Elfriede Stadie
May 17, 2011
Elfriede K. Stadie, 89, passed away in Bartow on May 17, 2011. She was born in Halle, Germany on June 12, 1921. She came to Hardee County from Michigan in 1976. Mrs. Stadie was a member of the Peace Valley Lutheran Church and a homemaker. She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Klaus and Sue Stadie of Lakeland, Mark...
Muriel Lu Ella Best
May 16, 2011
Muriel "Dolly" Lu Ella Best, 86, of Bowling Green, passed away in Lake Placid on Monday, May 16, 2011. Dolly was born in Indiana on Feb. 1, 1925 and came to Bowling Green from Indiana in the mid 1940's. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ruhl and daughter, Debbie. Survivors include...
Ola Wiseman
May 14, 2011
Ola Marie Wiseman, 85, of Wauchula, passed away at her home on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Mrs. Wiseman had been a Hardee County resident for 24 years, coming here from Edgemont, South Dakota. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Florida's First Assembly of God, and served as a missionary to the Indian Reservation in Edgemont, South Dakota....
Jimmy Giles
May 14, 2011
Jimmy Lyn Giles, 38, of Wauchula, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2011. He was born on Oct. 27, 1972 in New Albany, Indiana and had been a Hardee County resident for 30 years. He was employed by A&G Outdoors as a foreman.Survivors include his companion, Belinda Klein of Wauchula; father, Jimmy Giles of Wauchula; two sons, Kory and Kody...
Frankie Miller
May 10, 2011
Frankie "Denise" Miller, 56, of Ona, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 in Sebring. Denise was born on Jan. 3, 1955 in Joanna, South Carolina, and came to Hardee County from Okeechobee thirty years ago. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, and the store manager at Royal's Furniture. Denise is survived by her husband, Harry "Kim"...
Helen Ledermann
May 3, 2011
Helen Lillian Ledermann, 77, of Wauchula, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Hardee Manor. She was born in New Jersey on Nov. 9, 1933 and had been a resident of Wauchula since Dec. 1999, coming from Bayville, New Jersey. She was a homemaker, member of Faith Presbyterian Church, and a Pink Lady with Florida Hospital Wauchula. Mrs. Ledermann...
Betty Carlton
Apr 20, 2011
Betty J. Carlton, 80, of Bowling Green, died April 20, 2011. She was born Sept. 11, 1930 in Chattanooga, TN and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1988. She was a bookkeeper, member of Dry Prairie Baptist Church, and Order of Eastern Star in Wauchula. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Carlton, parents, R. B....
Joann Spires
Apr 19, 2011
Joann Spires, 77, of Hardee County, died April 19, 2011 in Lakeland. She was born on May 11, 1933 in Haleyville, Alabama and had lived here since 1956, coming from Georgia. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She loved cooking and fishing, and crafted beautiful embroidery work. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Caudle of Illinois; 5 sisters,...
Harold Ekhoff
Apr 19, 2011
Harold Edward Ekhoff, 88, of Zolfo Springs, passed away in Sebring on April 19, 2011. He was born in Springfield, Illinois on January 25, 1923 and had been a resident of Hardee COunty since 1962, coming here from Kansas. Mr. Ekhoff was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Zolfo Springs. He served in the U.S. Army Air...
Laureano Garcia
Apr 14, 2011
Laureano Garcia, 57, of Myakka City, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Mr. Garcia had been a resident of Manatee County for 8 years, coming from Texas. He was of the Catholic faith, and worked as a laborer in agriculture. Survivors include his wife, Maria E. Garcia of Myakka City; 2 sons, Antonio Garcia of Carthage,...
Allen Eugene Craft
Apr 14, 2011
Allen "Gene" Eugene Craft, 82, of Zolfo Springs, passed away April 14, 2011 at his home. Gene was born in Wauchula on May 16, 1928 and was a lifelong resident of Hardee County. He attended the First United Methodist Church of Wauchula. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and had been employed as a trainman with CSX Railroad (formerly...
Mary Culpepper
Apr 10, 2011
Mary Dean Culpepper, 72, of Wauchula, died on Sunday, April 10, 2011 in Lake Placid. Mrs. Culpepper was born in Hazelhurst, Georgia and had been a resident of Hardee County for 54 years, coming here from Georgia. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, James B. Culpepper of Wauchula; two sons, Robert Rowland and Marvin Rowland, both of Wauchula;...
Joe Grimsley
Mar 29, 2011
Joe Edward Grimsley, 80, of Wauchula, died March 29, 2011 in Sebring. He was born in Kennett, Missouri, and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1964. He was a member of Faith Assembly of God in Bowling Green. Mr. Grimsley served in the U. S. Army and prior to his retirement, he had been employed with Agrico as...
Florentino Obregon
Mar 21, 2011
Florentino Obregon, 79, of Zolfo Springs, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at his home. He was born in Mexico and came to Hardee County from Texas in 1973. He was a farm laborer and a member of Iglesia Metodista Unida Luz y Vida in Zolfo Springs. He was predeceased by his wife, Emma Obregon, son, Daniel Obregon, daughter, Torivia Obregon,...
John Brannon
Mar 16, 2011
John Clayton Brannon, 72, of Bowling Green, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Sebring. He was born in Newville, Alabama. He had been a Hardee County resident since 1964, coming from Texas. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Brannon of Bowling Green; son, John E. Brannon and wife Connie of Richland, NC; daughters,...
Carl Vanover
Mar 14, 2011
Carl E. Vanover, 50, of Wauchula, died March 14, 2011 in Auburndale. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and came to Wauchula from Chicago in 1973. He was a Baptist. Carl was an avid fisherman, worked in the phosphate mines, and served in the U. S. Army. Survivors include his sister, Dorothy Cheraz of Wauchula; aunt, Ethel Ramirez of Zolfo...
Barbara Fromholz
Mar 10, 2011
Barbara Jean Fromholz, 82, of Bowling Green, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at home. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and came to Hardee County from Tampa five years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of Celebration Fellowship. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Gayle and Rev. Jimmy Morse of Bowling Green; brother, Robert Oost of Mission,...
Albaro Limon,
Mar 10, 2011
Albaro Limon, Sr. 51, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 in Tampa. He was born in Fisher County, Texas and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. He was a citrus laborer and loved his family and was devoted to caring for them. Survivors include sons, Albert Hernandez, Steven Martinez, Albaro Limon, Jr. and Noel Limon, all of Fort Worth,...
G. "Pete" Albritton
Mar 7, 2011
G. W. "Pete" Albritton, 75, of Arcadia, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at his home. Mr. Albritton was born in Hillsborough Co., and moved to DeSoto Co. from Hardee Co. thirty years ago. He attended Pine Level Methodist Church and First United Methodist Church of Bowling Green. He was a block mason. His wife, Dorice Polk Albritton, preceded him in...
Christine Harrell
Mar 7, 2011
Christine Harrell, 62, of Bowling Green, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at home. She was born in Wauchula and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. She was a member of the Bowling Green Church of God. Christine was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Lois Wyckoff, step-father, Donald Wyckoff, father, Robert Johnson, husband, Danny Harrell, and brother,...
