Daniel Paul Lester
Mar 12, 2021
Daniel Paul Lester 30, of Arcadia, lost his battle with depression March 12, 2021 and went home to be with his heavenly Father. He was born on March 28, 1990 in Arcadia, Florida. Daniel was a lifelong resident of Arcadia, Fl. He worked as an Electrician. Daniel was one of the sweetest people you could ever meet. He was preceded...
Donald Nelson Bethea
Mar 11, 2021
Donald Nelson Bethea, 61, of Zolfo Springs, Florida passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at AdventHealth Sebring. He was born in Arcadia, Florida on October 22, 1959 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Donald was a Baptist and worked for the Florida Department of Transportation as a road striping supervisor. Survivors include his wife, Pollyanna "Polly"...
Kent Eugene Aurand
Mar 11, 2021
Kent Eugene Aurand, 76, of Owosso, Michigan and a winter resident of Bowling Green, Florida, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at AdventHealth Lake Placid. He was born in Durand, Michigan on April 7, 1944. Kent had been a winter resident of Hardee County for eleven years. He was self-employed as a printer, and was a Methodist. Survivors include...
Alice Belmares
Mar 10, 2021
Alice Belmares 32 passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on August 26, 1988 in Avon Park, Florida. Alice was a resident of Hardee county for most of her life. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church and spent her time as a homemaker caring for her family. She is survived by...
Mary Frances Henry
Mar 9, 2021
Mary Frances Henry 77, passed away on March 9, 2021 at her home in Wauchula. She was born February 9, 1944 in Ft Meade, Florida and had been a resident of Hardee County for the past 52 years. Mary was a homemaker and member of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. Preceded in death by both of her parents Otis and Letha;...
Weyman Randolph Darley
Mar 9, 2021
Weyman Randolph Darley, 81, of Ona, Florida passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. He was born in Camilla, Georgia on July 9, 1939, moving to Hardee County, Florida in 1946. Weyman was a member of New Zion Baptist Church and was an ordained minister, serving as supply pastor in Hardee, Polk, and Okeechobee Counties. He had...
Phyllis Lee Dobbs
Mar 2, 2021
Phyllis Lee Dobbs, 65, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Phyllis was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 3, 1955 and moved to Hardee County from Rockford, Illinois eight years ago. She had worked at Fred Olson Funeral Home in Rockford, Illinois for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph...
Ernesto Aguilar
Mar 1, 2021
Ernesto Aguilar 66, of Wauchula, Florida passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 in Sebring, Florida. He was born January 18, 1955 in Mexico, was a resident of Hardee County most of his life, was Catholic by faith and made a living being a lineman for the city of Wauchula. Ernesto was preceded in death by both of his parents Ernesto...
Blanca Hernandez
Feb 28, 2021
Blanca Hernandez 59, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 in Wauchula, Fl. She was born in Mexico August 8, 1961 and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1990 attending St Michael's Catholic Church. Blanca was preceded in death by both parents Filogonio and Fransisca and son German Hernandez. She is survived by her loving husband Presbitero Rivera Hernandez...
Sidney Edward Smith Jr
Feb 27, 2021
Sidney Smith Jr. 56, passed away 2:15 A.M. Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Bartow Regional Hospital, Bartow Florida. Sidney served in the US Navy and leaves behind his mother Mary Smith Durrance of Wauchula, Fl.; his four children, daughter Brooke Smith of Wauchula, Fl.; sons Sidney Smith III (Trey) of Daytona, Fl., Justin Smith of Bartow, Fl. and Jessie Oliphant...
Constance Marie Jones
Feb 23, 2021
Constance "Connie" "C.J." Marie Jones, 57, of Wauchula, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in Polk County. She was born in Sarasota, Florida on April 21, 1963 and lived in Hardee County for most of her life. She was a Christian and attended Bayside Community Church. Connie loved her family and her church, helping people and her community, and...
Lenora "Dean" Raymond
Feb 22, 2021
Lenora Dean Raymond, 93, died peacefully at home on February 22, 2021 in Punta Gorda, Florida with her family by her side. Lenora was born on June 2, 1927 in Galesburg, IL, the daughter of Nora and OA Baldwin. She was predeceased by her parents, Nora and Charles Thomison, her younger Brothers, Lee (Pat) Thomison and Charles (Barbara) Thomison and...
Brenda Lee Jackson
Feb 21, 2021
Brenda Lee Jackson 74, of Wauchula, Fl passed away on February 21, 2021 in Desoto Memorial Hospital Desoto, Florida. Brenda Lee Jackson was a lifelong resident of Hardee County and a homemaker to her family. She was preceded in death by both parents Edward Jackson and Mamie Lee Baldree; husband Benjamine Monroe Jackson Sr. Brenda is survived by sons Edward...
Richard Whidden
Feb 21, 2021
Richard Lee Whidden 40, of Hardee County passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 in Highlands County, Florida. Richard was born in Lake Wales, Fl on February 22, 1980. He was a lifelong resident of Hardee County working as a lineman for Pike Electric, and dedicating his time to being a baseball coach. He was a member of Grace Bible...
Rosa Ramirez Carrion
Feb 19, 2021
Rosa Ramirez Carrion, 86, of Wauchula, Fl. passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 in Lake Placid, Fl. She was born on December 9, 1934 in Malakoff, TX. Rosa was a resident of Hardee county for most of her life coming from Eagle Pass, Texas. She attended St. Michael's Catholic Church in Wauchula; Fl. Rosa was amom,wife and a hero...
Amye Marie Gause
Feb 13, 2021
Amye Marie Gause Amye slipped into the arms of the Lord unexpectedly on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Her big heart succumbed to the brutal disease of juvenile diabetes that had plagued her body over the years. She was born in Lakeland on November 20, 1974 to Skipper Gause and Janie Gause Trimble. At an early age she was like a...
Betty Lavinia Chavis
Feb 12, 2021
Betty Lavinia Chavis, 79, of Bartow, Fl. passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021 in Bartow, Fl. She was born on February 2, 1942 in Hazlehurst, Ga. Betty was resident of Bartow since 2004 coming from Hardee county where she spent most of her life. She was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church in Bartow, Fl. She worked in elderly...
Jimmy Thomas Batts
Feb 12, 2021
Jimmy Thomas Batts 84, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 in Lakeland Florida. He was born March 4, 1936 in Damascus Georgia. Jimmy was a resident of Hardee County most of his life, and made a living working for the phosphate mines. Jimmy is preceded in death by both of his parents Joel Batts and Mary Adams Batts. He is...
Daniel Ramos
Feb 9, 2021
Daniel Ramos 47, of Wauchula, Fl. passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 in Miami, Fl. He was born May 24, 1973 in Wauchula, Florida. Daniel was a lifelong resident of Hardee County. He was catholic by faith and attended St. Michaels Catholic Church. Daniel was preceded in death by his Father Gerardo Ramos. He is survived by his mother...
Arnulfo Cruz Bautista
Feb 8, 2021
Arnulfo Cruz Bautista 70, of Wauchula, Fl. passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021. She was born August 8, 1950 in Oaxaca, Mexico. Arnulfo was a resident of Hardee County for the past 25 years. He was catholic by faith. Arnulfo was preceded in death by his wife Apolina Ria; He is survived sons Jose Cruz Hernandez (Blanca) of Wauchula...
