Obituaries
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Barbara J. Swegles
Dec 18, 2007
Barbara J. Swegles, 63, died December 18, 2007 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.Mrs. Swegles was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1970 coming from Suriname, South America.She was a seamstress.Survivors include her daughter, Shari Gilbreath of Lafayette, OH; son, Tom Swegles of Vero Beach, FL; sister, Connie Wright of Carthage, IL; brothers, John Kuro of Hoffman Estates,...
Frederick G. Gray
Dec 17, 2007
Freddie Gray died on December 17, 2007, in Fort Pierce, at the age of 90, at home with his daughter and son-in-law, and with the kind help of Hospice.He was born Frederick Howard Goldhahn in “The Meadows” of Philadelphia, on August 5, 1917. His stage name was Freddie Gray, from his entertainment days when he had a band and vocal...
Eva Adams
Dec 17, 2007
EVA PAULINE ADAMSEva Pauline Adams, 100, died December 17, 2007 in a private assisted care home in Powahan, VA. where she had lived the past 10 years. She was born December 3, 1907 in Camden, NJ the fourth of five children of Margaret and Irvin Pharis Motes. She moved to Ft. Pierce in 1926 as the 19 year old bride...
Lorraine F. Kelly
Dec 17, 2007
Lorraine F. Kelly, 85, died December 17, 2007 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.Mrs. Kelly was born in Arlington, South Dakota and moved to Fort Pierce in 1961 coming from Massillon, Ohio.Prior to retirement, she managed a convenience store. Survivors include her daughter, Becky Cullen of Port St. Lucie, FL; son, Ron John of Port St. Lucie, FL; sisters, Rose Marie...
Elaine B. Cochrane
Dec 16, 2007
Elaine B. Cochrane, 77, died December 16, 2007 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.Mrs. Cochrane was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1987 coming from Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to retirement, she worked as an administrative assistant.Survivors include her daughter, Carla Sheedy of West Palm Beach, FL; son, Bibson Jones of Ft. Pierce, FL; and 2...
John I. "Jack" Clinton
Dec 15, 2007
John I. “Jack” Clinton, 81, died December 15, 2007 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.Mr. Clinton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce 17 years ago coming from Pennsylvania.He worked for the Pittsburgh National Bank in the real estate department for 40 years. He was a member of St. Anastasia Catholic Church, West Hampton Country Club and Panther...
Buford George Carroll, Jr.
Dec 14, 2007
He was born in Jefferson City, TN and moved to Fort Pierce in 1970, coming from Miami, Florida.He was an automobile mechanic.He is survived by wife, Shannon Carroll of Fort Pierce, FL; daughters, Bridgette Carroll, FL, and Carletta Carroll both of Fort Pierce, FL; a son, Buford George Carroll III of Punta Gorda, FL; his mother, Dorothy Carroll of Fort...
Norma Lou Johnson
Dec 14, 2007
Norma Lou Johnson, 79, died December 14, 2007 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.Mrs. Johnson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1987 coming from Spring Valley, New York. Prior to retirement, she worked for the American Can Company. She attended Lakewood Park United Methodist Church and was a member of Norma’s Boys bowling team. Norma lived in...
Doris Reinhalter
Dec 12, 2007
Doris M. Reinhalter died December 12, 2007 in Vero Beach, Florida.She was born in Lynn, Mass., and resided in Vero Beach, Florida.Doris graduated from Hampton NH High School.Doris lived most of her adult life in Hingham, Massachusetts, Rumford, Maine and Rochester NH.Before moving to Florida, Doris ran a home for the elderly, then worked as a counselor at Massachusetts Association...
Joyce Amanda Tomlinson
Dec 10, 2007
Joyce Amanda Tomlinson, 20, died December 10, 2007 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.Ms. Tomlinson was born in Gainesville, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce 5 years ago coming from Gainesville. She was a waitress.Survivors include her mother, Lori L. Lasnick of Spring Hill, FL; stepfather, Mitchell Eiseman of Spring Hill, FL; daughter, Lilly Anne Foley of Ft. Pierce, FL; sisters,...
