OBITUARIES

Robert S Beagles

Robert S Beagles

Apr 30, 2023

Robert Sims Beagles, "Bobby" 64, of Sebring Florida passed away April 30, 2023. He was born July 29, 1958 in Avon Park. He was predeceased by his parents, Betty Franklin and James Randall  Beagles, Sr.., and brother, James Randall Beagles, III. of Lake Placid. Bobby was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as a truck driver for 35...

Natalie Steele

Natalie Steele

Mar 20, 2023

 

Natalie Yvonne Steele 83 of Sebring passed away at her residence on March 20, 2023. She was born in

 

Karnak, Illinois. She moved to this area in in 2010 from Crossville, Tennessee. She was a homemaker

 

and a Florida Real Estate Broker and was a Methodist. She is survived by her husband, Paul C;

 

Son, David...

Wayne Griffin

Wayne Griffin

Mar 10, 2023

 

Carl Wayne Griffin, born July 18th 1941 to James Ellis and Cassie Mae Hendry Griffin. A lifetime Sebring resident, he earned his heavenly wings on March 10th, 2023 after a courageous fight with esophageal cancer.  A graduate of Sebring High School Class of 1960, he was an Air Force Veteran with Strategic Air Command having flown and adventured all...

Janet R. Dean

Janet R. Dean

Mar 10, 2023

 

Janet R. Dean, 91, passed away on March 10, 2023 in Lorida, FL. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Lillie Ray. She was born in Queens, NY moving to Miami, FL where she grew up and she graduated, Class of 1950 from Jackson High School where she was a Majorette and marched with the Band. She...

Christine Argo Archer

Christine Argo Archer

Mar 7, 2023

Christine Argo Archer, of Arcadia, FL, passed away at Highlands Regional Hospital on March 7th, 2023 at the age of 70 with her husband and her children by her side.

Christine was born in New Bedford, Mass to her parents Joe and Eva Argo. Christine raised her two children in Mass and moved her family to Florida in 1987...

Unav Graves

Unav Graves

Feb 26, 2023

 

 

Unav Graves,90, passed away on Feb. 26, 2023 in Sebring, Florida. She was the daughter of the lateBernie and Vesta Enix. She was born in Fort Blackmore, Virginia moving to Sebring 39 years ago fromLorain, Ohio and a member of Southside Baptist Church, Sebring. Unav enjoyed reading andgardening.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jay W....

Robert Clare Goodrich

Robert Clare Goodrich

Feb 21, 2023

 

Robert Clare Goodrich, 97, went Home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Bob, as he was known by his friends, was born in Sandusky, Michigan on June 26, 1925, and was a 1943 graduate of Marlette High School. Upon graduation, he promptly enlisted in the Army and served during WWII in the Western...

C. Michael "Mike" Eastman

C. Michael "Mike" Eastman

Feb 21, 2023

EASTMAN, C. Michael “Mike”, beloved son, brother, father, grandfather and friend went to be with our Lord, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. He was born on December 24, 1940 in Winchester, IN. Mike was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert Warner Eastman; his mother, Esther Jane Eastman (Fehrman); his sisters,...

George Stacey Benton

George Stacey Benton

Feb 20, 2023

George Stacey Benton, Jr. 61 of Sebring passed away February 20, 2023 at home after an extendedillness. Born in St. George, South Carolina to George Stacey Benton and Betty Welch of Kershaw, SCliving his teenage years in Bomberg, SC. He was a U.S. Navy veteran before relocating to Sebring,Florida. He was an avid Nascar fan and loved the Clemson Tigers...

Betty A. Fairfield

Betty A. Fairfield

Feb 17, 2023

Betty A. Fairfield of Sebring, FL passed away at her home at age 91 on February 17, 2023. Betty was born in Omaha, NE of the late Elizabeth and Morris Windels. She and her late husband of fifty years, John J. Fairfield, Jr. had moved to Sebring in 1995 from Punta Gorda, FL. Together, they had raised five children and...

Bernard Otto Golde, Jr.

Bernard Otto Golde, Jr.

