OBITUARIES
Evelyn Brown Witherington
Oct 11, 2016
Mrs. Evelyn Brown Witherington of Lakeland, FL, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at Lakeland Regional Health. She was 90. Born in Sanborn, FL, on October 14, 1925, she came to Lakeland in 1986 from Miami, FL, where she was the Chief Clerk of the U.S. Probation Office of the Southern District of Florida....
Cassandra "Kay" Williams
Oct 10, 2016
Lakeland " Cassandra ""Kay"" Williams, 62, passed away October 10, 2016, Kay was born on July 4, 1954 to Joe T. and Lois Flowers. A native of Calhoun City, MS, she came to Lakeland 59 years ago. Kay was a dedicated worker at Lakeland Regional Medical Center for nearly 40 years. She was a member at Family Worship Center...
David Joseph Murdocca
Oct 8, 2016
David Joseph Murdocca, 61, of Lakeland, FL, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016. He was born in Meriden, Connecticut, on August 9, 1955, to Joseph and Rita Murdocca. David graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in Microbiology. He worked for Publix Supermarkets Inc. for 31 years as a laboratory technician. He was a member of...
Dorothy Jeanette Chattin
Oct 6, 2016
Dorothy Jeanette Chattin was born September 3, 1925, in Winchester, TN. She was the only child of John H. Chattin and Dorothy L. Chattin. Her early years were spent in Winchester; the family later moved to Vicksburg, MS, where she spent the remainder of her formative years. She attended All Saints Episcopal Junior College in Vicksburg then transferred to...
Urmila Patel
Oct 6, 2016
Pending Service: 10/11/2016 Heath Funeral Chapel 328 S. Ingraham Ave Lakeland, FL 33801
Samuel Haig Spencer
Oct 4, 2016
Lakeland - Samuel Hague Spencer passed away Tues, Oct 3, 2016, after a brief illness. He was 98. Sam was born November 10, 1917, to Melville and Amanda Trent Spencer in Lee County, Virginia, the eighth of eleven children, all of whom predeceased him. He graduated from Lincoln Memorial University in 1940 and later served on the Board of...
Morris Elbert Zipprer
Oct 2, 2016
Lakeland - Mr. Morris Elbert Zipprer. Born in Lake Wales on September 10, 1923. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Carpenter Zipprer, early pioneers of this area. He began playing tennis at an early age and became the champion of Polk County. While in high school he became a member of the first Highlander Band under...
Ricky Allen White
Oct 1, 2016
Lakeland " Ricky Allen White passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016. He was born on December 4, 1954, in Orlando, FL, to Jack and Conrade White. He was preceded in death by his father, Jack White. He is survived by his two children, Joseph White and Emily Shirley; mother, Conrade White; sister, Priscilla (William) Collins; and nephew Matthew...
Harold H. Thompson, Jr.
Sep 30, 2016
Lakeland- Mr. Harold H. Thompson, Jr. died on September 30, 2016, at Lakeland Regional Health. He was born August 14, 1931, in Philadelphia, PA. Harold served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a longtime member of the N.R.A. Harold was predeceased by his first wife, Joan Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Germaine Thompson; Lakeland,...
Kris Alan Werner
Sep 27, 2016
Kris Alan Werner, 53, of Auburndale, passed away on Tuesday September 27, 2016. He was born on August 22, 1963 in Cherokee, IA to James and Kay Werner. Kris studied at DeVry, and then moved to many cities across the U.S. (Holstien, IA, Bennet, CO, St. Thomas, USVI, and Lakeland, FL) before settling in Auburndale, Florida. Kris owned and...
Jean Jenkins
Sep 25, 2016
Jean Anita Umphlett Jenkins, 84, passed away on September 25, 2016. Jean was born in Suffolk, Virginia. She lived in Lakeland, Florida, for 61 years, and had recently moved to Jacksonville, Florida. Jean spent more than 3 decades working at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, then working as a volunteer in several organizations. She was predeceased by her husband of...
Shirley Atteberry Darby
Sep 22, 2016
Shirley Atteberry Darby, 95 Teacher and Homemaker LAKELAND " Shirley Atteberry Darby, 95, a resident of Lakeland, Florida, passed away on September 22, 2016, at Hawthorne Inn of Lakeland, due to natural causes. Mrs. Darby was born on December 28, 1920, in Charity, Missouri, to Tim William and Bernice Harmon Atteberry. She and her husband, Ben Homer Darby, Sr.,...
Jeanette Ervin Palmer
Sep 15, 2016
Jeanette Ervin Palmer passed away peacefully September 15, 2016 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland, Florida. Jeanette was born December 23, 1929, in Herrin, Illinois, daughter of John and Maggie Bione. She graduated from Herrin High School. She was married to Fantier B. Ervin on June 6, 1948. They moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1970. Mr. Ervin passed away...
Vally Hintz Weller
Sep 15, 2016
Lakeland - Vally Hintz Weller, age 94, of Lakeland passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of The Estates at Carpenters. Vally was born in Germany, March 5, 1922 to Carl and Lizbeth Hintz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Weller. They met in Germany and married in...
Bruce Gordon Gillette
Sep 13, 2016
Bruce Gordon Gillette Lakeland " Bruce Gordon Gillette, 90, of Lakeland, FL, died Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at his home. Bruce was born on October 12, 1925, in Ellenville, NY, the son of Harold B. Gillette and Louise Estelle Reynolds. He served in the U.S. Army (WWII) with the 30th Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. He...
Dorothy E. Steinbach
Sep 10, 2016
Dorothy E. Steinbach Lakeland " Dorothy E. Steinbach, 85, passed away quietly at the Highlands Lake Center on Saturday, September 10, 2016. She was born in St. Louis, MO. Dorothy grew up in the Missouri Ozarks during the Great Depression on a small farm her family had purchased to survive the Depression. Later, after moving back to St. Louis,...
George Edward Manners
Sep 5, 2016
George Edward Manners, 91 Lakeland- Mr. George Edward Manners died at Lakeland Nursing & Rehabilitation on September 5, 2016. He was born October 2, 1924, in Saltsburg, PA. George was a longtime member of The Church of God (Anderson, IN), most recently Spirit Lake Community Church, Winter Haven, FL. He served in the United States Army in the Pacific...
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