Obituaries
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...
Mr. Glen Lee Simmons
Feb 6, 2017
LAKELAND - Mr. Glen Lee Simmons, 68, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Mr. Simmons was born April 9, 1948 in Fort Meade, FL where he resided for many years and was currently residing in Lakeland. He was a commercial truck driver, and a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline G. Simmons,...
Mr. John C. Barnett, Sr.
Feb 4, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. John C. Barnett, Sr., 87, passed away in the early morning of Saturday, February 4, 2017 at his home, and surrounded by his family. Mr. Barnett was born August 4, 1929 on Sand Mountain Rd. in Fort Meade, FL to his parents, Jesse Ragon Barnett, Sr. and Marguerite Heartsell Barnett. He graduated from Fort Meade High...
Mrs. Ruth Dishong Gray
Feb 3, 2017
HOMELAND - Mrs. Ruth Dishong Gray, 83, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Gray was born July 10, 1933 in Fort Meade, FL, and has been a resident of Homeland for 58 years. She was a homemaker, a 1952 graduate of Fort Meade High School, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Homeland. She...
Mr. Dean W. Dickson
Feb 2, 2017
Mr. Dean William Dickson, 71, passed away at his home in Fort Meade on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Mr. Dickson was born August 14, 1945 in Hemel Hempstead, England and has being a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He worked in the agriculture industry and loved to fish and hunt in his spare time, and he was also...
Miss Linna Elizabeth "Beth" Mcswain
Jan 30, 2017
LAKELAND - Miss Linna Elizabeth “Beth” McSwain, 71, passed away January 30, 2017 in Lakeland, FL. Miss McSwain was born December 3, 1945 in Lakeland, FL and spent her early years in Fort Meade where she attended Fort Meade High School. After high school, she went on to receive her CNA degree and spent 40 years as a personal care...
Mr. Carl Vancil
Jan 25, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. Carl Vancil, 78, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 in Winter Haven, FL. Mr. Vancil was born September 2, 1938 in Pickneyville, IL, and moved to Fort Meade from Springfield, MO in 2003. He was a retired Fleet Maintenance Foreman for the State of Illinois aircraft fleet maintenance, a member of the First United Methodist Church...
Mr. Daniel Shaver
Jan 25, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. Daniel Adam Shaver, 37, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Danny, as he was known to his friends and loving family, was born June 30, 1979 in Buffalo, NY and at a young age he moved to Fort Meade from Buffalo in 1983 with his family. Danny was a 1997 graduate of Fort Meade High School,...
Mr. Larry Griffis
Jan 21, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. William Larry Griffis, 77, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Griffis was born October 31, 1939 in Tampa, FL and has ben a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was a retired welding mechanic after working with U.S. Agri-Chem for 41 years. Mr. Griffis was a 1957 graduate of Brandon...
Mr. Ray Davis
Jan 16, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. Ray Davis, 76, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Davis was born March 7, 1940 in Bowling Green, FL and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was an Inspector and Consultant for the Florida Dept. of Transportation and a book keeper. Mr. Davis was a member of...
Mrs. Marie Cochran
Jan 10, 2017
Mrs. Rosie Marie Albritton Cochran, 84, , affectionately known by so many as “Granny” of Starrs Bridge Rd., Canon, GA wife of the late Tate Cochran passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Cochran was born November 6, 1932 in Ft. Meade, FL to Charlie Albritton and Dillie Rimes Keen. She was a member of First Baptist...
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