Burrell A. Moore
Oct 28, 2008
Burrell A. Moore, age 43, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in Arcadia. He was born November 27, 1964 in Arcadia, Fl. and was a lifetime resident. Burrell loved his family very much and spending time with them was very important. He was a member of Heritage Baptist Church and was a Christian that loved the Lord. Burrell enjoyed fishing,...
Harold B. Mcbee
Oct 26, 2008
Harold B. McBee, age 69, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away Sunday October 26, 2008 in Arcadia. He was born November 15, 1938 in Newton Grove, NC and moved to Arcadia 30 years ago from Columbia, SC. Harold loved his family, and was a wonderful Christian man. He belonged to Cowboy s for Christ, works with the prison ministering, drove the...
Elizabeth Chaney
Oct 23, 2008
Elizabeth Chaney, age 87, of Palmetto, Fl., passed away Thursday October 23, 2008 in Homestead, Fl. She was born April 20, 1921 in Venus, Fl. and has lived in the surrounding area her entire life. She was a member of the Venus Church of God and attended the Church of God Church in LaBelle, Fl. Elizabeth will be remembered as...
Leon Brady
Oct 22, 2008
Leon Brady, age 47, of Nocatee, Fl. passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2008 in Nocatee. He was born January 3, 1961 in Miami, Fl. and moved to SW Florida 25 years ago. Leon loved his family very much and spending time with them. He was an out-doors man that enjoyed all kinds of fishing, hunting, gardening and mowing his yard....
Robert E. Yates
Oct 22, 2008
Robert E. Yates, age 41, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2008. He was born May 10, 1967 in Punta Gorda, Fl. and is a lifetime resident of DeSoto County. Robert loved his family very much and enjoyed spending time with them. He was described as a Great Family Man wonderful husband and father. A pastime he also...
John F. Porch
Oct 18, 2008
John F. Porch, age 87, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away October 18, 2008 in Arcadia. John was born Sept. 19, 1921 in Alexander City, Al. moving to Arcadia in the early 1960 s from California. After high school, John worked for Russell Manufacturing Co. during World War II, John enlisted in the Army Air Force, serving as a Staff Sergeant...
Viola Meeker
Oct 17, 2008
Viola Meeker, age 80, of Arcadia, past away, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 in Punta Gorda, Fl. She was born Dec. 8, 1927 in Lincoln Co., TN., moving to Arcadia in 1975 from Adrian, Michigan. Viola was a collector of bells and angels/. She was a member of Arcadia Church of God, being was very active in church functions as they...
Lucy G. Godwin
Oct 16, 2008
Lucy G. (Wells) Godwin, age 76, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2008 in Arcadia, Fl. Lucy was born Punta Gorda, Fl. July 30, 1932 and was a lifetime resident. Lucy was a homemaker and loved to cook for her family and friends. She enjoyed fishing; gardening in her yard, but her favorite pastime was her animals. Lucy had dogs, ducks,...
Hugh E. Douglas
Oct 14, 2008
Hugh E. Douglas, age 70, passed away, Oct. 14, 2008 in Arcadia, Fl. He was born in Baguio, Luzon Island, Philippines, Nov. 24, 1937, moving to Arcadia 37 years ago. Hugh was a past president of Production Credit Association, retiring after 20 years of faithful service. Hugh was an honorably discharged veteran of the U. S. Army. As a child,...
Daniel Mccaffrey
Oct 13, 2008
Daniel McCaffrey, age 52, 0f Venus, Fl. passed away at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, Oct. 13, 2008. He was born in Erie, PA. Dec. 1, 1955 and had lived in Venus the past five years, moving here from New Jersey. Daniel was a maintenance man for the Circle K convenience stores. He enjoyed going to the beach,...
Bonnie L. Hawkins White
Oct 12, 2008
Bonnie L. Hawkins White, age 88, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away at her home Oct. 12, Bonnie was born July 15, 1920 in Chester Co., NC. and had lived in Arcadia for the past two years, moving here from NC.2008. She is survived by a son James Bell, Olivia, NC and 7 grandchildren and a cousin Nellie Johnson, Arcadia, Fl....
Joseph Nickel
Oct 9, 2008
Joseph Joe Nickel, age 53, of Arcadia, passed away, at his home, October 9, 2008. Joe was born in Philadelphia, PA. January 23, 1955 and lived in Arcadia for the past two years, moving here from Port Charlotte, Fl. where he had lived for five years. Joe was a carpenter by trade and had worked in home construction until he...
Janie R. Thompson
Sep 29, 2008
Subject: Janie Dansby Thompson Janie Ruth Dansby Thompson, 93, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away September 29, 2008 in Palmetto, Fl. Janie was born to John and Rosa Dansby, July 10, 1915 in Tampa, Fl., and had lived in Arcadia since 1945, moving here from Clewiston, FL. She graduated from Hillsborough High School and at midnight, Jan. 1, 1935, she became...
Leon Miles Brady
Sep 22, 2008
Leon Miles Brady age 58, passed away September 22, 2008 in Port Charlotte, Fl. Miles lived most of his life in DeSoto County. Miles was born October 10, 1949, in Manatee County, moving to DeSoto Co. at the age of one year old. He graduated from DeSoto High School, class of 1967 and Madison Business College, Jacksonville, Fl., majoring in...
Alice S. Lincoln
Sep 16, 2008
Alice S. Lincoln, 91 of Arcadia, Fl. passed away at home on September 16, 2008. She was born Dec. 27, 1916 in Millbury, MA. and had lived in Arcadia for the past 26 years, moving here from Oneco, CT. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her home and family, and will be greatly missed. She was a member of the...
Maurice H. "Reese" Lynn
Sep 10, 2008
Maurice H. Reese Lynn, 40, of Arcadia, past away Wednesday, September 10, 2008. He was born June 13, 1968 in Clewiston, Fl., however moved to Arcadia 28 years ago as a child. Reese was a graduate of De Soto High School, class of 1987. He worked as a mechanic in the Air Conditioning Industry. A favorite pastime was playing billiards...
Theresa Evelyn Atwell
Sep 10, 2008
Theresa Evelyn Atwell, age 74, Arcadia, Fl. passed away, September 10, 2008. Theresa was born in Northfield, VT., August 9, 1934 and had lived in Arcadia for the past 20 years, moving here from Rochester, NY. Theresa was a homemaker. She is survived by her son Lawrence Larry Atwell, Newark, New York and daughter Sharon Joyce (John) Flanagan, Texas. three...
Constance "Connie" Davis
Aug 30, 2008
Constance Connie Davis, age 77, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away Aug. 30, 2008 Connie was born in DeSoto Co. and had lived in most of her life in DeSoto Co. Connie was a graduate of Florida State University, class of 1953, receiving her bachelor s degree in music education. Upon her graduation, she enlisted in the U. S. Air Force...
Rita Y. Bousquet
Aug 26, 2008
Rita Y. Bousquet, age 85, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away August 26, 2008 in Arcadia. She was born April 7, 1923 in Lowell, MA. and moved to SW Florida 25 years ago. Rita had lived in Arcadia for the past 2 1/2 years, 13 years in Cape Coral and 10 years in Port Charlotte, FL. moving from Brockton, MA. Rita...
Irvin E. Moore
Aug 22, 2008
Irvin E. Moore, age 75, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away Aug. 22, 2008 in Port Charlotte, Fl. He was born Feb. 14, 1933 in Bartow, Fl. and moved to Arcadia 51 years ago from Bartow. He was a grocery store manager for Table Supply, Quick Check, R.V S. Foodway , R.B. s Foodway,Smiling Jack s, and Food Lion. Irvin graduated...