Deacon Bobby Joe Hardee, age 72, of Bartow, FL, died Sunday, September 14, 2025, at Kindred Hospital Tampa, FL. He was a deacon of the St. John Missionary Baptist Church.

Bobby Joe is survived by his three sisters Ernestine Howard, (Joe), Winter Haven, Fl; Vivalora Pender, Bartow, Fl; Jessica Hardee, Lakeland, Fl;
Three brothers, Myron Hardee, (Tonda), Winter Haven, Fl; Greg Hardee (Shandra), Lakeland, Fl; Don Davis, Melbourne, Fl; Niece (Like a
daughter) Sabrina Stanton (Lynwood), Bartow, Fl; Two grandsons, Guy Lee McCaskill, Jr., (Loretta), Madison, Fl, and Jonathan McCaskill, Live
Oak, Fl; Two granddaughters, Sadie McCaskill, McKinnon, Fl, and Guyanan McCaskill, Madison, Fl. Four great grandchildren; One uncle,
Jimmie Hardee, Detroit, MI, Five brothers in laws; Rev. Butler Johnson (Linda), Bartow, FL; Rev. Raymond Johnson (Nell), Beuford, SC; Horace
McCaskill (Alvilidia), Lake Ridge, VA; Rev. James L McCaskill (Lanell), Tallahassee, FL, and Nathaniel L McCaskill (Phyllis), Tallahassee, FL; Two
sister in laws: Jerry Dean Gilmore and Gail T Hunter, both of Tallahassee, FL; Two godsons: Justin Wiggins and Kirk McCory; And a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Visitation with family and friends will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 PM at Gause Funeral Home 625 S Holland Pkwy, Bartow, FL St, Funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM.

Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, FL.