OBITUARIES

Donna Langford

Donna Langford

Mar 1, 2012

Donna W. Langford, 70 Lakeland - Donna W. Langford passed away March 1, 2012 due to cardiac arrest. She is survived by her husband, Louie, two daughters, Becky (Lee) Bland of Lakeland and Kimberly (Benjamin) Williams of Lakeland, four grandchildren, and a sister, Reba Harrison of Apopka, FL. A memorial service will be held on March 6, 2012 at...

John Crawford

John Crawford

Mar 1, 2012

John M. Crawford John M. Crawford, died March 1, 2012 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by three sons, six grandchildren and one sister. Services will be held March 7, 2012 at 3 pm at Heath Funeral Chapel. Service: 03/07/2012 Heath Funeral Chapel 328 South Ingraham Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801

Hilda D. West

Hilda D. West

Feb 28, 2012

Hilda Dean West, 80 Co-Owner of O.K. West Tree Service Lakeland- Mrs. Hilda Dean West died on February 28, 2012 at Palm Terrace Hospice House, Lakeland of complications from Alzheimer""s disease. She was born March 3, 1931 in Richmond, Va. She was of the Baptist Faith with preference toward Charles Stanley. Hilda was also co-owner of Pet Companions Crematory...

Lucille Vernon Williams

Lucille Vernon Williams

Feb 26, 2012

Lucille Vernon Williams, 95 Cashier Lucille Vernon Williams, 95, Lakeland, died February 26, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice of natural causes. She was born in Riner, Virginia on February 29, 1916. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer S. Williams. She is survived by a brother, William M. Bowyer,...

Mary Jo O'Leary

Mary Jo O'Leary

Feb 26, 2012

Mary Jo O""Leary, 81 LAKELAND - Mary Jo O""Leary, loving wife and mother, died Sunday morning (Feb. 26, 2011) of kidney failure at her home in Lakeland. She was 81. Born to George and Josephine Sullivan of Elizabeth, N.J., she graduated from Notre Dame College of Staten Island with a degree in child psychology. In 1953, she married fellow...

A. Carmen Ferrer

A. Carmen Ferrer

Feb 21, 2012

A. Carmen Ferrer, 96 Homemaker Lakeland- Mrs. A. Carmen Ferrer died February 21, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born December 25, 1915 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. She was a loving wife and mother. She is survived by her husband of almost 70 years, Nestor, daughter Wilma, grandchildren Christina, Lisa, Tommy, and great-granddaughter Abby. Visitation was...

Janet Marie Werts-Cavna-Smugeresky

Janet Marie Werts-Cavna-Smugeresky

Feb 19, 2012

Janet Marie Werts-Cavna-Smugeresky Janet Marie Werts-Cavna-Smugeresky, 70 of Upper Darby, PA, Ocean City, NJ and Davenport, FL Janet Marie Werts-Cavna-Smugeresky, 70 went to be with our Lord on Sunday February 19th. Janet's husband Eugene Smugeresky; son, Scott Cavna; daughter, Sharon Cavna and daughter, Deborah Cavna-Murray were close by at the time. Janet was born in Wilmot, Bradford County, Pennsylvania...

Woodrow R. "Bob" Bass

Woodrow R. "Bob" Bass

Feb 19, 2012

Woodrow R. (Bob) Bass, 73 Retired Army National Guard Lakeland " Woodrow R. ""Bob"" Bass died on February 19, 2012 due to cancer. He was born in Columbus, GA on March 08, 1938. Bob was a freelance photographer and author of the following books; ""When Steamboats Reigned in Florida"", ""Stories from Fantastic Florida"", and ""The Big Mouth Bass &...

Frances Marian Hall

Frances Marian Hall

Feb 17, 2012

Hall, Frances, 79, died 2 due to cardiac arrest. Survived by 4 children, 7 grand & 5 great. Service on 2/22/12 at 5 PM at Heath Funeral Chapel Service: 02/22/2012 Heath Funeral Chapel 328 S. Ingraham Avenue, Lakeland, Florida

Helen E. Winstead

Helen E. Winstead

Feb 15, 2012

Helen E. Winstead, 83 Lakeland " Helen E. Winstead passed away February 15, 2012 of complications from Alzheimer""s disease and osteoporosis. Helen was born January 12, 1929 in Pittsburg, PA. She married Herman Winstead on November 10, 1949; they moved to Lakeland with their young children in 1959. She was one of the founding members of Crystal Lake United...

