OBITUARIES

Rollin R. (Saxy) Smith
Jan 12, 2013
SMITH, ROLLIN R. (Saxy), 90 of Lake Placid, FL died January 12, 2013. He was born in Chicago, IL, a veteran of W.W. II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. A graduate of Millikin University, Decatur, IL. Former editor of Lovington Reporter, moving to Springfield, IL to serve as an aide to the Governor of IL. He married Susan...

Herman Meyer
Jan 10, 2013
MEYER, HERMAN 87, Sebring, FL died January 10, 2013. He was born in Brookings Co., SD and was a farmer, entering the U.S. Army and serving in the 1st Calvery Division in the Pacific during W.W. II. Sebring resident since 1986 working for BJ's Sharpening. A life member of V.F.W. Post #3507 in South Dakota. Preceded in death by parents,...

Laura S. Baker
Jan 10, 2013
BAKER, LAURA S., 88, of Sebring, FL went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 10, 2013, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 11, 1924 to Samuel and Minnie Littler. Married to John Six in Maryland in 1957. He was killed in a farm accident in 1971 leaving her with...
Hallie Wenner Long Kennedy
Jan 9, 2013
Hallie Wenner Long Kennedy was born September 16, 1910, daughter of Clara E. Morehead and John Chapman Wenner. They lived in the North East corner of Perry Township, Ohio at that time. After her mother's death in 1912, Hallie lived with an Uncle and Aunt, Ed and Eva Wenner who lived their entire life in Perry Township. Hallie was blessed...

Patrica A. Newgent
Jan 2, 2013
NEWGENT, PATRICIA A., 78 of Sebring, Fl died January 2, 2013. She was born in Urbana, IL, daughter of William Roy and Mabel (Rogers) Livesay. A graduate of Bainbridge High School, Class of 1952, Bainbridge, IN. She moved to Sebring in 1960 from Greencastle, IN and retired from Highlands Abstract and Title Co and a member of First United Methodist...
Jack Murray Cline
Dec 31, 2012
CLINE, JACK MURRAY, 86, died suddenly and peacefully at his home in Sebring on December 31, 2012. He was born in Hickory, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents Ted H. and Minnie (Bolch) Cline, Sr.; his sister Clarke Spencer and his brother Ted Cline, Jr. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the Navy. Jack moved...

Catherine M. Healy
Dec 24, 2012
HEALY, CATHERINE M., 81 of Sebring, FL, died December 24, 2012 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Sebring, FL. She was born in Mishawaka, IN, retiring from Miles Laboratory, Elkhart, IN. She was preceded in death by a son, Stephen R. Healy. Catherine was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Mishawaka moving to Silver Oaks Mobile Home Park, Sebring...

Roger Ellis Miller
Dec 9, 2012
MILLER, ROGER ELLIS, 92 of Sebring, FL died Saturday, Dec. 15th, 2012. He was born September 2, 1920 in McAlpin, FL, son of the late Roscoe Nigel and Lillian Jane Miller. The Millers moved to Sebring in 1921 and later to LaBelle, FL. Roger graduated from LaBelle High School (1938) and University of Florida (1946) and was a true Gator...

Dennis C. Heston
Dec 9, 2012
HESTON, DENNIS C., 52 of Sebring, FL passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice, Sebring. Dennis was born in Lakeland on November 14, 1960 to Norman "Jug" Heston and Elizabeth Arehart Heston of Sebring. In the summer of 1981 Dennis enlisted as an Electronic Tehcnician in the United States Navy. During his naval career he received the...
Lena Elizabeth Carter
Dec 5, 2012
CARTER, LENA ELIZABETH, 100 of Sebring, Fl died, Dec. 5, 2012. She was born in Americus, GA and a member of Coral Baptist Church, Miami, FL moving to Lake Placid in 1987 and a former member of First Baptist Church, Lake Josphine. She moved to Sebring in 1971 and is a member of Whispering Pines Baptist Church. She has resided...

