OBITUARIES
Jean Estelle Rolph
May 31, 2013
Jean Estelle Rolph, 84 Lakeland " Jean Estelle Rolph passed away May 31, 2013 due to heart failure. She was born September 29, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio to William and Stella Rodenberg. She married Roy Rolph in 1948 and they shared 65 years of marriage. Jean was a homemaker and loving wife. She worked at Sun Coast Restaurant as...
Kathleen Joyce Britton
May 30, 2013
Kathleen Joyce Britton, 91 Homemaker Lakeland: Kathleen Joyce Britton, 91, of Lakeland, died on May 30, 2013 from natural causes. She was born on August 9, 1921 in Holloway, Michigan. She was a member of the United Methodist Temple and also The Elizabeth circle at the church. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother. She is survived...
Bob J Barbree
May 30, 2013
Bob J Barbree, 72 Retired Bank President Lakeland - Bob J. Barbree, 72, of Lakeland, Florida succumbed to complications from Hodgkin""s Lymphoma Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Lakeland Regional Memorial Hospital. Born January 27, 1941 in Chattahoochee, Florida, he was the son of the late Johnathan F. and Cecil Mae Dickson Barbree. As a child, Bob excelled academically and...
Edith Margaret Ruppel
May 25, 2013
Edith Margaret Ruppel, 95 Secretary Lakeland- Mrs. Edith Margaret Ruppel died at LRMC on May 25, 2013. She was born October 9, 1917 in Harrison, New York. Mrs. Ruppel was a member of the Presbyterian Church in the Highlands. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Frank E. Ruppel. Survivors include daughter, Nancy Ruppel (Robert) Georges, Lakeland,...
Linda Adrienne Farnam
May 24, 2013
Linda Adrienne Farnam, 63 Lakeland " Linda Adrienne Farnam, 63, passed away on May 24th, 2013 in Lakeland, FL surrounded by her husband and daughters after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on November 3rd, 1949 in San Francisco, CA, to Leon Nesbitt and Louise Howard. She is survived by beloved husband, Bud Farnam, daughters, Tracy Walters,...
Verna A. Crawford
May 22, 2013
Verna A. Crawford, 72 Lakeland - Mrs. Verna Crawford died Wednesday, May 22 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Mrs. Crawford graduated from Winter Haven High School in 1958, attended the University of Florida, and was a member of Gamma Mu 3509 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha a service sorority for 40 years. Verna was a wonderful...
Phillipa Davies Yant
May 19, 2013
Phillipa Davies Yant, 96 Lakeland " Phillipa Yant passed away May 19, 2013 from complications of a broken leg. She was born in Montreal, Canada on September 4, 1916 but spent most of her life in Jacksonville and Lakeland. Phil was a beautiful woman and remained so throughout her life. She was known for her grace, dignity, and kindness...
Leroy Constantine Stille, Jr.
May 19, 2013
LeRoy ""Roy"" C. Stille, 94 Realtor Lakeland " LeRoy Constantine Stille, Jr. passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday evening May 19, 2013 just 22 days short of his 95th birthday. Roy, as everyone knew him, was born in Blackville, South Carolina on June 10, 1918. He was a 1938 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of...
Martha Lee Bozeman
May 19, 2013
Martha Lee Bozeman, 81 Box Maker Lakeland- Martha Lee Bozeman died on May 19, 2013 at Emeritas Assisted Living Facility of cancer. She was born August 24, 1931 in Lakeland, Florida. She was a WAC during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include 3 brothers, Charles Bozeman, Clyde Bozeman, Thomas Bozeman, 2 sistes, Linda Sebright, and Carol Smith all of Lakeland,...
Terry Michael Waddell
May 17, 2013
Terry Michael Waddell, 58 Painter Lakeland " Terry Waddell died on Friday May 17th due to stroke. He was born February 15, 1955 in Atlanta, GA. He moved to Lakeland, FL. in 1965. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1973 and attended Polk Community College for 2 years. He was predeceased by his mother, Shirley Waddell. He is...
