All Obituaries

Irene L. Connelly, 99, of Avon Park, passed away on Sunday evening, January 22, 2023.  Irene was born May 29, 1923 in Williamsport, PA to Andrew and Margaret (Sullivan) Leuthner.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Frank G. Connelly (2007), son, Paul Connelly (2017), and 6 of her siblings.  Irene is survived by her children, Frank (Jean) Connelly, Patrick (Linda) Connelly and Kelly (Fred) Gray; sister, Ida Buchanan and brother Mick (Susie) Leuthner; 7...

Janet L. Morris, was born March 19, 1937, in Franklin, PA and passed away on December 18, 2022 in Avon Park, FL. She was the oldest child of Frances and Rev. Fred Morris; sister of Paul, Glenn and Fred, all who proceeded her in death.  Survived by sister Frances and brother Neil. She was an educator and loved teaching and learning. Her degree from Mansfield University, was in Family and Consumer Education. She also had worked in special education and career counseling studying at: the...

Sam Edward Coatney, 40, of Avon Park, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 in New Orleans, LA.  Born in Fort Benning, Georgia he had lived most of his life in Florida.  Sam had a big heart of gold and thought of others before himself.  He preceded in death by his brother, Mitchell Strickland, Jr. and grandfather, Dale Smith.  He is survived by his mother, Deana (Mitchell, Sr) Strickland; father, Joey Coatney; children, Damian Coatney and...

Tomeka Macole Turner, 45, of Lake Placid, died Thursday morning, November 24, 2022 in an accident.  Tomeka was born in Alabama and living most of her life in Lake Placid, FL.  She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Amira.  She is survived by her children, Nylasha Mcray Forney, Takaria McCray, Ashraha Folkes and Semaj Turner all of Lake Placid; her parents, Juanita Turner Robinson and husband Frank, father, Kary Burton and wife; brothers, Charles Odom, Jr and Semmie...

Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, relative and friend, Natalina Miranda Bonilla, is rejoicing with our lord. She passed away surrounded by her family on December 6th, 2022, at the age of 84. Born in Puerto Rico on April 30, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Emiliano Miranda and Edelmira Bonilla. She was the wife of the late John Ortega. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and loyal friend. She positively impacted the lives of anyone who had the pleasure of...

Virginia Douglas, 85, of Avon Park, FL passed away on Friday afternoon, December 9, 2022 at her home.  Born in Lawton, MI to George and Sophie (Lauterer) Pratt, she lived in Chicago from 4 until 14 moving back to Michigan to live with brother, Bob and wife Donna throughout her high school years.  She lived in Paw Paw until retiring and moving to Lakeland, FL and then Avon Park.  Virginia fulfilled her life dream of being a nurse at age 40 by obtaining her LPN and RN, after...

Ann R. Smith Hogan, 82, of Sebring passed away, Wednesday evening, December 7, 2022.  Ann was born December 3, 1940 to Eric and Margaret (Carroll) Ryder in Lynn, MA.  She had lived in same home in Andover for 60 years then moving to Sebring just a few months ago.  Ann was a librarian at the City of Andover Library and a loving housewife.  She is survived by her children, Susan, Richard, Katherine and Johnathon; brother, Eric; 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandson.

Robin Lynn Stewart, 51, of Avon Park, died Friday, November 18, 2022 at her home.  A native of Lakeland, FL she had moved to Avon Park about 15 years ago. She is survived by her husband, Michael Stewart; mother, Karen Patrick, Lakeland, FL; father, Ernest Wilkes, Jr, Winter Haven, FL; daughter, Shauntá Resnick; sister, Danielle Wilkes and 3 grandchildren.

Janice E. Grant, 65, of Avon Park, died Thursday afternoon, September 29, 2022 at AdventHealth Sebring.  Janice was a native of Biddeford, Maine and had lived Florida since 2017 moving from Gonic, New Hampshire where she had lived for 35 years. She enjoyed Bingo and Yahtze, Preceded in death by husband, Harry Grant; sister, Cathy. She is survived by 3 children, Christine Gudim, Brenda Morton and Harry Grant, II; 8 grandchildren, Jaden, Austin, Montana, Jeffrey, Bryce, Abby, Logan and...

Shirley Ann Mitchell, 81, of Avon Park, died Friday morning at AdventHealth Sebring.  She was a lifelong resident of Highlands County, born to Claude and Nettie (Mitchell) Welch in Sebring.  She enjoyed cooking, crocheting, storytelling and the casino.  She was baptist by faith.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years Edward Mitchell (2020) and son Edward Mitchell, Jr. She is survived by her children, PJ (Joe) Baldridge, Larry (Lucinda) Mitchell and Rhonda...