Obituaries

Danny P. Smith

Danny P. Smith

Aug 30, 2011

SARASOTA - Mr. Danny Paul Smith passed away Tues., Aug. 30, 2011 at his home in Sarasota of heart failure. Danny was born in Monongahela, PA and moved to Sarasota from Panama City Beach, FL in July, 2011. He was the Owner & Operator of Butterface Pizza in Panama City Beach, FL, a member of the First Church of God,...

Christine S. Roberts

Christine S. Roberts

Aug 29, 2011

Mrs. Christine Sellers Roberts went home to be with her Lord on August 29, 2011 after having heart failure. Born November 27, 1921, in Knoxville, TN, she was a resident of Fort Meade, FL. since 1949. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Sellers and Betty Summey Sellers Long, her beloved husband of 56 years, Raymond Elzie (Buddy)...

Edith Jordan

Edith Jordan

Aug 3, 2011

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Edith Howard Jordan, 90, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011 in Sebring, FL of heart failure. Mrs. Jordan was born November 9, 1920 in Bowling Green, FL where she lived as a young girl, attending school and graduating from Hardee County High School in 1939. Mrs. Jordan moved from Bowling Green to Fort Meade in 1956...

James B. Baker

James B. Baker

Jul 19, 2011

LAKELAND - Mr. James Robert Baker, 77, passed away July 19, 2011 at Tampa General Hospital. Mr. Baker was born in Allegheny, New York on January 16, 1934 and moved to Lakeland from Allegeny in 1986. He was an auto body repairman along with being a general mechanic, and he attended the Living Hope Community Church, Lakeland. Mr. Baker is...

Sofia Rodriguez

Sofia Rodriguez

Jul 6, 2011

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Sofia Rodriguez, 57, passed away July 6, 2011 at home. Born on September 1, 1953 in Cuidad Mante, Talmalipas, Mexico, she moved to Fort Meade in 1993 from Mexico. She was a homemaker and member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Chuch. Mrs. Rodriguez is survived by her husband, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Fort Meade, sons, Martin Rodriguez,...

Earl Crews

Earl Crews

Jul 3, 2011

WINTER HAVEN - Mr. Earl Crews, 86, passed away Sun., July 3, 2011 after a lengthy illness involving complications from Parkinson's Disease. Earl was a longtime resident of Fort Meade before moving to Winter Haven, and he was a WW II U.S. Navy veteran serving in the Philippines. He retired over 25 years ago after over 35 years of employment...

Ollie E. Hill

Ollie E. Hill

Jun 16, 2011

FORT MEADE - Mr. Ollie Edward Hill, 65, passed away Thurs., June 16, 2011 in Fort Meade due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Hill was born Dec. 3, 1945 in Double Springs, AL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade, FL. He was a farmer, and a man that was known for his generosity and kindness...

Evelyn Moon Ebert

Evelyn Moon Ebert

Jun 6, 2011

WINTER HAVEN - Mrs. Evelyn Moon Ebert, 91, passed away Mon., June 6, 2011 in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Ebert was born June 14, 1919 in Bereah, Kentucky and moved to Winter Haven from Lakes Wales in 2001. Mrs. Ebert was a nursing assistant for Walker Memorial Hospital in Avon Park. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church...

Darlene E. Dollard

Darlene E. Dollard

May 26, 2011

LAKELAND, FL - Mrs. Darlene Estelle Dollard, 79, passed away May 26, 2011 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Dollard was born in Dayton, OH and was a longtime resident of Polk County, FL. She was a retired clerk with Circle K convenience stores and attended the Victory Assembly Church in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Dollard was preceded in death by her husband,...

Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore

May 20, 2011

LAKELAND - Mrs. Carolyn Harrison Moore, 67, passed away Fri., May 20, 2011 at her home due to cancer. Mrs. Moore was born Sept. 24, 1943 in Opp, Alabama, and moved to Lakeland from Clermont, FL in 1947. She worked in the clerical department of U.S. Foods, and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband,...

