OBITUARIES
Violet Heltman
Feb 28, 2013
Violet Heltman. 83 Lakeland " Violet Heltman, 83, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2013 due to heart failure. She was born in Omaha, NE, to Simeon and Francis Denich. She worked in sewing at Woolrich Woolen Mills in Howard, PA, Piper Aircraft, and Sunshine Cap in Lakeland, FL. Violet was preceded in death by her husband of 60n...
Lee D. Smith
Feb 22, 2013
LEE DEVERNE SMITH, age 74, passed away peacefully of heart failure with his wife Jaquae by his side on February 22, 2013. A truly special and glorious day. Lee was born on May 5, 1938 in Colfax, Illinois to the late L.D. Smith and Julia Elizabeth Wiley. He would later marry his first love, Jaquae, on August 23, 1958...
Peden Boyd "Bud" Coker
Feb 22, 2013
PEDEN BOYD ""BUD"" COKER, 91 LAKELAND "Peden Boyd ""Bud"" Coker passed on February 22, 2013 from natural causes at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born on November 6, 1921, in Lakeland, to Lewis and America Summeralls Coker. He was a fourth generation Floridian. The Coker family has been in Florida since the 1820s, settling first in Zolfo Springs....
Marion B. Bates
Feb 21, 2013
Marion B. Bates, 98 Elementary School Principal Lakeland- Mrs. Marion Byrnes Bates died February 21, 2013 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family, Kathleen (Alan) Fiero, niece, Voorheesville, N.Y., Lynda (Jim) Pelichowski, niece, Windsor, Co., and nephew, Daniel (Jennifer) Byrnes, Glenmont, N.Y. She was born April 30, 1914 in Herkimer, New York. She was a member of...
Douglas Leon Hall
Feb 20, 2013
Douglas Leon Hall, 84 Lakeland " Douglas Leon Hall, 84, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 due to complications from a stroke. A native of Tennessee, born November 4, 1928, to Leon and Clara Mae Hall; he graduated from Memphis Technical High in 1946 and attended college at Memphis State in Tennessee. He served in the U.S. Air...
Patricia C. Clyce
Feb 17, 2013
Patricia Claudette Clyce, 73 Homemaker Lakeland " Patricia Clyce passed away on Sunday February 17, 2013 due to cancer. She was born in Jackson, Ohio on October 8, 1939. She was a devoted wife of 56 years, mother, and ""Nanny"" to all. Patricia was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Clyce; Sister Betty Stephens. She is survived by sisters, Margaret...
Alice Ruth Adams Jones
Feb 16, 2013
Alice Jones, 90, Lakeland Alice Ruth Adams Jones died on Saturday February 16, 2013, she was 90 years old. She was born to Barnett Davis Adams and Annie McPherson Adams on July 12, 1922 in Gainesville, Florida. She was predeceased by her sister Sarah Adams Gaitanis of Gainesville, Florida. She has a younger brother Robert (Bob) Adams of Ruskin...
Eleanor Smith
Feb 15, 2013
Eleanor Smith, 85 Homemaker Lakeland - Eleanor Smith, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 15, 2013 due to cancer after having a long and wonderful life. Eleanor was born in Fairmont, WV and held a Bachelor""s degree from the well-known Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where she was trained as a performance soprano. In her early...
Donald Everett Raulerson
Feb 15, 2013
DONALD EVERETT RAULERSON, SR. Donald Everett Raulerson, Sr., 82 years young, was called into the loving and healing arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the early morning hours of February 15, 2013. Donald succumbed to a rapid onset of cancer. At Donald""s side in his home were his immediate family, his wife of 62 years, Ann...
Albert "Tom" Thomas Mcneely
Feb 12, 2013
Albert ""Tom"" Thomas McNeely, 93 Army Corps of Engineers Lakeland " Tom McNeely, 93 died on February 12, 2013 due to natural causes. He was born on November 11, 1919 in Farmington, KY and was raised on his family""s soy bean and tobacco farm. He graduated from Farmington High School in Kentucky. Tom married Eva Katherine Green on November...
