Barbara Lucile Mcelroy Nelson
Dec 24, 2010
Mrs. Barbara Lucile McElroy Nelson, age 86, passed away from respiratory failure Friday December 24, 2010. Mrs. Nelson was born on June 27, 1924 in Wheatland, Indiana. She was the Co-Owner of Nelson's Jewel Box in Bartow for 45 years. Mrs. Nelson was charter and life member of Bartow Lioness Club, and a member of the Bartow Pilot Club. She...
Violet J. Sumner
Dec 20, 2010
Violet J. Sumner, 87, of Lake Wales, FL died Monday, December 20, 2010, at Lake Wales Medical Center. Violet was born May 5, 1923 in Mt. Washington, PA. She lived in Homestead, FL for 35 years where she was employed by Homestead Air Force Base as a Child Care Manager. She moved to Bartow in the summer of 2001 and...
William P. Staudenbaur
Dec 20, 2010
William P. Staudenbaur, age 80, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, died Monday, December 20, 2010, at Lake Wales Medical Center. Mr. Staudenbaur was born July 16, 1930 in Flint, MI. William was a High School Physics Teacher at different schools. He taught most of his career at South High School in Cleveland, OH for 25 years. He was a member of...
Virginia "Ginger" Strickland
Dec 20, 2010
Virginia "Ginger" Strickland, age 67, passed away from heart failure Monday Dec. 20, 2010. Mrs. Strickland was born in Valdosta, GA on November 18, 1943. She had worked for Ametek U.S. Gauge in Bartow and was and member of Highland City First Baptist Church. Mrs Strickland was preceded in death by her husband Ross J. Strickland. She is survived by...
Shirley I. Perkins
Dec 18, 2010
Shirley I. Perkins, age 77, of Bartow, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born February 9, 1933 in Clinton, IL, Mrs. Perkins has been a resident of Bartow for many years, moving from Lakeland. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was a Baptist. She is survived by her son: Roger D. Perkins of Lakeland; daughter:...
Louise B. Yost
Dec 17, 2010
Mrs. Louise B. Yost, age 97, of Bartow passed away Friday, December 17, 2010, at Good Shepherd Hospice, Auburndale of natural causes. Born November 1, 1913 in Indianapolas, IN. to Oliver Badger & Flossie Page Bymaster. Mrs Yost was raised in North Salem, IN. before moving to St. Petersburg, FL. She moved to Bartow in 1954 with her husband, John...
Jesse "Skeet" Mcgowan, Jr
Dec 17, 2010
Mr. Jesse L. "Skeet" McGowan, Jr., age 78, of Bartow, Fla., died Friday, December 17, 2010, at Winter Haven Hospital. Born May 9, 1932 in Washington County, GA, Mr. McGowan has been a resident of Bartow since 1949, moving from Georgia. He was a Master Craftsman employed at Walt Disney World for 25 years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran....
Marion Lee Touchtone
Dec 15, 2010
Marion Lee Touchtone, born in Winter Haven on February 24, 1949, died of cancer at his home on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Mr. Touchtone was a life long resident of Winter Haven and served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Jan Touchtone and a daughter: Hillary Touchtone of...
Carrie Beatrice Smith
Dec 15, 2010
Carrie Beatrice Smith, age 79, of Bartow, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at Winter Haven Hospital of heart failure. Born May 27, 1931 in Robertsdale, AL, Mrs. Smith has been a longtime resident of Bartow, moving from Alabama. Mrs. Smith was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church of Bartow where she was a Sunday School teacher for many years. She...
Geraldine Osborne Glass
Dec 14, 2010
Geraldine "Jerry" Glass 82 of Bartow passed away December 12, 2010 at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband Travis Glass and is survived by her daughter Gayle Holmes of Birmingham, AL; two grandchildren Gary White of Audubon, NJ and Jennifer Scarborough her husband Chris and...
