OBITUARIES

William McMullen
Apr 16, 2010
McMULLEN, BILL, age 66 of Sebring, FL died April 16, 2010 at Florida Hospital Heartland. Bill was born in Newark, NJ and was a Navy veteran serving in the Vietnam era. He moved to Sebring in 2007 from Pennsylvania where he worked as a District Regional Manager with the Compass Group. Since moving here he was in sales with Alan...
Vivian McIntyre
Apr 9, 2010
McINTYRE, VIVIAN, 70, died Thursday, April 9th at her residence in Sebring, FL. She was born in Miami, Florida, daughter of the late Roy Merritt and Ruth Merritt Heffelfinger. Vivian was a graduate of Sebring High School, class of 1957. She married her high school sweetheart Ray McIntyre following their graduation. A member of Bible Fellowship Church and very active...

Harry Renker
Apr 9, 2010
RENKER, HARRY J., 88 of Sebring. FL died Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Palms of Sebring. He was born in Honeygrove, Texas and was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. Harry briefly attended the University of San Antonio prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Force and attended the Lincoln Aeronautical Institute, while serving in W.W. II...

Evelyn Einfeldt
Apr 6, 2010
EINFELDT, EVELYN K., age 88 of Sebring, FL died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Maranatha Manor, Sebring, FL. She was born in Mountain Lake, MN and served as a missionary for Baptist Mid-Missions, for 26 years in Japan. She moved to Sebring in 1993 from Honolulu, Hawaii and was a faithful member of Maranatha Baptist Church. She was preceded in...

Edward Hitlaw
Apr 3, 2010
HITLAW, EDWARD J., age 58 of Sebring, FL died Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL. Edward was born in Trenton, MI and attended Wabash High School, Wabash, IN moving to Sebring in 1984. Ed was Garden Manager of the former Scottys in Sebring and a member of Faith Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by...

Sue Finch
Mar 30, 2010
FINCH, SUE C., 74, close to midnight, Tuesday, March 30, 2010, a beloved women rested her eyes, and joined her husband in our heavenly home. She was born in Toledo, OH, and moved to Florida in 1970. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Edward Finch, Jr. and great grandsons, Dalton and Conner. She is survived by her...

Aurelia McLean
Mar 30, 2010
McLEAN, AURELIA M., 103 of Sebring, FL died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in Sebring. She was born in Bay City, MI where she retired from R.G. Dunn Cigar Factory. She moved to Sebring in 1961, a former member of Sebring Hills Association and a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church.. She was preceded in death by her husband, William J....