Claude William Thompson, Jr.
Feb 12, 2013
Claude W. Thompson " 85 High School Teacher Lakeland " Claude W. Thompson, Jr. passed away Tues February 12, 2013 at Lakeland Regional Hospital due to heart failure. He was born March 15, 1927 in Lakeland, FL. to the late Claude W. (Tommy) Thompson and Lois M. Thompson. He was a lifelong resident of Lakeland, attending Lakeland High School...
The Reverend Thomas Velbert Hatchett
Feb 12, 2013
The Reverend Thomas Velbert Hatchett, 95 Minister Lakeland- The Reverend Thomas Velbert Hatchett died on February 12, 2013 at Palm Terrace of Lakeland. He was born June 10, 1917 in Mountainair, New Mexico. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Frances Louise Hatchett, Polk City, daughter, Sheila Sopko, son, Grady Hatchett, step-daughter, June Hamblen, stepson, Walker E.B. Guinn, several...
John Mesknes
Feb 9, 2013
John Mesknes, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Saturday, February 9 due to complications following pneumonia. John was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Iowa State University and went on to receive his master""s degree from the University of Mississippi. John was a proud United States veteran, having served in both the Army...
Elizabeth (Betty) Trask Kantor
Feb 7, 2013
Elizabeth (Betty) Trask Kantor 85, died peacefully on February 7th at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Lakeland due to Myasthenia Gravis and complications. She was a long time resident of Polk County and gave much to the Lakeland community. She worked for many years as a teacher, Special Ed Teacher and finally School Psychometrist. After retirement from Polk...
Joeneal L. Cadiz
Feb 7, 2013
Joeneal L. Cadiz passed away on February 7, 2013 due to complications from leukemia. Service: 02/11/2013 The Church of the Resurrection 3855 South Florida Avenue Lakeland, Florida Heath Funeral Chapel Visitation: 02/09/2013 Heath Funeral Chapel
Cheryl Mundy Fennelly
Feb 4, 2013
Cheryl Mundy Fennelly, 49 Teacher Lakeland: Cheryl Mundy Fennelly, 49, of Lakeland, died on February 4, 2013 from heart failure. She was born on December 3, 1963 in Bartow, FL. Cheryl attended and was very active at the Shepherd""s Community United Methodist Church. She was an outdoors person, loved nature and was an animal lover. Cheryl volunteered in many...
Jeanette A. Hauseman
Feb 3, 2013
JEANETTE A. HAUSEMAN, 88 LAKELAND - Mrs. Jeanette Arnett Hauseman of Lakeland, passed away at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, on Feb 3, 2013 from pneumonia. She was born on January 14, 1925 in Roanoke, Alabama. She moved to Lakeland in 1963 where she became a faithful member of All Saints\' Episcopal Church. Jeanette Hauseman, graduated valedictorian of LaGrange High...
Joyce L. Shedd
Feb 1, 2013
Joyce L. Shedd, 83 Registered Nurse Lakeland: Joyce L. Shedd, 83, of Lakeland, died on February 1, 2013 from pneumonia. She was born on August 26, 1929 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her first husband Richard Diltz and daughter Nancy Williams. She is survived by her husband of 47 years Frank D. Shedd; Daughters Lynda...
Helen Fuller Wright "Flip"
Jan 29, 2013
Helen Fuller Wright ""Flip"" Homemaker Lakeland " Helen Fuller Wright ""Flip"" was born on January 7, 1926 and passed away peacefully on January 29, 2013 due to a stroke. Helen was originally from Sherrill, NY. She will be forever missed and in the thoughts of those who survive her; her son Albert Wright (Patricia), son, John Wright Jr., (Kathleen),...
Betty Lou Barech
Jan 28, 2013
Betty Lou Barech, 83 Florida Tile Betty Barech died January 28, 2013 due to cancer. She was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina December 1929. She spent her teenage years in Ocala, Fl. where she met and married Steve Barech, her husband of 58 years. In 1950 they settled in Lakeland, Fl. She is survived by her sister Mary...
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