Obituaries
Mr. Joseph J. Gallagher Jr.
Jul 16, 2017
FORT MEADE – Mr. Joseph James Gallagher, Jr., 90, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Gallagher was born June 4, 1927 in Camden, NJ and was a resident of Florida for 40 years. He moved to Fort Meade from Lakeland in 1999, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Fort Meade and...
Mrs. Kathryn Alderman
Jul 7, 2017
FORT GREEN - Mrs. Kathryn Louise Alderman, 60, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017 in Orlando, FL. Kathy was born May 31, 1957 in Wauchula, FL and was a longtime resident of Fort Green before recently moving to Lake Wales. She was a home health care nurse and a member of Cornerstone Church of God, Fort Meade. Kathy was a...
Mr. Jared M. Mcdougald
Jul 5, 2017
LAKELAND - Mr. Jared Maxwell McDougald, 76, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in DeLand, FL. Mr. McDougald was born July 2, 1941 in Davenport, FL and was a longtime resident of Lakeland. He was a graduate of Summerlin Institute in Bartow, a U.S. Army veteran serving in the 138th Military Police unit, and a security guard for many years...
Mr. Jewel Edmond Andrews Jr.
Jun 18, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. Jewel Edmond Andrews, Jr., 83, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at his home in Fort Meade. Mr. Andrews was born February 8, 1934 in St. Louis, MO and moved to Fort Meade from Bowling Green, FL in 2010. He was a commercial truck driver for many years for the logging and citrus industries. Mr. Andrews...
Mrs. Mary C. Polk
Jun 15, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Mary C. Polk, 81, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 in Mount Airy, GA. Mrs. Polk was born April 2, 1936 in Ocala, FL and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. Along with her husband Monroe, she was the owner and bookkeeper for C.M. Polk Auto Parts, Inc. for 57 years, and a very active...
Jackie C. Burch
Jun 12, 2017
Jacqueline (Jackie) Carlton Cliett Burch, 75, a beloved mother, grandmother, and educator, passed away June 12, 2017 at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA. Jackie was born November 29, 1941 in Wauchula, FL, and received her Bachelor's Degree in education from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL. After her graduation from Florida Southern College, she went on to further...
Mr. Marion Leland Lastinger
May 29, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. Marion Leland Lastinger, 92, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Lastinger was born in Brewster, FL on August 3, 1924, and lived in Fort Meade for many years after returning from a long residence in Ocala, FL. He worked with Swift and Co. and Mobil Chemical Co., and also retired from the...
Mrs. Melba Cannon Dodgen
May 27, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Melba Cannon Dodgen, 90, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Dodgen was born April 23, 1927 in Cleo Springs, Ok, and was the daughter of Francis Henry Sacket and Irma Jewell Pierce Sacket. She had a love for helping people, and received her Bachelor of Nursing degree from Wesley Nursing College in...
Mrs. Paula D. Cirami
May 18, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Paula Diane Cirami, 69, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her home in Fort Meade. Paula was born October 18, 1947 in Cleveland, OH and moved to Fort Meade in 2012. She is survived by her husband, John Cirami, Fort Meade, FL; sons, David Grice, Robert Grice, and Anthony Tator; daughter, Diana Ruth Grice; brother,...
Mr. W.C. "Bill" Brown, Sr.
May 1, 2017
LAKELAND - Mr. William Clifford "Bill" Brown, Sr., 88, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at Savannah Court Assisted Living in Bartow, FL. Mr. Brown was born August 17, 1928 in Socrum, FL and was a lifelong resident of Polk County. He was a Cattleman, a member of the Florida Cattleman's Assoc., and a graduate of Kathleen High School. Mr....
Mrs. Betty Jo Altman
Apr 22, 2017
BOWLING GREEN - Mrs. Betty Jo Altman, 81, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Altman was born August 26, 1935 in Bowling Green, FL, where she remained as a life long resident. She was a teacher at Bowling Green Elementary School for 28 years, and a member of Faith Presbyterian Church of Wauchula. Mrs. Altman was...
Mr. Richard L. Jeznach
Apr 18, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. Richard Leon Jeznach, 67, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at his home in Fort Meade. Mr. Jeznach was born July 8, 1949 in Redding, PA, and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was a citrus grove caretaker, working with John Langford Citrus and also Citrus Enterprises, and he was a...
Mrs. Helen Carnley Woods
Apr 5, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Helen Carnley Woods, 72, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Woods was born December 23, 1944 in Laurel Hill, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. Along with taking care of her family, she also worked with both the Polk County and Hardee County School Boards, and she was a...
Mrs. Virginia Lewis Cox
Mar 31, 2017
Mrs. Virginia Lewis Cox, 85, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 in Temple Terrace, FL. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Perrin, Fort Meade, FL. Private family services will be held.
Jerome W. Rausch
Mar 24, 2017
(Note: An updated and lengthened obituary will be added for Mr. Rausch on Monday, Mar. 27th) Mr. Jerome W. Rausch, 91, passed away at his winter home in Fort Meade, FL on Fri., March 24, 2017. Mr. Rausch was born May 28, 1925 in Melrose, MN and resided in Auburn, Maine for many years. He was a Catholic Theologian and...
Mrs. Hiawatha Freeman
Feb 26, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Hiawatha "Granny" Freeman, 91, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Freeman was born September 25, 1925 in Dewey, OK and was a longtime resident of Morning Star, AR before moving to Fort Meade. She was a homemaker, member of Zolfo Springs First Baptist Church, and one of the last remaining WWI veteran...
Mrs. Alma Brooks
Feb 22, 2017
FORT MEADE - Alma Eversole Lewis Brooks, 85, passed away peacefully, and surrounded by her family on February 22, 2017, in Lakeland Florida. Alma was born in Hector, Kentucky on February 3, 1932, and moved to Fort Meade from Albany, GA in 2001. Most important to Alma was her faith and spiritual connection to God. She was a member of...
Rev. Jackson Cannon
Feb 22, 2017
FORT MEADE - Rev. Samuel Jackson Cannon, 88, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in Lynn Haven, FL. Rev. Cannon was born December 2, 1928, and was a native and longtime resident of Fort Meade, FL. He was a retired Baptist minister, and served for many years at the Lake Buffum Baptist Church and the New Life Baptist Church of...
Mr. Michael Frank Stolzman
Feb 10, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. Michael Frank Stolzman, 70, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at his home in Fort Meade. Mr. Stolzman was born April 22, 1946 in Superior, WI and moved to Fort Meade from Lakeland in 2014. He was the owner of Temtrol Air Conditioning, and a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Meade. He was also...
Mrs. Glenda Ann Turner
Feb 9, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Glenda Ann Turner, 75, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Turner was born January 31, 1942 in Tampa, FL and moved to Fort Meade from Tampa in 1971. She was a longtime teacher at the Fort Meade Child Development Center and a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Fort Meade. Mrs. Turner...
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