Ruth E. Long
Jul 30, 2014
Ruth E. Long, age 81, went home to be with her Lord from respiratory failure on Thursday, July 30, 2014 in Bartow. Born January 7, 1933 in Bartow she was the daughter of the late Robert James and Dorothy Irene Walker. Mrs. Long was a homemaker and longtime member of the Christian Home Freewill Baptist Church in Bartow. Ruth is...
Maxine Skinner Wilson
Jul 24, 2014
Homeland - Maxine S. Wilson, 57, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale of liver failure. Born January 16, 1957 in Adel, GA, Mrs. Wilson was a resident of Homeland for 27 years, moving from Fort Meade. She was a member of the Apostolic Church of Willow Oak . Mrs. Wilson is preceded in death...
Donna Vera Rogers
Jul 23, 2014
Bartow - Donna Rogers, age 88, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow. Born March 30, 1926 in Detroit, MI, Mrs. Rogers was a longtime resident of the area. She was a member of the Main Street Baptist Church of Bartow. She was preceded in death by her husband: Woodrow W. Rogers and her...
Faye Wood
Jul 22, 2014
Mrs. Faye Wood, age 73, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her home in Bartow. Faye was a lifelong resident of Bartow. She was born July 8, 1941 to Robert Lee Walker and Martha Margaret (Clark) Walker. Faye was a Licensed Practical Nurse and worked as the school nurse for the Vanguard School in Lake Wales. Mrs. Wood is...
Amada Garza Medina
Jul 22, 2014
Amada Garza Medina, age 85, passed away from congestive heart failure July 22, 2014 in Stanton, TX. Mrs. Medina was born on September 4, 1928 in Mercedes, TX. She was the daughter of the late Efrain Garza and Porferia Alvarado. Mrs. Medina was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Dorothy Nell Green
Jul 19, 2014
Dorothy Nell Green, formerly Dorothy Nell Grace, and affectionatley known as "Nanny Dorothy" left this earthly life on July 19, 2014. She was born in Geneva County, Alabama on March 10, 1942 and later moved to Polk County. Dorothy was a talented quilter, could crochet, and was a very good southern cook. She enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles. She was...
Carlos Gomez
Jul 18, 2014
Carlos Gomez, Jr. 72 of Fort Meade, FL died Friday, July 18, 2014, at his Residence in Fort Meade, FL. He was born March 30, 1942 in Brownsville, TX. Carlos moved to Fort Meade from Texas 42 years ago. He was a Automotive Mechanic. He is survived by his four daughters Rosalba Gomez, Zenaida Rodriguez, Maria Gomez and Esmeralda Hernandez....
Thomas Leon Coulter, Sr
Jul 16, 2014
Thomas Leon Coulter, Sr., 72, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014 from complications of kidney failure. He was born March 15, 1942 in Bartow, FL. Thomas was Baptist and served in the US Navy. He was a Lab Supervisor for 35 years with Cargill/Mosaic. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents Vernon & Elizabeth Coulter and sister Donna Coulter....
Marcia Fonseca Averbuck
Jul 16, 2014
Mrs. Marcia Averbuck (Fonseca) went home to God on Wednesday, July 16, after a long brave battle with cancer. She was 53. Raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “Marcie” was a lady of overwhelming kindness. She was a certified social worker who volunteered for years there in homeless and children’s shelters. After moving to Highland City in 1998, she taught...
Edgar Lee Whittington
Jul 16, 2014
Edgar Lee Whittington, 72, of Bartow passed away from cancer at his residence in Bartow. Born Thursday, April 30, 1942 in Eagle Lake, FL he was a lifelong resident of Polk County. He worked as a Maintenance Mechanic for CF Industry with 20 years of service and also worked in the Citrus Industry graphting trees. Edgar was a Vietnam Army...
Roas Lee Fewox Bacher
Jul 14, 2014
Lakeland - Rosa Lee Fewox Bacher, 99, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at Highlands Lake Center in Lakeland of natural causes. Born November 7, 1914 in Wauchula, FL, Mrs. Bacher was a resident of Lakeland since 1984, moving from Bartow, She was owner of Barney's Restaurant in Fort Meade & Green's Restaurant in Bartow.She was a member of First...
Barbara C. Lawrence
Jul 14, 2014
Bartow- Barbara C. Lawrence, born on November 4, 1932, passed away peacefully at home among her loving family on July 14, 2014 of heart failure. She was preceded in death by her loving husband and high school sweetheart, George E. Lawrence. Barbara was a homemaker and a talented artist. She was a faithful member of the Bartow Associate Reformed Presbyterian...
Lula Mae Smith
Jul 13, 2014
Lula Mae Smith, age 98, passed away from natural causes on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Born March 19, 1916 in Wheeler County, GA, she was the daughter of the late W. A. and Lula Humphrey. Ms. Smith was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Bartow. She was also a member of the Bartow Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and...
Clyde E. Gibson
Jul 9, 2014
Dr. Clyde E. Gibson, age 84, passed away at his home on July 9, 2014. His devoted wife, Ann, recently preceded him in death. He was loved by his two children Cheryl Gibson Smith of Atlanta, Georgia and Clyde Allen Gibson (Deanna) of Bartow, Florida as well as by his four grandchildren Ian and Sommer Smith and Anna Mae and...
Wilbur Ray Allen
Jul 9, 2014
Mr. Wilbur Ray Allen, age 75, passed away from heart failure on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. He was born September 29, 1938, in Nichols, FL. and was the son of the late Aubrey and Eloise Allen. Mr. Allen retired from Central Maintenance and Welding, in Lithia, after many years of faithful service. He was a member of the First United...
John J. Hancock
Jul 9, 2014
Dr. John J. Hancock, age 85, passed away from heart failure Wednesday, July 9, 2014 in Lakeland. Born December 17, 1928 in Montgomery, WV, he was the son of the late George M. and Catherine Hancock. He was a reporter and editor for the Charleston, WV, Daily Mail. Ordained as an elder in the Church of the Nazarene, he served...
Mell J. Hron
Jul 9, 2014
Mell Hron, 80, of Bartow passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 from a stroke at Tampa General Hospital. Born in Baxley, GA, raised in Lakeland where she graduated from high school, attended Stetson University, met and married her husband Walter. They then moved to Pompano Beach, FL for Walter's career and moved back to Bartow 10 years ago after...
Grace Hebb Duke
Jul 7, 2014
Grace Hebb Duke, age 102, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014 in Lakeland. She was born April 28, 1912 at 610 South Broadway in Bartow Florida. Grace, in her 50's, 60's & 70's loved to travel with her friend. They went to Hawaii, the Caribbean, Nova Scotia, Alaska, Mexico and all in between. Grace was preceded in death by...
Kenneth E. Johnting
Jul 3, 2014
Kenneth E. Johnting, Sr., age 85, passed away from cancer on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at his home in Alturas. Born April 6, 1929 in Laurel, IN, he was the son of the late Ralph and Susie Johnting. Mr. Johnting was a lifelong farmer and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. Mr. Johnting is also...
Catherine L. Ezell
Jul 3, 2014
Bartow - Catherine L. Ezell, age 93, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland of natural causes. Born March 29, 1921 in Lebanon, PA, Mrs. Ezell was a longtime resident of Bartow. She was a member of the McLeod Memorial Presbyterian Church of Bartow. Mrs. Ezell was survived by two sons: Robert H. Ezell of...
