OBITUARIES

James A. Davis

James A. Davis

Feb 14, 2011

DAVIS, JAMES A., 69 of Sebring, FL went home to be with our Lord and Savior on February 12, 2011. He was born in St. Petersburg, FL and retired from Winer Manufacturing and was a Captain of Civil Defense for 21 years all in Hammond, IN relocating to Sebring in 1990. Member of Sebring Moose Lodge #2259 and Sports Car...

Charles H. Ziegler

Charles H. Ziegler

Feb 3, 2011

ZIEGLER, CHARLES H., 87 of Sebring, FL died peacefully, Thursday, February 3, 2011 at his Sebring residence. Charles was born in Lebanon, PA, son of the late, Paul H.and Nettie (Hibshman) Ziegler. Following high school, he worked for Bethlehem Steel prior to joining the U.S. Marine Corps, as Corporal during W.W.II. Following the war he returned to Bethlehem Steel. In...

Mary M. Paedae

Mary M. Paedae

Feb 1, 2011

PAEDAE, MARY M., 82 of Sebring, died, Tuesday, February 1, 2011, after a lengthy illness. Mary was born in Sebring, FL and was owner of Hobby Hill Florist, working together with her family for over 35 years. Mary's great love, Bill Paedae, her husband of 49 years and best friend, preceded her in death in 2003. She was a fearless...

Robert Newton Rader

Robert Newton Rader

Jan 29, 2011

RADER, ROBERT NEWTON, 91 of Lake Placid, FL, died, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 in Sebring, FL. He was born in Loco, OK, son of the late Jesse Henry and Lydia (Newton) Rader. He served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring, July 1959, as CWO4. In 1978 he retired from Ford Aerospace, NASA, Houston, TX. He moved to the Bahamas, living...

Kathryn L. Taylor

Kathryn L. Taylor

Jan 28, 2011

TAYLOR, KATHRYN L., 95 of Sebring, FL went to be with the Lord, Friday, January 28, 2011. She was born in Jacksonville, AL and was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin A. Taylor; son, Gary Taylor, daughter, Sarah Odum. She moved to Sebring in 1988 from Chattahoochee, FL and was a member of Sebring Parkway Church of Christ. Survivors...

Christopher W. Logston

Christopher W. Logston

Jan 25, 2011

LOGSTON, CHRISTOPHER WAYNE, 31, died January 25, 2011 at Univeristy of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN. Wayne was born in Lake Wales, FL, a graduate of Sebring High School. Wayne moved from Dawsonville, GA to Madisonville, KY where he worked for Lowes. Wayne was an avid University of Alabama fan. He is survived by his parents, Gary (Pamela) Logston, Sebring;...

Ardis R. Hoover

Ardis R. Hoover

Jan 24, 2011

HOOVER, ARDIS R., 90, died, Monday, January 24, 2011 at The Oaks of Avon, Avon Park, FL. Sebring, Ardis was born in Cleveland, OH moving to Winter Haven, FL in 1973 from Sandusky, OH. She retired as a Secretary for Glidden Paint Company. Survivors include her sister, Anna Jane Alexander; nephews and their wives, Bob and Pat Alexander, all of...

Dorthea Stebbins

Dorthea Stebbins

Jan 23, 2011

STEBBINS, DOROTHEA, 79 of Lorida, FL died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Maspeth, Queens, New York and lived in South Florida since 1949 moving to Lorida in 2003 from Cooper City, FL. She was a member of St. David's Catholic Church, Davie, FL. Dorothea is survived by her husband, Kenneth H. Stebbins, Lorida; sons,...

Norma A. Justice

Norma A. Justice

Jan 15, 2011

JUSTICE, NORMA A., 69, died January 15, 2011 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Hampton, WV, daughter of the late Moss and Bessie (Browning) Hatfield. A graduate of Gilbert High School, Gilbert, WV. She moved to Sebring in 2005 from Bear, DE and was a faithful member of Southside Baptist Church, Sebring. Norma was preceded in death by her...

Ruth Leak Johnson

Ruth Leak Johnson

Jan 14, 2011

JOHNSON, RUTH LEAK, 94 of Sebring, FL , was called home to be with the Lord, Friday, January 14,2011. Ruth was born in Terre Haute, IN and was a civil service employee during W.W. II. She married the late Raymond Johnson, moving to Sebring in 1967 from Ft. Myers, FL. Ruth was active at First United Methodist Church, Sebring and...

