WINTER HAVEN - Zulema Sosa de Lerma, 70, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 in Lakeland, FL. Zulema was born October 28, 1948 in Mexico and has been a longtime resident of Polk County, FL. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith.
Zulema is survived by her husband, Julio Lerma; children, Antonio Lerma Sosa, Norma Gomez, Carolina Gomez, Maria Esobedo, Margarite Zamarripa, Maria Julia Lerma; brothers, Clemente Sosa Gutierrez, Narciso Sosa Gutierrez, Guillermo Sosa Gutierrez, Jorge Sosa Gutierrez; sisters, Victoria Sosa Gutierrez, Sofia Sosa Gutierrez, Guadalupe Sosa Gutierrez; numerous grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Hancock Funeral Home, 945 East Broadway, Fort Meade. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2018 at the First Baptist Church, 307 East Broadway, Fort Meade. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Meade.
Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade, FL 863-285-8171