>WILLIE
"SUGAMAN" ADAMS – 63 - BBQ Chef
– Restaurants & Army Veteran
LAKELAND
- Willie "Sugaman" Adams, 63, died Sept. 2, 2012 at Wedgewood HCC of
cardiac
arrest. He was born, raised,
and educated in Lakeland.
Following
his graduation from Rochelle
High, class of 1967, he joined
Job Corp. (Cook) & later served his country in the
US Army
where he was honorably discharged. He pursued his joy in cooking
beginning in Los Angeles at Mt. Cedars Medical Center (Head Cook),
Brother's BBQ, and The Cajuns Crab House (Lakeland).
He
leaves to cherish his memory, 2 daughters, Tara & Jackie Adams;
3
grandchildren, 5 brothers, 4 sisters, and a host of other relatives and
friends. Funeral Service: Saturday, 11 am at Mt. Pleasant AME Church.
– Ledger, Sept. 13, 2012
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>LITTLE
BILL BROWN – 53 – Landscaper
- Ledger, Jan. 21, 2003
LAKELAND
-- Mr. Little Bill Brown's personality and style of dress was as unique
as his name. "My father had a brother named Bill Brown, so my father
named him after our uncle," said his sister, June Zipper of Lakeland.
"He had his own unique dress style. When he dressed, he dressed. He was
always clean as a tack." The former landscaper died of hardening of the
arteries Wednesday (Jan. 15, 2003) in Lakeland. He was
born in
Lakeland, he was the youngest
son of six children. He attended
Rochelle Elementary, Junior and Senior High School.
In his younger
years, he enjoyed playing softball and shooting pool. He received his
certification in landscaping at Job Corp and worked as a landscaper.
"Dressing up was his hobby. He looked good," said his sister, Lutricia
Brown of Lakeland. "He would dress up just to go up the street." With
all of his family in Lakeland, Mr. Brown spent a lot of time visiting
and helping out whenever they needed a hand. "Every time that I asked
him to do something for me, he always did it," his sister, Myrtice
Brown of Lakeland said. He got the nickname "Old Man" because he walked
slowly. "You could be walking with him and everybody would say `Why are
you walking so slow,' and he would say that he would be there by the
time you got there. And he would be, too," Zipper said. "He had no
enemies," she said. "He was a smooth-sailing person that had his own
unique way and style about himself." Mr. Brown was a former member of
Harmony Missionary Baptist Church.
Mr.
Brown is also survived by his
mother, Mary L. Brown, Lakeland;
sister, Mary A. Brown, Lakeland; and brother, Henry Brown Jr.,
Lakeland. Visitation will be this evening at H.W. Oldham
Funeral Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lotela Church of
God. –
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>JEWEL
LEE "J.B. "BUTLER, Jr., – 71 - B & M Construction
LAKELAND - Mr. Jewel Lee
Butler
Jr., passed away Fri. at Palm Terrace with lung cancer. J.B. as he was
known retired from B&M Construction where he worked as a
foreman.
He was also a member of the
Rochelle Class of 1957.
J.B. is
preceded in death
by
his wife, Elizabeth Everette Butler.>
He leaves to cherish his
memories five
children: Elaine Everette, Rita Butler, both of
Lakeland, FL, Lisa Mallory of Brandon, FL, Wanda Stanley of Orlando, FL
and Anthony Butler also of Orlando, FL. He also leaves
two siblings:
Carolyn Butler of E. Brunswick, NJ and Bruce Butler of Titusville, FL.
Visitation Fri., 5-7pm in the Coney Chapel; funeral Sat., 11 am at New
Mt. Zion M. B. Church. Services entrusted to Coney Funeral Parlor.
–Ledger, Sept. 18, 2008
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>ERNESTINE
WALLS CAMPBELL - 64 - Retired Educator Polk County School Board
- Ledger, June 21,
2013
LAKELAND - Ernestine
Walls
Campbell, was born in Lakeland,
FL. on November 24, 1948 to the late
Juanita Walls. > She
passed away from this life to be with the
Lord on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, due to cardiac failure. She graduated
from Rochelle High School in 1966
and completed her college degree
in education from Bethune Cook College.
