Obituaries
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...
Mrs. Kathryn Fields Doss
Sep 29, 2018
LAKELAND - Mrs. Kathryn Fields Doss, 63, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at her home in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Doss was born August 16, 1955 in Bartow, FL, and resided in Fort Meade during her early life in school, being a member of the Fort Meade High School graduating class of 1973. Mrs. Doss went on to attend college...
Mrs. Fay Moody Protheroe
Sep 12, 2018
FORT MEADE – Mrs. Fay Moody Protheroe, 88, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in Sarasota, FL. Fay was born September 17, 1930 in Tiger Bay, FL to her parents, Dwight L. and Eldora Johnson Moody. She attended Fort Meade schools, and was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Fort Meade. She was a Realtor for nearly thirty years...
Gloria Williams Donnal
Sep 12, 2018
FORT MEADE – Gloria Williams Donnal, 74, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 in Bartow, FL. Gloria was born March 30, 1944 in Frostproof, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a housekeeper for many people in the Fort Meade area, and a longtime member of the Cornerstone Church of God. Gloria was preceded in death...
Mr. Jack E. Logan
Sep 8, 2018
FORT MEADE - Jack E. Logan, age 69, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018. He was born October 24, 1948, in Elba, Alabama to Ben Logan and Willie Pearl Bass Logan. He moved to Fort Meade with his family as a child, and was a proud Fort Meade Miner, class of 1966. Jack retired from Hardee County after serving...
Mr. Lowell T. Craze
Aug 31, 2018
FORT MEADE – Mr. Lowell Thomas Craze, 76, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 in Bartow, FL. Mr. Craze was born October 22, 1941 in Ward, WV and moved to Fort Meade, FL from Chipley, FL in 2009. He was a retired owner/operator truck driver for North American Van Lines for 30 years, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and of...
Mr. Richard A. Fort Jr.
Aug 14, 2018
FORT MEADE - Richard Allen Fort, Jr., 74, of Fort Meade, FL and most recently of Gainesville, FL passed away Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, FL surrounded by family. Mr. Fort retired as General Manager of Peace River Packing Company in Fort Meade, FL, entering the business as a fifth-generation citrus grower in 1970 after graduating...
Mr. Wesley Kerst
Aug 12, 2018
FORT MEADE – Mr. William Wesley Kerst, 40, passed away August 12, 2018. Wesley was born July 12, 1978 in Bartow, FL and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He was retired from the United States Army after dedicating 21 years of service to his country, which included five deployments to Bosnia, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Wesley was a...
Brenda Tew Reas
Aug 10, 2018
FORT MEADE - Brenda Tew Reas, 53, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 in Winter Haven, FL. Brenda was born February 6, 1964 in Bartow, FL, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a bus driver for the Polk County School Board, a 1982 member of Fort Meade High School Class of 1982, and she was of...
Mrs. Winifred Gillispie Cariaga
Aug 9, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Winifred Gillispie Cariaga, 83, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. Mrs. Cariaga was born June 3, 1935 in Fort Meade, FL, and was a longtime resident of Lakeland before residing in St. Petersburg for the last few years. She was a member of the graduating class of 1953...
Mr. William Thomas See
Aug 8, 2018
FORT MEADE - Mr. William Thomas See, 57, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 in Winter Haven, FL. Mr. See was born August 2, 1961 in Elmhurst, IL and has been a resident of Fort Meade for several years. He graduated high school from Glenbard East High School in Lombard, IL, attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winter Haven, and...
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