Novella Edwards
Jul 5, 2012
Novella Gibson Edwards, 82, of Wauchula, passed away At Lakeland Regional Medical Center on July 5, 2012. She was born on January 26, 1930 in Habersham, Tennessee. Novella had been a resident of Hardee County for most of her life. She was a member and long time Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church of Bowling Green, and a member...
Kim Crawford
Jul 5, 2012
Kim Aaron Crawford, 54, lifelong resident of Winter Haven, passed away on July 5, 2012 at his home. He was born on August 24, 1957 in Winter Haven. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Eagle Lake and had been a construction laborer. Survivors include his mother, Estelle Crawford of Winter Haven; two brothers, James "Jimbo" Crawford of...
Alicia Juarez
Jul 4, 2012
Alicia Juarez, 62, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at Florida Hospital in Sebring on July 4, 2012. She was born in Hidalgo County, Texas on February 25, 1950, and came to Hardee County from Texas in 1958. She was a homemaker and member of Temple of Faith Church. Survivors include her husband, Rafael Juarez of Zolfo Springs; two sons, Jose...
Claude Michael Williamson
Jul 3, 2012
Claude "Mack" Michael Williamson, 60, of Bowling Green, passed away at DeSoto Memorial Hospital on July 3, 2012. He was born in Clayton, Georgia on June 12, 1952 and had been a Hardee County resident for 56 years. He was a member of Turning Point Church of God and a laborer with the City of Bowling Green. Survivors include his...
Trieste C. Prescott
Jun 24, 2012
Trieste (Sissie) Clemons Prescott died June 24, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. She was born July 30, 1925 in Kissimmee, the daughter of Oscar W. Clemons and Theressa Bronson Clemons. She graduated from Lake Placid High School and attended Florida Southern College. She briefly taught school and was the last principal of the Lemon Grove School. Re-entering the...
Beverly Shedd
Jun 23, 2012
Beverly Alice Shedd, 77, of Arcadia, Florida passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012 in her home at 803 N. Roberts Ave. She was born May 1, 1935 in Boylston, Massachusetts and has lived in DeSoto County for the past 36 years. Beverly had always dreamed of owning and operating a day care and did so for 26 years, until retiring....
Veronica Cranford Abundis
Jun 22, 2012
Veronica Pope Cranford Abundis, 68, of Wauchula, passed away on June 22, 2012 at Florida Hospital Wauchula. Veronica was born in Hope Fort, Georgia on June 9, 1944 and had been a resident of Wauchula most of her life. She was a home health caretaker. She was preceded in death by her mother, Doris Campbell and a brother, Steve Pope....
Rachel Short
Jun 16, 2012
Rachel Sue Short, 71, of Bowling Green, passed away at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring on June 16, 2012. Sue was born in Muncie, Indiana on October 8, 1940. She was a Baptist and came to Hardee County from Muncie, Indiana in 1978. She had employed as a bus driver with Hardee County Schools. Sue was preceded in death by...
Robert Florez
Jun 16, 2012
Robert G. Florez, 46, of Wauchula, passed away on June 16, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 11, 1965 in Wasian, Ohio and had been a Hardee County resident most of his life. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and had been employed as a farm laborer. Survivors include his parents, Jose...
Henry Fales
Jun 14, 2012
Henry J. Fales, 79, of Arcadia, Florida passed away June 14, 2012. Henry was born May 24, 1933 in Nocatee, Florida and returned to Arcadia in 1972. He retired after 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and also retired from the Dept. of Corrections. Henry once worked for a courier service in Las Vegas and also was in the...
Delpha Taylor Davis
Jun 14, 2012
Delpha M. Taylor Davis, 86, of Arcadia, Florida passed away June 14, 2012. Delpha was born in Painesville, Ohio on November 6, 1925. She moved to DeSoto County in 1968. She worked at G. Pierce Wood as a nurses aide for numerous years. Delpha is survived by her sons; Michael (Pam) Davis, Mark Davis, Steven Davis, all of Arcadia, James...
Eleuterio Mendieta
May 30, 2012
Eleuterio Mendieta, 67, of Wauchula, passed away at his home on May 30, 2012. He was born in Mexico on February 25, 1945 and was employed as a laborer with Mancini Packing House. He is survived by his wife, Marguerita; 4 sons, Valentin, Antonio, Mariano, and Pio; 4 daughters, Gloria, Juana, Zoila, and Evangelina; 1 brother, Felix; 2 sisters, Candelaria...
Margaret Criswell
May 29, 2012
Margaret Criswell, 60, of Wauchula, passed away at Florida Hospital in Sebring on May 29, 2012. Mrs. Criswell was born in Midland City, Alabama on May 13, 1952 and had been a resident of Hardee County for 55 years. She was a cook for the Moose and Elks Lodges. Her husband, Larry Criswell, preceded her in death. Survivors include one...
Richard Wiggins
May 12, 2012
Richard R. Wiggins, 84, of Lakeland, passed away at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale on May 12, 2012. He was born in Scranton, Arkansas on February 10, 1928. Mr. Wiggins had been a resident of Wauchula from January 1967 (when he and his wife Marjorie came from Missouri) to April 2006, at which time they moved to Polk County. He...
Danielle Guevara
May 4, 2012
Danielle Lee Guevara, 34, of Wauchula, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012 at home. She was born December 5, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio and had been a Hardee County resident for most of her life. Danielle was a manager at Taco Bell and a Girl Scout troop leader. She was the Parent President, and on the Board of Directors...
Frances "Rena" Grimsley
May 1, 2012
Frances I. "Rena" Grimsley, 90, of Winter Haven, passed away at Brandywyne Healthcare in Winter Haven on May 1, 2012. Mrs. Grimsley was born in Arkansas on November 20, 1921. She moved to Winter Haven from Bartow in 1999, formerly living in Wauchula for most of her life. She was a lunchroom manager at Wauchula Elementary School for about 20...
Myrtle Knight
Apr 29, 2012
Myrtle Lawson Knight, 87, of Wauchula, died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Florida Hospital Wauchula. Born May 28, 1924 in Nauvoo, Alabama, she was a resident of Wauchula for 66 years. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Wauchula and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marlin Knight. Survivors are her son, Desmond...
Sandra Calhoun Garza
Apr 26, 2012
Sandra Garza, 52, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on April 26, 2012. Sandra was born in Lakeland, Florida on August 11, 1959. She had been a Hardee County resident for 34 years, coming from Hollywood, Florida. She was the general manager at Wendy's. Survivors include her husband, Johnny Garza of Wauchula; father and step-mother, Gary and Eunice Calhoun...
Ernest Reed
Apr 23, 2012
Ernest Reed, 71, of Wauchula, passed away on April 23, 2012 at Florida Hospital in Sebring. Mr. Reed was born in Harlan, Kentucky on March 19, 1941 and had been a resident of Wauchula for most of his life. He had been employed by the Hardee County School Board as a mechanic in the bus garage. He was a member...
Angel Ortiz
Apr 22, 2012
Angel D. Ortiz, 72, of Wauchula, died on April 22, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. Angel was born in Patillas, Puerto Rico on May 13, 1939, and came to Hardee County 45 years ago. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and was a citrus grove laborer. He is survived by two sons, Benjamin Ortiz and...
