OBITUARIES

Mary Ann Singletary
Feb 27, 2012
SINGLETARY, MARY ANN, 63, passed away February 27, 2012 at her Avon Park residence. Mary Ann, born on August 24, 1948, was the daughter of the late Ted and Amy Cason of Sebring. Like her parents, Mary Ann loved Sebring and was able to spend most of her life there. After graduating from Sebring High School, Mary Ann married Boyd...

Helen G. Dassinger
Feb 27, 2012
DASSINGER, HELEN G., 88, died, February 27, 2012 in Lake Placid, FL. She was born in Cincinnati, OH, moving to Sebring in 1978. Helen retired in 1990 as a Real Estate Agent. A faithful member of St. Catherine Catholic Church where she served as Eucharist Minister. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl C. Dassinger (2002). Helen was...

Nathaniel Parks Sr
Feb 26, 2012
PARKS, NATHANIEL, lst., 84, died, February 26, 2012 in Sebring. He was born in Boynesville, Maryland and served in the U.S. Coast Guard serving in W.W. II. He retired as manager of a finance company, moving to Sebring in 1991 from Glen Rock, NJ. A member of Spring Lake Presbyterian Church and Spring Lake Golf Course. He was preceded in...

Mary Gwen Johnson-Rodgers
Feb 24, 2012
JOHNSON-RODGERS, MARY GWEN, 78 of Sebring, FL, died February 24, 2012. She was born in Hove, England residing in Portland, MI until moving to Sebring in 1994. Mary worked as an L.P.N. at Carson City Hospital for 10 years, then in Home Health Care for two years. She then worked as a Press Operator for Chrysler Motor Car for the...

Elizabeth (Betty) Sweet
Feb 21, 2012
SWEET, ELIZABETH (Betty), 78 of Beecher, IL, died Feb. 21, 2012. Betty wintered in Sebring for the past 20 years and was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, Sebring and Oakridge Mobile Home Association. Betty is survived by her loving husband, Robert F. Sweet; son, Brian Sweet, Cape Coral, FL; daughters, Becky (Bill) Dwyer and Barbara (Tim) Becker, all...
Rev. James D. Maxwell II
Feb 20, 2012
Rev. James D. Maxwell II, 95, passed into the presence of His Lord at 5:10 a.m. on February 20, 2012, at Maranatha Manor in Sebring, FL after a brief illness. When he was 14, the same year his mother died, James accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior. He graduated from high school in Shellsburg, IA. In 1938 James and Helen...

Magda M. Zambrana
Feb 19, 2012
ZAMBRANA, MAGDA M., 55, died, February 19, 2012. She was an associate at Sears Appliances. Magda is survived by her companion, James Geyer; sons, Carlos L. Serrano and Jose Serrano; brother, Fernando Zambrana. Services will be held 6:00 pm, Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Morris Funeral Chapel, 307 S. Commerce Avenue. The family request memorial contributions to Moffitt Cancer Center,...

Charles Huston Lingar
Feb 18, 2012
LINGAR, CHARLES HUSTON, 89, of Sebring, died Saturday Feb. 18, 2012, at The Palms of Sebring. Born July 12, 1922, in Rockcastle Co., KY, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Minnie (Hunter) Lingar. Preceded in death by his wife, Mercedes Robles Lingar in 2009, and his eight brothers and sisters, he was the last surviving member...
Virginia Rose Hollywood
Feb 18, 2012
HOLLYWOOD, VIRGINIA ROSE, 86 of Sebring, Fl died Saturday, February 18, 2012. She was born in South Amboy, NJ and retired as a Secretary for Catholic University in Washington, DC moving to Sebring in 2004 and was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Avon Park..Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, James Gerald Hollywood, son, James...

Margret W. Pollard
Feb 11, 2012
POLLARD, MARGARET W., 84 of Sebring, Fl died, Saturday, February 11, 2012. Margaret was born in Collins, Georgia and has been a long time resident of Sebring. She married Eldridge Pollard on January 27, 1948 in Sebring. Margaret was Secretary-Treasurer of Eldridge Flooring, a former member of a bowling team and a Quilting Club member and a member of First...

