ERNEST SHULTIS JR., AGE 80, PASSED AWAY FEBRAURY 20, 2017 AT HERITAGE HEALTHCARE CENTER IN GLOBE. HE WAS BORN IN FERNANDINA BEACH, FL ON MARCH 8, 1936. THE SON OF ERNEST HOWARD AND LAURA HAZEL (JOINER) SHULTIS, SR. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE PEARLY MARIE SHULTIS IN NOV. 2014. ERNEST IS SURVIVED BY HIS SON CURTIS SHULTIS AND HIS WIFE LAURA, HIS STEP SISTER SHIRLEY SMITH AND STEPBROTHER CALVIN SHULTIS. SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENT WILL BE PRIVATE.