OBITUARIES

Mar 20, 2017

Mavis “Dene” Dockery Lakeland – Mavis “Dene” Dockery died on March 20, 2017, at Florida Hospital at Connerton, Land O’ Lakes. Dene was the daughter of Sam and Eunice Grant of Snow Hill, North Carolina. Dene was born on January 26, 1934. She grew up on a tobacco farm with four older brothers who are deceased: Jake, Reuben, Harding,...

Mar 19, 2017

Lakeland- Garnett Frances Ducar (also known as Nana), of Lakeland age 88 passed away 3/19/17 at home of natural causes. She was preceded in death by her husband John D. Ducar and two sisters, Gladys Tinsley & Cleo Perdue. Garnett is survived by one sister Zola (Bob) Hudson, four children, Sheryl (Ron) Baxley , David (Janie) Ducar, Ed Ducar,&...

Mar 19, 2017

Mar 17, 2017

Marion Jean Proctor went to her heavenly home on March 17, 2017, from the Lakeland Hospice House, while surrounded by beloved family members. Jean was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and she will be greatly missed. Jean was born May 15, 1934, in Hudson, New York to Wilson D. and Millicent S. Tripp. At the age of...

Mar 16, 2017

Katherine Dunn Lathrop Lakeland – Katherine Dunn Lathrop passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at her residence at the Estates at Carpenter’s in Lakeland, Florida. She was 98 years old. A memorial service will be held at the Estates at Carpenter’s on April 3, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. with The Reverend Norm Bradney officiating. Mrs. Lathrop was born in...

Mar 14, 2017

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Mar 12, 2017

Erma W Vick Lakeland – Erma W. Vick passed away on March 12, 2017. She was born in Memphis, TN on January 4, 1930 to Clyde Oscar and Juanita Word. She married her childhood sweetheart, Jack Vick, on December 23, 1950. She stated she knew at age 12 she was going to marry him. She was an avid tennis...

Mar 11, 2017

Mar 11, 2017

Mar 10, 2017

Clifford Ray Coleman passed away on March 10, 2017, at the VA Hospital in Tampa, while under Hospice care. He was born on June 9, 1940, to Jack and Dora Coleman in Anawalt, WV. He owned and operated Cliff’s Tree Service in Lakeland for over 35 year. He retired in 2005. He served in the US Army during the...

Mar 7, 2017

Eileen Wade Sweet, 94 Eileen “Tonie” Sweet went to be with the Lord on March 7, 2017, in Lakeland, Florida. Tonie was born in Portland, Maine, to Ola and John Wade on May 30, 1922. At the age of 12, she was a cellist with the Portland Symphony in Portland, Maine. Tonie met her husband, C. Clifford Sweet, while...

Mar 6, 2017

Lakeland – Hazel Dees Ebersole, 88, passed away on March 6, 2017. Hazel was born on September 27, 1928 in Arcadia, Florida to William and Gladys Dees. She graduated from Desoto High School in Arcadia in 1946 and began working as a secretary at the Desoto Insurance Company where one day she was introduced by a coworker to her...

Mar 5, 2017

Lakeland – Mr. Thinh Van Trinh passed away at Lakeland Regional Health Center on March 5, 2017, with his wife and 2 sons by his side. Mr. Trinh was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 12, 1935. He was Vice President of CAT, Air Transportation Company in Saigon, Vietnam before moving to the United States in 1975. He worked...

Mar 5, 2017

Mark N. Ohnikian, 91 passed away at Lakeland Hospice House on March 5, 2017. He was born on February 2, 1926 in “The Bronx”, New York. He attended Fordham Preparatory School and served in the United Sates Army. He moved to Lakeland, Florida where he attended and graduated from Florida Southern College. He owned several businesses and worked as...

Mar 4, 2017

Mar 2, 2017

Donald Lloyd Jenkins, 73, died on March 2, 2017. A graveside service will be held on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. at Oak Hill Burial Park. HFC

Mar 1, 2017

Lakeland – Lillian E. (Betty) Adkins 94. Betty passed away March 1, 2017 at Oak Bridge Health Center due to natural causes. She was born and raised in Moore Haven, Florida. Upon graduation from Moore Haven High School, she attended Massey’s Business College in Jacksonville, Florida. Her first job was with Equitable Life Insurance Company. Betty was married to...

Mar 1, 2017

Dorothy Johns Zimmermann, 98 Lakeland – Dorothy Zimmerman passed away March 1, 2017. She was born March 11, 1919 in Tracy, Minnesota to Percy and Doris Johns. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, G.F. “Zim” Zimmermann; and is survived by her three sons: G.F. Sunny (Jan) Kent W. (Candy), and Scott V. (Penny), four grandchildren and two...

Feb 26, 2017

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Feb 24, 2017

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