OBITUARIES

Mar 11, 2019

Mar 11, 2019

Captain Clarence Edward LeMasters Chaplain Corps, United States Navy, (Ret.) Lakeland – Chaplain LeMasters passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019. He was born near Bethesda, Ohio on December 5, 1925. He graduated from Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and was ordained in the Indiana Conference of The Methodist Church. After serving parishes in Indiana,...

Mar 10, 2019

Ronald E. Ashmore Lakeland: Ronald E. Ashmore, 71, of Lakeland, went to be with the Lord on March 10, 2019. He was born on May 11, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan. For over 40 years, Ron served in downtown mission ministries and in assisted living facilities in Michigan and in Florida. He was a contractor and then transitioned into sales....

Mar 8, 2019

Michelle Suzanne Scott, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed without pain and in peace on March 8th after a seven-month battle with metastatic melanoma. Michelle was born the second of three children to Robert and Margaret (Van Dam) Dorgan in Kalamazoo, Michigan on October 2, 1954. The family moved to Florida when she was three years old. After...

Mar 8, 2019

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Mar 3, 2019

Mary “Rita” Whitaker Secretary, 75 Lakeland – Mary “Rita” Whitaker passed away March 3, 2019, following a fall and Lupus. Rita was born to Mary G. Joseph July 7, 1943 in Pittsburg, PA. Rita graduated from St. Benedicts in 1961 in Pittsburg, PA. Rita has been a Florida resident for about 50 years. Rita was a medical secretary, legal...

Mar 3, 2019

Lakeland- Betsye Kay Finch, 92, went peacefully to be with the Lord on March 3, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Gene Allison Finch, Sr. Born October 25, 1926, in Ft. Meade, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Alex J. Kay, Sr. and Gertrude Johnson Kay. She was also preceded in...

Mar 2, 2019

Gina Lynne Woods Whitlock, 52 years of age, was born July 2, 1966 in Haines City and passed on a beautiful sunny day on March 2, 2019 in Lakeland. The birth and passing date of this amazing daughter, sister, aunt, gigi, friend and loving wife and mother, however, are not nearly as relevant as all the days that she...

Feb 28, 2019

Lakeland- Anna McMahon Florek passed away peacefully on the morning of February 28, 2019. She is predeceased by her parents, Elizabeth and Fenton McMahon; her husband, Dr. Florian Florek; her brother John McMahon; her sisters Mary Scott and Katherine Merritt; and her son, Michael Florek. Born on August 1, 1921 in Picton, Ontario, Canada; she went on to study...

Feb 27, 2019

Flora (Flo) K. Lance Lakeland – Flora K. Lance passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. She was born on May 7, 1946 in Flint, Michigan to Angus E. McCallister and Ica Mae Wilson. Flo worked for Heath Funeral Chapel for 16 years as an administrative assistant. She is survived by her...

Feb 27, 2019

Feb 24, 2019

Lakeland- Thomas R. Jeffries, 78 of Lakeland, surrounded by “his girls,” went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2019. He is survived by his wife, of 53 years, Marie Jeffries; daughter Mary Kelly (Chris), granddaughter Christine Kelly, daughter Monica Jeffries Hazangeles (John), and by many cousins, nephews and nieces. Born August 30, 1940, in Dunbar, Pennsylvania he...

Feb 23, 2019

JAMES 'JIM' GLENN WAGNER, Jr., 64 LAKELAND - James 'Jim' Glenn Wagner, Jr. went to be with his heavenly Father on February 23, 2019 after an aviation accident in Winter Haven, FL. He was born to James G. Wagner, Sr. and Alice Wagner in Waco, Texas on January 15, 1955. Jim was the middle child among his two sisters....

Feb 23, 2019

Feb 22, 2019

Gene A. Finch Sr. Lakeland- Gene A. Finch Sr., 88 of Lakeland, went peacefully to be with the Lord on February 22, 2019. He is survived by his wife, of 53 years, Betsye Kay Finch. Born July 3, 1930, in Lakeland he was the son of the late David and Betty Finch. He was also preceded in death by...

Feb 22, 2019

Mr. Albert (Sonny) Hosmer Carter, Jr., age 71, a resident of Lakeland, FL passed away Fri. Feb. 22, 2019 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Sonny was born Jun. 3, 1947 in Jacksonville, FL to Albert and Darthulah (Dot) Carter. He has been a Polk County resident since 1976 after becoming a decorated hero serving in the...

Feb 18, 2019

Jack Lynn Packett, 91, of Lakeland, passed away February 18, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Candi Packett. Born October 23, 1927, in Knoxville, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Esten and Anna Packett. Jack Packett was born in Knoxville TN - back when his mom gave birth to all her kids with a mid-wife. Mr....

Feb 17, 2019

Jewell Eileen Joiner Knapp, 89 Lakeland- Jewell Eileen Joiner Knapp of Lakeland, passed away in her sleep in the early morning hours of 2/17/2019, after a courageous battle with Dementia. Jewell was born in Live Oak, Florida in 1929 to Irma Kate and Arlee Devant Joiner. She grew up in Winter Haven and graduated as Valedictorian of Winter Haven...

Feb 13, 2019

Feb 11, 2019