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Maria Vargas Larreynaga
Oct 15, 2014
Maria Vargas Larreynaga, 82 of Fort Meade, FL passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at Winter Haven Hospital. Maria was born September 6, 1932 in El Savador. She was a Homemaker and a member of Guadalupe Catholic Mission. She was preceded in death by her husband Jose Larreynaga. She is survivied by her sons; Juan Igacio Larreynaga, Jose Antonio Larreynaga...
Juvencia Avalos
Oct 15, 2014
Juvencia Avalos, 76, of Fort Meade, FL, passed away, October 15, 2014, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She born May 15, 1938 in Castro, Jalisco in Mexico. She was a Homemaker and a member of St Michaels Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Alberto Avalos. She is survived by three daughters; Evangelina Trujillo & husband Eloy...
Jo Ann Pace Clements
Oct 15, 2014
Jo Ann Pace Clements, 85, of Fort Meade, FL, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mrs. Clements was born December 18, 1928 in Wilburton, Oklahoma to Earl & Blanche Huskins Pace. She was a School Teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Clements and two brothers, Richard Pace and Homer...
Danny Butler
Oct 14, 2014
Danny Butler, age 70, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017 in Lakeland. Born March 18, 1947 in Sebring, he was the son of the late William Carl and Mary Lee (Folsom) Butler. Mr Butler worked as a Florida Highway Patrolman and also as an Investigator for the State Attorney's Office in Polk County for many years. Danny is survived by...
Geraldine D. Stratton
Oct 12, 2014
Geraldine Stratton, age 81, passed away from respiratory failure Sunday, October 12, 2014 in Lakeland. Born August 16, 1933 in Saginaw, MI, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Margaret Bradford. Geraldine was a longtime area resident. She worked for many years with the Polk County School Board as a food service technician and was a member of...
Jane L. Klintzing
Oct 10, 2014
Bartow - Jane L. Klitzing, 81, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at Lakeland Good Shepherd Hospice House. Jane was born March 31, 1933 in Sadorus, IL, Mrs. Klitzing was a Teacher. She was resident of Bartow since 1986, moving from Jackson, MI. She is survived by her brother; Melvin Klitzing, Champaign, IL niece; Nancy Waits, and nephews: Robert and...
Donna L. Moreno
Oct 10, 2014
Lake Wales - Donna L. Moreno, 56, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 from her battle with ALS . Donna was born March 20, 1958 in Hialeah, FL. and a longtime resident of Lake Wales. She was a restaurant cook. Mrs. Moreno was preceded in death by her daughter; Maria Ibarra. She is survived by her husband Raul Moreno of...
Jerry T. Myers, Sr
Oct 9, 2014
Winter Haven - Jerry T. Myers, Sr, age 67, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven of complications of a stroke. Born October 13, 1946 in Enterprise, AL, Mr. Myers was a resident of Winter Haven for 15 years, moving from Texas, He was a retired public works director. He was a veteran of...
Jennifer Michelle Wilson
Oct 6, 2014
Jennifer Michelle Wilson, 39, of Orlando passed away from respiratory failure October 6, 2014. Jennifer was born in Lakeland on October 30, 1974 to Herb and Jenny Albritton, both of Bartow Florida. She is best remembered as a loving mother, cherished daughter, sweet sister, kind and spontaneous friend. She was a dedicated parent who enjoyed watching her boys play hockey,...
Lacey L. "Sonny" Mcclellan
Oct 6, 2014
Lacey L. "Sonny" McClellan, 78, of Treasure Island, FL, passed away Monday, October 6, 2014, at his residence. Lacey was born June 10, 1936 in Fort Meade, FL. He graduated from Fort Meade High School class of 1956 and served in the Air Force Reserve. Lacey attended Gupton-Jones Mortuary College in Texas and made his career as a licensed Funeral...
Beverly Ann Lambe
Oct 3, 2014
Bartow - Beverly Ann Lambe, age 80, passed away Friday, October 03, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice Forsythe House in Auburndale of Cancer. Born August 20, 1934 in Drexel, MO, She was a Therapist for the Kansas State Hospital for several years. Mrs. Lambe is survived by her daughter: Janell Russell (Ed) of Bartow; grandchildren: Amanda Imhoff; Dylan Russell and...
Annita Lynn Leach
Oct 2, 2014
Annita Lynn Leach 56 of Bartow passed on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Winter Haven Hospital. Born in Tampa she was a lifelong resident of the area.Annita was a homemaker and of the Christian Faith. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed. She is survived by two sons Shawn Hernandez of Bartow and Justin Hernandez of...
Gloria Lee King
Oct 2, 2014
Gloria Lee King, age 65, passed away from respiratory failure Thursday, October 2, 2014 in Lakeland. Born April 9, 1949 in Seale, AL, she was the daughter of the late Julian Owen and Vera Lee (Simmons) Watkins and moved to Bartow at an early age. A loving wife, Gloria was devoted to her husband and children and grandchildren, who affectionately...
Jeanne R. Luttrell
Oct 2, 2014
Jeanne Rice Luttrell, 90, of Bartow, passed away peacefully of heart failure on October 2, 2014, at Lifecare Center of Winter Haven, where she and her husband have resided for several years. Jeanne was born in Ashland, KY on May 10, 1924, and graduated from Centre College in Danville, KY, where she met her husband Rodney Thomas Luttrell. They relocated...
Sherman Register
Sep 29, 2014
Sherman Register, age 76, passed away from complications of a stroke Monday, September 29, 2014 in Lakeland. Born February 8, 1938 in Polk City, he was the son of the late Gilford and Lillie (Wheeler) Register. Mr. Register was a Baptist and the owner and operator of R & R Construction in Bartow. Sherman is survived by his wife of...
Martha W. "Marti" Downs
Sep 28, 2014
Martha W. "Marti" Downs, age 75, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014 in Smyrna, TN of heart failure. Born December 30, 1938 in Enterprise, AL, moving to Bartow at a young age. She the daughter of the late J.C. Watkins and Nelle Parrish Watkins. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Shirley Kay Watkins and Linda Watkins Wolfe...
Dora R. "Becky" Stewart
Sep 24, 2014
Dora R. "Becky" Stewart, age 85, passed away from complications of a stroke on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in Lakeland. Born August 26, 1929 in Pierce, FL, she was the daughter of the late William Malry and Dorothy Anita Price. She attended Pierce School and Mulberry High School. She married her husband, Mike, on June 1st, 1946 and enjoyed 51...
Paul J. Marcoux
Sep 23, 2014
Paul J. Marcoux, age 70, of Fort Meade, FL, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Bartow Regional Medical Center in Bartow, FL. He was born June 10, 1944 in Exeter, NH. Paul was a machinist with Raytheon. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and a member of the G.W.R.R.A. (Gold Wing Road Riders Association). Paul &...
Sally Ann King
Sep 21, 2014
Sally Ann King 66 of Bartow passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Michigan she moved to Bartow with her husband Leonard and their children in 1970. Sally was a Licensed Practical Nurse and worked throughout Polk County during her career. In particular The original Polk General Hospital in Bartow, Lake Wales...
Shirley Ann Mchale
Sep 18, 2014
Shirley Ann McHale, age 58, passed away from cancer Thursday, September 18, 2014 in Lakeland. Born May 4, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Ellen Howell. Shirley was a Christian and a longtime Bartow resident. She is survived by a loving family that includes her husband Jim McHale, her four sons: Shawn Harris (Manda), Chris Harris...

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