William "Billy" Lee Porter
Apr 21, 2014
William "Billy" Lee Porter, 49, of Wauchula, passed away on April 21, 2014 at Hardee Manor. He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on August 22, 1964, and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Billy liked to hunt and fish, was a concrete mason, and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by...
Margaret Pace Roberts
Apr 20, 2014
Margaret Pace Roberts, 90, of Wauchula, died Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born December 14, 1923 to the late Walter and Bertha Pace, she was a lifelong resident of Wauchula. She was a 1941 graduate of Wauchula High School and served as Youth Director at the First Methodist Church in Dunedin until her marriage to...
Almeta Albritton Frierson
Apr 13, 2014
Almeta Albritton Frierson passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Being raised in the depression era she worked hard all her life, and spent all her life in the Lily community where she was born and raised. Almeta worked many years at G. Pierce Woods Hospital in Arcadia as floor charge nurse and...
Judith Michele Cox
Apr 8, 2014
Judith Michele Cox, 61, of Wauchula, passed away at Florida Hospital Wauchula on April 8, 2014. She was born in Missouri on July 26, 1952 and had been a resident of Hardee County for nine years, coming from Muncie, Indiana. Judith had been employed as a paralegal, and was also a former secretary at the First United Methodist Church of...
Dennis Russell Robarts
Apr 5, 2014
Dennis Russell Robarts, 62, son of Wilfrid T. Robarts, namesake of the Robarts Sports Arena in Sarasota, and Bonnie Bessie Ellis Robarts of Sarasota, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014 in Sebring. Dennis was born in Sarasota on October 27, 1951, moving to Wauchula, Florida in 1997. He was the owner of Robarts Family Funeral Home until 2012, retiring...
Billy "Bill" Eugene Wright
Mar 26, 2014
Billy "Bill" Eugene Wright, 78, of Wauchula, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at his home. He was born in Caraway, Arkansas on February 20, 1936 and had been a Hardee County resident for more than 50 years, moving to this area from Michigan. He was a lifetime citrus industry worker. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Seabe and...
Doloris Jo Smith
Mar 21, 2014
Doloris Jo Smith, 82, of Wauchula, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at The Oaks in Avon Park. Mrs. Smith was born in Wauchula on April 8, 1931 and had been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Wauchula, and was retired from teaching at Wauchula Elementary School. Survivors include her...
Sue H. Robertson
Mar 16, 2014
Sue H. Robertson, 77, of Zolfo Springs, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Hardee Manor. She was born in Bessemer City, North Carolina on June 27, 1936 and had been a resident of Zolfo Springs for three years. Sue was a retired pharmacy technician. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Tom Brown of Zolfo Springs; and...
Harvey Maurice Bissell
Mar 12, 2014
Harvey Maurice Bissell, 77, of Wauchula, went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. He was born in Ticonderoga, New York, on September 23, 1936 to Chester A. Bissell and Mary A. Jennings Bissell Jordan. Harvey spent his early years in Newcomb, New York in the heart of the Adirondacks. He loved to spend time...
Joseph Paul Mcclelland
Mar 11, 2014
Joseph Paul McClelland, 81, lifelong resident of Zolfo Springs, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. He was born in Hardee County, Florida on January 31, 1933. He was a member of the Arcadia Church of God, and served in the U. S. Army. Mr. McClelland was retired, formerly working as a transport driver with the State...
Paul Lee Spracklen
Mar 2, 2014
Paul Lee Spracklen, 66, of Wauchula, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. Paul was born in Mattoon, Illinois on February 26, 1948 and had been a Hardee County resident for 20 years, coming from the Florida Panhandle. He was a Free Methodist, and prior to retirement had worked as a purchasing manager for...
Donald "Donnie" Hugh Canary
Feb 23, 2014
Donald "Donnie" Hugh Canary, 35, of Wauchula, lost his life on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Donnie was born in Homestead, Florida on March 18, 1978. After graduating as a proud Wildcat from Hardee Senior High, he earned his bachelor's degree in business and finance from the University of Florida. Donnie was the Senior Executive Vice President of Commercial Lending at...
Doris Gough Rhyan
Feb 19, 2014
Doris Gough Rhyan, 98, of Wauchula, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Rhyan was born in Dale County, Alabama on July 5, 1915 and had been a Hardee County resident for most of her life. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Visitation will be held at Oak Grove...
Sandra Joy Howard
Feb 19, 2014
Sandra Joy Howard, 73, of Wauchula, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Florida Hospital in Wauchula. She was born in Arcadia on August 19, 1940 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Sandra was a Baptist, and had worked at G. Pierce Wood Hospital as an aide. She was preceded in death by her parents, Seth...
Thomas E Harrell
Feb 15, 2014
Thomas E. Harrell, 72, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at his home on Saturday, February 15, 2014. He was born in Rochelle, Georgia on November 6, 1941 and had been a Zolfo Springs resident since 2003, moving from Bradenton. Mr. Harrell was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and had been employed by The Stellar Group out of Jacksonville,...
Blanca Hortencia Sanchez-Desantiago
Feb 7, 2014
Blanca Hortencia Sanchez-DeSantiago, 62, of Zolfo Springs, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 at her home. She was born in Zacatecas, Mexico on December 27, 1951 and had been a resident of Zolfo Springs since 1979, coming from Mexico. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Doyle Cody Cowart
Feb 7, 2014
Doyle Cody Cowart, 84, of Wauchula, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014. He was born in Wauchula on February 11, 1929 and had been a resident of this area most of his life. Cody served in the National Guard, was the owner of Triangle Body Shop, and was of the Church of Christ faith. He was preceded in death...
Jesus Hernandez
Feb 4, 2014
Jesus Hernandez, 51, of Wauchula, passed away at Florida Hospital in Sebring on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. He was born in Mexico on October 15, 1962 and had been a Florida resident most of his life. Jesus was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and had been employed as a truck driver for McDonald Construction, working at the phosphate...
Thomas Marshall Gough
Jan 16, 2014
Thomas Marshall Gough, 76, of Wauchula, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 16, 2014. He was born in Wauchula on June 8, 1937 and had been a resident of Hardee County most of his life. Marshall was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and was a self-employed farmer and rancher. He was preceded in death by his...
Juan Sanchez Jr.
Jan 16, 2014
Juan Sanchez, Jr., 54, of Bowling Green, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 16, 2014. He was born in Sinton, Texas on December 7, 1959 and been a resident of Hardee County since 1968, coming from Texas. Juan was a concrete worker in construction and was Catholic. He was preceded in death by his father, Juan Sanchez. Survivors...
