, Margaret Devantoy; mother, Rose A. Vallero; daughter, Bonnie Devantoy; son-in-law, Bryan DuBois; grandchildren,...

Apr 19, 2019

 

BOND, ANNE DOZIER, 90 passed away on April 19, 2019 in Sebring, FL.

She was born to May 16, 1928 in Zebulon, NC to Cader and Snowie Dozier.

 

Anne was predeceased by her husband, Rex and son, Bill. She is survived by son, Steve (Paula) of Sebring, FL;

grandsons, John (Cassie) of Sebring, FL and Grady (Lisa) of...

Apr 16, 2019

GLINSKI, FRANK A., 65 of Sebring, FL died April 16, 2019 at Good Shepherd Hospice. Frank was born in Homestead, PA and a graduate of Steel Valley High School and Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL, moving to Sebring in 1983. Frank retired from the Sebring Post Office in 2014 and served as cordinator for the Annual Food Drive for the...

Apr 3, 2019

CRAWFORD, VERA GIBBS, 93, former resident of Sebring, died April 3, 2019 in Winter Haven, FL. Vera was born in Collins, Georgia moving to Sebring in 1941, a graduate of Sebring High School. She worked for over 30 years for the school board in the cafeteria at Woodlawn Elementary and Sebring High School's. She and her late husband, Gene Crawford...

Mar 28, 2019

TAYLOR, FLORA B., 77, former Sebring resident, died March 28, 2019 in Jacksonnville, FL. She was born in Jacksonville, FL and moved to Sebring in 1952.  She was a member of First Baptist Church of Sebring. Flora and her husband, Robert managed Sunny Ridge Groves. She enjoyed reading and being surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by...

Mar 26, 2019

William Warren Chapman, 65, of Sebring died March 26, 2019. He as born in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. He was a construction worker. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Wolf Chapman; Mother, Mary Lucille Chapman; Children, Daisy Elizabeth, Jonathan, Brittney, Christopher and William; brother, Robert; Sisters, Audrey Beverly Chapman and Roberta Chapman and 13 grandchildren. A memorial service will be...

Mar 24, 2019

John Grose, age 80, passed away at Home on Sunday, March 24, 2019. He was born on August 8, 1938 in Oshkosh, WI to the Willard Edward Grose and Olive (Lou) Louise Dexter. He and his wife Michelle “Mikey” Hurley made a permanent move to Sebring Florida in 2008. Many Wisconsin Deer and Fish are quite happy for their change...

Mar 17, 2019

Mar 9, 2019

DAVIDSON, ALICE ELIZABETH “LIZ” PETERSON, 92 of Lake Placid, FL passed away March 9, 2019 in Lake Placid, FL. She was born to the late Rev. Noah and Lavina (Bell) Peterson, February 21, 1927 in Old Town, FL. Liz moved to Sebring 28 years ago from Homestead, FL retiring from Southern Bell Telephone Company in Homestead, FL and was a...

Mar 1, 2019

BOWERS, BRETT G., 44 of Sebring, FL passed away March 1, 2019 in Orlando, FL.  He was born to Charles Bowers and Wanda Brigham, August 28, 1974 in Paw Paw, MI.  He was a graduate of Portage High School in Portage, IN. Brett moved to Sebring in 1981 from Marcellus, MI and was an avid race fan at the 12...

Feb 26, 2019

LAMMEY, CULMER E., 91 of Sebring passed away February 26, 2019.  He was born in Volusia Co., Florida.  He served in th US Air Force for 20 years retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant.  Culmer was preceded in death by his wife Maria Lammey and a grandson Braden Burwell.  He is survived by his children, Tanya (Edward) Butler of Sebring,...

Feb 23, 2019

McCLELLAND, JOSHUA DANIEL, 23 of Zolfo Springs, FL, died Saturday, February 23, 2019. He was born in Sebring, FL and a life long resident of Hardee County. He attended Crewsville Bethel Baptist Church and was associated with his uncle Marshall McClelland at MMM Services and Outdoor American Imaging Branding and a part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; also had been...

Jan 14, 2019

Hamilton—Carolyn, age 87, from Augusta, Illinois passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 in The Manor at Lake Jackson, Sebring, Florida. She was born January 29, 1931 in Shelbina, Missouri to Viola and Bernard Decker, where she enjoyed growing up on the farm with her younger brother, Bob Decker, who survives.

As a young girl she competed in many “acrobat” competitions...

Jan 13, 2019

Catherine "Joyce" McGee Bovard, 91, of Sebring died Sunday, January 13. She was born in Sebring on December 27, 1927. Joyce was a member of First Baptist Church of Sebring. She graduated from Sebring High School in 1945, then went on to Grady Memorial School of Nursing where she graduated with her RN in 1948. 

Joyce was a lifelong nurse...

Jan 12, 2019

Jan 12, 2019

Loris Catherine Horne Guelff

Our beloved Lori left this life on January 12, 2019 surrounded by family in the home she loved in Lake Placid, Florida. Lori faced a devastating diagnosis of esophageal cancer with fierce determination and grace. She never complained and did everything she could to regain her health. As she often said, she had so many things...

Jan 10, 2019

WELDY, JAYNE K., 80 of Sebring passed away January 10, 2019. She was born in Goshen, IN, moving to Sebring in 1970 from Denver, IN. A member of First Christian Church; Jayne drove a school bus in Sebring for many years and delivered newspapers for the Tampa Tribune. She had been an L.P.N. since 1983 and retired in 2009 from...

Jan 1, 2019

In the early hours of January 1, 2019, John Alfred Reed began the next phase of his journey.

 

Born in Miami on February 21, 1939 to Helen Marcella Dubreuil and John Cornelius Reed, John grew up in Homestead with a lifelong passion for music, film and entertainment began.

 

Upon graduation from the University of Miami in 1961 John...