Roberta Scanlin Yates
Jul 29, 2016
Roberta Scanlin Yates, age 85, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 in Bartow. Born October 31, 1930 in Homeland, FL, she was the daughter of the the late John and Maude (Simpson) Scanlin. Roberta was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Bartow and retired after 36 years of service as a secretary for I.M.C. She is survived...
Wayne Pippin
Jul 29, 2016
Barney "Wayne" Pippin, age 71, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 in Lakeland. Born December 5, 1944 in Bartow, he was the son of the late Barney B. Pippin and Annabelle (Myers) Keller. Wayne retired as an Electrical Supervisor for C.F. Industries after many years of service. Mr. Pippin was an active member of Scott Lake Baptist Church and also...
Richard R. Frisbie
Jul 25, 2016
Richard R. Frisbie, 92, long-time Bartow business and civic leader, died on Monday afternoon, July 25, 2016, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, several weeks after suffering a stroke. He was born in Tampa on Feb. 18, 1924, to Lloyd and Marguerite Frisbie. The family moved to Bartow in 1931 when Lloyd Frisbie and his father, Sayer L. Frisbie, founded...
Julia Idell Gunter
Jul 22, 2016
Eaton Park - Julia Idell Gunter, 75, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Julia was born July 23, 1940 in Cobbtown, GA, She was a Fruit Grader for Juice Bowl. She was a member Free Will Baptist Church of Bartow. She was preceded in death by her husband James Gunter. She is survived by two...
Dorothy R. "Dot" Birge
Jul 21, 2016
Dorothy R. "Dot" Birge, age 82, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016 at her residence in Bartow. Born April 26, 1934 in Babson Park, FL, Mrs. Birge was a lifelong resident of Bartow. She was a Bookkeeper for many years. She was a member and past president of the Bartow Crickett Club. She was very active in the Salvation Army,...
Banessa Herrera
Jul 21, 2016
Fort Meade - Banessa Herrera, 30, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016. Banessa was born, June 23, 1986 in Bartow, FL, She was a Waitress. She is survived by her mother; Alejandra Martinez, three sons; Rafael Vega, Dominique Castillo and Isaias Herrera, three sisters; Sandra Martinez, Maria M Martinez and Marisol Martinez all of Fort Meade, FL. Family will receive...
Alex Stewart
Jul 14, 2016
Fort Meade - Alex Stewart, 14, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016. He was born August 26, 2001 in San Antonio, TX. Alex just finished the 9th grader at Fort Meade High School. He was a member of the Fort Meade Fighting Miner Band where he played the French horn. He was also a part of the First Church of...
Mildred E. Pepper
Jul 13, 2016
Mildred E. Pepper, age 77, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Bartow. Born January 20, 1939 in Jackson, MS, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Mildred Aylward Lancaster. Mrs. Pepper worked for many years in the healthcare industry as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She is survived by a loving family that includes her husband, of 54...
Mabel Y. Oates
Jul 13, 2016
Mabel Young Oates passed away on July 13, 2016 at the age of 88. Mabel was born and raised in Abbeville County, South Carolina. She and her husband of 40 years, Dr. Grady R. Oates, resided in Wrens, Georgia; Huntersville, North Carolina; and New Albany, Mississippi before moving to Bartow in 1965. Mabel worked for the Clerk's Office as Director...
Lucille Ivey Stockton
Jul 10, 2016
Cocoa Beach - Lucille M. Stockton, 80, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016. Lucille was born August 28, 1935 in Sebring, FL, and graduated from Fort Meade High School in 1953 where she played varsity basketball. She was a Homemaker and an active member of Cocoa Beach Garden Club. Lucille loved to watch baseball and her favorite teams were the...
Terry A. Johnson
Jul 7, 2016
Terry A. Johnson, 90, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 in Bartow. Born January 4, 1926 in Bronx, NY, Mrs. Johnson was a longtime resident of Bartow. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Johnson. She is survived by three daughters: Debi Henderson [W.D.], Diane Halford [John], and Donna M Kelley [Dwight] two sons: Tommy Johnson, Jr.,and Raymond...
Luisa Hernandez
Jul 4, 2016
Luisa Hernandez, age 86, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 at her home in Fort Meade. Luisa was born on September 16, 1929 in San Marcos Mexico. She was a homemaker. She is survived by four children: Monica Hernandez (Adan) of Fort Meade, Guillermina Salazar (Raunel) of Gainesville, GA, Juan Albarran (Valentina) of Eagle Lake, Biliulfo Albarran of Eloise, and...
Oleda P. Wickersheim
Jul 4, 2016
Fort Meade- Oleda D. Wickersheim passed from this earthly life into the arms of Jesus on Monday, July 4th. Oleda was born on January 9, 1920 in Kentucky and moved to Winter Haven at the age of 6. Oleda was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Ed Wickersheim, her parents Marvin and Mary Darnell, brothers James and...
Audre Comello Brooks
Jul 4, 2016
Audre Comello Brooks, age 78, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 in Taveres, FL. Mrs. Brooks was born on November 18, 1937 in Cincinnati, OH. At the beginning of her career in aviation and travel, Audre was a stewardess for American Airlines. Later she worked in corporate aviation for Federated Deptartment stores in Cincinnati for many years where she met...
Brooks B. "Sonny" Register
Jul 3, 2016
Bartow - Brooks B. "Sonny" Register III, age 80, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at his home in Bartow. Born October 24, 1935 in Bartow, Mr. Register was a lifelong resident of the Bartow and Alturas area. He was an appraiser for the Polk County Property Appraiser's office for many years. He was a member of the Florida National...
Wanda P. Young
Jul 2, 2016
Wanda P. Young, died July 2nd in Winter Haven Hospital after a brief illness. She was born on August 24, 1932, to Joe and Clara Perdue on Calhoun Street in Plant City, Florida. A fifth generation Floridian, Wanda was a citrus industry icon and community leader of Alturas, Florida. She was a wonderful wife and mother. Her wit and wisdom...
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,...
