Obituaries
Master Jamie Vaughn
Mar 4, 2013
Master Jamie Vaughn, joined the children of heaven on March 4, 2013. He is survived by his father and mother, Steven and Ellie Vaughn, siblings and grandparents. Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade
Irrie T. Smith
Mar 1, 2013
FORT MEADE - Mr. Irrie T. Smith, 86, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Smith was born on December 9, 1926, and was a native and life long resident of Fort Meade. He retired from Estech Chemical Co. as an electrician after 43 years of service. Mr. Smith was a WW II, U.S. Navy Veteran, a...
Edith Barwick
Feb 27, 2013
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Edith Lorraine Barwick, 85, passed away Wed., February 27, 2013 in Zephyrhills, FL of heart failure. Mrs. Barwick was born in Bartow, FL on March 5, 1927, and moved to Fort Meade in 1956. She was a homemaker and member of the Cornerstone Church of God in Fort Meade. Along with raising her own family, Mrs....
David Wooten, Sr.
Feb 20, 2013
FORT MEADE - Mr. David Wooten, Sr., 79, passed away Wed., February 20, 2013 in Bartow. Mr. Wooten was born on August 25, 1933 in Broxton, Georgia and moved to Fort Meade from Coffee County, Georgia in 1955. He was a butcher for Kaplan Industries and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Wooten was preceded in death by several brothers and...
Jimmie Parker
Feb 7, 2013
FORT MEADE - Mr. James A. "Jimmie" Parker, 71, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 at his home of heart failure. Jimmie was born on May 11, 1941 in Bowling Green, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was the owner of Hydra-Lube Hydraulics in Fort Meade for 20 years, and a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist...
George W. Zink
Feb 6, 2013
FORT MEADE - Mr. George W. Zink, 91, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 due to complications from a fall. A native of Plainville, CT, George settled in Brewster, FL after the war and later moved to Fort Meade in 1958. George retired from American Cyanamid Company as a maintenance superintendent after 38 years. Among his many achievements with his...
Patricia Y. Walkup
Jan 19, 2013
FORT MEADE - Patricia Y. Walkup, 80, died peacefully on January 19, 2013 following a brief struggle with cancer. She was born Patricia Marie Peacocke on February 9, 1932 in Evanston, IL to father Vereker Tufnell John Peacocke and mother Mary Catherine Packham. After Vereker's passing, Mary Catherine married Bernard Yoepp and together, they raised Patricia from a young age....
Charles E. "Buck" Greer
Jan 18, 2013
FORT MEADE - Mr. Charles Elwin "Buck" Greer, 76, passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 in Bartow of heart failure. Mr. Greer was born in Colquit County, GA and moved to Fort Meade from Plant City 25 years ago. He was a recovery plant operator at Agrico for 37 years, an Air Force Veteran and of the Baptist faith. Mr....
Shirley Heebsh
Jan 3, 2013
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Shirley Mary Heebsh, 87, passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 at the Florida Flywheeler's Park in Fort Meade. Mrs. Heebsh was born March 31, 1925 in Lake Church, WI and was a longtime resident of Waterford, WI and spent her winters in Fort Meade for many years. She was a homemaker, member of St. Clare Catholic...
Becky Naylor
Jan 1, 2013
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Rebecca Ann "Becky" Naylor, 63, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 at her home of cancer. Becky was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 9, 1949 and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. She worked for the Polk County School Board in the cafeteria at Fort Meade High School, and was also a member of...
Gene Haddan
Jan 1, 2013
SEBRING - Mr. Addison Eugene Haddan, 77, passed away Jan. 1, 2013 in Dundee, FL. Mr. Haddan was born in Dothan, Alabama on February 13, 1935 and was a longtime resident of Sebring. He was a retired alligator trapper for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, the President and Founder of S.T.O.P.P., and of the baptist faith. Mr. Haddan was...
Ralph Pickard
Dec 31, 2012
FORT MEADE - Mr. Ralph Lee Pickard, 73, passed away Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Pickard was born in Traverse City, MI and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He was retired from Kaplan Industries in their maintenance department and attended the Victory Praise Center in Bowling Green. Mr. Pickard was preceded in death by three...
Eunice Page Manley
Dec 19, 2012
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Eunice Page Manley, 81, passed away Dec. 19, 2012 in Sebring. Mrs. Manley was born in West Frostproof, FL on February 14, 1931 and moved to Meade from Tampa in 1947. She was retired from Flagship Bank, Fort Meade where she worked for many years. Mrs. Manley was a member of First Baptist Church, Fort Meade,...
Lorraine "Shorty" Lewis
Nov 27, 2012
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Lorraine "Shorty" Mary Lewis, 85, passed away Tues., Nov. 27, 2012 at George Forsyth Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mrs. Lewis was born in Unionville, MI on May 19, 1927 and moved to Fort Meade, FL from Michigan in 1972. She was a retired Nurse's Aid at the Hills and Dales Hospital in Cass City,...
Joyce Ruth Hurd
Nov 21, 2012
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Joyce Ruth Hurd, 63, passed away Wed., November 21, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hurd was born in Newport, Arkansas on July 12, 1949 and moved to Fort Meade from Kissimmee in 2000. She owned Joy's Pet Grooming and she attended the First Baptist Church of Fort Meade. Mrs. Hurd is survived by her...
Clayton L. Harrison
Nov 5, 2012
FORT MEADE - Mr. Clayton Lyle Harrison, 86, passed away at his home on Mon., November 5, 2012. Mr. Harrison was born in Pickford, MI on May 10, 1926, and moved to Fort Meade from Clio, MI in 1994. He was a sheet metal worker for Local Union #7 in Flint, MI. Mr. Harrison was a member of First United...
Lindsey Durrance
Nov 4, 2012
FORT MEADE - Barbara Lindsey Durrance, 55, passed away in Gainesville, FL on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. Lindsey was born in Bartow, FL on May 31, 1957 and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a philanthropist, who supported many causes such as Greenpeace, The Sierra Club, and many animal groups. Lindsey was also a homemaker, and part...
Richard Gonzales
Oct 24, 2012
FORT MEADE - Mr. Richard Gonzales, 57, passed away Wed., Oct. 24, 2012 at Bartow Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Mr. Gonzales was born in Crosbyton, TX on February 9, 1955 and moved to Fort Meade from Michigan in 2008. He was a plant worker for Stericycle and attended St. Thomas Catholic Church in Bartow. Mr. Gonzales was preceded...
Martha Blackburn Harlow
Oct 19, 2012
GREENVILLE, TN - Mrs. Martha Blackburn Harlow, 74, died 10/19/12 of cancer in Greenville, TN. Memorial services will be held at 3pm, Thursday, October 25, 2012 in Evergreen Cemetery, Ft. Meade. Hancock Funeral Home 863-285-8171.
Donald Eugene Pollard
Oct 17, 2012
FORT MEADE - Mr. Donald Eugene Pollard, 70, passed away Wed., October 17, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Mr. Pollard was born in Frostproof, FL on July 18, 1942 and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He retired after 33 years as an electrical superintendent for Cargill Fertilizer. Mr. Pollard was a member of First...
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