OBITUARIES
Gloria Wood
Oct 23, 2012
Gloria B. Wood, 73 Lakeland: Gloria B. Wood, 73, of Lakeland, died October 23, 2012 from heart failure. She was born on July 24, 1939 in Salem, IL. Gloria was very well known and friends to many people in the AA community and helped many people find sobriety and lead a happy life. She loved her work as a...
Ellie Hartog
Oct 21, 2012
Dr. Ellie Maria Hartog, 81 Physician Lakeland - Dr. Ellie Maria Hartog died on October 21, 2012 at her home in Lakeland at the age of 81 due to cancer. She was a physician. She was born May 4, 1931, in Haarlem, the Netherlands. In 1951, the Hartog family moved to Aruba, Dutch West Indies. After working as a...
Evelyn T. Mcanally
Oct 17, 2012
Evelyn Thomas McAnally, 81 Registered Nurse Evelyn was born on February 26, 1931 in Trenton, FL and passed to her eternal rest on October 17, 2012 from Lakeland, FL. She was graduated from Gainesville High School in 1948 and from Alachua School of Nursing in 1951. A Registered Nurse for 43 years, she practiced nursing in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia,...
Stephen Earl Cox, Jr.
Oct 17, 2012
Stephen Earl Cox, Jr. 74 Retired United States Air Force Lakeland- Mr. Steve Cox passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 of heart failure. He is survived by his wife of 37 years Connie Cox and son Stephen. Mr. Cox was born in Camilla, GA on November 26, 1937. He was preceded in death by both parents Steve and...
Joe Potter
Oct 16, 2012
Joe Potter, 89 Franklin Electric Lakeland: Joe Potter, 89, of Lakeland, died October 16, 2012 from natural causes. Joe was born on July 27, 1923 in Clinton, Oklahoma. He was married to Eleanor (Grym) Potter at Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 29, 1946. He was employed by Uniroyal in Fort Wayne for eleven years as a product controller. He...
George Hunt
Oct 15, 2012
George Laird Hunt, D.D., 94 Presbyterian Minister Lakeland - Dr. George Laird Hunt, retired Presbyterian minister, died on October 15, 2012 in Lakeland, Florida. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 11, 1918. He earned his A.B from Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee in 1940; his B.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey in 1943 and was honored...
John W. Gilman
Oct 14, 2012
John W. Gilman 79 Realtor Lake Wales -Mr. John Wayne Gilman 79, formerly of Lakeland passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 of heart failure. He was born on December 24, 1932 in Fort Madison, Iowa to the late Helen and George Gilman. The family moved to Lake Wales in the late 1940""s where he graduated from Lake Wales HS....
Charles J. Catinella
Oct 12, 2012
Charles J. Catinella 82 Peoples Gas Charles J. Catinella died Oct. 12 at home of COPD. Charles was born in Chicago,Il on Sept. 11, 1930. He Worked for Peoples Gas for over 31 Yrs, he was a Southern Baptist. He is Survived by wife Wanda, sons Charles J. Catinella,II (Debra), Mark Catinella (Mary), Grandchildren Mark Jr., & Jonah, Sister...
Harry Paul
Oct 12, 2012
Harry Paul, 79 Professor Lakeland - University of Florida Professor Emeritus Harry W. Paul died on Friday, October 12 in Lakeland, Florida, following a battle with cancer. He was 79. He is survived by his loving companion of twenty years, Claire Orologas; four siblings, Murray, Allister, Juanita and Joan; his two daughters, Janine and Elena, and two grandchildren. Born...
Eloise E. Simpson
Oct 4, 2012
Eloise Elaine Simpson, 75 Our Steel Magnolia Lakeland - Mrs. Elaine Simpson, R.N., passed peacefully on October 4, 2012, surrounded by family and dear friends due to heart failure. With her strong spirit, tender heart and unwavering faith, Elaine shaped the lives of many. Endearingly known as ""Shoog"", ""Mom"", ""Sister"" and ""Nana"", Elaine gave of herself tirelessly whenever and...
