OBITUARIES

Feb 13, 2018

Lakeland – Florence Denton, 97, died Feb. 13, 2018. She is survived by her daughter Cheryl Bushy. Services will be held at a later date in NY. Heath Funeral Chapel.

Feb 11, 2018

Lakeland- Joyce Cauthen, 90, passed away peacefully in her home on February 11, 2018. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She managed Southside Cleaners on Florida Avenue for over 20 years and was an active member of South Florida Avenue Church of Christ for over 10 years before she moved to Georgia to live with her...

Feb 10, 2018

Edward Wyllys Taylor, 90 Lakeland – Edward Wyllys Taylor, age 90, passed peacefully and went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, February 10, 2018, in Lakeland. Born in Richmond, VA on March 1, 1927, the 3rd son of Herbert Tyler Taylor and Minnie Black Hyde Taylor, both of Charleston, SC. Wyllys was raised in Richmond, a few...

Feb 8, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

Joe C. Morton Lakeland – Joe C. Morton passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018. He was born on February 1, 1936, in Chambers County, Alabama. He served in the United States Army from 1954-1957. Joe worked in Citrus Irrigation and loved boating and golfing. He is survived by his wife, Corinne Morton of 63 years; four children, Bobby Morton...

Feb 6, 2018

LAKELAND – Renaldo Domingo “Tot” Silva, 95, died February 6, 2018 at his Azalea Park home in Lakeland. He was born September 15, 1922 in Tampa, Florida, the son of Ramon and Angelina Silva. He was the youngest of six children. He married Marion Elizabeth Flanagan on December 7, 1942. Tot’s ties to Lakeland were deep and longstanding as...

Feb 5, 2018

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Feb 3, 2018

MILTON R. WRIGHT, 87, LAKELAND – Milton R. Wright, 87 passed away peacefully at his home on February 3, 2018. He was born in Swastika NY, January 30, 1931. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Evelyn Wright and his first wife, Marjorie Wright. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Windon Wright; Children, Marla Sale...

Feb 2, 2018

Shelton Bass, MD OB-GYN Shelton T. Bass, MD, age 88, passed away peacefully and went home to be with the Lord on Friday February 2, 2018 in Lakeland, Florida. Shelton was born on July 26, 1929 to Tempie and Lonnie D. Bass in Taylor’s Bridge, North Carolina. Shelton graduated from Wake Forest College, Summa Cum Laude, in 1950 and...

Feb 1, 2018

John Lee St. Clair Business Owner Lakeland – John Lee St. Clair passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018. He was born on September 23, 1928 in Marion, Virginia to Paul Lee St. Clair and Nancy Niekirk. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He is preceded in death by his spouse, Anita St. Clair. John...

Jan 31, 2018

Eugene Lehman Lyon, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away on January 31, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was 88 years old. Gene was born on January 21, 1930 in Danville, PA to Theodore and Mary Lyon of Riverside, PA and is survived by his wife of 57 years, Beverly Capps Lyon, and their children, daughter Gigi (Lyon) Devanney (John)...

Jan 31, 2018

Richard Allen Kraynak “PAP” Lakeland – Richard Allen Kraynak “Pap,” 70, passed away due to cancer Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at home surrounded by loved ones. Rich was born August 21, 1947 to Martin and Margaret in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He served in the Army 101st Airborne defending his country in Vietnam. He retired from Sears as Home Improvement Manager...

Jan 29, 2018

Dr. Sergio H. Vallejo passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 29th. He was born on August 9, 1933 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, the son of Carlos M. Vallejo and Carmen R. Ibarra. He went to Havana to fulfill his life passion of becoming a physician. He attended the University of Havana Medical School and graduated on...

Jan 24, 2018

Jan 22, 2018

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Jan 22, 2018

Bonnie Gene Sale, 80 Homemaker and Community Volunteer Bonnie Gene Scamahorn Sale died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Monday, January 22, 2018. Bonnie was born at home in Uniontown, Kentucky, on December 4, 1937 to Fannie Jane Harris and James W. Scamahorn. She graduated from Bosse High School in 1954 and attended Evansville College. She was a member of...

Jan 22, 2018

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Jan 21, 2018

Jan 19, 2018

Irma Phillips, 91 Lakeland- Irma Phillips, 91, recently of Lakeland FL, previously of Pembroke Pines, FL died of cerebral atherosclerosis on January 19, 2018 in Lakeland FL, after a lengthy illness. Irma was born on February 18, 1926 in Ponce, PR to José Carlos Pedrogo, and Rosa María Pedrogo y Cordero. Married on June 3, 1950 in New York...

Jan 18, 2018

LAKELAND - Hoyt Robert Mason, 96, of Lakeland died at home January 18, 2018. He was born and grew up in Rochester, NY, the oldest of four children. He was a Marine during the Pacific Campaign in WWII. He had a lifelong love of farming. His father was raised on a farm, and he worked on one in his...