DEATH NOTICES:
Ruth Mary Higgs
Ruth Mary Higgs, 80, of Fort Meade, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at her home.
Frances Hill
Frances Hill, 78, of Dundee, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at Winter Haven Hospital.
Lillie Carter Holley
Lillie Carter Holley, 96, of Orlando, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at Sunbelt Health Care in Apopka.
James M. Shelton
James M. Shelton, 91, of Winter Haven, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at Winter Haven Hospital.
Helen K. Kershaw
Helen K. Kershaw, 99, of Lakeland, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at Tandem Health Care of Lake Parker in Lakeland.
Rev. John K. Manley, Sr.
Rev. John K. Manley, Sr., 88, of Frostproof, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at Dove Health Care in Lake Wales.
Charles C. Murphy
Charles C. Murphy, 90, of Fort Meade, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, at his home.
Nelson Johnson, Sr.
Nelson Johnson, Sr., 73, of Bartow, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
Edith Ilean Padgett
Edith Ilean Padgett, 90, of Lakeland, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
Rose Lee Playne
Rose Lee Playne, 90, of Fort Meade, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at Bartow Memorial Hospital.
Julia P. Pridgen
Julia P. Pridgen, 88, of Alturas, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at Lake Wales Medical Center.
Rosemarie A. Rieger
Rosemarie Antoinette Rieger, 76, of Lakeland, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.
Marshall Seigler
Marshall Seigler, 58, of Fort Meade, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
Kyle Andrew Shelton
Kyle Andrew Shelton, three years old, of Lakeland, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, at Tampa General Hospital, from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident.
Bert R. Simons
Bert R. Simons, 85, of Bartow, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
Lois Virginia Swanson
Lois Virginia Swanson, 74, of Lakeland, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at Wedgewood Healthcare Center in Lakeland.
Delores Thornton
Delores Thornton, 71, of Lakeland, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003, at her home.
Isidro Torres
Isidro Torres, 73, of Fort Meade, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at Bartow Health and Rehabilitation.