Ruth A. Rife
Feb 9, 2012
RIFE, RUTH A., 86 of Sebring, FL, died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice. Ruth was born in Toronto, Canada and was a graduate of London Bible College, London, Ontario, Canada. She and her late husband, William E. Large serve as missionaries to Peru for 30 years retiring to Sebring. She resided at Maranatha Village and was a...

Carl "Cadillac" Winters,III
Feb 7, 2012
WINTERS, III, CARL "Cadillac", 27, passed away, Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 in Garden City, GA. Born in Painsville, OH, moved to Sebring, FL at the age of 2, where he was raised. Carl is survived by his loving daughter, Kaitlyn Winters; mother, Barbara Algate; step-dad, William Pipkin; father, Carl Winters, Jr.; sister, Melissa Algate (Joseph Martin); brothers, Shawn Algate (Jennifer...

Doris C. Bright
Jan 31, 2012
BRIGHT, DORIS C., 81 of Sebring, Fl died, Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the Palms. Doris was born in Lewiston, Maine and moved to Sebring in 1990 from Hollywood, FL. A member of the Columbiettes and St. Catherine Catholic Church. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Bright and sisters, Rita Dostie and Lorraine Hinton, brother, Conrad Gendron....
Edward Kolisek
Jan 30, 2012
In Memory Of The Firework's Man Edward Kolisek, 91, of Sebring, Florida, known by many as "The Fireworks Man" or "The man with the white hat", died peaceably January 30, 2012 under the compassionate care of Good Shepherd Hospice. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law of Sebring and his Grandson Flyte and Granddaughter Florence of Alaska. Through his...

Calvin H. Schmidt
Jan 13, 2012
SCHMIDT, CALVIN H., 84 of Sebring, FL died January 13, 2012 in Clewiston, FL. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and a veteran of W.W. II, serving in the U.S. Air Force. A resident of Homestead, Fl from 1947 till 1989 moving to Sebring. Cal retired from Pan American Airways, and was an avid gardner and fisherman and enjoyed traveling...

Edward Harold Williams
Jan 6, 2012
WILLIAMS, EDWARD HAROLD, 89 of Sebring, Fl died, Friday, January 6, 2012. He was born in Centertown, KY and a veteran of W.W. II, U.S. Navy, he retired from Chrysler Corp. in 1980 after 30 years. He wintered in Sebring since 1981 from Fenton, MO and was a member of the Sebring Recreational Club First Baptist Church. He is survived...
Eileen Sexton
Jan 5, 2012
SEXTON, EILEEN, 93, died Jan. 5, 2012 in Sebring. She was born in Akron, OH, retiring in 1972 moving to Lorida, FL. A member of Lorida Church of the Brethren and volunteer at The Palms of Sebring. She is survived by her daughters, Edna Sexton Johnson and husband, Richard, Holden, MA and Miriam Sexton, Ft. Myers, FL; grandson, Tyler Johnson....

Marjorie S. Williams
Jan 4, 2012
WILLIAMS, MARJORIE S., 89 of Sebring, Fl died, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 in Tampa, FL. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Thomas; daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Jack of Belmead, TX; son and daughter-in-law, Eric and Beth of Vienna, VA and 3 grandchildren; sister and nephew, Julia and David Lawson, Lufkin, TX. Funeral services 11:00 am, Monday...

Elizabeth Slaybaugh
Dec 28, 2011
SLAYBAUGH, ELIZABETH, 87 of Sebring, Fl died December 26, 2011. She was born in Silver Lake, IN and has been a winter resident since 1990 from Akron, IN. Elizabeth was a member of Akron Church of God, Akron, IN and is survived by her sons, Stephen (Jeri) Slaybaugh, Sebring and Scott Slaybaugh, Cayman Islands; daughter, Suzanne Caudill, Warsaw, IN and...
Gene A. Hendrix
Dec 28, 2011
HENDRIX, GENE A. 71 of Sebring passed away Wendesday, December 28, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice. He was born in Bryson City, North Carolina moving to Sebring in 1972. He was the owner of Gene's Alignment and Brake Service. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He enjoyed golf and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn;...