OBITUARIES
James M. Hamilton
Jul 12, 2011
HAMILTON, JAMES M., 71, formerly from Henderson, Nevada, passed away in Sebring, FL , on July 12, 2011. He was born in Tunkannock, PA to Ruth & Donald Hamilton, moved to Towanda, PA & later Binghamton, NY, where he graduated from Binghamton Central High in 1957. He attended Nyack University, Nyack, NY where he majored in theology & studied the...

J. Clagett Taylor
Jul 10, 2011
J. Clagett Taylor, Jr. died Sunday. He was born in Spartanburg,SC in 1935 to Annie Laurie and J. Clagett Taylor. Sr. After returning to Sebring with his parents at age 4, he attended Sebring schools graduating in 1953 and received his BA from Davidson College in NC, He was a proud member of the SHS & Davidson College bands. He...

Florence Krammes Koritza
Jun 22, 2011
KORITZA, FLORENCE KRAMMES, died June 22, 2011. She was born in Spinnerstown, PA moving to Sebring April 9, 1973. She was preceded in death by husband, Mike who she married on June 12, 1976. A member of Sebring Church of the Nazarene. Services, 11:00 am, Monday at Morris Funeral Chapel with visitation one hour prior at Morris Funeral Chapel. Burial...

Walter D. Wolfinger
Jun 20, 2011
WOLFINGER, Walter D. 83 of Sebring climbed the Big Mountain surrounded by his loving wife and daughters on June 20, 2011. He was born in Quakertown, PA moving to Sebring in 1993 from Naples, FL. He owned and operated Wolfinger Plumbing and Heating in Quakertown. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, attended Spring Lake United Methodist Church. He...

Janet M. Smith
Jun 11, 2011
SMITH, JANET M., 86, of Vero Beach, died June 11, 2011 in Sebring, FL. Janet was born in Cleveland, OH, daughter of Robert and Frieda Reich. Following high school, she attended Florida State College of Women in Tallahassee, FL. She was a long time member of Eastern Star, volunteered many years as a candy striper at Parma Community Hospital; the...

Larue Virgil Thomas
Jun 10, 2011
THOMAS, LARUE VIRGIL, 82 of Sebring, FL went to be with his Lord, Friday, June 10, 2011. He was born in Union City, PA and worked for Cohen Auto Parts, Erie, PA prior to moving to New Port Richey, FL. A former member of Suncoast Baptist Church, he and worked for Pasco Co. Bus Garage. In 1991 he and his...

Clarence Prescott
May 19, 2011
PRESCOTT, CLARENCE, 70 of Sebring, FL died May 19, 2011. Clarence was born June 29, 1940 in Sebring and was raised in Okeechobee moving back to Sebring in 1981, when he married Betty Sizemore. He was a cattleman all his life and was foreman of several large ranches in Ft. Pierce and Okeechobee and was a Baptist by faith. He...

Monsignor Laurence Conway
May 13, 2011
Conway, Monsignor Laurence 77 of Davie entered eternal life May 13, 2011. He grew up and attended schools in Sebring, FL and started his studies at the seminary of St. Charles and St. Mary in Baltimore. in 1955, Archbishop Hurley of the Diocese of St. Augustine appointed him to further theological studies at the American College, University of Louvain in...

D.J. Van Gundy
May 10, 2011
VAN GUNDY, D.J., 87, of Sebring, FL, died May 10, 2011 in Sarasota, FL. He was born in Groveport, OH and was sole survivor in a family of twelve brothers and sisters. Served as a Corporal in the Army Air Corps, W.W. II; He and his late wife, Jeanette raised their family in Miami, FL where he owned a successful...
Dorothy Jane (Bartkowiak) Chrzan
May 8, 2011
CHRZAN, DOROTHY JANE (BARTKOWIAK), 91 of Sebring, FL slipped the bonds of her earthly home to spend eternity with her merciful Lord on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8, 2011 after a long illness at Lake Placid Health Care, Lake Placid, FL. She was born in South Bend, IN to Stanley and Mary Bartkowiak (Deka) and was preceded in death by...
Ashley Dawn Cleveland
May 6, 2011
CLEVELAND, ASHLEY DAWN, age 27, went home to be with the Lord, May 6, 2011. She was born to Ronald and Deborah Cleveland, August 24, 1983 in Avon Park, Florida. Ashley grew up in Sebring and graduated from Sebring High School in 2001. She went on to further her education in South Florida at Key College where she earned her...

