Elry Hearns, Jr., age 73, of Zolfo Springs, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital He was born in Marianna, Florida on November 8, 1940 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Elry was the owner of Hearns Auto Detail in Zolfo Springs.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elry and Ruby Lee Hearns. Survivors include his wife, Rosa Lee Hearns of New Haven, Connecticut; three sons, Christopher Hearns and wife Tiffany of Zolfo Springs, Ronnie Hearns of Arcadia, and Martellous Hearns of Arcadia; two daughters, Erica Hearns of Connecticut and Beatrice "Dutchess" Hearns of Arcadia; four brothers, Rev. Ernest Lee Hearns of Zolfo Springs, Joe Allen Hearns of Marianna, William "Billy" Hearns of Tampa, and Rev. Edward Hearns of Tennessee; four sisters, Louise Taplin of Avon Park, Emma Jean McKnight of Avon Park, Rose Simon of Wauchula, and Jessie Mae Hatchet of Wauchula; and a host of grandchildren, including Jason Christopher Hearns, Xander Riley Hearns, Sheryl Lynn Grice, and Brandon Ray Driggers.