Jeanette A. Kilbourne - Baumgardner
Dec 14, 2010
Bartow-Jeanette A. Kilbourne - Baumgardner, age 91 went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Palm Terrace Hospice in Lakeland. Born January 19, 1919 in Rogers City Michigan, Jeanette moved to Bartow in 1973 from Flint MI. and was a Nurses Aid at McLaren & St. Joseph's Hospitals in Flint, Michigan for 13 yrs. She...
Elizabeth Joyce Hall
Dec 13, 2010
Elizabeth Joyce Hall, 71, of Lake Wales, FL, died Monday, December 13, 2010. Joyce was born October 8, 1939 in Nichols, FL. She worked in Customer Service & was a Personal assistant for the City of Bartow for 21 years. Joyce was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband James Hall and son James A....
Martha Lowery
Dec 13, 2010
Fort Meade- Martha Lowery, age 79, of Fort Meade, died Monday, December 13, 2010, at her residence in Fort Meade. Born April 3, 1931 in Lumberton, NC, Mrs. Lowery has been a resident of Fort Meade for 3 years, formerly a longtime resident of Bartow. She was a sectionizer for Ben Hill Griffin Citrus, Bartow for many years. She was...
Raul G. Reyes
Dec 12, 2010
Raul G. Reyes, 47, of Bartow, FL, died Sunday, December 12, 2010. Raul was born August 13, 1963 in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Raul moved to this area in 1969 from Texas. He was a Truck Driver & a mechanic. He was preceded in death by his Father; Antonio I. Reyes and brother; Carlos L. Reyes, Sr. He is survived by his...
Felipe Benitez
Dec 11, 2010
Felipe Benitez, 82, of Bowling Green, FL died Saturday, December 11, 2010, at his residence in Bowling Green. Mr. Benitez was born September 24, 1928 in Puerto Rico. Felipe worked in the Agriculture industry. He is survived by his wife Catarina Benitez of Bowling Green. Two Daughters; Judy Arango of Bowling Green and Joy Maldonado of Naples. Two Step Daughters;...
Louise Rickenbacker
Dec 10, 2010
Bartow- Anna Louise Rickenbacker, age 60, of Bartow, died Friday, December 10, 2010, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of complications of an auto accident. Born June 1, 1950 in Glasgow, MT, Mrs. Rickenbacker moved to Florida in 1969 and has been a resident of the Bartow area 35 years. She was a lunchroom worker at Bartow Middle School for many...
Hazel Winborn Odum
Dec 10, 2010
Mrs. Hazel W. Odum, age 79, passed away from respiratory failure December 10, 2010. Born March 7, 1931 in Lakeland, Mrs. Odum was the daugther of the late Andrew Lee and Lela (Mason) Winborn. She was a homemaker and a member of Lake Garfield Baptist Church. She is survived by a loving family that includes her husband of 59 years,...
Wayne "Spud" Morris Rickels
Dec 9, 2010
Wayne "Spud" Morris Rickels, 58, of Wauchula, died Thursday, December 9, 2010, at his residence. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio October 3, 1952. Wayne was a Dragline Operator for 29 years with Mosaic. He was preceded in death by his parents Ralph & Viola Rickels and brother Fredrick Dale Rickels.He is survived by his wife; Heather Helms Rickels of...
Robert E. Sowell, Jr.
Dec 8, 2010
Mr. Robert E. "Rob" Sowell, Jr., age 46, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at home in Winter Haven. Mr. Sowell was born on March 25, 1964 in Bartow. He formerly worked for Rapid Survey in Lakeland. Mr. Sowell attended Heartland Church and Village Church of God in Winter Haven. He is survived by two sons; Robert Tanner Sowell, Hunter...
Virginia Grunholzer Gillispie
Dec 4, 2010
Virginia Grunholzer Gillispie, 84, a native of Fort Meade was born June, 4, 1926. She died Saturday, December 4, 2010 in Life Care Center of Winter Haven, after a short illness. She graduated from Fort Meade High School in 1943, after high school she worked for a short time for Florida Motor Services in Jacksonville. Virginia later worked at City...
