Carl K. Brockman
Sep 19, 2013
Carl K. Brockman, age 57, went to be the the Lord Thursday, September 19, 2013 in Winter Haven. Mr. Brockman was born on August 16, 1956 in Highland Park, MI. Carl had worked for Florida Natural, formerly Donald Duck, in Lake Wales for 24 years. He attended the Full Gospel Fellowship in Wahneta. Carl is survived by a loving family...
Nancy Sue Festa
Sep 17, 2013
Nancy Sue Festa of Mulberry died September 17, 2013 from cancer. She is survived by husband Rod Festa, mother June McCarty. Two daughters Carolyn and Cynthia. Two brothers and six grandchildren
Shirley A. Olinger
Sep 14, 2013
Shirley A. Olinger, age 78, passed away from cancer on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at home in Winter Haven. Born on February 21, 1935 in International Falls, MN, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ethel (Hout) Kavanagh. Ms. Olinger moved to Polk County in 1969. She worked as a Judicial Assistant for Judge Maloney at the Polk...
Rebecca "Becca" Ann Sedwick
Sep 12, 2013
Lakeland - Rebecca "Becca" Ann Sedwick, 12, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2013. Becca was born October 19, 2000 in Sebring, FL. She was a student at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy. Becca was preceded in death by her Grandfather, Raymond Jones. She is survived by her Mother; Tricia & John Norman of Lakeland and Father; Kim Sedwick. Six Sisters; Amy...
Mildred E. Thrailkill
Sep 6, 2013
Mildred E. Thrailkill, 91, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow of heart failure. Born August 2, 1922 in Alexander City, AL, Mrs.Thrailkill was a resident of Bartow for Bartow 75 years, moving from Plant City, . She was employed with Lake Garfield Citrus Co-op for over 33 years. She was a member of...
E.R. "Buddy" Murkerson
Sep 3, 2013
Edgar Ray (Buddy) Murkerson, 80, passed away peacefully from heart failure at his residence in Bartow on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Mr. Murkerson was born in Miller County, Georgia and moved to Bartow in 1953. He was the ICWU President for Local 377 in Bartow for 15 years. He was a retired Land Surveyor working for U. S. Agri-Chemicals in...
Frances Inez Whitaker
Sep 1, 2013
Frances Inez Whitaker, age 89. passed away September 1, 2013 from respiratory failure in Haines City. Born November 17, 1923 in Soperton, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Etta Brantley. Mrs. Whitaker retired from Ben Hill Griffin Inc., where she was a sectionizer, after 28 years of service. She was a member of Homeland Baptist Church....
Mary Ruth Hatmaker-Trent
Sep 1, 2013
Mary Ruth Hatmaker-Trent passed away on September 1, 2013, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky, after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease. A graveside memorial service will occur Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Wildwood cemetery in Bartow, Florida, at 10 AM with her nephew Reverend David Hatmaker officiating. Mary was born June 2, 1937, at a small mining camp in Fields, Kentucky,...
Garry W. Daniels
Aug 31, 2013
Garry W. Daniels, age 53, a resident of Highland City passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale of heart failure. Born May 25, 1960 in Bartow, Mr. Daniels was a lifelong resident of area. He was a electrician for many years. He was a Baptist. He is survived by his daughter: Alivia Daniels of Fort...
Terry G. Cauthan
Aug 31, 2013
Terry G. Cauthan, age 56, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the Bartow Center of Heart Failure. Born November 30, 1956 in Bartow, Mr. Cauthan was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a pipe layer in the construction industry for several years. Mr. Cauthan is survived by his mother: Miriam "Mickey" Price of Bartow; two brothers: Ron...
Wofford Stidham
Aug 30, 2013
Wofford Hampton Stidham, 83, was born in Ocala to Wade Hampton Stidham and Dorris Simpson Stidham. Mr. Stidham passed away August 30, 2013 at his residence in Bartow of heart failure. They moved to Bartow in 1935, making him a fourth generation Bartowan. He graduated from Summerlin Institute in 1948 and the University of Florida in 1952. He entered the...
Martha Luckie Snell
Aug 29, 2013
Martha "Jo" Luckie Snell, age 89 passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Good Shepherd Hospice of Auburndale from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born March 27, 1924 in Homeland, where she was lifelong resident, she was a graduate of Summerlin Institute and a member of Alpha Chi Sorority at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. Mrs. Snell was the organist and...
James M. Woodard
Aug 27, 2013
James M. Woodard, age 83, passed away from heart failure on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 in Bartow. Mr. Woodard was born in Orlando. He was a longtime Bartow resident. Mr. Woodard was the Vice President of Barney's Pumps Inc. in Lakeland. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Mr. Woodard was preceded in death by his wife...
Robbie E. Hooks
Aug 26, 2013
Robert E. "Robbie" Hooks 57 of Bartow passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013 from cancer at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Bartow and has worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator in the phosphate mining industry since he was eighteen years of age. Robbie loved the outdoors and was a avid hunter and fisherman. A...
Hugh Wright
Aug 25, 2013
Orrin Hughitt "Hugh" Wright, age 90, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of natural causes. Born March 21, 1923 in Hinsdale, IL, Mr. Wright was a resident of Polk County since 1925. He was a graduate of Summerlin Institute and Michigan College of Mining & Technology. He proudly served as an officer on Navy submarines...
Deborah A. Ray
Aug 25, 2013
Deborah A. Ray, passed away from cancer Sunday, August 25, 2013 at home her home in Highland City. Debbie was born on May 11, 1954 in Bartow and remained a lifelong resident of the Bartow and Highland City area. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for Mosaic, formerly IMC and Cargill, for over 30 years. Debbie is preceded in death...
Harris Conner
Aug 22, 2013
Frederick Harris Conner, 69, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at his residence in Bartow of heart failure. Born July 25, 1944 in Bartow, Mr. Conner was a resident of Atlanta, GA. for many years before moving back to Bartow. He was a graduate of Bartow High School and attended the Citadel in Charleston. He was U.S. Army Veteran. He...
Bill R. Delph
Aug 22, 2013
Bill R. Delph, age 83, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Bartow Regional Medical Center of cancer . Born July 31, 1930 in Wallins Creek, KY, He was a graduate of Western Kentucky Unversity. Mr. Delph was a resident of Bartow for the past 61 years, moving from Kentucky. After moving to Bartow in 1952, Mr. Delph was...
Emmitt E. Adkison
Aug 19, 2013
Emmitt E. Adkison, 80, passed away Monday, August 19, 2013 at his residence of heart failure. Born October 17, 1932 in Hacoda, AL, Mr. Adkison was a resident of Bartow for 59 years, moving from Alabama. He was a dragline operator for U.S. Steel Phosphate for over 30 years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. He enjoyed hunting & gardening....
Betty F. Fackender
Aug 17, 2013
Betty F. Fackender, age 54, passed away from cancer Saturday August 17, 2013 in Lake Wales. Mrs. Fackender was born on April 15, 1959 in Washington D.C. Betty worked for Florida Truck and Trailer Company in Bartow for 34 years as an Office Manager and Bookkeeper. She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Ron Fackender of Babson Park,...
