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...
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...
