June Benton Chancey
Aug 23, 2014
June Benton Chancey, 79, of Wauchula, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, Florida. She was born in Bartow on July 3, 1935 and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1972, coming from Bartow. June was co-owner of Chancey Radiator, a homemaker, and a former teller with First National Bank in...
Saline Louise Hicks
Aug 16, 2014
Saline L. Hicks, 78 years young, went to hear the Heavenly choir in person on August 16, 2014. She was born on October 29, 1935 in Booths Point, Tennessee to Jimmie and Raymond Brigance. Saline moved to Wauchula in 2007, coming from Arcadia where she had been a forty year resident. She loved the Lord and her family, spending time...
Rachel Guzman
Aug 13, 2014
Rachel Guzman, 38, passed away at her home in Winter Haven on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. She was born in New Castle, Indiana on September 25, 1975 and moved to Winter Haven four years ago from Wauchula, having been a resident of Hardee County for 35 years. Rachel was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. She was preceded in...
Antonio Guajardo
Aug 10, 2014
Antonio Guajardo, 57, of Bowling Green, passed away at Bartow Regional Medical Center on Sunday, August 10, 2014. He was born on August 17, 1956 in Mission, Texas and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1965. Antonio was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and was employed by C. F. Industries as a laborer. Survivors include his...
J. W. Bracewell
Aug 7, 2014
J. W. Bracewell, 87, of Bowling Green, passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born in Chipley, Florida on April 19, 1927. Mr. Bracewell had been a resident of Bowling Green for 42 years, moving from Pinellas County. He was raised on a farm and worked in construction for forty years. He...
Elry Hearns Jr.
Aug 6, 2014
Elry Hearns, Jr., age 73, of Zolfo Springs, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital He was born in Marianna, Florida on November 8, 1940 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Elry was the owner of Hearns Auto Detail in Zolfo Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elry and Ruby...
Nancy Rankin Campbell
Aug 3, 2014
Nancy Rankin Campbell, 66 of Wauchula, passed away at her home on Sunday, August 3, 2014. She was born in Manassas, Virginia on January 2, 1948 and had been a resident of Hardee County for over 35 years. Nancy had been employed by Wal-Mart as an area manager. She is survived by her son, Adam Hash and wife Shannon of...
Leonard Perry Taylor Jr.
Aug 1, 2014
Leonard Perry Taylor, Jr., 88, of Wauchula, passed away at his home on Friday afternoon, August 1, 2014. He was born in Lakeland, Florida on February 28, 1926 and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1936. He attended the First United Methodist Church of Wauchula and had been employed as a rancher and merchant. Mr. Taylor graduated from...
Byron Joseph Stickle
Jul 31, 2014
Byron J. Stickle, 57, of Wauchula, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Hardee Manor. He was born in Wauchula on May 9, 1957 and had been a lifelong Hardee County resident. Byron had been employed as a maintenance worker and was Pentecostal. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph B. Stickle, and half-brothers, Elton O. Cowart...
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Jul 30, 2014
Guadalupe Gonzalez, 69, of Wauchula, passed away at Florida Hospital in Sebring on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. He was born on October 18, 1944 in Mexico and had been a resident of Wauchula since 1959, coming from Texas. Guadalupe had been employed as a migrant worker. He is survived by one son, Guadalupe Gonzalez, Jr. of Texas; one daughter, Linda...
Victor Alan Craig
Jul 27, 2014
Victor Alan Craig, 81, of Arcadia, passed away peacefully at home on July 27, 2014. He was born on December 15, 1932 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Sgt. Ellis and Doris (Kinney) Craig. He served 20.5 years in the USAF in Korea, the Japan occupation, Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam. He very much enjoyed his military career and had...
Myrtle Louise Newman
Jul 25, 2014
Louise Newman, 86, of Wauchula, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born in Hazelhurst, Georgia on May 3, 1928 and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1956. Louise was a homemaker and attended New Hope Baptist Church. She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Donna Newman, Charles...
Estelle S. Crawford
Jul 25, 2014
Estelle S. Crawford, 84, of Bartow, passed away on July 25, 2014 at Grace Healthcare in Lake Wales with her extended loving nursing staff at her side. She was born in Nashville, GA on January 15, 1930, to Lewis and Mamie Passmore Swails. She moved to Wauchula in 1938, then to Winter Haven in 1952. She was a member of...
Edna Noel Albritton
Jul 19, 2014
Edna Noel Albritton, 85, of Bowling Green, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. She was born in Wadley, Alabama on August 17, 1928 and had been a resident of Hardee County for 76 years. Mrs. Albritton was a homemaker and a member of Spirit Wind Tabernacle. She was preceded in death by her...
Gail Elizabeth Redding Deuberry
Jul 15, 2014
Gail Elizabeth Redding Deuberry, 66, of Wauchula, went to be with our Lord early Tuesday morning, July 15, 2014. Born September 22, 1947 at the Palmetto Clinic in Wauchula, she had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Gail worked as a beautician for 20 years, and was a bus driver with the Hardee County School System for 20 years...
John Henry Derby
Jul 14, 2014
John Henry Derby, 55, of Wauchula, originally of Claymont, Delaware, passed away peacefully after a long illness, on July 14, 2014, surrounded by his family. Born in Willmington, Delaware, he was the son of the late Daniel and Virginia Derby of Salisbury, Maryland. He attended Claymont High School, graduating in 1977. John worked for Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation (FINR)...
Ruby Etta Walker Christie
Jul 10, 2014
Ruby Etta Walker Christie, 92, of Wauchula, passed away at Tampa General Hospital on July 10, 2014. She was born in Old Myakka, Florida on October 16, 1921 and had been a resident of Hardee County for 35 years, coming from Sarasota. Ruby had been employed as a caregiver. Survivors include four sons, Holden Futch, Larry Futch, David Futch and...
Mary Ellen Carlton Palmer
Jul 8, 2014
Mary Ellen Carlton Palmer, 78, passed away on July 8, 2014 at Fairway Pines Nursing Home in Sebring, Florida. She was a lifelong resident of Hardee County. She was a nurse employed by the State of Florida prison systems and had been the Director of Nurses at Royal Care in Avon Park. She was preceded in death by her father...
Margarete H. Heidler
Jul 8, 2014
Margarete H. Heidler of Bowling Green passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. She was 91. She was originally from Meckelnek, Prussia and moved to Bowling Green 21 years ago from Pennsylvania.She was a Lutheran and attended First Baptist Church of Bowling Green. Margarete was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her...
Charles Jefferson King
Jul 7, 2014
Charles Jefferson King, 84, Of Bowling Green passed away on July 7, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice of Sebring. He was born in Bowling Green, Fl on June 24, 1930 and was a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Mr King was a part time farmer and a full time fisherman. He retired with 20 years of service as a U.S....
