Obituaries
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,...
Mr. Timothy Ernest Baker
Sep 30, 2020
ALTURAS - Mr. Timothy Ernest Baker, 51, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at his home in Alturas, FL. Mr. Baker was born October 17, 1968 in Bryan, TX and had been a resident of Alturas since 2003, after formerly residing in Bartow. He was preceded in death by his parents, Williams Ernest and Fannie Mae Baker, and brother, Daniel...
Mrs. Zoella Tuggle Lamb
Sep 27, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Zoella Tuggle Lamb, 83, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Lamb was born January 31, 1937 in Welcome, FL and was a lifelong Fort Meade resident, graduating from Fort Meade High School, Class of 1955 where she was Co-Valedictorian, a Varsity Cheerleader, and Editor of the school newspaper, the Black and Gold....
Mrs. Jean Marie Gurnot
Sep 20, 2020
JEAN KINDLAND GURNOT (July 27, 1935 -- September 18, 2020) Jean Marie Kindland Gurnot, 85, died peacefully on September 18, 2020 at Bartow Regional Medical Center in Bartow, Florida with her loving husband at her side. It was too soon. Jean was born July 27, 1935 in Westline, PA, a daughter of John W. and Mary T. (Zampogna) Kindland, and...
Mr. Charles E. Jones
Sep 19, 2020
BOWLING GREEN - Mr. Charles E. Jones, age 88, passed peacefully at home with family on Saturday, September 19th, 2020. He was born January 9th, 1932, in Joliet, Illinois and had been a resident of Bowling Green for many years. Charles was the third of four children of Charles Edward and Maude Lightsey Jones. He was a graduate of Wilmington...
Mr. George Minor Bell
Sep 10, 2020
FORT MEADE – Mr. George Minor Bell was born in Tampa, FL on September 10, 1929 and passed away at his home in Avon Park, FL, on his 91st birthday, September 10, 2020. George was a true lover of life, and enjoyed all the little things God provided to keep us happy. He had a great love for animals and...
Mr. Tracy L. Millen
Sep 2, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Tracy L. Millen, 70, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 in Winter Haven, FL. Tracy was born August 16, 1950 in Evansville, IN and grew up in Land O'Lakes, FL, where he was a graduate of Pasco High School, Hillsborough Community College. He was a U.S. Navy Vietnam Conflict veteran, serving four years as a Boatswains...
Mr. Robert P. "Sonny" Davis
Aug 15, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Robert Payson "Sonny" Davis, 55, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 in Sebring, FL. Sonny was born October 2, 1964 in Lakeland, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a security guard for Allied Security at the Nuccor plant in Frostproof, FL, a member of the New Beginning Church of God in...
Mr. Mitchell Kenneth Lamb
Aug 11, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Mitchell Kenneth Lamb, 92, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Lamb was born April 17, 1928 in Bowling Green, FL and he remained a lifelong resident of the area, and he also stayed true to his early teachings of his parents and remaining of the Baptist faith. He was one of the...
Mrs. Patricia Baker Walker
Aug 10, 2020
LAKELAND – Mrs. Patricia Ann Walker, 82, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Mrs. Walker was born April 10, 1938 in Zolfo Springs, FL and was a resident of Englewood, FL for 18 years before residing in Lakeland. She grew up in Fort Meade where she lived for many years and graduated from Fort Meade High School...
Mr. Blake Davis
Aug 8, 2020
FORT MEADE – Mr. Christopher Blake Davis, 52, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his home in Fort Meade, FL surrounded by his family. Blake was born March 28, 1968 in Lakeland, FL, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. He was a graduate of Fort Meade High School, Class of 1986, a graduate of Miami International University...
Mrs. Zara Rhoden Fowler
Aug 7, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mrs. Zara Catherine Fowler, 81, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Fowler was born April 13, 1939 to her parents, Lee and Effie Jones Rhoden, and was a native and lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was a homemaker, a member of Lake Buffum Baptist Church, and loved to fish whenever she could....
Mr. Alvah R. "Bubba" Woodall
Aug 5, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Alvah Rolland "Bubba" Woodall, Jr., age 94, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Woodall was born January 12, 1926 in Macon, GA, and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade, FL. He became a member of the First United Methodist Church of Fort Meade at a very young age in 1931 and...
Mr. Charles Carey Blanton
Jul 25, 2020
LAKELAND - Mr. Charles Carey Blanton, 68, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Carey was born September 23, 1951 in Lakeland, FL where he remained a lifelong resident, and gave of himself through work and leisure time for the betterment of his community. Carey graduated Lakeland High School in 1969, and worked many years as the meat...
Mr. J. Dewey Lanier
Jul 23, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. J. Dewey Lanier, 78, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 in Riverview, FL. Dewey was born May 15, 1942 in Bartow, FL and was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade FL where he worked for J.A. Stephens Fruit Co. for over 30 years. He also worked for U.S. Steel and IMC Fertilizer, a member of Fort...
Mr. Owen Naylor
Jul 21, 2020
FORT MEADE - Mr. Jesse Owen Naylor, 85, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Mr. Naylor was born June 20, 1935 in Stanford, Kentucky and has been a longtime resident of Fort Meade. He was a retired truck driver, working with Lewis & Durrance Fruit Co. for 30 years, and J.A. Stephens for 8 years. He was...
Maria Del Carmen Sanchez
Jul 17, 2020
BARTOW - Mrs. Maria Del Carmen Sanchez, 95, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at her home in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Sanchez was born February 13, 1925 in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico and was a former longtime resident of Fort Meade. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Sanchez was preceded in death by her husband Jose Maria...
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