Ruth B. Roberts
Mar 30, 2015
Ruth B. Roberts, of Wauchula, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center at the age of 92. She was born in Wauchula, Florida on July 20, 1922 and had been a lifelong resident of Wauchula. Ruth was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Wauchula and faithfully served in her church for more...
Merriel Albertia Murphy
Mar 29, 2015
Merriel Albertia Murphy, 86, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 29, 2015. She was born in Wauchula, Florida on January 10, 1929 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Mrs. Murphy had worked as a grocery store clerk and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was...
Jimmy J Giles
Mar 25, 2015
Jimmy J. Giles, 77, of Wauchula, passed away at Florida Hospital Wauchula on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. He was born in Myrtle, Mississippi on November 7, 1937. Jimmy became a resident of Hardee County in 1981, coming from Indiana. He was a member of the Full Gospel Church in Fort Meade, and had been the owner of a construction company....
Wayne Jernigan
Mar 14, 2015
Wayne Jernigan, beloved husband for fifty-eight years of former Illa Jean Bennett, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Wayne was the father of Gina Geckler and Bill Jernigan, and father-in- law to Beth Jernigan and the late Jack Geckler. Grandchildren include Tyler and Michelle Belflower, Isaac Vasquez, Katie and Christian Cochran, Jared Jernigan and Hannah Beth Jernigan. Wayne was...
Albert Lewis Pace
Mar 7, 2015
Albert "Lewis" Pace, age 87, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 7, 2015. He was born in Wauchula on June 25, 1927 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Lewis was a citrus grower and broker, a farmer, and had served in the United States Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Betty Ruth...
Ralph Frederick Philips
Feb 28, 2015
Ralph Philips, 80, of Bowling Green, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Monticello, New York on September 16, 1934 and had been a resident of Hardee County since the 1980's. Ralph served in the United States Marine Corps and had worked as a machinist in the phosphate mines. He is...
Susie Nychyk Gatesman
Feb 26, 2015
Susie Nychyk Gatesman, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at Somers Hospice House in Sebring on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the age of 99. She was born in Radison, Saskatchewan, Canada on September 27, 1915 and moved to Hardee County in 1920. She was devoted to her church, being a member of New Hope Baptist Church since 1945, and was...
Doyle Hugh Moore
Feb 22, 2015
Doyle Hugh Moore, entrepreneur, philanthropist, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, died on February 22, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. After living with multiple myeloma for nine years, Doyle declared his deepest confession, "God's grace is sufficient for me." He bravely approached his multiple myeloma, providing his doctors with strength and resolve to raise awareness and honor...
Margaret Elizabeth Krause
Feb 21, 2015
Margaret Elizabeth Krause, known as Meg, 73, of Wauchula, FL went home to be with her Lord on February 21, 2015. She moved to Hardee County from West Palm Beach in 2004. She was born on July 24, 1941 in Miami, FL to Robert and Elizabeth Gormly. Meg grew up in Miami Shores where she enjoyed athletics and the outdoors....
Mary Laura Roberts
Feb 14, 2015
Mary Laura Roberts, 87, of Wauchula, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Florida Hospital in Wauchula. She was born in Blairsville, Georgia on February 26, 1927 and had been a resident of Hardee County for 70 years. Mary was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wauchula and the Vice-President and clerk of Roberts Bros., Inc. She...
Roxann Phyllis Venske
Feb 13, 2015
Roxann Phyllis Venske, 73, formerly of Arcadia, passed away on February 13, 2015 at Crossbreeze Care Center in Sarasota where she had been a resident since November 2012. Mrs. Venske was born in Flint, Michigan on September 17, 1941. She had moved from Muskegon, Michigan to Arcadia, Florida in 1998. She had been employed as a cashier at the University...
Billie Frances Blizzard
Feb 13, 2015
Billie Frances Blizzard, 56, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on Friday, February 13, 2015. She was born in Vineland, New Jersey on July 13, 1958 and had been a Hardee County resident for ten years, coming from Lakeland, Florida. Billie is survived by her mother, Mary Moncrief of New Jersey; one son, Robert Blizzard and wife Kristin of...
Robert Victor Kidder
Feb 1, 2015
Robert "Bob" Victor Kidder died peacefully on February 1, 2015 at Florida Hospital in Sebring after a long battle with COPD. Bob was born on December 10, 1937 in Berlin, New Hampshire, the son of Victor Loran and Ruth Arlene (Hammond) Kidder. He grew up in Shelburne, New Hampshire and moved from there to Wauchula, Florida in 1981. As a...
Lillie May Claman
Jan 21, 2015
Lillie May Claman, 89, of Wauchula, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at her home. She was born in Bedford, Iowa on August 7, 1925 and moved from Iowa to Hardee County in 1957. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Wauchula. Her husband, Cecil, preceded her in death in 1999. Survivors...
Dorothy Burney Driscol
Jan 20, 2015
Dorothy B. Driscol, 95, of Arcadia, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at DeSoto Care ALF in Arcadia. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on February 8, 1919. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the St. John AME Cemetery in Tuskegee, Alabama, with Pastor Willie Drisker officiating. Arrangements in Alabama are...
Lallie J. Gerrero
Jan 11, 2015
Lallie J. Gerrero, of Winter Haven, passed away on January 11, 2015 at the age of 31. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on September 9, 1983 and moved from Minnesota to Hardee County in 2012, then to Winter Haven in February 2014. Lallie was employed by Streamsong Resort as an accountant, and was a Catholic. She enjoyed spending time...
William Grady Albritton Sr.
Jan 9, 2015
William Grady Albritton, Sr., of Bowling Green, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the age of 84 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital due to complications of COPD, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 17, 1930 to Emanuel and Eva Gibbs Albritton in the Center Hill area of Bowling Green. Grady had been a lifelong resident...
Barbara Ann Rosenberg
Jan 9, 2015
Barbara Ann Rosenberg, 85, of Wauchula, died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at her home. She was born on August 10, 1929 in Wauchula and had lived most of her life in Wauchula. Mrs. Rosenberg was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Wauchula, and had been employed as a teacher's aide at Hardee Junior High School. She...
Charles Yang Palyzayia
Jan 7, 2015
Charles Yang Palyzayia, 56, of Zolfo Springs, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Born in Laos on July 20, 1958, he had been a Zolfo Springs resident since 2003. He was employed as a truck driver and served in the military during the Vietnam Era. Survivors include his wife, Ko Yang of Zolfo Springs; two...
Thomas J. Lewis
Jan 7, 2015
Thomas "Rooster" Lewis, 78, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. He was born in Nashville, Georgia on August 17, 1936 and had lived in Hardee County for most of his life. Rooster was a self-employed diesel mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Janet Lewis of Zolfo Springs; one son, Carl Lewis of...
