Ross O. Lowery
Apr 26, 2011
Ross O. Lowery 84 of Fort Meade passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at his residence. A lifelong resident of the area, he retired from CF Industries as chief operator of the acid plant. Ross was a member of the Main Street Baptist Church in Bartow and a WWII Navy veteran, participating in the Pacific theater. A loving husband, father...
Keith E. Roper
Apr 25, 2011
Mr. Keith E. Roper, age 82, died Monday, April 25, 2011 in Bartow. Mr. Roper was born on October 31, 1928 in Cadillac, MI. Mr. Roper was a contractor in the furnace repair industry. He is survived by his wife of 60 years Carolyn Roper, daughter Debra Link of Frankfort, MI, two sons; Mark Roper and wife Kathy of Lake...
Charles D. Straughn, Sr
Apr 24, 2011
Charles D. Straughn, 73, died on Sunday, April 24, 2011 of cancer. Born July 5, 1937 in Andalusia, AL. Mr. Straughn was a lifelong resident of Lakeland. He was a Commerical Contractor, holding his General, AC, Electric, Roofing & Plumbing licenses in Polk County. He moved to Marathon in 1978, marrying his wife Janet Marlene Moore in 1979. He developed...
Mertice Mathis Jones
Apr 24, 2011
Mertice Mathis Jones, age 89, died April 24, 2011 at Highlands Lake Center of respiratory failure. Born May 7, 1921, in Wauchula, Florida. Mrs. Jones resided most of her life in Bartow, where she raised her six children. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Lambert, parents, Edgar Lee Mathis and Carrie Lambert Mathis, and a sister, Vermel...
Floyd H. Heckert
Apr 23, 2011
Floyd H. Heckert, 83, of Bartow passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011, at his residence. Born in Cleveland, OH, he moved to Bartow in 1983 from Port Clinton, OH, where he was high school principal. He was a member of the McLeod Memorial Presbyterian Church where he also served as Clerk of the Session. He served on the Friends of...
Robert L. Johnson
Apr 23, 2011
Robert L. Johnson, age 63, passed away from respiratory failure, Sat., April 23, 2011. Mr. Johnson was born on October 29, 1947 in Geneva, AL. He was a Marine Corps Veteran of the Vietnam War, and was also involved in the cirtus industry during his working life. He was an avid fisherman. He is preceded in death by his son...
Ouida Georgia Howze Baker
Apr 23, 2011
Ouida Georgia Howze Baker, 89, of Fort Meade, FL, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at her Residence. She was born February 28, 1922 in Zolfo Springs. Ouida was a beloved Homemaker and bookkeeper for her husband at Polk Ice Company in Fort Meade, she also was a devoted member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
John David Gandy
Apr 19, 2011
John David Gandy, 80, of Bartow, Florida died on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born June 20, 1930, in Lake Garfield, Florida and lived in Apopka and Bartow until college. After graduating from the University of Florida, he became an officer in the U.S. Navy and served during the Vietnam War. After his...
George Fred Hall
Apr 17, 2011
George "Fred" Hall 64 of Bartow passed away Sunday April 17, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center from respiratory failure. A lifelong resident of Bartow Fred was Truck Driver for FEC Newspaper Transport in Lakeland and was of the Pentecostal Faith. He was preceded in death by one son David Fred Hall and is survived by one son Christopher Hall...
Ruth Ann Miller
Apr 16, 2011
Ruth Ann Miller Seekamp 85, of Bartow, Florida, died April 16, 2011 of respiratory failure at her home. She was born September 5, 1925 in Goshen, NY to Ralph and Bertha Seacord. Ruth Ann was a graduate of Penn State University and worked as a Polk County Extension agent for over 30 years. Ruth Ann had a strong interest in...
George Elie Greenier
Apr 15, 2011
George Elie Greenier, age 68, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011 from respiratory failure. Mr. Greenier was born on November 8, 1942 in Luzerne, NY. He was a longtime area resident. Mr. Greenier worked in the phosphate mining industry for many years where he worked as a heavy equipment operator. Mr. Greenier is survived by a loving family that includes...
Royce E. Crosby
Apr 15, 2011
Royce E. Crosby, age 54, died April 15, 2011 in Tampa. Mr. Crosby was born in Bartow on September 8, 1956. He was a baptist. Mr. Crosby is preceded in death by his parents; Paul and Dorothy Crosby, and his sister Sandra M. Woo. He survived by his siblings; Tommy W. Crosby of Haines City, Charles L. Tew of Bartow,...
Thelma "Mama" Russell
Apr 15, 2011
Thelma "Mama" Russell , 80 of Bartow, FL died on Friday, April 15, 2011, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. She was born Thursday, Sept. 4, 1930 in Athens, TN, Mama worked at Mike's Drive-In for 36 years. She was a member of Vineyard Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Russell. She is...
Stephen Jerry Douglas, Sr.
Apr 13, 2011
Stephen Jerry Douglas, Sr. 69, a Native of Fort Meade, FL, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from heart failure. Mr. Douglas was born October 6, 1941. He served in the Army National Guard and was a Maintenance Foreman for IMC Phosphate. He was avid Fisherman, #1 Gator Fan, loved to garden, but most of all he was a Great Role...
Albert Steve Davis
Apr 13, 2011
Albert "Stevie" Davis of Bartow, age 61, died from respiratory failure Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Born July 10, 1949 in Donalsonville, GA, he was the son of the late Albert Ray Davis and Hazel Laverne Thompson. Mr. Davis was a Marine Corps Veteran of the Vietnam War, receiving the National Defense and Vietnamese Service Medals. He was a professional electrician,...
Caelob Edward Jordan
Apr 8, 2011
Infant Caelob Edward Jordan passed away Friday April 8, 2011 at his home in Fort Meade. Born in Celebration, Florida on March 11, 2011 he is now at rest with the Lord. He is survived by his loving parents Carl and Natoshia Jordan of Fort Meade; two brothers Brandon Jordan of Winter Haven and Terry Morelli of NJ; one sister...
Hazel L. Francis
Apr 8, 2011
Hazel Francis, , 98 of Bartow, died on Friday, April 8, 2011, at the Spring Lake Nursing Center in Winter Haven. Born February 17, 1913 in Kettle Falls, Washington, Mrs Francis was a resident of Bartow 49 years, moving from New Brighton, Minn. She was a member of the First Christian of Bartow and the Golden Age Club. She is...
Mary L. Brand
Apr 6, 2011
Mary L. Brand, 82, of Fort Meade, FL, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at her Residence in Fort Meade. She was born May 19, 1928 in Byromville, GA. Mary moved to Fort Meade 60 years ago from Georgia. She worked as a Citrus Sectionizer for Ben Hill Griffin and attened various Baptist churches. She was preceded in death by her...
General "Lee" Hunt
Apr 6, 2011
Bartow- General "Lee" Hunt Jr., 77 of Bartow, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at Highlands Lake Center in Lakeland from complications of dementia, Born July 31, 1933 in Orange Heights, FL, Mr Hunt has lived in Bartow since 1958, moving from Gainesville, FL. He was a industrial mechanic for IMC phosphate for 31 years. He attended the Pentecostal Church...
Theodore W. "Ted" Tighe
Apr 5, 2011
Theodore W. "Ted" Tighe, 85, a resident of Bartow passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Born March 29, 1926 in Yonkers, NY, Mr. Tighe has been a resident of Bartow for 20 years, moving from Vermont and residing during the summer months in East Otis, Mass. Mr. Tighe was a Ski Area Manager for Bolton...
