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Saintilma Tima
Jun 7, 2016
Saintilma Tima, age 57, Of Wauchula, passed away at Good Shepard Hospice on Tuesday, June 07,2016. He was born in Haiti, on May 15,1959 and has lived in Hardee county most of his life. He was a Christian, and worked as a laborer in citrus. He is preceded in death by his father Chery Tima and mother Ramise. Along with...
Joan Marie Klein
Jun 6, 2016
Joan Marie Klein, 81 of Bartow, Fl. passed away June 6, 2016, in Lakeland, F. Born in Detroit, M., She was a resident if Polk County the past 31 years, coming from Michigan. Joan is survived by her loving husband of 62 years Gilbert Klein. The loving couple celebrated their 62nd anniversary on June 5,2016. She is also survived by...
Eunice Ann Cooper
Jun 5, 2016
Eunice Ann Cooper 70, passed away at her home Sunday June 5, 2016. She was born May 7 1946 in Pence Springs, West Virginia. Eunice has been a resident of Hardee County since 1985. She was a Nazarene by faith and spent her days as a homemaker. Eunice is preceded in death by a daughter Kimberly Dunbar. She is survived...
Richard And Jeanette Margaret Merrit Roberson
Jun 3, 2016
Richard Roberson, born April 9, 1927, passed away on June 3, 2016, and Jeannette Margaret Merritt Roberson, born January 19, 1934, passed away on January 4, 2023. They are survived by friends and family. A memorial service will be held in their honor in the Robarts Garden Chapel on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 2:00 pm. Pastor Mitch Weissman will...
Shirley Jean Blizzard
May 31, 2016
Shirley "Jean" Blizzard, 80 of Wauchula, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by family and her faithful canine companions Boots and Chloe. She was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina and raised in Portland, Michigan. She moved to Florida in 1968. She and her late husband would buy failing...
Delorice Faith Kazen Newgent
May 27, 2016
Delorice Faith Kazen Newgent 73 of Hardee County Fl. passed away, May 27, 2016 in Sarasota, Fl. Delorice was born November 17, 1942 in Wauchula, Fl. She has lived here most of her life. She was a Purchasing Agent for Hardee County. Delorice was a Christian, Member of First Christian Church of Wauchula Survivors: Husband William Newgent of Zolfo Springs,...
D. Edward Starnes
May 23, 2016
D. Edward Starnes, age 67, of Wauchula, passed away at his home on Monday, May 23, 2016. He was born in Wauchula, Florida on August 1,1948 and has lived in Hardee county most of his life. He was a Christian, and worked as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator. He is preceded in death by his Parents Dewitt Starnes...
Hosie D Neal
May 19, 2016
Hosie Daniel Neal, age 89, of Port Charlotte, Fl. passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016. He was born in Safety Harbor, Florida on August 12, 1926. Hosie was a resident of Arcadia since 1971 coming from Cooperstown, NY. He moved to Port Charlotte just three years ago. He was a Baptist man and served proudly in WWII in the...
Alec Henry "Dickey" Crawford
May 19, 2016
Alec Henry "Dickey" Crawford, age 66, of Bowling Green, passed away at his home on Thursday, May 19, 2016. He was born in Wauchula, Florida on November 19, 1949. Alec was a lifelong resident of Hardee County, Florida. He was a Christian man and served in Viet Nam 82nd Engineers in the United States Army. He worked as a dragline...
Paulino Quiroz
May 13, 2016
Paulino Quiroz Jr., 51, of Ona, Florida passed away in his home Friday May 13, 2016. He was born in Fort Worth, TX, on March 21 1965. Paulino has been a resident of Hardee County for 30 years, . and is a catholic. He worked as a laborer in the agricultural field. He is preceded in death by his brother...
Betty S Williams
May 9, 2016
Betty S. Williams, 73, of Bowling Green, passed away in Sebring on Monday, May 9, 2016. She was born in Plant City, Florida on November 16, 1942 and had been a resident of Bowling Green for fifty years. She was fondly known as "Ms. Hotdog". Betty was a housewife and attended Fort Green Baptist Church. She is survived by her...
Jose Gernaro Flores
May 9, 2016
Jose G. Flores, 70, of Wauchula, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016 in Lakeland. He was born in Mexico on September 19, 1945 and had been a Hardee County resident for most of his life, moving here from Texas. Mr. Flores was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and had been employed as a crew leader in the...
Mary Huggins Bushaw
May 8, 2016
Mary Huggins Bushaw, 85, of Avon Park, Florida went to meet the Lord on May 8, 2016. Mary passed away peacefully after a long illness. She was born on April 25, 1931 in Wauchula and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee and Highland counties. Mary's vocations were working at her father's auto dealership and in the insurance industry. Mary...
James Preston Tucker, Sr
May 5, 2016
James Preston Tucker, Sr., age 92, of Wauchula, passed away in Sebring on Thursday, May 5, 2016. He was born in Lake Wales, Florida on January 10, 1924 and moved to Hardee County in 1960. He was a Baptist, a World War II veteran serving in the United States Army, and had been employed as a citrus grower. He was...
Maria Guadalupe "Lupe" Herrera
May 4, 2016
Lupe Herrera, 71, of Bowling Green, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Florida Hospital in Sebring. She was born in Mission, Texas on October 10, 1944 and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1965. She was a member of the Church of the Living God in Bowling Green, and had been employed by the Hardee County...
Lettie Belle (Bronson) Bishop
May 3, 2016
Lettie "Belle" Bishop, 84, of Wauchula, passed away at Hardee Manor on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. She was born in Dade City, Florida on February 2, 1932 and had lived in Hardee and Polk Counties most of her life. She attended Immanuel Baptist Church in Bowling Green, and had been employed as a clerk at S & S Grocery and...
Howard William Rimes
May 3, 2016
Howard William Rimes, 88, of Bartow, Florida, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. He was born in Sebring on April 6, 1928, and had been a resident of Hardee County most of his life. Mr. Rimes was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and had been employed as a truck driver. Survivors include four sons,...
Juan Angel Cervantes
Apr 23, 2016
Juan Angel Cervantes, 65, of Wauchula, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016. He was born in Mexico on December 27, 1950 and had been a Hardee County resident since 1974. Juan worked as a laborer in farming, and was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. He is survived by his mother, Santos Cervantes of North Carolina; Maria Cervantes,...
Juanita Clark
Apr 22, 2016
Juanita Clark 85 went to be with the Lord Friday April 22, 2016. Juanita was a long time resident of Hardee County for 36 years Coming from Winter Haven, Fl. she was a Teacher for Bowling Green Elementary school. Juanita was a Member of the First Baptist Church of Wauchula, Fl. and also a member of the Mary & Martha...
Hilburn Eugene Hall
Apr 22, 2016
Hilburn Eugene Hall 76 of Frostproof, Fl. passed away on Friday April 22,2016. He was born December 4, 1939 in Madison County Fl. He worked in the phosphate mining industry. Hilburn was a Baptist. Hilburn was preceded in death by his brothers James E. Hall "Red" and Howard Hall. Two sisters Trellie Daniel and Effie Mae Harrison. He leaves behind...
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