>Louis Kelly Sloan -Bartow-April 18, 1946 age 31
A resident of
Homeland, died of suffication yesterday when he collapsed and fell in
his citrus grove, his face becoming buried in mud.
Mr. Sloan was
born in Homeland and resided there all his life, He was a farmer.
Survivors include; His
wife - Father, J. B. Sloan and 3 sisters.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 at the Homeland
Baptist
Church, with Rev. Oscar Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the
Homeland Cemetery. |
>  Walter"Grady" Whidden - 97 - Carpenter -
Homeland - Mr. Walter "Grady" Whidden of Homeland died Wednesday,
Dec. 28, 2005 at Good Shepherd Hospice, Auburndale, Fl. He was 97. B;
June 28, 1908 he lived in Homeland all his life. He was a carpenter
by trade. He served in the Army Air Corps and fought in WWII. He was a
Methodist.
Mr. Whidden was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth
H. Whidden , and survived by his nephew Hugh and a niece Hellen.
Visitation at Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow. Services to follow
at the funeral home..
( The Ledger, Dec.29, 2005,pg. B - 3) |
> Elizabeth
H."Beth" Whidden - 95 -Mrs. Whidden was a native of Ft. Meade,she
died
on Thursday, March 10,
2005 at Good Shepherd Hospice Residential Center in Auburndale ,she was
95. Elizabeth was born in Ft.Meade on April 19, 1909 , she was a
lifelong resident of Homeland, she was a bookkeeper for Bartow Bargin
House. Mrs. Whidden was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Homeland where she also the church organist for many years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Whidden is survived by her husband, Walter "Grady"
Whidden.
Visitation at Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow with services to
follow in the funeral home chapel.
( the Ledger, March 12, 2005,pg. B- 4 ) |
>Clois
Hurst Williams - 81 -Fla. National Bank - Clois was a
retired vice president of Florida National Bank in
Bartow, died Wednesday - ( July 19, 2000 ) at Rohr Nursing Home in
Bartow, Fla. after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Clois was
one of the nicest people, said her nephew, William Hurst. Clois
was born in Homeland on July 9, 1919, she lived in the area her entire
life.
She retired after 30 years of service, starting at the bottom
and working her way up to vice president of the Florida National Bank
of Bartow. She lived for her church and Warner Southern College.
She was a member of South Lakeland Church of God.
Clois is preceded in death by her husband, John A.Williams, and
many Nieces and Nephews.
Whidden-McLean Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
( The Lakeland Ledger, Friday,July 21, 200 |
Peggy
Joyce HUDNELL, 82, Polk County School Board - Retired
Fort Meade, - Peggy died April 14, 2012, in Bartow of heart
failure. She was born Nov. 27, 1929, in
Homeland. Peggy
was retired from the Polk County School Board. Mrs.
Hudnell was a member of Mount Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Hudnell.
Survivors include her daughters, Priscilla Hudnell of Tyler,
Texas, and Resa Hudnell of Fort Meade; her adopted daughter, Annette
Lewis of Fort Meade; a son, Castadero Hudnell of Fort Meade; a sister,
Barbara Wardell of Bartow; a brother, Chris Rowery of Atlanta; seven
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Visitation: Friday, April 20, 2012, Mt. Pleasant P.B. Church.
Funeral: Saturday, April 21, 2012, Mt. Pleasant P.B. Church.Arrangements: Williams Funeral Home, Bartow.
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>TAYLOR,
JOHN
FRANKLIN - 85-
Bartow - John Franklin Taylor of the Bartow Air Base Subdivision,
died yesterday, Monday, April 22, 1961, in Roberts Nursing Home in
Plant City.
John was a native of Polk County and a former resident of Lake
Hamilton.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. John Taylor of Bartow; 4
daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Pinner of Haines City, Mrs. Ruby Wise of Lake
Hamilton, Mrs. Johnnie Hall of Bartow and Mrs. Jeanette Boatwright of
West Palm Beach; one son, Louis Taylor of Hialeah; 2 sisters, Mrs.
Nettie McCall and Mrs. Lizzie McCullum of Homeland, a brother,
Will Taylor of Bartow; 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow at Whidden Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Hawkins officiating.
