Obituaries
Johnny R. Gonzales
Aug 12, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mr. Johnny Ramirez Gonzales, 66, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Orlando, FL. Johnny was born June 24, 1957 in Floyada, TX and moved to Fort Meade in 1978 from Frostproof. He was a graduate of Marble Falls, TX High School, a maintenance mechanic for Florida Natural in Lake Wales, and of the Catholic faith....
Pedro Garcia
Aug 11, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mr. Pedro Garcia, 73, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023 in Fort Meade, FL. Pedro was born May 17, 1950 in Mexico and has been a resident of the Frostproof and Fort Meade areas for many years. He was a migrant agricultural worker and of the Protestant faith.
Pedro was preceded in death by...
John William Maddox
Aug 8, 2023
WAUCHULA - Mr. John William Maddox, 96, of Wauchula, Florida passed away peacefully at home August 8, 2023.
Born November 14, 1926, in Fort Meade to the late Homer and Theadosha Manley Maddox. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence and Carlton Maddox, his devoted grandmother, Nancy...
John Giannopoulos
Jul 22, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mr. Ioannis Nikolaos "John" Giannopoulos, 64, passed away at his home in Fort Meade, FL surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, July 22, 2023. John was born November 2, 1958 in Karpathos, Greece and moved to Fort Meade from Queens, NY in 1986. He was the owner/operator 'John's Drive-In Restaurant,' which has become an iconic landmark...
Mrs. Karen Whitted
Jun 17, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Angelia Karen Whitted, 62, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023 in Bartow, FL. Angelia was born February 13, 1961 in Winter Haven, FL and moved to Fort Meade in 2020. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant for The Consulant Nursing Home in Winter Haven for many years and was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Jeanne Morton Pruett
Jun 6, 2023
AVON PARK - Janne Roberta Morton Pruett, 51, of Avon Park and formerly of Fort Meade, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 in Avon Park, FL. Jeanne was born February 8, 1972 in Indian River C ounty, FL, and was a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She was a member of the 1990 graduating class of Fort Meade...
Mrs. Violet Rowell Sheffield
May 17, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Violet Rowell Sheffield, 96, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in Winter Haven, FL. Mrs. Sheffield was born June 10, 1926 in the Tilghman/Tiger Bay area of Fort Meade, FL, and remained a very active lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She graduated Fort Meade High School in 1945, and went on to be an active part...
Mrs. Lena Mae Brown
May 8, 2023
ZOLFO SPRINGS - Mrs. Lena Mae Brown, 87, passed away Monday, May 8, 2023 in Arcadia, FL. Mrs. Brown was born May 5, 1936 in Brewton, Alabama and has been a longtime resident of Zolfo Springs and Popash area, where she attended school as a young girl and currently attended the New Hope Baptist Church in Zolfo Springs.. Mrs. Brown...
Mr. Bruce Edgar Tuttle
Apr 21, 2023
WINTER HAVEN - Mr. Bruce Edgar Tuttle, 73, passed away Friday, April 21, 2023 in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Tuttle was born May 29, 1949 and came to Haines City, FL from Michigan over 16 years ago. He was a retired layout analyst for the Chrysler Corp., and of the Church of God faith. He is survived by his wife, Becky;...
Mr. Edwin Hubert Brown
Apr 20, 2023
BRANFORD - Mr. Edwin Hubert Brown, 85, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023 in Parrish, FL. A longtime resident of Branford, FL, he moved to Parrish, FL nearly two years ago. He was a longtime Elementary School Teacher, having retired after a long tenure of 40 years with the Suwannee County, FL public school system. He was a member of...
Mr. Francisco Hernandez Lopez
Apr 17, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mr. Fransisco Hernandez Lopez, 36, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023 in Bartow, FL. Fransisco was born January 15, 1987 in Las Margaritas, Chiapas, Mexico and moved to Fort Meade 9 years ago. He worked in the steel manufacturing industry and of the Catholic faith. Francisco was the son of Emiclunio Hernandez Lopez and Rosalia Satis; and...
Mr. Larry Barwick
Apr 5, 2023
FORT MEADE – Mr. John Larry Barwick, Sr., 76, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Lakeland, FL. Larry was born July 18, 1946, in Bartow, Florida, the third son of Mr. and Mrs. N.W. Barwick, and was lifelong resident of Fort Meade, FL. Larry was a 1964 Fort Meade High School graduate, where he was an accomplished basketball player....
Mrs. Shirley Ann Carlson
Mar 20, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Shirley Ann Carlson, 87, passed away Monday, January 8, 1936 at her home in Fort Meade, FL. Mrs. Carlson was born January 8, 1936 in Riverton, Wyoming and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She was a graduate of Riverton, WY High School in 1954 and went on to major in business...
Mrs. Brenda Faye Brown
Mar 16, 2023
FORT MEADE - Brenda Faye Brown, 74, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Lakeland, FL. Brenda was born August 21, 1948 at Camp LeJeune, NC and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She was a homemaker, and caregiver to her family, and of the Baptist faith. Brenda was preceded in death by her husband, Robert...
Mrs. Lena Sellers Childress
Mar 15, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Lena Sellers Childress, 64, passed away at her home in Fort Meade on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Lena was born December 4, 1958 and a member of the Fort Meade High School graduating class of 1976. She was a homemaker and caregiver for many Fort Meade families, a second mother to many of Fort Meade's youth,...
Mr. Robert D. "Bob" Cunningham
Mar 1, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mr. Robert D. "Bob" Cunningham, 90, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Cunningham was born February 14, 1933 in Bowling Green, Ohio and moved to Fort Meade from Indianapolis, IN in 1991. He was retired from RCA as a Quality Control Manager after a long 30 year tenure with...
Louise L. Douglas
Feb 26, 2023
FORT MEADE - Ms. Louise Lamar Douglas, 82, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Louise was born January 27, 1941 in Lake Butler, FL and has a resident of Fort Meade for nearly 60 years. She wasa Certified Nursing Assistant and a former local business owner, and of several businesses she owned, Douglas...
Mr. William G. “ Bill” Shepard
Feb 24, 2023
Mr. William Grant Shepard was born on March 6, 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida, and passed away Friday, February 24, 2023. He grew up in Frostproof, Florida, where he was an Eagle Scout and played multiple sports, including being a center and punter for the Frostproof Bulldogs high school football team. Bill graduated from the University of Florida in 1978 with...
The Rev. Dr. John G. Lemond
Feb 19, 2023
LAKELAND - The Rev. Dr. John G. LeMond transitioned from life, to life through death on February 19, 2023. John was born on July 31, 1948, in Tampa, Florida. At the age of one month he was placed in the Hillsborough County Children’s Home, and at the age of two months was adopted by Frank and Grace LeMond, and moved...
Mrs. Juanita Olivares Gutierrez
Feb 12, 2023
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Juanita Olivares Gutierrez, 97, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 in Bartow, FL. She was born October 3, 1925 in Pleasanton, Texas, and has been a resident of Fort Meade for 54 years. Mrs. Gutierrez was a homemaker and a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Bartow. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
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