Obituaries
Mrs. Roxanne Sims
Mar 5, 2019
Fort Meade - Mrs. Yvonne Roxanne Sims, 63, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at her home in Fort Meade, FL. Mrs. Sims was born July 20, 1955 in Kingsport, TN and moved to Fort Meade from Haines City, FL in 1973. She was a 1973 graduate of Haines City High School, a homemaker, and of the Baptist faith. Mrs....
Mrs. Jean Barnett
Mar 3, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Iris Jean Slessman Barnett, 84, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her family. Jean was born June 9, 1934 in St. Petersburg, FL and moved to Fort Meade when she was two days old, and lived there her entire life. She graduated Fort Meade High School in 1953, and was a...
Mr. Davis “Pap” Roberts
Feb 23, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Davis “Pap” Roberts, 83, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Roberts was born December 20, 1935 in Tallulah, TN, to his parents George P. and Virgie Mary Yates Roberts, and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. Mr. Roberts owned and operated Roberts Repair and...
Mrs. Roberta L. Feathers
Feb 16, 2019
Fort Meade - Mrs. Roberta L. Feathers, 80, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 in Greenville, TX. Mrs. Feathers and her husband Charlie were residents of Oak View Lakes in Fort Meade for many years, and attend Christ Episcopal Church in Fort Meade. Memorial services were held in Greenville, TX. Please see the family photos and memorials attached her of...
Mr. Thomas Lee Riddlebarger
Feb 15, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Thomas Lee Riddlebarger, 71, passed away at his home in Fort Meade, FL on Friday, February 15, 2019. Mr. Riddlebarger was born September 9, 1947 in Union City, IN and was a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He worked 37 years and retired as a Flowt Operator with IMC Fertilizer and Mosaic. Mr. Riddlebarger...
Mr. Melvin Prine
Jan 29, 2019
FORT MEADE- Mr. Melvin Prine, 83, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Mr. Prine was born September 13, 1935 and was a native and lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a heavy equipment operator, working for Phillips & Jordan, Inc., American Cynamid, Kimmins Construction, and he attended the Paynes Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Bowling Green, FL. Mr. Prine...
Mr. Johnnie N. Mosley
Jan 27, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Johnnie N. Mosley, 74, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Mosley was born December 17, 1944 in Tampa, FL to his parents, Alvin and Clara Kelly Mosley. He was a retired railroad foreman, working with Seaboard Coastlines, CSX, and Florida Central Railroad, a U.S. Army Reserves veteran, and...
Mr. Ray "Mr. B" Bigsby
Jan 19, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Ray L. "Mr. B" Bigsby, 85, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. B was born in Ludingtono, MI on March 20, 1933 and has been a very active resident of Fort Meade, FL for many years. He retired from Mobil Chemical Co. as a mechanic and dragline operator, and then went into...
Mr. Ronald B. Donnal
Jan 11, 2019
LAKELAND - Mr. Ronald B. Donnal, 74, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Donnal was born in Alger, OH on January 23, 1944, nad he was a retired welder for Phillips & Jordan, Inc. in Zephyrhills, a member of the Lakeland Masonic Lodge #91, and a former volunteer fireman in Alger, OH where he remained a...
Mr. Robert E. Coulter
Jan 5, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Robert E. Coulter passed away at his home in Fort Meade, FL on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Mr. Coulter was born in Bartow, FL on October 10, 1945, and was alifelong resident of Fort Meade graduating from Fort Meade High School in 1963. He thenserved his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. His...
Mr. Carl R. Roberts
Jan 2, 2019
FORT MEADE - Mr. Carl Roberts, 89, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019 in Bartow, FL. Mr. Roberts was born September 1, 1929 in White County, TN, and has been a resident of Fort Meade since he was 18 years of age. He owned and operated the City Service Station and Gulf Service Station in Fort Meade for many years,...
Mr. Gene Franklin Bass
Dec 22, 2018
FORT MEADE - It is with great sadness that the family of Gene Franklin Bass announces his passing after a brief illness. Gene entered the kingdom of heaven on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the age of 79. Gene will lovingly be remembered by his wife of 57 years, Lela; his son, Kenneth Bass and wife Terri; daughter, Janet Scarbrough...
Zulema Sosa De Lerma
Dec 21, 2018
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,...
Mr. Henry Caswell Bass
Dec 19, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mr. Henry C. Bass, 93, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Winter Haven, FL. Mr. Bass was born April 28, 1925 in Bartow, FL, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a retired independent commercial truck driver, and of the Church of God faith. Mr. Bass graduated Fort Meade High School in 1943,...
Mrs. Beverly Rentz Moseley
Dec 11, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Beverly Rentz Moseley, 67, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Moseley was born April 2, 1950 in Fort Meade, FL where she was a resident for nearly all of her life. She was a security guard with Allied Security and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Moseley was preceded in death by her...
Mrs. Mary Idella Waters
Dec 3, 2018
LAKELAND - Mrs. Mary idella Waters, 84, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 in Lutz, FL. Mrs. Waters was born September 15, 1934 in Adrien, GA and was a longtime resident of Lakeland, where she was the last surviving member of the charter group for the Lake Gibson Church of the Nazarene in Lakeland. Mrs. Waters received her teaching degree...
Baby Miracle Marie Thirdkill
Dec 3, 2018
FORT MEADE - Infant Miracle Marie Thirdkill, who was born and passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL, was the daughter of Joe L. and Leah Reynolds Thirdkill, Jr. With her parents, she is survived by her brothers, Jesse Long, Alex Long, Jashon Thirdkill, Jovante Ball and Jayce Thirdkill; sisters, Christy Reynolds, Celeah...
Mr. Kermit S. Atchley
Dec 2, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mr. Kermit Samuel Atchley, 80, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Atchley was born February 7, 1938 in Coffee County, AL and moved to Fort Meade in 2010. He was a citrus crew operator and northern agriculture harvesting crew leader, and of the protestant faith. Mr. Atchley was preceded in death by his...
Mrs. Lucille Wilson Hensley
Nov 30, 2018
FORT MEADE – Mrs. Lucille Wilson Hensley, 86, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Hensley was born October 2, 1932 in Fort Meade, FL where she remained a lifelong resident. Mrs. Hensley was of the Baptist faith, and using that faith to care, love, and nurture her family and children, working many years as a homemaker...
Bobby R. Smith
Nov 24, 2018
BAINBRIDGE, GA – Mr. Bobby Ray Smith, 82, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018. Mr. Smith was born June 17, 1936 and was the son of William and Oweda Duff Smith. He was a carptenter by trade, formerly living in Tampa, FL for many years, and has resided in Bainbridge, GA for the last several years. He is survived by...
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