Funeral Homes in Sanford, FL

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Tony Collins (american football player), Renea Burns (registered nurse and legal nurse consultant), Jim Courier (presenter and tennis player), Reggie Branch (american football player), Jay McGovern (engineer and pilot), Tim Raines (baseball player and coach), and David Eckstein (baseball player).

Sanford is a port city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Seminole County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 53,570. It is a principal city of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 2,134,411 people as of the 2010 census.Known as the "Historic Waterfront Gateway City," Sanford sits on the southern shore of Lake Monroe at the head of navigation on the St. Johns River. Native Americans first settled in the area thousands of years before the city was formed. The Seminoles would arrive in the area in the 18th century. During the Second Seminole War in 1836, the United States Army established Camp Monroe and built a road that is currently known as Mellonville Avenue. The city sits approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Orlando.Sanford is home to Seminole State College of Florida and the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Its downtown attracts tourists with shops, restaurants, a marina, and a lakefront walking trail. The Orlando Sanford International Airport, which is in the heart of the town and headquarters the Aerosim Flight Academy (formerly the Delta Connection Academy), functions as the secondary commercial airport for international and domestic carriers in the Orlando metropolitan area. The city gained international media attention in 2012 following the shooting of Trayvon Martin.

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Sanford Obituaries

It was reported by Orlando Sentinel on April 16th, 2022 that Edna Southward (Senkarik) passed away in Sanford, Florida.  Ms. Southward was 96 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Edna's life.

It was noted by Orlando Sentinel on January 20th, 2022 that William "Bill" Marks passed on in Sanford, Florida.  Marks was 72 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor William "Bill"'s life.

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on January 6th, 2022 that Richard G Patterson died in Sanford, Florida.  Patterson was 76 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Richard G's life.

It was noted by Orlando Sentinel on July 29th, 2021 that George Lee Quinn passed away in Sanford, Florida.  Quinn was 57 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor George Lee's life.

It was reported by Orlando Sentinel on June 19th, 2021 that Matthew Anastas Cranias perished in Sanford, Florida.  Cranias was 32 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Matthew Anastas's life.

It was reported by The Advocate on May 7th, 2021 that Randall Craig Kovreg passed away in Sanford, Florida.  Kovreg was 63 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Randall Craig's life.

It was reported by Orlando Sentinel on April 28th, 2021 that Bruce A Drazen perished in Sanford, Florida.  Drazen was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Bruce A's life.

It was noted by Orlando Sentinel on April 10th, 2021 that Lynwood "Lyn" Scott passed on in Sanford, Florida.  Scott was 69 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Lynwood "Lyn"'s life.

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on February 10th, 2021 that Carole A Palmer passed away in Sanford, Florida.  Palmer was 83 years old and was born in Hampton, GA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carole A's life.

It was written by The Daily Herald on February 2nd, 2021 that Joseph Jackson Jr "Buddy" "Jack" Johnson perished in Wood Dale, Illinois.  Johnson was 95 years old and was born in Sanford, FL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Joseph Jackson Jr "Buddy" "Jack"'s life.

History

1912Image:Celery Growing, Sanford, FL.jpg Growing in c. An older agricultural and resort area, Sanford is home to the Delta Connection Academy, Seminole Community College and the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Believing it would become a transportation hub, he called it "The Gateway City to South Florida." Several groups of Swedish people were imported as indentured servants to do the back-breaking labor of establishing a new town and clearing the sub-tropical wilderness in advance of creating a citrus empire, arriving by steamboat in 1871. In 1913, Sanford became county seat of Seminole County, created from Orange County. The opening of Walt Disney World in October 1971 shifted the economy of Central Florida further toward tourism and residential development, the center of which is Orlando, Florida But because of Sanford's former preeminence as a trade center, the city retains a significant collection of older commercial and residential architecture, on streets shaded by Southern live oak oaks hung with Spanish moss.

The official website for the city of Sanford is http://www.sanfordfl.gov.