OBITUARIES
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...
David Ray Gossett
May 14, 2012
David Ray Gossett 58 CF Industries Lakeland- Mr. David Ray Gossett died on May 14, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of cancer. He was born February 8, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and an active member of the Society of Mining and Metallurgy Exploration (SME). He was active...
Doris Dollar Brackman
May 11, 2012
Doris Dollar Brackman, 79 Homemaker Lakeland - Doris D. Brackman, 79, went to heaven peacefully to be with Jesus on Friday, May 11, 2012 due to leukemia. She was born March 15, 1933 in Buford, GA. Doris was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lakeland for twenty two years. She was a loyal friend to many, loving...
Edith Lucille Sexton
May 9, 2012
Edith Lucille Thomas Sexton Edith Lucille Thomas Sexton, age 85, formerly of Miami passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from complications from dementia. Edith Lucille was born on March 27, 1927 in Huntington, West Virginia the daughter of the late Roy Thomas and Emma Lou (Riffitt) Thomas. Edith Lucille was raised in West Virginia and resided for many years...
John M. Bramlett
May 4, 2012
John Monroe Bramlett, 82 U.S. Air Force " Retired Lakeland " John M. Bramlett, 82, was born September 1, 1929 in Rydel, GA to the late William Lindsey Bramlett and Annie Dee Cagle. He passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 due to heart failure. John proudly served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force. John was preceded in death...
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