Lila Rea Crews

Lila Rea Crews

May 17, 2011

WINTER HAVEN - Mrs. Lila Rea Crews, 81, passed away Tues., May 17, 2011 at Winter Haven Hospital due to heart failure. Mrs. Crews was born on July 12, 1929 in Fort Meade, where she was a longtime resident, before moving to Winter Haven, FL several years ago. She was a retired loan officer for SunTrust Bank, and spent many...

Sharrona Maria Young

Sharrona Maria Young

May 17, 2011

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Sharrona Maria Young, 53, passed away Tues., May 17, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Young was born September 24, 1957 in Bartow, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a pediatric nurse and a homemaker. Mrs. Young studied nursing in Sydney, Australia, and her family prides her with...

Priscilla Ruth Mccormack

Priscilla Ruth Mccormack

May 14, 2011

FORT MEADE - Ms. Priscilla Ruth McCormack, 58, passed away Sat., May 14, 2011 in St. Petersburg, FL. Ms. McCormack was born in Tampa, FL on Aug. 30, 1952 and moved to Ft. Meade from Riverview, FL several years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Ms. McCormack was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Taylor....

Johnny H. Collier

Johnny H. Collier

May 11, 2011

BARTOW - Mr. Johnny Hiram Collier, passed away Wed., May 11, 2011 in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Collier was born in Tiger Bay, FL on September 18, 1935, and he was a longtime resident of Tampa before recently moving to Bartow. Mr. Collier was retired from the United States Air Force where he was a member of the National Security Administration....

Lessie Redden

Lessie Redden

May 8, 2011

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Lessie Redden, 87, passed away Sun., May 8, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Redden was born in Huston, Mississippi on December 6, 1923 and moved to Fort Meade from Bowling Green, FL in 1980. She was a homemaker and member of Oak Park Baptist Church, Fort Meade. Mrs. Redden was preceded in...

Charlene (Haney) Gilmore

Charlene (Haney) Gilmore

May 3, 2011

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Charlene W. (Haney) Gilmore, 51, passed away Tues., May 3, 2011 at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida. Mrs. Gilmore was born in Frostproof, FL and moved to Fort Meade in 1999. She was a homemaker and attended the New Beginning Church of God, Fort Meade. Among her faith, her favorite Bible verse was John...

Marion Cross Keene

Marion Cross Keene

May 1, 2011

WAUCHULA - Mrs. Marion Cross Keene, 91, passed away at her home Sun., May 1, 2011. Mrs. Keene was born December 4, 1919 in Colne, Lancashire County, England. She came to the United States in 1945 moving to Indiana. She later moved to Wauchula from Indiana in 1958, where she worked as a waitress for many years at Knight's Restaurant...

Rosa Lee Putnel

Rosa Lee Putnel

Apr 24, 2011

WAUCHULA - Mrs. Rosa Lee Putnel, 87, formerly of Fort Meade passed away Sun., April 24, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Putnel was born in Wimauma, FL and moved to Wauchula from Fort Meade in 1981, and then spent a short time living in Dade City, before returning to Wauchula recently. She retired from Polk General Hospital as a Certified...

Ralph Durrance, Jr.

Ralph Durrance, Jr.

Apr 21, 2011

LAKELAND - Mr. W. Ralph Durrance, Jr., Esq., 71, passed away at home on April 21, 2011 due to heart failure. Mr. Durrance was born on October 17, 1939 at the Bartow City Hospital in Bartow, Florida. He attended Fort Meade schools and graduated in June, 1957. After high school, Ralph attended Emory at Oxford, Emory University and Parsons College...

Celestino G. Trevino

Celestino G. Trevino

Apr 17, 2011

FORT MEADE - Mr. Celestino G. Trevino, 92, passed away Sun., April 17, 2011 at Lifecare Center of Winter Haven due to heart failure. Mr. Trevino was born in Mercedes, TX on May 19, 1918 and moved to Fort Meade from Santa Rosa, TX in 2008. He was a truck driver for the agriculture industry. Mr. Trevino was of the...

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