Mar 16, 2023

Bonnie Joyce Lee, age 80 passed away Thursday morning, March 16, 2023, in Arcadia, Florida. She was born October 2, 1942, in Coldwater Michigan.

Online condolences made be made at www.pongerkaysgrady.com

Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Homes & Cremation Services have been entrusted with the arrangements.

Mar 15, 2023

David Alan Byrd passed away Wednesday March 15, 2023 in Arcadia, Florida. He was born in Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Arrangements will be updated.

Online condolences can be made at www.pongerkaysgrady.com

Mar 15, 2023

Gwendolyn (Gwen) Albritton went home to be with her Lord and Savior, early on March 15, 2023, surrounded by her children.

Preceded by her loving husband of 45 years, Donald J. Albritton, her parents, Clarence and Mildred Cooper. She is survived by her brother, Sherman Cooper, and wife, Rilla.

Children; Donna Chancey-husband Dale, Sherri Himrod-Husband...

Mar 13, 2023

Joan Vivian Keenan, age 76, of Arcadia, Florida, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 from a brief illness.  Joan was born April 24, 1946 in Brockton, Massachusetts, to the late Thomas and Rita Bureau Harding.

Joan moved to the DeSoto County area thirteen years ago from Vermont.  She was a college graduate, having received a degree in...

Mar 13, 2023

Vivian JoAnn Pelham, age 59 passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 in Arcadia, Florida. She was born on October 4, 1963 in Wauchula, Florida.

Vivian, known by most as Jo, lived most of her adult life with her partner of 35 years, Elbried in Hardee County before moving back to her hometown to live out her remaining...

Mar 10, 2023

Richard John McHargue Sr. passed away on March 10, 2023 at DeSoto Health and Rehab. John was born on May 22 nd 1957 in Lee County, Florida to Richard B. and Carlotta McHargue.

John graduated in 1975 from Charlotte County High School and worked as correctional officer for the State of Florida for 35 years.

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Mar 10, 2023

Javier Rivera Perez 52, of Wauchula, Florida passed away on March 10, 2023. Javier was born on July 12, 1970, in Matamoros, Mexico. He had only lived in this area for 6 mo. He graduated from Mexico.

He had been employed as a landscaper at Blooming's Landscape Turf Management, Inc.

He attended Iglesia Cristiana Eben-Ezer...

Mar 10, 2023

Axel James Johnson passed away on March 10, 2023, at the age of 3 months old following the many battles of medical problems. Axel was born in Sebring, Florida, November 19, 2022, to parents Justus Santos and Tyler Johnson. His painful loss will forever be mourned by his parents, he had so much potential but that wasn't God's plan....

Mar 10, 2023

Jesse Strong Jr. 61, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023,in Bowling Green, Florida. He was born in Tampa, Florida on July 12,1962.

Online condolences can be made at www.pongerkaysgrady.com

Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Homes & Cremation Services have been entrusted with the arrangements.

Mar 4, 2023

Amie Chrystine Brown Holley went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 4 th , 2023, surrounded by her loved ones.

Born in Haines City, FL on April 27, 1932, Chrystine grew up in Bartow and graduated from Bartow High School where she was an active FFA member.  Her feisty demeanor and zest to live...

Feb 28, 2023

Celia Lee Hayman, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at her home in Wauchula, Florida. Surrounded by her loving family, she was born in Wauchula, Florida to Albert Cecil and Sara Lee. She has lived in Wauchula her whole life, graduated from Hardee High in 1967.

Celia was a homemaker, dedicated to her...

Feb 26, 2023

Kim Lewis Sandoval passed away on February 26, 2023, she was born in Sarasota, Florida, in 1967 to Jerry Raymond Lewis and Sandra Louise Smith.

She graduated in 1986 from DeSoto County High School and enjoyed fishing, hunting, looking for fossils, hiking, boating, travel, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Kim was Military...

Feb 24, 2023

Services and Interment are private.

Feb 24, 2023

Robert Cottrell, age 61, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023 in Arcadia, FL.  Robert was born July 7, 1961 in Erie, PA, moving to Arcadia in 1979.  He enjoyed forging metal, making knives and axes.  He also was a horse trainer.  Robert operated heavy equipment for Sorrels Citrus Company.  He liked to tinker with wood, creating wood carvings and...

Feb 24, 2023

James (Crick) Carter Jr. was born to the late James and Elsie Carter on February 19, 1950.  He passed away on February 24, 2023. He attended school in DeSoto County and graduated from DeSoto County High School.

James joined the US Army in 1970 and served four years in Vietnam. He was a laborer in the Construction...

Feb 24, 2023

Jose Guadalupe Lopez Vazquez, age 24 passed away Friday, February 24, 2023, in Bowling Green, Florida. He was born on December 12, 1998 in Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas to Herlindo Lopez Lopez and Maria Luisa Vazquez. He has been in Florida for 8 years. He has been working as a roofer and caring for his mom and sister.

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Feb 22, 2023

Marie Henrietta Arthur, age76, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023, in Arcadia, FL.  Marie was born April 4, 1946, to the late Arthur and Henrietta Smit Kleis in Jersey City, New Jersey.  She moved to DeSoto County, Florida in 1970 from Vero Beach, Florida. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Ogden. ...

Feb 18, 2023

Eddie B Wilson, SR, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Wauchula, Florida. He was born in Wauchula, Florida on September 12, 1937, to the late David & Thelma Wilson.

Memorial Service at a later date.

Online condolences can be made at www.pongerkaysgrady.com

Ponger-Kays-Grady funeral Homes & cremations Services have been entrusted...

Feb 18, 2023

Dorothy Fay Hill, age 89, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 in Port Charlotte, FL.  Dorothy was a lifelong resident of DeSoto County, Florida having been born in the small town of Nocatee, FL.   She was the daughter of the late James Clayton "JC" and Alice Bell Alley.

Dorothy was a homemaker and member of The New...

Feb 18, 2023

Robert Lee Romine SR., age 80 passed away Saturday morning, February 18, 2023, in Wauchula, Florida.

Arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Online condolences can be made at wwwpongerkaysgrady.com

Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral homes, have been entrusted with the arrangements.