Hollis Henry Crowell
Dec 8, 2007
Holly Crowell, 83, died on December 8, 2007 in Gainesville, FL. He was born in Brockton, MA and moved to Fort Pierce in 1968, coming from York, PA.He was the owner/operator of Little Jim Fish Camp, and served in the US Air Corps as a WWII B-17 radio gunner.He is survived by his daughter, Brenda (Mike) Hodge of Ft. Pierce,...
Susan Ann Volta
Dec 8, 2007
Susan Ann Volta, 65, died December 8, 2007 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.Mrs. Volta was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey and moved to Ft. Pierce 30 years ago coming from New Jersey.She was an active member of Lakewood Park United Methodist Church.Survivors include her husband, Charles Volta of Ft. Pierce, FL; sons, Fred Neumann of Dandridge, TN and James Neumann...
Wilma Cooper Cowles
Dec 8, 2007
Wilma Cooper Cowles, 93, a fourth generation South Floridian and long-time resident of Ft. Pierce, died December 8, 2007, in Miami, Florida. She was born in 1914 in Ojus, Florida, and graduated with honors from Homestead High School. She moved to Ft. Pierce in 1931, married in 1938, and became a significant contributing member of the business and artistic community....
John Forrest Cobb
Dec 6, 2007
John Forrest Cobb, 57, died December 6, 2007 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.Mr. Cobb was a native of Ft. Pierce, Florida.He was a medic in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era.Survivors include his mother, Loretta Cobb of Ft. Pierce, FL; sister, Jean V. Guettler of Port St. Lucie, FL; brothers, Michael E. Cobb of Port St. Lucie, FL and Mark...
Carolyn D. Hussey
Dec 5, 2007
Carolyn D. Hussey, 66, died December 5, 2007 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.Mrs. Hussey was born in Boston, Massachusetts and moved to Ft. Pierce in 2006 coming from Old Fort, North Carolina.She was a secretary for the Palm Beach School Board.Survivors include her son & daughter-in-law, Chuck & Janie Thomason of Royal Palm Beach, FL; sisters, Suzanne Patterson of Franklin, NC...
Adam P. Snyder
Dec 5, 2007
Adam Snyder died Dec. 5, 2007, in a combat hospital in Balad, Iraq. He was 26.He was born and raised in Ft. Pierce where he attended Little Red Schoolhouse, Fairlawn Elementary, and Lincoln Park Academy, from which he graduated in 2000. He was a member of the LPA Track Team. As a boy he played baseball at the Ft. Pierce...
Mary Thelma Coleman
Dec 2, 2007
Mary Thelma Coleman, 91, died December 2, 2007 in Fort Pierce, Florida.Mrs. Coleman was born in Bloomingdale, GA and moved to Port St. Lucie in 1982 coming from West Palm Beach.She was the owner and operator of Coleman Insulation.Survivors include her daughter, JoAnn Herndon Wright, of Port St. Lucie, FL; son, Chip Coleman, of Port St. Lucie, FL; sisters, Betty...
Albert Edward Lounds, Jr.
Nov 30, 2007
Albert Edward Lounds, Jr., 90, died November 30, 2007 in Fort Pierce, Florida.Born in Crescent City, Florida, Mr. Lounds was a resident of Fort Pierce for 46 years after moving from Winter Haven, Florida.A veteran of World War II, Mr. Lounds served in the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet aboard the SC-982 a 110-foot wooden submarine chaser. After an honorable discharge...
Milt Eshleman
Nov 30, 2007
Milton Heagy Eshleman, 90, died November 30, 2007 at Lawnwood Medical Center in Ft. Pierce, Florida. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware. After graduating from Alexis I. duPont School in 1935 and Drexel University in 1940 he spent most of his working years overseas. He was a comptroller with the Foreign Service and retired in 1973 to Charleston, SC, moving...
Eunice Lee Lloyd
Nov 30, 2007
Eunice Lloyd, 90, died November 30, 2007 in Fort Pierce, Florida.Mrs. Lloyd was born in Union Point, GA and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1923.She was a baker for the school board for 17 years.Survivors include, her daughter, Janette Granberg, of Ft. Pierce, FL; sons, Anthony Lloyd, of Port St. Lucie, FL, James Lloyd, of Big Springs, TX, and Robert...