Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
Mr. Bobby Lee Taylor
Aug 22, 2015
LAKELAND - Mr. Bobby Lee Taylor, 63, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 in Lakeland, FL. Bobby was born June 23, 1952 in Bartow, FL, and moved to Lakeland from Fort Meade in 1996. He was a welder for McDonald Construction for over 30 years, and of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Danielle Lynn...
Mrs. Helen Mcswain Cook
Aug 3, 2015
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Helen Joyce Huggins McSwain Cook, 91, passed away Monday, Aug. 3, 2015 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Cook was born Jan. 20, 1924 in Lakeland, FL and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. She was a retired ctirus sectionizer for several area packing houses, a very avid Rays fan, and a member of First Baptist Church,...
Mr. Ed Walker
Jul 30, 2015
FORT MEADE - Mr. Edward "Ed" Walker, 82, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 in Bartow, FL. Ed was born January 27, 1933 and was a native and lifelong resident of Fort Meade, FL. He was the owner/operator of The Strawberry Patch in Fort Meade for over 25 years, and a successful entrepreneur, as he formed other various businesses during...
Mr. Gene Cokeroft
Jul 23, 2015
MIAMI - Mr. Bruce Eugene Cokeroft, age 79, passed away July 23rd, 2015 in Kendall, FL surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in Birmingham, AL, but came to Miami at age 6 and grew up in N. Miami Beach. Gene graduated from Miami Edison High School in 1953. He is survived by Iris Cokeroft, his loving...
Mr. Charles W. Adams
Jul 13, 2015
BRADENTON - Mr. Charles W. Adams, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Hancock Funeral Home, 945 E. Broadway, Fort Meade, FL. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, FL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to a local public library.
Mrs. Patsy Ruth Ball
Jul 4, 2015
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Patsy Ruth Ball, 81, passed away July 4, 2015 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Ball was born February 21, 1934 in Meade, Kansas and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She was a citrus sectionizer for Proctor & Gamble, and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Ball was a very loving woman and her...
Mr. Gordon Anderson
Jun 30, 2015
FORT MEADE - Mr. Gordon Anderson, 41, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Gordon was born March 24, 1974 in Lakeland, FL and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He was a quality control manager and previously employed with Cord:Use Blood Bank. Gordon was a life long member of the First United...
Mrs. Francisca Rodriguez
Jun 29, 2015
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Francisca Rodriguez, 67, died Monday, June 29, 2015 in McAllen, TX surrounded by her family. Mrs. Rodriguez was born January 28, 1948 in Mexico, and has been a resident of Fort Meade, FL for many years. She was preceded in death by a son, Alfredo Rodriguez; her father, Antonio Reyes; two brothers, Carlos Reyes and Raul...
Mr. "Dutch" Martin
Jun 15, 2015
FORT MEADE - Mr. William S. "Dutch" Martin, 86, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 in Winter Haven, FL. Mr. Martin was born March 16, 1929 in Salt Lake City, UT, and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade, FL. He was a banker and citrus grower, working with First State Bank and Flagship Bank in Fort Meade and retiring...
Mr. Kemp Blanton
Jun 4, 2015
LAKELAND - Mr. David Kemp Blanton, 66, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 in Lakeland, FL. Kemp was born July 21, 1948 in Orlando, FL, and was a resident of Lakeland for many years. He was a market supervisor for Publix Supermarkets and a member of Parkview Baptist Church in Lakeland. As a business entrepreneur, Kemp also founded Blanton Retail...
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