OBITUARIES

Nov 1, 2021

Emmett Edward Holloway, Jr. 91 Lakeland: Emmett Edward Holloway, Jr., of Lakeland, died on November 1, 2021. He was born on August 13, 1930, in Greensboro, GA. Emmett was a Navy veteran serving during the Korean War Conflict. Following his time in the Navy, he started out as a real estate appraiser and went on to develop what is...

Oct 30, 2021

Oct 30, 2021

It is with saddened heart that I am writing my dear father’s obituary. Dr. Walfredo Arturo Magarino was born in Camaguey Cuba in 1929. He flew into the United States from Cuba in 1961, leaving the oppressive communist government behind to start a new life in the Country that he loved. He worked two jobs so that he and...

Oct 29, 2021

Constance Elaine Riter Murray July 3, 1936 – October 29, 2021 LAKELAND – Ms. Constance “Connie” R. Murray, age 85, passed away at home on October 29, 2021. Connie was born in Montpelier, Ohio, the oldest child of Calvin and Luella Riter. She grew up on the family farm in Stryker, where she graduated from Stryker High School as...

Oct 26, 2021

Lakeland – Preston Eli Means passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. He was born on July 18, 1943, in Versailles, Kentucky to the late Cebert and Mila Means. He worked as a carpenter most of his life, he enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and was an avid pool player. Preston and Vivian were members of Ignited Church. He is...

Oct 26, 2021

Paul Ole Summerlin 02/27/1966 - 10/26/2021 On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, Paul Ole Summerlin went to be with the LORD. Paul is survived by his wife Janice; his children Randy (Megan); Brandy (William); Griffin; and Sylvia; three grandchildren; his stepmother, Maggie; and his sisters and sister-in-law, Terri, Dale, and Kathy; as well as many family members; and his two...

Oct 25, 2021

Gary Edward Lewis 79, passed away peacefully and comfortably on Monday, October 25, 2021, after a battle with liver and bone cancer. He was at the James A. Haley VA Hospice and surrounded by his family. Gary was born in Rochester, NY to Rita and William Lewis. He enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 17 and...

Oct 24, 2021

Lakeland - James Carroll VanHorn passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 24, 2021. He was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Carroll Henry VanHorn and Margaret Elsie Clark, but spent most of his life in Lakeland, Florida. Jim and Beverly Ann were married for 59 years until she passed in 2016. Jim was a loving husband, father, grandfather,...

Oct 24, 2021

Thomas Earle Dukes, Jr. passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at home in Tampa, FL. Earle Dukes was born in Orlando, FL, November 6, 1931, to Earle Dukes, Sr. and Marjorie Leigh Holleman. He was raised in Orlando and attended Orlando High School where he was a standout multi-sport athlete and student. There he met the love of...

Oct 20, 2021

Victoria “Tori” Lynn Penney was born in Lakeland, Florida on September 8, 1979. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 20, 2021. Tori is a graduate of Faith Christian Academy and attended college for a while as well as completing various trade courses. Tori had a great fondness for children and loved working with...

Oct 19, 2021

Oct 18, 2021

Albert C. Lang, 100, left his earthly home on October 18, 2021. He joins his wife, Ammie; his parents, McKinley and Bernice Lang; brothers, Everett, Donald and Clifford; sister, Virginia Galloway; and grandson, Justin Smith. He was born December 30, 1920, in Lakeland, Florida. Albert was a WWII Veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Altair. He...

Oct 14, 2021

Mulberry – Jerry Brandt Gebhardt passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Lakeland Regional Health. He was born on November 21, 1940, in Pekin, Illinois to the late Maurice & Elna Gebhardt. He graduated from Florida Southern College in 1962 with a Bachelor of Business Administration and worked in retail management throughout his career. Jerry was a member...

Oct 13, 2021

Oct 12, 2021

Lakeland, Fl- Ameret Elizabeth Strickland, 89, of Lakeland, died October 12, 2021, at her residence. Elizabeth is preceded in death by her father Zeno Ward and her mother Bertha Strickland; Grandmother, Callie Strickland; survived by her children, David Strickland (Rebecca), Judy Flores (Pete), Jacob Brown (Debbie), Ronald Brown (Paula), Cindy Dimery (Ricky), and Anessa Jones (Micky). She is survived...

Oct 9, 2021

James David Melton, Jr., M.D. (Jim), of Lakeland, Florida, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2021. Jim was 87 years old. He was a Florida native, born in Jacksonville, to Bessie Young and James David Melton. He attended Fletcher High School in Jacksonville, where he played basketball. He attended Emory University and Emory Medical School in Georgia. At Emory,...

Oct 7, 2021

Oct 7, 2021

Mary Alice Moran of Lakeland, Florida, passed on 10/07/2021 at the age of 93 after suffering a long illness. At the time of her passing, Mary Alice was a resident at Brookdale Assisted Living facility, Lakeland, Florida and with her family. She was born May 13, 1928, in New Brighton, Pa., the daughter of Earl E. and Helen M....

Oct 7, 2021

Jessie “Virginia” Strickland (nee Sanders), 88, of Lakeland, FL –Devout Christian/Adoring Wife/Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother. Mrs. Strickland passed away last Thursday, October 7, 2021, from pneumonia. Virginia was born January 4, 1933, in Lakeland, Florida. The only child to survive childhood, she was the daughter of Jesse DeWitt Sanders and Clara Ola Sanders (nee Bodiford). She was predeceased...

Oct 7, 2021

Nadine Alderman Wofford, 94, of Greenville, SC passed away in Greenville on Thursday, October 7, 2021. Born in Bartow, Florida on February 22, 1927, to William J. Alderman and Mabel Young Alderman. She worked for 20 years in the office of A.G. Edwards and Sons. She moved to Greenville, SC in 2009. She was a member of Bible Presbyterian...