Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Lucille Devane Emanuel
Mar 15, 2021
TAMPA - Mrs. Mary Lucille DeVane Emanuel, 91, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021 at her home in Tampa, FL. Mrs. Emanuel was born January 27, 1930 in Portsmouth, VA where she graduated from Oceana High School in 1948, and later attended the University of South Florida taking Real Estate and Insurance Agent courses to further her career. She loved...
Mr. Duane C. Peacock
Mar 11, 2021
BARTOW - Mr. Duane C. Peacock, 87, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 at his home in Bartow, FL. Mr. Peacock was born February 1, 1934 in Fort Meade, FL, and had been a resident of Bartow since 1965. He was the retired Area Superintendent for Polk County Schools, and earlier in his career, Mr. Peacock returned to Fort Meade...
Mr. Raymond T. "Ray-Ray" Nichols
Feb 20, 2021
WINTER HAVEN - Mr. Raymond T. "Ray-Ray" Nichols, 38, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 in Winter Haven, FL. Ray was born July 31, 1982 and graduated from the Plant City Durant High School, Class of 2001 and was a longtime resident of Winter Haven. He was a service tech with Boulevard Tire and Service of Lakeland, and of the Baptist...
Carrie Hughes Bacon
Feb 14, 2021
FORT MEADE - Carrie Hughes Bacon, 63, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at her home in Fort Meade, FL. She was born January 19, 1958 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. Carrie was a homemaker, and loved taking care of her family, sharing with them all of her talents of...
Mr. James H. "Jim" Prine, Jr.
Feb 13, 2021
COCOA, FL - Mr. James H. "Jim" Prine, Jr., 64, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021. Jim was born January 31, 1957 in Bartow, and was a former longtime resident of Fort Meade and 1976 graduate of Fort Meade High School. Following high school, Jim went on to further his education at the Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas,...
Helen Flood Knight
Feb 10, 2021
Mrs. Helen E. Knight, 96, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in Winter Haven, FL. Helen was born June 28, 1924 in Fort Meade, FL, and was the oldest surviving granddaughter of Irish immigrants and Fort Meade pioneers, Luke B. and Alicia Whitney Flood, and the daughter of Joseph George Flood and Amanda Wilson Flood. She was a retired secretary...
Mr. Paul D. Sylvia
Feb 2, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mr. Paul Douglas Sylvia, 65, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021 in Bartow, FL. Paul was born January 9, 1956 in New Orleans, LA and moved to Fort Meade from Fairfield, MT several years ago. He was a retired cardiovascular technician, an E.M.T., and of the Catholic faith. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Paul...
Barbie Redden
Feb 1, 2021
FORT MEADE – Mrs. Barbie Redden, 74, passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 in Lakeland, FL. Barbie was born January 23, 1947 in Bartow, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a 1966 graduate of Fort Meade High School, a homemaker and a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Fort Meade, where she worked in...
Mr. Mark Allen Shepard
Jan 31, 2021
DOWAGIAC, MI – Mr. Mark A. Shepard, 69, of Dowagiac, MI passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 in Wauchula, FL. He was born November 27, 1951 in Dowagiac, MI where he was a lifelong resident, and the son of Harry and Charlotte Kauchus Shepard. Mark was an Industrial Electrical Engineer and Journeyman Electrician, and also enjoyed spending time as a...
Mr. Jackie Curtis Eldridge
Jan 29, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mr. Jackie Curtis Eldridge, 76, passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Eldridge was born December 16, 1944 in Chickamauga, GA and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was a retired plant supervisor for ProPlus Golf Services, Inc. in Bowling Green, FL, and also was a former citrus hauler...
Mrs. Julia Ann Scherzer
Jan 27, 2021
FROSTPROOF - Mrs. Julia Ann Scherzer, 80, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Scherzer was born in A-I, Ohio and was a winter visitor in Frostproof and was a resident of Swanton, OH. She was a retired bookkeeper for her husband's business, Jay-Mar Construction, Inc., a 1958 graduate of Swanton High School, a member of the...
Mr. Bill Maxey
Jan 11, 2021
FORT MEADE – Mr. Bill Maxey, 88, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Maxey was born July 29, 1932 in Chicago, IL, and was raised from a young boy in the Soldiers and Sailor’s foster home, and later raised by two foster parents who gave him a loving home. He graduated from...
Mrs. Hazel Cribbs Greer
Jan 10, 2021
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Hazel Cribbs Greer, 91, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 in Lakeland, FL. Hazel was born March 13, 1929 in Attapulgus, Decatur County, GA and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She graduated Fort Meade High School in 1948, and was a retired member of the Teamsters Union of Dallas, TX working...
Mrs. Audrey Moody Peacock
Dec 31, 2020
BARTOW - Mrs. Audrey Moody Peacock, 87, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Peacock was born December 12, 1933 in Fort Meade, FL, where she resided for many years before moving to Bartow in 1965. She retired from the Polk County Office of the Clerk of Court after a long 37 year tenure as the Felony...
Mrs. Kathryn Lightsey Reeves
Dec 31, 2020
Fort Meade - Mrs. Kathryn Lightsey Reeves, 84, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at her home in Fort Meade, FL. Mrs. Reeves, who was affectionately known to many as Kitty, was born June 3, 1936 and was a native and lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a member of the Fort Meade High School graduating class of 1954,...
Mrs. Marilyn E. Waters Hancock
Dec 30, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Marilyn E. Hancock, 69, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in Fort Meade, FL. Marilyn was born July 1, 1951 in Bartow, FL, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She retired after a long tenure with the Florida Dept. of Transportation as a specifications tech, a member of the Fort Meade High School graduating...
Stella Eloise Anderson Joiner
Dec 27, 2020
FORT MEADE - Stella Eloise Anderson Joiner, 63, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 in Winter Haven, FL. Stella was born September 10, 1957 in Sebring, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a director's assistant at Polk Works in Bartow, FL, attended Fort Meade High School, class of 1975, and of the Pentecostal faith. Stella...
Mr. William Lee Prosser
Dec 19, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. William Lee Prosser, 70, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at his home in Fort Meade. Mr. Prosser was born January 18, 1949 and moved to Fort Meade 14 years ago, having previously lived in Pinellas County for many years. He was a longtime Real Estate agent and also worked most recently in education with the...
Mr. Stanley A. Moore
Dec 10, 2020
LAKELAND - Mr. Stanley A. Moore, 96, a longtime resident of Lakeland, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020. Mr. Moore was born October 2, 1924 in Wacousta, Michigan and moved to Lakeland in 2004 after previously being a winter visitor for over 30 years and resided in the Bonny Shores mobile home park with many of his longtime friends. At...
Sharon Watson Kress
Dec 8, 2020
FORT MEADE - Sharon Watson Kress, age 64, formerly of Fort Meade and currently of Belleview, FL passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Sharon will be remembered for her trademark smile, enthusiasm, determination, creativity and her faith in God. Born in Bartow, FL on May 10, 1956 to Hart and Nell Watson of Fort Meade, FL She was brought...
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