Mr. Gail Darwin Bever, 73, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 21, 1939 in Hastings, Michigan and moved to Fort Meade, FL in 1992 from Kennesaw, Georgia. Mr. Bever was Protestant, and preceded in death by his father, Gail Shaw Bever. He is survived by his mother, Geraldine Bever, Fort Meade, FL and brother, Larry R. Bever, Hastings, Michigan. Memorial services will take place in Lake Odessa, Michigan, handled by Koops Funeral Chapel, 935 Fourth Ave., Lake Odessa, MI. Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade 863-285-8171