Freddie H. Collins

Freddie H. Collins

Jan 14, 2011

COLLINS, FREDDIE H., 63 of Sebring, Florida, died, Friday, January 14, 2011 at Venice Regional Medical Center, Venice, FL. Freddie was born in Hoke County, NC. Graduated from High School in Aberdeen, NC and attended Sand Hills College in Pinehurst, NC. Freddie had worked in Restaurants in management for several years including McDugals Restaurants in Pennsylvania. In 1985 he moved...

James M. Collins

James M. Collins

Jan 8, 2011

COLLINS, JAMES M., 81 of Sebring, FL died January 8, 2011. Jim was born in Miami, FL, a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean Conflict. He retired from commercial plumbing moving to Sebring in 1985 from Miami. A member of Sebring Elks Lodge #1529 and Jim worked at Sebring International Raceway for over 15 years as...

Lincoln Henry Dreessen

Lincoln Henry Dreessen

Jan 5, 2011

Lincoln Henry Dreessen, 52, of Sebring, FL, died January 5, 2011. He was born in New York, the son of Lincoln H. Dreessen Sr. and Margie (Weeks) Dreessen. Lincoln graduated from Sebring High School in 1976 and married his wife Stacey in 1981. Lincoln was employed for over 20 years by the State of Florida Departments of Transportation and Corrections....

Pastor Ralph O. Burns

Pastor Ralph O. Burns

Jan 5, 2011

BURNS, RALPH O., 90 of Sebring, FL died Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Pastor Burns was born in Las Animas, CO, son of the late Harrison Arvin and Elsie Bell (Orth) Burns. Pastor Burns entered the ministry in 1942, after graduation from college. He pastured churches in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. While pastoring he served the state councils of the last...

Paul Wagner

Paul Wagner

Jan 5, 2011

WAGNER, PAUL, 84 of Sebring, FL died Jan. 5, 2011. He was born in Washington, DC, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired as a bookkeeper in the door manufacturing industry in California, moving to Sebring in 1983. He is survived by his sisters, Nancy Soderland and Katherine Farrow; cousin, Elizabeth Bunch. The family will receive friends 1:00 pm. to 2:00...

Stacey A. Jack-Dreessen

Stacey A. Jack-Dreessen

Jan 5, 2011

Stacey A. Jack-Dreessen, 48, of Sebring, FL, died January 5, 2011. She was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Thomas H. and Pearl (Sample) Jack and had lived in Sebring since her high school years, graduating from Sebring High School in 1980. Stacey married Lincoln Dreessen in 1981. They were blessed with a son, Sean, 23 (Sebring). She worked as...

Eshter Marth Pierce Cook

Eshter Marth Pierce Cook

Jan 1, 2011

COOK, ESHTER MARTH PIERCE, 91, of Sebring, died January 1, 2011 in Lake Placid, FL. She was born in Brockings, S. Dakota. She moved to Sebring in 1999 from Gloversville, NY and was a foster parent. She is survived by her children, Sharon Hardy, Susan Crannell, Sandra Cook, Steve Cook, Scott Cook, Mary Cook, Donald Cook, Beverly Kilts; sister, Clalrissa...

Jean Y. O'Keeffe

Jean Y. O'Keeffe

Dec 30, 2010

JEAN Y. O'KEEFFE, 87 of Sebring passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Norwich, Connecticut moving to the area in 1966 from Atlanta, Georgia. She was a homemaker, former President of Highlands General Hospital (now Highlands Regional Medical Center) Auxillary. She was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. She is survived by her...

Fernand J. Parent

Fernand J. Parent

Dec 27, 2010

PARENT, FERNAND J., 77 of Avon Park, FL, died Dec. 27, 2010. He was born in Hamlin, Maine, moved to Avon Park in 1984 from Springfield, MA. A member of Independent Baptist Church, Sebring and retired from Highlands County Courthouse. He is survived by daughters, Rena M. Beyer and Tina Cote; sons, Larry, Perry and Mark Parent; brothers, Gerald and...

John P. Browing

John P. Browing

Dec 26, 2010

BROWNING, JOHN P., 84 of Sebring, FL died December 26, 2010. He was born in Wayne, IN, a veteran of W.W. II serving in the U.S. Navy. John retired from Gohsen Rubber Company and was a member of St. Johns Catholic Church, Goshen. He and his late wife, Joyce moved to Sebring in 1988 from Goshen. He is survived by...

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