James Earl Bargeron
Sep 24, 2017
James Earl Bargeron, 81, of Bowling Green, died on Sunday, September 24, 2017 in Lakeland, Fl. James was born in Reidsville, Georgia on October 30, 1935. He has been a resident of Hardee County for 53 years coming from Ft. Meade, Fl. He was a member of Fort Green Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Fl. James worked as a Maintenance...
Willie Ozzie Means
Sep 21, 2017
Willie Ozie Means, 74, of Wauchula, died on Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Sebring. Willie was born in Eutaw, Alabama on September 25, 1942. He was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Wauchula. Willie worked as a Psychiatric Orderly for G. Pierce Wood Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Curlie Price and Frances Means and...
Viola Maldonado
Sep 20, 2017
Viola Maldonado, 70, of Wauchula, passed away on September 20, 2017 at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice House in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Viola was born in Pine San Benito, Texas on April 29, 1947 and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1997 coming from Plant City, Fl. She was Apostolic and a member of Bayside Community Church. Viola spent her...
Mary E. Smith
Sep 19, 2017
Mary E. Smith, 75, of Wauchula, passed away at Florida Hospital in Tampa on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on March 6, 1942 and had lived in the Wauchula and New Zion areas most of her life. She attended Southside Baptist Church in Wauchula and had worked at a packing house. She is survived by...
William Sam Spears
Sep 16, 2017
William Sam Spears, 90, of Bowling Green, died on Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Wauchula. Sam was born in Wauchula on June 28, 1927 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church and the Moose Lodge. Sam served in the U.S. Navy and formerly owned Wauchula Furniture. He was preceded in...
Joseph John Ossman Jr.
Sep 10, 2017
Joseph John Ossman, Jr., 53, of Sebring, died on Sunday, September 10, 2017 in Hardee County. He was born in Maryland on July 13, 1964 and became a Hardee/Highlands County resident in 1994. Sergeant Ossman was employed at Hardee Correctional Institution for 21 years as a corrections officer. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was Catholic by faith....
Julie Ann Bridges
Sep 10, 2017
Julie Ann England Bridges, 42, of Zolfo Springs, Florida, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017. Julie was born in Sarasota, Florida on January 30, 1975 and had been a resident of Hardee County since 2003. She came here from North Port, Florida. Julie began her career in law enforcement as dispatcher/communications officer at the Venice Police Department. She had...
Jean Gorton Wilson Tanous
Sep 9, 2017
Jean Wilson Tanous, 95, of Austin, TX passed away the 9th of September 2017 at Brookdale Summit of Westlake. Jean was born July 28, 1922 in Newburgh, New York to Albert Hayman Wilson and Mae Brown Wilson. Jean's childhood was divided between Newburgh, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY and Leonia, NJ. Jean loved animals, playing the trumpet and participating in scouting. In...
Dorothy Louise Smith
Sep 9, 2017
Dorothy Louise Smith, 83, of Bowling Green, passed away on September 9, 2017 at Hardee Manor in Wauchula, Florida. Louise was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on August 23, 1934 and had been a resident of Bowling Green since 1950. She was a Christian. Louise had worked as a farm laborer. She is survived by many loving nieces and nephews....
James Borjas Hernandez
Sep 8, 2017
James B. Hernandez, 63, of Wauchula, Fl. died on Friday, September 08, 2017. in Lantana, Fl. James was born in Boerne, Tx. on November 16, 1953. He has been a lifelong resident of Hardee County coming from Texas. James worked as a citrus manager and then going into Phosphate Mining. He was preceded in death by his parents Carmel Rivera...
Angelita Rivera
Aug 17, 2017
Angelita Rivera, 80, of Bowling Green, passed away in Sebring on Thursday, August 17, 2017. She was born in Rio Grande, Texas on January 23, 1937 and had been a Hardee County resident since 1969 when she moved here from Texas. Mrs. Rivera was a homemaker and Catholic by faith. She is survived by nine sons, Daniel Rivera of Michigan,...
Lila Arnold Eures
Aug 6, 2017
Lila Arnold Eures, 68, of Wauchula, Fl. passed away in Sebring, August 6, 2017. She was born in Fort Meade, Florida on December 25, 1948 and was a resident of Hardee County for eleven years coming from Polk County. Lila was a Baptist and a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Lakeland, Florida. She spent her time as a...
William Henry Stegall Sr.
Aug 6, 2017
William Henry Stegall Sr., 70, of Wauchula, Fl. passed away in Sebring,Fl., August 6, 2017. He was born in Blakely, Georgia on June 11, 1947,he was a resident of Hardee county for 34 years coming from Michigan. He was a baptist by faith and worked as a corrections officer. William is survived by his sons William Stegall of Wauchula, Fl....
Willis Ray Arnold
Aug 5, 2017
Willis Ray Arnold born April 22, 1962 of Manila Arkansas formerly of Wauchula, Florida passed away August 5, 2017 at the age of 55. He was preceded in death by his Father John Delmer Arnold. His brother Neal Arnold and three sisters Nellie, Wilma and Joyce. He is survived by three daughters Deborah Arnold and husband Daniel, Tracy MCcormick, Nellie...
Jerry Spurgeon Hutto
Aug 2, 2017
Jerry Spurgeon Hutto, 77, of Wauchula, Fl. passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. He was born in Dothan, Alabama on May 20, 1940, and remained a resident of Hardee County for most of his life. Jerry proudly served in the Us Army National Guard retiring with the rank of E-7 Sergeant First Class. He also retired...
Kevin Jay Utsinger
Aug 1, 2017
Kevin Jay Utsinger "Kip", 56, of Bowling Green, passed away on August 1, 2017. He was born on October 25, 1960 in Canton, Illinois and had been a Hardee County resident for approximately 20 years. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and the National Center for Construction Education and Research, and was employed as a pipe fitter. Survivors...
Arthur Hubert Holt Sr.
Jul 30, 2017
Arthur Hubert Holt, Sr., 58, of Wauchula, died on July 30, 2017 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. He was born in Norman, Oklahoma on October 24, 1958 and had been a resident of Hardee County for five years, coming from Jacksonville, Fl. Survivors include his mother, Bonny Holt of Wauchula; one son, Arthur Holt, Jr. of Wauchula; three brothers,...
Charles E. Kennedy Jr.
Jul 24, 2017
Charles E. Kennedy, Jr., 64, of Bowling Green, passed away at his home on Monday, July 24, 2017. He was born in Wauchula on August 6, 1952, and remained a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Chuck served in the United States Armed Forces, was an insurance agent, and a member of Fort Green Baptist Church. He was preceded in death...
Murry Grimes
Jul 17, 2017
Murry F. Grimes, 95, of Winter Haven, FL, passed away in Winter Haven on Monday, July 17, 2017. He was born on February 28, 1922 in Daleville, Alabama. Murry came to Polk County15 years ago from Wauchula, Fl. Murry attended First Baptist Church of Wauchula. He owned a television and appliance store. He also served in the United States Army...
Jerry Dale Mcvay
Jul 16, 2017
Jerry Dale McVay, 75, of Wauchula, FL, passed away in Winter Haven on Sunday, July 16, 2017. He was born on April 6, 1942 in Atkins, Arkansas. Jerry came to Hardee county38 years ago from Fort Meade, Fl. He worked as a Laborer in the Citrus industry. He is preceded in death by his Parents Father Hubert Garner McVay and...
