Obituaries
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...
Dorothy L. Jenkins
Sep 18, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Dorothy L. Jenkins, 88, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014 in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Jenkins was a native and lifelong resident of Fort Meade, born July 13, 1926 to her parents, Harvey Clifton Albritton and Mertie Sarah Miller Albritton. Mrs. Jenkins was a loving mother and wife to her family, and while making a home for...
Royce Stephens
Sep 17, 2014
AUBURNDALE - Mr. Royce Edwin Stephens, 73, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 in Lakeland of heart failure. Mr. Stephens was born September 3, 1941 in Muncey, Indiana, and has been a longtime Polk County resident. He retired as the owner and operator of Florida Utility Trailers in 1991, and enjoyed his retirement and spare time with woodworking, fishing, gardening...
Julia Watson Blount
Sep 13, 2014
CRAWFORDVILLE, FL - Mrs. Julia Watson Blount, 83, passed away at her home in Crawfordville, FL on Saturday, September 13, 2014. Mrs. Blount was born January 6, 1931 in Tiger Bay, FL and moved to Crawfordville from Marianna, FL in 1997. She was a retired house mother for the State of Florida, a member of the First Baptist Church, Fort...
Peggy Francis
Sep 12, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Daisy Carlene "Peggy" Francis, 82, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 at Highlands Lake Center in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Francis was born in Ettrick, VA on April 14, 1932 and after originally moving to Florida from Virginia in 1991, she and her husband moved to Fort Meade in 2000. She was a homemaker and member of...
Ricky Moncrief
Aug 28, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mr. Richard A. "Ricky" Moncrief, 41, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 in Tampa. Ricky was born November 2, 1972 in Wauchula, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a detailer for Greenwood Chevrolet and attended the Cornerstone Church of God. Ricky loved his friends and family, and held them all as a...
Janet Davis
Aug 27, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Janet Davis, 84, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 in Winter Haven, FL. Mrs. Davis was born January 2, 1930 in Fort Meade, FL where she remained a lifelong resident. She was a loving mother and wife, and devoted herself to making a home for her family. Mrs. Davis was a very active member of the First Presbyterian Church,...
Patricia Lynne Whitfield
Aug 22, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Patricia Lynne Whitfield, 58, passed away Friday, August 22, 2014 in Tampa, FL. Lynne was born January 10, 1956 in Bartow, FL to James Allen Barnes and Dorothy Boney, and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. She was a homemaker, member of Community Friendship Fellowship Church in Bartow, FL, and a graduate of Fort Meade...
George L. Page
Aug 20, 2014
PERRY - Mr. George L. Page, 81, passed away August 20, 2014 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Page was born in Shady Grove, FL on July 3, 1933, and he remained a lifetime resident of Taylor County, FL. He was a dragline operator for CF Industries for 25years, and a U.S. Army Korean War veteran. Mr. Page was preceded in death...
Cader "C.W." Altman
Aug 18, 2014
BOWLING GREEN - Mr. Cader "C.W." Altman, 87, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Altman was born October 13, 1926 in Bowling Green, FL where he lived for many years. He was seventeen years of age when he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Navy during WW II. Mr. Altman received training to qualify as a...
Harold B. Champion
Aug 15, 2014
FORT MEADE - Mr. Harold B. Champion, 69, passed away Friday, August 15, 2014 in Bartow, FL. Mr. Champion was born June 28, 1945 in Huntsville, AL and moved to Fort Meade from Arkansas 30 years ago. He worked for American Greeting Cards for many years, and later retired from Till Office Supply in Bartow after 30 years of dedicated service...
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