John Martin Skinner
Sep 11, 2011
John Martin Skinner, age 72, passed away Sunday September 11, 2011 in Port Charlotte, FL. He was born May 2, 1939 in Palm Harbor, FL. John was a lifelong resident of DeSoto County. John was loving, hardworking husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother and will be missed by his family very much. In his spare time John enjoyed fishing...
Merle Moore Davis
Sep 9, 2011
Merle Moore Davis age 80 of Ona, passed away Friday, September 09, 2011 in Lakewood Ranch, FL. She was born February 18, 1931 in Hardee County and was a long resident. Merle was a proud ranch owner and enjoyed gardening, spending time with her grandchildren, and was very active in her church New Zion Baptist in Ona. She is survived...
Charles W Browder, Sr.
Sep 9, 2011
Charles W. Browder age 86 passed away in Sebring on September 9th, 2011. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina and moved to the area in 1950. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wauchula and a former Deacon and enjoyed golfing and hunting. Charles Honorably served Our Country during World War II in the U.S. Army...
Richard L. Sines
Sep 9, 2011
Richard L. Dick Sines, age 90, passed away September 9, 2011 in Arcadia, FL. Dick was born April 9, 1921 in flora, Indiana. He moved to Arcadia in 1978 from Flora, IN. Dick was a truck driver most of his working life. His last job was with Griffin Concrete until they went out of business. He loved mowing grass and...
Catherine V. Randall
Sep 4, 2011
Catherine V. Randall, age 73, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011 in Port Charlotte, FL. She was born March 6, 1938 in Fort Ogden, FL. and a lifetime resident. Catherine was of the Baptist faith. Catherine was a very loving, mother, grandmother and sister and will be missed by her family. She enjoyed gardening, keeping a beautiful yard and caring...
Elizabeth Conner Treadwell
Aug 28, 2011
Elizabeth Conner Treadwell, 88, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Terracina Grand in Naples, FL. Elizabeth Libby was born December 29, 1922 in Montgomery, AL , moving to Arcadia, FL shortly afterwards, where she grew up and graduated from DeSoto County High School. A long-time Naples resident, Elizabeth and her family moved to Naples in the early 1950s She...
Quitmon Brown
Aug 27, 2011
Quitmon Brown, age 85, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011 in Arcadia, FL. He was born in Slocomb, AL, October 27, 1925, moving to Arcadia with his parents at the age of 6 weeks. He retired from DeSoto County Government, having given 40 years of faithful service as the DeSoto Co. Tax Collector. Quitmon was a graduate of DeSoto Co....
Wendy Gayle White
Aug 23, 2011
Wendy Gayle White, age 47, passed away, August 23, 2011 in Arcadia, FL. Wendy was born October 9, 1963 in Marianna, Fl, moving to Arcadia in 2001 from Leesburg, FL. Wendy enjoyed spending quality time with her family and playing with her pets. Wendy worked as a food server at Slim s Bar-B-Que and Wheelers Restaurant. She loved the personal...
Rosa S. Deriso
Aug 23, 2011
Rosa S. Deriso, age 93, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in Arcadia, FL. She was born January 16, 1918 in Arcadia and a lifetime resident. She was of the Methodist faith and grew up in the Methodist Church in Arcadia. Rosa was a very loving mother and grandmother; she will be remembered for her caring ways. Rosa loved to...
Catherine Nicholls Hackney
Aug 20, 2011
Even in the last summer of her life, Catherine Hackney was a familiar presence at the West Elementary walkers' track in Arcadia. She logged thousands of miles over a 30-year span, outpacing people who were half her age. "We made so many friends on that track" said Mary Ann Treadwell, who walked side-by-side with her friend for most of those...
Lillie Gilliard Crews
Aug 20, 2011
Lillie Gilliard Crews age 94 of Zolfo Springs passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011. She was born December 03, 1916 in Grady County, Georgia. Lillie moved to Hardee County in 1927 coming from Cairo, GA. She worked in the lunch room at Zolfo Springs Elementary until her retirement in 1986 and she was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Susan Ann Rizzo
Aug 19, 2011
Susan Ann Rizzo, age 44, passed away, August 19, 2011 in Arcadia, FL. Susan was born February 17, 1967 in Okeechobee, coming to Arcadia as an infant. She was a parts delivery driver for Advanced Auto. She enjoyed spending time at the Brownsville Park and the Peace River. She loved her children and grandchildren and enjoyed spending quality time with...
Virginia Clarkson Coulter
Aug 17, 2011
Virginia Clarkson Coulter, age 97, passed away August 17, 2011 in Arcadia, FL. Virginia was born November 9, 1913 in La Fayette, GA. She was a resident of Walker County, Ga before retiring to Florida. She retired from the Rock Spring Elementary with 30 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Robert M....
James William Huff
Aug 9, 2011
James William Huff, age 70 passed away in Fort Myers, FL. Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Home, Arcadia is in charge of the arrangements.
Clayton C. Bonville Iii
Aug 6, 2011
Clayton C. Bonville III, age 61, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 in Arcadia, FL. He was born January 10, 1950 in Sendai, Japan and moved with his family to the United States when he was two years old. He grew up in Miami, FL. where he was currently living, however was a Desoto County resident for ten years. He...
Boycia Veronica Cail
Aug 6, 2011
Boycia Veronica Cail, age 80, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 in Port Charlotte, FL. Boycia was born in Arcadia, FL June 8, 1931 to Harold and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thomas. She retired as a cashier from G. Pearce Wood Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed softball and basketball. She played on an adult softball team until she was in her mid forties....
Margaret Evon King
Aug 5, 2011
Margaret Evon King age 85 of Wauchula went to be with the Lord on August 05, 2011. She was born June 15, 1926 in Fort Myers, FL and move from Lake Wales to Wauchula in 1972. Margaret was a Caregiver and a Pentecostal Minister. She enjoyed going to church and visiting people, especially the sick. She is survived by one...
Hazel Dupree Blount
Aug 4, 2011
Hazel Dupree Blount, Jacksonville, FL died unexpectedly Thursday, August 4, 20211. Hazel was born January 13, 1924 in Ona, FL to Gary and Alvin Dupree. She was preceded in death by her parents and her loving husband of 53 years, Luther W. Blount. She is survived by her daughter, Martha Appleby (Charles) of Jacksonville, FL, her sister, Lenore Freeman and...
Garth Forest Cogswell
Jul 31, 2011
Garth Forest Cogswell age 89 of Arcadia passed away July 31, 2011 in Punta Gorda, FL. He was born October 30, 1921 in Veteran, Alberta, Canada and moved to Arcadia in 1979 coming from Milford, Connecticut. Garth attended both the Arcadia Church of the Nazarene and First Christian Church both in Arcadia, FL.. He is survived by two sons Gordon...
Margaret Elizabeth Lundy
Jul 30, 2011
Margaret Elizabeth Lundy, age 85, passed away July 30, 2011 in Port Charlotte, FL. Margaret was born September 29, 1925 in Pulaski, VA. She moved to Arcadia, Florida 38 years ago from Cortland, New York. Margaret was a graduate of Pulaski High School, class of 1943. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Daughters of the American...