Susan Baginski
Dec 4, 2012
BAGINSKI, SUSAN, 97, passed away December 4, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice, Sebring, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence. She is survived by their daughters, Zita and Alice and many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She will be forever loved and missed.Condolences or Life Stories may be expressed in her Guestbook. Morris Funeral Chapel,...

A. W. Spizz Pollard
Nov 29, 2012
A.W. "Spizz" POLLARD, 84 OF Sebring, FL died Thursday November 29, 2012. He married Doris Waldron on Spetember 18, 1949. He was a proud member of the First Baptist Church, becoming a deacon at the early age of 25. He helped in the constituting of Whispering Pines Church. He was a member of the S.H.S of 1946, lettering in football,...

Albert Roman
Nov 28, 2012
ROMAN, ALBERT, 56 of Lake Placid, died Nov. 28, 2012 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Sebring. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Lake Placid in 1990 and was in Real Estate Sales. He is survived by his father, Alberto Roman, Lake Placid; sister, Frances Roman, Orlando. A mass will be celebrated 1:30 pm, Saturday at St. Catherine...

William L. Carnley
Nov 27, 2012
CARNLEY, WILLIAM L., 70 of Sebring, FL died Nov. 27, 2012. He was born in Arcadia, FL, son of the late Willie and Edna Carnley. He married Patricia Ann Bulson on Oct. 4, 1974 in Grant, MI. A former paramedic in Georgia and Highlands County EMS. Also was a courier for Florida Hospital and retired as a truck driver for...

Glenn Charles Vernotzy
Nov 27, 2012
VERNOTZY, GLENN CHARLES, 90, died Nov. 27, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice, Sebring, FL. He was born on June 30, 1922 in Akron, OH, son of the late John and Emma E. (Widdersheim) Vernotzy. A graduate of South High School, Class of 1941, Akron. He served with the US Coast Guard during W.W. II and later worked for Cordwin Heating,...

Dortha Arlene Commings
Nov 26, 2012
COMMINGS, DOROTHA ARLENE 'SKIPPIE', 92 of Sebring, FL died Monday, November 26, 2012. She was born in Elmira, NY, December 2, 1919 to Alfred and Gladys Commings. Skippie lived in Miami, FL where she was a secretary for Gables Engineering before coming to Sebring in 1985. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Sebring and was active in the...

Marleah Annabel Leslie
Nov 22, 2012
Marleah 'Molly' Annabel Leslie, 96, passed away in Sebring, Florida, on November 22, 2012. Born in Union Hill, PA, to Naomi Smoyer and Raymond Monyer, she was married to Warren 'Barney' Wentz in 1936. After Barney died in an accident in 1953, she single-handedly raised two children, putting them through college while working as a seamstress. In the early 1980's,...

Margret E. Bell
Nov 5, 2012
BELL, MARGARET E., 91 of Sebring, Fl died Nov. 5, 2012. She was born in Rootstown, Ohio. A graduate of Kent State University, Kent, OH and Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. Margaret served as a school teacher for many years and served as a Church Choir Director. Margaret moved to Maranatha Village, Sebring, Fl in 1992 from Valdosta, GA and was...

Carl S. Hancock
Nov 2, 2012
HANCOCK, CARL S., 77 of Sebring, FL died, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice. Carl was born in Camden, NJ, son of the late Samuel and Regina (Dever) Hancock. A graduate of Glouster Catholic High School and was CEO of Cassidy Exterminating and Water Proofing Co, of Collilngswood, NJ. Carl retired in 1988 moving to Sebring, FL and...

Mary Claire Hess
Oct 31, 2012
HESS, MARY CLAIRE, 88 of Sebring, FL died, Wednesday, October 31, 2012 in Ruskin, FL. She was born in Youngstown, OH. She attended Baptist Bible Institute, Cleveland, OH and Piedmont Bible College, Winston Salem, NC. Mary was the devoted wife of the late Rev. Robert G. Hess. They pastured church's in Ohio, North Carolina, Baltimore, MD, retiring from Goodwill Baptist...