She was
married to the late
Errol Campbell. Ernestine
retired in 2001 after 32 years of
teaching at several local high schools. She loved the Lord and was a
member of Free Life Chapel of Lakeland, FL. She will be deeply missed
everyday but her memories will keep her close to the hearts of those
who knew her best.
Ernestine was preceded
in death
by her mother, Juanita Walls
and her brother Romeo L. Walls.
In the absence of her body but not her spirit,> Ernestine leaves
to
cherish her love and memories: her cousins: Claudia Strong of Lakeland,
FL, Altheal and Mae Williams of Miami, FL; a dear and devoted friend
Susie L. Johnson of Sebring FL; a God son, Quentin McGriff of Lakeland,
FL; her Rochelle class-mates
of 1966; a host of cousins, and
other sorrowing relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements are by
Oldham Funeral Home, 1537 Kettles Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33805, (863)
683-2419. >Visitation will be at Oldham Funeral Home, Sunday,
June
23, 2013. Home-going service is Monday, June 24, 2013, 11 am at Harmony
Missionary Baptist Church, 1645 N. Webster Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33805,
(863) 683-1831)
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>ARTRIA
WILLIAMS CANNON – 68 - Ret. Job
Corps - Ledger, Sept. 11, 2008
LAKELAND - Mrs. Artria Williams Cannon, went home to be with the Lord
Friday, September 5, 2008 due to a brain tumor. She was
born in
Pierce, Florida and graduated
from Rochelle High School.
She was a member of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in
Lakeland. She was a loving, devoted mother, grandmother and sister.
Mrs. Cannon was preceded in death by her
mother and father
George
and Tollie Williams and
siblings George B. Williams, Barbara Jean
Murphy, Shirley Worrels Robinson, and Raleigh Williams.
She leaves to cherish her memory four children Cheryl Ernest
Joe,
Kimberly Burgess, Jeffrey Williams, Janet Williams, and husband James
E. Cannon, Clinton, IA. Siblings James Ann Williams, Velma Thomas
Brown, Leroy Cynthia Williams, and Walter Mae Payne. She also leaves 10
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. >The visitation will
be
Friday, September 12, 2008 at New Jerusalem MBC. The funeral will be
Saturday 11 00 a.m. at New Jerusalem. Arrangements are entrusted to
Oldham Funeral Home, Lakeland, Florida |
>ELIZABETH
BUFORD CLAYTON – 60 – Restaurant Employee
LAKELAND -- Mrs.
Elizabeth
Buford Clayton, a former short-order cook, died of a brain hemorrhage
Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at Lakeland Hills Center. "She was a good
short-order cook. She was always a good cook. She had to be because she
had six kids," said her sister, Dorothy Barnes of Lakeland. Born
in
Randolph County, Ala., she came
to Lakeland at the age of 11
and attended Rochelle
Elementary, Junior High and High Schools.
Mrs. Clayton worked at the Denny's Restaurant on U.S. 98 North for many
of the years. She also worked at Picadilly in Dundee, The Lakeland
Center and Bob Evans. She also enjoyed cooking for her family members,
most of whom are in Polk County. "She liked going to church and being
with her family," Barnes said. "The grandkids were at her house all the
time. They practically ate supper at her house every night. Those
children loved her cooking." Mrs. Clayton was an active, longtime
member of Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church.
In addition
to her
sister, Mrs. Clayton is survived by her children, Robert L. Buford,
Chipley, Geraldine E. Lockette, Laura D. Buford, Annette M. Buford,
Barbara R. Buford and Johnie L. Buford Jr., all of Lakeland; sister,
Willie Rose Bennett, Auburndale; brother, Otis Robinson, Lakeland; nine
grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.> Visitation will be from
6
to 8 this evening at Oldham's Funeral Home. Services will be at noon
Thursday at Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church. –Ledger, Jan.
