Obituaries

Marshall A. True

Marshall A. True

Aug 21, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mr. Marshall Allen True, 80, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 of heart failure. Mr. True was born in Obion County, TN on Nov. 8, 1932, and he has been a longtime resident of Fort Meade since 1970. He was a building contractor, a member of First Church of God, Fort Meade, and...

Richard H. "Dick" Davis

Richard H. "Dick" Davis

Aug 13, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mr. Richard H. "Dick" Davis, 86, passed away at his home Tues., August 13, 2013 of heart failure. Dick was born in Bloomington, IN on February 1, 1927 and moved to Fort Meade with his family in 1941. He graduated from Fort Meade High School in 1944 and then went on to serve in the U.S. Coast...

Evelyn P. Whitted

Evelyn P. Whitted

Aug 9, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Evelyn P. Whitted, 74, passed away August 9, 2013 in Winter Haven of heart failure. Mrs. Whitted was born on March 10, 1939 in Moultrie, GA and was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. She was a longtime clerk and cashier for Fowler's Grocery store in Fort Meade for 26 years, and a member of First...

Pamela Lastinger Humphries

Pamela Lastinger Humphries

Aug 2, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Pamela Lastinger Humphries, 61, passed away August 2, 2013 in Bartow, FL. Pamela was born October 18, 1951 in Bartow, FL and returned to Fort Meade from Lake Worth in 2012 after she retired from Walgreens Pharmacies as a cashier and cosmetician. Pamela was of the Baptist faith, as she grew up in the First Baptist...

Edna Jean Fox

Edna Jean Fox

Jul 31, 2013

HOMELAND - Mrs. Edna Jean Shiver Fox, 56, passed away at her home on Wed., July 31, 2013. Mrs. Fox was born in Plant City, FL on September 28, 1956 and has been a resident of Homeland for many years. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Fox was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Fox...

John G. Bourn

John G. Bourn

Jul 15, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mr. John Glynn Bourn, 33, passed away Mon., July 15, 2013 in Lake Wales due to injuries sustained in an auto accident. John was born Sept. 21, 1979 in Bartow, FL, and was a longtime resident of Bowling Green before moving to Fort Meade. He worked for Duke Energy in Lake Wales as a substation electrician. John...

Cynthia A. Fields Tate

Cynthia A. Fields Tate

Jul 6, 2013

TAMPA-Mrs. Cynthia Anne Fields Tate, 54, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Florida Hospital in Tampa. Mrs. Tate was born on August 6, 1958 in Tampa, FL and she remained a lifelong resident of the Tampa Bay area. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Lutz, and a 1976 graduate of Hillsborough High School. Mrs. Tate was preceded...

William L. "Bill" Davis

William L. "Bill" Davis

Jul 5, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mr. William L. (Bill) Davis, Jr., 88, passed away Friday, July 5, 2013 at his home in Fort Meade of heart failure. Bill was born in Bloomington, IN on March 23, 1925 and lived in Austin, TX until he was 16 years of age before moving to Fort Meade with his family in 1941. He graduated from...

Lillie A. Collins

Lillie A. Collins

Jun 27, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Lillie A. Collins, 91, passed away Thurs., June 27, 2013 in Rockledge, FL of heart failure. Mrs. Collins was born in Garland, St. Landry Parish, LA on Nov. 24, 1921 and was a former longtime resident of Fort Meade, Lake Wales and Polk County. Mrs. Collins was a devoted Baptist minister's wife for 51 years and...

Loretta Hendrick Handley

Loretta Hendrick Handley

Jun 22, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Loretta Hendrick Handley, 93, passed away Sat., June 22, 2013 in Lakeland of heart failure. Mrs. Handley was born in Andrews, NC on May 1, 1920 and was a longtime Fort Meade resident before moving to Punta Gorda, FL in the early 1980's. She was a homemaker, member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church of Fort Meade,...

