Elizabeth "Patty" Thackrey
Feb 9, 2015
Elizabeth "Patty" Thackrey, age 99, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 in Lakeland. Born January 20, 1916 in Akron Ohio, Patty was the daughter of the late John C. and Dencie (Hurd) Goodman. Mrs. Thackrey owned and operated Patty's Nursery in Bartow for many years. She was also a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Bartow, the...
Felipe Avila
Feb 8, 2015
Felipe Avila, 88, of Bartow, FL, passed away due to organ failure on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at his residence surrounded by family and close friends. Mr. Avila was born August 23, 1926, in San Cristobal Catorce, S.L.P., Mexico. He migrated to Texas as a young man before relocating to Bartow in the 1960s with his wife and children. Mr....
Betty Lynn Douberly
Feb 6, 2015
Betty Lynn Douberly, 83, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at her home in Bartow. Born March 4, 1931 in Gadsden, AL, Mrs. Douberly was a resident of Bartow since 1945, moving from Alabama, She was a member of the Highlands Church of Christ of Lakeland, an avid bowler, former member of the Bartow Junior Women's Club and an avid...
Linda W. Bennett
Feb 4, 2015
Linda Whidden Bennett, 79, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Winter Haven Hospital. Born November 28, 1935 in Fort Myers, Mrs. Bennett was a resident of Bartow since 1960, moving from Corkscrew Settlement near Immokalee. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bartow. Mrs. Bennett was active with the Cub and Girl Scouts programs for...
Audia L. Mcgraw
Feb 2, 2015
Audia L. McGraw, age 91, passed away at his home in Bartow on Monday, February 2, 2015. Born May 25, 1923 in Brewton, Alabama, he was the son of the late Charles Simeon and Mattie (Barrow) McGraw. Mr. McGraw was the owner and operator of McGraw Spreading Service in Bartow. He was an Air Force veteran of WWII. Mr. McGraw...
Tony Frean
Jan 30, 2015
Antonio "Tony" Frean, age 76, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born January 21, 1939 in Cuba, Mr. Frean was a resident of Bartow since 1972. He was a Lab and X-Ray Technologist with Miller, Caswall, Coury & Nobo Medical Group for 29 years. He was a member of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Bartow,...
Ermateen Edwards Harless
Jan 29, 2015
Ermateen Edwards Harless, age 80, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 in Lakeland. Born on July 10, 1934 in Eastman, GA, she was the daughter of the late John Gordon and Rebecca (Coleman) Scarborough. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Harless is preceded in death by two children, Sandra Strickland, and Hubert "Butch" Edwards. She is survived by four children, Linda...
Mary Randall Courson
Jan 27, 2015
Mary Randall Courson, age 89, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in Bartow. Born November 1, 1925 in Bartow, Mary was the daughter of the late William Arnold and Ethel (Locke) Randall. Mary was a longtime member of the Bartow Church of God. She worked for many years as the Assistant Manager of the lunchroom at Bartow High School. She...
Raymond A. Mcleod
Jan 24, 2015
Raymond A. McLeod, age 66, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at his residence in Bartow of multiple myeloma. Born November 27, 1948 in Danville, VA, to Wallace Raymond and Virgina Simmons McLeod, Mr. McLeod was a resident of Bartow since 1970, moving from Charleston, S.C. He was owner and operator of Mid Florida Marine in Bartow for over twenty...
Gaynell Kaufman
Jan 22, 2015
Gaynell Kaufman 77 of Bartow passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. He worked as a Over the Road Truck Driver and a Industrial Electrician. Gaynell is survived by his wife Patricia Ann Kaufman of Bartow. Six children Gary, Trish, Deb, Brenda, Michelle and Zachary. Thirteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Brother Gene kaufman and a...
Codey R. Means
Jan 21, 2015
Codey R. Means, age 15, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in Eagle Lake in a traffic accident. Born July 17, 1999 in Sulfur Springs, TX, Codey was a resident of Eagle Lake for a year, moving from Fort Meade, FL. He was a freshman student at Lake Region High School in Eagle Lake. He is survived by his father...
Marvin "Merv" W. Peacock
Jan 20, 2015
Lakeland - Marvin W. "Merv" Peacock, 85, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Palm Terrace Hospice in Lakeland, FL. Merv was born October 19, 1929, in Falco, AL, but lived most of his life in Bartow, FL. He served in the US Air Force, sold cars for Bartow Ford and worked at Mobil Chemical for over 27 years....
Johnny Whistin
Jan 18, 2015
Johnny Whistin, age 72, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 in Lakeland. Born August 15, 1942 in Pavo, GA, he was the son of Harlice and Oralea Whistin. Mr. Whistin retired from U.S. Agri Chemicals Corp. where he worked as a Maintenance Supervisor. Johnny is survived by his wife Emily "Joyce" Kingham of Bartow, his four children; John Michael "Mike"...
Fannie M. "Myrles" Baker
Jan 16, 2015
Fannie M. "Myrles" Baker, age 96, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at the Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow. Born June 22, 1918 in Geneva, AL, Mrs. Baker was a resident of Homeland since 1953, moving from Alabama, She was a citrus sectionizer with Ben Hill Griffin Packing Plant in Bartow for over twenty five years. She attended Homeland Baptist...
Patsy "Pat" Ann Downs
Jan 12, 2015
Fort Meade - Patsy "Pat" Ann Downs, 72, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015. Patsy was born March 18, 1942 in Fort Meade, FL. She was a Nurse and a member of the Cornerstone Church of God. Patsy loved to garden, flowers and crocheting. She is survived by her son Henry "Michael" Harrington of Lakeland. Two daughters Yuvonda Burnsed and...
Eugene "Elmer" Bruce Jr.
Jan 12, 2015
Eugene Elmer Bruce, Jr., age 89, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Born March 16, 1925 in Bartow, FL, Mr. Bruce was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a WW II Veteran, serving in the Army Air Corps as a B-17 Gunnery Sergeant in the battles of Rhineland, Northern France & Normandy. He...
Lorene Dees
Jan 12, 2015
Lorene Dees, age 90, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 in Ocala, FL. Born June 16, 1924 in Hazel Green, AL, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Campbell. Mrs. Dees was a former resident of Bartow and had attended Alturas First Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband Carl W. Dees in 2005....
Carolyn G. Griffin
Jan 7, 2015
Carolyn G. Griffin, age 78, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in Lakeland. Born February 4, 1936 in Bradenton, FL, she was the daughter of the late Orlando and Vester Joiner. Carolyn was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bartow and formerly a member of Marie Baptist Church in Dublin, GA. Mrs. Griffin was also a past Worthy...
Ouida W. Ford
Jan 7, 2015
Ouida W. Ford, age 91, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in Lakeland. Born November 20, 1923 in Lyons, GA, she was the daughter of the late Porter W. and Ethel Wilkes. Mrs. Ford owned and operated Ouida's Hairstyles in Bartow for many years. She was also a member of the Word of Life Christian Center and the V.F.W. Women's...
Kenneth J Godwin
Jan 6, 2015
Bartow- Kenneth J. Godwin 81, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 from respiratory failure. Kenny was born May 18, 1933 in Bartow, FL. He spent two years in the US Army after graduating from Bartow Summerlin Institute. He served in Korea (1954-1955) during the Korean Conflict as a Field Radio Mechanic and 8 years US Army Reserves. Mr. Godwin was...
