Johnnie H. Crews
Sep 17, 2014
Johnnie Hall Crews, age 64, of Fort Meade, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at Vitas Inpatient Hospice Unit at Quality Health Care Center in Winter Garden, FL. Born July 6, 1950 in Sebring, Fl, Mrs. Crews was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her son: Scott Hall (Natasha) of Bowling...
Helen Mizell Scott
Sep 16, 2014
Bartow - Helen Mizell Scott, age 82, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Winter Haven Hospital of respiratory failure. Born March 15, 1932 in Mora, GA, Mrs. Scott was a resident of Bartow since 1954, moving from Georgia. She was a Register Nurse serving at Polk General Hospital, Bartow Memorial Hospital and as a clinic nurse for Dr. Thomas...
Olivia Allen Devane
Sep 13, 2014
Fort Meade, FL- Olivia Allen DeVane 37, of Fort Meade, FL, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 respiratory failure due to asthma. Olivia was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade. She was in the Banking industry for many years with Citrus & Chemical Bank and Providence Bank as a Commercial lender. She was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Jack C. Jenkins
Sep 9, 2014
Jack C. Jenkins, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in Lakeland. Born November 29, 1946 in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of the late Burwell B. and Luna (Pate) Jenkins. Jack worked as a Sales Representative in the auto industry for many years, including a few years at Bartow Ford. He was veteran of the...
Sammy V. Haag, Sr.
Sep 9, 2014
Sammy V. Haag, Sr. , age 74, born October 26, 1939, in Kokomo Indiana, went home to be with the Lord, September 9, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, after a long battle with cancer. Sam Haag, who everybody knew as "Pop," was loved by everyone. He loved to hunt, fish, golf and be in the woods or whatever...
James L. Gassett
Sep 9, 2014
James L. Gassett, age 88, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in Lakeland of complications of dementia . Born September 25, 1925 in Homeland, FL, Mr. Gassett was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a WW II Navy Veteran. He was a welder for Mobil Phosphate for many years. He was a member of the Hebron Primative Baptist...
Donald Charles Yost
Sep 2, 2014
Donald Charles Yost, age 69, passed away from cancer Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at home in Bartow. Born in St. Petersburg, FL on October 23, 1944, Don was the son of the late John Charles and Louise B. Yost. Mr. Yost moved to Bartow from Plant City in 1954. He was a graduate of Summerlin Institute in 1962. Don worked...
Margaret A. Lane
Sep 2, 2014
Lafayette, Indiana--Margaret Amelia (Hunter) Lane, age 90, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at IU Medical Health (Arnett) Facility in Lafayette, Indiana. Born on June 17, 1924 in Bartow, Florida to the late Louie and Annie (Burnett) Hunter. Mrs. Lane was a resident of Lafayette, Indiana since moving from Bartow in 1945, after her marriage to R. Franklin Lane on...
Mary Margaret Williams Odom
Aug 30, 2014
Mary Margaret Williams Odom, affectionately known as M2 by her friends and co-workers, passed away peacefully August 30, 2014 at Flower Mound, Texas from complications of Alzheimer's. A native of Bartow, Florida she graduated in 1953 from Summerlin Institute’s largest class in history with 123 graduates and 18 honor students, all but three of them girls. Mary Margaret was awarded...
Faye D. Gardner
Aug 26, 2014
Faye D. Gardner, age 75, went home to be with her Lord from A.L.S. at her home in Bartow on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Born April 27, 1939 in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lehman C. and Virginia Denmark. Faye was a longtime Bartow resident and attended the First Presbyterian Church of Bartow. Mrs. Gardner was...
David Ledger Carter
Aug 26, 2014
David Ledger Carter, 85, of Orlando, FL, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at Serenades by Sonata in Longwood, FL. Mr. Carter was born March 13, 1929 in Blackshear, GA. He retired in 1970 after 24 years in the US Marine Corp. Then he worked with the Dept of Business Regulations for the State of Florida as a Health Inspector...
Flossie V. Childress
Aug 18, 2014
Flossie V. Childress, 94, of Fort Meade, FL, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014, at Bartow Regional Medical Center from natural causes. She was born October 29, 1919 in Avon Park, FL. Mrs. Childress was a Homemaker and a member of the First Church of God of Fort Meade. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Childress and...
Vikki Cochran O'Neal
Aug 14, 2014
Vikki Cochran O'Neal, age 64, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 from respiratory failure at her home in Eagle Lake. Born February 17, 1950 in Bartow, she was the daughter of the late Charles Swink Cochran, Jr. and Betty Newman. She was a lifelong area resident and worked as an Emergency Management Specialist for Polk County. Along with her parents,...
Sonny Casselman
Aug 13, 2014
Bartow- Sonny Casselman Sr. 73 of Bartow passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at his residence of respiratory failure. Born in Andrews, SC he was a lifelong resident of the Bartow area and was the owner Sonny's Air Conditioning and Refrigeration of Bartow for many years. He was a U.S Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death by his step-father:...
Floyd F. Perkins
Aug 12, 2014
Floyd F. Perkins, age 86, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014 in Lakeland. Floyd was born on October 15, 1927 in Rochester, NY. Mr. Perkins served in the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. Floyd worked as a photographer for Eastman-Kodak and also was the owner of Perkins Swim Club in Penfield, NY. He was a longtime member of...
Ruby L. Fry
Aug 11, 2014
Ruby L. Fry, age 95, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at Kindred Hospital South in Tampa of Natural Causes. Born April 16, 1919 in Omaha, MO, Mrs. Fry was a resident of Bartow since 1965, moving from Columbia, MO. Mrs. Fry was a longtime member of the Bartow First Presbyterian Church and a former member of the Bartow Garden...
William H. "Bill" Moore
Aug 10, 2014
William H. "Bill" Moore, age 94, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 at his residence in Bartow of natural causes. Born June 17, 1920 in Mobile, AL, Mr. Moore was a resident of Bartow since 1922, moving from Alabama. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the Wildwood Baptist Church, Bartow. He was a Welder and Boilermaker...
Lou Bloodworth Smith
Aug 7, 2014
Lou Bloodworth Smith, 54, of Fort Meade, FL, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Bartow Regional Medical Center from heart failure. She was born November 19, 1959 in Wauchula, FL. Lou was a loving wife & mom, she also worked for Polk County School System and worked many other jobs in her community. She was preceded in death by...
Josephine L. "Judy" Kelleher
Aug 5, 2014
Judy Kelleher, age 89, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Born January 14, 1925 in Monroeville, OH, Mrs. Kelleher was a resident of Bartow since 1970, moving from Valley City, OH, . She was a florist in Bartow for many years. She was of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Kelleher was survived by the husband: Robert...
M.J. "Mack" Strickland
Aug 3, 2014
M.J. "Mack" Strickland, age 74, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Bartow Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Born February 17, 1940 in Bartow, Mr. Strickland was lifelong resident of the area. He was the owner of Strickland Steel Erection Service for 40 years. He was a U.S. Marine veteran, a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. Mr Strickland...
