OBITUARIES
Raul Betancourt Molina
Mar 13, 2014
MOLINA, RAUL BETANCOURT, 80, died, March 13, 2014. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, son of the late Antonio Molina and Juanita Betancourt. A veteran of the Korean Conflict and a retired Truck Driver and of the Penecostal Faith. He is survived by his wife, Carmen Rodriguez. Services, Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Morris Funeral Chapel with burial...

Francis Howard Greer
Mar 13, 2014
GREER, FRANCIS HOWARD, 94 of Sebring, Fl died, March 13, 2014. He was born in Troy, AL, a veteran of W.W. II stationed at Hendrick Field, met his wife Doris in Sebring, she died in 1981 and also preceded in death by his sisters, Edith Warren and Audrey Hoomes. Francis worked for Highlands Hammock State Park, retiring from Florida Park...
Judith L. Sneesby
Mar 6, 2014
SNEESBY, JUDITH L., entered Gods Kingdom, March 6, 2014. She was born in Libertyville, IL, daughter of the late, Fred and Verna Woertz Hill. A graduate of Libertyville High School and married Russell Sneesby in 1957. They moved to Miami in 1961 and was branch manager of Sun Trust Bank, Briar Bay Branch, Cutler Ridge. In 1990 they moved to...

Anna Jane Alexander
Mar 2, 2014
ALEXANDER, ANNA JANE, 98, of Sebring, FL died March 2, 2014. She was born in North Olmsted, OH, moving to Sebring in 1954. She and her late husband, Roy Alexander were realtors and she retired as postmistress of the Southgate Branch of the Post Office. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Janet Moore and her sister Ardis...

Deborah L. Kahn
Feb 23, 2014
KAHN, DEBORAH L, 62, of Sebring, FL, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014. She was born in Syracuse, NY, daughter of the late, Richard Daniel Race and Shirley Card Poland. Deborah was a fitness instructor at Florida State College for over 25 years and for the past two years at Golds Gym. She is survived by her loving family, husband,...

Rachel M. Ogg
Feb 23, 2014
OGG, RACHEL M., 88 of Sebring, Fl passed away, February 23, 2014. She was born in McCutchenville, OH, daughter of the late, Richard and Daisy Brown Mullholand. She moved to Sebring in 1972 from Tiffon, OH and was a lifelong Christian. She was preceded in death by husband, Chester Ogg in 2002 and by grandchildren, Justin and Miranda Ogg. Survivors...
Ruby May Hoyt Nicholson
Feb 12, 2014
NICHOLSON, Ruby May Hoyt, 89, peacefully passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at The Palms of Sebring. Ruby was born in Turkey Ridge, Richland, Missouri on April 21, 1924 to Elmer Towle and Ruby May Hoyt. The family moved to Sebring in 1929 and Ruby graduated from Sebring High School in 1942. After leaving Sebring for some time, she returned...

Maxine McCullough
Feb 6, 2014
Maxine McCullough, 95 went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 6, 2014 in Avon Park, FL. She was born June 30, 1918 in Mount Vernon, IL to Onnie and Ida Cochran, who preceded her in death. In 1942, she married Dynes McCullough who passed away on June 27, 1991. Maxine and her husband Dynes served as missionaries in...

Angela Ellis McClellan
Feb 3, 2014
McCLELLAN, ANGELA ELLIS,36 of Sebring, FL, went to be with her Lord and met her father on February 3, 2014. Graduate of SHS, Class of 1996 and predeceased by her father Patrick William Ellis and she is survived by her mother, Patricia Ellis LeFiles; husband, Jason McClellan; children, Aaralyn Sky & Juliette Mae Lynn McClellan,Brother: Pat Ellis, Steve Ellis, David...

Smith Rudasill, Jr
Jan 26, 2014
Smith Rudasill, Jr. of Sebring, Florida and Burnsville, NC passed away on Sunday, January 26, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was 91. Smith was a loving man who lived a busy and fulfilling life. He was a World War II veteran who ran a successful International Harvester/Kubota dealership, raised a family of five children and enjoyed traveling,...

