WINTER HAVEN - Mrs. Susie Lee Gilman, 94, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Auburndale, FL. Mrs. Gilman was born May 25, 1922 and has been a resident of Winter Haven since 1962, after living in Fort Meade for many years. She was a retired nurses aide for Polk General Hospital, and a member of the Winter Haven Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Mrs. Gilman was preceded in death by her parents, David L. and Ethel Jones Moon; husbands, Everett L. "Bo" Gilman and A.J. Wingate; son-in-law, Byron Griffin; brothers, Paul Moon, Bill Moon, Allen Moon, Calvin Moon; sisters, Pauline Hughes, Mary Johnson, Juanita Dobson.
She is survived by her sons, Don Gilman and wife Carolyn, Lake Wales, FL; Lavell "Buddy" Gilman and wife Gemma, Baker, FL; Marcus Gilman and wife Kim, Winter Haven, FL; daughters, Beverly Griffin, Atlanta, GA, Barbara "Babs" Wilterding and husband Charles, Carrollton, GA; brother, Gene Moon and wife Rebecca, Fort Meade, FL; sister, Dorothy Bullington, Winter Haven, FL; twelve grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Hancock Funeral Home, 945 E. Broadway, Fort Meade. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 500 N. Lanier Ave., Fort Meade. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Meade.
Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade, FL 863-285-8171