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FORT MEADE - Mr.
James
"Jimmie"
Martin Keller of Fort Meade, FL, died Monday, July 27, 2009, from
respiratory failure. Mr. Keller was born
Feb. 11, 1932 in Fort
Meade, FL. He was a heavy
equipment operator for the Dept. of
Transportation for over thirty years and worked for Keller Grassing
after he retired from DOT. He was a member of First Church of God of
Fort Meade. He was a third
generation Polk Countain, and
served
in the Army during the Korean War. > He was preceded in
death
by his
wife Betty Keller and son, Frank Keller.>
He is survived by his
daughter, Dorothy Kelley of Fort Meade, two sons: Jim Keller and wife
Denise of Winter Haven and John Keller and wife Carol of Lakeland,
sister Faye Cappers of Hastings, MI and brother Louie Keller of Fort
Meade, five grandsons: Tim Keller of Fort Meade, Andy Baggett of
Lakeland, Tommy Keller of Lakeland, Brian Ring of Bartow and Larry
Kelley of Fort Meade, three granddaughters: Lisa Harder of Bartow,
Katie Keller of Lakeland and Sara Kelley of Fort Meade, six great
grandchildren: Tim "T.J." Keller, Justin Ring, Jordan Ring, Kiersten
Harder, Madelyn Harder and Sara Bowman. > Arrangements are being
handled by McLean Funeral Home, 306 East Broadway, Fort Meade, FL,
where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 pm Thursday, July 30,
2009 at McLean Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at First Church of
God of Fort Meade, 215 Perry Ave, South at 11:00 AM Friday, July 31,
2009. Interment will be at
Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Fort Meade.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.Mcleanfuneralhome.net.
- Ledger,
July 28, 2009.
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| > LOUIE
W.
KELLER – 59 - FORT MEADE - Louie Keller, died Oct. 9, 2009 from cancer. Visit: Wed. McLean Funeral Home. Service 11 am Thurs. at Cornerstone Church of God. – Burial listed as Pleasant Grove Cemetery. – Ledger, Oct. 13, 2009. |
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Lakeland - Mrs.
Yvonne
Larson
Johnson, passed away Wed., Nov. 15, 2006 at her residence in Lakeland
of lung cancer. She was born
in Madison, FL on Feb. 4, 1928
and came to Lakeland from Madison in
1952. She was a
member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lakeland and
former owner of Fort
Meade Jewelry. >Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her # 1-
husband, Donald Larson & #
2- Belden Johnson;
sons, Yates Larson & Terry Larson;
brother, Donovan Groover & parents,
Yates and Sarah Groover.
>She is survived by her daughter, Claudia Jackson and son-in-law Ray
Jackson, Sr., of Fort Meade; sons: David Johnson, Lakeland; Belden
Lamont (Skippy) Johnson, Fort Myers, FL; brother Barry Kerly,
Tallahassee, FL; grandchildren; Eric Larson, Ryan Larson, Patricia
Jackson, Ray Jackson, Jr., Stephanie Larson, Jared Larson &
seven
great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 7-9 pm, Friday, Nov. 17 at
Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Hancock Funeral Home Chapel. Hancock Funeral
Home, Fort Meade in charge of arrangements. – Listed as burial in Pleasant
Grove Cemetery, Ft. Meade.
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> FRANKLIN
THOMAS BONE, Sr. - 91- Lumber Company -Ledger, July
20, 2007
FORT MEADE - Franklin Thomas Bone, Sr., a native of Fort Meade, FL was born April 17, 1916, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of natural causes. Mr. Bone worked for the Lumber Company and he was a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Meade. >He is survived by his two daughters, Martha & Bill Boyette of Lakeland, FL., and Frances Cannon of Columbia, SC., one son, Franklin T. & Gail Bone, Jr. of Fort Meade, FL., one sister, Margaret Smith of Frostproof, FL., one brother,Ralph Blount of Frostproof, FL., nine grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, eight great-great grandchildren. Arrangements are being handled by McLean Funeral Home, 306 East Broadway, Fort Meade, FL. The visitation will be Sunday, at McLean Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Fort Meade. Condolences sent to - www.mcleanfuneralhome.net |
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FORT MEADE -- Ms.
