OBITUARIES

Janice N. Claxton

Janice N. Claxton

Jun 28, 2016

Janice Claxton, 82 Traviss Technical Center Teacher Lakeland - Janice Nichols Claxton died of natural causes on June 28, 2016 in Lakeland, FL. She was 82. Born in Warrensburg, MO, on December 7, 1933, she was a native of Versailles, MO. She came to Polk County from Sarasota, FL in 1963. She was a graduate from Florida Southern College...

Edwin Smiley Iii

Edwin Smiley Iii

Jun 28, 2016

""Skip"" Edwin Charles Bowe Wilson Smiley III, 71, of Lakeland, FL, died peacefully and comfortably at the Good Shepherd Hospice House, June 28, 2016. Born November 18, 1944 in Miami, FL, he called many places home growing up, but decided to plant his roots in Lakeland, FL in 1977. He moved there to help his father operate the Lakeland...

Mary Hemenway

Mary Hemenway

Jun 28, 2016

Pending

Ronald Anthony Holder, Sr.

Ronald Anthony Holder, Sr.

Jun 27, 2016

Pending Service: 07/08/2016 Heath Funeral Chapel - Tribute Center 328 South Ingraham Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801 Heath Funeral Chapel - Tribute Center Visitation: 07/08/2016 Heath Funeral Chapel - Tribute Center

Steven Thomas

Steven Thomas

Jun 26, 2016

Pending Service: 07/02/2016 Graveside - Oak Hill Burial Park 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, FL 33812 Heath Funeral Chapel - Tribute Center Visitation: 07/01/2016 Heath Funeral Chapel - Tribute Center

Elbert "Les" Knight

Elbert "Les" Knight

Jun 26, 2016

Dr. E. Leslie Knight, 72 Exercise Physiologist/ College Professor Dr. Les Knight, 72, passed away on June 26, 2016 after a courageous battle with Congestive Heart Failure. Les was born November 3, 1943 in Lakeland, Florida, the son of William Leslie and Wynelle Chapman Knight. As a youth, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and later encouraged his...

Henry Norman Kepler

Henry Norman Kepler

Jun 25, 2016

Pending....

Henry Kepler

Henry Kepler

Jun 25, 2016

Pending

Betty J. Myers

Betty J. Myers

Jun 24, 2016

Pending....

Ernestine "Tina" Marie Tuggle

Ernestine "Tina" Marie Tuggle

Jun 23, 2016

Ernestine (Tina) Marie Tuggle, Born 1-7-35 in Lakeland, FL Tina took her last breath on 6-23-16 at 6:50 am due to heart failure. She was in the loving presence of her family and Good Sheperd Hospice when she passed. Tina was 81 years young. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elbridge & Marguerite Davis; her daughter, Karen...

Linda Faye Coleman

Linda Faye Coleman

Jun 21, 2016

Linda Faye Leavens Coleman, 70 of Lakeland passed away June 21, 2016 at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was born on April 13, 1946. She was a homemaker and bartender at AFC. She is survived by her loving husband Clifford Coleman, daughter, Elaine Nichols, son, Jason Leavens, three grandchildren Tiffany Guy, Cheasley and Anthony Lancia, four great grandchildren, her sister,...

Mary Agnes Dennie

Mary Agnes Dennie

Jun 19, 2016

Mary Agnes Dennie, 90 High School Teacher Mulberry- Mrs. Mary Agnes Dennie died on June 19, 2016 at her home. She was born January 24, 1926 in Beaver, West Virginia. Mary held degrees from Concord College and West Virginia University. She taught high school English for 37 years in Raleigh and Kanawha Counties in West Virginia. She was also...

Walter Holt

Walter Holt

Jun 14, 2016

Pending

Norman Etgen

Norman Etgen

Jun 13, 2016

Norman P. Etgen, 84 Lakeland - Norman P. Etgen passed away on June 13, 2016 at Lakeland Regional Health Center at peace in the company of family. He was born to John Etgen and Blendine Williams-Etgen on April 12, 1932 in Delphos, OH. He served in the U. S. Army from 1952, during the Korean War and was honorably...

Delores Vogel

Delores Vogel

Jun 13, 2016

Delores Ann Vogel of Lakeland passed away peacefully June 13 after battling cancer and renal disease. Her devoted husband of 52 years, Phillip, was at her side. Born April 4, 1941 in Fort Wayne, Ind., Delores lived in Allentown and St. Mary""s, Pa., and Berkeley Heights, N.J., before moving to Lakeland in 1974. She worked for several local companies...

Barbara Rose Paul

Barbara Rose Paul

Jun 11, 2016

Barbara Rose Paul, 49 LPN Lakeland- Barbara Rose Paul died on June 11, 2016 at Lakeland Regional Health Center. She was born August 29, 1966 in Sandusky, Ohio. Barbara took a lot of joy rooting for and watching the Buccaneers and the Seminoles. Survivors include her parents, Ernest and Donna Ensign, daughter, Alyssa Trisch, son, Nicholas Paul, grandson, Kaidan...

Martha M. Langston

Martha M. Langston

Jun 10, 2016

Martha Morton Langston, 93, longtime resident of Lakeland, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2016. She was born on February 20, 1923 to Alta and David Morton and grew up in Niles, Ohio. She was valedictorian of her senior class at McKinley High School. She went on to receive a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.A. from Syracuse...

Evelyn Wolfe Tobias

Evelyn Wolfe Tobias

Jun 8, 2016

Pending Service: 06/11/2016 Estates at Carpenters 1001 Carpenters Way, Lakeland, FL 33809