Prominent sugarcane farmer and cattle rancher dies at 79

Joe Marlin Hilliard was inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2017.


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Joe Marlin Hilliard (Courtesy photo)
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Longtime sugarcane and cattle industry rancher Joe Marlin Hilliard, a Fort Myers native and 2017 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, died Aug. 26. He was 79. 

 

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