OBITUARIES
Carolyn Hamilton
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...
Catherine "Joyce" Bovard
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...
Loris Catherine Guelff
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...
Jayne K. Weldy
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...
John Alfred Reed
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...

Alice Joyce Vargo
Dec 25, 2018
Alice Joyce Vargo, 88 of Sebring died December 25, 2018 at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was born in New York, New York moving to this area in 2013 from Aurora, Illinois, She was a Registered Nurse, an amature Linguistic Student, writer and artist. She attended Bible Fellowship Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Jonathon, A brother, Gerald...

Andrew P Kesselring
Dec 21, 2018
Andrew P Kesselring, 45 of Sebring passed away December 21, 2018. He was born in Aurora, Illinois to Howard and Sharon Dewey Kesselring. He moved to the area in 1983, he was a cook at Village Inn and attended the Sebring Church of the Brethren. He is survived by his parents, Howard and Sharon Kesselring of Sebring; daughters, Jenna of Sebring...
Carolyn Sue Colangelo
Dec 11, 2018
Carolyn Sue “Carrie” (Nugent) Colangelo, 49, of Sebring, Florida died on December 11th, 2018 at Florida Hospital. Born May 6th, 1969, she has lived in Sebring her whole life. She graduated Sebring High School in 1987, and was a passionate musician in the marching band. She was an avid cook, movie and book lover, and loving mother. She married Joe...
David B. Scott
Dec 3, 2018
SCOTT, DAVID BRUCE, 81, passed away Dec. 3, 2018, he was born in Glyndon, MN, son of Owen D. and Olive (Goodrich) Scott. He grew up in West Lafayette, IN, a graduate of W. L. High School, and attended Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. He was a graduate of The School of Bank Management, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Bruce...
Wayne Scott Hyder
Dec 3, 2018
Wayne Scott Hyder was born August 18, 1952 in Reno, Nevada. He passed away in Sebring, Florida on December 3, 2018. He was married to Linda Sue Billington on June 21, 1975. He was preceded in death by his son, Brandon Scott Hyder in September 1993. He is also dearest father to Aaron Matthew Hyder (his wife Beth), and...
William E Embry
Nov 27, 2018
Embry, William Edward, 62, of Lake Placid, Florida was ushered into heaven November 27, 2018. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana to Edward Lou and Ethel Maxine Embry. Bill was a proud Marine Corp. veteran, upon discharge worked for General Motors for 28 years, taking early retirement at 50 to pursue his passion Bass Fishing! Bill opened Got 2 Love It...

Charles P. Asbury
Nov 27, 2018
Charles P. Asbury, 88 passed away November 27, 2018. A native of Sebring, he graduated from Sebring High School in June 1948, after having enlisted May 1948 with Army Ready Reserves Active Status, He served, reenlisting at 3 year intervals, after 11 years, he was Honorable Discharged May 3, 1954. He attended University of Florida, except for interruption during the...

William PEE WEE Hicks
Nov 18, 2018
HICKS, WILLIAM (PEE WEE), 85 of Sebring, FL died November 18, 2018. Son of William D. and Minnie Ellen (Locke) Hicks. He was a veteran serving in the US Navy; a life long resident of Highlands County and a member of Lorida Baptist Church where he was a deacon. Owner of Hicks Landscaping; an avid hunter and fisherman. He...

David G. Mahaffey
Nov 13, 2018
MAHAFFEY, DAVID G., 69 of Sebring, FL passed away on Tuesday November 13, 2018. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, cousin, uncle and friend. Born in Buffalo, NY on April 20, 1949. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Peggy and Albert, his brother James, his wife Ruth and his sons David and Steven. He is...
Carol Ann Wagner
Nov 11, 2018
WAGNER, CAROL ANN, 80 of Sebring, FL, died November 11, 2018. She was born in Erie, PA, daughter of the late Clarence (Rip) and Elizabeth (Elise) Simmons. Carol graduated from Harborcreek High School in Harborcreek, PA. She was retired from Bookkeeping and Accounting. Carol liked quilting, painting (oil, china and wood), taught wood painting (tole), and enjoyed camping and traveling....

Lois-Ann Snook
Nov 11, 2018
SNOOK, Lois-Ann, 78 of Sebring, FL passed away November 11, 2018 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Garnett and Mary (Punko) Fallin. She was a graduate of Patterson Park High School and married Gerald on April 6, 1962 in Baltimore, MD moving to Sebring in 1996. Former secretary of Beechfield United Methodist Church in...
Andrew Warren Stephens
Nov 10, 2018
Andrew Warren Stephens
July 28, 2004 - November 10, 2018
Andrew Warren Stephens of Sebring, Florida died November 10, 2018. He is survived by his parents; Rebekah Gray Wills and Marion Edwin “Win” Stephens V and his older brother; Jacob Edwin Stephens of Sebring, grandparents; Bishop Richard and Eileen Wills of Lakeland and M. E. “Steve” IV and...
Cynthia G. Lowery
Nov 5, 2018
CYNTHIA G. LOWERY, 70 of Sebring died Monday, November 5, 2018 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Cindy was born in Cherry Hill, New York, daughter of the late Raymond and Irene (Lehman) Gerling, moving here in 1957, a graduate of Sebring High School class of 1966. Cindy had worked in banking and was a former secretary for Farm Bureau Insurance, a...