Melvin O. Brown, 91, of Avon Park, FL, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020. He was born October 17, 1928 to Ira Newton Brown and Fannie Brown. Melvin had been a resident of Avon Park since 1991 having come from Hollywood, FL, where he retired from the City of Hollywood Water Department after 32...

Edward Nicholas Hinds, age 82 of Sebring, FL, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at home surrounded by the love of his family Vicki, Ronald and Ross. He was born October 5, 1937 to Nicholas Hinds and Naomi Foster in Millville, NJ where he was raised. He later moved to California, then later...

When I come to the end of the road and the sun has set for me, I want no nights in a gloom filled room, why cry for a soul set free” CHESAPEAKE – Nancy L. Hendricks, 84, passed away October 24, 2019. She grew up in Mineral Point, WI, the youngest daughter of Howard and Ruth Nancolas Tyrer. Nancy...

Fayra Sue Malone, age 83 passed away on August 12, 2019. She was born on July 1, 1936 to James and Della Hayes White. She had been a Highlands county resident since 1969 coming from Alabama. Some of the things she enjoyed to do was puzzles, coloring and reading, but most of all she loved her...

Lenora Ann Tift, age 79, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. She was born September 20, 1939 in Swiftown, Mississippi to the late Sam and Ethel (Moore) Cooper. Ann had been a resident for 25 years coming from Cooper City, FL and was a member of First Baptist Church of Sebring....

Linda Goins, 63, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 in Sebring, FL. She was born May 24, 1956 in Lumberton, North Carolina. She had been a resident for 30 years coming from North Carolina. She enjoyed taking care of her grandkids and family. She is survived by her husband, Joe Goins; children,...

DEVANTOY, Gary Leon, 69 of Sebring, FL died May 2, 2019 in Tampa, FL. Gary was born in Englewood, NJ. He was a veteran of the US Army and retired from the phone company and also Avon Park Corectional Center. He is survived by his loving wife, Margaret Devantoy; mother, Rose A. Vallero; daughter,...

Garland A. Kelly Barringer, age 94, of Avon Park, FL, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019. She was born on February 27, 1925 in Watkinsville, GA to Henry and Thelma (Wright) Turnbull. She was a Homemaker, graduate of Avon Park High School, member of First Baptist Church of Avon Park since 1938,...

Richard Joseph "Rick" Demeri, 66, Ft. Myers, FL, formerly of Sebring, FL, passed away on March 15, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born in Queens, NY on May 8, 1952 to Cy and Jean (Baskin) Demeri. Rick graduated from Bridgewater College with a BS in Sociology and Elementary...

Patricia A. Aul, age 70, passed away in Avon Park, FL on Monday, March 4, 2019. She was born in Portsmouth, VA to parents Raymond and Frances (Fiore) Ashby on October 27, 1948. Patricia moved to Avon Park, FL in 1991, coming from Jacksonville, FL ,she had a love for children and was a caretaker...

Kathryn R. Thompson, 81, of Sebring, FL passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Mrs. Thompson was born June 17, 1937 in Obetz, OH to George G. and Ruth Helen (Seymour) Taylor. Kathryn moved to this area in 1997 from Groveport, OH. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Sebring and...