OBITUARIES

David G. Mahaffey

David G. Mahaffey

Nov 13, 2018

MAHAFFEY, DAVID G., 69 of Sebring, FL passed away on Tuesday November 13, 2018. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, cousin, uncle and friend. Born in Buffalo, NY on April 20, 1949. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Peggy and Albert, his brother James, his wife Ruth and his sons David and Steven. He is...

Carol Ann Wagner

Carol Ann Wagner

Nov 11, 2018

WAGNER, CAROL ANN, 80 of Sebring, FL, died November 11, 2018. She was born in Erie, PA, daughter of the late Clarence (Rip) and Elizabeth (Elise) Simmons. Carol graduated from Harborcreek High School in Harborcreek, PA. She was retired from Bookkeeping and Accounting. Carol liked quilting, painting (oil, china and wood), taught wood painting (tole), and enjoyed camping and traveling....

Lois-Ann Snook

Lois-Ann Snook

Nov 11, 2018

SNOOK, Lois-Ann, 78 of Sebring, FL passed away November 11, 2018 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Garnett and Mary (Punko) Fallin. She was a graduate of Patterson Park High School and married Gerald on April 6, 1962 in Baltimore, MD moving to Sebring in 1996. Former secretary of Beechfield United Methodist Church in...

Andrew Warren Stephens

Andrew Warren Stephens

Nov 10, 2018

Andrew Warren Stephens

July 28, 2004 - November 10, 2018

 

Andrew Warren Stephens of Sebring, Florida died November 10, 2018. He is survived by his parents; Rebekah Gray Wills and Marion Edwin “Win” Stephens V and his older brother; Jacob Edwin Stephens of Sebring, grandparents; Bishop Richard and Eileen Wills of Lakeland and M. E. “Steve” IV and...

Cynthia G. Lowery

Cynthia G. Lowery

Nov 5, 2018

CYNTHIA G. LOWERY, 70 of Sebring died Monday, November 5, 2018 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Cindy was born in Cherry Hill, New York, daughter of the late Raymond and Irene (Lehman) Gerling, moving here in 1957, a graduate of Sebring High School class of 1966. Cindy had worked in banking and was a former secretary for Farm Bureau Insurance, a...

Garnet Berniece Kimmel

Garnet Berniece Kimmel

Oct 25, 2018

Garnet Berniece Kimmel,96 of Sebring died October 25, 2018. She as born in Huntington, Indiana moving to Sebring in 1972. She was a Deputy Clerk of Courts with Highlands County with 18 years of service, she volunteered at Florida Hospital and attended Heartland Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland and her brother Robert Bonebrake. She...

John H. Kauffman

John H. Kauffman

Oct 21, 2018

JOHN H. KAUFFMAN of Sebring passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Somers Hospice House. He was born March 28, 1938 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania to Martin Luther and Mary Elizabeth Gledhill Kauffman. He was very proud of his service to the United States Marine Corp and the Pennsylvania State Police. He also worked with the Seminole Brighton Indian Reservation...

Louise Heston Stiles

Louise Heston Stiles

Oct 16, 2018

Louise Heston Stiles went to be with Jesus on October 16, 2018.

Louise was born March 14, 1935 to CT & Maggie Traylor in Blountstown, Florida, moving to Sebring when she was 10 years old. Louise is preceded in death by her loving husbands Cecil Heston and Joe Stiles, Jr., her daughter Evelyn Heston Leaphart; her sister Dorothy Jean Kackley...

Jane E McArthur

Jane E McArthur

Oct 9, 2018

Our good neighbor Jane Edith McArthur passed away peacefully in her sleep October 9, 2018 in her Sebring home. Jane was 74. She was born in Warren, Pennsylvania and moved to Sebring in 2006 from Hollywood, Florida. She spent her early years growing up in Niagara Falls NY, moving to Hamden CT in 1959 when she was a sophomore in...

Eugene Richard Wert

Eugene Richard Wert

Sep 27, 2018

WERT, EUGENE R., 83 of Sebring, FL died September 27, 2018. He was born in Allentown, PA; a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the U.S. Army. He moved to Sebring in 1970 from Ephrata, PA retiring from TECO. He was raised in the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by a son, Tony Eugene Wert and is...

Rick Benschoter

Rick Benschoter

Sep 19, 2018

Rick Benschoter, 66, of Reddick FL., left this earth for Heaven on 9/19/18, to be reunited with his mother Betty, father Harvey, and brother Roni.

Born in Colorado, Rick and family moved to Sebring in 1962. He graduated from Sebring High School in 1970. While attending school in Sebring, he was a standout in football and track, and exhibited prize...

Frances A. Moscillo

Frances A. Moscillo

Sep 16, 2018

MOSCILLO, FRANCES A., 92 of Sebring, FL died Sept. 16, 2018. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and has resided in Sebring since 1996. A member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Joseph and their daughters, Joyce Sirois and Laurel Horn all of Sebring; brother, John Augliera, Medford, MA; two grandchildren and six great grandchildren....

COL (Ret) Robert Dean Wood

COL (Ret) Robert Dean Wood

Sep 7, 2018

 

COL (Ret) Robert Dean Wood went to his heavenly home on September 7, 2018 after a brief battle against cancer. Bob was born January 15, 1937 in Edwards Co., IL to Virgil and Bernadine Ibbotson Wood. He grew up on a farm near Mt. Carmel, IL and graduated from high school there. At the University of Illinois, he studied...

Bobbie Lee Bean

Bobbie Lee Bean

Sep 3, 2018

BEAN, BOBBIE LEE, 88, of Sebring, FL died September 3, 2018 at V.A. Hospital, West Palm Beach, FL.  He was born in Junction City, KS, A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1950-1953.  He was a photo engraver for forty years, moving to Sebring from California in 1967 and was a member of First Baptist Church of Lake...

Effie Mae McConahay

Effie Mae McConahay

Sep 3, 2018

Effie Mae McConahay, 80 of Sebring, Florida passed away Monday, September 3, 2018. She was born in Lambert, Mississippi and had been a long time resident of Sebring. Effie was a Christian and had worked as a cook for the School Board of HIghlands County at Woodlawn Elementary School. She is survived by her son Charles Edward "Ed" McConahay of...

Sally Jo McDougall

Sally Jo McDougall

Aug 26, 2018

Sebring, Sally Jo McDougall, Aunt Mom, #1 passed Aug. 26, 2018 at age 73. Survived by Sister (#3) Sara (Bob) Butler, Sebring; nephews, David Holland, Douglas Baughman; niece, Katie (Justin) Gange and their son, Callan, many cousins; special friends, the Susan Paeplow family, Jim & Mel Robertson, David Cline and Ron Mangel. And many more friends & students. Sally volunteered...

Mary D Lamar

Mary D Lamar

Aug 22, 2018

LAMAR, MARY D., 82, of Sebring, FL died, August 22, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Washington, NJ moving to Sebring in 1955. She was a retired Purchasing Agent for Highlands County. A member of the House of Worship and Prayer. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Josephine Dunlap and two brothers, John and...

Evan G. Gough

Evan G. Gough

Aug 12, 2018

Evan G. Gough went to be with the Lord on August 12, 2018. He was born in Mt. Airy, NC, in 1934 and has been living in Maranatha Village, Sebring FL for the past 15 years. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Wanda Eddy Gough; his brother Ezra Gough; his children Gaius, Louwan, Nathanael, Deborah, and...

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