OBITUARIES

Sep 13, 2022

Roberta “Bobbi” Jean Rynd, 76, of Lakeland, passed away September 13, 2022.

Born Dec. 2, 1945, in Jackson, MI, Roberta was a daughter of the late Ray and Rachel Turner Wheeler. When she was two years old, she and her family moved to Kalamazoo. When she was seven, they moved to Niles, MI, for a...

Sep 13, 2022

Daniel Rios Jr. was born in the city of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, on December 21, 1952. He passed away peacefully, on September 13, 2022. He was 69 years of age. A longtime resident of Lakeland, Florida.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel Rios Sr., Ana A. Rios (Lakeland), and brother Raymond “Tito”...

Sep 12, 2022

Linda Ann Holloway of Lakeland died on September 12, 2022.

Linda was born on September 11, 1967, in Lakeland. Linda graduated from Lakeland High School. She attended Stetson University and graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. After working as a schoolteacher, she went on to work as a realtor. Linda joined the family business...

Sep 11, 2022

Peter L. Grant passed away peacefully at home on September 11, 2022. He was born on December 29, 1932, in Amityville, NY, to R. Carrol and Doris Grant.

Peter served in the U.S. Army, and went on to attend Florida Southern College in Lakeland. He was the Administrator of Gessler Clinic in Winter...

Sep 10, 2022

Margie Tobitha Jackson was born in Kathleen, FL on May 08, 1929. In 5th grade, she stopped attending school to help with the family tobacco farm located in Mayo, Florida, where they resided. In 1946, the family relocated back to Kathleen, Florida, where Margie continued to help with the cows and farming. She became a caregiver to many throughout...

Sep 10, 2022

Sep 8, 2022

Alice Gayle Vaughn Smith passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 8, 2022.

She was born to parents John Curtis Vaughn and Ethel Vaughn Richardson on May 9, 1940 in Montgomery, Alabama. She was later raised by her mother and stepfather Jewett Edward Richardson. Gayle graduated from Sidney Lanier High School and attended...

Sep 8, 2022

Sep 5, 2022

Dorothy “Dottie” Marie Kitchell, age 88, passed away on September 5, 2022, in Lakeland, Florida. She was born on July 23, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Carl and Elvera Gable. She was married to Eugene Francis Kitchell, and they moved to Lakeland in 1988 from southern Indiana. She was a Registered Nurse and worked in both hospitals and schools....

Sep 3, 2022

Sep 2, 2022

Gary George Young

July 6, 1938 – Sept. 2, 2022

Gary George Young, aged 84, was born in Buffalo, NY to Agnes McNeill Young and William George Young.

Gary met his bride of 59 years, Patricia Burke Young, at a high school dance. They became fast friends and were...

Sep 2, 2022

Aug 31, 2022

Bonnie Maxine (Brown) Irby, at the age of 90, finished her earthly race and went home to be with the Lord during the morning hours of Wednesday, August 31st in Lakeland.

Bonnie was born in Haines City, FL and was a graduate of Haines City High School’s class of 1950. She was a member of...

Aug 30, 2022

Melanie Faith Peace was called to her Heavenly home on August 30, 2022. She was born on June 9, 1962, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to James M. Britt and Beverly J. Oliver.

She is survived by her high school sweetheart, Wayne Lamar Peace. They were married for 37 blessed years. She is also survived by her...

Aug 30, 2022

Polly Nona Cribb was born to parents Benjamin and Ester Barrett on March 3, 1938, in “The Highlands”.

The late W.S. Cribb, Jr., and Polly N. Barrett were married on March 2, 1952. They had four children, Bill Cribb (Susan), Suzanne Buckley (Bob), Denise Wheatley (Tom) and the late Tim Cribb.

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Aug 29, 2022

Reverend Dr. John Gilbert Taylor, Jr. “Jack,” son of Gilbert and Ruth Taylor, born October 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, recently passed after a short but fierce battle with cancer to leave this earth to join the everlasting on August 29, 2022, in Lakeland, FL.

Following his high school graduation in Orlando, FL, Jack attended Presbyterian...

Aug 28, 2022

Eleanor J Campbell, age 78 (born November 4, 1943), returned to her heavenly home on August 28th, 2022. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace.

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Eleanor received a diploma from The Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in...

Aug 26, 2022

LAKELAND - Carolyn Butler Stout, 66, passed away on August 26, 2022, after a 1 ½-year battle with cancer.

She was a Business Travel Manager for AAA.

Carolyn was predeceased by her parents, George A. Butler Jr., and Gloria A. Butler.

Survived by her beloved husband, Jim Stout; and...

Aug 24, 2022

On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, Austin Rivers Irby died at the age of 37 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Born and raised in Lakeland, Florida, Austin lived a life full of rich experiences. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 2004 where he proudly wore no. 53 on the Dreadnaughts football team. In 2008,  Austin earned a Bachelor of Science from...

Aug 23, 2022

Stovall, Cory Len, 42, of Plant City, Florida, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022.

He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, grew up in Plant City, and later lived in Lakeland, Florida.

He was an accomplished violinist in school, and later played and toured professionally with well-known country music artists....