Category: Obituaries

JoAnn Murphy Hodge, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2025, at the age of 85.

Barbara Marie (Gerth) Gartrell, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was 86 years old.

Charles “Granddaddy” Mercer Walker, 80, passed away March 30, 2025.

Robert Charles Hoffman, 73, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025 at his residence in Lakeland.

Franklin “Frank” Lee Elmore, 90, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025. He was born in Crouse, NC to parents, Claude and Macie Elmore.

Henry “Hank” Charles Renaud, 64, of Lakeland, passed away March 26. 2025.

Sharon Gordy of Lakeland passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on March 30, 2025. She was born on September 6, 1940, in Clewiston, FL.

Judy Harris Cline, age 84 passed away peacefully at her home in Lakeland, Florida surrounded by her loved ones on March 29, 2025.

Herbert Benjamin Hamic, 96, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2025.

Beverly Maxine Thompson Sylvester, age 98, of Lakeland, Florida, passed on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland.