All Obituaries

Charles G. Duvall, 82, of Sebring, FL passed away, Thursday evening, June 30, 2022 at AdventHealth Sebring.  A native of Lexington County, South Carolina he had lived in Sebring a year.  Charles was a veteran of the US Navy.  He retired from Delta Airlines.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Grady and Ruby (Gantt) Duvall, sister, Margarite Berry and 2 brothers, Henry and Walter Duvall. Charles is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Poole) Duvall; children,...

William Roger Tamm, 80, of Bowling Green, FL passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at AdventHealth Sebring.  He was a born in Ware, Massachusetts on June 7, 1941 to Charles and Rebecca (Buzzell) Tamm.  William was a veteran of the US Navy serving during Vietnam as a missile tech.  William spent his career (1965 - 2002) working in the fiber optics industry having been employed by several companies during that time American Optical Corp, 3M, Lucent and Nuform. He had lived...

Curtis E. Nelson, 78, of Avon Park, died Thursday morning, May 19, 2022 at his home.  Born to Vernice Everett and Luna (Cason) Nelson in Jasper, FL he lived most of his life in Avon Park.  He worked for over 45 years at Big "T" Tire in sales.  Curtis was a member of First Baptist Church, Avon Park serving having been a deacon, Sunday School teacher and leading RA's.  He was an avid photographer and woodworker.  He loved people and especially...

Mr. Earl Thomas Gordon, 92, of Avon Park, died Thursday morning, May 12, 2022 at Somers Hospice House.  Originally from Whitehall, New York Earl was dedicated to serving his country and community.  He served honorably in the Army - Air Corps and then in the Air Force before transitioning to civilian life and moving with his family to Avon Park in 1959. Earl served as the Chief of Avon Park Police Department 1961 - 1971 and in 1973 he went to work for the Highlands...

Brenda Sue Brown, 73, formerly of Chattanooga, TN died Monday morning, May 16, 2022 at her residence.  She had lived in Sebring since 2018.  Brenda enjoyed cooking, music and singing, playing rummy and her family.  She was Baptist by faith.  Brenda was preceded in death by her husband, Rex Brown, parents, Pauline Brown and Bernard Chauncey, daughter, Paula Wilson, granddaughter, Tiffany DeFriese, sister, Perrye Willis and nephew, Cliff Brown.  She is survived by...

Deborah Lynn Malcolm, 66, of Evensvile, TN and formerly of Avon Park, FL passed away Thursday morning, April 7, 2022, at her home.  She was born in Avon Park, FL on July 10, 1955, the daughter of the late Willis and Lucy (Wolverton) Robinson. Debbie was a graduate of Avon Park High School Class of 1973 and moved to Evensville, TN in 2016 from Avon Park.  She loved flowers and looking for antiques.  She was very active member of the First Baptist Church of Avon Park where she...

Gary Robert Anderson, 78, of Sebring, passed away on Monday afternoon, April 4, 2022 at Highlands Regional Medical Center.  A native of Montour Falls, NY he had lived in Florida since he was 12 in Lakeland and then Sebring.  He was a graduate of Kathleen High School.  Gary retired as a Radio Operator from the US Air Force after 20 years of service, then worked for the Polk County Sheriff's Office as a booking officer for 15 years.  He is survived by his wife, Joyce...

Paul E. Yeager, Sr., 73, of Frostproof, died Tuesday morning, March 29, 2022.  He had moved to this area in 2018 from Indianapolis, Indiana.  He was a proud teamster of the Local 135 in Indianapolis.  Paul enjoyed riding his Harley and boating.  He could fix anything on your car and could even listen to it over the phone at give you the answer to what was wrong.  He never met a stranger.  Paul was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great...

Richard “Dick” Wayne Franklin, Sr., 81, of Sebring, passed away on Tuesday morning, March 29, 2022 at his home.  Born in Norwich, NY Johnson and Margaret Franklin, he had lived in this area for 42 years having lived a short time in Tampa. He attended Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church. Dick was a farmer.  He enjoyed spending time with his family especially the grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara in 2019.  He is survived by 6 children,...

Ioannis “John” Minas Ioannidis, 72, of Wauchula, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 19, 2022 at AdventHealth Sebring.  Born in Athens, Greece to Minas and Kalliopi (Pittas) Ioannidis he moved to Avon Park, FL in 1982 and then to Wauchula in 1985.  John was the epitome of the American Dream.  He and his wife, Ekaterini, were the owners of Wauchula Family Restaurant.  He was a member of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Winter Haven where he was very...