22,
2003
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>LUCY
MAE COTTLE – 57 – Medical Office Manager - Ledger,
Nov. 26, 2002
LAKELAND -- Mrs. Lucy
Mae
Cottle, who for 21 years was the office manager for Dr. Wendell Blake
and Dr. Benjamin Franklin, died Friday (Nov. 22, 2002) at Lakeland
Regional Medical Center after a
traffic accident Thursday. Mrs.
Cottle, a longtime resident of
Lakeland, was
born in Lakeland,
she graduated from Rochelle
High School. Mrs. Cottle was
soft-spoken and hard-working. She began her job in the medical office
that is on the north side of Lake Wire, when it was doctors Blake,
Franklin and Mark Ivey. After 20 years she retired as office manager
for Blake and Franklin, but returned to work part time for the last
year and half."The patients loved Lucy," said her daughter, Kim Cottle
Adams of Lakeland. "During Christmas, she used to get more fruit cakes
than she could shake a stick at. Even people that come in the office
irate, Mom could calm them down.
"Over the years, Mrs.
Cottle
sang in numerous choirs and directed the junior choir at Greater Refuge
Church of Our Lord, where she was a longtime member and a
missionary."She taught us all those spiritual values, all the moral
values," Adams said."She wasn't a hard mother," Adams said. "She was so
kind until you just wanted to do what Mom said to do. She had the
values that moms should have -- she was that and more. She let God
shine through her.
"In addition to her
daughter,
Mrs. Cottle is survived by her
husband of 37 years, Eddie Cottle Jr.;
sons, Eddie Cottle III and Jonathan Cottle, both of
Lakeland; sisters, Andrea Riley, Orlando, Jacquelin McGordon, Roslyn
Williams and Cynthia Orduna, all of Lakeland and Shenay McGordon and
Stacy Smith, both of Indianapolis; brothers, Tyrone McGordon, Winter
Haven, and Victor McGordon, Indianapolis; and three
grandchildren.>
Visitation will be Friday at Coney Funeral Home. Services will be
Saturday at Greater Refuge Church of Our Lord.
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>LULA
LAVONNE DIXON – 67 - Polk Co. School Board
LAKELAND - Lula Lavonne
Dixon,
of Lakeland, Florida, became our heavenly angel on November 17, 2014,
while surrounded by her loving family and dearest friends. She was
born on August 14, 1947, in Lakeland, Florida, to Mildred Debose and
the late Alonzo Carlton, Sr. She attended Rochelle High
School,
graduating in 1965. She married
Willie James Dixon on June 15,
1969, and from this union, bore
three daughters: Quanjeana, Monika
and Charmethia. Lula served as a
secretary with the Polk County
School Board for 30 years,
retiring in 2004.
She is survived by her
husband,
mother, daughters, siblings, grand/great grandchildren and a host of
nieces and nephews. The viewing will be held on November 21, 2014, from
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Lula's Life Celebration will be held on
Saturday, November 22, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. (both events will be held at
New Bethel AME Church located at 2122 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave.) The
family has entrusted their loved one into the care of Coney Funeral
Home. www.coneyfh.com – Ledger, Nov. 20, 2014
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>PASTOR
CECIL LEE EDWARDS – 58 - U.S.Air Force
LAKELAND - Pastor
Edwards was
born in Lakeland, FL on January
2, 1952. He graduated from Rochelle
Senior High School in 1969.
Immediately following graduation, he
joined the Air Force. He
returned to Lakeland in 1980 where he was
employed by Agrico and Grace
Mines. He also worked
for
Judge Richard Bronson. In 1995, Pastor
Cecil L. Edwards founded
the El Shaddai Full
Gospel Church. After 14 1/2
years as
pastor, he transitioned this life on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from
cardio-pulmonary arrest.