Annie C.
Keller of Fort Meade died Friday (June 30, 2006) at Valencia Hills Care
Center, Lakeland. She was
born
Sept. 27, 1914, in Mount Olive, Ark.,
Ms. Keller moved
to Fort Meade
from Arkansas 76 years ago. She
was a homemaker. She attended First Church of God. >Ms. Keller
was
preceded in death by her husband, Martin Keller.
>She is
survived by her sons, Louie Keller and James Keller, both
of Fort
Meade; daughter,
Faye Capers, Hastings, Mich.; sisters,
Della Twist,
Arcadia, Louise Twist, Arcadia, Susie Loyd, Fort Meade; brother,
Ralph
Childress, Winter Haven; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be, Wednesday at McLean Funeral Home,
Fort Meade. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First Church of God of
Fort Meade. –
Ledger, July 4, 2006.
Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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| > BETTY
G.(GRAVES ) KELLER – 72 - Ft. Meade High School FORT MEADE - Mrs. Betty G. Keller, born Dec. 26, 1935 a native of Fort Meade, FL, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at her home from heart failure. Mrs. Keller managed the Fort Meade High School lunch room for 22 years. She was a member of First Church of God. >She was preceded in death by her son Frank Keller.> She is survived by her husband: James "Jimmie" Keller of Ft Meade, one daughter: Dorothy Kelly of Ft Meade, two sons: Jim Keller and wife Denise of Winter Haven and John Keller and wife Carol of Lakeland, three sisters: Effie Mae Goodrich of Ft Meade, Mattie Smith of Lakeland and Marie Anderson of Ft Meade, eight grandchildren: Tim Keller of Ft Meade, Lisa Harder of Bartow, Andy Baggett of Lakeland, Tommy Keller of Lakeland, Katie Keller of Lakeland, Brian Ring of Bartow, Larry Kelly of Ft Meade, and Sara Kelly of Ft Meade, three great grandchildren: Kiersten Harder, Madelyn Harder and Tim "T.J." Keller. Arrangements are being handled by McLean Funeral Home, 306 East Broadway, Ft Meade, FL. The family will receive friends Wednesday, 1/30/08 from 5 to 7 pm at McLean Funeral Home. The service will be Thursday, 1/31/08 at The First Church of God, 215 S. Perry Ave in Ft Meade at 11:00 am. Interment will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Ft Meade. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mcleanfuneralhome.net – Ledger, Jan. 29, 2008. |
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Tampa - Rose Tillis
Manley -
died of heart failure Aug. 26, 2006. Memorial services will be at 11:30
a.m. Saturday at Hancock Funeral Home, 945 E. Broadway, Ft. Meade
– Ledger, Oct. 12, 2006.
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POLK CITY -- Mr.
Keith M. Manley
of Polk City died of heart failure Wednesday (March 5, 2003) at home.
He was born in
Winter Haven on Aug. 4, 1956, he was a
lifelong resident of Polk County. He was director of
Imagine That Ministries. He was a member of Exodus International North
America. >Mr. Manley is survived
by his wife, Dorothy Manley; daughters,
Cassandra
Manley, Charis Manley, both of Polk City;
brother,
Danny Manley, Eagle Lake;
sister, Beverly Simpson, Winter Haven.
Visitation will be this evening at Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home in Winter
Haven. Services will be Friday at the funeral home chapel.
– Ledger, March 6, 2003. Burial in Pleasant
Grove Cemetery. - Ledger, March 2003
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EAGLE LAKE - Nadine
Moody Manley, of
Eagle Lake, FL passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at her
residence due to heart failure. Born Nov. 23, 1936 in
Vernon, FL
she settled in the area after her husband retired from military
service. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Eagle Lake;
and had worked
at Bordo
Citrus as a sectionizer and at the
Winter Haven Hospital in Medical Records. >She is preceded in death
by
her husband, James R. Manley; a son, John Richard
Manley; 3
brothers, Hiram, Moody and Jim;
and 2 sisters,
Louise and Deanie. >
She is survived
by: 2 daughters, Kathy Bracknell and her husband Gary
of Eagle Lake and Pamela Barber and her husband William of Sebring, FL;
a nephew she treated as a
son, Jimmy Sapp and his wife Sherry; a
sister, Willodine Manley of Eagle Lake; six grandchildren;
and six
great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends, Wednesday, Nov.
