OBITUARIES

Jun 20, 2020

Lakeland – JoAnn Estroff passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020. She was born January 22, 1925, in Beckley West Virginia. She moved to Lakeland, Florida in 1949. Joann worked in retail and buying for the Empire which her husband owned. After she retired, she volunteered at Lakeland Regional for 30 years. JoAnn and her husband lived at Casa Loma...

Jun 19, 2020

Lakeland - Mary E. Lefevre, 87, of Lakeland, FL, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 19, 2020 of natural causes. She was the daughter of the late William and Estelle Lapinski. Mary was preceded in death by her brother, William Lapinski and her sister, Betty Hutches. Surviving siblings are her sister Norma King, and...

Jun 18, 2020

Jun 17, 2020

Jun 16, 2020

Lakeland - Warren Darl Bowersox, 96, passed away June 16, 2020. He left us peacefully to be with his heavenly father. He was surrounded by loving family and friends. Born August 30, 1923, in St. Charles, PA, he was the son of the late George and Lena Bowersox. He moved to Valparaiso, IN as an adult, where he worked...

Jun 14, 2020

Nancy Barnett Walters, 69 Lakeland – Nancy Barnett Walters passed away unexpectedly Sunday, June 14, 2020. She was born on September 22, 1950 in Lakeland, Florida to Hoyt and Alma Barnett. She is survived by her three children, Lesleigh Reinfried, Kelly Sherwood (Todd), Travis Walters (Becca); her brother, Barney (Carol) Barnett and her grandchildren, Sam and Fred Reinfried, Jorja...

Jun 13, 2020

Michael “Mike” Dallas Abercrombie Winter Haven - Michael “Mike” Dallas Abercrombie, 62, a native of Winter Haven, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020. Mike worked as a trucking broker after owning and operating his own cross-country hauling business for many years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and restoring classic cars. He is preceded in death by his father, Dallas. He...

Jun 13, 2020

Lakeland - Reba Ellison Miller, 92, passed away peacefully June 13, 2020. She was born December 18, 1927 to the late Orrin and Irma Ellison, in rural Independence, Kansas, on the family farm. She grew up there and met George K. Miller, from Lakeland, in Coffeyville, Kansas, where they attended college. They were married in 1948 in Coffeyville and...

Jun 11, 2020

Jun 9, 2020

Jun 8, 2020

Allman “Kent” Townsend Lakeland -Allman “Kent” Townsend, 90, of Lakeland, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020. He was born in Elfers, FL on August 15, 1929 to the late Allman and Florence Townsend. Kent dedicated 33 years to Western Auto, 10 years of those as district manager. He had been a devoted member at Scott Lake Baptist Church...

Jun 4, 2020

Jun 2, 2020

Lakeland — James “Jim” Ira Fink, 76, passed away peacefully at Lakeland Regional Health Center on 6/2/2020 Born in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Howard and Wilma Fink, Jim moved to Lakeland as a young child and remained here til his death. He was a 1961 graduate of Lakeland High School. Jim served in the U.S. Air Force from 1962-1966. Upon...

May 26, 2020

Peggy Ruth Folsom 89 Lakeland- Mrs. Peggy Ruth Folsom died on May 26, 2020 at Lakeland Regional Health. She was born February 13, 1931 in Lakeland, Fl. Peggy was a member of Lakeside Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School. She was employed by Lakeland General Hospital for many years prior to becoming a fulltime home maker. She was...

May 24, 2020

May 22, 2020

Lakeland – Vincent O’Brien passed away on May 22, 2020 at Lakeland Regional Health. He was born in Piedmont, West Virginia and attended Concord College in Athens, West Virginia. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was married to Ethel O’Brien and had five children. He served as the Drivers Education Teacher at Kathleen High School....

May 21, 2020

Sarah Matilda “Tillie” Eaker Brooks, 94, of Lakeland Florida, passed away peacefully on May 21st, 2020, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born December 18th, 1925, in Crouse North Carolina to Bessie and William Webb Eaker. She had a memorable childhood that was fueled by love of family, faith, and community. As a member of the “Greatest Generation”,...

May 21, 2020

William Raymond Fortner Lakeland- William Raymond Fortner, 91, died peacefully at home on Thursday, May 21, 2020 Ray was born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 12, 1928 to Monnie Burchfield Fortner and William Fletcher Fortner. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1946 and served two years in the US Army in Japan. He entered the University of Florida...

May 19, 2020

Boyd D. Stephens Auburndale - Boyd D. Stephens passed away peacefully on May 19, 2020. He was born June 3, 1935 in Danville, KY. He moved to Florida from Indiana in 1956 and was an entrepreneur. He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother, a granddaughter, and his wife of 62 years, June. He is survived by...

May 18, 2020

Herman Wayne Cochran Lakeland – Herman Wayne Cochran, 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, May 18, 2020. The youngest of three children, he was born in Arcadia, Florida on October 2, 1944, to the late Herman Barnett Cochran and Viva Stephens Cochran. Wayne grew up in Eaton Park, Florida and graduated from Summerlin Institute (Bartow...