Lee "Bud" O. Harrell, 88, of Wauchula, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. He was born in Winter Haven on October 18, 1925 and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1997, moving here from Tampa. Bud was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wauchula, and was retired from Kraft Foods in Lakeland as an engineer.

He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy, four brothers, Glenn, Ralph, Harry, and Willie Harrell, and a sister, Catherine Rudd. Survivors include his daughter, Mary Jane McLeod and husband Burton Darwin of Wauchula; step-daughter, Marilyn Lanning of Charlotte, NC; brother, Wendell Harrell of Bartow; sister, Ruby Martin and husband Harold of Lakeland; and grandson, B. J. McLeod and wife Jessica.

Visitation will be held in the Chapel of the First Baptist Church of Wauchula on Friday, January 17, 2014 from 10:00-11:00 a.m., with funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Stephen Darley will officiate. Interment is in Wauchula Cemetery.