27, 2013 at Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Winter Haven. Funeral Services
will begin at 11:00 am in the funeral home chapel. Interment will
follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Ft. Meade, FL.
Condolences
may be sent towww.OakRidgeFuneralCare.com – Ledger, Nov. 26,
2013.
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FORT MEADE -- Mrs.
Jewell Womack
Manley of Fort Meade died of heart failure Saturday (Feb. 5, 2005) at
Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born March 29, 1918, in
Tifton, Ga., she was a longtime resident of
this area. She
was a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Fort
Meade. >Mrs. Manley was preceded in
death by her
husband, Willard Manley. >She is survived by her son,
Wayne Manley,
Wauchula, J.W. Manley, Fort Meade; sister,
Lola Sibre, North Miami;
three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be,
Tuesday at McLean Funeral Home, Fort Meade. Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. – Ledger Feb. 7, 2005.
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EAGLE
LAKE - Billy Monroe Manley of Eagle Lake, Florida passed away Sunday,
October 8, 2017 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was a native of
Lake Wales, born
November 9, 1933 to J.R. and Blonnie Manley, Billy has lived here his entire
life. He worked
many years for the former Dexter
Daniels Ford, and after that he owned several rental
properties. He was
a member of the First Baptist Church of Eagle Lake and was an avid RC
Plane enthusiast, member of the local RC clubs, and he also was a pilot
and owned his own airplane.>Billy was
predeceased by a son Keith Manley (Dorothy). He is survived by his
loving
wife of 47 years, Willodine Manley of Eagle Lake; his son Danny
Manley;
his daughter Beverly
Simpson (Joe); and his
brother Roy Manley, all of
Winter Haven. He also leaves behind 4 grandchildren: Angela Kehrley
(Brendan), Cassandra Manley, Charis Manley, and Greg Manley (Meredith),
5 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will
be Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM at Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Winter Haven.
Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Thursday from the funeral home
chapel.
Interment will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Ft. Meade.Condolences
to the family can be sent to: www.oakridgefuneralcare.com . - Ledger, Oct. 10, 2017
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| CLINTON J. MANLEY, Sr. - 89
- Retired Bulldozer Operator FORT MEADE - Mr. Clinton J. Manley, Sr.,passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Manley was born February 25, 1927 in Homeland, FL, and moved to Fort Meade from Plant City in 1940. He was a retired bulldozer operator for Estech Chemical Co. and a citrus grower and farmer. Mr. Manley was a WW II U.S. Army veteran, a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Fort Meade, and a member of Fort Meade's VFW and American Legion Post #23. >He was preceded in death by his wife, Eunice Page Manley; brother, Richard Henry Manley, and sister, Doris Beatrice Stanford. >Mr. Manley is survived by his son, Clinton J. 'Buddy' Manley, Jr. and wife Marsha, Sebring, FL; daughter, Judith Lynn Southwell and husband Dale, Bowling Green, FL; brother, Ernest F. Manley, Winter Haven, FL; grandchildren, Alan Southwell, Cheri Schontag and Melissa Jan Manley; great-grandchildren, Tyler Cloud, Owen Cloud, Landon Schontag and Allisa Manley. Visitation will be held, Friday, April 8, 2016 at Hancock Funeral Home, 945 E. Broadway, Fort Meade. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Joe Parrish officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fort Meade. Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade, FL 863-285-8171.- Ledger, April 7, 2016 |
