Obituaries

Delphine Gatlin Baker passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Sanford, FL. She was born December 10, 1930 in Apalachicola, FL.  Delphine is preceded in death by her parents Samuel and Mimie Gatlin, her husband Robert P. Baker Sr., her brothers Lawrence, Manuel and Daniel and sisters Ola Beckwith and Glorise Gray.

Linda “Gail” Halley, 71, of Sanford, passed away June 15, 2018 at Florida Hospital. She was born Sept. 11, 1946 to the late Aubrey L. Harbin and Betty B. Irvin. She was retired from Publix and was a certified nursing assistant and a real estate agent.

Benny L. Patterson, “Smiley”, 82 of Sanford, Florida passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at his residence with his loving family by his side.  He was born on May 18, 1936 in Shellman, Georgia to the late Leroy Patterson and the late Gussie Lee Hagan Patterson.  Bennie attended the Randolph County Public Schools in Shellman, Georgia.

Thomas Bradshaw 70 Sanford, Florida passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018. Thomas was born in Sanford, Florida on Thursday, April 29, 1948 to the late Robert Bradshaw and Cleo White. He attended the Public Schools of Seminole County and graduated from Crooms High School in the class on 1966. Thomas was an Entrepreneur.

Herbert ‘Whitey’ Eckstein surrounded by his family passed peacefully on June 5, 2018 at his Sanford home.  Whitey was born May 24,1945 to German immigrants, Felix and Elise Eckstein in Newark, New Jersey. Upon his parents divorce, Whitey moved to New York with his mother and attended St.

   Peggy Ann Rogers, 63, of Sanford, Florida went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 11, 2018 at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born February 20, 1955 in Leland, Mississippi to the late Willie Bell Adams, Sr.

   Dallas Leonard Edwards, Sr., 58, of Syracuse, New York passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at University Hospital SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York.

   Donald Eugene Merrifield passed away on June 4, 2018 at the age of 80.

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Arthur Daniel Jenkins 111 28 years of age grew up in Sanford Florida went to dwell in the house of  the lord on June 1st, 2018. He was born in Titusville Florida on March 6th 1990. The son of Roberta K Jacoby and Arthur D. Jenkins Jr. and John W Jacoby. He went to Idyllwild Elementary school where his mother chauffeured him and many of his friends to school every day.