MARGARITA
ALICEA, 66

LAKELAND - Margarita Alicea, 66, died 2/27/12 of respiratory failure. All services Sat. at New Vision Church: view 11 am - 12pm; funeral 12pm. Coney F.H.

THOMAS
JEFFERSON
ALLRED, Sr., 76
Truck Driver

LAKELAND - Mr. Thomas Jefferson Allred, Sr., age 76, died of a stroke Monday (February 27, 2012).
Born in Bartow on July 14, 1935, Mr. Allred was a lifelong resident. He was a truck driver, and he served in the National Guard. He was a member of the Lions Club.
Mr. Allred was preceded in death by his wife Shirley L. Allred. He is survived by his sons Tommy Allred, Jeff Allred, and Shea Allred; daughters Ann Allred, Vicky Albritton, Karen Jackson, Patsy Olinger; brothers Bill Allred, Don Allred; sisters Nancy Wacker, Iris Duncan and Frances Tyson; 17 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 at Lanier Funeral Home Chapel. Services will follow at 3 p.m. Friday at Lanier Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Socrum Cemetery.

GARLAND
ANDERSON, 80

DAVENPORT - Garland Anderson, 80, died of leukemia 2/15/12. Graveside inurnment service Sat. at Evergreen Cemetery, Davenport. Oak Ridge F.C., Haines City.

DOROTHY LOUISE
"DOT BOUIYE"
BOUIYE, 80

HAINES CITY - Dorothy Bouiye, 80, died of heart failure 2/26/12. Visit: Fri. 5-7pm Holmes Funeral Directors. Svc. 2pm Sat. St. Paul Primitive Baptist Church.

ROSE "MANETE"
MARY CORNEIL, 54

HAINES CITY - Rose Mary Corneil, 54, died of cardiopulmonary arrest 2/19/12. Visit: Fri. 5-7pm Holmes Funeral Home. Svc. Sat. 1pm Parkview Christian Ctr., Haines Cty

RALPH G.
FELTS, 83
FBI Agent

LAKELAND - Memorial services for Ralph Felts, 83, who died of heart failure 12/12/11, will be Sat. March 3rd at 11am at United Methodist Temple across from Southgate.

CLARA MAE BREWER FORSYTHE, 100

AUBURNDALE - Clara Mae Brewer Forsythe, 100, of Auburndale, Florida, died February 28, 2012 of natural causes.
Born June 2, 1911, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Sidney Brewer and Betty A. Brewer, she moved with her family to Auburndale in 1919. She graduated from Auburndale High School in 1929 and was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church there.
She and her husband Herbert owned and operated Herbert's Laundry and Dry Cleaning in Auburndale until his death in 1968. She later worked for and retired from Polk County Schools. She loved her family and friends and enjoyed flowers, singing, and playing the piano. All who knew her admired her joyous spirit and zest for life.
Clara Mae spent the last five years of her life in the wonderful care of the Masonic Home of Florida in St. Petersburg. She was a lifetime member of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by a daughter, Donna Anne Roberts (Charles) of St. Petersburg and sons Allan (Donna) of San Antonio, Texas, and Jere (Yeh-Fen) of Columbus, Ohio, as well as 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Services for Clara Mae will be held at Kersey Funeral Home in Auburndale at 10 AM on Saturday. Visitation begins at 9 AM. Burial will be next to Herbert in the Auburndale Memorial Park.

DEACON SMITH
GHENT, Jr., 78
Dragline Operator Ret.

LAKELAND - Deacon Smith Ghent, Jr., 78, died 2/20/12 of cardiac arrest at Kindred, Tampa. Visit: Fri. 5-7pm St. John PBC, Medulla. Svc. 10am Sat. at church. Oldham F.H.

NORMA JEAN
HURD, 67

LAKELAND - Norma Jean Hurd, 67, died of colon cancer 2/27/12. Visit: Thurs. 6-8pm & Fri. 1-2pm at Ott-Laughlin, Glen Abbey. Service 2pm Fri. at the funeral home.

BEDFORD
KEEN, 81

WINTER HAVEN - Bedford Keen, 81, died of heart failure 2/24/12. In lieu of flowers, donations to Fl. Bapt. Children's Hm, PO Box 8190, Lakeland, 33802. Ott-Laughlin.