William Hubert Shiver, Sr.
Jul 1, 2016
William Hubert Shiver, Sr. passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 in Perry, Florida. Mr. Shiver was born on December 7, 1946 in Geneva County, AL. He retired from Alcoa Aluminum where he worked as a filter operator. He attended New Beginning Church of God in Fort Meade. Mr. Shiver is preceded in death by his father Hubert John William Shiver,...
Betty Ann Clark
Jun 30, 2016
Betty Ann Clark, age 76, passed away, Thursday, June 30, 2016 at her home in Bartow. Born August 30, 1939 in Paxton, FL, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Lena (Strickland) West. Betty worked for many years as a legal secretary. She was a member of Winter Haven Worship Center. Betty is survived by a loving family...
Maria D. Sizemore
Jun 30, 2016
Maria D. Sizemore, 91, died in Winter Haven, Florida on June 30, where she was a resident at the Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center. A native of Daytona Beach, she was born in her grandparents ocean side home on July 26, 1924. Married to her late husband, Byron K. Sizemore on December 2, 1945, she would then live in her much...
Julia Romero Garza
Jun 28, 2016
Frostproof - Julia Garza, 62, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Julia was born December 20, 1953 in Matamoros,Tamaulipas, Mexico. She was a Citrus Grader for Ben Hill Griffin. She was Catholic. She is survived by her husband Emiliano Garza, two daughters Perla Gallegos & husband Ricardo and Janie Ivarra & husband Daniel. Three sons Humberto Garza & wife Marcia,...
William G. "Bill" Strickland
Jun 28, 2016
William G. "Bill" Strickland III, age 76, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Consulate Health Care of Lakeland. Born April 26, 1940 in Goldsboro, NC, Mr. Strickland was a longtime resident of Bartow. Mr. Strickland ran an architectural and design business for several years, later he was a sales representive for Florida Rock. He was preceded in death by...
Clifton Jenkins
Jun 25, 2016
Fort Meade - Clifton Jenkins, 71, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016. Mr. Jenkins born January 17, 1945 in Fort Meade, FL, He was a Owner/Operator of C & T Reclamations Inc. He was a member of Fort Meade Worship Center.An avid outdoors man, he enjoyed fishing & hunting and was a was a FSU fan. He is survived by...
Betty Jane Maxwell
Jun 23, 2016
Bartow - Betty Maxwell, 78, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016. Betty was born April 15, 1938 in Jacksonville, FL, She worked in the Food Industry. She was preceded in death by her Husbands, parents Oscar & Betty Sedberry, daughter Debi Dollens, son Phillip Moore, sister Carolyn Addison, brother Robert Sedberry and two great grandchildren Cayli & Gabriel. She is...
Daisy L. "Laurie" Mofield
Jun 23, 2016
Daisy Laurene (Laurie) Reid Mofield was born in Bartow, Florida on September 1, 1926; and passed from death to life eternal in Jesus on June 23, 2016 at her home in Dothan, Alabama. Laurie will be buried beside her husband, Owen, with graveside services on Friday, July 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Wildwood Cemetery in Bartow, Florida with...
Betty Jean Bryan
Jun 22, 2016
Bartow - Betty Jean Bryan, age 83, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 in Winter Haven. Born November 30, 1932 in Parkersburg, WV, Mrs. Bryan was a longtime resident of Bartow. Mrs. Bryan was preceded in death by her husband: Milton "Buster" Bryan, Jr. She was a member of the Bartow First Assembly of God. Mrs. Bryan was active with...
Richard "Hank" Warren
Jun 21, 2016
Fort Meade - Richard "Hank" Warren, 50, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Hank was born June 5, 1966 in Lakeland, FL, He was a graduate of Fort Meade High School "Class of 84". Hank was a RN Nurse and worked in Home Health Care. He also loved to cook and volunteered his time to help with Leland Family Ministries....
Thomas L. Gainey
Jun 21, 2016
Thomas L. Gainey, age 84, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at his home in Bartow. Born January 9, 1932 in Darlington, FL, he was the son of the late Robert and Esther (Alford) Gainey. Mr. Gainey was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Air Force. He retired from the Polk County School Board where he...
Myrtle Louise Griffin
Jun 21, 2016
Bartow - Myrtle Louise Griffin, 83, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016. She was born October 9, 1932 in Wimauma, Fl. She was a lifelong resident of Bartow. She was a Supervisor of Records for the Bartow Police Department for over 36 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Griffin, Parents, John & Lessie McDuffie, Brothers &...
Alcus E. Aycock
Jun 16, 2016
Alcus E. Aycock age 100, passed away Friday June 16, 2016 in Winter Haven. Born January 3, 1916 in Geneva, AL, he was the son of the late Joe F. and Fannie Mae Aycock. Alcus was a longtime resident of Homeland and was a member of the 1st Baptist Church of Homeland. He retired from Ben Hill Griffin where he...
Evelyn G. Brown
Jun 13, 2016
Bartow- Evelyn G. Brown passed away Monday, June 13, 2016. She was born March 16, 1923 in LaBelle, FL to the late Arthur J. and Emma Remington Munroe. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Burton W. Brown. She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey (Karla) Brown and Michael Brown and 4 grandsons, Casey, Cody, Travis and Tyler. She...
Homer L. Adkins
Jun 10, 2016
Homer L. Adkins, age 84, passed away June 10, 2016 in Lakeland. Born October 11, 1931 in Enterprise, AL, he was the son of the late Ira Leroy and Annie Dovie (Horsley) Adkins. Homer was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served Florida National Guard. He was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Meade...
Brenda Jane Taguri
Jun 10, 2016
Brenda Jane Taguri, age 61, passed away Friday, June 10, 2016 in Gainesville, FL. Brenda was born in Seymour, IN on February 1, 1955 and graduated from Purdue University. She moved to Bartow 21 years ago and worked for the Polk County School Board as a Demographic and Planning Coordinator. Brenda is preceded in death by her mother Norma (Snyder)...
Martha S. Gentry
Jun 8, 2016
Martha Simmons Gentry passed away June 8, 2016 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland, Florida. She was blessed with an eventful ninety three years. Martha was the granddaughter of Reverend Bascom Carlton and his wife Martha of Bowling Green, Florida, and the daughter of Thomas Simmons and Lora Carlton. Martha attended Hardee County Schools and Florida Southern College. She eventually...
Joann Adamson
Jun 7, 2016
Winter Haven - JoAnn Adamson, 82, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016. JoAnn was born December 24, 1933 in Monroe, WI, to Howard and Leona Lundy. She earned a degree as an elementary school teacher and taught school for her first few years of marriage. She has lived many places: Milwaukee, WI; Carmel, CA, Frankfurt am Main and Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany;...
Leroy Baker
Jun 6, 2016
Bartow - Starlon "Leroy" Baker, 78, passed away June 6, 2016. Mr. Baker was born October 9, 1937 in Bartow, FL, Leroy served in the Army Reserves. He was a Carpenter and Foreman for Mosaic for 53 years. He was a member of the Bartow Church of God. He was preceded in death by his parents Julius & Annabelle Baker,...
James F. Cochran
Jun 6, 2016
James F. Cochran, age 78, passed away Monday June 6, 2016 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born November 16, 1937 in Parrish, FL, Mr. Cochran was a lifelong resident of Bartow. He was a Diesel Mechanic in the phosphate industry for many years. He was a member of the Wildwood Baptist Church of Bartow. He enjoyed fishing, baseball and football....
