Category: Obituaries

Thomas “Tom” Alfred Williams, 79, of Lakeland, Florida passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born on July 23, 1943, in Berlin, Wisconsin to the late Clarence and Ida Williams. Tom was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and University of Florida.

Frank Lee Hart was born to Luther Hart and Frances Odessa Legette Hart on December 3, 1942 in Marion, South Carolina.  He received his Education from the Marion County School System.  He graduated from  Johnakin High School, Marion, S.C., Class of 1962.

David Edward Brooke M.D. died on May 15th, 2023 in Lakeland, Florida. He was born on April 15th, 1932 in Sheerness, Kent, England and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire. His parents, Martha Ellen “Patricia” Brooke née Pocock and Albert Edward Harris Brooke, were repertory actors performing in plays throughout England. Dr. Brooke received his medical degree from University College Hospital, London University in 1955. Doing his National Service as a captain in the British Army he was based at the Colchester Military Hospital and put in charge of a primary medical care base for soldiers in Shoeburyness.

Grace July 26,1928 Glory May 9, 2023. Ecclesiastes 3: 1-4 To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

Kaitlyn Suzanne Reynolds, 31, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Lakeland Regional Medical Health Center. Katie was a lifelong resident of Lakeland.

It is with great sadness that the family of Paul Eric Mowrer announces his sudden passing on Friday, May 12, 2023, in Tampa, Florida at the age of 24 years old. The family is devastated and shocked by this loss.

Barbro passed away peacefully at Florida Presbyterian Homes in Lakeland at 78 years old. She is survived by her devoted husband, George, her two children: Richard Goodman of Virginia and Susan (Kevin) Schaub, and her two grandsons Brendan and Colin Schaub of Colorado.

Tony Occie Knaack, 68 of Lakeland Florida passed away on May 24th, 2023. Tony was born on November 26th, 1954 to Janice Knaack and Darley Bennett in Lakeland Florida. In 1973, Tony met Teresa in Daytona Beach. They married on February 1, 1974 and had two children, Angel and Shane.

Jonathan Brandon Jones was born on March 17, 1986 to Terry and Marjorie Jones. His siblings, Angela, Melissa, and Christopher were older and were quite taken with the blonde-haired blue-eyed baby who loved to laugh. He became everyone’s favorite. The Jones family lived in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a mountain community in a pine forest. Jonathan was an outgoing child and was constantly making friends with the other small children at his siblings’ little league games. Wherever he went, if he saw a body of water, he had a very strong compulsion to find a rock and throw it in. It didn’t matter if it was a lake, river, ditch, puddle, or pothole, if there was water, a rock would be found, and a small splash would be made. He would watch it with a look of satisfaction, and then go about whatever else his precocious heart desired, usually finding as many rocks as he could and tossing them with glee.

Thuan Thi Nguyen was born on May 19th, 1944 in Hanoi, Vietnam to her mother, Chung Thi Nguyen and father, Tuoc Van Nguyen. She was one of 12 children raised in an affluent, peaceful northern farming region amid the beauty and nature of Vietnam. Her parents operated multiple businesses and were landowners.