OBITUARIES

Sep 22, 2021

Don Whitworth 77 passed away at his home on September 22, 2021. Don was born in Haleyville, AL on April 11, 1944. He moved to Polk County with his family as a small boy, graduated from Lakeland High School, then served four years in the U.S. Air Force. He started his newspaper career as a classified advertising representative with...

Sep 21, 2021

Jason Scott Crosby, 52 of Lakeland, FL entered into Eternal Life on September 21, 2021. He was born May 16, 1969, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Kerry and Sharron Crosby. He was preceded in death by his father, Kerry Crosby. Jason grew up in Bossier City and received his college education at Louisiana Tech University where he was a treasured...

Sep 21, 2021

Sep 21, 2021

Sep 20, 2021

Virginia Tacker Askew was born July 14, 1920 in Lakeland, Florida and lived here her entire life. She was the daughter of Josh and Clara Tacker. Virginia graduated from Lakeland High School and went on to graduate from Florida State College for Women with a degree in Elementary Education. She taught school at Central Avenue Elementary School prior to...

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