Mary Helen Durrance Tramell
Nov 16, 2013
Mary Helen Durrance Trammell, 57, of Bowling Green, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. Mary Helen was born in Lakeland on May 2, 1956, and had been a lifelong resident of Bowling Green. She was a homemaker and years ago had worked as a substitute teacher for the Hardee County School Board and...
Anna L Bethea
Nov 16, 2013
Anna L. Bethea, 83, of Wauchula, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Florida Hospital in Sebring. Mrs. Bethea was born in Hardee County on February 14, 1930 and had been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Nelson Bethea, and brother, George Frank, preceded her in death. Survivors include one son, Donald Bethea...
Andrew S. Harrod
Nov 14, 2013
Andrew S. Harrod, 77, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at Hardee Manor on November 14, 2013. Mr. Harrod was born in Gainesville, Florida on April 17, 1936. He moved to this area from Miami forty years ago. Andrew was an electrician with IBEW Local 349 in Miami and had served in the U. S. Navy. Survivors include his wife Gloria...
Elmer Carlton Taylor
Nov 12, 2013
Elmer Taylor, 84, of Arcadia, formerly of Sarasota, died on November 12, 2013. Elmer was the son of Ivy and Georgia Taylor of Sarasota. He graduated from SHS in 1948 and served until retirement as Battalion Captain of the Sarasota City Fire Department. He re-entered fire service in DeSoto County and served as Fire Chief until 2004. To his family,...
Jerry Franklin Mcgowan
Nov 11, 2013
Jerry Franklin McGowan, 73, of Zolfo Springs, passed away on November 11, 2013 at his home. He was born in Tyronza, Arkansas on August 29, 1940. Jerry moved to Hardee County from Missouri in 1967. He had been employed in citrus and agriculture as a laborer. Survivors include three brothers, Donnie McGowan of Wauchula, Larry McGowan of Florida, and Carlton...
Jack William Geckler
Nov 11, 2013
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Jack William Geckler, 54, of Wauchula, on Monday, November 11, 2013. He brought light and joy to the lives of everyone he touched and had the rare gift of finding the best in everyone. His unique sense of humor, love of storytelling and contagious laughter will be deeply missed....
Jose Luis Deanda
Nov 5, 2013
Jose Luis Deanda, 52, of Wauchula, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Florida Hospital in Sebring. Jose was born in Arcadia on August 10, 1961 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. He was a crew leader and a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. Survivors include his father, Ramon Deanda of Wauchula; wife, Rosa Deanda...
Robert Valentino Moore
Oct 27, 2013
Robert Valentino Moore, 48, of Wauchula, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at home. Robert was born in Trinidad & Tobago on November 4, 1964. He came to Hardee County from Sarasota in 2002. He had been employed as an electrician. Survivors include his wife, Ashley Moore of Wauchula; mother, Beulah Moore of Boston, Massachusetts; children, Levi of Bradenton,...
Brian Keith Staton
Oct 21, 2013
Brian Keith Staton, 44, of Wauchula, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2013 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Brian was born in Wauchula on August 19, 1969 and had been a Hardee County resident most of his life. He attended Riverview Heights Missionary Baptist Church in Wauchula, and was employed as a citrus grove pump installer. Survivors include his parents,...
Jorge Gutierrez
Oct 17, 2013
Jorge Gutierrez, 20, of Bowling Green, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Florida Hospital Wauchula. Jorge was born in Avon Park on November 5, 1992 and had been a resident of Hardee County most of his life. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and was a construction and farming laborer. Jorge is survived by his...
Eunice Stripling Toms
Oct 8, 2013
Eunice Stripling Toms, 93, of Wauchula, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 in Sebring with family members by her side. Eunice Eugenia Stripling was born in Gray, Houston County, Georgia on August 10, 1920. She was the third of four children born to John Robert Stripling, Sr., and Estelle Greene Stripling. In 1925, her family moved to Hialeah, Florida....
Richard Gary Farwell
Oct 7, 2013
Richard Gary Farwell, 67, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at his home on Monday, October 7, 2013. He was born in Hardee County on November 26, 1945 and had been a lifelong resident. Mr. Farwell served in the United States Air Force, was a farmer, and attended Cowboy Up Ministry. He was preceded in death by a sister, Sandra Ivy....
Anna Elizabeth Smith
Sep 30, 2013
Anna Elizabeth Smith, 77, of Bowling Green, passed away at Consulate Health Care in Lakeland on Monday, September 30, 2013. Anna was born in Wauchula on December 2, 1935 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. She was a homemaker and a member of Victory Praise Center in Bowling Green. Survivors include her husband, Walter Smith of Bowling...
Alan W Hooks
Sep 30, 2013
Alan W. Hooks, 67, of Arcadia, passed away on September 30, 2013 at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. Alan was born in Bartow on August 23, 1946 and had been an Arcadia resident since 1987. He was a Baptist. He was Sgt. 1st Class, retired, serving in the U. S. Army; he had also worked for W. J. Sutton in Punta...
Dewey D Carroll
Sep 28, 2013
Dewey D. Carroll, 97, of Wauchula, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Resthaven. Dewey was born in Nauvoo, Alabama on May 25, 1916 and had been a Hardee County resident for 65 years. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Dewey had retired from Hardee County, where he was a grader operator, and from the public works...
Bernice Godwin Grimes Lakey
Sep 20, 2013
Bernice Godwin Grimes Lakey, 86, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at Florida Hospital Wauchula on September 20, 2013. Bernice was born in Bereah on November 5, 1926. She moved from Avon Park to Zolfo Springs in 1946. She was a self-employed caregiver in her home. She is preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Katie and Waver Lenton Lewis,...
Rhoda Melissa Morse
Sep 15, 2013
Rhoda Melissa Morse, 85, of Bowling Green, passed away at Lakeland Regional Medical Center on September 15, 2013. Mrs. Morse was born in Worth County, Georgia on September 5, 1928 and had been a Hardee County resident since 2003. She was a member of Celebration Fellowship and had worked for Hillsborough County Hospital as a nurses aide. She was preceded...
Fay Petteway Disharoon Revell
Sep 15, 2013
Fay Petteway Disharoon Revell, 93, of Wauchula, died September 15, 2013 at Hardee Manor. She was born in Wauchula on July 25, 1920 and was a lifetime resident of Hardee County. Retired from the Hardee County school system, she has resided the last several years at Hardee Manor Care Center. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and...
Isabel Campos Izaguirre
Sep 10, 2013
Isabel Campos Izaguirre, 63, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at Florida Hospital Wauchula on September 10, 2013. Isabel was born in Harlingen, Texas on July 8, 1950 and had been a Hardee County resident for 25 years. She was Catholic. Survivors include her companion, Frank Farias of Zolfo Springs; three sons, Gilbert Rodriguez of North Carolina, Adrian Rodriguez of Wauchula,...
Cora Virginia Nichols Metheny
Sep 6, 2013
Cora Virginia "Ginny" Nichols Metheny, a resident of Wauchula, died peacefully at her home September 6, 2013. She was born November 24, 1928, in Sayre, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Corning, New York. Ginny began singing at age six in the church where her father was Methodist minister. After graduating from high school, her family moved to Florida. She was...
