Linda L. Vieth
Apr 27, 2012
Linda L. Vieth, age 64, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 in Bartow. Ms. Vieth was born on June 23, 1947 in Norwalk, Wisconsin. She was a longtime Polk County resident and graduate of Bartow High School. Ms. Vieth was a member of McLeod Memorial Presbyterian Church in Bartow. She worked as a Real Estate Appraiser for Hunt's Appraisal Service....
Paul H. Bissonnette
Apr 25, 2012
Bartow - Paul H. Bissonnette, age 86, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa of heart failure. Born June 16, 1925 in Millinocket, ME, Mr. Bissonnette was a resident of Bartow for 10 years, moving from Millenockett, ME, . He was a Carpenter. He was a WWII Army Veteran. He was a member...
Thelma Ruth Benton Mathis
Apr 24, 2012
Thelma Ruth Benton Mathis 99 of Lakeland passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from natural causes at the Valencia Hills Care Center in Lakeland. Thelma was born on November 22, 1912 in Coffee County, Alabama. She moved with her family to Bartow in the 1920s. Thelma married Daniel Monroe Mathis on April 12, 1930. She was preceded in death by...
Marion M. Murrah
Apr 24, 2012
Mrs. Marion M. Murrah, age 82, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Mrs. Murrah was born on February 28, 1930 in Charleston, WV. She retired from the State Attorney's office where she worked as an administrative assistant. She is survived by her children; Anita Farmer, Bonita Cathrall, and Robert Bloodworth all of Lakeland. She also leaves behind a sister, Dorothea...
Vera Carver Acorn
Apr 23, 2012
Bartow - Vera Carver Acorn, 90, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at her residence in Bartow of natural causes . Born January 2, 1922 in Ambrose, GA, Mrs. Acorn was a resident of the Bartow & Fort Meade area for 59 years, moving from Douglas, GA. She was a sectionizer for Ben Hill Griffin Citrus for 40 years. She...
Billy Thomas Haynes
Apr 22, 2012
Billy Thomas Haynes, 69 of Fort Meade, Florida passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2012. Billy was born September 11, 1942 in Crump, TN. He worked 18 years in the Phosphate Industry. He was preceded in death by his wife; Lynda D. Haynes, daughter; Lynda Gayle Haynes and sister; Joann Branch. Billy was survived by two sons; Randall Haynes &...
Marjorie P. Tanner
Apr 22, 2012
Mrs. Marjorie P. Tanner, age 80, passed away from heart failure Sunday, April 22, 2012. Born June 24, 1931 in Fairmont, WV, she was the daughter of the late Hinton Noble and Edna Violet Peirce. Mrs. Tanner was a longtime Bartow resident and worked for over 20 years as a Paraprofessional at Stephens Elementary School in Bartow. She was a...
Gladys B. Gibson
Apr 20, 2012
Gladys B. Gibson, 71, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale of cancer. Born January 29, 1941 in Holly, MI, Mrs. Gibson was a longtime resident of the area. moving from Michigan. She was a Bus Driver for the Polk County Schools and worked at Bordo Citrus of Winter Haven for many years. She was...
Barbara Marie Stricker
Apr 17, 2012
Barbara Marie Stricker, 79, of Fort Meade, FL, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at her home. Barbara was born May 17, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa and was raised Methodist. She was a Beautician & owned Barbara's Beauty Shop, she later became a Certified Nurse Assistant. She is survived by her husband; Herbert Stricker of Key West. Daughter; Susan Gnapp...
Anna Lee Justice
Apr 16, 2012
Mrs. Anna Lee Justice, age 81, passed away from cancer Monday, April 16, 2012 in Lakeland. Born on March 30, 1931 in Prenter, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Theodor D. and Farrie (Allen) Turner. Mrs. Justice came to Bartow in 1964 from Indian Town, FL. She was a homemaker and a protestant. Mrs. Justice is preceded...
Thomas M. "Tommy" Driskell
Apr 15, 2012
Thomas M. "Tommy" Driskell, 61 a Native of Fort Meade, FL passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was born October 14, 1950. Tommy was an Insurance Agent. He has been a Partner at Mitchell Insurance Agency since 1992. He was a member of Cornerstone Church of God, Polk County Cattlemen's Association & Florida Cattlemen's Association. He is survived...
Ronald D. Richardson
Apr 15, 2012
BARTOW - Ronald D. Richardson, age 74, passed away from heart failure Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born December 23, 1937 in Brewster, FL, he was the son of the late William T. and Clara L. (Surrency) Richardson. Mr. Richardson was a longtime resident of Bartow and worked for Polk County as a Land Fill...
Howard Lee Cloyd
Apr 12, 2012
Howard Lee Cloyd, 89, died April 12, 2012, in the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. The cause of death was kidney disease.He had lived at Florida Presbyterian Homes in Lakeland since 2009, but was a longtime resident of Fort Meade. His family is deeply appreciative of the many kindnesses extended to Mr. Cloyd by the staff and residents of Florida Presbyterian...
John Kusicko
Apr 9, 2012
Lehigh Acres - John Kusicko, age 60, passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 at Lehigh Acres, FL of cancer. Born November 2, 1951 in Cloquet, MN, Mr. Kusicko was a resident of Lehigh Acres for 17 years moving from Bartow. He was a postal worker for the U.S. Postal Service for many years. He was a former member of the...
Harry E. White
Apr 9, 2012
Mr. Harry E. White, age 83, passed away from respiratory failure, Monday, April 9, 2012 in Winter Haven. Born October 5, 1928 in Bartow, Mr. White was the son of the late John B. and Blanche (Paulk) White. Mr. White served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve. He was a longtime member of the Bartow First Baptist Church...
May B. Jenkins
Apr 6, 2012
Lakeland - May B. Jenkins, 78, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012. May was born June 3, 1933 in Oslo, Norway, She was a Homemaker. She was a member of the Lakeland Meet & Greet Club & A Daughter of the Eastern Star. May is survived by her husband of 55 years William "Bill" Jenkins of Lakeland. Two Sons; Erik...
Jack Olinger, Jr.
Apr 6, 2012
Bartow - Jack Olinger, Jr., 73, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 from heart failure. Jack was born January 15, 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Olinger was a Carpenter. He was a member of the Mulberry Bass Club & Coached Little League Baseball for many years following his Boys. He was preceded in death by his Two Brothers; Wayne &...
Sandra M. Howell
Apr 4, 2012
La Crosse, FL - Sandra M. Howell, age 66, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in Gainesville of respiratory failure. She is remembered as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Born December 18, 1945 in Lake Garfield, FL, Mrs. Howell was a resident of La Crosse for several years, moving from Bartow. She is preceded in death by her son:...
Jean Hull
Mar 28, 2012
Cecelia Lewis (Jean) Hull, age 87, died of respiratory failure Wednesday evening , March 28, 2012. Surrounded by her three loving children, she passed away peacefully at the Hawthorne Inn in Lakeland. Born in Orlando, FL December 04, 1924, Jean grew up in Lakeland where, along with her siblings, Herman, Nita and Bobo, she helped out in her family's wholesale...
Joann Corson Hogeback
Mar 27, 2012
Joann Corson Hogeback, age 74, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Ms. Hogeback was born in Mount Vernon, Kentucky on February 3, 1938. She was a Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Ms. Hogeback was a longtime area resident and was currently residing in Port Richey. Ms. Hogeback worked in the Accounts Payable Department for Highland Homes in Lakeland for...
