Myrna Starling Lanham

Born on October 12,1936 in Ocala, Florida
Passed on May 3, 2026, in Melbourne, Florida.

Myrna Starling Lanham, 89, passed away May 3, 2026 in Palm Bay, Florida. Myrna was born in Ocala, Florida on October 12, 1936. She was the third child of Claude Starling and Gladys Gaston.
Myrna married Lawrence “Larry “ Lanham. They were married 70 years and had five children. She had eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Myrna was a teacher for the Brevard public school system for many years teaching kindergarten and first grade. She was also very involved with her church, Saint Joseph’s Catholic. She was a volunteer, a classroom teacher and taught religious education classes.
She loved traveling, camping with her family, reading, gardening, and genealogy. Myrna was a fun loving, adventurous, positive and funny person.
Myrna is survived by her husband, Larry Lanham and by their children, Teri (Mark Johnson), Joye (Monte Marek), John Francis aka Jeff Lanham. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Garrett. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Laramie Starling, and by her children Lori (Robert Murphy) and Michael Lanham (Caroline).
Myrna will be greatly missed by all friends and family.
Family visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm on Saturday May 9th at Brownlie – Maxwell Funeral Home. A Mass of the resurrection will be celebrated at 10am on Monday May 11th at St Joseph Catholic Church followed by burial in the St Joseph Catholic Cemetery.