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OBITUARIES Benjamin Francis Cubler Benjamin Francis Cubler, 87, of Cortez, Florida, passed away on June 6, 2022 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. He passed peacefully with his wife, son and daughter by his side. Ben enjoyed a successful career with ARCO Oil Company, starting as a draftsman and retiring from the executive suite. He then started a construction company, building custom homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks for another 20 years. He retired a second time, turning the business over to his son. He then discovered the world of RV-ing! Ben and Claire made several trips to Alaska and cross-country, exploring the country and journaling their travels. When driving the big rig became too strenuous, Ben and Claire settled at Holiday Cove in Cortez, Florida where they could enjoy the RV lifestyle and travel vicariously through their friends. Ben wore many hats. He was a loving husband, dedicated father, loyal friend, engineer, builder, executive and servant of the Lord. He was proud to have provided a very good life for his family.
He enjoyed gardening and puttering in the yard. He loved sharing stories and the best ones were usually self-deprecating. He swapped tales with his friends at the “table of wisdom and knowledge,” where the tales got taller as the night got longer. He ate bacon with a knife and fork and never could understand how he sired three children who eat fried chicken with their fingers. Ben is survived by his wife, Claire; daughter, Karen Ish (Ed); son, Karl; six grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. His daughter, Barbara Barry, predeceased him. Ben valued his friendships and enjoyed his time spent here on Earth. He loved life, his family and friends, and will be deeply missed. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton, Florida 34209 is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be made to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com.
Mary Fulford Green Cortez native and community icon Dr. Mary Fulford Green, 96, reached her goal to reunite with family and friends in Heaven on Thursday, June 9, 2022.
Mary was predeceased by her parents; her husband of 52 years, Benjamin Clyde Green; brother, Ralph Fulford; and sister, Belinda Porterfield. She is survived by daughters Cathy (Tom) Ryon, of Locust Grove, Virginia, and Carol Kio Green (Jim Kio), of Tallahassee, Florida; sons Ben Green, of Tallahassee, Florida, and Mark (Mary) Green, of Cordova, Tennessee; 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren; sisters Irene Taylor, of Cortez, and Ann Dean Riddick, of Searcy, Arkansas; brothers Wayne (Betty) Fulford, of Stanley, North Carolina and Gary Fulford, of Bradenton; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be at Brown & Sons Funeral Home, 5624 26th St. W., Bradenton, Florida 34207. Visitation will be Friday, June 17, 2022 from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 11 am. Burial will be at Palma Sola Cemetery in Bradenton. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to World Christian Broadcasting, 605 Bradley Court, Franklin, Tennessee 37067 or Cortez Village Historical Society, P.O. Box 663, Cortez, Florida 34215.
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JUNE 15, 2022
BEACH BEAT BRADENTON BEACH
6/5, 12 p.m., drug possession, 2653 Gulf Drive S. Two officers on patrol saw a car parked at the Coquina boat ramp sticking out of a parking space with a female subject who appeared to be passed out in the passenger seat. When the officers approached the vehicle, they saw a crystal meth pipe on the floor near the female. After they put her in handcuffs and read her Miranda rights, the woman agreed to talk to police, telling them she had last smoked meth the previous day. A search of the vehicle turned up a small bag of white powder that later weighed in at 1.1 grams of crystal meth. The subject was transported to Manatee County Jail.
HOLMES BEACH
6/5, 4:13 p.m., trespass, 3902 Gulf Drive. The officer was dispatched to West Coast Surf Shop in reference to shoplifting. When the officer arrived, he spoke with the owner, who said she saw a juvenile put a bracelet into her shorts in an attempt to shoplift. The employee detained the girl until the officer arrived, at which time the officer issued the girl a trespass warning at the request of the store owner. No further action was taken.
