Henry Hay
Jul 1, 2008
Henry M. Hay 62 of Arcadia passed away June 28, 2008. He was born December 09, 1946 in Ft Ogden, FL and was a life long DeSoto County Resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of the VFW and Am-Vets. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Patha Hay. Henry is...
Sue G. Crews
Jul 1, 2008
Sue G. Crews 86 of Arcadia passed away July 01, 2008. She was born September 19, 1921 in Myakka City, FL and moved to Arcadia in 1940. She loved to fish, cook and to go camping. She was a member of North Hillsborough Baptist Church. Sue was preceded in death by her husband Carroll D, Crews Sr., two sons Carroll...
Ellis "Tom" Thomas Murphy
Jun 26, 2008
Ellis Thomas "Tom" Murphy 78 of Arcadia Passed away June 26, 2008 in Arcadia. He was born July 14, 1929 in Arden, W. VA and move to Arcadia 34 years ago. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran. He is survived by a close friend Midge Van Ness of Arcadia, three sons Patrick Murphy of W.VA, Marshall Murphy of W.VA, Michael...
Margaret Lynette Garner
Jun 25, 2008
Margaret Lynette Garner 77 of Arcadia passed away June 25, 2008. She was born November 11, 1930 in Arcadia, Florida. Lynette enjoyed fishing of all kinds, puzzles, crosswords, and her grandchildren. She was of the Baptist Faith. Lynette was preceded in death by her beloved husband Gerald H. Garner, Sr. and her parents Otto & Annie Mansfield Lundquist. She is...
Opal Iva Fairchild
Jun 21, 2008
Opal Iva Fairchild 103 of Arcadia passed away June 21, 2008, she was born May 03, 1905 in Stout, Ohio and move to Arcadia 31 years ago from Battle Creek, MI. She enjoyed quilting, oil painting, cross stitching, needle work and wrote poems. Opal was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Arcadia. She was preceded in death...
Goat Roan
Jun 13, 2008
Lynwood Grover Goat Rowan, age 93, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away at his home June 13, 2008. He was born in Detroit, Mi. Dec. 11, 1914 and had lived in Arcadia for the past 40 years, moving here from Georgia. Goat was a decorated WWII and Korean Conflict veteran. He retired in 1961 from the U. S. Army as a...
Alma Patricia Villafuerte
Jun 9, 2008
Alma Patricia Villafuerte, age 30, passed away on Monday, June 09, 2008. She was born March 27, 1978 in Moroleon, Guanajuato, Mex and move to Arcadia, FL in 1986. Alma graduated from DeSoto High School in 1996 and earned a Business & Marketing Degree at Warner Southern College in May of 2004. She worked for the Department of Children and...
Helen Phoebe Scarchilli
Jun 4, 2008
Helen Phoebe Scarchilli 87 of Arcadia passed away June 4, 2008, She was born May 31, 1921 in Lafayette, NY she moved to Arcadia 37 years ago from Clinton, Conn. Helen enjoyed Needle Point, Crochet and was of the Catholic faith. She is survived by two grandchildren Ed Scarchilli and Lawana Marien both of Conn. and several great grandchildren. Helen...
Charline Claire Shatney-Duwhurst
Jun 1, 2008
Charline Claire (Shatney) Dewhurst, 49 of Arcadia, Florida was released from hr suffering on Sunday, June 1, 2008. She was born April 10, 1959 in Concord, Vermont to Kenneth and Sharron Shatney. Her childhood years were spent in New Britain, Connecticut. She graduated from New Britain High School in 1977. Charline married Michael Scott Dewhurst on February 19, 1983 in...
Margaret Hickman Mcanly
May 29, 2008
Margaret Hickman McAnly, age 98, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away, May 29, 2008 in Naples. FL. She was born Feb. 10, 1910 to Jesse and Lucy Hickman in Arcadia, Fl. in the family home on West Hickory St. and was a lifelong resident. She was a public servant for all of her working years. She became the Tax Collector for...