Victoria Mann Calvary

Victoria Mann Calvary

Jun 16, 2013

LAKELAND - Mrs. Victoria Mann Calvary, 66, passed away June 16, 2013 in Lakeland. Mrs. Calvary was born in Fort Meade, FL on February 1, 1947, and was a longtime resident of Lakeland. She was a homemaker and member of Antioch Baptist Church. Mrs. Calvary was the daughter of John H. and Lula Roberts Mann. She is survived by her...

Dr. Rev. Harold E. Armstrong

Dr. Rev. Harold E. Armstrong

Jun 15, 2013

BARTOW - Dr. Rev. Harold E. "Harry" Armstrong, 67, passed away Sat., June 15, 2013 at his home of heart failure. Harry was born on August 26, 1945 in Enterprise, AL and spent his younger years growing up in Fort Meade, FL. He returned to Polk County in 2001 from North Augusta, SC after serving as a pastor for churches...

Catherine Lanier

Catherine Lanier

Jun 13, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Catherine Mary Lanier, 68, passed away Thurs., June 13, 2013 at home due to cancer. Mrs. Lanier was born in Wauchula, FL on December 16, 1944 and moved to Fort Meade from Avon Park in the early 1980's. She was a homemaker, member of Fort Meade Seventh Day Adventist Church, and a graduate of Avon Park...

Vonceil Lane

Vonceil Lane

Jun 9, 2013

FORT MEADE - Ms. Octavia Vonceil Lane, 77, passed away in Lakeland on Sunday, June 9, 2013. Ms. Lane was born on November 1, 1935, and was a native and lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a retired nurse, working with the Polk County Sheriff's Office, and she also worked through the years at several area hospitals and doctors...

James M. Gallagher

James M. Gallagher

May 31, 2013

LAKELAND - Mr. James Michael Gallagher, 59, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Gallagher was born in Camden, New Jersey on July 8, 1953, and moved to Lakeland from New Jersey twenty five years ago. He was a dispatcher and book keeper for Greyhound Bus Lines and of the Catholic faith. Mr. Gallagher was preceded in...

Aaron J. Cochran

Aaron J. Cochran

May 9, 2013

FORT GREEN - Mr. Aaron J. Cochran, 23, passed away May 9, 2013 in Fort Green. Aaron was born on April 26, 1990 in Arcadia, FL, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Green. He was a cattleman, attended Hardee County schools, and was a member of Fort Green Baptist Church. Aaron was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather,...

Sarah Lanier Russell

Sarah Lanier Russell

May 5, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Sarah Lanier Russell, 86, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013 in Tampa due to complications of a stroke. Born to a pioneer Polk County family in Fort Meade, FL on July 8, 1926, Sarah felt fortunate to live her entire life in Fort Meade surrounded by loving family and life-long friends. She was a member...

Melba Gramling Reynolds

Melba Gramling Reynolds

Apr 19, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Melba Gramling Reynolds, 81, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 in Bartow of heart failure. Mrs. Reynolds was born on May 7, 1931, and was a native and life long resident of Fort Meade. She was a homemaker and loved quilting, playing cards and a fan of the Atlanta Braves. Mrs. Reynolds was a graduate of...

Dathia C. Hensley

Dathia C. Hensley

Apr 12, 2013

DELTONA - Mrs. Dathia Carrie Hensley, 72 passed away April 12, 2013 in Orange City, FL. Mrs. Hensley was born February 27, 1941 in Oneida, Kentucky, and recently moved to Deltona in 2012. She was a former resident of Fort Meade and Bartow, and worked as a sectionizer for OrangeCo in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Hensley was a member of the...

Sue Ann Davis

Sue Ann Davis

Apr 11, 2013

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Sue Ann Davis, 67, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Davis was born in Bartow, FL on June 16, 1945, and moved to Fort Meade from Bowling Green in 1973. Mrs. Davis was raised in the Bowling Green/Tillman area of Hardee County by her parents Joseph Dallas Prine, Jr. and...

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