He leaves to remember
his
strengths and vision: wife of
36 1/2 years, Rhonda Edwards; 4
sons, Derrick, Trumaine, Taj and Tasmine, daughter Terea Edwards; step
daughter Sharon Stephens; brother Leroy (Gwen) Edwards; (sisters)
Surrell (Garfield) Hill, Royleen and Maxine Edwards; (sisters in law)
Patricia (Garfield) Lyons and Brenda Muller, Sanford, FL; 12
grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Viewing Friday 6 pm to 8 pm at El
Shaddai Full Gospel Church, 1741 E. Gary Road, Lakeland. Homegoing
services Saturday at Word Alive Ministries. Services entrusted to Coney
Funeral Home. www.coneyfuneralhomes.com –Ledger, Feb. 4, 2010
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>VICKI
SHUNITA EMORY – 58 - Bee Gee's Shrimp & Seafood Inc.
LAKELAND - Mrs. Vicki
Shunita
Emory, died of respiratory failure Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. She was born
Sept. 14, 1950 in Lakeland, Fl.
She attended school at
Rochelle
Elementary, Jr. and Sr. High
School. She also attended
Technical School and earned a certificate in nursing and elderly care.
Vicki was employed at Bee Gee's Shrimp & Seafood Inc. in
Lakeland,
Fl for 10 yrs.
She is survived by her
sons
Morris Emory (Teneka) and James Emory with three grandchildren. Also her
mother Wille Mae Morris, brother
Russel C. Stewart (Mae),
McDonough, GA., sister Janice Bryant Yoeman, Statesboro, GA. Visitation
today 6-8 at Coney Chapel. Funeral Wednesday at 11 am at Greater St.
Paul. Service Entrusted to Coney Funeral Home. –Ledger, Aug.
11,
2009
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>ROBERT
" BOBBY" M. GRAHAM – 60 - U.S. Air Force - Ledger,
March 6, 2008
LAKELAND - Robert M. "Bobby" Graham,
Vietnam Veteran died March
4, 2008, at James A Haley VA Hospital (Tampa) of renal failure.
Bobby is a native of Lakeland
and a graduate of Rochelle
High School Class of 1965. Upon
graduation, he served his country
by joining the US Air Force,
traveled two tours of Vietnam,
and retired after 20 years of
services as a T. Sgt. from Bolling
AFB, Washington, DC (1985).
He leaves to
cherish his memory a wonderful family, a
devoted
wife Lottie Boatwright Graham; two
daughters, Paula
Graham-Dunn (Minister Calvern Dunn), Bowie, MD and Chanda Lynnette
Graham-Glenn (Wil- Durham, NC);
seven sisters: Gladys G.
Rosebud, Marjorie J. Boatwright, Martha Graham-Lux, Virginia G. Wright,
Francine G. Speed, Jacqueline D. Owhoso, and Marguerite E. Ramsey, one
brother, Albert Graham; three grandchildren, Teyah A., Tyson A. and
Troyan A. Glenn; and a host of other relatives.
Visitation : Friday at Word Alive Ministries. Funeral
service:
Saturday, 1:30 pm, Word Alive Ministries. - H. W. Oldham Funeral Home.
–
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>ANNA
JONES HUNLEY
– 58 - Mortgage Underwriter - Ledger, Oct. 3,
2013
LAKELAND - Anna Jones
Hunley, died Monday, September 30, 2013, at Tampa General Hospital due
to organ failure. Ms. Hunley was
born in Lakeland, FL, on July 26,
1955,
to the late Mr. Ervin Jones
and Mrs. Frances Joyce
Jones. She graduated
from Rochelle Senior High and
completed her education at Polk Community College. She was a retired
mortgage underwriter after working many years in the banking industry
throughout Central Florida.
She was preceded in
death by her husband Don
Feacher Jacksonville and her
daughter
Natasha Hunley Bobbit of Charlotte, N.C. .
She is survived by her
daughter Amy Olmstead, grandson Aaron Olm-stead, sisters Felecia
Stewart Steve , Evelyn Jones-Haynes Charlie , Julia Johnson, brother
Jessie Wright, Jr. Mary Jo , Linwood Wright, uncle, Walter Lee Cason
and a host of nieces and nephews. > Funeral services will be
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 at Mt. Moriah Ministries, 2042 Colson Road,
Plant City, FL, 33567. H.W. Oldham Funeral Home.
