Jeanette Wood Merritt
Aug 15, 2016
Jeanette Wood Merritt, age 63, of Bowling Green, Florida passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016. She was born in Hazel Hurst, Georgia on August 9, 1953, moving to Hardee County in 1961. Jeanette attended Assembly of Life and Church of God, also she worked as a laborer in a Packing Ware House. Jeanette is preceded in death by parents...
John Oman Vickery
Aug 12, 2016
John Oman Vickery, age 62, of Zolfo Spring, passed away in Sebring on Friday, August 12, 2016. He was born in Lakeland, Georgia on August 10, 1954 and has lived in Hardee County most of his life. He was a Baptist, and worked as a Pipe Layer working in Construction. John served in the United States Air Force. He is...
Shirley Marie Newberry
Aug 11, 2016
Miss Shirley Marie Newberry was born February 12, 1937. A unique and special person, she was born to Mother Louise Godwin and father Shirley E. Newberry. Shirley needed assistance to help her get the most out of life. Shirley came to Hardee County and lived in the Gilliard's Group Home in Hardee county with Tippie and Pastor Ronnie Gilliard and...
Antonio D. Mota
Aug 10, 2016
Antonio D. Mota, age 69, of Bowling Green, passed away in Wauchula on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. He was born in Cotulla, Texas on January 17, 1947, and has lived in Hardee County for a little over a year coming from Adrian, Michigan. Antonio worked for General Motors in Michigan and was a Catholic. He severed our country in the...
Roscoe Lamar Hilliard
Aug 10, 2016
Roscoe Lamar Hilliard, age 88, of Zolfo Springs, Florida passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 in Sebring. He was born in Leigh High Acres, Florida, on September 28, 1927. Mr. Hilliard had been a Hardee County resident since 1990, coming from West Virginia; he previously lived in Dumfries, Virginia for many years. Roscoe was a Baptist, and worked at...
James Edward Hand Iii
Aug 9, 2016
James Edward Hand III, age 62, of Wauchula, Fl., passed away in Highlands County, Hospice House on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Born November 5, 1953, in Tampa, Fl., he came to Hardee County 15 years ago from St. Petersburg, Fl., He was a journeyman printer, a fantastic mechanic, and also worked in landscaping management with his brother Randall in Parrish....
John Wilbur Vickery
Aug 5, 2016
John Wilbur Vickery, 80, of Wauchula, died on Friday, August 5, 2016 in St. Cloud, Florida, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Willacoochee, Georgia on February 2, 1936. He moved to Wauchula in 1939 at the age of three and lived here throughout his life. He was lovingly referred to as Wilbur and Big Papa. Wilbur served...
James Archie Steen
Aug 5, 2016
James Archie Steen, age 64, of Pinellas Park, passed away in Pinellas on Friday, August 5, 2016. He was born in New Bern, North Carolina, on September 5, 1951 and has lived most of his life in Florida. He worked as a school Principal of an elementary school in Pinellas County, from which he retired after 30 years, James then...
Maxo Merinord
Aug 3, 2016
Maxo Merinord, age 59, passed away in Hillsborough County on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Maxo was Born in Haiti, January 10, 1957. He worked in Field Migrant work. He is preceded in death by Father Pecswa Merinord and his mother Ailila Dorlenvel. Maxo leaves behind his Daughter Denasia Paul. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2016 2:00 p.m....
Gilbert Gene Klein
Aug 2, 2016
Gilbert Gene Klein, 84, of Bartow, Fl., passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016, in Auburndale, Fl., as result of a heart attack. Born in Detroit, Mi., he was an active member Of the NAVY Reserves during the Korean War. He was also a member of the Elks, American Legion and Masons. He retired from Ford Motor Company as a steel...
Juan Alvizo-Ortiz
Jul 31, 2016
Juan Alvizo-Ortiz, 61, of Wauchula,Fl. passed away at Lakeland Regional Medical Center on Sunday, July 31, 2016. He was born in San Miguel Ellalto, Mexico, on June 24, 1955 and has lived in Hardee County for 20 years, coming from Wimauma,Florida. He was a Catholic by faith and a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, and worked in phosphate mining....
Luther Ray Mcclellan
Jul 30, 2016
Luther Ray McClellan, age 60, of Zolfo Springs, passed away in Cape Coral, Florida on Saturday, July 30, 2016. He was born in Arcadia, Florida on August 26, 1955 and is a life long resident of Hardee County. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bowling Green, Florida, Luther McClellan was self employed, Director of Public Water and...
Justa G. Valdiviez
Jul 26, 2016
Justa G. Valdiviez, age 93, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. She was born in Port Isabelle, Texas on June 30, 1923 and has lived in Hardee county most of her life. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, and worked as a home maker. She was preceded by her Father Eugenio...
Dorothy Carlton Campbell
Jul 22, 2016
Dorothy Carlton (Dot) Campbell, 91, from Wauchula died Friday, July 22, 2016 at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dot was born June 27, 1925 in Tampa, Florida to Leffie and Odell Carlton. She graduated from Hardee High School and furthered her education at Stetson University. Dot married Robert E. Campbell (Bob) on December 21, 1946 at the First...
Mazie Julia Ketner
Jul 19, 2016
Mazie Julia Ketner, age 96, of Arkansas, passed away at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock Arkansas on Tuesday, July 19,2016. She was born in Ben Hill County, Georgia on September 14, 1919 and has lived in Hardee County most of her life. She was a Baptist, and worked as a Farmer and Home Maker. She is preceded in death by...
James Junior Davis
Jul 19, 2016
"Jim" age 90 of Seminole, Florida and formally of Decatur, Ill went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 surrounded by his wife Dolores, his 5 children and their spouses and grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, James and Verda Davis. Jim served in the US Navy during WW-II in the South...
Francis Elizabeth Rozell
Jul 17, 2016
Francis Elizabeth Rozell, age 89, of Bowling Green, Fl., passed away at her home on Sunday, July 17, 2016. She was born in Belding, Michigan on July 16, 1927 and has lived in Hardee county since 2003. She was a Baptist, and worked as a caregiver in the nursing field. She is Preceded in death by her parents Father Francis...
Billy Ray Harris
Jul 12, 2016
Billy Ray Harris, Age 80, Of Wauchula, Fl. Passed away in Highlands County Fl. on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. He was born in Holland, Missouri on May 26, 1936, and has lived in Hardee county 60 plus years.He was a Christian and a member at Gospel Tabernacle in Wauchula, Fl., He worked as a grove caretaker. He leaves behind his...
Ann Marie Warren
Jun 28, 2016
Ann Marie Warren, age 71, of Wauchula, passed away in Hardee County on Tuesday, June 28,2016. She was born in Wisconsin, on October 22,1945 and has lived in Hardee county since 2014 coming from Alabama. She was a Christian, and worked in Human Resources at a Retail Store. She leaves behind her companion Jerry Phillis of Bowling Green Fl, and...
Tom "Shig" Pace
Jun 20, 2016
Tom "Shig" Pace was born on October 17, 1950 to the late Christine Pace and surviving father, Hoover Pace. Tom attended Hardee Senior High School where he was a phenomenal football athlete, setting football records that have never been broken to date. Tom was scouted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, however declined the opportunity to play professional sports to help...