Wendy Sue Wrede
May 1, 2011
WREDE, WENDY SUE, 41 former Sebring resident, died May 1, 2011 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born in Portsmouth, VA, a graduate of Sebring Middle School and attended Sebring High School. She graduated from St. Augustine School for the deaf and blind. Wendy is survived by her sons, Zachery and Anthony; parents, David and Karen Wrede of Wrede's Wildlife Rehabilitation...

Pauline Kennedy Blumm
Apr 28, 2011
BLUMM, PAULINE KENNEDY, born June 26, 1921 in Belfast, Ireland, died peacefully after a brief illness on April 28, 2011 in Sebring, Florida, surrounded by her loving husband, Stanley Blumm, her son Patrick Doyle and grandson Kyle of Port Dickinson, N.Y., her daughter, Kerrie Smothers and husband Roger of Binghamton, N.Y., stepsons Robert Blumm of Eugene, Ore., and Richard Blumm...

Shelley A. Tomlinson
Apr 23, 2011
TOMLINSON, SHELLEY A., 53 of Sebring, FL. died April 23, 2011. She was born in Orlando, FL, moving to Sebring in 1974, a graduate of Sebring High School, class of 1976. She graduated from Palm Beach Community College in 1982 and was a Occupational Therapist in Highlands County. She enjoyed growing orchids and boating. Shelley is survived by her loving...

Karen L. Meekins
Apr 22, 2011
MEEKINS, KAREN L., 68, of Sebring, FL, went to our Lord on April 22, 2011. She was born in Manhattan, NY. She moved to Sebring in 1986. She and her late husband Thomas Meekins, who passed in 2007, established the Mobility Express of Sebring in 1995. Karen, through her involvement with Peace River and Rape Crisis Center, was instrumental in...

Virginia E. Sumpter
Apr 21, 2011
SUMPTER, VIRGINIA E., 78 of Sebring, FL, died April 21, 2011 at her residence. Virginia was born in Waterbury, CT where she was active in her community, she was a cosmetologist and hairdresser. She moved to Sebring in 1985 from New York State. She was a member of Independent Baptist Church in DeSoto City. Virginia loved her animals and enjoyed...
Evelyn Pearce Johnson
Apr 20, 2011
JOHNSON, EVELYN PEARCE, 87, passed away, April 20, 2011. She was born August 1, 1923 in DeSoto City, FL to Leland Clifford and Clara Williams Pearce. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles D. (Charlie) Johnson in 2007. She is survived by her son, Dan (Becky) Johnson; daughters, Carol (Terry) Wolfe, Patricia (Stu) Guthrie all of Sebring and...

Clinton (Red) Wells
Apr 17, 2011
WELLS, CLINTON (RED), 90 of Sebring, FL, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, April 17th at Good Shepherd Hospice. Red was born in Waverly, NY, a W.W. II, U.S. Army veteran. He married Leatha Dean, June 19, 1943 in Waverly, NY. He was a bus driver for Tioga Central Schools in Tioga Center, NY and also owned Red's Barber...

Alejandro Santiago
Apr 7, 2011
SANTIAGO, ALEJANDRO, 83 of Sebring, Fl, died April 7, 2011. He was born in Guayama, PR, moving to Sebring in 1998 from Brooklyn, NY. A member of Mt. Zion Penecostal Church, Avon Park, FL. He is survived by sons, Alejandro, St. Petersburg, FL, Carlos, Rafael and Jose Antonio, Jose Anibal and Jorge all of Brooklyn, NY, Ivan Jose, Sebring, FL...

Mary Radebaugh Bowles
Apr 4, 2011
BOWLES, MARY RADEBAUGH, 87, peacefully entered eternal rest in Christ at her daughter's home, surrounded by family, Monday, April 4, 2011. Born in Elkton, Maryland, July 26, 1923 to Albert Radebaugh and Ruth Preston Radebaugh she was a Quaker and of the Christian faith. She had been a lifelong member of the Little Falls Meeting of Belair, Maryland. Mary was...