Funeral Homes in Sanford, FL

Facts about Sanford, Florida

• 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 noted by Orlando Sentinel on June 17th, 2018 that Herbert "Whitey" Eckstein died in Sanford, Florida.  Eckstein was 73 years old and was born in Newark, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Herbert "Whitey"'s life.

It was written on June 15th, 2018 that Peggy Ann Rogers (Adams) passed on in Sanford, Florida.  Ms. Rogers was 63 years old and was born in Leland, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Peggy Ann's life.

It was revealed by Orlando Sentinel on May 21st, 2018 that Walter Hand Jr Meriwether perished in Sanford, Florida.  Meriwether was 73 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Walter Hand Jr's life.

It was noted on May 3rd, 2018 that David Julian Wilson died in Sanford, Florida.  Wilson was 75 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor David Julian's life.

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on April 13th, 2018 that Mary Caroline Rhoades (Dolan) passed away in Sanford, Florida.  Ms. Rhoades was 85 years old and was born in Waukegan, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary Caroline's life.

It was noted on March 1st, 2018 that Sakari Mr Jutila perished in Sanford, Florida.  Jutila was 91 years old and was born in Helsinki, .  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Sakari Mr's life.

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on February 24th, 2018 that Gerhard Carl "Gerry" Stein passed away in Sanford, Florida.  Stein was 96 years old and was born in New York, NY.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Gerhard Carl "Gerry"'s life.

It was noted by Orlando Sentinel on February 11th, 2018 that Evelyn Bales (Calhoun) passed away in Sanford, Florida.  Ms. Bales was 96 years old and was born in Bordeaux, SC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Evelyn's life.

It was revealed on February 3rd, 2018 that James "Barney" Sermons passed on in St Louis, Missouri.  Sermons was 67 years old and was born in Sanford, FL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James "Barney"'s life.

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on January 30th, 2018 that Dorothy Gatchel (Sanford) passed on in Sanford, Florida.  Ms. Gatchel was 99 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dorothy's life.

History

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. By 1760, however, war and disease had decimated the tribe, which would be replaced by the Seminole Indians. In 1845, Florida became a state and Mellonville became county seat of Orange County, formerly called Mosquito County with its county seat across the lake at Enterprise, Florida Orange (fruit) groves were planted, with the first fruit packing plant built in 1869. Arriving by steamer in April 1883, President Chester A. Arthur vacationed a week at the Sanford House, a lakeside hotel built in 1875 and expanded in 1882.

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