OBITUARIES

Natalie  L. Wood

Natalie L. Wood

Sep 19, 2019

Mrs. Natalie Lewis Wood passed away Thursday (Sept. 19, 2019) at Hawthorne Inn in Lakeland, Florida. She was 92. Natalie was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Stanley and Adeline Lewis on August 27, 1927. Natalie graduated from Poughkeepsie High School in 1945, and after attending business school, she became a secretary and stenographer. Natalie married Donald J. Wood...

Janie Hunt Pendergrass

Janie Hunt Pendergrass

Sep 17, 2019

Janie Hunt Pendergrass July 23, 1923 to Sept 17, 2019 “96” Janie H. Pendergrass went home to the Lord on September 17, 2019. Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Aunt and Friend passed away at her home in Lakeland FL. Left to treasure her love and memory are her Daughter Carla Pendergrass Baker and Husband Scott, Granddaughters Cara Rachel Viola and...

Kenneth Patrick Davis

Kenneth Patrick Davis

Sep 15, 2019

Kenneth P. Davis Lakeland: Kenneth P. Davis, 85, passed away on September 15, 2019 in Lakeland. He was born in Homestead, FL, on June 16, 1934. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Lily Davis. He is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy C. Davis. Ken was a veteran of the United States Army, having served...

David L. Merriam

David L. Merriam

Sep 12, 2019

David L. Merriam, 77 Lakeland – David L. Merriam passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Jean, children, Lisa Regan, Alex Merriam (Jazmin); grandchildren, Connor and Carley. Services will be held on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 10 am at Florida National cemetery, 6502SW 102nd Ave, Bushnell, FL 33513. In Lieu of flowers...

Carol Ann Bynum

Carol Ann Bynum

Sep 10, 2019

Dr. Ann Bailey Bynum died September 10, 2019, at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland, FL. She was surrounded by her loving family. Her brother, Richard Bailey and wife Deborah Bailey, two daughters, Holly Ann Bowles and husband Tom Bowles of Lakeland, FL, and Susan Heather Vaughn and husband Richard Vaughn of Amelia Island, FL, and six grandchildren, Brett...

Nancy Korinek Floyd

Nancy Korinek Floyd

Sep 8, 2019

Nancy Joy Korinek Floyd Lakeland- Nancy Joy Korinek Floyd passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019. She was born on February 23, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, to George and Libby Korinek. Nancy graduated from the University of Miami. She then worked as a school teacher and school secretary for many years Nancy moved to Lakeland in 1974, where she...

Leonard George Vaughan, Jr

Leonard George Vaughan, Jr

Sep 3, 2019

Dr. Leonard George Vaughan, Jr., 90 Lakeland: Dr. Leonard “Buzz” Vaughan, 90, of Lakeland, died on September 3, 2019. He was born in Kansas City, MO, on September 25, 1928, to Ruth and Leonard George Vaughan, Sr. Buzz was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He attended Emory University and was a graduate of the Pennsylvania College...

Lucille A Bowles

Lucille A Bowles

Sep 3, 2019

Lucille A. Bowles, 88 Homemaker Lakeland- Lucille A. Bowles died on September 3, 2019. She was born on December 18, 1930 in Atlanta, GA and grew up in College Park, GA. Lucille was a resident of Lakeland, FL since 1966 and Little Gasparilla Island from 1990 until 2016. Lucille was a member of the Presbyterian Chapel in the Grove,...

Pauline Mary Earl

Pauline Mary Earl

Aug 30, 2019

Pauline Mary Earl, nee Meagher, 84, passed away peacefully on August 30th, 2019 in Lakeland. Pauline was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on June 22, 1935 and raised in Sutton, Surrey, England. During the Second World War, she and her younger siblings were evacuated from London to northern England to escape German bombings. After finishing her education...

Patty Morris

Patty Morris

Aug 26, 2019

Patricia Elaine Morris Lakeland - Patricia Elaine Morris died on August 26, 2019. She was born on March 11, 1951 in Madras, India to Arthur and Ruth Morris. She is survived by her beloved and devoted husband Robert Foxworth; Her brothers, David Roy (Philomina) Morris and family; Joseph Arthur (Yong Cha) Morris and family, her sister, Sharon Lee Bilsborough...

Inez  Mcmillan

Inez Mcmillan

Aug 15, 2019

Inez T. McMillin, 96, passed away peacefully in her daughter’s home in Lakeland, FL on August 15, 2019, surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Herbert E. McMillin. Inez was born in 1923 in Bushnell, FL. She graduated valedictorian of Bushnell High School and helped support her family through the Great Depression and World...