Walter L. Nease, Jr
Jun 24, 2011
Charles S. Klaeysen, age 84, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Bartow Regional Medical Center in Bartow, FL.. Born March 09, 1927 in Marion, NY, Mr. Klaeysen was a resident of the Winter Haven area for 20 years, moving from Palmyra, NY, . He was a Carpenter for Eastman Kodak Corp. for 28 years. He was a WW II...
Linda G Russell
Jun 24, 2011
Bartow- Linda Gail Russell , 55, died June 24, 2011, of a stroke. Born September 11, 1955 in Roanoke, VA, Mrs. Russell was a Licensed Practical Nurse. She is survived by her husband; Steve Russell; daughters: Ashley Sowell (Rick); Brittany Russell (Lucas Thompson); son: Chris Russell (Amber) all of Bartow; mother: Grace Waddell-Ritchie (John) Lakeland; sister: Diane Boone (Marcus), Austin,...
Audrey Goodswaard Ward
Jun 23, 2011
Mrs. Audrey Goodswaard Ward, passed away June 23, 2011 at Savannah Court in Bartow. Mrs. Ward was born on September 13, 1918 in Rotterdam, Holland. She had been a resident of Bartow since 2001, moving from Brandon at that time. She worked as a Sales Representative for Sears. Mrs. Ward is preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Ward. She...
Florian J. Sprangers
Jun 23, 2011
Florian J. Sprangers 80 of Bartow passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011 from cancer. A native of Wisconson he moved to Bartow eleven years ago from there. He worked as a machinist for a machine repair company and was a Army veteran. He is survived by his wife Betty M. Sprangers of Bartow. Three children Deborah VanBeckum of Wisconsin, Don...
Carey F. Lamb, Jr.
Jun 21, 2011
Carey F. Lamb, Jr., age 74, of Bartow, FL, died June 21, 2011, at his daughter's residence. Mr.Lamb was born February 14, 1937 in Hopewell, FL. He was Truck Driver for American Freight Systems and was Baptist. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Lamb moved to Madison, FL from Bartow in 1988, where he was a Correctional Officer...
Gene Miller
Jun 17, 2011
Bartow - Farrar Eugene "Gene" Miller, 80 passed away Friday, June 17, 2011 at his residence of heart failure. Born October 30, 1930 in Quitman, GA, Mr. Miller was the son of Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Miller, and the sixth of seven children. The Miller family moved to Tampa in 1934, and St. Petersburg in 1936. In 1940 the family...
Gena S. Harkins
Jun 15, 2011
Gena S. Harkins lost her battle with cancer June 15, 2011. Gena was born Gena Sue Smith in Cairo, Georgia, July 30, 1950. After graduation from Bainbridge High School in 1968, she began a career with the State of Florida in Tallahassee which spanned 33 years. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Paul Harkins of Bartow, Florida,...
Ernest L. Schobl
Jun 14, 2011
Ernest L. Schobl, age 86, passed away from respiratory failure Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in Bartow. Mr. Schobl was born on September 11, 1924 in Middletown, NY. He worked as a coxswain for a a tugboat business in New York before moving to Bartow. After moving to Bartow, he owned and operated the Tastee Freeze in Bartow along with his...
Joseph D. Croom
Jun 13, 2011
Joseph D. "J.D." Croom, age 79, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011 from heart failure in Winter Haven. Mr. Croom was born on April 9, 1932 in Plant City. He was a member of Peace Creek Baptist Church in Bartow and the Florida National Guard. Mr. Croom retired from US Agrichemical in Fort Meade where he worked as a Maintenance...
Ettie Lee "Shorty" Waters
Jun 12, 2011
Bartow- Ettie Lee "Shorty" Waters, died Sunday, June 12, 2011, of natural causes. Born August 21, 1920 in Slocomb, AL, Mrs. Waters has been a resident of Bartow since 1946, moving from Avon Park, FL. She was the owner of Lon-ettes Beauty Shop for over 30 years. She later worked with S&S Antiques and Yesterday & Today Collectables in Bartow....
