Obituaries
Earl Crews
Jul 3, 2011
WINTER HAVEN - Mr. Earl Crews, 86, passed away Sun., July 3, 2011 after a lengthy illness involving complications from Parkinson's Disease. Earl was a longtime resident of Fort Meade before moving to Winter Haven, and he was a WW II U.S. Navy veteran serving in the Philippines. He retired over 25 years ago after over 35 years of employment...
Ollie E. Hill
Jun 16, 2011
FORT MEADE - Mr. Ollie Edward Hill, 65, passed away Thurs., June 16, 2011 in Fort Meade due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Hill was born Dec. 3, 1945 in Double Springs, AL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade, FL. He was a farmer, and a man that was known for his generosity and kindness...
Evelyn Moon Ebert
Jun 6, 2011
WINTER HAVEN - Mrs. Evelyn Moon Ebert, 91, passed away Mon., June 6, 2011 in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Ebert was born June 14, 1919 in Bereah, Kentucky and moved to Winter Haven from Lakes Wales in 2001. Mrs. Ebert was a nursing assistant for Walker Memorial Hospital in Avon Park. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church...
Darlene E. Dollard
May 26, 2011
LAKELAND, FL - Mrs. Darlene Estelle Dollard, 79, passed away May 26, 2011 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Dollard was born in Dayton, OH and was a longtime resident of Polk County, FL. She was a retired clerk with Circle K convenience stores and attended the Victory Assembly Church in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Dollard was preceded in death by her husband,...
Carolyn Moore
May 20, 2011
LAKELAND - Mrs. Carolyn Harrison Moore, 67, passed away Fri., May 20, 2011 at her home due to cancer. Mrs. Moore was born Sept. 24, 1943 in Opp, Alabama, and moved to Lakeland from Clermont, FL in 1947. She worked in the clerical department of U.S. Foods, and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband,...
Lila Rea Crews
May 17, 2011
WINTER HAVEN - Mrs. Lila Rea Crews, 81, passed away Tues., May 17, 2011 at Winter Haven Hospital due to heart failure. Mrs. Crews was born on July 12, 1929 in Fort Meade, where she was a longtime resident, before moving to Winter Haven, FL several years ago. She was a retired loan officer for SunTrust Bank, and spent many...
Sharrona Maria Young
May 17, 2011
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Sharrona Maria Young, 53, passed away Tues., May 17, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Young was born September 24, 1957 in Bartow, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a pediatric nurse and a homemaker. Mrs. Young studied nursing in Sydney, Australia, and her family prides her with...
Priscilla Ruth Mccormack
May 14, 2011
FORT MEADE - Ms. Priscilla Ruth McCormack, 58, passed away Sat., May 14, 2011 in St. Petersburg, FL. Ms. McCormack was born in Tampa, FL on Aug. 30, 1952 and moved to Ft. Meade from Riverview, FL several years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Ms. McCormack was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Taylor....
Johnny H. Collier
May 11, 2011
BARTOW - Mr. Johnny Hiram Collier, passed away Wed., May 11, 2011 in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Collier was born in Tiger Bay, FL on September 18, 1935, and he was a longtime resident of Tampa before recently moving to Bartow. Mr. Collier was retired from the United States Air Force where he was a member of the National Security Administration....
Lessie Redden
May 8, 2011
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Lessie Redden, 87, passed away Sun., May 8, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Redden was born in Huston, Mississippi on December 6, 1923 and moved to Fort Meade from Bowling Green, FL in 1980. She was a homemaker and member of Oak Park Baptist Church, Fort Meade. Mrs. Redden was preceded in...
Charlene (Haney) Gilmore
May 3, 2011
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Charlene W. (Haney) Gilmore, 51, passed away Tues., May 3, 2011 at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida. Mrs. Gilmore was born in Frostproof, FL and moved to Fort Meade in 1999. She was a homemaker and attended the New Beginning Church of God, Fort Meade. Among her faith, her favorite Bible verse was John...
Marion Cross Keene
May 1, 2011
WAUCHULA - Mrs. Marion Cross Keene, 91, passed away at her home Sun., May 1, 2011. Mrs. Keene was born December 4, 1919 in Colne, Lancashire County, England. She came to the United States in 1945 moving to Indiana. She later moved to Wauchula from Indiana in 1958, where she worked as a waitress for many years at Knight's Restaurant...
Rosa Lee Putnel
Apr 24, 2011
WAUCHULA - Mrs. Rosa Lee Putnel, 87, formerly of Fort Meade passed away Sun., April 24, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Putnel was born in Wimauma, FL and moved to Wauchula from Fort Meade in 1981, and then spent a short time living in Dade City, before returning to Wauchula recently. She retired from Polk General Hospital as a Certified...
Ralph Durrance, Jr.
Apr 21, 2011
LAKELAND - Mr. W. Ralph Durrance, Jr., Esq., 71, passed away at home on April 21, 2011 due to heart failure. Mr. Durrance was born on October 17, 1939 at the Bartow City Hospital in Bartow, Florida. He attended Fort Meade schools and graduated in June, 1957. After high school, Ralph attended Emory at Oxford, Emory University and Parsons College...
Celestino G. Trevino
Apr 17, 2011
FORT MEADE - Mr. Celestino G. Trevino, 92, passed away Sun., April 17, 2011 at Lifecare Center of Winter Haven due to heart failure. Mr. Trevino was born in Mercedes, TX on May 19, 1918 and moved to Fort Meade from Santa Rosa, TX in 2008. He was a truck driver for the agriculture industry. Mr. Trevino was of the...
James N. Collier
Apr 4, 2011
LAKE WALES - Mr. James Niram Collier, 75, passed away Mon., April 4, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to cancer. Mr. Collier was born Sept. 18, 1935 in Tiger Bay, FL and moved to Lake Wales from Zolfo Springs, FL in 1993. He was of the Baptist faith and very proud of his dedication to the U.S. Armed...
Polly J. Moore
Mar 19, 2011
LAKELAND - Mrs. Polly Jane Moore, 82, passed away at her home of heart failure. Mrs. Moore was born September 3, 1928 in Mishawaka, Indiana, and moved to Lakeland from Lansing, Michigan in 2004. She was a secretary for the Florida State Dept. of Corrections. Mrs. Moore was of the Church of Christ faith and a member of the Moose...
Betty Carlton Cope
Mar 9, 2011
TAMPA - Mrs. Betty Carlton Cope, 79, passed away Wed., March 9, 2011 at the University Village Nursing Home in Tampa. Mrs. Cope was born March 6, 1932 in Fort Meade, FL and was a longtime resident of Avon Park, FL. Mrs. Cope worked in physical therapy at Walker Memorial Hospital for 29 years. She was a member of Avon...
Charles G. Crews
Feb 15, 2011
BARTOW - Mr. Charles Gerald (Sonny) Crews, 74, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 at his home due to cancer. Mr. Crews was born April 5, 1936 in Ona, FL and moved to Bartow from Fort Meade, FL in 1991. He was a Maintenance Supervisor for IMC Mining in Fort Meade, and a member of First Baptist Church, Fort Meade....
Glenna Beynon Sheppard
Feb 5, 2011
BARTOW - Mrs. Glenna Hill Beynon Sheppard, 84, passed away February 5, 2011 at Southland Suites in Lakeland, FL due to heart failure. Mrs. Sheppard was born on August 30, 1926 in Tampa, FL. She graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1944 and the University of Tampa in 1948. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of...
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