Obituaries

Mrs. Mary Louise Twiss

Mrs. Mary Louise Twiss

Jan 10, 2016

OCALA - Mrs. Mary Louise Childress Twiss, 79, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 in Ocala, FL. Mrs. Twiss was born May 5, 1936 in Fort Meade, FL and moved to Ocala from Arcadia, where she resided for many years. She was a homemaker, devoting herself to take care of her husband and family, a lover of gardening, and of...

Mrs. Natasha Kay Fields

Mrs. Natasha Kay Fields

Dec 26, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Natasha Kay Fields, 37, passed away at her home Dec. 26, 2015. Natasha was born Feb. 21, 1978 in Winter Haven, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a phlebotomist and of protestant faith. Natasha attended Fort Meade schools and graduated from Fort Meade High School, class of 1996, and attended Polk...

Marian M. Geiger

Marian M. Geiger

Dec 23, 2015

FORT MEADE - Marian M. Geiger, 74, was born July 21, 1940 in Carbon County, PA and passed away December 23, 2015 at her home in Fort Meade. She is survived by her son, Scott Geiger, his wife Gail, and grandsons, Everett and Cameron, all of Caledonia, NY. Marian was a well-known, lead musician in The Memory Makers of the...

Mr. Hubert "Peck" Harrell

Mr. Hubert "Peck" Harrell

Dec 21, 2015

ZOLFO SPRINGS - Mr. Hubert Earl "Peck" Harrell, 82, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Harrell was born October 17, 1933 in Geneva County, AL, and moved to Zolfo Springs in 2000 after being a resident of Panama City for many years. He was a retired civil service engineer at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama...

Mrs. Carol Ann Lusk

Mrs. Carol Ann Lusk

Dec 20, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Carol Ann Lusk, 67, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 in Bartow, Florida. Mrs. Lusk was born October 30, 1948 in Tiffin, OH and moved to Fort Meade from Roanoke, VA seven years ago. She was a retired printer and a protestant. Mrs. Lusk was preceded in death by her parents, William and Joanne Renninger Steevers....

Mr. William Ellis Myrick

Mr. William Ellis Myrick

Nov 29, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mr. William Ellis Myrick, 86, passed away Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 at his home in Fort Meade. Mr. Myrick was born Oct. 7, 1929 in Paducah, KY and moved to Fort Meade 11 years ago from Wauchula, FL. He was a machinist for Whirlpool Corp. for 42 years, a member of the Knights Of Columbus, and of...

Mrs. June Shirley

Mrs. June Shirley

Nov 24, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mrs. June Peacock Shirley, 80, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Shirley was born September 28,1935 in Brewster, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a teacher and guidance counselor for the Polk County School Board for 28 years in Fort Meade and Frostproof, and a longtime member of...

Mr. Eric Jason Donnal

Mr. Eric Jason Donnal

Nov 18, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mr. Eric Jason Donnal, 51, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Eric was born July 17, 1964 in Lima, OH and was a resident of Lewis Center, OH for several years, as well as being a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He was a meat cutter for Winn-Dixie in Wauchula,...

Mr. Freddy Hurst

Mr. Freddy Hurst

Nov 14, 2015

WINTER HAVEN - Mr. Frederick G. "Freddy" Hurst, 64, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Lakeland, FL. Freddy was born Feb. 1, 1951 in Dade City, FL and moved to Winter Haven from Dade City in 1992. He was a musician, playing drums for multiple country and gospel bands, and of the pentecostal faith. Freddy was preceded in death...

Mr. Vaughn Hicks

Mr. Vaughn Hicks

Nov 9, 2015

WAKEMAN, OHIO - Mr. Vaughn Hicks, 78, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, November 9, 2015 after a short stay in the Bartow, Florida hospital. Vaughn was born September 26, 1937 in Scott County, TN and was a resident of Wakeman, OH for many years while also residing in Fort Meade, FL during the winter months. He was...

Mrs. Vickie Wyser

Mrs. Vickie Wyser

Nov 8, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Frances "Vickie" Wyser, 70, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at her residence in Fort Meade. Vickie was born July 9, 1945 in Lake Wales, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a homemaker and member of Cornerstone Church of God in Fort Meade. Vickie was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mrs. Juanita June Smith

Mrs. Juanita June Smith

Oct 6, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Juanita June Smith, 79, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015 in Winter Haven, FL. Mrs. Smith was born November 1, 1935 in Dundee, FL and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She was a book keeper for Ben Hill Griffin, Inc., a graduate of Summerlin Institute in Bartow, FL, and of the...

Mrs. Lorraine Cliett Young

Mrs. Lorraine Cliett Young

Sep 22, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Lorraine "Skeetchie" Young passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at home surrounded by her family at the age of 94. Mrs. Young was born on July 3, 1921 in Bowling Green, FL to William and Ruth Cole Cliett, and considered herself a Hardee County girl her entire life. She grew up in Bowling Green with one...

Mrs. Mary Jo Mauldin Eldridge

Mrs. Mary Jo Mauldin Eldridge

Sep 16, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Mary Jo Mauldin Eldridge, 68, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2015 in Auburndale, FL. Mrs. Eldridge was born Nov. 17, 1946 in Coffee County, AL and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Eldridge was preceded in death by her parents, Jones and...

Mrs. Joann Waldee Smith

Mrs. Joann Waldee Smith

Sep 12, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Joann Waldee Smith, 77, passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 in Bonita Springs, FL. Joann was born Dec. 9, 1937 in Fort Meade, FL where she was a resident for many years. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church, Fort Meade. Joann was preceded in death by her husbands, Wesley Waldee, Bob Smith,...

Mr. John A. Baggett Sr.

Mr. John A. Baggett Sr.

Sep 8, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mr. John A. Baggett, Sr., 71, passed away September 8, 2015 in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Baggett was born October 20, 1943 in Bowling Green, FL and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He worked with Commercial Carrier Trucking Lines, and was a graduate of Fort Meade High School, Class of 1962. Mr. Baggett was a U.S....

Doris Hunt

Doris Hunt

Sep 1, 2015

LAKELAND - Doris Sherley Hunt, 66, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Auburndale, FL. Doris was born October 17, 1948 in Moultrie, GA, and was a lifelong resident of Lakeland. She worked for Fleetwood Homes, a homemaker for her family, and a member of the Vineyard Church of God in Bartow. Doris was preceded in death by her parents,...

Mr. Mark Larramore

Mr. Mark Larramore

Aug 27, 2015

HOMOSASSA - Mr. Mark Larramore, 53, passed away Aug. 27, 2015. Mark was born June 12, 1962 in Bartow, FL and has been a resident of Homosassa, FL for several years. He was a nuclear engineer for Hartford Steamboiler of Conneticut and a graduate of Fort Meade High School, Class of 1980. Mark was a former member of Mt. Pisgah...

Mrs. Tammy Wiggins Bell

Mrs. Tammy Wiggins Bell

Aug 27, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Tammy Wiggins Bell, 52, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 in Lakeland, FL. Tammy was born January 11, 1963 in Bartow, FL and was a life long resident of Fort Meade. She was a homemaker, mother and wife, the most honorable profession, and a graduate of Fort Meade High School, Class of 1981. Sweet Tammy, our...

Mr. Clarence M. Smith

Mr. Clarence M. Smith

Aug 24, 2015

FORT MEADE - Mr. Clarence Melburn Smith, 77, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Smith was born August 26, 1937 in Fort Meade, FL, and was the son of William Louis and Minnie Lee Martin Smith. After spending his early years of life in Plant City, graduating from Turkey Creek High School in 1955, Mr. Smith...

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