Obituaries
Mrs. Connie V. Kelly
Jul 3, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Connie V. Kelly, 97, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 in Lake Wales, FL. Mrs. Kelly was born February 19, 1923 in the Lake Buffum area of Fort Meade where she lived for many years, and was the last surviving child of nine children of Joseph Oliver Campbell and Geneva Hearin Campbell. She was a homemaker...
Mr. Ray Acuff
Jul 1, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Ray Acuff, 80, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Ray was born March 14, 1940 in Fort Meade, FL, where he remained a lifelong resident, and throughout the years became very involved in many of the organizations of Fort Meade. He graduated from Fort Meade High School in 1958, and soon after graduation,...
Mrs. Joan Kelley Bigsby
Jun 27, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Joan Kelley Bigsby, 88, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Bigsby was born April 20, 1932 in Fort Meade, FL where she remained a resident her entire life. She was a homemaker and retired book keeper, avid seamstress, and an active member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Meade where she...
John Alex Smith
Jun 16, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. John Alex Smith, 59, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Smith was born September 8, 1960 in California, and has been a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He was a commercial truck driver, a U.S. Army veteran, and a graduate of Fort Meade High School, Class of 1978....
Mr. Charles Franklin Underwood
Jun 11, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Charles Franklin Underwood, 79, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Underwood was born July 21, 1941 in Green Castle, IN and moved to Fort Meade ten years ago from Exeter, NH. He graduated high school in Green Castle, IN and went on to further his education by attending...
Mr. Gerald W. Young
Jun 10, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Gerald Willis Young, 82, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Mr. Young was was born February 23, 1938 in Freedom, Maine and moved to Fort Meade from Windsor, Maine in 2002. He was an electronics technicians for Sears, Inc. and of the baptist faith. Mr. Young graduated high school from Erskine Academy in China, Maine, and...
Mr. John A. “Johnny” Stephens, Sr.
Jun 4, 2020
FORT MEADE – Mr. John Arthur “Johnny” Stephens, Sr., age 77, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Johnny was born March 1, 1943 to Herman and Mozelle Stephens in Fort Meade, FL, where he remained a lifelong resident. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Johnny began his citrus career in...
Barbara Carol Bryant
May 3, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Barbara Carol Bryant, 71, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 in Sebring, FL. Barbara was born January 19, 1949 in Blytheville, Arkansas and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She worked with the Polk County School Board as a bus attendant for handicapped children and also attended the New Beginning Church of...
Walter Glenn Hooks
Apr 20, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Walter Glenn Hooks, 70, passed away April 20, 2020 in Tampa, FL. Mr. Hooks was born September 10, 1949 in Polk County, FL, and a resident of Fort Meade for several years. He was a paint and body repairman in the automotive industry, a U.S. Army veteran, and a member American Legion Post #3 in Bartow....
Ursula Lucas
Apr 10, 2020
An updated written by family will be posted in the next several days. Please check back by the weekend
Joyce Lightsey
Apr 7, 2020
FORT MEADE - Joyce Winnona McQuien Lightsey, 84, of Fort Meade, Florida, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at her daughter’s residence in Valdosta, GA. Mrs. Lightsey was born in Fort Meade, FL on May 19, 1935 to the late Charles and Alma Senterfitt-McQuien. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Fort Meade....
James Wayne Spieth
Apr 3, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. James Wayne Spieth, 85, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 in Winter Haven, FL. Mr. Spieth was born November 17, 1934 in Fort Meade, FL where he grew up and spent his early years and graduated from Fort Meade High School in 1952. Following his graduation, he furthered his education and graduated from the University of...
Jackie Eggenton
Apr 1, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Jacquelyn K. "Jackie" Eggenton, 75, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2020 in Sebring, FL. Jackie was born August 5, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio and moved to Hudson, IN from Holland, OH in 2009. She was a registered nurse at the St. Lukes Hospital in Mauame, OH, a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in...
Mr. James Skidmore Lyle
Mar 24, 2020
LAKE PLACID - Mr. James Skidmore Lyle, 74, passed away March 24, 2020 in Tampa, FL, two days prior to his 75th birthday. Mr. Lyle, known by most as "Jim," was born March 26, 1945 in Winter Haven, FL and moved to Lake Placid three years ago from Long Key, FL. Jim graduated from Avon Park High School in 1963...
Minnie Belle Hamblin
Mar 22, 2020
Minnie Belle Hamblin; of Lapeer; age 78; passed away on March 22, 2020. Minnie was the loving mother of Evie Marie, David (Kristin), Larry, Billie Jean, and the late James Edward Hamblin; loving grandmother of Matt, Joey, Jacob, Haley, Grace, Aiden and James; great grandmother of Jeremiah, Ricky and Briella. She was preceded in death by her siblings James Winston...
Mr. Doug Dyal
Mar 19, 2020
ARCADIA - Mr. Doug Dyal, 77, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Port Charlotte, FL. Doug was born May 10, 1942 in Baxley, GA and had been a resident of Arcadia for the last 54 years. He was a manager for Christ Building Supply for 28 years, an avid Tampa Bay Rays fan, and he coached Arcadia Senior League...
Mr. Roger Alan Fields
Mar 12, 2020
WINTER HAVEN - Mr. Roger Alan Fields, 58, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Tampa, FL. Mr. Fields was born May 3, 1961 in Bartow, FL and moved to Winter Haven from the Lake Buffum area of Fort Meade in 2010. He was a correctional officer in Polk City for the State of Florida, and of the Baptist faith....
Esther Ruth Russ Fletcher
Mar 11, 2020
FORT MEADE - Esther Ruth Russ Fletcher, 75, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Sarasota, FL. Ruth was born August 14, 1944 in Fort Meade, FL where she lived most of her life. She was a retired school bus driver for the Polk County School Board, a 1962 graduate of Fort Meade High School, and of the Baptist faith....
Jacqueline Newman Zalys
Mar 7, 2020
LAKELAND -Jacqueline Newman Zalys, age 86, passed away surrounded by family on March 7, 2020. Born October 16, 1933 in Colquitt, GA, she was a loving mother and owner of several businesses during her life time. She was proceeded in death by her husband William J.C. Newman, Sr. and son Terrel Eugene Newman; her parents Lamar and Pearsie Lee Williams;...
Mr. Curtis Benny Young
Mar 7, 2020
AUBURNDALE - Mr. Curtis Benny Young, 80, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Young was born in Alturas, FL on February 11, 1940 and was a lifelong resident of Polk County. He was a retired industrial mechanic for Vigoro Industries and IMC Chemical and Fertilizer. Mr. Young grew up in Fort Meade...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