Grace Ferrell "Jeff" Barfield
Oct 1, 2012
Grace Ferrell ""Jeff"" Barfield, 85 Barfield Groves/Wife & Mother Lakeland " Grace Ferrell ""Jeff"" Barfield, 85, passed away on October 01, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to cancer. Jeff was born on June 15, 1927 in Tallahassee, FL to Fred and Jessie Ferrell. She was a member of the College Heights United Methodist Church and was active...
Jeane Russell Buell
Sep 23, 2012
Jeane Russell Buell, 92 Elementary School Teacher Lakeland - BUELL, Jeane Russell, (92), of Lakeland, Florida, died on September 23, 2012. Born May 26, 1920 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Charles H. Russell and Charlotte Johnston Russell. She was predeceased by her husband of 67 years, the Reverend Doctor Harold E. Buell, and is survived by sons Rodd...
John C. Gray
Sep 20, 2012
John Charles Gray, 89 Lakeland " John Charles Gray, 89, was born April 20, 1923 and passed away on September, 20, 2012 due to injuries sustained during WWII. John was born in Leavenworth, KS and has been residing in the Lakeland community since 1975. He was a Disabled Veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Marine Corp. He was...
Wendell A. Cannon
Sep 19, 2012
Wendell Allen Cannon, 84 Cannon Automotive Group Lakeland - On September 19, 2012, Wendell Allen Cannon ended his long battle with cancer, displaying the personal courage and devout faith which characterized his entire life. Wendell faced his challenges quietly, without complaint and with a smile for everyone. The integrity with which he conducted his life and his manner in...
Gary Douglas Murphy
Sep 18, 2012
Gary Douglas Murphy, 51 Fire Fighter Gary Douglas Murphy, 51, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Cause pending. Gary was a lifelong resident of Lakeland, Florida, graduating from Lakeland High School in 1979. Gary attended Polk Community College. After a few years of hauling cattle cross-country with H. Murphy Trucking, Gary joined Polk County Fire Rescue in 1983, working...
Carolyn S. Crocco
Sep 11, 2012
Lakeland - Carolyn S. Crocco, 78, Lakeland " Carolyn S. Crocco, 78, of Lakeland passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Carolyn was a beautiful, vibrant soul with a warm, loving heart. She led a full life that included world travel, actress, model, singer, business owner, radio DJ, weather girl, realtor, sales associate and loving wife and mother and many...
David Sanford Strout
Sep 7, 2012
DAVID SANFORD STROUT, 88 Lakeland - David Sanford Strout of Lakeland passed away September 7, 2012 at the age of 88, due to respiratory failure. Born on April 1, 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia to the Reverend Sanford Byron Strout and Madie Pilley Strout, he moved to Lakeland in 1964. He was preceded in death by his parents and by...
William Warren "Tommy" Tomlinson
Sep 3, 2012
William Warren ""Tommy"" Tomlinson, 91 Lt. Col. - USAF Retired William Warren ""Tommy"" Tomlinson died of natural causes on Monday at Florida Presbyterian Homes, Lakeland. Born in Dover, Delaware on January 20, 1921, he was raised a farm boy. His father grew apples and peaches in Delaware and also ran a hunting reserve in mid-Alabama during the winter. He...
Gladys Stedman Joyner
Sep 3, 2012
Gladys Stedman Joyner, 94 Born August 1, 1918 in Montclair, New Jersey. She died September 3, 2012 in Lakeland, Florida of natural causes. She is survived by her children: Jo Joyner Willey (Jim) of Lakeland, Mary Joyner Messer of Tallahassee, Florida and R Tom Joyner III (Carol) of Lakeland, her grandchildren, Matt Willey, Jason Willey, Whitney Folds Clark, Jonathan...
Albert Kenneth Stafford
Sep 2, 2012
Albert Kenneth Stafford, 74 Classification Officer Lakeland-A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, son and brother, Albert Kenneth Stafford, 74, of Lakeland, Florida passed away September 2, 2012 due to respiratory distress. Kenneth was born in Raiford, Florida on May 3, 1938. He was the eldest of 7 children born to Albert and Sarah Stafford. He served in the Air Force...
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