Interment was held in the Homeland Cemetery. |
>SUMNER, ERNEST - ( Ledger, Jan. 20, 1935 )
Homeland - Jan. 19, 1935 - Funeral services for Ernest Sumner,
who passed away at the Morrell Memorial Hospital Wednesday, were held
at the Homeland Cemetery Thursday. Services were conducted by Rev. J.
T. Mitchell of Kathleen, assisted by Rev. Osewell Palmer, pastor of the
Methodist Church here.
It was a most beautiful and impressive service to the host of
friends and loved ones present on this occasion. Many lovely floral
offerings bore mute testimoney to the esteem in which he was held.
He leaves a wife, Mrs. Vera Sumner and a son Billie. A brother,
Boss Sumner of Lakeland and a sister Mrs. Herman Streetman of Fort
Meade.
Pallbearers were, F. K. Weyand, W. W. Wilson, Robert Mitchell, J.
V. Crum of Homeland, and W. E. Hall and Mr. Hill of Bartow.
Smith and Dukes, morticians were in charge. |
>ROWELL,
Mrs. Maude T. - 86 -
Fort Meade - Mrs. Maude T. Rowell died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1995 in
Lakeland. Maude was born in Hardee County on Jan. 15, 1909, she moved
to Fort Meade from Homeland. She was a member of First Baptist Church
in Homeland.
Maude was preceded in death by her husband, Wayard L.ROWELL.
Survived by her daughters, Glenda Stokes, Fort Meade and
Jeraldine Beard, Lakeland; 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Visitation was held Wed. Feb. 1, 1995 at Moody Funeral Home, 945
E. Braodway, Fort Meade.
Groveside services held Thursday at Homeland Cemetery. ( Ledger,
Wed. Feb. 1, 1995 ) |
>WILSON, Matilda Harper - 89 - Registered Nurse
Homeland- Mrs. Matilda Harper Wilson of Homeland died Thursday,
Jan. 26, 1995 at her home. Matilda was born in Willacoochee, Ga. on
Feb. 26, 1905, she moved to Homeland from Lakeland in 1944 .
Matilda was preceded in death bu her husband, Verne WILSON, in
1982.
She is survived by her brother, Morris Odam, Ga.; sisters Eunice
Morris, Lakeland and Helen Scott, Bartow; 8 grandcildren and 4 great
grandchildren.
Visitation was held Saturday at A.M. Seigler Funeral Home , 1300
E. Canal St., Mulberry. Graveside services held Sunday, Jan. 25, 1995
at Homeland Cemetery. ( Ledger, Friday, Jan. 27 , 1995.) |
>MARY O. MARTIN - 79
HOMELAND - Mary O. Martin, age 79, died Sunday, September 9, 2012, due
to complications of a stroke at Palm Terrace of Lakeland. Born December
15, 1932 in Jacksonville, FL. Mrs. Martin attended public schools in
Fort Meade, moving to Homeland with her husband in 1950. She was a
longtime member of the First Baptist of Homeland and Polk County
Historical Society.
Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. "Bob" Martin and
daughter, Jean Brown.
Mary is
survived by two daughters: Joy Cantwell & husband William of
Savannah, GA and Jan Fussell & husband Herman of Englewood, FL; 11
grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren & 3 great great
grandchildren.
Family will receive friends Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 6-8 PM, at
McLean Funeral Home, Fort Meade.
Funeral
services will be held Thursday, September 13, 2010 at the First Baptist Church, 208 Church St,
Homeland.
Interment
will follow at Homeland Cemetery -( The Ledger, Sept. 11, 2012)-Mary is
the wife of Robert Eugene Martin-d: Dec. 25, 1991
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>THARRINGTON, Virginia A.PAGE, 89,
Virginia
of Brandon, peacefully passed away August 11, 2012. She was born in
Homeland, Fla., July 30, 1923, to Tom and Eula Page and raised in
Sebring. Virginia was genuinely sweet, kind, witty, and selfless,
always thinking of others. She was a devoted wife, caring mother, and a
favorite aunt.
Virginia
was predeceased by her husband, Milton "Easy" Tharrington; and three sisters, Clarice,
Doris, and Colleen.
Virginia
is survived by her sons, Tom Tharrington of Nashville,
Tenn., and Trevin Tharrington of Brandon, Fla.; sister, Catherine
Jackson of Lakeland, Fla.; extended family which includes niece
Geraldine Henley and nephew Adrian Jackson, friend Marianne Fors, and
her friends at Brandon Health and Rehabilitation Center, including
Sandy "Boo" Russell, Carolyn Glover, Amber Patee, Sharon Allen, Kate
Weeks, Phyllis Seger, Ruth DeRosia, Greg Laugelli, Kathy Heyboer, Carol
Copeland and many more.