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>JAMES
JOHNSON, Jr.
– 63 - PCSB Educator
LAKELAND - James
Johnson, Jr., died on December 22, 2014, LRMC due to complications
associated with chronic heart failure. James, affectionately known as
'Junior,' was born April 9, 1951, in Lakeland at
Morrell
Memorial Hospital (
now Lakeland Regional Medical Center
) to Susie Mae (Dyson) and James Johnson, Sr. (deceased).
He received
all of his
primary and secondary education
at Rochelle Elem. & Jr.-Sr. High Schools, graduating in
1968. He further his education
at
Polk Jr. College receiving an A.S. degree; then proceeded to Florida
Southern College graduating with a B.S. degree in Education, later
receiving M.S. from National Louis Univ. He started his teaching career
at Lincoln Elem.
and would go on to teach at
Lakeland Jr.
High, Lakeland B.E.S.T., and
would retire from Churchwell
Elem.
due to health issues after 30yrs. He returned and taught an additional
7 years post-retirement at the Dwight Smith Center.
Survivors
include his
sisters Cherlyn Pugh and Palma McGowan, 6 nieces, 4 nephews, 20 grand
nieces and nephews and extended family members: Janice Myers-Smith,
Henry Rodmon, Jr. &Timothy Roundtree. A service of Remembering
will
be from 7-8pm Saturday, January 3, 2015, at the Greater St. Paul
Missionary Bapt. Church, 1130 N. Webster Av. Interment at
Oak Hill
Burial Park. Coney Funeral Home,
Lakeland. – Ledger, Jan. 3,
2015
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>LORENZO
"SANKO" R. LARRY
– 69 - U.S. Air Force Ret.
LAKELAND - Lorenzo
"Sanko" R. Larry, died April 12, 2012 at home due to cardiac arrest. He
was a graduate of Rochelle Sr.
High School (1960). Sanko
attended Florida A & M University and pursued a career in the
US
Air Force. He served 2 tours
during the Vietnam War.
Following
his retirement, he served as a
police officer with the City of
Valdosta, GA. Upon his return to
Lakeland, FL., he attended Harmony
MB Church.
He was
preceded in death
by his mother Rutha M.
Harrington & wife, Yvonne Larry.
> He is survived by his
father, Thomas Hodge (Adele);
children, Lorenzo Larry, Jr., Yolander Lasane & Yvonne R.
Larry; 13
grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren; two brothers, Clarence Childs
(Jessie) and Tyrone Hodge (Brenda); & a host of other
relatives.> Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 21,
2012,
12:30 pm at Harmony MB Church located at 1645 N. Webster Avenue,
Lakeland, FL 33805. – Ledger, April 20, 2012
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>GRACIE
MAE OSBEY - 70 -
LAKELAND -- Ms. Gracie
Mae Osbey was a strong-willed lady whose life centered around her
family and faith in God."We were very close all of my life because I
could always talk to her about anything," said her daughter, JoAnn
Osbey of Lithonia, Ga. "She's always been close to all her family
members because that was one of the things she worried about. Everybody
loved Grandma. Instead of worrying about herself, she worried about the
rest of the family members."
The retired
environmental services employee
for Lakeland Regional Medical Center died
Tuesday (May 24,
2005) of a
heart attack at Peachtree Christine Hospice in Duluth. She was a
lifelong resident of Polk County, Ms.
Osbey was born in Plant City.
Her
family moved to Bartow
where
she attended Union Academy.
She graduated
from Rochelle school in Lakeland.She
worked in environmental
services
at Lakeland Regional Medical Center for 18 years before retiring in
1992. Her daughter described her as a quiet lady who enjoyed watching
"Walker, Texas Ranger" and Bishop T.D. Jakes on the BET gospel programs
on Sunday mornings. "She had a very strong faith in God, and that is
what really kept her here as long as she was," JoAnn Osbey said. She
was
a member of Mount Pleasant AME Church.
