Obituaries
Virginia "Ginny" Layton Bass
Oct 29, 2021
FORT MEADE - Vera Virginia "Ginny" Layton Bass, 79, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 in Lake Wales, FL. Ginny was born November 14, 1941 in Bartow, FL and was a 1960 graduate of Fort Meade High School. She was a retired obstetrics LPN for 30 years, working with DeSoto Memorial Hospital, Salisbury, Maryland Hospital, and Bartow Hospital. Ginny was...
Mr. Lawrence Blaine White
Oct 14, 2021
Mr. Lawrence Blaine White, 84, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. White was born February 15, 1937 in Taylor County, Kentucky and was a resident of Lakeland for many years, where he worked for Florida Tile. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Eloza Rhoades Whitel; his wife, Marilyn White; and sister, Marian...
Mr. Calvin Croy
Oct 9, 2021
FORT MEADE – Mr. Calvin Croy, 83, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021 at his home in Fort Meade. Calvin was born March 20, 1938 in Colquitt County, GA to James and Matilda Croy. He was the youngest of 6 children. He moved to Fort Meade, FL from Moultrie, GA with his parents in 1955 when he was 17 years...
Mrs. Vera Brown Pendley
Sep 21, 2021
Fort Meade - Mrs. Vera Christine Brown Pendley, 74, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 in Lakeland, FL. Vera was born October 25, 1946 in Bartow, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a homemaker who loved taking care of her family, and for several years she also worked at The Strawberry Patch Hallmark Card &...
Mr. Edward Bedrosian
Sep 19, 2021
BARTOW - Mr. Edward Bedrosian, 76, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 in Bartow, FL. Mr. Bedrosian was born May 5, 1945 in Worcester, Massachusetts and moved to Bartow from Holly Hill, FL five years ago. He was a commercial truck driver and owner/operator of his delicatessen in Van Nuis, CA. Mr. Bedrosian was a 1963 graduate of Morningside High...
Mrs. Jennette Lewis Hoffer
Sep 13, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Jennette Horne Lewis Hoffer, 91, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 in Bartow, FL. Jennette, as she was fondly known by many family and friends, was born September 9, 1930 in Cedar Key, FL and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She was a graduate of Hillsborough High School, Class of 1948,...
Mr. Timothy P. O'Neill
Sep 6, 2021
FORT MEADE – Mr. Timothy P. O’Neill, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021 in Fort Meade, FL. He was born July 25, 1963 in San Jose, CA and had been a resident of Fort Meade since 2005. Tim worked with W.S. Badcock Corp in their facilities maintenance division for 15 years, a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, and a former coach...
Mrs. Frances Delores Rolling
Sep 3, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Frances Delores Rolling, 86, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Rolling was born December 23, 1934 in Babson Park, FL and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. She was a 1952 graduate of Bartow High School, attended Lakeland Beauty School, a member of the Word of Life Christian Center in Bartow,...
Mr. Joel Randal Barefoot
Sep 2, 2021
HOMELAND – Mr. Joel Randal Barefoot, 78, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 in Sylva, NC. Mr. Barefoot was born August 10, 1943 in Fort Meade, FL and was a lifelong resident of Homeland. He was a retired foreman with U.S. Agri-Chem and also worked with the Polk County Sheriff Dept. Mr. Barefoot was a graduate of Bartow High School...
Mr. James A. "Bunky" Walker, Sr.
Sep 2, 2021
LAKELAND - Mr. James A. "Bunky" Walker, Sr., 76, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Walker was born September 27, 1944 in Winter Haven, FL and was a longtime resident of Lakeland. He was a 1964 graduate of Fort Meade High School, and a retired auto diesel mechanic 1st class, working with IMC Fertilizer for over...
John And Martha Cochran
Aug 30, 2021
BABSON PARK - Mr. John Hardy Cochran, 70, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 and Mrs. Martha Louette Cochran, 70, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021. Mr. Cochran was born October 4, 1950 in Bartow, FL and was the son of Clifton and Lela Young Cochran. He worked with IMC Agrico and was also a driver for CTL Trucking, and...
Mr. Judson "Jud" M. Hancock
Aug 22, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mr. Judson "Jud" Martin Hancock, 77, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021 in Sun City Center, FL. Jud was born October 2, 1943 in Fort Meade, FL, where he remained a life long resident. He was a 1961 graduate of Fort Meade High School, and then went on to retire from the Florida National Guard after serving...
Mr. Jason Alan Henegar
Aug 7, 2021
WAUCHULA - Mr. Jason Alan Henegar, 35, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 in Elwood, IN. Jason was born November 3, 1985 in Wauchula, FL and moved to Indiana in 2013. He worked with Elsa Automotive Parts Manufacturing in Indiana, and was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Fort Meade, FL. In Jason's spare time he loved watching...
Mr. Rodney M. Terry
Aug 7, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mr. Rodney M. Terry, 76, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Terry was born October 6, 1944 in Meridian, MS and moved to Fort Meade from Bowling Green, FL in 2019. He was a retired Jet mechanic and an E7 Master Staff Sgt. with the United States Air Force, serving in the Vietnam...
Mr. Robert "Bob" Manley
Jul 30, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mr. Robert "Bob" Manley, 81, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2021 in Fort Mill, SC. Bob was born January 11, 1940 in Fort Meade, FL and was a lifelong Polk County resident until 2019, when he moved to Fort Mill, SC. He was a Certified Public Account for 55 years, and during that time he worked with...
Mr. Murray Lynn Williams
Jul 26, 2021
MULBERRY - Mr. Murray Lynn Williams, 77, passed away Monday, July 26, 2021 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Williams was born July 23, 1944 in Bartow, FL, and after living his early years in Fort Meade, and graduating Fort Meade High School in 1963, he has since been a resident of Mulberry for many years. He was the owner/operator of S&M...
Mr. Joseph O. Weishaupt
Jul 23, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mr. Joseph O. "Joe" Weishaupt, 91, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 23, 2021 in Lakeland, FL. Joe was born April 3, 1930 in Mackinaw, Illinois, to Joe and Minnie Sinn Weishaupt, and was the seventh of nine children. He honorably served with the U.S. Army during the Korean war, including a 14...
Mr. Phillip L. Cannon
Jul 17, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mr. Phillip L. Cannon, 64, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021 in Lakeland, FL. Phillip was born November 1, 1956 in Bartow, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a 1974 graduate of Fort Meade High School, a Construction Specialist with The Mosaic Co., where he had worked for over 40 years, and...
Mrs. Gloria Jean Durrance
Jun 29, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Gloria Jean Durrance, 82, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Durrance was born August 30, 1938 in Fort Meade, FL where she was a lifelong resident and an elementary school teacher at Lewis Elementary in Fort Meade for over 40 years, and received the award as 'Teacher of the Year' in 1998....
Mr. Nolan E. "Sonny" Page
Jun 26, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mr. Nolan E. "Sonny" Page, 76, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021 in Sebring, FL. Sonny was born July 27, 1944 in Fort Lonesome, FL and has been a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He worked with U.S Agri-Chem and IMC phosphate mines, and was a member of the Fort Meade High School Class of 1963. Sonny...
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