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- 46 - Homes of Merit EAGLE LAKE - Daniel John Manley of Eagle Lake, FL passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Hospice Forsythe Center in Auburndale. He was born February 18, 1972 at Lakeland Regional Hospital to Billy and Willodine Manley. Danny was a renaissance man, interested in scuba, cycles and music. He is best known for working at Homes of Merit, delivering pizzas for Hungry Howies and his mobile DJ business. He was a fork-lift driver for Colorado Boxed Beef before becoming disabled due to Huntington's Disease. >Danny is preceded in death by his father, Billy Manley; brother, Keith Manley; and a sister in law, Dorothy Manley. >His survivors include: his son, Gregory S. Manley and daughter-in-law, Meredith; his mother, Willodine Manley; sister, Beverly Simpson and husband, Joe; nieces, nephews and cousins. The family will receive friends Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Winter Haven. Funeral services will start at 10:00 am followed by burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Ft. Meade. Condolences may be sent at www.oakridgefuneralcare.com . Ledger, Feb. 12, 2019 |
| > DOROTHY F. MANLEY
- 64 - I will mis Dorothy and her friendly face at
the library POLK CITY - Dorothy F. Conner Manley of Polk City, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born June 22, 1954 in Lake Alfred, FL to W.D. 'Buster' and Hazel Conner. She was a graduate of Auburndale High School Class of 1972. She married Keith M. Manley on May 2, 1981 in Lake Alfred, FL and had two daughters. She was a retired Library Assistant at Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library in Bartow, FL. Survivors include: her children, Cassandra 'Cassie' Willis and son-in-law, Austin, and Charis Manley; her brother, Lonnie R. Conner and wife Debra; sister-in-law, Beverly Simpson and husband Joe; brother-in-law, Daniel Manley; father-in-law, Earl Hendrix with wife, Jane; mother-in-law, Willodine Manley; and nephews and nieces. > Dorothy was preceded in death by; her husband, Keith Manley; parents W.D. 'Buster' and Hazel Conner; father-in-law, Billy Manley; and mother-in-law, Bernice Hendrix. Friends and family are invited to the viewing and services at Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Winter Haven on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Visitation followed by services in the chapel at 10:00 am. The interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Fort Meade, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations can be given to New Life Community Church/Polk City Assembly of God at 530 Commonwealth Avenue, SW, Polk City, FL 33868. Condolences may be sent at www.oakridgefuneralcare.com . Ledger, Feb. 7, 2019 |
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LAKELAND -- Mr. John C. Baggett of
Lakeland died of heart failure Sunday (July 23, 2006) in Lakeland. He
was born
in Powhatten, Ark., on March 8, 1931, he came to Lakeland from
Plant City. He was a carpenter. He was a member of the
Church of God. >Mr. Baggett was preceded in death by his
wife,#1 Anna P. Suttles. >He is survived by his wife,#2
Jo Ann Baggett; sons, John
H. Baggett, Nahunta, Ga., Timothy E. Baggett, Stephen A. Baggett, both
of Lakeland; daughters,
Rachel L. Goldizen, Rebekah L. Dobson, both of Lakeland; brother, the
Rev. Paul Baggett, Nashville, Tenn.; sisters,
Helen McCurdy, Dyer, Tenn., Thelma Kent, Patsy McGuire, both of
Auburndale, Marie Henry, Daytona Beach; 15 grandchildren; 14
greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
Wells Memorial Funeral Chapel, Plant City. Services will be at 11 a.m.
