Sue Johnston
Nov 11, 2012
Sue Ellen Johnston, 61, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at her home on November 11, 2012. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida on September 29, 1951 and had been a resident of Hardee County for 43 years, coming from Dade City. She worked as a laborer in a nursery. Survivors include one son, James Wesley Johnston and wife Kimberly of...
Victor Garza,
Nov 11, 2012
Victor John Garza, Jr., 41, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at Florida Hospital in Sebring on November 11, 2012. He was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on April 1, 1971. He moved to Hardee County from Bunnell, Florida four years ago. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Denise Garza. Survivors include his wife, Kimberly Garza of Zolfo...
Guillermo Alvarado
Nov 6, 2012
Guillermo Alvarado, 67, of Wauchula, passed away at Florida Hospital in Wauchula on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Mr. Alvarado was born in Saginaw, Michigan on June 25, 1945. He had been a resident of Hardee County most of his life. He worked as a laborer in the citrus groves, and was Catholic. Survivors include four sons, Bacilio, Guillermo, Jr. of...
Lynn Morris
Nov 6, 2012
Lynn W. Morris, 63, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. She was born in Valparaiso, Indiana on August 1, 1949. She had been a resident of Wauchula for two years, coming from Blue Ridge, Georgia. Lynn is survived by her husband, Claude E. Morris, Jr. of Wauchula; two sons, Gene Leynes and Joe Thompson,...
Beatrice Ott
Nov 4, 2012
Beatrice Ott, 76, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 4, 2012. Mrs. Ott was born in Old Orchard Beach, Maine on January 15, 1936. She had been a resident of Hardee County for 35 years, and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Roy F. Ott, Sr. of Wauchula; son, Roy Ott, Jr. of Port Richey;...
John Goodwin
Oct 30, 2012
John William Goodwin, 56, of Sarasota, passed away at Tidewell Hospice in Arcadia on October 30, 2012. He was born in Auburn, Indiana on September 11, 1956. Mr. Goodwin was a condominium property manager. Survivors include his brother and sister-in-law, Tracy W. and Helen Goodwin of Brazil, Indiana; significant other, Corey Vinall of Sarasota.
Alice Cathcart Polk
Oct 29, 2012
Alice Jean Cathcart Polk, 81, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on October 29, 2012. She was born in Wauchula on June 25, 1931 and had been a lifelong resident. She was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church of Wauchula and worked as a tutor in the Hardee County School System, a teachers aide at Zolfo Elementary,...
James Williams
Oct 23, 2012
James Burl Williams of Lakeland died on October 23,2012. He was born on May 1,1931 in Avon Park and was raised in Wauchula.He lived in Wauchula until 1992 and lived in Avon Park until 2005 before moving to Lakeland. He is retired from Sprint-United Telephone in Hardee County where he worked as a repairman, installer and lineman for 19 1/2...
Gregory Gugle
Oct 16, 2012
Gregory L. Gugle, 55, of Energy, Illinois, passed away at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois on October 16, 2012. Greg was born in Reed City, Michigan on June 18, 1957. He moved to Florida with his family in 1972 from LeRoy, Michigan. Several years later he moved to Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon and Alice...
Verna Mander
Oct 16, 2012
Verna Lou Mander, 93, of Arcadia, died October 16, 2012 at Tidewell Hospice in Arcadia. She was born in Ortonville, Minnesota on September 9, 1919; she had been a DeSoto County resident since 2004, coming from Plano, Illinois. Mrs. Mander was a baker for a school cafeteria, and a Methodist. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Vicki Lynn...
Nellie Callaway
Oct 14, 2012
Nellie "Miss Nellie" Callaway, 94, of Lake Placid, passed away at The Palms of Sebring on October 14, 2012. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida on September 7, 1918 and moved to Lake Placid from Miami in 1977. Upon moving to Lake Placid, she started kindergarten programs for three churches in Lake Placid, and was known as "Miss Nellie". She...
Miguel Cardoza
Oct 14, 2012
Miguel Cardoza, 35, of Wauchula, passed away on October 14, 2012. He was born in Mexico on October 11, 1977, and had been a resident of Hardee County for six years, coming from Caborca, Mexico. He was Catholic by faith, and was employed as a tractor driver in the citrus groves. Survivors include his companion, Lizeth Rodriguez of Wauchula; father,...
Joseph Currie
Oct 10, 2012
Joseph H. Currie, 66, of Sebring, passed away on October 10, 2012 in Sebring. Mr. Currie was born in Cortland, New York on April 30, 1946. He moved to Sebring from Niceville, Florida in 2003. He had been employed by the Army-Air Force Exchange as a truck driver, and served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Currie...
Thomas Johnson,
Oct 2, 2012
Thomas Graham Johnson, Sr., 76, of Wauchula, went to be with the Lord on October 2, 2012 in Sarasota, Florida. He was born on April 23, 1936 in Jacksonville, Florida. Graham came to Wauchula in the second grade and was a lifelong resident of Hardee County. He was a graduate of Hardee Senior High School where he was an outstanding...
Bobby Lee
Sep 30, 2012
Bobby Lee Lay, 76, of Arcadia, died September 30, 2012 at Tidewell Hospice. Mr. Lay was born in Pioneer, Tennessee on May 28, 1936 and had been a resident of Arcadia since 1967. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church and had been a foreman with Fenton Feeders. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hooper and Opal...
Arthur Womack
Sep 28, 2012
Arthur Sias Womack, 84, a resident of Wauchula,Florida, died Friday, September 28, 2012, in Ellenton, Florida. Born in St. Petersburg, Fl.,he was a resident of Wauchula for the past 8 years, coming from Long Beach, CA. He was a school teacher in Long Beach and a citrus grower in Florida. Arthur is survived by a son: Arthur "Art" Womack and...
Zula Tubbs
Sep 27, 2012
Zula Mae Tubbs of Wauchula,Florida died September 27, 2012 at her home at the age of 88. She was a resident of Wauchula since 1998, having moved here from Escondido, CA. She was a christian and had been employed as an elderly caregiver. She is preceded in death by her father, Jesse Lee; mother, Molly Strickland; her husband, Raul Tubbs...
Sharon Manley
Sep 26, 2012
Sharon Diane Manley, 60, of Zolfo Springs, passed away on September 26, 2012 at Florida Hospital in Sebring. Sharon was born in Arcadia on July 18, 1952 and had been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a member of the Crewsville Bethel Baptist Church. She is survived by a sister, Sue Knight of Zolfo Springs; brother-in-law, Perry Knight...
Shirley Wilmot
Sep 22, 2012
Shirley Katherine Wilmot, 69, of Wauchula, passed away at Kenilworth Care & Rehab Center in Sebring on September 22, 2012. She was born in Sears, Michigan on May 8, 1943 and had been a Hardee County resident for 20 years. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Oscar and Laura Diaz of Zolfo Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, Paula and Billy...
Shirley Stamey
Sep 21, 2012
Shirley Stamey, 89, of Wauchula, passed away at Sunny Hills ALF in Sebring on September 21, 2012. She was born in Corbin, Kentucky on June 5, 1923 and had been a resident of Hardee County for 50 years. Shirley was a member of Lake Dale Baptist Church, and had been an office assistant for an eye doctor. She was preceded...
