Obituaries
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...
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...
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