OBITUARIES

May 14, 2021

MARIE T. PRITCHARD, (92) LAKELAND – Marie Teresa Pritchard passed away on May 14, 2021. Marie was born in Newton, MA on July 11, 1928 to Walter & Christine Post. She graduated from Lakeland Senior High School in 1946, attended FL Southern College, was employed by Peninsula Telephone Co. & retired from General Telephone Co of FL in 1980....

May 12, 2021

Bessie Lee (Robinson) Foster, 73, of Lakeland, passed away May 12, 2021. She had been fighting a long hard battle against inflammatory breast cancer for the past 10 years. Yesterday she gave up the fight and went to be with her maker. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Foster. Born May 4, 1948, in Lenox, GA,...

May 11, 2021

May 10, 2021

Beloved mother and grandmother passed away on Monday May 10, 2021 in Lakeland, Florida at the age of 91. Virginia “Ginny” Lou (Ott) Pharis was born on August 23, 1929 to the late John and Arlene Ott in Saginaw, Michigan. She was previously married to the late Herbert Pharis. Ginny recently relocated to Florida after spending many years living...

May 8, 2021

Lakeland – Our hero, Clyde Wilkerson Sr., 92, joined his heavenly wife, Mary on May 8, 2021. He is survived by his 3 children, 7 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. A memorial service will honor Papa Clyde on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 6:00 pm at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Lakeland.

May 7, 2021

May 7, 2021

Lois Floyd Jenkins, 95, of Lakeland, FL passed away Friday morning, May 7, 2021 at Valencia Hills Nursing Home in Lakeland. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in Southside Baptist Church of Lakeland with Rev. Bill McCabe and Rev. Wallace Barber officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 A.M....

May 6, 2021

Lakeland – Laura Ann Struthers Snuggs passed away peacefully Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Lakeland Regional Health. She was born on September 30, 1930, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Alexander Wallace Struthers and Laura Richardson Struthers. She was a graduate of the University of Alabama where she majored in Sociology and earned her degree in Education. She was a member...

May 4, 2021

LAKELAND – William “Tony” Tyler went home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 4, 2021 with the love of his life by his side, his wife, Joni. Tony was born on October 16, 1948 to William and Lucille Tyler in Richmond, Indiana. Tony graduated from Richmond High School in 1968 and enlisted in the Army directly...

Apr 29, 2021

John E. Marchant 100, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away April 29, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife of over 60 years Shirley Marchant. He was a son of the late William and Jessie King Marchant. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Virgil Marchant, and sister, Ruth Beatty. Mr. Marchant was a US Army...

Apr 29, 2021

Apr 29, 2021

Every so often in this glorious world we live in, when the sun, the moon, the stars, and the heavens are ever so perfectly aligned a unique and beautiful soul is born. That soul was Benjamin Scott Davis. He was born in Miami, Florida on November 25, 1986, and came home a day and a half later, on Thanksgiving...

Apr 29, 2021

Lakeland – Christopher L. Drash, 62, retired carpenter died 4/29/2021 at LRH. Memorial, 10:30 am, Fountain Courtyard FUMC, Sat 5/15/2021. HFC

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Apr 18, 2021

Lakeland: Rosemary Kelly Springborn passed away on April 18, 2021 at the age of 88. She was born to Edward Joseph and Hazel Jeannette (Thompson) Kelly. Her parents preceded her in death as did her infant sister Katherine Kelly; sister Anne (Kelly) Makielski and her brother in law Thomas Theodore Makielski. She is survived by her loving husband Bruce...

Apr 17, 2021

Thomas H. Crawford, 82, of Lakeland, died on April 17, 2021. He was born on September 22, 1938 in Minneapolis, MN to Thomas and Grace Crawford. His family moved to Chicago, IL where he graduated from Amundsen High School. He attended the University of Illinois but transferred to the University of Florida when his family relocated. He was a...

Apr 17, 2021

Lakeland - Peggy Lou Beerman 81 of Lakeland FL passed away April 17, 2021. Peggy was born October 24, 1939 in Lansing, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her father, mother and late husband Mark Beerman and is survived by her four children Jeffery (Beth), Rick (Joy), Scott (Shirley), and Beverly (Dennis). She was loved and cherished by...