Obituaries
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...
Mr. Henry E. "Manny" Bass
Nov 21, 2018
FORT MEADE – Mr. Henry Emanuel “Manny” Bass, 74, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in Bartow, FL. Mr. Bass was born September 16, 1944 in Fort Meade, FL, where he remained a lifelong resident. He was a heavy equipment operator for Moretrench Construction, a member of the National Rifle Assoc., and of the Church of God faith. Mr. Bass...
Mrs. Myrtice Whittington
Nov 18, 2018
FORT MEADE – Mrs. Myrtice Whittington, 92, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Bartow Regional Health Center. Mrs. Whittington was born, August 14, 1927 and has been a resident of Fort Meade. She worked for Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. of Frostproof as a citrus fruit sectionizer, she worked many years in the cafeteria of the FMHS and she also...
Mr. David W. Shriner Sr.
Nov 5, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mr. David William Shriner, Sr., 100, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at Lakeland Hospice House, in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Shriner was born June 23, 1918 in Erie, PA, and was a longtime resident of Oakview Lakes in Fort Meade, FL. He was retired from American Meter Co., a WW II United States Army Veteran being stationed...
Mrs. Annie Marie Porterfield
Oct 21, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Annie Marie Porterfield, 89, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Porterfield was born in Ochlochnee, GA on August 20, 1929 to Tom and Bessie Lewis. She moved to Fort Meade in 1948, working in the cafeterias of both, Lewis Elementary and Fort Meade High School, and serving as a pre-school teacher for...
Mr. Don Harrell
Oct 17, 2018
WINTER HAVEN - Mr. Don Harrell, 63, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in Orlando, FL. Mr. Harrell was born August 11, 1955 in Lake Wales, FL to his parents, James W. and Myrna Herndon Harrell. He was a retired heavy equipment mechanic with the Mosaic phosphate company, and he was a member of the First Assembly of God of...
Mr. Jeffrey F. Grissette
Oct 13, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mr. Jeffrey Foye Grissette, 69, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Grissette was born October 5, 1949 in Jacksonville, FL and has been nearly a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a heavy equipment operator, working for Cooley Construction, and Peace River Packing Co., a graduate of Fort...
Mrs. Phyllis J. Varn Black
Oct 12, 2018
FORT MEADE - Phyllis Jerome Varn Black (P.J.), 71 of Ft. Meade, Florida, passed away on October 12, 2018 surrounded by her family. Phyllis, known to most as P.J., was born in Bartow, Florida to David Hugh Varn, Jr. M.D. and Ruth McEntee Varn on August 11, 1947. She graduated from Fort Meade High School class of 1965, where she...
Mr. Uriel "Manuel" Avila
Oct 6, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mr. Uriel "Manuel" Avila, 65, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Avila was born February 28, 1953 in Guadalajara, Mexico and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was a crew leader and supervisor for Bentley Brothers citrus for 47 years, and of the Catholic...
Mr. Ernest F. Manley
Oct 2, 2018
WINTER HAVEN - Mr. Ernest Frederick Manley, 88, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 in Lakeland, FL due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Manley was born June 25, 1930 in Homeland, FL, and was a longtime resident of Winter Haven after moving there many years ago from Avon Park. He was a retired dragline operator from Swift...
Mrs. Lois P. Bennett
Oct 2, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Lois P. Bennett, 103, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Bennett was born March 9, 1915 in Millport, Kentucky and moved to Fort Meade in 1970. She was a retired food service supervisor, and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Bennett was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Ida Mae Dossett...
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