Jessie M. Bowling, age 92, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in Port Charlotte surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 18, 1917 in DeKalb County, AL. and moved to Arcadia 54 years ago from there. She was of the Baptist faith. Jessie was a wonderful mother, grandmother and sister and will be missed by her family very...
Alline S. Fleming, age 97, passed away May 6, 2010 in Wauchula, Fl. Alline was born July 27, 1912 in McCullough, AL. She moved to Arcadia in 1943 from AL. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Alline enjoyed reading, watching television, and going for rides. Alline is survived by a daughter, Ellen (Roger) Ulrich, Ona, FL. and...
Linville J. Welker, age 76, passed away May 6, 2010 in Pembroke Pines, FL. Linville was born in Huntington WV on November 12, 1933. He moved to Miramar, FL in 1963 from Huntington WV. Linville worked 33 years for Winn Dixie as a meat cutter. He was a veteran of the National Guard and of the Protestant faith. Linville would...
Ke Nigel Deion Lamar Maybell, infant, sunset on April 26, 2010 in Arcadia. He is survived by his parents; Shantoria M. Johnson and Emorris S. Maybell both of Arcadia, FL; two brothers; Ke Sean Maybell and De Nigel Maybell, both of Arcadia. Maternal grandparents; Sheila Mosley and Darryl Mosely of Arcadia; Paternal grandparents; MaryAnn Richardson and Richard and Bridgett Maybell;...
Jerry Candon Baber, age 73, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 27, 1936 in Anniston, AL and moved to Arcadia in 1972 from there. Jerry was a member of Real Life Church of Bowling Green, FL. Jerry was a law enforcement officer for thirty-three years serving our community with...
Felix Gomez, age 69, of Arcadia, FL. passed away at his home, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Felix was born September 11, 1940 in Rio Verde, San Lois Potosi, Mexico. He moved to Arcadia in 1975 from Texas. Felix was a diesel mechanic, working on cars, trucks, and farm equipment. He was of the catholic faith. Felix is survived by three...
Dorothy T. Erickson, age 92, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010 in Port Charlotte. She was born April 7, 1918 in Arcadia, Fl and a lifetime resident. Dorothy was of the Baptist faith and a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. She enjoyed nature and especially like to garden in her yard. Dorothy also had a passion for reading many...
Loretta D. Smith, age 82, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010 in Arcadia, FL. She was born August 29, 1927 in La Porte, IN and was a lifetime resident. Loretta was of the Lutheran faith and a member of St John Lutheran Church in La Porte. She enjoyed bowling, summer days at the family lake house, boating and travel with...
Linda A. Gavin, age 51, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010 in Port Charlotte. She was born May 20, 1958 in Arcadia, FL and a lifetime resident. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of North Hillsborough Baptist Church, Arcadia. Linda was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother and sister and will be missed by her family. Linda was...
Reba Joyce Hinsley, age 78, of Englewood, FL., passed away Friday, April 16, 2010 in Port Charlotte, FL. Reba was born March 17, 1932 in Fort Ogden, FL. and was a life long resident of Ft. Ogden and Southwest Fl. Reba will be remembered by her family as a wonderful mother and grandmother. She enjoyed playing the all types of...
Louis A. Simcic, age 84, passed away April 14, 2010 in Port Charlotte, Fl. Louis was born November 17, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved to Arcadia in 1977 from Cleveland. Louis was a self employed carpenter working in the home construction industry. He was a veteran of World War II, serving faithfully with the U. S. Army. Louis was...
Elizabeth Edwards, age 94, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Arcadia. She was born September 16, 1915 in Dickenson County, VA and moved to Arcadia 37 years ago from Omaha, NE. Elizabeth was of the Protestant faith and a member of First Christian Church of Arcadia. Elizabeth was a wonderful mother and grandmother and will be missed by her...
Henry Morgan Wood, age 94, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Arcadia. He was born February 23, 1916 in Fitzgerald, GA and moved to Arcadia in 1939 from Plant City, FL. He was of the Protestant faith and active member of the Church of God, Arcadia. Henry was a past Desoto County Commissioner, he was well known as the...
Donald Arthur Dupuis, Sr., age 71, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010 in Sarasota, FL. He was born November 4, 1938 in Hanover, NH and was a member of our community for the past 36 years. Donald was of the Baptist faith and a member of the First Baptist Church of Arcadia. He served as a Deacon and worked with...
Ralph Glenn Ames, beloved husband, father and grandfather died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the age of ninety-two. Born in Adams County, OH, he was one of seven boys and a twin. He graduated from Kingman High School in Clinton County, OH. where he played basketball and baseball. He attended the Univ. of Wisconsin. During World War II, he served...
Ervin Lester Skinner, Sr., age 58, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in Lake Placid, FL. He was born April 28, 1951 in Lake Placid. . A country man raised and lived in DeSoto County most of his life. He loved to fish, hunt, and raise animals. He moved to Lake Placid to fish until he died , where he...
Norman Lester Raulerson, Sr., age 78, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 in Lake Placid, FL. He was born June 3, 1931 in Arcadia, FL. and a lifetime resident. Norman enjoyed the outdoors, he liked to hunt and spend time on his lake fishing. He was of the Baptist faith. He was survived by his loving wife of 59 years,...
James L. Skinner, Sr., 62, of Naples, FL., formerly of Arcadia, FL. went home to be with the Lord Monday, April 5, 2010. He served for 12 years in the Florida National Guard; James retired as Market Manager from Publix in 1989. While living in Arcadia, he was a Deacon at First Baptist Church of Arcadia, after moving to Naples,...
Luene B. Herndon, age 97, passed away Monday, March 29, 2010 in Arcadia. She was born November 13, 1912 in Pinetta, FL. and moved to Arcadia, FL. thirty-two years ago from Bushnell, FL. Luene was of the Methodist Faith and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Arcadia. She married Edward February 6, 1932 and became the wife of a...
LD T. Christian, age 79, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2010 in Port Charlotte. He was born July 25, 1930 in Grand Rapids, MI and moved to Port Charlotte twenty-eight years ago from Oceanside, CA. LD served our Country in the United States Marine Corps, and toured during WWII, Korea and Vietnam, when retiring from service with rank of Gunnery...