Friday at Willow Oak Church of God. Burial will be in
Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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| > LINNIE JUANITA DUNCAN - 88 - BARTOW - Mrs. Linnie Juanita Duncan died Aug. 4,2018. Services 10am Wed. Aug. 8, 2018; graveside Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ft. Meade. Hancock Funeral Hm.-Ledger, Aug. 7, 2018 |
| > ALAN K. BRYAN - 80 - Boxer LAKELAND -- Mr. Alan K. Bryan of Lakeland died of cancer Saturday (Sept. 28, 2002) in Lakeland .He was born in Kinston, Ala., on May 14, 1922. He was a boxer. He was of the Catholic faith.> Mr. Bryan is survived by his sisters, Inez Green, Alvaton, Ga., and Fannie Church, Mulberry. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Wells Memorial Funeral Home. Ledger, Sept. 30, 2002 |
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FORT
MEADE - Doris Faye Smothers of Fort Meade, died Sunday, December 10,
2006, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure. She
was born in
Bartow on October 22, 1940. Doris worked in the lunch room at Lewis
Elementary in Fort Meade for 15 years. She was a member of
Lake Buffum Baptist Church, in the past few years she was attending the
Church of God
in Winter Haven. Mrs. Smothers loved children and for the past 10 years
she was a nanny for many different families. She is >preceded in death by
her husband,
Tommy James Smothers, Sr. >She is survived by her 2 sons,
Barry Smothers of Fort Meade, and Tommy James Smothers, Jr. of Orlando; daughter, Angie
Friedel of Orlando; sister,
Doris Louise Smith and brother-in-law, Lindsey Smith of Fort Meade; brother,
Ronnie Bloodworth, Palatka, FL.; three grandchildren; 13 nieces and
nephews; 1 great-nephew. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at McLean Funeral Home, 306 E.
Broadway, Fort Meade. Funeral
services will be at McLean Funeral Home at 10 a.m.
Thursday, December 14, 2006, Rev. Sam Haag officiating. Interment will be at
Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Fort Meade.- Ledger, Dec. 12,
2006
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CHILDRESS TWISS - 79 - Homemaker OCALA - Mrs. Mary Louise Childress Twiss passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 in Ocala, FL. Mrs. Twiss was born May 5, 1936 in Fort Meade, FL and moved to Ocala from Arcadia, where she resided for many years. She was a homemaker, devoting herself to take care of her husband and family, a lover of gardening, and of the Baptist faith. >Mrs. Twiss was preceded in death by her son-in-law, David Deriso; brothers, Harold Childress, Dudley Childress, Doyle Childress, Ralph Childress; sisters, Annie Keller and Delia Twiss. >She is survived by her loving husband, Rolland Royce Twiss, Ocala, FL; sons, Steven Twiss and wife Penny, Canyon City, CO, and Michael Twiss, Bradenton, FL; daughter, Debbie Deriso, Ocala, FL; sister, Susie Lloyd, Fort Meade, FL; grandchildren, Brian Deriso, Mary Ann Duncan, Stephanie Twiss and Tabatha Twiss; fifteen great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Hancock Funeral Home, 945 East Broadway, Fort Meade, FL with Rev. Christopher Stevens officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fort Meade. In lieu of flowers, those wishing, may make contributions to: The Hospice of Marion County, 3231 S.W. 34th Ave., Ocala, FL, 34474. Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade, FL, 285-8171.-Ledger, Jan. 12, 2016 |
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FORT
MEADE - Barbara C. Filyaw passed away Sunday, February 23,
2020. She was born April 25, 1941 in Wise County, VA. She was
a
homemaker and was of the Pentecostal faith. >She was preceded in
death by her parents: Carlyle Caudill & Edith Filyaw, husband:
James Charles Filyaw, sister: Betty Sue Caudill and great grandchild:
Mc-Kenzie Brownlee. >She is survived by her two daughters: Libby Pollard
and Lesia Cannon, son: Chuck Filyaw & wife Stacia,
grandchildren:
Miranda Dawson & husband Austin, Richard Brownlee &
wife
Tiffany, Sean Brownlee & wife Chelsey, Alyssa Cannon and Hannah
Filyaw, great grandchildren: Adalyn, Ella, Lexi, Maddie, Brody, Riley,
Brantley, Kylie and Tanner. Family will receive friends
Friday,
February 28, 2020 from 10 to 11 am at McLean Funeral Home. Funeral
service will follow at 11:00 am Friday, February 28, 2020, at McLean
Funeral Home with Pastor Joey Taylor officiating. Interment will be
held at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Fort Meade, FL. Condolences to
family at www.whiddenmcleanfuneralhome.com - Ledger,
Feb. 26, 2020
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