OBITUARIES

Charles Griffin Harrell

Charles Griffin Harrell

Aug 14, 2012

Charles Griffin Harrell, 92 Master Barber/Retired Army Lakeland- Mr. Charles Griffin Harrell, of Lakeland, died August 14, 2012 at his home. Mr. Harrell was born January 21, 1920 in Milan, Georgia. He was a member of Gapway Baptist Church. He was a Master Mason at the Masonic Lodge in Milan, GA. He served in the United States Army for...

Mary Louise Huffman

Mary Louise Huffman

Aug 14, 2012

Mary Huffman, 85 Lakeland- Mrs. Mary Huffman died on August 14, 2012 at Arbor Oaks Assisted Living of cancer. She was born June 21, 1927 in Laketon, Indiana. She was a lifelong resident of Indiana until retiring to Nalcrest, Fl. in 1985. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Lake Wales, Fl. Mary was preceded in...

George Valko Senda

George Valko Senda

Aug 10, 2012

George Valko Senda 80 Administrator of Employee Benefits Lakeland- Mr. George Valko Senda died on August 10, 2012 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born to his parents Michael and Bertha Valko Senda on March 11, 1932 in Campbell, Ohio. George graduated from Campbell Memorial High School, Youngstown, Ohio, in 1950. He attended Oklahoma...

The Reverend Doctor Ralph B. Huston

The Reverend Doctor Ralph B. Huston

Aug 8, 2012

THE REVEREND DOCTOR RALPH B. HUSTON UNITED METHODIST MINISTER The Rev. Dr. Ralph B. Huston of Lakeland, Florida passed away on August 8, 2012 in Lakeland at the age of 91. Ralph was born in Fayette City, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1921 to Dr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Huston. He graduated from Charleroi High School, Washington and Jefferson College,...

John Gordon "Doc" Cark

John Gordon "Doc" Cark

Aug 7, 2012

John Gordon ""Doc"" Clark, 82 Contractor Lakeland-John Gordon ""Doc"" Clark passed away on August 7, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to respiratory failure at the age of 82. He was born on October 29, 1929 in Brunswick, Georgia to Gordon Bates Clark and Mary Lee Edenfield Clark Harrell. He moved to Lakeland in 1946 after an honorable...

Dr. Robin N. Wooten

Dr. Robin N. Wooten

Aug 7, 2012

ROBIN NATHANIEL WOOTEN, M.D. Psychiatrist LAKELAND - Dr. Robin Wooten, surrounded by his loving family, passed away peacefully of lung cancer on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the Palliative Care Unit at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Shelby, NC on December 15, 1936, to Robin and Sara Margaret Wooten. He graduated from Davidson College in Davidson,...

David Pegues Hauseman

David Pegues Hauseman

Aug 4, 2012

David Pegues Hauseman 87 Lakeland- Mr. David Pegues Hauseman, age 87, died peacefully at Lakeland Regional Medical Center on August 4, 2012 from complications of cancer. He was born on August 22, 1924 at Erie Proving Grounds, Ohio to the late General David N. Hauseman of Moorstown, New Jersey and Rosa Pegues Hauseman of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. His family moved...

Fredrick William Whitt

Fredrick William Whitt

Aug 2, 2012

Frederick William Whitt, 89 Engineer Lakeland " Frederick W. Whitt, 89, passed away on August 2, 2012 due to a stroke. Frederick was born on September 25, 1922 in Branson, Colorado. Frederick was a Navy veteran and served in WWII. He worked in the phosphate industry for most of his life after college. He was a member of the...

Doris E. Lamb

Doris E. Lamb

Aug 2, 2012

Doris E. Lamb, 80, Child Care Giver Lakeland " Doris E. Lamb, 80, died at Lakeland Regional Medical Center on August 2, 2012 due to heart failure. She was born in Greely, KS on January 2, 1932 and moved to Lakeland in 1947. Doris was of the Protestant faith. She was a homemaker and a child care giver. She...

Grace Myers Boring

Grace Myers Boring

Aug 1, 2012

Grace Myers Boring, 86, passed away peacefully from pneumonia on Wednesday morning, August 1st, 2012, at the Palliative Care Unit in Lakeland Regional Medical Center, where the nurses are very attentive and caring. Mom was also attended to by the very helpful staff of the Good Shepherd Hospice. Grace was born in Lakeland on February 18, 1926 to parents...