Paul Manuel Reynolds, Jr.

Paul Manuel Reynolds, Jr.

Feb 15, 2012

PAUL MANUEL REYNOLDS JR, 52 LAKELAND " Paul Manuel Reynolds Jr. passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home in Lakeland. Cause of death is pending medical examiner""s evaluation. He was born May 2, 1959 in Lakeland, Florida at Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong Lakelander that worked in many industries that include phosphate and fencing. He loved...

John Michael Dowd, Jr.

John Michael Dowd, Jr.

Feb 14, 2012

John Michael Dowd, Jr. 88 United Parcel Service Mulberry- Mr. John Michael Dowd, Jr. died February 14, 2012 at LRMC of cancer. He was born October 15, 1923 in Hoboken, New Jersey. He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Asiatic and Pacific Area and Philippines Liberation. Serving on the vessels USS Idaho and...

Deborah Hershner

Deborah Hershner

Feb 12, 2012

Debi Hershner, 57 passed away February 12, 2012 in her home surrounded by her loving family at her bedside. After a valiant fight, she tragically succumbed to lung cancer. She was born February 24, 1954 in Connersville, IN. She was raised an army brat and grew up on bases in Europe and the USA. She had resided in Lakeland,...

Dorothy Trask Cleghorn

Dorothy Trask Cleghorn

Feb 12, 2012

Cleghorn, Dorothy ""Dot"" Trask, 82 Clothing Store Owner Cleghorn, Dorothy ""Dot"" Trask, Lakeland, passed away February 12, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimers disease. Dot was born in Lakeland on April 27, 1929 to the late Robert Barnett Trask and Beulah Perkins Trask Armitage. She graduated from Lakeland High School and Florida State University and was a member...

Nicole Shanise Johnson

Nicole Shanise Johnson

Feb 6, 2012

Johnson, Nicole, 21, Lakeland, died 2/6/2012. Pending M.E. Survived by parents, Angela & James Marshall. Visitation Monday 2/13/2012 3-5 p.m.Heath Heath Funeral Chapel Visitation: 02/13/2012 Heath Funeral Chapel

Janet Gail Ringo

Janet Gail Ringo

Feb 2, 2012

J. Gail Ringo Bookkeeper J. Gail Ringo, 79, Lakeland, died February 2, 2012 at Hospice House at Palm Terrace of cancer. Born in Quebec, Canada she moved to Merritt Island, Fl in 1953 and to Lakeland in 1977. Preceded in death by her son Bob and husband Bud. Survived by her sons, Harbert Lee Ringo Jr, Rockledge, Fl, and...

Erling A.O. Forland

Erling A.O. Forland

Jan 28, 2012

Erling A.O. Forland Professor Erling A.O. Forland, 84, Lakeland, died January 28, 2012 of heart failure. His life was a great adventure. He emigrated from Norway on October 29, 1929. He was an Army veteran having served in WWII. He sailed Norwegian Merchant Marine and achieved an MBA from Stanford University. He was a loving family man. Survivors include...

William "Bill" Forbes Macleod

William "Bill" Forbes Macleod

Jan 26, 2012

William ""Bill"" Forbes MacLeod, 78 of Lakeland died January 26, 2012 of heart failure. Born in Rochester, New York in 1933, he lived in Caledonia and Avon New York until 1973, when he relocated with his family to Lakeland, Florida. A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, Mr. MacLeod worked as a computer programmer with Eastman Kodak in Rochester...

Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa

Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa

Jan 21, 2012

Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa Teacher 89 Lakeland-Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa died on January 21, 2012 of heart failure. She was born June 17, 1922 in Griffin, GA. She is a graduate of Atlanta Girls High School and Georgia State University. She served in the U.S. Navy, W.A.V.E.S. during World War II. She was an elementary teacher in DeKalb County,...

Alice D. Alderman

Alice D. Alderman

Jan 19, 2012

Alice D. Alderman 90 Assistant V.P. People""s Bank Lakeland- Mrs. Alice D. Alderman died on January 19, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born February 2, 1921 in Nashua, Iowa. Mrs. Alderman was a member of College Heights United Methodist Church and a 60 year member of the P.E.O. She worked at Peoples Bank for 35 years....