OBITUARIES

Sep 20, 2021

Arlene C. Hayes, 82, of Lakeland, FL, and former resident of Stoddard, NH, passed away peacefully at home after a long period of failing health surrounded by members of her family on September 20, 2021. She was born July 4, 1939, in Salem, MA, daughter of the late Sylvester and Catherine (Doherty) Kielbasa. She grew up in Salem and...

Sep 20, 2021

Jean Lordette Holland, age 76, resident of Lakeland, Florida went to be with the Lord, Monday September 20, 2021 at Lakeland Regional Hospital. Jean was born on November 13, 1944 in Suffolk, Virginia to parents, Lloyd and Pearlie Mae Holland. Jean spent her life as a CNA, starting her career in Suffolk, Virginia and ending it at Florida Presbyterian...

Sep 20, 2021

Lakeland – Daryl Wayne Cason passed away on September 20, 2021, at age 61. He was born on September 11, 1960. Daryl was a lifelong resident of Lakeland, Florida. From the time he was a young child, he spent most of his time with his grandfather, Lipham, and their thoroughbred racehorses. He was a professional jockey at age 16,...

Sep 20, 2021

Martha Jane Starling Best was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She left this world too quickly on September 20, 2021, at the age of 76. She was born to Marvin and Hazel Starling on September 6, 1945, in Lakeland, Florida, the third of their six children. After graduating from Lakeland High School, she married her...

Sep 19, 2021

Sep 15, 2021

Cynthia “Cindee” Ann Kasey, 57, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at the Lakeland Regional Hospital after a four-week battle against COVID. Her journey began in Louisville, Kentucky on May 8, 1963. She was the daughter of Dorothy and Reginald “Chick” Kasey Sr. She attended the high school in Louisville, Kentucky, but she completed her senior year education...

Sep 14, 2021

Sep 13, 2021

Robert “Bob” Hayes Stallings, age 59, passed away September 13, 2021, in Lake Wales, FL. Bob was born in Valdosta, GA to Gerald “Ray” Stallings and LaVern Hayes Stallings. He and his family lived in Nashville, GA where his father worked on the family farm and the family feed & seed store. In 1973, they moved to Lakeland, FL....

Sep 13, 2021

Our dear brother Eamon passed on the 13th September 2021 in Lakeland, Florida. Beloved son of the late Eamon Waters Snr 1st March 2020 & Mary Waters 8th December 2021 and brother of the late Irene Waters 9th June 2021. Deeply regretted & dearly missed by his loving sisters and brothers, Mary, Antoinette, Emer, Tony & Raymond, his nephews...

Sep 13, 2021

Lakeland, Florida – Zelma Daigle passed away on September 13, 2021. She was born in Presque Isle, Maine. Zelma was a long-standing member of First United Methodist Church of Lakeland, Florida, participating in the Bykota class, United Methodist Women, and serving as the church’s membership secretary from 1985-1998. She was also a member of PEO, Chapter DO. She loved...

Sep 12, 2021

Sep 12, 2021

Sep 9, 2021

Deborah Shatto, age 66 of Lakeland, Florida, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Debbie was a truly wonderful woman. She loved animals of all kinds (particularly horses), enjoyed spending time outside gardening, and never passed up a trip to the beach. Most of all, she loved her family dearly and cherished every moment she spent with loved ones....

Sep 8, 2021

Sep 7, 2021

Sep 6, 2021

David Paul Phillips passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021. He was born on January 27, 1948, in Wisconsin to the late Maryann and John Philips. David spent most of his life in Syracuse, New York working in automotive and body shop repair. He moved to Lakeland, Florida to spend more time with his family. David was an avid...

Sep 6, 2021

Gerald Revis Foster, the son of Revis and Lola Foster, born on 01/03/1933 in Birmingham, AL; passed away on 09/06/21 at the age of 88. He is survived by more family and loved ones to attempt to list in this brief tribute to his life. He enlisted in the military in his junior year of high school and was...

Sep 5, 2021

Darius Willis was born on August 14, 1961, in Lakeland, FL. He passed away on September 5, 2021. He was a forklift operator at Saddle Creek Corporation. Darius is survived by his Mother, Sylvia N. Willis; Son, Jeffery Willis; Granddaughter, Kelsey Wood; three Brothers, Dion, Devan and Daryl Willis; and Ex-wife and Dear Friend, Pamela Dobson.

Sep 5, 2021

Lakeland, Florida - Mr. Frederick Scott Bassett died Sunday, September 5, 2021, at his home in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida following a brief illness. He was 84 years old. He was born in Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida on September 24, 1936, to Fred Washington Bassett and Ealise Grant Bassett. A fourth generation Floridian, his paternal family were land grant...

Sep 4, 2021

LAKELAND- On Saturday morning, September 04, 2021, Gerard (Jerry) Conrad Walton passed away @ LRH from Covid/Pneumonia after battling for over 40 days in the hospital! He fought valiantly for his life. He wanted to be healed, to go home and to live. Well, he did go home. He has a new body now and he will live for...