Mary A. Mcclain
May 29, 2014
Rev. Mary A. McClain, age 79, passed away from respiratory failure on Thursday, May 29, 2014 in Clermont. Born on February 5, 1935 in Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Ida Ostrander. Mary was a bus driver and cook for Headstart of Wahneta for many years. Mary is preceded in death by her husband Alexander McClain...
Conway A. "Buckey" Maddox
May 26, 2014
Conway A. "Buckey" Maddox, 67, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014 at his residence in Haines City of cancer . Born June 2, 1946 in Bartow, Mr. Maddox was a lifeong resident of the Bartow and Haines City area. He was the Public Safety Director for Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort in Haines City for many years. He was a...
Joann Blair Franz
May 22, 2014
JoAnn Franz 66 of Auburndale passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Cookville, TN from a accident. Born in Sampson, AL she was a lifelong resident of the area. JoAnn was a homemaker and also worked as a receptionist at Gessler Clinic in Winter Haven for 14 years. A member of The Blessed Assurance Temple in Bartow, she was...
Katherine Alice Windham
May 21, 2014
Katherine Alice Windham, age 71 of Bartow, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in Lakeland, FL. Katherine was born on August 14, 1942 in Central Lake, Michigan. She is survived by a living family that includes her companion LaVern Bennett of Bartow, two sons: Rocky Nice (Lisa) of Lakeland, FL, Kyle Nice (Susan) of Marion, TX, three daughters: Faith Tarrant...
Mary Lucille Bridges
May 17, 2014
Mary Lucille Bridges, 95, of Bartow, FL, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014. Mrs. Bridges was a lifelong resident of Polk County, FL. She was a Homemaker & also worked as Sectionizer in the citrus industry. She was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years James E. Bridges & son Bobby James...
Rozene Proctor
May 16, 2014
Rozene Proctor, 79, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale of renal failure. Born August 17, 1934 in Fort Meade to Charles and Vada Cannon, Mrs. Proctor was a lifelong resident of Fort Meade, having lived in Winter Haven for the past few years. Mrs. Proctor worked for First State Bank in Ft. Meade for...
Patsy Matilda Smith Atwell
May 15, 2014
Patsy Matilda Smith Atwell, 81, of Fort Meade, FL passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 from complications of a stroke at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Patsy was born March 12, 1933 in Homeland, FL. She was a member of the First Baptist of Fort Meade. She retired as Assistant Vice President after 35 years with Suntrust Bank. She was preceded...
Allen W. Young
May 13, 2014
Allen W. Young, age 68, passed away from respiratory failure on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in Tampa. Born on August 24, 1945 in Alturas, he was the son of the late William Henry and Flora Lee (Peacock) Young. Mr. Young was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Following his service, he owned and operated his own trucking company in Alturas...
Sharon Marie Mcreynolds
May 2, 2014
Sharon M. McReynolds, age 77, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 in Lakeland. Born August 17, 1936 in Cherry Valley, IL she was the daughter of the late Harry and Lenore Docter. Mrs. McReynolds retired from the Polk County Board of Commissioners where she worked in the employee benefits department. Sharon is preceded in death by her husband Charles...
Aundry M. Eldridge
Apr 28, 2014
Aundry (Grace) Eldridge, age 70, of Bartow, died on April 28, 2014 due to respiratory illness. She was born on April 20, 1944 to Reuben and Vera Grace in Samson, Alabama. She was the wife of Dustan Eldridge, who retired from the U.S. Navy. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother , grandmother, and great grandmother. She has traveled extensively...
Ernest Amos Tidwell
Apr 26, 2014
Ernest "Amos" Tidwell Jr. 56 of Lakeland passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Bartow Regional Medical Center from heart failure. Amos was a native of Bartow and a lifelong resident of the area. He was a Sales Representative in the Industrial Industry and of the Prodestant Faith. Amos loved the outdoors and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing. A...
Martlew Q. Gillett
Apr 25, 2014
Martlew Q. Gillett W. R. Grace & Co. Bartow – Martlew Q. Gillett passed away Friday, April 25th at Highland Lakes Center in Lakeland, due to complications from a stroke. He was born on July 28, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Marty and his wife moved to Bartow in 1962 after graduation from the University of Utah with a...
Curtis "Pete" Stalvey Roberson
Apr 25, 2014
Highland City - Curtis "Pete" Stalvey Roberson, age 78, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 at His residence in Highland City of Parkinson's disease. He was born December 9, 1935 in Jacksonville, GA. Mr. Pete was the State Champ in 1953, 1954 & 1955 running the 880 in track. He helped found Highland City Dixie Youth Baseball in 1967 and...
Donald M Polk
Apr 23, 2014
Donald M. Polk 79 of Bartow passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the Rohr Home in Bartow from Heart Failure. A native of Columbus, Georgia he moved to Polk County in 1963 from there. He worked as a Dispatcher and a Truck Driver and retired from the Commercial Carrier Trucking Co. in Auburndale. Donald was an avid photographer...
Bonnie Collins Strang
Apr 21, 2014
Bartow- Bonnie Collins Fort Strang, age 70, died on Monday, April 21, at her son’s home in Lakeland surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bartow, FL on July 19, 1943. She was preceded in death by her daughter Sandra Groover; parents Rev. Lawrence and Nila Collins; and her brother Wallace Collins. She is survived by her son...
Ann Allen Gibson
Apr 21, 2014
Dorothy Ann Allen Gibson, 83, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 surrounded by family and friends at her home in Bartow, Florida. She was a loving wife and mother who brought comfort and joy to her family and her many friends. She is cherished by her husband of sixty-three years, Dr. Clyde E. Gibson of Bartow, two children: Cheryl Gibson Smith...
Glenn F. Jones
Apr 21, 2014
Glenn F. Jones, age 78, passed away from complications of Parkinson's Disease on Monday, April 21, 2014 in Lakeland. A native and lifelong resident of Bartow, Glenn was born on August 27, 1935. He worked for many years as a painting contractor in the construction industry. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife Felecia Darlene Jones of Bartow, his two...
Helen Isabelle Wilson
Apr 21, 2014
Helen Isabelle Wilson, 87, member of two pioneer Polk County families, died Monday, April 21, 2014 respiratory failure at her home in Bartow. A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Daphne Valerie Lewis Wilson and Milton D. Wilson. A graduate of Summerlin Institute in Bartow, she completed her education at Florida State...
Bonnie Collins Strang
Apr 21, 2014
Bartow- Bonnie Collins Fort Strang, age 70, died on Monday, April 21, at her son’s home in Lakeland surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bartow, FL on July 19, 1943. She was preceded in death by her daughter Sandra Groover; parents Rev. Lawrence and Nila Collins; and her brother Wallace Collins. She is survived by her son...
Bruce B. Downs
Apr 20, 2014
Bruce Barkley Downs, Jr., age 54, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 in Lake Wales. Born in Lakeland on December 18, 1959, he was the son of Patsy (Spencer) Downs and the late Bruce B. Downs. Mr. Downs worked for many years in the refrigeration industry. He owned and operated Barkley's Appliance Repair in Bartow and greater Polk County area....
