Honoring Our Local Heroes

Avon Park is a small town with a long roll of people who gave more than they were asked to. Some wore a uniform, in the armed forces or the fire department. Some led the town, built its churches and schools, or stood up when standing up cost something. This page honors them, one at a time, as the Society researches each story.

If you know of someone who belongs here, tell us. A name and a few dates are enough to start.

Military

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  U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Pharis E. Weekley

  1922 – 1943

  Navigator of the B-24 Lady Jayne, lost over the Ploesti oil fields on 1 August 1943, identified in 2022 and laid to rest beside his mother in Avon Park in May 2023.