Mabel Barber
Mar 28, 2010
BARBER, MABEL IONE, 89 of Sebring, FL passed away March 28, 2010 at the Lake Place Healthcare Center. She and her twin sister, Blanche, were born October 5, 1920 aboard a houseboat somewhere on the White River near Ethel, Arkansas. She moved to Sebring in 2002 and was a member of First Baptist Church of Lake Josephine. Mabel is survived...
Shirley Nix
Mar 22, 2010
NIX, SHIRLEY ANN TIMMERMAN, 72 , of Sebring, former resident of Naples, FL, died March 22, 2010 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Jones County, Mississippi. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dean Nix of Nix Crane Service and daughters, Sherry Smith and Debbie Arthur. Shirley retired from Collier County Engineering. Survivors include her daughters, Pam (Jimmy)...
Cleo Litton
Mar 22, 2010
LITTON, CLEO W., age 86 of Sebring, FL died Monday, March 22, 2010 at The Palms of Sebring. Cleo was born in Blackwood, VA, a graduate of the Louisville School of Nursing. She retired as a nurse for the General Electric Corporation in Louisville, KY. She and her late husband, Joe Litton moved to Sebring in 1984 and was a...
Helen Kupec
Mar 20, 2010
KUPEC, Helen Marie Claus, age 88, of Sebring, FL, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Florida Hospital Sebring. She was born January 24, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to Miami, FL with her family in the 1940's and was a school teacher in Dade County until 1990 when she and her husband Joseph Kupec (deceased) retired and moved...
Harry Pfister
Mar 19, 2010
PFISTER, HARRY E., 96 of Sebring, FL died Friday, March 19, 2010 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Sebring. Harry was born in Mt. Oliver, PA and entered the U.S. Army following his high school graduation. He was a highly decorated glider pilot, involved with the invasion of Normandy. Harry retired from G.C. Murphy Corporation (now known as K-Mart) as their...
Willard L.Ketner
Feb 7, 2010
KETNER, WILLARD L. (BILL), age 91 of Avon Park, FL died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at the Palms of Sebring. Bill was born in West Terre Haute, Indiana in 1919, son of Mary and John Ketner. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 1944. Bill retired from Union Carbide Corporation, Films Packaging Division, in Chicago in 1984 after 39 years...
Lou Ann Donohue
Feb 4, 2010
DONOHUE, LOU ANN, 50 of Sebring, FL died Feb. 4, 2010. She was born in Westfield, NY, daughter of Philip R. and Joy Lou Henderson. A graduate of Republic High School, class of 1972. She moved to Florida in 1990 following the birth of her daughter, Lisa LaRae. Lou Ann married James R. Donohue in Sebring. Lou Ann has always...
Marion Mildred Valley
Feb 1, 2010
VALLEY, MARION MILDRED, 84 of Sebring, FL died Feb. 1, 2010. She was born on Nov. 1, 1925 to Marion M. and Timothy J. Santry in South Boston, MA. Millie resided in Burlington, MA from 1926-1944, graduate of St. Charles School in 1943. In 1947 she married Robert Valley and raised 3 beautiful children, the loves of her life. Millie...
Paul W. Sparks
Jan 29, 2010
SPARKS, PAUL W., 56 of Sebring, FL, died January 29, 2010 at his residence. Paul was born in Connersville, IN, moving to Sebring in 1960. A graduate of Sebring High School, Class of 1971. Paul started with the Highlands County School Board in Transportation in 1976 and was Transportation Manager. A member of Sebring Firemen Inc. and Highlands Fair Board....

Helen J. Paige
Jan 19, 2010
PAIGE, HELEN J., 89 of Sebring, FL died January 19, 2010 in Lake Placid. She was born in LaPorte City, Iowa, moving to Sebring from Peru after spending over 40 years with Association of Baptist for World Evangelism in Peru. A member of Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, Waterloo, Iowa. Services 2:00 pm, Friday at Morris Funeral Chapel, Sebring, FL. Burial...

Charles K. Marine II
Jan 17, 2010
MARINE, II, CHARLES K. (Chuck) , 53 of Lake Placid, FL died January 17, 2010. He was born in Wicomico, Maryland moving to Lake Placid from Bradenton, FL in 2000. Chuck served as director of Laundry and Valet for hotels throughout the U.S. He enjoyed leather craft and was an avid golfer. He was preceded in death by his father...

Lillian H. Wilds
Jan 8, 2010
WILDS, LILLIAN H., age 85 of Sebring, FL died Friday, January 8, 2010 at her residence. Lillian was born in Jersey City, NJ moving to Sebring in 1982 from Garwood, NJ and was a faithful member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, Sebring. She is survied by her daughter, Kathleen Pirkle, Sebring; sons, William Wilds, Jr, Lemon Grove, CA and Joseph...

Roma Agee
Jan 5, 2010
AGEE, ROMA ELNORA, 92, born in Lima, Ohio and current resident of Sebring, FL passed away, Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in Weston, FL. She was very active in her communities. Roma was a Lindsey, Ohio Cub Scout Den mother, Girl Scout Leader, & "Sunbeams", 4-H Club Leader. Roma was a member of the Wauseon, Ohio Navy Mothers Club. President of...