In addition to her daughter,
JoAnn Osbey, Ms. Osbey is survived by her father,
Jessie Edward Osbey,
Biloxi, Miss.; mother,
Effie Beatrice Vaught
Hill, Lakeland;
stepfather, C.W. Hill,
Lakeland; sister, Shirley Jean McBride,
Lakeland; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation
will be Friday at H.W. Oldham Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m.
on Saturday at Mount Pleasant AME Church. Burial will be
in Oak Hill
Cemetery. –Ledger,
May 26, 2005
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>QUEEN
ESTHER LITTLE McNEAL, 61
LAKELAND - Queen Esther Little McNeal, 61, died October 17, 2007 at the
Tampa General Hospital due to cardiac arrest.
Queen Esther McNeal was born to the union of George "Pappa G" Little
and Corine Stephens Little in Lakeland, FL on August 14, 1946.
Queen attended and graduated from Rochelle Senior High School in
Lakeland in 1964, where she met and married Jesse McNeal, Jr. 45 years
ago. She was the first lady and co-founder of Freedom in Christ
Ministries, Inc. where her husband serves as the Pastor.
She leaves to cherish her memories, a loving husband, Pastor Jesse
McNeal, Jr.; three sons, Tony, Andre, and Adrian McNeal, all of
Lakeland; her siblings, Cyrus Little (E. Orange, NJ), Bernice Milner
(Clint-Los Angeles, CA), Clint Little, Richard Little, and Diane Salaam
all of Lakeland; grandchildren, Candy Hicks, Andrea McNeal, Andre
McNeal, Jr., Antwon McNeal, Adrian McNeal, Jr., Brandon McNeal, and
Jose Juarez, Kaylana and K.J. Orr; five grandchildren and a host of
nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, other relatives, extended
family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, send contributions care of Queen McNeal Trust Fund.
Public visitation will be held Monday from 5-7 p.m. at the New Bethel
AME Church, 2122 N. MLK, Lakeland. Funeral services will be on Tuesday
at 11 a.m. –Ledger,
Oct. 21, 2007
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>GWENDOLYN
DOBY ROBINSON
- 45 - Union First Corp.
SILVER SPRINGS -- Mrs. Gwendolyn Doby Robinson of Silver Springs died
of post-operative inflammation Wednesday (Oct. 16, 2002) at her home.
She was born in Pine
Bluff,
Ark., on Dec. 20, 1956, she
was a presser for Union
First Corp.
She was a 1976 graduate
of
Rochelle Adult Evening
School. She was a Baptist.
She is survived by her
husband, Joshua Robinson, Ocala;
daughters, Sylvania Allen and
Shaungene Allen, both of Lakeland; sons, Haywand Allen III and Pierre
Allen, both of Lakeland; stepson, Travis Robinson, Ocala; mother, Gladys
Doby,
Lakeland; father, Jake
Doby,
Lakeland; sisters, Francine Mitchell, Othera Richardson, Charlene
Williams and Danielle Williams, all of Lakeland, and Tina Bellamy,
Plant City; stepbrothers, Major Doby, Pine Bluff, Ark., Johnny Doby,
Wisconsin; stepchildren, Sebrena Seymour, Travis Robinson, Tina Bellamy
and Danielle Williams, all of Ocala; and four grandchildren. Visitation
will be 5:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Oldham Funeral Home chapel.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Lotela Church of God. –
Ledger, Oct. 28, 2002 |
>CECELIA
GILES SUMMERS – 60 -
LAKELAND - Cecelia Giles
Summers, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 in Tarboro, N.C. of a heart
attack. She was a graduate of
Rochelle High School, class of 1967.
Cecelia was a faithful employee of N.C. Wesleyan College in Tarboro,
N.C., for 17 years. She started out as secretary, and while working
there for ten years, she became the director of admissions. Cecelia was
a faithful member of Union Baptist Church, N.C.
