Ester Dunoga Kersey
Dec 3, 2010
Ester Dunoga Kersey 71 of Bartow passed away December 3. 2010 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born in Loang Samar, Philipines she moved to Bartow in 1985 from Kansas City, Missouri. Ester was a homemaker and of the Catholic Faith. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and fishing with her husband Earl. A loving mother and grandmother she will be missed....
Vickie E. Mcduffie
Dec 2, 2010
Vickie E. McDuffie, 54, of Fort Meade, died Thursday, December 2, 2010. Vickie was born February 14, 1956 in Beaufort, SC. Vickie was a Nursing Assistant. She attended Fort Meade Worship Center. She was the daughter of the late Velpeau Carlton Thomas. She is survived by her husband Robert McDuffie of Fort Meade. Two Daughters; Sheryl McDuffie and Michelle Hill...
Suzanna L. Kennon
Nov 29, 2010
Bartow- Suzanna Lipscomb Kennon, age 87, of Bartow, died Monday, November 29, 2010 in Tallahassee of Respiratory Failure. Born June 17, 1923 in Memphis, TN. Mrs. Kennon has been a resident of Bartow since 1947, moving from Tennessee. A graduate of University of Tennessee in Knoxville with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics, Mrs. Kennon taught Home Economics...
Laura Carolyn Cain
Nov 28, 2010
Mrs. Laura Carolyn Cain, age 78, died of respiratory failure, Sunday, November 28, 2010. Born January 18, 1932 in Waycross, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Morgan and Laura Ruth (Adams) Capps. Mrs. Cain was a homemaker and a member of McLeod Memorial Presbyterian Church of Bartow. She is survived by a loving family that includes her...
Margaret L. Sorensen
Nov 25, 2010
MARGARET S. SORENSEN, 98, died of heart failure November 25, 2010, in Lakeland, Florida. Margaret was born in Wentzville, Missouri on December 14, 1911, and was the daughter of William Houston Small and Lula Johnson Small. She graduated from Summerlin Institute, now Bartow High School, and received her Bachelors Degree from Southern College, now Florida Southern College. She went on...
Richard "Dick" Harley
Nov 24, 2010
Richard “Dick” Harley went to be with the Lord at 9:15 pm on November 23rd, 2010. Dick passed away from kidney and liver failure leading to heart failure. Dick was born Feb 24, 1923 in Springfield, Ohio. He grew up in Collegeville, PA where he was Captain of both the basketball and football team and voted the best dancer of...
Garvie Junior Farris
Nov 23, 2010
Garvie Junior Farris, 66, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at his residence in Fort Meade. He was born November 20, 1944 in Lynn, AL. Garvie retired from Mosaic. He moved to Fort Meade from Alabama 47 years ago. He is survived by his wife of 47 years Mavis Farris of Fort Meade. Three daughters; Sherry Wolven of Cocoa, Yvonne Hancock...
Dolores Elaine "Dolly" Morris
Nov 20, 2010
Dolores Elaine "Dolly" Morris 83 of Bartow passed away Saturday Nov. 20, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born in Detroit, Dolly moved to Bartow in 1985 from Belleville, MI. She retired as the Manager of Food Services from the Belleville School System with over thirty years of service. Dolly loved to knit and read especially while enjoying a glass...
Bessie L. Gibson
Nov 19, 2010
Highland City- Bessie L. Gibson, age 38, died Friday, November 19, 2010. She is survived by her husband: Henry J. Gibson of Highland City: 3 sons: Henry Gibson, Jr. Jessie James Gibson & Cody Lovejoy, 2 daughters: Tiffany Gibson & Adriana Gibson all of Highland City; mother: Pat Lenheim of Lakeland; 2 brothers: Clarence Lovejoy of Highland City & Alan...
Dlanie Barber
Nov 19, 2010
Dlanie Barber 98, of Ft. Meade died of natural causes at Bartow Center on November 19, 2010. Born Dlanie Cowart in Silco, Georgia on June 12, 1912, she traveled to Florida that same year,on a wagon pulled by oxen. She grew up raising chickens, cows, and farming the land in rural Polk and Hardee Counties before eventually settling down on...
