OBITUARIES

Jan 24, 2024

Jan 23, 2024

Jose Antonio Rodriguez Zavaleta, (70), of Lakeland, Florida, was reunited with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

Jose, fondly known as Jun, was born to Jose and Santiaga Rodriguez on April 12, 1953, in Dorado, Puerto Rico. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Jun moved to New York...

Jan 22, 2024

John E. Dennie passed away on January 22, 2024, in Lakeland, Florida. He was born November 7, 1925, in Martins Ferry, Ohio.

John earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from West Virginia University. He is a Navy veteran and served in World War II. John worked as an engineer at Union Carbide...

Jan 19, 2024

Hugh Wendell Johnson, Sr. passed away peacefully at his home in Lakeland on Friday, January 19, 2024, at 95 years old. Hugh was a proud “Florida Cracker,” born on January 28,1928 in Bradenton, Florida. He attended local schools in Bradenton, graduating from Bradenton High School in 1946. Hugh (aka Wink to his family and friends) worked diligently during his...

Jan 19, 2024

We remember with deep affection Beverly Capps Lyon, who passed away on January 19, 2024 after a brief illness. Born on September 8, 1936, in Atlanta, Georgia, Beverly's life was a journey of love, dedication, and adventure. She was predeceased by her husband, Gene, and her parents, Dr., and Mrs. C. Glynn Capps of Plant City.

Jan 16, 2024

Jan 16, 2024

Jan 12, 2024

James Allen Wilkins “Jim” AKA by his friends as “Willie.” 88 of Lakeland, Florida passed away at his home on January 12, 2024. Jim was born October 31, 1935, at the family home in Harrod, Ohio to Vernon Thayer Wilkins and Esther Sophia Gottschalk Wilkins,

Jim was educated in the Harrod public schools and graduated...

Jan 12, 2024

Thomas Lund Freund passed away on January 12th, 2024, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of natural causes.

Tom was born in Cedar Rapids, IA on May 5th, 1928, to Carl and Irene Freund. After graduation from High School in 1946, He enlisted in the army serving overseas in Korea until the end of World War 2. He...

Jan 11, 2024

David Allen Gentry, 81, died peacefully at his home in Lakeland, Florida, on January 11, 2024, with family nearby and his wife of 60 years, Judith Stanger Gentry, at his side. David was born October 15, 1942, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the first of the two sons of Donald Gentry, who soon shipped out to serve with the Army Corps...

Jan 10, 2024

Our beloved, Sylvia Lee Pearce, went to be with the Lord on 01/10/2024 surrounded by her family in Lakeland, FL. She was 86 years old.

Sylvia was born in Raleigh, NC on January 20, 1937 to Mary Adaphne Matthews (Mary) and William Paul Matthews (Bill); she was the oldest of the four children. Sylvia spent...

Jan 9, 2024

Jan 8, 2024

Jan 8, 2024

Jacquelene (Jackie) Cooper Wheeler, 93, passed from this life into her eternal home with her dear Savior and Lord on January 8, 2024. Jackie was born at Fort Benning, GA. in the base hospital on November 20, 1930, to James L. Cooper of Selma, Alabama, and Mattie B. (Miller) Cooper of Columbus, GA.

She grew...

Jan 6, 2024

Mary Coil Barker went with the Lord on January 6, 2024. Mary was born in Gillett, PA. She came to Lakeland in 1972. Worked at Bunker Hill Dodge, and for several years at Publix in retail accounting.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Tracy and Leona Clark, Sr.; husband, Wesley C. Coil; second...

Jan 3, 2024

On the night of January 3rd, 2024, Philip Timothy Lord went to be with his heavenly

Father after a battle with cancer. He went calmly and softly in his sleep surrounded

by his family.

Philip, known to all as Tim, was...

Jan 2, 2024

William (Bill) Verplanck of Lakeland Florida passed away Tuesday morning January 2, 2024. Bill was born January 20, 1950, in Edmore, Michigan where he grew up. He was a graduate of Edmore High School, class of 1968. He was drafted into the army in 1969 during the Vietnam war and served two years in Germany. After the service Bill...

Jan 2, 2024

Frederick Vincent Gifun of Lakeland, FL was born August 11, 1939, and passed away on January 2, 2024, at the age of 84. He succumbed to non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, caused by an inherited auto-immune condition.

Fred lived a full life, starting with humble beginnings in Boston’s Jamaica Plain. He received his BA from...

Dec 28, 2023

Dec 28, 2023