She leaves to
cherish in
her
memory, her husband Roney
Summers, four children: two
boys,
roney Jr., Randon, two girls Renvi, and Rae; six grandchildren; two
sisters, Barbara Amos-husband Joseph, Ozella Robinson; brother
brothers: Frank Giles-wife Claudette, Sylvester Giles, all of Lakeland,
Fl. > Viewing for the public will be Friday, Aug. 28, 2009 at
the
Church
of God Gospel Tabernacle, 1035 N. Virginia Ave., Lakeland, FL. Service
will be held at Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 at 11 a.m. at West Lakeland
Church of God, 1942 W. Memorial Blvd. Charles A. Lewis Funeral Home.
– Ledger, Aug. 28, 2009
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>CURTIS
VINCENT PALMORE – 66 - Human
Resource Specialist - Ledger, March 15, 2010
LAKELAND - Curtis
Vincent
Palmore, of Lakeland, died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Lakeland Regional
Medical Center due to complications from Abdominal Aneurism. Mr.
Palmore was born in Lakeland,
Florida on January 19, 1946
to
Columbus and Emily Palmore.
He was a
graduate of
Rochelle High School class of 1963,
and received a BS Degree in
Business Management at Tennessee State University. Mr. Palmore was as a
Mason and a member of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Mr. Palmore
retired from Publix Supermarket where he was a Human Resource
Specialist. He was a long time member of the Greater St. Paul MBI
Church where he served as a Deacon, Chairman of the Budget Committee
and Chairman of the Deacon and Trustee Committee. He was married
to
Margaret C. Palmore for 23
years. Both Curtis and Margaret enjoyed
spending quality time with their family, servicing the community,
mentoring youth and being involved in the activities of their church.
He leaves to
cherish his
memories three sons, Cedric Palmore of Raleigh, NC, Carey Palmore of
Fort Meade, FL, and Reginald Davis and (Jacqueline) of Columbia, SC;
one daughter, Shirley Green (Dan) of Tampa, FL; one brother Thomas
Palmore (Brenda) of Lakeland, FL; one sister Pattina Palmore May of
Mansfield, TX; two sister-in-laws Cleo Palmore of Chicago, IL and Angie
Palmore of Birmingham, AL; five grandchildren, fourteen godchildren,
aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of relatives and friends.>
Visitation will be held Friday, March 16, 2012. > Funeral
services
will be held Saturday, March 17, 2012, both to be held at Greater St.
Paul MBI Church located at 1130 N.
Webster Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33809. Arrangements have been entrusted to
HW Oldham Funeral Home, 1537 N. Kettles Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33805.
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>JOHNNY
DWIGHT, Jr. – 73 - Seaboard Coastline - Ledger, March 6, 2015
LAKELAND - Johnny
Dwight, Jr., passed February 24, 2015. He was
born Feb. 6, 1942 to the late
Johnny Dwight, Sr. and Winnie P. Dwight in Elloree, S.C.
He moved to Lakeland in 1958
where he graduated from
Rochelle Sr. High (Class of 1962).
He was drafted
in the U.S. Army, served
in the Vietnam War & was
honorably discharged. As a professional, he worked as a Mechanic with
the Seaboard Coastline for 31 years where he retired. Johnny loved
sports but his specialty was golf. He taught everyone in the family how
to play & he played anytime the opportunity arose.
He was
preceded in death by brother, John Wesley 'Dobbles' Dwight, sister
Martha Dwight & parents. He leaves to cherish his memory, his
seven siblings, Joan Marie Dwight, Thelma Dwight (Curtis), Harold
Dwight (Mary), Marion Dwight (Elaine), Malqueen Dwight Ricks (Dennis),
Jodis Dwight & Shelia Dwight Childs (Terry); three sons, Rod,
Ralph & Radon; daughter, Martha and two grands, Ollie &
Olliecia Galloway. Visitation will be Friday, @ New Bethel
AME Church (2122 MLK). Funeral Service is Saturday, at the Church.
Oldham Funeral Home.
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