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 on December 28th, 2018 that Lynn M Giesenhagen passed on in Sanford, Florida.  Giesenhagen was 59 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lynn M's life.

It was noted by Orlando Sentinel on November 17th, 2018 that Amber Louise miss Whittington perished in Sanford, Florida.  Whittington was 68 years old and was born in Greenville, OH.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Amber Louise miss's life.

It was disclosed by Orlando Sentinel on November 11th, 2018 that Walter John Bosse passed on in Sanford, Florida.  Bosse was 92 years old and was born in Lancaster, NY.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Walter John's life.

It was revealed by Orlando Sentinel on October 14th, 2018 that Ann Echols (French) passed on in Sanford, Florida.  Ms. Echols was 90 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ann's life.

It was revealed by Orlando Sentinel on October 7th, 2018 that Janice Miller (Howard) died in Sanford, Florida.  Ms. Miller was 79 years old and was born in Honeoye Falls, NY.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Janice's life.

It was reported on September 11th, 2018 that Joseph Franklin Branson passed away in Sanford, Florida.  Branson was 67 years old and was born in Pulaski, VA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Joseph Franklin's life.

It was disclosed by Orlando Sentinel on July 26th, 2018 that George Cyrus Jr Harden passed away in Sanford, Florida.  Harden was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor George Cyrus Jr's life.

It was disclosed 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 sorrow and honor Herbert "Whitey"'s life.

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

It was disclosed 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.

History

Consequently, an army garrison was established upstream on the southern side of Lake Monroe near a trading post. 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. This resulted in a significant economic downturn for the City of Sanford and Seminole County with the departure of all military personnel and their families. 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.

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