Obituaries
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...
Mr. Leon Mcleod "Mac" Lanier
Dec 4, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Leon McLeod "Mac" Lanier, 91, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Lanier was born December 28, 1928, and was a native and lifelong resident of Fort Meade, where he was a mechanic for over 40 years with Mobil Chemical Co. and a member of First Baptist Church of...
Mr. Tracy Lynn Rose
Dec 3, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Tracy Lynn Rose, 63, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Tracy was born December 23, 1956 in Hudson, Michigan and moved to Fort Meade from Titusville, FL in 1972. He was a grocery store and restaurant manager, having worked with Cracker Barrel and Taco Bell restaurants, Piggly Wiggly grocery stores, and started his...
Mrs. Aleene Albritton Mayo
Nov 27, 2020
FORT MEADE - Elizabeth Aleene Albritton Mayo,103, entered into the presence of the Lord, November 27, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. She was born January 14, 1917 in Fort Meade, FL to Walter James and Mary Belle Moose Rivers. Mrs. Mayo was affectionately known to many as Aleene, but over the years most called her Nana. She was always young at...
Mr. David W. Russ
Nov 15, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. David Willis Russ, 77, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at his home in Fort Meade. Mr. Russ was born April 10, 1943 in Fort Meade, FL, where he was a lifelong resident, and graduating from Fort Meade High School, Class of 1961. He retired from IMC Fertilizer Co. as an assistant superintendent, having being a...
Mrs. Mary Jeanette Crews
Nov 12, 2020
BARTOW - Mrs. Mary Jeanette Crews, 80, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at her home in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Crews was born November 21, 1939 in Highland City, FL and moved to Bartow in 1991 after residing in Fort Meade for many years. She was a 1957 graduate of Summerlin Institute in Bartow, a member of the Bartow Crickette...
Mr. Robert W. "Woody" Smith
Oct 30, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Robert W. "Woody" Smith, 66, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Smith was born January 5, 1954 in Bartow, and was a lifelong Fort Meade resident, where he was a graduate of Fort Meade High School, class of 1972 and a member of the Fort Meade FFA and FFA Band. Following his...
Mr. John W. Mckinnon, Jr.
Oct 28, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. John Wiley McKinnon, Jr., 78, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in Bartow, FL. Mr. McKinnon was born June 9, 1942 in Chicago, IL and came to Fort Meade in 2003 from Grand Rapids, MI as a winter visitor, and later became a vital part of the community when he began his full time residence here...
Mr. Billie B. Garrett
Oct 19, 2020
WINTER HAVEN – Mr. Billie Buchanan Garrett, 96, passed peacefully into Heaven on Monday, October 19, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Billie was born June 13, 1924 in McKenzie, TN and grew up in Gleason, then entered the U.S. Army where he served as a tank gun operator during WW II. Billie saw battle in Western Europe in the 1st army,...
Mr. Gerald K. Leslie
Oct 8, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Gerald K. Leslie, 84, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 in Bartow, FL. Mr. Leslie was born May 30, 1936 in Michigan City, IN and came to Fort Meade from South Bend, IN 23 years ago. He was a 1954 graduate of Central High School in South Bend, retired plumber and pipe fitter, a U.S. Air...
Mr. George L. Wadsworth Sr.
Sep 30, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. George L. Wadsworth, Sr., 83, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Wadsworth was born September 8, 1937 in Wauchula, FL, resided there many years before moving to Fort Meade seven and a half years ago. He was a Farm Bureau Insurance Agency Manager, a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Wauchula,...
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