Evelyn Marie Goodman
Jun 8, 2011
Evelyn M. Goodman, age 92, peacefully passed away June 8, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice, in Auburndale, FL. Since 2006, she lived in Bartow with her daughter, Christine M. Miller, and husband, Keith. She was born on August 28, 1918 in Bellingham, Washington. Evelyn moved to Seattle after marrying Clifton R. Goodman, then moving to Wenatchee, Washington, She worked as...
Nancy Lee Pickard
Jun 8, 2011
BARTOW - Nancy Lee Pickard, age 89, of Bartow, FL, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at the Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow. She was born July 30, 1921 in Columbia, TN. She was a teller/ bookkeeper for Citrus & Chemical Bank. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. She was a member of D.A.R. and a volunteer...
Ilene Music Mooneyham
Jun 7, 2011
Ilene "Nanny" Music Mooneyham, age 80, passed away from respiratory failure, Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at her home in Bartow. Born May 29, 1931 in Donalsonville, GA, she was the daughter of the late George and Cora Bertha Helms Ross. Ilene retired from Orangeco, in Bartow. She was a member of the Vineyard Church of God. She is preceded in...
Elizabeth Smith Orr
Jun 6, 2011
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Orr, age 97, died Monday, June 6, 2011. She was born on July 9, 1913 in Westmount, Montreal, Canada. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennon Smith, American Citizens. When her father died, her mother moved to Bartow, Florida, where her mother's sister, Mrs. John Swearingen lived. Elizabeth was a graduate of...
Lillie Carter Paul
Jun 6, 2011
Lillie Carter Paul 85 of Winter Haven passed away on Monday June 6, 2011 of complications from cancer. Born in Baxley, GA she was a lifelong resident of Winter Haven. After retiring from Snively Citrus she enjoyed being a homemaker. Lillie was of the Baptist faith and a loving mother. She is survived by her daughter Martha A. Paul of...
John R. Hughes
Jun 5, 2011
Lakeland- John Richard Hughes, 67, died Sunday, June 5, 2011, at his residence of cancer. Born August 16, 1943 in Little Rock, AR to Isaac & Willis Hughes, Mr. Hughes has been a resident of Lakeland for 45 years, moving from Pickens, SC. He was a commerical truck driver for Overnite Transportation Co. for 21 years. He was formerly with...
Barbara A. Birge
Jun 4, 2011
Barbara A Birge, 77, of Perry, FL, died Saturday, June 4, 2011, at South Bend Hospice House in Tallahassee. Born April 25, 1934 in Narisville, Minn, Mrs. Birge has been a resident ot Perry for 3 years, moving from Monterey, CA. She is preceded in death by her husband of 44 years: Robert K. Birge. She is survived by two...
Felicitas Avila
Jun 2, 2011
Mrs. Felicitas Avila, 78, of Bartow, FL, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2011 from respiratory failure. Felicitas was born December 3, 1932 in McAllen, TX. She and her family moved from McAllen to Bartow fifty years ago. She was a woman of Faith and a dedicated wife and mother. She is survived by her husband of fifty eight years...
Elsie May Brown
Jun 1, 2011
Elsie May Brown 90 of Bartow passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Bartow Center from natural causes. Born in Stockton, CA, she has been a resident of Bartow since 1949 moving from Fort Meade. She was a homemaker and a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Bartow. Elsie enjoyed writing poems and was a loving wife...
Clara Virginia Kersey
May 28, 2011
Mrs. Clara Virginia Kersey, age 75 passed away Saturday May 28, 2011 in Bartow. Mrs. Kersey was born on June 28, 1935 in Turkey Creek. She worked as a School Cafeteria Attendant in Fort Meade for many years. She was a member of the Fort Meade Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents Leonard and Ollie...
