Obituaries
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...
Mrs. Martha Bass Mcauley
Jan 8, 2017
FORT MEADE - Martha Bass McAuley passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the age of 87. Mrs. McAuley was born July 25, 1929 in Fort Meade, FL to Barney C. and Ada G. Bass. At a young age she met the love of her life, Sam W. McAuley, and they were married on June 2, 1947 and...
Mr. Roberto Hernandez Lopez
Jan 7, 2017
WINTER HAVEN - Mr. Roberto Hernandez Lopez, 81, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Winter Haven, FL. Mr. Lopez was born April 17, 1935 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico and moved to Winter Haven from Chicago, IL several years ago. He was a retired factory worker with Stuart Warren, a U.S. National Guard veteran, and of the Catholic faith. Mr....
Mrs. Susie L. Moon Gilman
Jan 7, 2017
WINTER HAVEN - Mrs. Susie Lee Gilman, 94, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Auburndale, FL. Mrs. Gilman was born May 25, 1922 and has been a resident of Winter Haven since 1962, after living in Fort Meade for many years. She was a retired nurses aide for Polk General Hospital, and a member of the Winter Haven Seventh...
Mr. Juan Badillo, Sr.
Jan 6, 2017
FORT MEADE - Mr. Juan Badillo, Sr., 82, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 in St. Petersburg, FL. Mr. Badillo was born January 18, 1934 in Padilla, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and moved to Fort Meade from Matamoros, Mexico in 1970. He was an agricultural farm worker and of the Catholic faith. Mr. Badillo was preceded in death by his wife Fransisca...
Barbara Jean Westbrook Lucky
Dec 25, 2016
FORT MEADE - Barbara Jean Westbrook Lucky, 77, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 in Bartow, FL. Barbara Jean was born May 19, 1939 in Eagle Lake, FL, and was a life long resident of Fort Meade. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, not only to her blood relatives, but also to countless children in Fort Meade who...
Mr. M. Mack Helms
Dec 17, 2016
RUSKIN - Mr. M. Mack Helms, 71, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 in Ruskin, FL. Mr. Helms was born May 16, 1945 in Homeland, FL and moved to Ruskin from Atlanta, Ga several years ago. He was an information systems specialist with IMC phosphate mines and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Helms was also an U.S. Army National Guard...
Mrs. Edith Mae Belle Douglas Smith
Dec 2, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Edith Mae Belle Douglas Smith, 75, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Smith was born February 7, 1941 in Plant City, FL where she attended school, and later moved to Fort Meade in 1970. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Meade, worked as a convenience store...
Mr. Doug Owen
Nov 23, 2016
BARTOW - Mr. George Douglas Owen, 64, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Bartow, FL. Mr. Owen was born September 12, 1952 in Bartow and was a former Fort Meade resident in his early years before returning to live the majority of his lifetime in Bartow. He attended Fort Meade schools, and was a member of the Harvest Outreach...
Mr. John Patrick Shelton
Nov 5, 2016
BARTOW - Mr. John Patrick Shelton, 56, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 5, 2016. Mr. Shelton was born January 19, 1960 in Fayetteville, TN and moved to Bartow from Nashville, TN in 1981. He was a diesel engine mechanic, working with agriculture equipment dealers and citrus growers in the Polk County area. Mr. Shelton was preceded in...
Mrs. Dorcas M. O'Berry
Nov 2, 2016
GLADEWATER, TX - Mrs. Dorcas M. O'Berry, 80, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at her home in Gladewater, TX. Mrs. O'Berry was born August 15, 1936 in Fort Myers, FL and was a former longtime resident of Bartow, FL before moving to Gladewater, TX, where she was a homemaker and member of the Roundflat Pentecostal Church in Fruitvale, TX....
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