Obituaries
James N. Collier
Apr 4, 2011
LAKE WALES - Mr. James Niram Collier, 75, passed away Mon., April 4, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to cancer. Mr. Collier was born Sept. 18, 1935 in Tiger Bay, FL and moved to Lake Wales from Zolfo Springs, FL in 1993. He was of the Baptist faith and very proud of his dedication to the U.S. Armed...
Polly J. Moore
Mar 19, 2011
LAKELAND - Mrs. Polly Jane Moore, 82, passed away at her home of heart failure. Mrs. Moore was born September 3, 1928 in Mishawaka, Indiana, and moved to Lakeland from Lansing, Michigan in 2004. She was a secretary for the Florida State Dept. of Corrections. Mrs. Moore was of the Church of Christ faith and a member of the Moose...
Betty Carlton Cope
Mar 9, 2011
TAMPA - Mrs. Betty Carlton Cope, 79, passed away Wed., March 9, 2011 at the University Village Nursing Home in Tampa. Mrs. Cope was born March 6, 1932 in Fort Meade, FL and was a longtime resident of Avon Park, FL. Mrs. Cope worked in physical therapy at Walker Memorial Hospital for 29 years. She was a member of Avon...
Charles G. Crews
Feb 15, 2011
BARTOW - Mr. Charles Gerald (Sonny) Crews, 74, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 at his home due to cancer. Mr. Crews was born April 5, 1936 in Ona, FL and moved to Bartow from Fort Meade, FL in 1991. He was a Maintenance Supervisor for IMC Mining in Fort Meade, and a member of First Baptist Church, Fort Meade....
Glenna Beynon Sheppard
Feb 5, 2011
BARTOW - Mrs. Glenna Hill Beynon Sheppard, 84, passed away February 5, 2011 at Southland Suites in Lakeland, FL due to heart failure. Mrs. Sheppard was born on August 30, 1926 in Tampa, FL. She graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1944 and the University of Tampa in 1948. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of...
Etta M. Gray
Jan 1, 2011
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Etta Mae Gray, 77, passed away Jan. 1, 2011 at Winter Haven Hospital. Mrs. Gray was born Feb. 14, 1933 in Hermandale, MO and moved to Fort Meade from Steele, MO in 1972. She was a homemaker and member of New Beginnings Church of God, Fort Meade. Mrs. Gray was preceded in death by her husband,...
Bryant J. Skinner, Sr.
May 16, 2010
FORT MEADE - Mr. Bryant J. Skinner, Sr., 60, passed away at his home Sun., May 16, 2010 of heart failure. Mr. Skinner was born June 11, 1949 in Hahira, Georgia and was the son of the late Payton and Mary Hancock Skinner. Mr. Skinner was a Chemical Engineer Superintendent for St. John's Chemical Co. He moved to Fort Meade...
Otis Wayne Stidham
May 12, 2010
BARTOW - Mr. Otis Wayne Stidham, 54, died Wed., May 12, 2010 at Kindred Hospital in Tampa, FL. Mr. Stidham was born June 6, 1955 in Kennett Missouri, and came to Bartow from Fitzgerald, GA in 2005. He worked in the mobile home manufacturing industry and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Stidham was preceded in death by brothers, Josh...
James H Grunholzer, Sr.
May 3, 2010
FORT MEADE - Mr. James H. (Jimmy) Grunholzer, Sr., passed away Mon., May 3, 2010 at Bartow Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Mr. Grunholzer was born June 25, 1925 the late Henry and Ada M. Grunholzer and was a native and life long resident of Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Grunholzer was a citrus grower and former Coca-Cola bottler. He...
Jack L. Coulter
Apr 12, 2010
FORT MEADE - Mr. Jack L. Coulter, 79, passed away April 12, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Coulter was born April 30, 1930 and was a native and life long resident of Fort Meade. He was retired from Polk County School Board where he had worked as an elementary teacher for many years. Mr. Coulter was a Protestant, and U.S....
