Barbara J Garner
Sep 28, 2021
Barbara J Garner, 69, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in Highlands County, Florida. Barbara was born on October 31, 1951, in Quitman, Georgia. She lived in Hardee County for the majority of her life and was a retired educator. Baptist by faith Barbara was a member of Gardner Baptist Church; she also spent her time being a Sunday...
James Nicholas Johnson
Sep 27, 2021
James Nicholas Johnson, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 27, 2021. Nick, as his family and friends called him, was a native-born Floridian who was devoted to God, his family, and his friends. He never met a stranger. He lived an adventurous life that allowed him to call beautiful places like Florida, New Mexico, California, and Grand Bahama...
Helen Bowen Keller
Sep 27, 2021
Helen Bowen Keller, 90, of Zolfo Springs, Florida, passed into the hands of God on Monday, September 27, 2021 at AdventHealth in Sebring. She was born on March 20, 1931 in Babson Park, Florida and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Helen was a homemaker and rancher, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and a faithful follower of...
Fronie Norris Roe
Sep 25, 2021
Fronie Norris Roe, 93, of Wauchula,FL passed away at Somers Hospice House in Sebring on September 25th. A 4th generation Hardee Countian, she was a devoted Christian, loyal wife, loving Mother and doting Grandparent. A lifelong member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, she and her husband, H.M. were a loving team in the church nursery for many years before she...
Tammy Kay Kirkland
Sep 25, 2021
Tammy Kay Kirkland, 59, of Wauchula FL passed away in Hardee County on Saturday, September 25, 2021. She was born in Muskegon Michigan on March 5, 1962, she moved to Hardee County in 1984. Tammy was a homemaker, who will always be remembered for her famous banana pudding. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Tommy Kirkland, and...
Kathleen Dwyer Roehm
Sep 24, 2021
Kathleen Dwyer Roehm, 61, wife of Ryan Roehm passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021, in Wauchula, FL. Kathleen was born in Boston, MA on December 30, 1959, the daughter of Peter and Ellen (Millett) Dwyer. Kathleen spent most of her childhood in Belmont, MA. Her family moved to Haines City, FL in 1974. Kathleen graduated from Haines City High...
Regino Ramiro Jimenez Jr
Sep 23, 2021
Regino Jimenez was born on April 8, 1952, in Hastings, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents Elocadia and Regino Jimenez, six brothers Enrique, Santiago, Sonny, and Lee Aguilar, Rene and Robert Jimenez. Along with two sisters Delia Salas and Raquil Jimenez. Regino leaves to cherish his memory, wife Yolanda Jiminez, two sons Ramiro Jimenez and Adam Jimenez,...
Pamela D. Lawley
Sep 15, 2021
Pamela D. Lawley 70, of Hardee County, passed away on September 15, 2021, in Highlands County. Pamela had been a resident of Hardee County since 1965 coming from New York. She had been a Cna working for Hardee Memorial Hospital and Visiting Nurses, she had a great love for raising and caring for animals, sewing baby quilts for family and...
George Lafayette Gantt
Sep 10, 2021
George Lafayette Gantt, 93, a Korean War veteran and a resident of Bowling Green, passed away on September 10, 2021, at Herko Farms, home of his daughter, near O'Brien, FL. George was born in Pelham, GA on December 24, 1927, and moved with his family to Hardee County when he was a teenager. He was a member of the First...
Carolyn Stephan
Sep 3, 2021
Carolyn Elizabeth Long Stephan, 86, passed away last year on Friday, September 3, 2021, in Birmingham, Alabama. Born in Wauchula, Florida on December 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late JW and Inez (Daniels) Long. After graduating from Hardee County High School in 1952, Carolyn earned a nursing degree from Gordon Keller School of Nursing in Tampa in...
Spencer Decker
Sep 3, 2021
Spencer Decker, 83, a resident of Winter Haven since June 13, 2021, coming from Wauchula, Florida passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Winter Haven Hospital. he was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 13, 1938. Spencer attended Florida's First Assembly of God of Wauchula, Florida. He worked as a medical transport driver for MTI and also held the...
Ivy King Rodell
Sep 3, 2021
Ivy King Rodell, 86, a resident of Wauchula, FL for most of her life, passed away on September 3, 2021, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born in the Bronx, NY on November 26, 1934. Ivy was Christian by faith, a loving wife, and a homemaker who was the last of 16 siblings. She is preceded in death by...
Mavis Celena Davis
Sep 1, 2021
Mavis Celena Davis, 49, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on September 1, 2021. She had lived in Hardee County for most of her life. Mavis was a member of End Times Crossroads Ministry church. She was a giving person, kind- hearted, loved the Lord, and spoke her mind. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rutha Mae...
Jimmie Raymond Richardson
Sep 1, 2021
Jimmie Richardson 81, of Wauchula, Florida passed away September 1, 2021, in Wauchula, Florida. He was born March 5, 1940, in Zolfo Springs, fl. Jimmie was a lifelong resident of Hardee County who attended the First United Methodist Church of Zolfo Springs, Fl. Jimmie was a member of the Wauchula Moose Lodge #1487. He was a self-employed mechanic and also...
Rosemary Aguilar
Aug 31, 2021
Rosemary Aguilar, 43, who was a lifelong resident of Bowling Green, passed away on August 31, 2021 in Bartow, Florida. She was born in Avon Park, Florida on April 3, 1978. Rosemary loved many things, including Circle K Big Gulps, her phone for You Tube, cutting things up with her scissors, coloring, mole & rice, and celebrating her birthday. She...
Armando Garcia
Aug 31, 2021
Armando Garcia 57, of Wauchula, Florida passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021, in Sebring, Florida. Armando was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 28, 1964. He lived in Wauchula most of his life and was a member of Faith Temple Church of God. Armando is preceded in death by his parents Helmiro Andres and Elvira Garcia, son Adrian Rodriguez,...
Lem John Brown Jr.
Aug 29, 2021
Lem John Brown Jr. 77, of Wauchula, Florida passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Sebring, Florida. Lem was born on October 15, 1943, in Bartow, Florida, and had been a resident of Hardee County for over 40 years. He was Baptist by faith attending First Christian Church of Wauchula, Florida. Lem loved hunting, fishing, and was a member...
Steven Lee Smith
Aug 28, 2021
Steven Lee Smith, 68, husband of Jo Tucker Smith, passed away at his residence in Wauchula, on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Steve was born in Wauchula, Florida on October 8, 1952, the son of Harold "King Kong" and Trieste Clemons Smith, a fourth-generation native Floridian. He was a resident of Hardee County most of his life. Steve grew up on...
Rebecca Leyva
Aug 25, 2021
Rebecca Leyva 74, of Zolfo Spring, FL; Passed away on August 25, 2021 in Highlands, FL. She was born on February 15, 1947, in San Antonio, Texas. Rebecca was a resident of Zolfo Springs for most of her life. She was a Catholic by Faith. Rebecca was a Nanny by trade taking care of young children. She is preceded by...
Gloria Jo Albritton
Aug 24, 2021
Gloria Jo Albritton, 67, of Wauchula, FL passed away on August 24, 2021 in Polk County. Gloria was born on June 21, 1954, in Tampa, FL. She was a Resident of Wauchula for 46 Years coming from Riverview. She was a member of Lake Dale Baptist Church for over 25 years. Gloria was a homemaker for 45 years of marriage...
