AUSTIN E. DELANEY, 19 Kathleen High School

LAKELAND - Austin E. Delaney of Lakeland, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was 19.Born in Bartow, he was raised in Lakeland, and attended Kathleen High School where he was active in football and basketball. He also enjoyed both rollerblading and skateboarding. He was working as a tower technician for Engineered Environment which built cellular towers. He is survived by his parents, Jason Delaney and Denise Hester, his brother Grant Hester, sisters Josalyn Delaney and Karley Owens, his maternal grandparents Clifford and Wanda Hester, and his paternal grandmother Lydia Delaney. Friends are invited to the visitation on Friday, May 9, 2014, at Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home at Serenity Gardens, 3350 Mall Hill Dr., from 1 00 to 2 00 pm. Funeral services will begin at 2 00 pm, with burial to follow at Serenity Gardens.