Obituaries
Mr. Rolland Royce Twiss
Aug 9, 2016
Mr. Rolland Royce Twiss, 84, passed away on August 9, 2016 in Ocala, Florida. Mr. Twiss was born May 8, 1932 in Fort Meade, Florida and moved to Ocala from Arcadia, FL where he resided for many years. He served and retired from the Air Force, and upon retiring and moving to Florida from South Carolina, he worked at the...
Mrs. Betty Logan Collier
Jul 30, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Betty Logan Collier, 77, passed away and went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 30, 2016 . Mrs. Collier was born in Coffee County, AL and moved to Fort Meade from her home state of Alabama in 1951. She was a retired rural carrier for the U.S. Post Office, graduate of Fort Meade High...
Mr. Gene Woodham
Jul 19, 2016
FORT MEADE - Robert Eugene "Gene" Woodham, 67, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 in North Fort Myers, FL. Gene was born July 1, 1949 in Fort Meade, FL and was a security guard for local phosphate mines of the area. He attended Fort Meade schools in his younger years, and currently attended the First United Methodist Church of Fort...
Mrs. Claudia Johnson Jackson
Jul 19, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Claudia Johnson Jackson, 70, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Jackson was born April 18, 1946 in Muncie, IN, and after moving to Fort Meade at a young age, she remained a lifelong resident and worked as an insurance agent for McBride Insurance of Fort Meade for over 30 years....
Mr. Calvin M. Barnett, Jr.
Jul 12, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Calvin M. Barnett, Jr., 89, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in Winter Haven, FL. Mr. Barnett was born June 6, 1927 in Fort Meade, FL where he remained a life long resident. On Sept. 10, 1944, Mr. Barnett joined the United States Navy and served a 24 year tenure of duty. He was a WW...
Mr. Troy L. Jacobs
Jul 4, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Troy L. Jacobs, 83, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016. Mr. Jacobs was born November 30, 1932 in Tampa, FL, and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. He was a commercial truck driver, and after his retirement he worked as a grove caretaker for the Barnett family of Fort Meade. Mr. Jacobs...
Karen Pierce Putnel
Jun 26, 2016
FORT MEADE - Karen Pierce Putnel, 72, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 in Bartow, FL. Karen was born March 24, 1944 in Fort Meade, FL, where she remained a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker, member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Meade, and a member of FMHS Class of 1962. Karen was preceded in death by her...
Mr. Ronnie Lee Childress
Jun 24, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Ronnie Lee Childress, 70, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 in Ocala, FL. Ronnie was born February 10, 1946 in Fort Meade, FL and had recently moved to Ocala. He was a member of the First Church of God in Fort Meade, attended Fort Meade schools in his early years and became a well established heavy...
Mrs. Joyce Lavonne Devane
Jun 12, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Joyce Lavonne DeVane, 85, passed away at her home in Fort Meade, FL on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Mrs. DeVane was born April 6, 1931 in Chicago, IL to her parents, Leland C. and Edna J. Nelson Noble, and moved to Fort Meade from Chicago in 1945 where she became a vital part of the community....
Mrs. Doris Ray Harp
Jun 6, 2016
BOWLING GREEN - Mrs. Doris Ray Harp, 75, passed away Monday, June 6, 2016 at her home in Bowling Green, FL. Mrs. Harp was born June 21, 1940 in Appling Co., Georgia, and has been a resident of Bowling Green for 45 years. She was a fruit sectionizer with Peace River Packing Co. in Fort Meade for 25 years, a...
Mr. Errol Reed Gifford
May 24, 2016
FORT MEADE - Errol Reed Gifford, born November 3, 1952 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania passed away on May 24, 2016 at the age of 63. 'Reed' is survived by his two children, Samantha Gifford of Tampa, Florida and Jacob Gifford of Frostproof, Florida. He worked as a home restorer and painter, and had a love for historic homes and antiques. Reed...
Mr. James Erwin Hancock
May 15, 2016
FROSTPROOF - Mr. James Erwin Hancock, 77, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Hancock was born February 6, 1939 in Fort Meade, FL, and moved to Frostproof ten years ago after living many years in West Palm Beach. He was a member of the Sun Ray United Methodist Church; a U.S. Air Force Vietnam War Veteran;...
Mrs. Mary Mildred Watson Wood
May 11, 2016
Mrs. Mary Mildred Watson Wood, 94, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in Lake Placid, FL. Mrs. Wood was born August 18, 1921 in Chicora, FL and moved to Lake Placid from Fort Meade in 1965. She was a home maker, member of Leisure Lakes Baptist Church of Lake Placid, and a 1939 graduate of Brewster High School. Mrs. Wood...
Mr. Lacey N. Clanton
Apr 28, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Lacey N. Clanton, 63, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Melech Hospice in Temple Terrace, FL. Lacey was born February 24, 1953 in Bartow, FL, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a self-employed roofer and mechanic, a 1973 graduate of Fort Meade High School, and a member of the Fort Meade...
Mrs. Betty Lou Cannon Pearce
Apr 28, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Betty Lou Cannon Pearce, 76, passed away April 28, 2016 at her home in Franklin County, NC due to complications from Alzheimer's Disease. She was born March 6, 1940 in Pine Mount, FL and was a homemaker and former longtime resident of Fort Meade, where she was a graduate of Fort Meade High School Class of...
Mr. Ralph Floyd Ross
Apr 22, 2016
FROSTPROOF - Mr. Ralph Floyd Ross, 92, passed away April 22, 2016 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Ross was born June 20, 1923 in Glassport, PA and moved to the Fort Meade and Frostproof area several years ago. He was a retired maintenance foreman for Westinghouse Electric in Pennsylvania, and began his career there shortly out of high school. Mr. Ross...
Mr. Edward Charles Drown
Apr 8, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Edward Charles Drown, 77, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at his home in Fort Meade, FL. Mr. Drown was born June 15, 1938 in Freemont, OH and moved to Fort Meade from Greensprings, OH in 2004. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for International Operating Engineers, and a U.S. Marine Corps Korean War veteran....
Mr. Clinton J. Manley, Sr.
Apr 5, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Clinton J. Manley, Sr., 89, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Manley was born February 25, 1927 in Homeland, FL, and moved to Fort Meade from Plant City in 1940. He was a retired bulldozier operator for Estech Chemical Co. and a citrus grower and farmer. Mr. Manley was a WW II...
Mr. Larry Wayne Morelock
Apr 1, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mr. Larry Wayne Morelock, 69, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at his residence in Fort Meade. Larry was born August 13, 1946 in Big Stone Gap, VA and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He was a retired diesel mechanic for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation FAA at Washington International Airport, a U.S. Army veteran...
Mrs. Patricia Ann Combs
Mar 20, 2016
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Patricia Ann Combs, 72, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at her home in Fort Meade. Mrs. Combs was born August 2, 1943 in Arrington, AL and has been a resident of Fort Meade for many years. She was a longtime cashier for Value King Grocery in Fort Meade, graduated Hardee High School in 1961, and...
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