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Elizabeth Annette Gilliard Cole
Apr 30, 2019
Annette Cole, 80, of Wauchula, passed away at Somers Hospice House in Sebring on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. She was born in Hardee County on April 24, 1939 and was a lifelong fourth generation resident. Annette was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and had been employed at the Hardee County School Board as office manager. She had also...
Alberto Martinez Gonzalez
Apr 29, 2019
Alberto Martinez Gonzalez, 78, of Wauchula, died at AdventHealth in Sebring on Monday, April 29, 2019. He was born in Chalchi Huites, Zacatecas, Mexico on June 22, 1940. Alberto moved to Hardee County in 1972. He was a business owner and a crew leader in the citrus industry and was a Catholic by faith. He was preceded in death by...
Dorothy "Dottie" Helen Abbey
Apr 28, 2019
Dorothy "Dottie" Abbey, 78, of Zolfo Springs, died at her home on Sunday, April 28, 2019. She was born on April 5, 1941 in Searsmont, Maine and had lived in Hardee County since 1972, moving from Monticello, New York. She was an active member of Florida's First Assembly of God in Wauchula and had worked at Zolfo Springs Elementary for...
Melba Jones Ammons
Apr 27, 2019
Melba J. Ammons, 84, of Arcadia, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at her home. She was born in Naples, Florida on September 21, 1934. She moved to DeSoto County from Merritt Island, Florida eleven years ago. She had been employed at a tire store as a bookkeeper. Melba was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ammons in...
John White
Apr 26, 2019
John White, 83, a lifelong resident of Wauchula, FL, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019, in Polk County, Florida. He was born in Wauchula, FL on August 15, 1935. John was a member and past deacon of New Hope Baptist Church. He worked as the manager at Buford Long Massey Ferguson in Wauchula and later at Fields Equipment John...
Nedra Ann Cornelius
Apr 23, 2019
Nedra Ann Cornelius, 70, of Bowling Green, Florida, passed away on, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in her home in Bowling Green, FL. She was born in Wauchula, Florida on September 8, 1948. Nedra was a lifelong resident of Hardee county. She worked as a manager and bookkeeper for the packing house. She was preceded in death by her parents, Aldean...
Kathleen Nagle
Apr 22, 2019
Kathleen Nagle, 67, of Bartow, Florida, passed away on, Monday, April 22, 2019 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, FL. She was born in Davenport, Iowa on July 24, 1951. She has lived in both Hardee and Polk counties since 2003. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lyle John Nagle and Dena Vaye Lynn Nagle. She is survived...
Patte Jo Martinez
Apr 21, 2019
Patte Jo Martinez, 66, of Bowling Green, Florida, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Good Shepherd hospice in Sebring, Fl. She was born in Ionia, MI. on January 19, 1953. She has been a resident of Hardee county for 32 years coming from Michigan. She was Pentecostal by faith. Patte was self-employed as a Notary. She was preceded...
Billy Mack Read
Apr 18, 2019
Obituary for Billy Mack Read Billy Mack Read, 87, a resident of Miami, Florida for 48 years and living in Wauchula, Fl., passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Miami, Florida. He was born in Lufkin, Texas on September 7, 1931. Bill was a lifelong member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and was a member of Miami Temple...
Reuel Butch Spearman
Apr 17, 2019
Reuel (Butch) Spearman Reuel Allen "Butch" Spearman, 73, of Wauchula, Florida passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family at home, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Butch was born at the Wauchula Hospital on March 28, 1946. The Allen in his name was from the Dr. that delivered him, Dr. Allen A. Poucher. He grew up on South 7th Avenue...
Billy Green
Apr 9, 2019
Billy Green, 87, of Wauchula, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at his home in Wauchula, Florida. He was born in Perry, Florida on May 13, 1931 and he came to Hardee County in 1967 from Ocala, Florida. Billy worked as a Field Supervisor for Cargill. He was a member of 1st Christian Church. Billy proudly served his...
Audrey Elizabeth Tabor
Mar 28, 2019
Audrey E. Tabor, 83, of Arcadia, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at DeSoto Memorial Hospital. She was born in Michigan on January 14, 1936. She moved from Manatee County, Florida to DeSoto County, Florida in 2000. She was a Baptist, and had worked in a bowling alley as a waitress, and also at a cleaning service. She was...
Anthony Joseph Gabrys
Mar 26, 2019
Anthony J. Gabrys, 72, of Wauchula, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Hardee Manor. He was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania on October 18, 1946. He moved to Wauchula two years ago from Pennsylvania. He was a Catholic. Anthony served his country in the U.S. Army, and had been employed as an electrician. He was preceded in death by...
Juan Castillo Jr.
Mar 22, 2019
Juan Castillo, Jr., 66, of Wauchula, Florida, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Olton, Texas on September 11, 1952 and he came to Hardee County in 1972. Juan worked as a laborer in the farming Industry. He was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. He is preceded in death by his...
Victorino S. Gomez Rojas
Mar 22, 2019
Victorino S. Gomez Rojas, 77, of Bowling Green, Florida, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 in Bowling Green, Florida. He was born in El Rosario Michoacan, Mexico on November 8, 1941. Juan worked as a laborer in the Agricultural Industry. He is preceded in death by his parents, Venancio Gomez and Custodia Renteria, son J. Carmen Gomez, Daughter Felipa...
Kristie Lynn Trone
Mar 15, 2019
Kristie Lynn Trone,45, of Zolfo Springs, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Lakeland Regional Health. She was born in Fairview, Ohio on June 6, 1973. Kristie came to Hardee County from Fort Lauderdale, Florida 21 years ago. Prior to moving to Florida, she had lived in Grafton, Ohio for most of her life. She worked as a farming...
Aida Luz Otero
Mar 12, 2019
Aida Luz Otero, 74, of Wauchula, passed away at AdventHealth Wauchula on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. She was born in Ciales, Puerto Rico on April 5, 1944. She had been a Hardee County resident for the past 22 years, coming here from New York. She worked as a seamstress and was a Christian. Survivors include seven sons, Marquis Delgato, Jr....
Guadalupe Sanchez Nava
Mar 11, 2019
Guadalupe Sanchez Nava, 91, of Zolfo Springs, Florida, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019 at AdventHealth Lake Placid. She was born in La Piedad, Michoacan, Mexico on October 31, 1927 and came to Hardee County in 1963. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and was a homemaker. Her husband, Javier Nava, preceded her in death. Survivors...
Wanda Barwick Wilson
Mar 10, 2019
Wanda Barwick Wilson, 93, of Wauchula, Florida, passed away at Hardee Manor, March 10, 2019. She was born in Wauchula, Florida on April 11, 1925 and was a lifelong resident. Wanda was a Member of Bowling Green Church of God for 47 years and a member of the Denomination Church of God for 80 years. She was self-employed owner and...
Charles Mcclenithan
Mar 7, 2019
Charles McClenithan, 79, of Wauchula, Florida passed away at Royal Care of Avon Park on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Charles was born on October 29, 1939 in Fort Ogden, Florida and resided in Hardee County most of his life. He served in the United States Army and had been employed by Ullrich's as a mechanic and welder. He was Pentecostal...
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