Obituaries
Mr. John W. "Jack" Lightsey
Oct 22, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. John W. "Jack" Lightsey, 82, passed away at his home in Fort Meade, FL on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Mr. Lightsey was born April 7, 1934 in Fort Meade, FL, where he was a lifelong resident and a member of the Fort Meade High School graduating class of 1952. He was a retired 20 year U.S....
Mr. Richard L. Rhoden
Oct 17, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Richard L. Rhoden, 88, passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 in Bartow, FL. Mr. Rhoden was born June 15, 1928 and was a native and lifelong resident of Fort Meade, FL, where he worked in the citrus industry and served as a life long member of Lake Buffum Baptist Church. Mr. Rhoden was preceded in death...
Mr. Thomas W. Brown
Oct 3, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Thomas W. Brown, 74, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Brown was born December 21, 1942 in Santa Claus Town, GA and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was a retired instrument technician for Farmland Industries, a U.S. Army veteran, and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Brown...
Polly Mercer Olson
Sep 25, 2016
FORT MEADE - Polly Mercer Olson, 88, passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2016 in Wauchula, FL. Ms. Olson was born August 26, 1928 in Zolfo Springs, FL, and has family connections to Hardee County for many years. She worked with Amertek Gauge in Bartow and was of the Baptist faith. Ms. Olson is survived by her daughters, Brenda Brown and...
Mrs. Audrey Armstrong
Sep 23, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Audrey Armstrong, 82, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Armstrong was born Nov. 18, 1933 in Wimauma, FL, and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She was a retired Pre-K teacher for the Polk County School Board, a 1951 graduate of Wimauma School, and a very active member...
Joshua Allen Pollard
Sep 22, 2016
FORT MEADE - Joshua Allen Pollard, 19, passed away Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 in Lakeland, FL. Josh was born March 14, 1997 in Bartow, FL and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He attended the Bayside Community Church in Bradenton, FL, and as an avid outdoorsman, Josh loved to go fishing and hunting. Josh was preceded in death by...
Mrs. Maxine Clark Jones
Sep 14, 2016
BARTOW - Mrs. Maxine C. Jones, 91, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 in Winter Haven, FL. Mrs. Jones was born Dec. 16, 1924 in Dora, AL and recently moved to Bartow after residing for many years in Winter Haven, FL. She attended the Cornerstone Church of God in Fort Meade, worked for many years as a cashier and baker...
Mr. R. Branden Dykes
Sep 7, 2016
SARASOTA - Mr. R. Branden Dykes, 34, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 in North Port, FL. Branden was born Feb. 12, 1982 in Lakeland, FL and moved to Sarasota in 2012 from Blairsville, GA. A 2001 graduate of Union County High School in Blairsville, GA, Branden was an outstanding football athlete and received a scholarship for his talents to...
Mr. George W. Long Jr.
Sep 2, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. George William Long, Jr., 60, passed away September 2, 2016 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Long was born December 5, 1955 in White Oak, PA and was a resident of Fort Meade for over 20 years. He worked with the Badcock Furniture Corporation in Mulberry, FL, and was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Long was preceded in...
Mr. James Erskine Watts Jr.
Aug 19, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. James Erskine Watts, Jr., 31, passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. James was born Nov. 10, 1984 in Bartow, FL, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was the shop manager for Value Imports Plus in Lakeland, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Fort Meade. James was a 2003 graduate...
Mr. Rolland Royce Twiss
Aug 9, 2016
Mr. Rolland Royce Twiss, 84, passed away on August 9, 2016 in Ocala, Florida. Mr. Twiss was born May 8, 1932 in Fort Meade, Florida and moved to Ocala from Arcadia, FL where he resided for many years. He served and retired from the Air Force, and upon retiring and moving to Florida from South Carolina, he worked at the...
Mrs. Betty Logan Collier
Jul 30, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Betty Logan Collier, 77, passed away and went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 30, 2016 . Mrs. Collier was born in Coffee County, AL and moved to Fort Meade from her home state of Alabama in 1951. She was a retired rural carrier for the U.S. Post Office, graduate of Fort Meade High...
Mrs. Claudia Johnson Jackson
Jul 19, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Claudia Johnson Jackson, 70, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Jackson was born April 18, 1946 in Muncie, IN, and after moving to Fort Meade at a young age, she remained a lifelong resident and worked as an insurance agent for McBride Insurance of Fort Meade for over 30 years....
Mr. Gene Woodham
Jul 19, 2016
FORT MEADE - Robert Eugene "Gene" Woodham, 67, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 in North Fort Myers, FL. Gene was born July 1, 1949 in Fort Meade, FL and was a security guard for local phosphate mines of the area. He attended Fort Meade schools in his younger years, and currently attended the First United Methodist Church of Fort...
Mr. Calvin M. Barnett, Jr.
Jul 12, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Calvin M. Barnett, Jr., 89, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in Winter Haven, FL. Mr. Barnett was born June 6, 1927 in Fort Meade, FL where he remained a life long resident. On Sept. 10, 1944, Mr. Barnett joined the United States Navy and served a 24 year tenure of duty. He was a WW...
Mr. Troy L. Jacobs
Jul 4, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Troy L. Jacobs, 83, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016. Mr. Jacobs was born November 30, 1932 in Tampa, FL, and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was a commercial truck driver, and after his retirement he worked as a grove caretaker for the Barnett family of Fort Meade. Mr. Jacobs...
Karen Pierce Putnel
Jun 26, 2016
FORT MEADE - Karen Pierce Putnel, 72, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 in Bartow, FL. Karen was born March 24, 1944 in Fort Meade, FL, where she remained a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker, member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Meade, and a member of FMHS Class of 1962. Karen was preceded in death by her...
Mr. Ronnie Lee Childress
Jun 24, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Ronnie Lee Childress, 70, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 in Ocala, FL. Ronnie was born February 10, 1946 in Fort Meade, FL and had recently moved to Ocala. He was a member of the First Church of God in Fort Meade, attended Fort Meade schools in his early years and became a well established heavy...
Mrs. Joyce Lavonne Devane
Jun 12, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Joyce Lavonne DeVane, 85, passed away at her home in Fort Meade, FL on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Mrs. DeVane was born April 6, 1931 in Chicago, IL to her parents, Leland C. and Edna J. Nelson Noble, and moved to Fort Meade from Chicago in 1945 where she became a vital part of the community....
Mrs. Doris Ray Harp
Jun 6, 2016
BOWLING GREEN - Mrs. Doris Ray Harp, 75, passed away Monday, June 6, 2016 at her home in Bowling Green, FL. Mrs. Harp was born June 21, 1940 in Appling Co., Georgia, and has been a resident of Bowling Green for 45 years. She was a fruit sectionizer with Peace River Packing Co. in Fort Meade for 25 years, a...
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