Richard M. (Dick) Smith
Jan 19, 2014
Richard M. "Dick" Smith, 91 of Sebring passed away Sunday at his residence. He was a native of Coshocton, Ohio moving to Sebring in 1995 from Dayton, Ohio. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Army. He was a retired tool manufacturing engineer for the Chrysler Corporation. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence &...
Ray E. Clark
Jan 14, 2014
Ray E. Clark, age 76, resident of Shelby died suddenly, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in Sebring, Florida. Born January 26, 1937 in Shelby to Byron and Ethel (Lybarger) Clark he had been a lifelong Shelby resident. A 1955 graduate of Union High School, Ray worked for AMF in Shelby, Ohio and then attended Lincoln Welding School to develop his welding...
James M. Polatty III
Dec 31, 2013
James M. Polatty III died December 31, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. Jimmy was born in Dunedin, Florida on July 13,1990. He is the loving son of Jim and Colleen Polatty, loving brother to Michael Polatty, and half brother to Kimberley Frankfort. Also, Jimmy is survived by his loving girlfriend Kelly Stahoviak. Jimmy was preceded in death by paternal grandparents Jim...

Carmen Ortega
Dec 13, 2013
ORTEGA, CARMEN, 84 of Sebring, FL died Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. She was born in Ciales, Puerto Rico moving to Sebring in 2005. A member of St. Catherine Catholic Church and had worked in healthcare. She is survived by her daughters, Edna Huertas and Carmen Huertas both of Sebring; brother, Ignacio Lopez, Ciales, PR; sisters, Carmen M. Resto, Philadelphia, PA,...

Ted O.I. Shoemaker
Dec 4, 2013
SHOEMAKER, TED O.I., 85 of Sebring passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013. He was born in Sebring and a graduate of Sebring High School. Son of O.I. and Florence Younce Shoemaker who came to Sebring in 1923 and operated City Plumbing Co, until 1938, Grandson of the late James Oliver Younce, a 1918 pioneer of Sebring. He operated Ted Shoemaker...

Eleanor Link
Nov 30, 2013
LINK, ELEANOR, 98 of Sebring, died Nov. 30, 2013. She was born in Covington, KY moving to Sebring in 1981 from Cincinnati, OH. Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Link and sister, Mildred Mullins. A faithful member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Avon Park and former member of Sebring Golf Association. A mass will be...
Richard Robert Kurinko
Nov 28, 2013
Richard Robert "Bob" Kurinko, Sebring, FL formerly of Meadville, PA went to be with our Lord on Thursday, November 28, 2013. He was born in Warren, OH the son of Richard Nick Kurinko and Hazel Harriet Slater Kurinko. He graduated from Meadville High School in 1959. He married his first wife Judy Boyer after high school. He entered the Army...
Robert (Bob) Barron Clogston Sr
Nov 26, 2013
Robert (Bob) Barron Clogston Sr., age 63, of Sebring, died suddenly on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Bob was born in Franklin, N.H., on July 31, 1950 and he was a 1969 graduate of Franklin High School. His employment in N.H. included: Giles Dairy, Clogston Bros. Construction Co., owner of Tilton Inn, N.H. Road and Bridge Dept., N.H. Department of Corrections...

Pamela Ann Morris
Nov 24, 2013
MORRIS, PAMELA ANN, 66 of Sebring, FL died Nov. 25, 2013. She was born in Cincinnati, OH, graduating from Jonesville High School, Jonesville, MI and attended Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI. Pam moved to Sebring in 1966 and graduated from South Florida Junior College. She was secretary to Judge Mervin Rehrer, 1967-69. Pam was married to Litton Walker, Jr. until 1999...

Donald N. Emery Sr
Nov 24, 2013
Donald N. Emery Sr. entered the presence of his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in Sebring, FL, formerly of Mt. Vision, NY. He was born to the late Donald and Julia Emery on November 24, 1934 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York. Don was well known as a master artist in drywall application in a career...