A
private graveside service will be held when Virginia is laid to rest in
the Page family plot in Homeland Cemetery.
(
Tampa Tribune, Aug. 17, 2012 ) – Stowers Funeral Home
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>PEGGY SUE HUNT - 78 -
FORT MEADE - Peggy Sue Hunt, 78, of Fort Meade passed away
Friday, March 15, 2013 at the Bartow Center from respiratory failure.
Born
in Caruthersville, MO on Feb. 22, 1935, she moved to the area 45
years ago. Peggy was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting and was of the
Pentecostal faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hunt and
sister, Linda Harrison.
She
is survived by two daughters, Judy Crockett of Opelika, AL and Peggy
Sue Gilmore of Aurbundale, FL; two sons, Alan "Spanky" Gilmore of Fort
Meade, FL and Michael Jason Hunt of Tallahassee, FL; two sisters, Carol
Gorum of Fort Meade, FL and Barbara Onley of Caruthersville, MO;
fourteen grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, one great great
grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held Tuesday, March 19th from 10-11am at
McLean Funeral Home in Fort Meade with funeral services starting at
11am. Peggy will be laid to rest beside her husband Ralph in
Homeland Cemetery afterwards, where they will be together again.
– Ledger, Monday, March 18, 2013
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>STELLA
M. HELMS – 82 - Polk County School Board
FORT MEADE - Stella M. Helms, 82, a longtime resident of Fort Meade,
passed away Wed., June 6, 2007, at her residence of heart failure.
A native of Enterprise, AL, Mrs. Helms has been a resident of Fort
Meade since 1942, moving from Alabama. She was employed by the
Polk County School Board for over 45 yrs, serving as lunch room
manager and school bus attendant. She was a member of the Fort Meade
Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 yrs, Milford
Helms.
Mrs.
Helms is survived by 3 sons: M.J. "Jerry" Helms, Wyman E. Helms &
James C. Helms, all of Fort Meade, 13 grandchildren, 26 great
grandchildren, and 4 great great grandchildren.
Family will receive friends Sunday, June 10,2007 at McLean
Funeral Home, 306 E. Broadway, Fort Meade.
Funeral
services will be held Monday, 10 AM, June 11, at the graveside in
Homeland Cemetery with Rev. Roy Hancock & her son M.J. "Jerry" Helms officiating. - Ledger, June 8, 2007
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>BRUNICE RICE HELMS - 91 -
HOMELAND - Brunice Rice Helms, 91, of Homeland, beloved
mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Thursday,
October 21, 2010 at Bartow Regional Medical Center from respiratory
failure, surrounded by her family who loved her so much.
Mrs. Helms was born in Glendale, Florida on March 12, 1919
to James Lee and Rubirda Rice. She moved to Homeland at the age
of 5 where she remained until her passing. She earned an elementary
teaching degree from Florida State College for Women. She taught at
the Old Homeland School and at Eagle Lake Elementary in the
late 1940's and retired from her teaching career at the Oaks School
in Bartow.
She was a former
member of Homeland Methodist Church and Asbury United Methodist Church
where she taught children's Sunday School and vacation Bible School
most of her life. She was a current member of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church in Bartow. "Miss Brunice" or "Gram" as most called
her, enjoyed an active life loving and taking care of her family until
a stroke slowed her down 17 years ago.
Mrs. Helms was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Helms
& infant son, Darrell Helms. She is survived by a loving family
that includes her daughter, Anita Lyle & son-in-law, Walker C.
Lyle, Jr. of Homeland, her two grandchildren: Jason Lyle (Kelly) of
Lakeland, Krista Greene (Gordon) of Homeland, and three great
grandchildren: Anna Lynn, Clay Greene and Ansleigh Lyle.
The family will receive friends on Friday, October 22 from 5 to 7 p.m.
at Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, 650 East Main Street in Bartow.
Funeral services
will be held on Saturday October 23rd at 2 p.m. at the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church, 205 East Stanford, Bartow.
Interment to
follow at Homeland Cemetery. –
Ledger, Oct. 22, 2010
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