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...
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...
