Robert O. Fort, 86, of Wauchula, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 at Hardee Manor. He was born in Wauchula on October 21, 1928 and had been a lifelong resident. Robert was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wauchula. He had served in the United States Army and was the owner and building contractor of Fort Construction.

Survivors include his wife, Elsie Fort of Wauchula; one daughter, Kay Kinder of Perry, Georgia; three grandchildren, Brad Kinder, Susan Martin and husband Mike, and Kristen McNeil; four great-grandchildren, Taryn and Luke Martin, and Kyri and Edyn Grantham; step-children and step-grandchildren.