Hector Angel Cruz
Aug 19, 2026
Chaplain Hector Angel Cruz, born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in the Emmanuel Church on 55th Street, where his mother, Martha Quiñones, nurtured a foundation of faith. After high school, Chaplain Cruz served in the U.S. Army in Korea before beginning a long career in law enforcement, working in corrections and as a police officer. After relocating the family...
Ethan David Humphrey
Aug 9, 2026
PFC Ethan David Humphrey, 21, of Winter Haven, Florida, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2026, in an auto accident.
Born August 11, 2004, in Winter Haven, Florida, he was an Eagle Scout with Trailcraft Troop 123 in Winter Haven and a graduate of Central Florida Aerospace Academy. In high school, Ethan was an intern at International Aero Maintenance where he...
Donna Kennedy Granowicz
Aug 21, 2026
Donna Kennedy Granowicz, 83, resident of Apollo Beach, FL passed away peacefully in her home on August 21, 2026 surrounded by her family overlooking Bal Harbor.
She was born April 25,1943 on the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada where she spent the first 13 years of her life with her mother and three sisters before migrating to the United States...
Karen Jean (Jenkins) Okeson
Aug 18, 2026
Karen Jean (Jenkins) Okeson, 86, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, in Sarasota, Florida. She was born to Harold Shorty Jenkins and Meredith Jenkins on May 22, 1940, and enjoyed growing up on a farm in the small town of Fairmount Illinois. After graduating from Jamaicia High School in 1958 she earned her BS in Education from Eastern Illinois...
Brian Keith Lawson
Aug 18, 2026
Brian Keith Lawson, 44, of Kernersville, passed away unexpectedly on August 18, 2026. He was born October 17, 1981, to Edison “Gene” and Ann Lawson. He graduated from East Forsyth High School in the Class of 2000. During his Senior year, he traveled to Europe on his class trip where he discovered the love of Pigeons. Brian played baseball growing...
Sallie Sickels
Jul 9, 2026
Sallie Anne Sickels (née Blumenstein), age 95, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on June 15, 1931, to William and Hannah (née Bundera) Blumenstein, Sallie was raised with a deep appreciation for education, faith, and family.
After graduating from high school, she pursued her passion for caring for others by attending Northwestern...
Clinton "Clint" Andrew Parrish
Aug 19, 2026
Clinton "Clint" Andrew Parrish, 75, of Kernersville passed away on August 19, 2026 under the care of High Point Medical Center. Born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late William A. and Grace Hester Parrish and husband to Susan Brown Parrish.
Clint is survived by his loving wife, Susan Parrish; his siblings, Albert Parrish, Martha Barton,...
David Carl Sampson
Aug 18, 2026
Dedicated husband and father, educator and community builder.
David Carl Sampson, 79, formerly of Williamsville, New York, and most recently of Venice, Florida, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Venice. He was surrounded by his family.
David Sampson was born in Aurora, Illinois, to the late Thomas and Ruth (Scott) Sampson. Because of his father’s military service, he attended schools across the...
Leslie Michelle Spivey
Aug 14, 2026
The family of Leslie Michelle Spivey is heartbroken to announce her unexpected passing on August 14, 2026, at her home in Colfax, North Carolina. Leslie was born on May 3, 1967, in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Leslie’s life was filled with both joys and struggles, but through it all, one thing remained deeply important to her: family. Having experienced a complicated family...
Kenneth Richard Kerckhoff
Aug 13, 2026
Kenneth Richard Kerckhoff, 82, of Venice, FL, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2026. Ken was born in Miami, Florida, September 29, 1943, to Elmer and Mary Kerckhoff, when his dad served in the US Coast Guard during WWII. The family moved back to St. Louis in 1945, and Ken grew up on the 70-acre farm known as Elm Farm,...