Feb 5, 2023

 

Bernard Otto Golde, Jr. was born in Lakeland, Fl, April 16, 1939 to B.O. Golde, Sr and Thelma Broberg. In July 1958, he married his high-school sweetheart, Irene Baxley. He was a creative and talented carpenter, mechanic and builder who previously worked at FMC in Lakeland, in his Dad’s groves, Lake Placid Motors, and managed rental properties in Lakeland...

Trina Dow

Trina Dow

Feb 1, 2023

In loving memory of Trina A. Dow, who was unique, colorful and remarkable in every way.

Born on Sept. 17, 1973, in Rochester, New York, Trina went home to be with our Lord on Feb. 1, 2023,surrounded by her family and closest friends.

Trina was a lifelong resident of Sebring, Florida and a graduate of Sebring High School. She was...

Barbara M. Altvater

Barbara M. Altvater

Jan 20, 2023

Barbara M. Altvater, age 89, formerly of Sebring, died early in the morning on January 20, 2023 at home of her daughter Linda (Keith) Kotch and family in Winter Park, Florida. She was born in Sebring to the late Walter Irven Moyer and Sarah Ruth Ingle Moyer, pioneer residents to Sebring. She was a graduate of Sebring High School, class...

Curtis Christian

Curtis Christian

Jan 19, 2023

Curtis Christian was called to Heaven, January 19, 2023.  Curtis had been ill and bed-ridden for the past two years, however his spirits were high and he always had a smile when anyone came to visit him.  Curtis was 87 years old. He graduated from Dixie County High School in 1954, attended the University of Florida briefly before going into...

Josefa M Lenhardt

Josefa M Lenhardt

Jan 9, 2023

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Josefa Marta Lenhardt. Josefa was the loving wife of Arthur Lenhardt and the much-beloved mother of Carl, Arthur, Dawn, and Sandy. Born on January 18, 1929, in Frydek-Mistek, Czechoslovakia, to Ferdinand Pachta and Cecilie Pachtova, Josefa fled to Argentina after the occupation by Nazi Germany and the subsequent takeover...

James Richard McGarry

James Richard McGarry

Jan 3, 2023

 

James Richard McGarry (86) of Sebring completed his earthly journey and passed to his heavenly reward on January 3, 2023. He was husband of the late Mary Rose (Love) McGarry and were married for 57 years. He is survived by later married Mary Lou Herald McGarry.

Born in the Bronx in 1936, James was raised in Goshen New York and...

Geraldine Frances Klossner

Geraldine Frances Klossner

Dec 30, 2022

 

Geraldine Frances “Gerry” Klossner, 87 of Sebring passed away December 30, 2022 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Trenton, New York moving to this area in 2002. She was a secretary in the banking business for many years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Sebring where she was a member of the choir; she...

Charlotte Elizabeth Witherell

Charlotte Elizabeth Witherell

Dec 29, 2022

Charlotte Elizabeth (Wilson) Witherell, age 85, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2022, at Orchid Cove Rehabilitation Center, in Lake Placid Florida, following several months of declining health.

Charlotte was born February 11, 1937, in Parishville, New York, the youngest of five children to Leslie and Pearl Wilson.

After graduation from Parishville-Hopkinton Central School in 1955 she married...

Donald Ray Lamb

Donald Ray Lamb

Dec 24, 2022

Donald Ray Lamb (January 31, 1934-December 24, 2022) passed away peacefully surrounded by hisfamily, following several months of declining health.

Don was the fifth of five children born to Charles H. Lamb and Ila J. Lamb of Winter Haven, FL. Hegraduated from Winter Haven High School in 1952, but spent a number of his formative years inLeesburg, FL, where he...

Mary Jo Coleman

Mary Jo Coleman

Dec 8, 2022

 

Mary Jo Coleman, 97, died on December 8, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Fort Myers, FL.   Born in Palmetto, FL. Graduated from Hillsborough High School, Tampa, FL.  Attended Florida State College for Women (Florida State University). In 1945, she married David Coleman, the love of her life. They had four children: Andrea Mickler (Jim), Joy Brinley (Michael), David...

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