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AUDREY HENDERSON, 79
Gulf Life Insurance Co.
JACKSONVILLE -- Mrs. Audrey B. Henderson of Jacksonville, who has family in Lakeland, died of complications following a stroke Tuesday (Aug. 17, 2004) in Jacksonville. She was 79.
Born in Bainbridge, Ga., on April 5, 1925, Mrs. Henderson later moved to Jacksonville. She was an officer for Gulf Life Insurance Company and a member of Deerwood and Ponte Vedra Country Clubs.
Mrs. Henderson is survived by her husband, Albert E. Henderson; sister, Bernice Gillis Rosenquest, Lakeland.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gentry-Morrison Southside Funeral Home.
MARIAN ANTHONY, 90
Homemaker
LAKELAND -- Mrs. Marian Anthony of Lakeland died of congestive heart failure Saturday (Aug. 21, 2004). She was 90.
Born in Chilton County, Ala., she came here from Alabama 55 years ago. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Anthony Church, Lakeland.
Mrs. Anthony was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Anthony. She is survived by her son, Michael Anthony, Boca Raton, and one grandson.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wells Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home chapel.
JERRY KANE, 61
Real Estate Broker
LAKE WALES -- Mr. Jerry Kane of Lake Wales died of heart disease Friday (Aug. 13, 2004) at home. He was 61.
Born Jan. 4, 1943, in Lima, Ohio, Mr. Kane came to Lake Wales from northern Virginia 19 years ago. He was a real estate broker and a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W. and the Moose Lodge.
Mr. Kane is survived by his wife, Valerie Kane; daughters, Terri Kane, Virginia, Tevon Kane, Maryland; brother, Edward Kane, Tampa.
Faith Funeral Home.
JERRY McMILLEN, 82
Winterset Shore Estates
BARTOW -- Mr. Jerry McMillen of Bartow died of complications from heart surgery Monday (Aug. 23, 2004) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 82.
Born in Lima, Ohio, on July 6, 1922, he came to Bartow from Winter Haven in 1993. He was a press room foreman at Studebaker's in South Bend, Ind., for 20 years. He later managed Winterset Shore Estates in Winter Haven. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a Protestant.
Mr. McMillen is survived by his wife, Wilma McMillen; son, Jerry McMillen Jr., Holland, Mich.; stepdaughters, Bonita Bowers, Columbus, Ohio, Sylvia Britton, Fort Myers; stepson, Richard Burden, Fort Myers; two grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 this evening at Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, 2198 K-Ville Ave., Auburndale. Services will be at 7:30 this evening at the funeral home chapel.
Charles W. McClelland, 70, Pastor
LAKELAND -- During the more than 40 years that the Rev. Charles W. McClelland served as a pastor, he spent 10 years as a missionary in Zimbabwe and 17 years in South Africa, as part of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board.
"It is such a beautiful country and beautiful people. It was just really a blessing, " his wife, Vertie McClelland, said.
The pastor at New Home Baptist Church in Lakeland died of heart failure Saturday (July 31, 2004) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 70.
The couple would have celebrated their 50th anniversary Sept. 4.
"Just this past week, we had a young lady from South Africa come and spend a few days with us, and that was a blessing because she was one of our first converts in Zimbabwe, " Vertie McClelland said. "My husband led her to the Lord."
Born in Eaton Park on Oct. 19, 1933, he attended high school in Tampa and Plant City and graduated from Lakeland High School.
Rev. McClelland received his bachelor's degree from Tennessee Temple College, and his bachelor of divinity and master of religious education degrees from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
"While he was in college, he felt that the Lord was calling us into the mission field. We knew that we wanted to be foreign missionaries, " Vertie McClelland said.
Rev. McClelland served as pastor at Friendship Baptist Church in Bonsecour, Ala., for 21/2 years before the family went to Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.
"When he was in Africa, he hunted, " Vertie McClelland said. "They had assigned places that you could go to hunt.
"He shot kudus, zebras, wildebeests, impalas -- it was wonderful, very good eating, " she said. "We shared it with all of our African people and they just really liked it."
After serving in South Africa, the family came to Lakeland from Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1995.
Rev. McClelland served as an interim pastor at New Home Baptist Church until he was called to serve as full-time pastor last January, a title that he held beginning the first Sunday in February.
"He enjoyed preaching and working with the people, " Vertie McClelland said. "He felt it was a calling more than a job and thoroughly loved being around people and helping them.
"He was also a wonderful father and grandfather. His children were his life, " she said.
He was a member of the South Florida Baptist Association. He served in the Army Signal Corps in Germany in the early 1950s.
In addition to his wife, Rev. McClelland is survived by his daughters, Brenda Perkins, Lebanon, Mo., Sandra Pratt, Branson, Mo., and Karen Evers, Millbrook, Ala.; sons, Charles Paul "Buddy" McClelland, Springfield, Mo., and Michael McClelland, Lakeland; brothers, Ben McClelland and George McClelland, both of Atlanta; sisters, Gail Mitchell and Yvonne McClelland, both of Lakeland, and Camie Moon, Leesburg; and 15 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Lakeland Funeral Home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at New Home Baptist Church.
ARNOLD LENTZ, 82
Letter Carrier
NALCREST -- Mr. Arnold Lentz of Nalcrest died of heart failure Tuesday (July 27, 2004) at The Grove Center. He was 82.
Born in Bowmanstown, Pa., on Feb. 21, 1922, he came to Nalcrest from Gillsville, Ga., in 1998. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Jacksonville. He was also a retired Sgt. Major in the Marine Corps, and a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion, DAV and VFW. He was a member of the Marine Corps League and Fleet Reserve Association. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and National Association of Letter Carriers. He was a member of the Toastmasters and the Lake Wales Country Club. He was of the Church of Christ faith.
Mr. Lentz is survived by his companion, Frances Offenbaker, Nalcrest; sister, Pauline Ruth Blose, Palmerton, Pa.
Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Marion Nelson Funeral Home of Lake Wales. Services will follow at 10 a.m. at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Florida National Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Legion Auxiliary, Crest Haven Unit No. 339, P.O. Box 6306, Nalcrest 33856, or Nalcrest Resident's Association, Rose Garden, P.O. Box 6552, Nalcrest 33856.