Gladys L. Rossi

Gladys L. Rossi

Jul 31, 2012

Gladys L. Rossi, 83, Homemaker Lakeland " Gladys L. Rossi, 83, was born on August 24, 1928 in Renovo, PA and passed away peacefully on July 31, 2012 with her family by her side due to heart failure. Gladys was a member of Highland United Methodist Church. She enjoyed reading, walking, gardening, and spending time on her front porch...

Dorothy Hutchinson

Dorothy Hutchinson

Jul 26, 2012

Dorothy Readdick Hutchinson, 92 Peoples Bank Lakeland- Mrs. Dorothy Readdick Hutchinson died July 26, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born February 7, 1920 in Suwanee County, Florida. Mrs. Hutchinson was a member of College Heights United Methodist Church, She graduated from Florida Southern College, she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, a 50 +...

Ruth Hodapp

Ruth Hodapp

Jul 24, 2012

Ruth Hodapp Parole Officer Lakeland- Ruth Hodapp died July 24, 2012 of multiple sclerosis. She was born in Red Wing, Minnesota. She worked for Polk County Government as a parole officer. She is survived by her husband, Herman Hodapp, a son, Herman Hodapp, Jr., her mother, Betty Sutton, grandson, Michael ""Dent"" Hodapp and step-sister, Virginia Sutton. A service will...

Harry Jenkins

Harry Jenkins

Jul 23, 2012

Harry Madison Jenkins, 81, Owner/Operator Lakeland " Harry Madison Jenkins, 81, died July 23, 2012 at Southland Suites Assisted Living Facility. He left in peace after a battle with throat and lung cancer. He was of the Christian faith. Harry was born in Atlanta, GA, on February 13, 1931. He lived there until 1995 when he moved to Lakeland,...

Allen Quick, Sr.

Allen Quick, Sr.

Jul 22, 2012

Allen J. Quick, Sr., 83 Carpenter Bonifay " Allen J. Quick, Sr. 83, was born on July 24, 1929 in Spencer, NY and passed away on July 22, 2012 due to heart failure. Allen was an Army veteran who served in the Korean Conflict and received the Bronze Star. He was a member of the American Legion. Allen is...

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Jul 21, 2012

DOROTHY M. PETERSON, 90 Retired Teacher LAKELAND - Dorothy M. Peterson, 90, went home to be with her Savior Saturday, July 21, 2012 after a battle with acute leukemia. She was born in Michigan and attended schools there and in Illinois. She graduated from Wheaton College and Western Michigan University. Her career as a teacher started in a one-room...

Arthur Davis

Arthur Davis

Jul 16, 2012

Arthur M. Davis, 104 Lakeland: Arthur M. Davis, 104, of Lakeland, died July 16, 2012 from natural causes. He was born on August 23, 1907 in Tunnelton, WV, moving to Titusville, FL in 1911, to Dade County, Fl in 1920 and ultimately moving to Lakeland in 1949. He was self employed in the shipping container business to the citrus...

Ruby L. Brady

Ruby L. Brady

Jul 16, 2012

Ruby (Bea) Lovinia Laws Brady, 86 Lakeland " Ruby Brady, 86, was born on October 19, 1925 in Chattanooga, TN and passed away on July 16, 2012 in Lakeland, FL due to heart failure. Ruby was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Her greatest joy was her large family of six children. She loved spending time with them and...

Ralph Reid Edwards

Ralph Reid Edwards

Jul 15, 2012

Ralph Reid Edwards, 86 Edwards Groves Lakeland " Ralph Reid Edwards, 86, was born in Lakeland, FL on May 23, 1926 and passed away on July 15, 2012 due to bladder cancer. Ralph started in the fruit business with his father at age 14, labeling boxes. After graduation from Lakeland High School in January, 1944, he enrolled in the...

Louise Fulford Eddins

Louise Fulford Eddins

Jul 13, 2012

Louise Fulford Eddins 91 Homemaker Lakeland- Mrs. Louise Fulford Eddins died on July 13, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of natural causes. She was born January 14, 1921, in Hartford, Alabama. She was a longtime member of Gapway Baptist Church. Having led an active lifestyle, Mrs. Eddins won several trophies in high school for basketball; in later years...