Winter Haven - Tula Mae Hancock of Winter Haven, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale from respiratory failure.  She was 85. 

A native of Jasper, Tennessee, born October 1, 1921, Tula moved here in 1936 from Jasper.  She was a Bookkeeper and a Homemaker, and she was a Baptist.  Walter O. Hancock, her husband preceded her in death. 

Tula is survived by a niece:  Nancy Poe of Haines City, FL; and a nephew:  Jimmy Barbara of Colorado.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM evening at Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Winter Haven.  Graveside services will be held at  11:00 AM at Lakeside Memorial Park. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to:  Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Avenue, Auburndale, FL 33823, or to the Humane Society of Polk County, 555 Sage Road, Winter Haven, FL 33884.

 Condolences to family:  www.oakridgefuneralcare.com.