Sheila Mcclenithan
Apr 22, 2012
Sheila Barrett McClenithan, 79, of Wauchula, passed away at Hope Hospice in Sebring on April 22, 2012. Sheila was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 15, 1933. She had been a Hardee County resident for 46 years, coming from Fort Myers. Sheila was a member of Lake Dale Baptist Church and had been employed by Wauchula State Bank for 30...
Leta Mansfield
Apr 20, 2012
It is with a saddened heart that we share with the world, the loss of an amazing woman. Our mother, Leta Marie Mansfield, 78, of Arcadia, Florida left this world on April 20, 2012 and joined the love of her life, Isaiah (Ike) Mansfield. Leta was born June 17, 1933 in Campo, Colorado and was raised as a ranch girl...
Joseph Fred Moseley
Apr 18, 2012
Joseph "Joey" Fred Moseley, 25, of Wauchula, passed away on April 18, 2012. Joey was born in Jacksonville, Florida on October 10, 1986 and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. He was employed by Mosaic as a dragline oiler. Joey will be missed by many. He enjoyed spending time with his son, and family and friends, and was...
Jose Medrano
Apr 17, 2012
Jose "Joe" Medrano, 72, of Zolfo Springs, died on April 17, 2012 at his home. Joe was born in Edcouch, Texas on September 12, 1939 and came to Hardee County in 1960. He was a laborer and truck driver in farming, and was Catholic by faith. He is survived by two sons, Shellar Pilkington of Wauchula and Raymond Medrano of...
Horace Cross,
Apr 17, 2012
Horace "Boy" Cross, Jr., 73, of Arcadia passed away with his family by his side, April 17, 2012. Horace was born October 21, 1938 in Arcadia, Florida and has resided his entire life in DeSoto County. He was a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. Horace married Gloria A. Mulling in 1959 and raised 4 sons and a...
Jimmy Forrister
Apr 13, 2012
Jimmy H. Forrister, 66, of Bowling Green, passed away at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring on Friday, April 13, 2012. Jimmy was born in Lost Cain, Arkansas on February 5, 1946. He had been a Bowling Green resident since 1952. He built chain-link fences, and formerly worked for Bright Hour Ranch in Arcadia. Survivors include two daughters, Kolleena Forrister of...
Rita Durrance
Apr 13, 2012
Rita Sharon Durrance Lee, 69, of Ona, passed away at her home on April 13, 2012. Born in Bartow on October 11, 1942, she had been a Hardee County resident for 25 years, coming from Poplarville, Mississippi. She was a member of New Zion Baptist Church and had been employed by DeSoto Memorial Hospital as a registered nurse. Survivors include...
Aubory Hartley
Apr 11, 2012
Aubory Grimsley Hartley, 76, of Bradenton, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Mrs. Hartley was born in Holland, Missouri on November 5, 1935. She moved to Bradenton in 1987 from Hardee County, where she had lived for 25 years. She was a caregiver and nurse for over 30 years. Aubory enjoyed cooking and playing Bingo. She...
James Johnston,
Apr 11, 2012
James Johnston, Jr., 62, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Mr. Johnston was born in Damascas, Georgia on August 19, 1949 and had been a Zolfo Springs resident most of his life. He was a member of Lake Dale Baptist Church and was employed by Hardee County as a mechanic. Survivors include his...
Joe Flores,
Apr 9, 2012
Joe Flores, Jr., 55, of Bowling Green, passed away on April 9, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. Joe was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on October 12, 1956, and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. He was cared for by Hardee Home Specialized Services in a group home where he was loved by many of the...
Helen Pea" Morgan Parker
Apr 7, 2012
Helen "Sweet Pea" Parker, 94, of Fort Meade, passed away in Wauchula on April 7, 2012. Mrs. Parker was born on March 6, 1918 in Coleman, Florida. She had been a resident of Polk and Hardee Counties for 80 years, coming from Kentucky when she was 13 years old. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist...
Jonathan Mills
Apr 7, 2012
Jonathan Albert Mills, 51, of Hardee County, died April 7, 2012. He was born in Rome, Georgia on February 27, 1961. He is survived by two brothers, Allen J. Mills of Atlanta, Georgia, and Jeff Mills of Savannah, Georgia. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Friendship Cemetery.
Bacilio Mendoza,
Apr 2, 2012
Bacilio Mendoza, Jr., 64, of Zolfo Springs, passed away on April 28, 2012 at Florida Hospital Wauchula. He was born in Donna, Texas on April 12, 1948. Bacilio was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and was a supervisor with Sorrell's Grove Care. The Vietnam veteran served in the U. S. Army, and was a recipient of the Purple...
Charlotte Brown
Mar 26, 2012
Charlotte Scarborough Brown 62, of Wauchula, Passed away March 26,2012 in Wauchula Fl. She was a resident of Hardee County for 36 years coming from Fort Meade, Fl. Charlotte was a member of First Christian Church of Wauchula. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband Lem John Brown Jr. of Wauchula, Son John Patrick Brown of Wauchula, Daughter Nikki...
Enriqueta Garcia
Mar 21, 2012
Enriqueta R. Garcia, 64, of Bowling Green, passed away at her home on March 21, 2012. Mrs. Garcia was born on March 16, 1948 in Saginaw, Michigan, and moved to Hardee County in 1964 from Michigan. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Tomas Garcia of Bowling Green; one son, Julian...
Benson Bolin
Mar 14, 2012
Benson Bolin, 73, of Auburndale, passed away at his home on March 14, 2012. Mr. Bolin was born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina on March 24, 1938. He moved to Auburndale from Wauchula 16 years ago. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnessses in Auburndale, and was employed as a boilermaker/mechanic. He is survived by his...
G. Thornton
Mar 12, 2012
G. R. Thornton, 80, of Wauchula, passed away at his home on March 12, 2012. Mr. Thornton was born in Pickens County, Alabama on January 25, 1932. He moved to Hardee County from Winter Park, Florida in 1991. G. R. was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and had been a shoe buyer for Rheinauers. He was preceded in...
Rodger Hoyt
Mar 11, 2012
Rodger E. Hoyt, 87, of Wauchula, formerly of Lake Placid, died March 11, 2012 at Florida Hospital Wauchula. Mr. Hoyt was born on April 29, 1924. He was a veteran. Burial will be at Bowling Green Cemetery.
Kathy Sanders
Mar 10, 2012
Kathy Ann Sanders, 56, of Zolfo Springs, passed away at Florida Hospital Orlando on March 10, 2012. Kathy was born in Frankfurt, Germany on December 24, 1955 and came to Hardee County from South Carolina 43 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Wauchula Hills Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary...
Magdalene "Doodle" Lackey
Mar 9, 2012
Magdalene "Madge" "Doodle" Lackey, 79, of Wauchula, passed away on March 9, 2012 at Hardee Manor. Madge was born in Dixon Mills, Alabama on May 13, 1932. She came to Wauchula in August of 1968 from Midland City, Alabama. She was Director of Nursing at Hardee Memorial Hospital for several years; she previously worked at the Palmetto Clinic. Madge enjoyed...
