Obituaries
Mr. Mark Edward Heggie
Jan 20, 2015
FROSTPROOF - Mr. Mark E. Heggie, 57, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at his home in Frostproof. Mark was born July 26, 1957 in Joliet, IL and moved to Frostproof from Wilmington, IL several years ago. He was a truck driver, a U.S. Army veteran, and a member of the Teamsters Union. Mark also attended the Family Life Church...
Mrs. Beverly Mae Delong
Jan 13, 2015
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Beverly Mae DeLong, 76, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in Tampa, FL. Mrs. DeLong was born July 12, 1938 in Muskegon, Michigan,a d was a winter visitor to Fort Meade for the last 16 years. She was a retired bus driver for the Orchard View Schools in Muskegona, a 1956 graduate of Muskegon High School,...
Master Hayden Emmanuel Hitchcock
Jan 4, 2015
LAKELAND - Master Hayden Emmanuel "Hayden Boy" Hitchcock, 4, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015. Hayden was born February 24, 2010 in Tampa, FL and moved to Lakeland from Plant City with his family in February, 2014. He was a member of First Baptist Church at the Mall, Lakeland, FL and attended Lakeland Christian School Pre-K4. Hayden loved Captain America...
Mr. Harold J. Stark
Dec 21, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mr. Harold J. Stark, 88, passed away Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Stark was born September 30, 1926 in Amsterdam, NY and was a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was retired from Mobil Chemical Co. and also retired from the U.S. Armed Forces. Mr. Stark was a WW II U.S. Marine...
Mr. Donald A. Nye
Dec 20, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mr. Donald Albert Nye, 78, passed away at his home in Fort Meade, FL on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. Mr. Nye was born May 13, 1936 in Douglas, MI and resided in Fennville, MI and Fort Meade, FL during the winter since 1996. He was a retired millwright with Rockwell International, and member of the Ganges Baptist...
Mrs. Ruby Aycock Armstrong
Dec 17, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Ruby Aycock Armstrong, 97, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Armstrong was born August 15, 1917 in Geneva, AL and moved to the Homeland and Fort Meade, FL area in 1998. She was a homemaker and member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Fort Meade. Mrs. Armstrong was preceded in death by...
Mr. Phillip J. Gillispie
Dec 6, 2014
FORT MEADE – Mr. Phillip J. Gillispie, 76, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Gillispie was born September 18, 1938 in Fort Meade, FL where he lived for many years through his life. He was the retired payroll supervisor for US Agri-Chem, a citrus grower, cattleman, and accountant for the Gillispie famiy business, Diamond Z Ranch,...
Mrs. Marlene Tillman Moncrief
Dec 6, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Marlene Tillman Moncrief, 73, passed away Friday, December 6, 2014 at her home in Fort Meade. Mrs. Moncrief was born November 13, 1941 in Lakeland, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a cashier for Circle K Food Stores and a member of Cornerstone Church of God, Fort Meade, where she was...
Mr. Tony Gilbert
Dec 5, 2014
LAKELAND – Mr. Tony Gilbert, 60, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 in Lakeland, FL. Tony was born August 13, 1954 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and was a longtime resident of Lakeland. He was mine supervisor for the Four Corners Mosaic phosphate mine, and a protestant. Tony was preceded in death by his father, Gerald Gilbert; brother, James Gilbert; and...
Mr. Raymond W. Heebsh
Nov 18, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mr. Raymond W. Heebsh, 88, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 in Tampa, FL. Mr. Heebsh was most well known to his friends and acquaintances as "Ray the Tool Man." Mr. Heebsh was born June 5, 1926 in Toledo, Ohio, and was a longtime resident of Waterford, WI. Mr. Heebsh spent his winter in Fort Meade, FL...
Derrick Keith Reeves
Nov 18, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mr. Derrick Keith Reeves, 33, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 in Fort Meade. Derrick was born October 2, 1981 in Bartow, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a truck driver, graduate of Fort Meade High School class of 2000, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Fort Meade....
Mrs. Betty S. Grunholzer
Nov 7, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Betty S. Grunholzer, 84, passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 at her home of heart failure. Mrs. Grunholzer was born April 4, 1930 in Mulberry, FL and moved to Fort Meade many years ago from Medulla, FL. She started her working career as a beautician, and later became a homemaker to care for her family. As...
Margaret M. Passanesi
Nov 6, 2014
PORT ST. LUCIE - Mrs. Margaret M. Passanesi, 87, passed away Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 in Wauchula, FL. Mrs. Passanesi was born June 18, 1927 in Punta Gorda, FL and moved to Port St. Lucie from Vero Beach in 1990. She was retired from First Citrus Bankers and a member of Forrest Park Baptist Church, Vero Beach. Mrs. Passanesi was...
Ralph A. Dukes
Nov 1, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mr. Ralph A. Dukes, 74, passed away Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 at LRMC of cancer. Ralph was born April 23, 1940 in Defuniak Springs, FL and moved to Polk County in 1950, later moving to Fort Meade, where he lived since 1984. He was a benevolent Christian and member of Life and Praise Temple under Pastor Billy...
Dorothy Lucille Hamilton
Oct 25, 2014
SEFFNER - Mrs. Dorothy Lucille Hamilton, 93, passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Hamilton was born Sept. 17, 1921 in Russell County, IL to her parents, Lue Medford Goff and Martha Jane Shoulders Goff, and she moved to Seffner from Illinois in 1958. She was a homemaker, member of the First Church of God in Plant...
Alan Whittington
Oct 24, 2014
LAKELAND - Mr. Alan Whittington, 69, passed away Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 in Lakeland of heart failure. Alan was born in Nov. 27, 1944 in Tifton, GA and was a longtime resident of Lakeland. As as a farmer, entrepreneur, and business owner, he took great pride in growing his Crimson Sweet watermelons and developing and patenting a time release coated...
Mrs. Christine Burt
Oct 10, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Christine Burt, 98, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 in Clearwater, FL. Mrs. Burt was born August 23, 1916 in Defuniak Springs, FL, and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Lakeland, and worked for over 30 years at Peace River Packing in Fort Meade As a...
Durell "Duke" Evans
Sep 27, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mr. Durell A. "Duke" Evans, 88, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Evans was born November 29, 1925 in Cedar Springs, Georgia, and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He was a retired warehouse manager for Mobil Chemial Co., a U.S. Army and U.S. Navy WW II veteran, attended the Dundee Baptist...
Brittany Walker
Sep 25, 2014
FROSTPROOF - Brittany L. Walker, 26, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014 in Bartow, FL. After fighting a long battle with leukemia, Brittany took her last breaths surrounded by her friends and family. Brittany was born December 19, 1987 in Yuma, Arizona and was a lifelong resident of Frostproof, FL. She was a trial clerk for the Polk County Clerk...
Jessica Macedo
Sep 23, 2014
FORT MEADE - Jessica Macedo, 23, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jessica was born July 31, 1991 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse, and attended Polk State College working toward her Registered Nurse degree. Jessica attended Fort...
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