Burt Adonis Mays
May 26, 2008
Burt Adonis Donnie Mays 55 of Arcadia passed away May 26, 2008. He was born April 23, 1953 in Connersville, IN, and moved to Arcadia as a child. He enjoyed NASCAR, and football and was a member of the Arcadia Church of God. Donnie was preceded in death by his father Ingram Mays. He is survived by his mother Malvery...
Earl "Lester" Moore
May 24, 2008
Earl Lester Moore 40 of Arcadia passed away May 24, 2008. He was born February 16, 1968 in Arcadia. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Lester was preceded in death by his mother Lois A. Moore. He is survived by his father Gerald A. Moore of Arcadia; fianc e Alicia Hutto of Arcadia; one brother Burrell Moore of Gainesville, FL; one...
Irene Guzman Becerra
May 23, 2008
Irene Guzman Becerra 47 of Arcadia passed away May 23, 2008. She was born December 16, 1960 in Fort Myers, Florida and moved to Arcadia in 1990 from Immokalee. She enjoyed dancing, music, and being with her family. She is survived by her mother Evangelina Diaz Guzman of Arcadia; one son Victor (Melinda) Becerra, Jr. of Arcadia; one daughter Jennifer...
Georgia Orlena Paul
May 22, 2008
Georgia Orlena Paul, 87, of Venice, Florida formally of Arcadia, Florida, died Thursday, May 22 at Village on the Isle, Luke Haven in Venice, FL. She was born December 13, 1920 in Kabool, Missouri, moving to Arcadia 8 years ago from St. Louis, Mo. Georgia was a Beautician and loved doing hair, she also enjoyed playing cards and cleaning house....
Aaron H. Chaney
May 6, 2008
Aaron H. Chaney, 65, of Bradenton, Fla., passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008. He was born February 24, 1943 in Sebring, Fla., however moved to Bradenton as a young child. Aaron was a graduate of Manatee High School and worked as a carpenter in construction during his life. He was of the Church of God Faith. He loved to air...
Bruno F Bevivino
May 5, 2008
Bruno F. Bevivino 93 of Arcadia passed away Monday, May 05, 2008. He was born December 02, 1914 in Bronx, New York and moved to Arcadia in 1977 from Hopatcong, New Jersey. He was a member of the American Legion K Post 11 in Arcadia and was a Veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed retirement and...
Melvin Hartsel
May 4, 2008
Melvin H. Hartsel 76, of Arcadia, Florida passed away May 04, 2008 in Sarasota, FL. He was born January 22, 1932 in Fortuna, Michigan and was a winter resident for twenty-two year before moving to Arcadia three years ago from Toledo Ohio. Melvin served in the U.S. Army; he earned his Bachelor s Degree from the University of Toledo, and...
Joyce T. Dozier
May 2, 2008
Joyce T. Dozier, age 83, Arcadia, Fl. passed away, May 2, 2008 in Punta Gorda, Fl.. Joyce was born, June 26, 1924 in Arcadia, Fl. to Lillington A. and Lena Witt Tew. She was a lifleong resident of Arcadia. Joyce was a secretary and bookkeeper for Arcadia Electric for many years. Prior to her years with the electric company, she...
Edwin Martinez
Apr 29, 2008
Edwin Martinez, 18, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in Arcadia, Fla. He was born in Arcadia and was a lifelong resident. Edwin graduated from DeSoto County High School in 2007. He played in the St. Paul's Catholic Church soccer league, was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, serving as an altar boy during Mass, and was an avid...
Hazel Lynn King
Apr 27, 2008
Hazel Lynn King, age 52, passed away April 27, 2008 in Arcadia, Fl. She was born in Arcadia July 7, 1955 and was a lifelong resident of Arcadia. She was a housekeeper for over 10 years. She enjoyed fishing, camping, and spending time outdoors. She was of the protestant faith. Survivors are her husband Carl B. King, Arcadia, Fl., brother...