All Obituaries

Daisy Dianne Seaser Sunrise July 19, 1952 Sunset March 7, 2019 A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Fountain Funeral Home.

Terrie Lynn Ross, 59, of Sebring, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Somers Hospice House. Terrie was born in Lake Wales and had lived in this area, all of her life. She and her family were pioneer residents of Sun Ray.  She was an artist and loved sports. She was a membe of Am Vets, Sebring and VFW Auxiliary, Sebring. She was preceded in death by her father, Stanley Croft. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Ross; mother, Mary Sue Croft; brother, Richard Croft.  A...

Robert Edward Hensel, 86, of Avon Park passed away suddenly, Sunday afternoon, January 27, 2019 following the death of his wife, Jeanne V. Hensel, January 9, 2019.  He was born in West Chicago, IL, moving to Avon Park in 1997 after living in Fremont, WI for 10 years.  He was a retired supervisor for the Wheaton, IL Post Office where he met his wife, Jeanne.  Bob was a member of the West Chicago American Legion Post 300 where he held many offices over the years until he...

Aniece E. Alexis, 70, of Avon Park, died on Thursday afternoon, January 10, 2019 at Tampa General Hospital.  A native of Cap-Haitien, Haiti she had lived here since February 1996 moving from Haiti.  She was a housewife, who enjoyed cooking, singing and praying.  She did missionary work from Avon Park to Haiti. Aniece loved her family and enjoyed spending quality time with them.  She was survived by her husband of 46 years, Elivain, Avon Park; two daughters, Angeline...

Ainsworth Frederick Smith, 74 of Avon Park, died Saturday, January 19 at his home.  He was an Entrepreneur Slashers Printing Center and The Copy People, JP, Author and Radio Broadcaster.  He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Cameel Smith; children, Barrington, Sharon, Anthony and Ajani Skye Smith; sisters, Novelette and Rosalind Russell; brothers, Errol and Louis Russell; numerous grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.  Funeral Services will be held on...

Jeanne V. Hensel, 87, of Avon Park, died on January 9, 2019 at Royal Care of Avon Park.  Born September 23, 1931 to Charles and Mae (Busch) Vurpillat in Oak Park, Illinois. Before moving to Avon Park in 1997, 10 years was spent in Fremont, WI. She was a retired letter carrier for the US Postal Service.  Jeanne enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, cooking but golfing was her favorite pastime. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion Post 69, Avon Park.  She is...

Albert R. Harris, 76, of Avon Park, passed away on Tuesday morning, November 27, 2018 on his birthday at his home.  A native of New Orleans, Louisiana he had lived here since 2000.  He retired from the US Army after 22 years of service, having worked for the Armed Forces Network.  After retiring he served as the V Corps Sports Director for the Department of Defense.  He lived with his family in Germany for 30 years, both while in service and as a civilian.  In 1981...

David L. Cowles,79, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. David was born on June 25, 1939, to Milton Samuel and Lavernia Kirk Cowles in Mokelumne Hills, California, where he spent his early years. At age 9 he sailed with his family on a freight boat to Hong Kong, China, where they served for four years as missionaries before they had to return to the States because of World War II. He graduated from high school in Los Angeles, California, and Pacific Bible College, now Azusa...

Aubry Elaine Cowles, 32, of Avon Park, died November 30, 2018 at her residence.  She is survived by her parents, Sonya Elaine Cowles, Manchester, TN and Steven Ray Cowles, Avon Park; maternal grandmother, Linda Toth, Sebring, maternal grandfather, Herb Adkins, Manchester, TN, paternal grandmother, Barbara Cowles, Cardington, OH; three brothers, Nathan Ray Cowles, Avon Park, Seth Levi Cowles, Sebring and Orion Crane Taylor, Hinesville, GA; niece, Leila Cowles, Sebring; and much loved...

Daryl Paul Tripp, 45, of Avon Park, died Tuesday evening, September 25, 2018, at his home.  A native of Dover, New Hampshire, he grew in Rochester, New Hampshire, and had lived in Northberwic, Maine, West Palm, FL and then moved to this area in 2013.  He loved his dogs, Mystic, Gizmo and Hercules.  He enjoyed karoke.  He is survived by his parents, Charles and Linda (Link) Tripp, Lake Wales; brother, Charles Tripp, Jr and Christine Gudim, Avon Park; and many other family...