OBITUARIES
Donald Joseph Farrell
Jun 14, 2012
Donald Joseph Farrell Crane Operator Lakeland- Mr. Donald Joseph Farrell died June 14, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure. He was born August 16, 1926 in Carbondale, Pa. He worked at American Cyanamid in Brewster, Fl. for 30 years. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lakeland and he also worked there after...
Donald Ray Moore
Jun 13, 2012
Donald Ray Moore, 61 Lakeland: Donald Ray Moore, 61, of Lakeland, died June 13, 2012 from heart failure. He was born on September 14, 1950 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Don worked throughout his life as a manager for several convenient stores. As his sons grew older, his true passion was coaching them in both football and baseball. He was a...
William M. "Mac" Midyette, Iii
Jun 11, 2012
William (Mac) Midyette, III Lakeland: Mac Midyette of Lakeland, FL died Monday morning June 11, 2012 after a short bout with cancer. His death was quite peaceful, free from pain and now thanks to God he will not linger. In fact, we""re sure he and our mother are now together and getting things ready for the rest of us....
Helen Emily Crowley
Jun 10, 2012
Helen Emily Wible Crowley, 98 Administrative Assistant Lakeland " Helen Emily Wible Crowley, 98, passed away on June 10, 2012 in Florida at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born in Gettysburg, PA on May 4, 1914, the youngest of seven children born to Robert E. Wible Esq. and Jean Spackman Cope Wible. She graduated from Highspire High School...
William Lee Phillips, Sr.
Jun 9, 2012
Lakeland " William Lee Phillips, Sr. 79, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2012, as the result of a plane accident. He was born June 11, 1932 in Lakeland, Florida. He was a lifetime Polk County resident and a United States Marine veteran serving in the Korean Conflict. He retired from the City of Lakeland Fire Department, in 1982...
Michael M. Gibbons
Jun 8, 2012
Michael M Gibbons, 54 Self Employed Business Owner Michael M. Gibbons, aka Mike Sr, passed away June 8, 2012 of heart failure. He was born August 3, 1957 in Medina, NY. He enjoyed fishing, classic cars, playing cards, and spending time with his friends and family. He is survived by two sons, Steven and Michael, Mother, Vera, brother, Danny,...
William Harvey
Jun 7, 2012
William S. Harvey, 69 Senior Geologist Lakeland " William Harvey, 69, was born on June 26, 1942 in Pendleton, IN and passed away on June 07, 2012 due to cancer. William served in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the Scott Lake Baptist Church. He worked for WR Grace for 23 years and also JRS and...
Barbara Bunch Meacham
Jun 3, 2012
Barbara Bunch Meacham Interior Decorator Barbara Bunch Meacham of Lakeland passed away peacefully June 3, 2012 from complications of lung cancer. Barbara was born February 27, 1933 in Statesville, North Carolina to George Harrell Bunch and Ruth Swofford Bunch. Barbara""s father""s business interest brought them to Haines City in the late 1940""s where she graduated from Haines City High...
John W. Bauer
May 27, 2012
John W. Bauer, 86 Owner/Operator Lakeland " John W. Bauer, 86, passed away May 27, 2012 due to heart failure. John was born October 4, 1925 in Fairhope, PA to William and Mary Bauer. John was the owner/operator of Bauer Ford in Martins Ferry, OH. He is preceded in death by his parents and his son, Jeffrey Bauer and...
Margaret Louise Silver
May 26, 2012
MARGARET LOUISE SILVER, 86 Margaret Louise Silver, 86, of Lakeland passed away peacefully from respiratory failure on May 26, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center while holding the hands of family members. Known as ""Margaret"" to those who met her through hospitals and nursing homes, and as ""Louise"" to everyone else, she was a kind and caring person who...
Kurt Kauth
May 26, 2012
KURT GUSTAV KAUTH, 77 Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Veteran Polk County Sheriff""s Department Lakeland " Kurt Gustav Kauth, born January 10, 1935 in Sehmen, Latvia, died May 26, 2012 in Lakeland, FL. He died from complications of cancer. He is survived by his loving spouse, Kaethe Kauth, his two children, Ilona Kochenburger and Holger Woldrich; two grandchildren, Aliesha Bishop...
Jerard A. Kent
May 25, 2012
Jerard A. Kent, 79 Kent Oil Company Lakeland " Jerard Allen Kent, 79, of Lakeland, passed away on May 25, 2012 due to heart failure. Jerry was born in New Orleans, LA on March 4, 1933 and moved to Lakeland in 1959. He served in the United States Army and the first Special Forces (Green Berets) unit in the...
Charlie M. Deal
May 24, 2012
Charlie M. Deal, 97 Lakeland Fire Department Lakeland " Chief Deal " Lakeland Fire Department, Charlie Martin Deal was born March 17, 1915, in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Mr. Deal moved to Lakeland in 1933. Mr. Deal died May 24, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to natural causes. Mr. Deal, ""Chief Deal"" retired from the Lakeland Fire Department...
Grover D. Eddings
May 24, 2012
Grover Duncan Eddings Grover Duncan Eddings passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on December 4, 1929. He graduated from the University of Kentucky and was retired from the Polk County School Board. He was a member of Parkview Baptist Church. Grover is preceded in death by...
Richard D. Wagner
May 23, 2012
Richard D. Wagner Polk City, FL: Richard D. Wagner, 75, died Wednesday May 23, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center as a result of respiratory failure. Born in Maplewood, NJ, he retired from the US Air force in 1975 after which he worked as an Engineer until his retirement in 1998. He is survived by Suzanne, his loving wife...
Michael Brady
May 22, 2012
Michael A. Brady, 55 Locomotive Engineer Lakeland " After a long struggle with diabetes and kidney disease, Mike went to be with his Lord on May 22, 2012. Michael is preceded in death by his father, Robert L. Brady. A loving husband and father, survived by his wife, Melinda of 32 years, son, Christopher M. A. Brady, mother, Ruby...
Ruth Louise Edwards
May 16, 2012
Ruth L. (Jones) Edwards, 84 Ruth L. Edwards was born on December 21, 1927 in Lakeland, FL and went to be with Jesus on May 15, 2012 due to congested heart failure. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, W. Travis Edwards. She is survived by her three children, Mease (Geri) Ratley, Wayne (Esther) Edwards,...
Charlotte J. Jackson
May 15, 2012
Charlotte Josephine Jackson Secretary Charlotte Josephine Jackson, 91, passed away May 15, 2012 at Savannah Court of dementia. She moved to Florida in 1922 from West Virginia. She was a graduate of Lakeland High School in 1938. She was one of the founders of Joe""s Tax Service along with her husband Amos and son Joseph. She loved to garden...
Charles B. Wiland
May 15, 2012
Charles ""Chuck"" Wiland, 86 Lakeland: Charles ""Chuck"" Wiland, 86, of Lakeland, went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2012 from respiratory failure. His life was one of great accomplishments and success. He was a decorated veteran of WWII serving in the Navy-Air Force. He achieved a doctorate degree from Kent State University in Ohio where he also...
James Harvey Smith
May 15, 2012
James H. ""Jimmy"" Smith, 80 Lakeland- James H. Smith passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 after a long battle with pulmonary fibrous. Born in Tampa, Fl, January 27, 1932. He served his country in the Navy from 1951-1955. He was employed with Florida Georgia Tractor Company, Tampa and Florida Georgia/HF Mason Equipment Company in Lakeland...
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