Benny Boatwright
Oct 24, 2009
Benny Boatwright, age 88, of Sarasota, Fl. passed away October 24, 2009 in Sarasota. He was born November 1, 1920 in Sarasota to Manuel David and Mattie Taylor Boatwright. Benny retired from the General Telephone and Electric as a cable splicer after 30 years of faithful service. He was a lifetime member of the V. F. W., Arcadia Post 2824....
Donna M. Cain
Oct 24, 2009
Donna M. Cain, age 74, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009 in Sarasota, FL. She was born January 31, 1935 in Providence, RI and moved to Arcadia 42 years ago from Hollywood, FL. She was of the Catholic faith and a member of St. Paul s Catholic Church of Arcadia. Donna was a wonderful and loving wife of 55 years,...
Myrtle F. Duda
Oct 24, 2009
Myrtle F. Duda, age 90, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009 in Arcadia, FL. She was born November 27, 1918 in Bellingham, MN and moved to Arcadia in 1986 from Chicago, IL. She was of the Methodist Faith and a member of Pine Level United Methodist Church of Arcadia, FL. Myrtle was a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending...
Charles L. Melton
Oct 15, 2009
Charles L. Melton, age 86, passed away October 15, 2009 in Arcadia, Fl. Charles was born November 18, 1922 in Kansas, IL. Funeral services are to be held at the Ferguson and Glancy Funeral Home, 201 W. Main Street, Van Buren, IN. 46991 A memorial service will be held in Arcadia at a later date. Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Home and Cremation...
Mary E. Wood
Oct 11, 2009
Mary E. Wood, age 70, was called home to be with the Lord Sunday, October 11, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 26, 1939 in Lakeland, GA., moving to Arcadia as a small child where she has remained as a lifetime resident. Mary was of the Church of God faith and a member of Upper Room...
Audra Brown Whidden
Oct 11, 2009
Audra Brown Whidden, age 90, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 27, 1919 near Dothan, AL to Daniel Alexander and Mary Alice Brown the seventh of nine children. The family moved from Dothan to Nocatee, Fl when Audra was six years old. Later Audra would meet James McSwain Whidden, marry and...
William J. Mullen
Oct 4, 2009
William J. Mullen, age 84, of Punta Gorda, Fl. passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 in Punta Gorda. He was born November 25, 1924 in Washington, DC., came to Punta Gorda in 1991 from Arcadia, Fl. William retired from the Washington Navy Yard as Head Photographer in the training aids division, NDW (Naval District Washington). William also served in WWII...
George F. Harvard
Oct 3, 2009
George F. Harvard, age 66, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away October 3, 2009 in Punta Gorda, Fl. George was born February 19, 1943 in Lake Wales, Fl. and had lived in Arcadia for the past 27 years, moving her from Ft. Carson, Colorado. George retired as Sergeant First Class with the U. S. Army, having devoted 20 years of faithful...
Phyllis J. Hall
Oct 1, 2009
Phyllis J. Hall, age 69, Arcadia, Fl., passed away October 1, 2009 in Arcadia, Fl. She was born in Ashland, KY, September 20, 1940, moving to Arcadia 26 years ago from Ashland. Phyllis was the manager of Family Dollar store here in Arcadia for 6 years. She enjoyed working. She enjoyed cooking for her family and making sure they were...
Ava L. Ford
Sep 23, 2009
Ava L. Ford, age 62, passed away Wednesday evening, September 23, 2009 surrounded by her family. She was born June 17, 1947 in Sarasota, Fl and moved to Arcadia in 1971 from there. Ava was of the Baptist Faith and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Arcadia. Ava will be remembered by her family, friends and community as a very...
Ronald J. O Brien
Sep 23, 2009
Ronald J. O Brien, age 65, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2009 in Arcadia, Fl. He was born April 17, 1944 in New London, CN. Arrangements are by Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Home.
Myrtle Bishop Summerall
Sep 20, 2009
Myrtle Bishop Summerall, age 93, passed away, Sunday, September 20, 2009 in Arcadia, Fl. Myrtle was born January 12, 1916 in Georgia, she and her family moved to DeSoto County 85 years. She worked as a labeling machine operator for the old DeSoto Canning Company and also worked for Sunny South Citrus Packing Co. Myrtle was an avid seamstress, sewing...
Betty Josephine "Betty Jo" Smith
Sep 15, 2009
Betty Josephine Betty Jo Smith, age 61, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away September 15, 2009 in Port Charlotte, Fl. Betty Jo was born in Arcadia, Fl. August 16, 1948. She was the daughter of the late Mitchell and Lois May Skinner. Betty Jo was a homemaker. She loved making sure her family always had a place to live and something...
Lucy E. Fenn
Sep 10, 2009
Lucy E. Fenn, age 66, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009 in Arcadia. She was born November 8, 1942 in Arcadia and remained a lifetime resident. Lucy was of the Baptist Faith. Lucy was a wonderful mother, grandmother and sister. She enjoyed spending time with her family and will be greatly missed. Lucy graduated from DeSoto High School, Class of...
Jacqueline Patricia Marie "Jackie" Greer
Sep 5, 2009
Jacqueline Patricia Marie Jackie Greer, age 51, passed away in Arcadia, Fl. September 5, 2009. Jackie was born in Paris, France October 1, 1957, moving from Ohio to Arcadia in 1988. Jackie worked as a store manager. She worked at Memorial Grammar School and the HRS for awhile. She was office secretary for First Baptist Church, Arcadia, for several years....
Brenda Lou Guard
Sep 3, 2009
Brenda Lou Guard, age 68, passed away September 3, 2009 in Arcadia, Fl. Brenda was born in Colliers, WV. January 18, 1941. Brenda was a medical secretary and homemaker. Survivors are her loving husband, C. Robert Guard, Arcadia, Fl. six sons; Ronald Butch (Linda) Foresha, Jr., Robert (Sally) Foresha, Michael (Cammie) Foresha, Shawn (Kristy) Foresha, Garry (Mary) Guard, and Randy...
Ralph D. Brown
Sep 2, 2009
Ralph D. Brown, age 61, passed away September 2, 2009 in Port Charlotte, FL. He was born February 13, 1948 in Savannah, GA. Arrangements are by Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Home.
Bessie Lee Rankin Dazey
Aug 31, 2009
Bessie Lee Rankin Dazey, age 77, Ellijay, Ga., and formerly of Arcadia, Fl. passed away in Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. August 31, 2009. Bessie was born in Augusta Co., Staunton, Va., Feb. 14, 1932 to Walter and Bertie Rankin. Bessie moved to Arcadia with her family 56 years ago from Virginia. She had been living in Ellijay, Ga. for the past...
Benjamin F. Van Meter
Aug 30, 2009
Benjamin F. Van Meter, Jr., age 83, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2009 in Arcadia. He was born September 4, 1925 in Lakeland, FL. He moved from Lakeland to become a Desoto resident as a young boy. Ben was of the Methodist faith and active member of Pine Level United Methodist Church. Ben served our Country loyally for 20 years...
Annetta Lillian Medcalf Polk
Aug 29, 2009
Annetta Polk passed away at Magnolia Court in Fort Myers, Florida on Saturday, August 29, 2009. Annetta was born to Lonnie and Mabel Medcalf on January 5, 1917 in Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up in Atlanta, and in 1937 married A.C. Polk, Jr. Annetta was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, A.C. Polk, Jr. They had three...