OBITUARIES

Jul 22, 2020

Jul 20, 2020

James H. English, Jr. “Jay”, 60, of Lakeland, died on July 20, 2020. He was born on September 18, 1959 and lived his entire life in Lakeland, Florida. He is survived by his wife of 42 years Janice, their daughter Kristen, sisters Cathy Lamb and Rachel (Tony) Gilbert, beloved grand animals, as well as numerous extended family members. He...

Jul 20, 2020

Lakeland -Grady K. Keller died on July 20, 2020. He was 72. Survived by children, Donna Keller, Karen Martin, Charles Barber & Will Martin and brother, Bradley Keller.

Jul 19, 2020

(Elizabeth) Anne Selph passed peacefully from this life into the arms of Jesus on July 19, 2020. Anne was born on March 20, 1926 in Lakeland, FL to Wm. Boyd and Marjorie B. Kirby. Anne graduated from Lakeland High School in 1944. She married Stacy Selph in November that same year, who preceded her in death after over 62...

Jul 18, 2020

Jul 17, 2020

John R. Lepage, 76, died unexpectedly of complications from pneumonia and COVID-19 on July 17, 2020, in Lakeland, Florida. John is survived by his loving wife of over 50 years Lucille (Lebel) Lepage, of Lakeland Florida; sister Terri (Lepage) Lavoie of Brandon, FL; sister Gertrude (Lepage) Parent and husband Paul of Berlin, NH; sister Rita (Lepage) Mortensen of The...

Jul 16, 2020

Jul 14, 2020

Lakeland: Grace I Everton, 88, of Lakeland, died on July 14, 2020. She was born on April 26, 1932 in Richmond, Virginia, and moved from Virginia to Lakeland in 1961. Grace was a teacher for 32 years, and 27 of those years were at Kathleen Senior High School primarily focusing on senior English. She was a member of Resurrection...

Jul 14, 2020

Eleanor S. Hankins, 87, of Lakeland, Florida, died peacefully on July 14, 2020, having suffered a stroke days prior. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend. Born Aug. 21, 1932 in Havana, Florida to the late Andrew and Jane Southard, Eleanor graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in 1950; received a BA, Christian Education, Asbury College, 1954 and,...

Jul 13, 2020

LAKELAND - Pamela O. Blessing died 13 July 2020 in Lakeland, Florida. Born 5 August 1945 in New York City to George and Vivienne Ohman, Pamela was chosen for “Ballet Francais” and played basketball for Barnard until 1962 when the family resettled in Lakeland. Here, she played tennis for Lakeland High School and, in after-school studies, specialized in Rock...

Jul 13, 2020

LAKELAND — Paula Parsché, the chairwoman of the music department at Florida Southern College, has died at age 69. Florida Southern President Anne Kerr sent a note to faculty and students Tuesday announcing Parsché’s death. It said that the school will establish a scholarship in the memory of the professor, also well known in Lakeland for her piano performances....

Jul 11, 2020

Jul 10, 2020

Lakeland – Roy Gene Jackson “Roy Gene” 76, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, July10, 2020. He was born in Odum, Georgia on May 24, 1944 to William and Ivon Jackson. He served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1966 First Cavalry Vietnam War Veteran. Roy retired from Publix in 1999. He is survived by his...

Jul 10, 2020

Jason Lawrence Gardner was born on November 17, 1972, in DeLand, Florida, to James Lee and Roberta Jean “Jeannie” (Halferty/Mathis) Gardner. Along with his siblings, Jeannette LeAnne Gardner Estes and Jeffrey LeRoy Gardner, grew up in Brevard County, Florida. He gave his heart to the LORD at nine years of age, in Melbourne, Florida, at Bethel Assembly of God....

Jul 9, 2020

Herbert Joseph Cameron Lakeland- Herbert Joseph Cameron passed away July, 9, 2020. He was born in Grand Isle, Vermont on November 22, 1928 to Willis and Edith Cameron. He worked for US motors in Milford Connecticut as an electrical inspector for many years. He is preceded in death by his Wife of many years, Anna Marie Cameron and his...

Jul 7, 2020

Mary DiSalvo Mary DiSalvo, 93, of Lakeland, passed away July 7, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Onofrio DiSalvo. Born Nov. 11, 1926, in Bagheria, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Josephine Ducato. She was a member of All Saints Catholic Church, in St. Petersburg, Florida and was retired as a seamstress...

Jul 7, 2020

Larry Lee McFarland passed away peacefully on July 7, 2020. He was born on June 27, 1939, in Beech Grove, Indiana, to William and Ruth McFarland. He worked as a plumber for the Indianapolis School Board System in Indiana. After his retirement, he moved to Florida. Becoming restless in 2004, he started working as a maintenance foreman for Winter...

Jul 6, 2020

Jul 2, 2020

Vivian Ottinger passed away peacefully at her home in St. Pete Beach on July 2, 2020 at age 98. Born March 24, 1922 in the village of Kathleen in Polk County, she was a third-generation Floridian and the only child of J.B. and Lois Hampton. Her father was a self-taught civil engineer who spent his entire career in the...

Jul 1, 2020

Lakeland - John Clemens Leganik passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family after a long illness on July 1, 2020. He was born June 26, 1933, in Rossford, Ohio to Joseph and Cecelia (Wisniewski) Leganik. John was a 1951 graduate of Rossford High School. He proudly served his country throughout his career in the military. A US...