Clarence A. Green
May 14, 2013
Clarence A Green, 96 Owner/Operator Lakeland " Clarence A. Green passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, due to natural causes. He was born in Saskatchewan, Canada to Charles and Sarah Green on July 13, 1916. The family moved to Auburn, NY in his formative years and he became a U.S. citizen. Later, he lived and operated a business...
Mae Minor Toy
May 13, 2013
Mae Minor Toy, 88 Paraprofessional Lakeland- Mrs. Mae Minor Toy died on May 13, 2013 at the Hospice House at Palm Terrace of congestive heart failure. She was born August 11, 1924 in Georgia. She served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Mrs. Toy worked in the...
Maria Dicesare Famularo
May 12, 2013
Maria DiCesare Famularo, 80 Mrs. Famularo died Sunday May 12, in Pinellas Park of Heart Failure. She was born July 17, 1932 in Brattleboro, Vt. Mrs. Famularo was a singer; she sang in many of the Italian Restaurants in the Tampa area, she also spent years volunteering at Bay Pines and James Haley Veterans Hospitals. She is survived by...
Doris Mae Rhey
May 11, 2013
Doris Mae Rhey, 90 Lakeland " Doris Mae Rhey, 90 of Lakeland, FL., passed away peacefully on May 11, 2013 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Doris Mae Graffius grew up in Homestead, PA where she married her high school sweetheart, Elbert H. Rhey. She lived with El in Pittsburgh, PA, Greensburg, PA, Cape Coral, FL, Unity Township, PA and...
Abby Meredith Fishburn
May 1, 2013
Abby Meredith Fishburn, 22 Middle School Teacher Abby Meredith Fishburn, 22, of Tallahassee, Florida, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in an automobile accident. She was born in 1990, in Lakeland, Florida, the daughter of Tawni Fishburn and Brian Fishburn. Abby graduated from McKeel Academy in Lakeland, Florida, in 2008, where she enjoyed playing volleyball and tennis. She received her...
Warren G. Addison
Apr 30, 2013
Warren Gamaliel Addison, 92 Lakeland -Warren Addison, 92, passed away on April 30, 2013, in Lakeland, Florida. Warren was a WWII veteran who proudly served his country as a member of the 820th Tank Destroyer Battalion in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. He was an active member of the American Legion in Spotsylvania, Virginia and Lakeland, Florida,...
The Reverend Dr. Charles W. Burrows
Apr 30, 2013
The Reverend Dr. Charles W. Burrows, 80 Hospital Chaplain Lakeland " The Reverend Dr. Charles W. Burrows, 80, was born on October 17, 1932 in Houston, TX and went to be with his Lord, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 due to a stroke. Charles was a Korean War veteran of the United States Air Force. He was the first Chaplain...
Charles "Chuck" Alton Rienks
Apr 29, 2013
Electrician Lakeland - Charles ""Chuck"" Alton Rienks, 78, left his earthly home to be with the Lord Monday, April 29, 2013, after a valiant short fight with cancer. Chuck was born to Richard and Blanche (Holderbaum) Rienks January 27, 1935 in South Bend, Ind. He was the fourth of seven children in addition to three of Chuck""s aunts and...
Shirley P. Buckler
Apr 25, 2013
Shirley P. Buckler Homemaker Dairy and Beef Farmer Shirley P. Buckler, age 71, passed away on April 25, 2013 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born May 16, 1941, in Tampa, FL to George Howard & Cupiedean (Willis) Pirkle, Shirley lived the majority of her life in the rural area west of Lakeland. She attended Winston Elementary School and...
Jim Lee
Apr 23, 2013
Jim Lee, 68 Jim Lee Insurance Lakeland " Born William James Lee, Jim died unexpectedly April 23, 2013 at LRMC due to a massive heart attack. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 26, 1944, and came to Lakeland to attend Florida Southern College. He began his career as a teacher and coach with the Polk County schools,...
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