Obituaries
Mrs. Winnie Prine
Aug 30, 2019
LAKELAND - Mrs. Winifred S. "Winnie" Prine, 85, a former longtime resident of Fort Meade, passed away at her home in Lakeland, FL on Friday, August 30, 2019. Mrs. Prine was born October 28, 1933 in Sail City, GA and moved to Lakeland from Fort Meade in 1933. She was a homemaker and member of Kathleen Baptist Church, along with...
James Earl Whittington
Aug 26, 2019
BARTOW - Mr. James Earl Whittington, 72, passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 in Bartow, FL. Mr. Whittington was born April 12, 1947 in Polk County, FL and was the son of Rev. Lewis and Myrtice Whittington. He was a member and president of the Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Fort Meade where he was a very active member, and...
Harry Whitehall Kirmeyer
Aug 24, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Harry Whitehall Kirmeyer, 86, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Kirmeyer was born December 23, 1932 in Hayes, PA, and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years, and was a construction engineer in Princeton, NJ before coming to Fort Meade where he worked on the engineering and construction design...
Mrs. Kay Crews
Aug 7, 2019
ALTURAS - Mrs. Sandra "Kay" Crews, 81, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Mrs. Crews was born December 2, 1937 in Freelandville, IN and has been a resident of Alturas for many years. She was a receptionist for her husband, Dr. Phillip Crews, D.C. for 42 years, past president of the Alturas Woman's Club, former owner of the Cypress House...
Mr. Floyd J. Lewis
Aug 6, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Floyd J. Lewis, 95, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Lewis was born November 6, 1923 at his home in Tuscola Co., Michigan and moved to Fort Meade in 1972. He was a farmer and truck driver for the United States Postal Service, a mechanic for the City...
Marie Morris
Aug 3, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Marie Morris, 89, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Morris was born July 17, 1930 in Lake City. FL and moved to Fort Meade in 1963. She was a retired lab x-ray technician for Wauchula Hospital and Polk General Hospital, and a very dearly loved mother, grandmother and friend to many people....
Mrs. Mary Varn Fort
Jul 18, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Mary Varn Fort, 97, of Fort Meade, FL, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019. She was born on August 28, 1921 in Fort Meade, FL, to David Hugh and Irma Strain Varn. Mary was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade, and a proud member of the First...
Mrs. Mickey Carlton
Jul 13, 2019
FORT MEADE – Mrs. Minnie M. “Mickey” Carlton, 101, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 in Bradenton, FL. Mrs. Carlton was born March 20, 1918 in Marietta, Oklahoma and came to Florida at a young age in 1925. After her elementary and high school education, Mrs. Carlton went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts degree from Blue Mountain College,...
Sylvia O. Jones
Jul 12, 2019
FORT MEADE - Sylvia O. Jones, 76, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at her home in Fort Meade. Sylvia was born March 10, 1943 in Fort Meade, FL where she remained a lifelong resident as a homemaker, and of the Baptist faith. Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Harvey and Addie Mae Rimes Smith; husband Johnny...
Mr. Timon Floyd Gibson
Jul 10, 2019
BARTOW - Mr. Timon Floyd Gibson, 76, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2019 in Titusville, FL. Mr. Gibson was born November 19, 1942 in Haversham, TN and moved to Bartow several years ago from Fort Meade. He worked 28 years for Swift & Co. and Estech Chemical Co. as a dragline operator, and was also the former manager of Cedar...
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,...
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