Dec 5, 2022

Paula Trevino, age 87, went to be with the Lord on December 5, 2022 in Wauchula, Florida. Paula was born January 15, 1935 to Estanilado Gonzalez and Andrea Vasquez, in Comal County Texas. She was of Catholic faith and a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. Paula was a housewife and lifelong resident of Wauchula, Florida.

She...

Dec 4, 2022

Dorothy Shivers, 90 of Zolfo Springs went to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 4, 2022.

Dorothy was born on May 16, 1932 in Plant City, Florida to Clarence and Eva Simmons Hunter.

Dorothy worked at Zolfo Springs Elementary for over 30 years in the cafeteria. Retiring in 1997.

She was a...

Nov 29, 2022

George Wendell Cain, age 90, passed away on November 29, 2022 in Arcadia, FL. He was born on November 1, 1932 in Cottonwood, AL to the late James M. and Becie I. Howell Cain. George moved to Southwest Florida 57 years ago, settling in Arcadia where he remained.

George graduated from Auburndale High School. After high school...

Nov 28, 2022

Joseph L. Varnadore, age 89, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022, in Arcadia, Florida.  Joe was born December 3, 1932, in Hazlehurst, Georgia to the late Joseph Vernice and Mildred Reynolds Varnadore.

Joe proudly served in the United States Marine Corps.  Because community service was key for Joe, he made his subsequent careers serving the people of...

Nov 28, 2022

Thomas Henry King, age 77, passed away November 28, 2022 in Arcadia, FL.  Thomas was born June 22, 1945 in Jellico, TN to the late Johnie and Zora King.  He moved to DeSoto County 54 years ago. He graduated high school in 1963.   He entered the U.S. Army in 1965 and excelled in being a sharpshooter and achieving the...

Nov 27, 2022

Robert Darrel Scott of Arcadia, Florida passed away on November 27, 2022.

Darrel was born on December 24, 1935 in Arcadia, Florida to James E. Scott and Ethel Mae White.

He lived in Gardner for 63 years, and he graduated from Desoto High School. Working in Auto Parts sales, he last worked...

Nov 27, 2022

Daniel Vargas Sanchez, age 28, passed away Sunday November 27, 2022, in Ft. Meyers, FL.  Daniel was born March 9, 1994, in Apaseo El Alto, Guanajuato, Mexico.  He was a graduate of Desoto County high School, Class of 2013.  He began working for Moss Solar, laying underground cable for solar energy installation.  He was a hard worker, who enjoyed...

Nov 23, 2022

Nathaniel "Nate" Ray Lambright, 49, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones on November 23, 2022. He was born on November 27, 1972 to John H and Irma N (Miller) Lambright in LaGrange, Indiana and spent most of his life in Florida. As a young boy, Nate had the privilege of growing up Amish on...

Nov 23, 2022

Patricia G. Rogers of Wauchula, Florida passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.

She was born on September 15, 1948 in Wauchula, Florida, to Rogene Morris and Kathleen Brown.

She was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family. She will be remembered as a loving mom and Mawmaw who always took care of...

Nov 20, 2022

Casey Alan Chickering passed away in Arcadia, Florida on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Casey was born on February 22, 1974, in Coral Springs, Florida.

He was a forklift operator for a Paving company, Tremron. He had lived in the area since 2000. He moved here from Coral Springs, Florida

He is survived by his wife...

Nov 19, 2022

Charles Lamar Shackelford of Wauchula, FL went to his eternal heavenly home on November 19, 2022.

Born February 8, 1934 in Wauchula, Florida, to the late Lonnie and Annie Laurie Shackelford, he joined a family of three brothers - Hinton, Clyde "Shug" and Terry Shackelford.

Known by many names – "Chuck", "Charley", and "Punk", his...

Nov 18, 2022

Cheryl Ann Kinnecom of Arcadia, Fla., passed away November 18, 2022, at the age of 66, following an extended battle with colon cancer.

She was born July 13, 1956, to Aurin Ambrose and Barbara Joan Collins (nee Hix) in Arcadia, Fla. She was the second of four sisters.

Cheryl was preceded in death by her...

Nov 16, 2022

Carol Ann Soucy, age 80, of Arcadia, Florida passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2022, in Arcadia.  Carol was born July 19, 1942, in Worcester, Massachusetts to the late Arthur and Beulah Buzzell Daignault.

She moved to Desoto County, Florida in 2013 as a permanent resident, having been a winter visitor for several years.  She retired as a...

Nov 16, 2022

Jeannine Anna Pinkerton, age 90, died due to a fall accident on Wednesday, 16 November 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents Ovila (1904-1974) and Anna Roseanna (nee Duquette) Pepin (1907-1993); son's Bertrand (1950), Yvon (1954-1957) and Jacques G. Voyer (1951-2013), step-sons Robert D. Silviera (2016), and Samuel Pinkerton (1947-2019); siblings Gaston (1933), Roland (1946-2006),Paul Eugene (1931-2015),...

Nov 15, 2022

Connie Jean Welles, age 70, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022 in Port Charlotte, Florida.  Connie was born in Maryland and moved to Desoto County, Florida when she was one year old.

She was a graduate of DeSoto High School, Class of 1970.  After graduating from DHS, Connie attended the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia,...

Nov 12, 2022

Mr. Omar Pulgarin of Arcadia, Florida passed away on November 12, 2022. He was born on April 26, 1991, in Avon Park, Florida to Jose I. Pulgarin and Alejandrina Castillo.

He was a lifelong resident in the area and was a laborer in the Construction field.

He loved being with friends and family and was...

Nov 11, 2022

Kathy Lynn Moran, 61, of Arcadia, FL ,passed away on November 11,2022.  She was born on December 18, 1960, in Troy, Missouri.  She moved to Florida in 1979, and participated in programs provided by the ARC of Desoto County.  She was preceded in death by her father, Marvin L. Moran, Sr.; mother, Shirley Surls Moran Crouch; and her step-father,...

Nov 10, 2022

Hope G. Merritt, age 56, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 in Wauchula, FL. She was born on June 23, 1966 in Phoenix, AZ.  to Glenn Cochran and Nancy Franks Cochran. Hope moved to Winter Haven 40 years later settling in Arcadia where she remained.

Hope was a gracious and loving wife, daughter, mother and grandmother...

Nov 9, 2022

Lorraine Jones of Arcadia, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. She was born on September 26, 1933 in Arcadia, Florida, to Brian Crews and Helen Lindsey Crews.

She was a homemaker and loving caring mother.  She had worked in the Seafood Industry. She enjoyed cooking, reading, and Dollywood.

She is survived by her...

Nov 8, 2022

Mr. William "Bill" A. Stakey of Arcadia, Florida passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. He was born on October 23, 1930, in New Britain, Connecticut.

Bill worked as a Bottle Plant Operations Manager, in the Plastic Bottles Manufacturing Industry.

He had lived in the area for twenty years and came to this area from...