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AUBREY LYND, 83
Business Owner
AUBURNDALE -- Mr. Aubrey Martin Lynd of Auburndale died of complications of pneumonia Wednesday (April 20, 2005) at Tandem Health Care of Lakeland. He was 83.
Born in Winter Haven on March 14, 1922, he was a lifelong resident. He was the owner of Radio and Television Service and Repair. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Church of God.
Mr. Lynd was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Lynd.
Graveside services will be held later at Florida National Cemetery.
Heath Funeral Chapel.
GERALDINE HAROLD, 87
BARTOW -- Services for Mrs. Geraldine G. Harold of Bartow, who died April 1, 2005, wil be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, 650 E. Main St., Bartow.
Memorials may be made to Bartow Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, 2200 Osprey Blvd., Bartow, FL 33830.
RAYMOND GRAF, 84
Electrical Engineer
LAKELAND -- Mr. Raymond William Graf of Lakeland died of heart failure Wednesday (April 20, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 84.
Born in Paterson, N.J., on Jan. 28, 1921, he came to Lakeland from Sun City 12 years ago. He was a retired electrical engineer. He was a retired major in the Air Force and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Mr. Graf is survived by his wife, Arden Graf; son, Michael J. Graf, Houston; sister, Doris Lawrence, Whiting, N.J.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Florida National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Dukes-Steen Funeral Home, Lakeland.
RUBY CLARK, 93
Homemaker
HAINES CITY -- Mrs. Ruby T. Clark of Haines City died of heart failure Wednesday (April 20, 2005) in Haines city. She was 93.
Born in Key Largo on April 19, 1912, she came to Haines City from Lake County in 1944. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Calvary Hill Worship Center.
Mrs. Clark was preceded in death by her husband, King Bay Clark. She is survived by her sons, Joel E. Grimes, John W. Grimes, King B. Clark, all of Haines City, William M. Clark, Allegan, Mich.; daughters, Barbara C. Franklin, Pickens, S.C., Virginia "Ginger" Tate, Winter Haven; 20 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 this evening at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, 1001 Grace Ave., Haines City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Haines City.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Hill Worship Center.
ANDY BENAFIELD, 40
Grove Park Amoco
LAKELAND -- Mr. Andy Benafield of Lakeland died of a heart attack Wednesday (April 20, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 40.
Born in Kenansville, N.C., on Nov. 29, 1964, he came to Lakeland from Nine Mile, N.C., in 1984. He was an auto mechanic for Grove Park Amoco. He was a Baptist.
Mr. Benafield is survived by his daughter, Ciera Lee Benafield, Lakeland; brothers, Grady A. Benafield, Argyle, Wis., Raymond Benafield, Huntsville, Ala., James Richard Benafield, Sarasota, Charles Henry Benafield Jr., Tony Ray Benefield, Nine Mile, Stockton, Calif., Thomas R. Benafield, Valrico; sisters, Lou Ella Little, Highland City, Dee Babb, Loveland, Colo., Vicky Lynch, Nine Mile.
A gathering of friends will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Gentry-Morrison Southside Chapel. Services will follow at 6 p.m. at the funeral home chapel.
DEENA MULVIHILL, 51
Homemaker
LAKELAND -- Ms. Deena Ann Mulvihill of Lakeland died of heart failure Monday (May 16, 2005). She was 51.
Born Aug. 14, 1953, in South Charleston, Ohio, she came here from South Charleston in 1980. She was a homemaker.
Ms. Mulvihill is survived by her brothers, Tim Mulvihill, Blanchester, Ohio, Greg Mulvihill, O'Brien, Kevin Mulvihill, Lakeland, and Bradley Mulvihill, Blanchester.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gentry-Morrison Northside Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home chapel.
Gentry-Morrison Northside Chapel.
ROBERT PORTER, 79
Laborer
LAKELAND -- Mr. Robert Porter of Lakeland died of heart failure May 12, 2005, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 79.
Born Jan. 25, 1926, in Paris, Canada, he moved to Daytona from Paris in 1996 and in 1997 he moved from Daytona to Lakeland. He left high school before graduating to play in a Canadian hockey league for 23 years. He was an umpire in the Florida state baseball league. He was a member of First Baptist
He was a laborer for the automotive industry in Stanley Heights, Mich.
Mr. Porter is survived by his wife, Patricia Porter; daughter, Margot Flood, Royal Oak, Mich.; stepson, Joseph Purcer; brother, Kenneth Porter, Paris, Canada; sister, Doreen Stewart, Paris, Canada.
No local services are planned.
Dukes-Steen Funeral Home Inc.
LEONA MEADER, 80
Engraver
POLK CITY -- Mrs. Leona J. Meader of Polk City died of heart failure Tuesday (May 17, 2005). She was 80.
Born in Syracuse, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1990 from New York. She was a Methodist.
Ms. Meader is survived by her husband, William H. Meader; daughters, Donna Deisz, Polk City, and Pamela Lavin, Central Square, N.Y.; son, Gary Meader, Cicero, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland.
National Cremation Society Beacon Chapter.
