Obituaries
Mr. Kenneth M. Kelly
Jul 10, 2019
Fort Meade - Mr. Kenneth Marvin Kelly, 83, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Mr. Kelly was born June 11, 1936 in Andrews, North Carolina, and has been nearly a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a heavy equipment operator for U.S. Agrico and IMC Fertilizer, and also a truck driver for The Wickie Co. of Fort Meade. Mr....
Mr. Steven Mark Hawes, Sr.
Jul 2, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Steven Mark Hawes, Sr., 57, passed away suddenly at Lake Wales Medical Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 of heart failure. Mr. Hawes was born August 29,1961 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and moved to Fort Meade five years ago from St. Cloud, FL. He was a Security Guard for the River Ranch West Gate, and formerly worked...
Mr. Kenneth M. Williams, Sr.
Jul 1, 2019
NORTH FORT MYERS - Mr. Kenneth Manville Williams, Sr., 85, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at his home in North Fort Myers, FL. He was born November 7, 1933 and had longtime family ties to Fort Meade. He was a construction supervisor and of the protestant faith. Mr. Williams was preceded in death by his parents, Albion and Selina...
Annie Laura Mckinney
Jun 17, 2019
FORT MEADE - Annie Laura McKinney, 93, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 in Lakeland, FL. Annie Laura was born February 19, 1926 in Daleville, AL, and moved to Fort Meade from Bowling Green, FL many years ago, where she was a member of First Baptist Church, Fort Meade. She was a book keeper for the Stuart family of Bartow,...
Mrs. Janet Moore Straughn
Jun 8, 2019
LAKELAND – Mrs. Janet Moore Straughn, 79, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 in Lakeland, FL. Born in Bartow, FL on October 9, 1939, she attended Summerlin Institute in Bartow , and graduated from Fort Meade High School in 1957. She was a past member of the Woman’s Club of Lakeland, the Tuesday Music Club of Lakeland, and the Sorosis...
Merlin Garcia
Jun 7, 2019
Infant baby girl Merlin Gracia, who who was born and passed away June 7, 2019 in Lakeland, FL is survived by her parents Reyna Isabel Garcia and Luis Jacob Garcia. Services were held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in the Hancock Funeral Home chapel, with burial following in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Meade.
Lesley Russ Shuman
Jun 5, 2019
FORT MEADE - Lesley Jeannine Russ Shuman, 52, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Lakeland, FL. Lesley was born March 8, 1967 in Bartow, FL and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. She was an employee with the Polk County School Board, member of the 1985 Fort Meade High School graduating class, member of Lake Buffum Baptist Church...
Mr. Terrel E. Newman
Jun 5, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Terrel Eugene Newman, 66, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Brookesville, FL. Mr. Newman was born January 7, 1953 in Bartow, FL and was a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was an equipment operator for Swift & Co., a U.S. Army veteran, and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Newman was preceded in...
Mr. Doyle Alfred Tillis
May 27, 2019
FORT MYERS - Mr. Doyle Alfred Tillis, 90, a resident of Ft. Myers, FL since 1999, formerly of Fort Meade, FL and Mooresville, NC, passed away May 27, 2019 in Ft. Myers, FL after a long brave battle with AFIB. Doyle was born in Ft. Meade, FL on December 15, 1928 to Angus and Eva Tillis, now deceased. He was...
Mrs. Martha Faye Whatley
May 12, 2019
LAKE WALES – Mrs. Martha Faye Whatley, 67, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mrs. Whatley was born November 18, 1951 in Samson, AL and moved to Lake Wales from Davenport, FL 17 years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Whatley is survived by her husband, Billie Whatley,...
Arturo Encinia
May 9, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Arturo Encinia, 62, passed away May 9, 2019 in Wisconsin. Mr. Encinia was born December 4, 1956 in Mexico and was a former resident of Fort Meade. He was a truss builder for Bartow Truss Co. and of the catholic faith. He is daughter, Olivia Encinia, Somerset, WI.; mother, Olivia Cardenas, Denver, CO; several brothers and...
Sharon Kay Waterloo
May 9, 2019
FORT MEADE – Sharon Kay Waterloo, 81, passed away May 9, 2019 at her home in Fort Meade. Sharon was born October 6, 1937 in Wyandotte, MI, and moved to Florida several years ago. She first enjoyed Florida in the winter months residing in Wauchula, FL, and then eight years ago she moved to her permanent Florida home in Oakview...
Mrs. Bunny Eady
May 5, 2019
LAKELAND – Mrs. Bunny Eady, 63, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Eady was born June 1, 1955 in Dade City, FL, and moved to Lakeland from Fort Meade in 2003. She was a property managery and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Eady loved to care for others in any way she could, and she especially...
Jason N. Gilmore
May 4, 2019
FROSTPROOF - Mr. Jason Neal Gilmore, 40, passed away Saturday, May 4th in Sebring, FL. Jason was born Sept. 14, 1978 in Lawrenceburg, TN, and had been a resident of Frostproof for many years. He was a small engine mechanic and attended Fellowship Christian Church in Frostproof. Jason was preceded in death by his father, John Henry Gilmore; maternal grandparents,...
Teri Roberts
Apr 14, 2019
FORT MEADE – Mrs. Theresa L. “Teri” Roberts, 62, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at her home in Fort Meade, FL. Teri was born June 19, 1956 in Bartow, FL, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She graduated Fort Meade High School in 1974 and went on to graduate from the University of South Florida with a...
Mrs. Irene R. Lefebvre
Mar 29, 2019
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Irene (Roy) Lefebvre, 91, of Fort Meade, FL. Irene passed away on March 29, 2019, following a sudden illness. She was surrounded by family in her final days, as she was throughout her long life. Born June 28, 1927, Irene lived most of her life in Somersworth, NH. She...
Mrs. Alicia G. Reyes
Mar 28, 2019
Fort Meade - Mrs. Alicia G. Reyes, 89, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Reyes was born March 2, 1930 in Villagran, Tamaulipas, Mexico and has been a resident of Fort Meade for over 45 years. She was a homemaker and attended the Lady of Guadalupe Mission Catholic Church in Wahneta. Mrs. Reyes was preceded in...
Mrs. Itsuko "Dina" Phillips
Mar 21, 2019
BARTOW - Mrs. Itsuko "Dina" Phillips, 91, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City, FL. Mrs. Phillips was born April 27, 1927 in Tokyo, Japan, and graduated Tokyo High School in 1945 before coming to the United States in the early 1950's. She retired from the Polk County School Board after a 20...
Mr. Donald L. Marchman
Mar 20, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Donald L. Marchman, 75, peacefully passed away at his home in Fort Meade on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 after a short illness. Don was born on September 4, 1943 in Bartow, FL to the late Joseph H. and Verna Newport Marchman as their third and youngest son, and he was educated in the Bartow, FL school...
Mr. John Deskiewicz
Mar 7, 2019
BARTOW - Mr. John Deskiewicz, 78, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 in Tampa, FL. Mr. Deskiewicz was born September 17, 1940 in Norristown, PA and moved to Bartow, FL from North Wales, PA six years ago. He was a crematory technician at Ivy Hill Cemetery and Crematory, and a former funeral assistant at Koller Funeral Home in Roxborough, PA...
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