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Heath Funeral Chapel.
SHEILA ROBINSON, 32
Cashier
FORT MEADE -- Ms. Sheila B. Robinson of Fort Meade died of congestive heart failure Saturday (April 16, 2005) at home. She was 32.
Born in Fort Lauderdale on Sept. 15, 1972, she came to Fort Meade from there. She was a cashier. She was a member of Beulah Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Meade.
Ms. Robinson is survived by her daughters, Ashley Edler, Tesha Edler, Kiera Wilson, Tatyana Crawford, all of Fort Meade; sons, Carlton Edler Jr. Elijahana Edler, both of Fort Meade; mother, Minnie Dykes, Fort Meade; father, CB Dykes, Fort Meade; brother, Jesse Robinson, Winter Haven; maternal grandparents, Gussie Ham, Tallahassee, Nathaniel Robinson, Latonia Robinson, both of O'Brien.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Beulah Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Williams Funeral Home, Bartow.
BETTY KLINE, 66
Office Manager
WINTER HAVEN -- Mrs. Betty Kline of Winter Haven died of lung cancer Monday (April 18, 2005) at Winter Haven Hospital. She was 66.
Born in St. John's Bury, Vt., on Sept. 20, 1938, she came to Winter Haven from Geneva, N.Y., two years ago. She was a retired quality assurance office manager. She was a member of the Moose Lodge in Geneva and the Red Hat Ladies Society. She was a Catholic.
Mrs. Kline is survived by her husband, Van W. Kline Sr.; mother, Virginia Gagnon, Windsor, Vt.; sons, Michael Gagnon, Windsor, Van Kline Jr., and Jack Kline, both of Geneva, Jeffery Kline, Waterloo, N.Y.; daughters, Stephanie Wixom, Shirley Hansen, Geneva; 11 grandchildren.
Charles A. Lewis Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
GEORGE MARLOW, 62
Publix
LAKELAND -- Mr. George Earl Marlow III of Lakeland died of lung failure Tuesday (April 19, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 62.
Born in Baltimore on Dec. 21, 1942, he came to Lakeland from Odenton, Md., 35 years ago. He was an operations manager for data processing for Publix. He was a Navy veteran stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He was a Methodist.
Mr. Marlow was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Bowles Marlow. He is survived by his daughters, Kim Carpenter, Tammy Marlow, Robin Callahan, all of Lakeland; stepdaughters, Linda Griggs, Lakeland, Leslie Tolan, Costa Mesa, Calif.; mother, Katherine Vick Marlow, Lakeland; brother, Warren Marlow, Grownsville, Md.; sister, Linda Priebe, Pikesville, Md.; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Heath Funeral Chapel. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Burial Park.
Memorials may be made to Life Path Hospice, 115 S. Missouri Ave., Suite 500, Lakeland, 33815.
IDA LANGE, 96
Lab Technician
WINTER HAVEN -- Mrs. Ida Clarissa Lange of Winter Haven died of heart failure Tuesday (April 19, 2005) at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was 96.
Born in Welland, Ontario, on Feb. 1, 1909, she came to Winter Haven from Niagara Falls, N.Y., in 1970. She was a lab technician for Union Carbide in Niagara Falls for several years. She was a volunteer for the Red Cross for 25 years. She was a member of the Auburndale Tourist Club. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Auburndale.
Mrs. Lange was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Lange. She is survived by her daughters, Faye Schotz, Wilson, N.Y., and Fern Rairie, Auburndale, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home chpael.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 410 Pilaklakaha Ave., Auburndale, 33823, or Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, 33823.
BURNICE MOORE, 84
B. Moore Fruit Co.
HAINES CITY -- Mr. Burnice "B" Moore of Haines City died of kidney failure Tuesday (April 19, 2005) in Haines City. He was 84.
Born in Ambrose, Ga., on Dec. 30, 1920, he came to Haines City from Georgia in the early 1930s. He was self-employed as a citrus harvester and grower, having owned B. Moore Fruit Co. He was a member of the Winter Haven Elk's Club and a former member of Haines City Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his first wife, Alberta Moore. He is survived by his wife, Wynette Moore; daughters, Ginger Gossett, Haines city, Elaine Spradley, Lake Wales; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, 1001 Grace Ave., Haines City. Services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Haines City.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Southwest Florida office, 4902 Eisenhower Blvd., Suite 295, Tampa, 33634.
LONNIE MELTON, 54
Superintendent
ST. PETERSBURG -- Mr. Lonnie "Pat" Melton of St. Petersburg, a former resident of Winter Haven, died at home Saturday (April 16, 2005) of cancer.
He was born in Arcadia and moved from Winter Haven to St. Petersburg five years ago. He was a superintendent for Suncoast Development. He was an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War and received the Purple Heart. He was a member of New Destiny Ministries in St. Petersburg.
He is survived by his wife, Marnie Melton, St. Petersburg; son, Patrick Melton, Tampa; daughter, Lee Ann Melton, Pinellas Park; stepdaughters, Suzanne Rivieccio and Amanda Rivieccio, both of St. Petersburg; mother, Dean D. Melton, Winter Haven; and brothers, George R. Melton, San Francisco, William E. Melton and Kenneth H. Melton, both of Winter Haven, and Dennis Melton, Miami.
National Cremation Society.
FRANK NORBURN, 80
Heavy Equipment Operator
BARTOW -- Mr. Frank W. Norburn of Bartow died of heart failure Sunday (April 17, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 80.
He was born Aug. 20, 1924, in Detroit and moved from Detroit to Bartow 16 years ago. He was a heavy equipment operator for Bectel Corp. in Monroe, Mich. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Bartow.
Mr. Norburn is survived by his wife, Darlene Norburn, Bartow; son, Roger Norburn, Northville, Mich.; daughter, Nancy Woodward, Wolverine, Mich.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