Myrtle Russ Williams
Apr 10, 2010
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Myrtle Olean Russ Williams, 89, passed away Sat., April 10, 2010 at the Rohr Home in Bartow, FL of heart failure. Mrs. Williams was born December 17, 1920 in Tuscaloosa, AL. She was a longtime resident of Fort Meade where she was retired from the U.S. Post Office after 25 years of service. Mrs. Williams was...
Maria De Le Rosa
Apr 7, 2010
Maria Torres De La Rosa, survived locally by son, Ramon De La Rosa, Fort Meade, FL.
Rubye Spencer Fair
Mar 31, 2010
LAKELAND - Mrs. Rubye Spencer Fair, 88, a longtime Lakeland resident, entered the arms of Jesus, Wed., March 31, 2010 in Auburndale, FL at the George Forsythe Hospice Home of heart failure. She was born August 27, 1922 in High Springs, FL and was the fourth daughter of William and Emma Forsythe. Rubye was a wonderful Chrisitan role model for...
Catherine Lunn Revell
Mar 30, 2010
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Catherine Lunn Revell, 101, passed away Tues., Mar. 30, 2010 in Bradenton of heart failure. Mrs. Revell was born in Brooklet, Georgia on July 18, 1908 and moved to Fort Meade from Savannah, Georgia in 1920. She was a homemaker and member of Cornerstone Church of God, Fort Meade. Mrs. Revell was preceded in death by...
Ralph E. Rhoden
Mar 25, 2010
LAKELAND - Mr. Ralph E. Rhoden, 65, passed away Thurs., March 25, 2010 of heart failure at Brookside Hospice in Palm Harbor, FL. Mr. Rhoden is born March 24, 1945 in Fort Meade, FL and was a lifelong resident of central Florida. He was a Route and Dispatch Manager for the Lakeland Ledger and Tampa Tribune. Mr. Rhoden was a...
Rowena B. Pollard
Mar 5, 2010
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Rowena B. "Granny Pete" Pollard, 92, passed Friday, March 5, 2010 at Vista Manor in Titusville, FL of heart failure. Mrs. Pollard was born Feb., 14, 1918 and was a lifelong resident of the Bereah and Fort Meade area. She was a homemaker and member of the Corinth Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Pollard was preceded in...
Burnell M. Lamb
Feb 28, 2010
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Burnell M. Lamb, 82, passed away Sun., Feb. 28, 2010 in Lake Wales, FL of heart failure. Mrs. Lamb was born March 15, 1927 in Dothan, AL and moved to Fort Meade from Dothan in 1955. Mrs. Lamb was a homemaker, and member of Lake Buffum Baptist Church, Fort Meade. She was a former member of...
Aldine Fort Warren
Feb 24, 2010
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Aldine Fort Warren, 99, passed away Wednesday, Feb., 24, 2010 at her residence of heart failure. Mrs. Warren was born July 8, 1910 in Mulberry, FL and she was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade, FL. She was retired from Waverly Growers in Waverly, FL after working in their accounting dept. for 45 years. Mrs. Warren...
Randel J. Bryant
Feb 13, 2010
BARTOW - Mr. Randel Julious Bryant, 93, passed away Sat., Feb. 13, 2010 at his home in Bartow of heart failure. Mr. Bryant was born on Coventon Co., AL on Aug. 21, 1917, and has been a longtime Bartow resident. He was a security guard for lake Garfield Packing House and member of Alturas Assembly of God. Mr. Bryant was...
Carl Robert Helms
Feb 12, 2010
FORT MEADE - Mr. Carl Robert Helms, 75, passed away Fri., Feb. 12, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Mr. Helms was born June 12, 1934 in Laura Hill, FL and has been a longtime Fort Meade resident. He was the owner of J & M Grassing and involved in the Helms Bros. Construction Co. and Robert's...
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