Verna L. Smith Rhoden
Nov 19, 2010
Fort Meade- Verna L. Smith Rhoden, 83, passed away Friday, November 19, 2010 of heart failure at her residence in Fort Meade. Born April 16, 1927 in Brewster, Fl, Mrs. Rhoden has been a longtime resident of Fort Meade. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Meade; The Joy Club, and the women ministries of the...
Louise E. Christianson
Nov 17, 2010
Louise E. Christianson 71 of Bartow passed away Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010 from cancer at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born in York County, PA she moved to Bartow in 2003 from Temple Terrace, FL. Louise worked for 43 years as a secretary in both PA and Tampa. She was also a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Bartow....
Richard A. Ginther
Nov 16, 2010
Richard A. "Dick" Ginther 77 of Bartow died Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010 from Respiratory Failure at Lakeland Regional Center. Born in Rochester, PA he moved to Bartow fifty six years ago from St. Petersburg. Dick was the owner and operator of Furlong's Pressure Cleaning Business that he started in 1976. He enjoyed High School Football and was a Referee for...
Susan Diane Mccormick
Nov 12, 2010
Susan Diane McCormick, age 62, died Friday, November 12, 2010 in Tampa. Mrs. McCormick was born on December 30, 1947 in Vidalia, Georgia. Mrs. McCormick was a homemaker and a member of Lake Ruth Baptist Church in Bartow. She was preceded in death by her father, John E. Knies, mother, Bertha Carver, and step father John W. Carver. Mrs. McCormick...
Barbara Sims Hoover
Nov 10, 2010
Barbara Sims Hoover, 75, of Lake Alfred, FL, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010. Barbara was born March 22, 1935 in Lawrence County, AL. She moved to this area in 1952 from Decatur, AL. Barbara was a member of First Baptist Church of Lake Alfred. She was a homemaker and a Piano Teacher. She was preceded in death by her son;...
Geneva Needham
Nov 6, 2010
Geneva Needham 73 of Bartow died Nov. 6, 2010 from respiratory failure at her home. Geneva was a native of Big Stone Gap, Va and moved to Bartow in 1959. She was homemaker and attended the Bethel Church of God. A loving mother and grandmother she will greatly missed. Geneva was preceded in death by her husband Paul Needham and...
Reba Lee Allen
Nov 4, 2010
Reba Lee Allen 87 passed away Nov. 4, 2010 of respiratory failure. Born April 6, 1923 in Alamo, GA to Marie and A.P. Smith. She married Grady Lee Allen in 1943, and they moved to Bartow in 1946. Reba was primarily a homemaker, but was employed several years at Jessalyn's Gift Shop & Till Office Equipment in Bartow. Her joy...
Joyce Pierce Lanier
Nov 1, 2010
Joyce Pierce Lanier, age 78, of Fort Meade, FL, died Monday, November 1, 2010, at Royal Care of Avon Park. Joyce was born December 18, 1931 in Wauchula, she was a lifelong resident of ths area. She was Owner & Operator of Antiques & Collectibles and Lanier Western Wear in Wauchula. She was a member of New Hope Baptist in...
Alpha Abbitt
Oct 30, 2010
Alpha "Nicki" Abbitt, age 92, of Bartow, died Saturday, October 30, 2010 in Tallahassee. Mrs. Abbitt was born October 20, 1918 in Sumter, SC. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and the Bartow Art Guild. Mrs. Abbitt graduated from the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, FL. She was a noted watercolor artist and supported the Bartow...
Violet Virginia Hicks
Oct 29, 2010
Violet Virginia Hicks, 80, of Bartow, died Friday, October 29, 2010. She was born June 28, 1930 in Grove City, PA. Mrs. Hicks was a Bookkeeper & Computer programmer for Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital. She moved from Cocoa to Bartow in 1981. She was preceded in death by her husband; William Hicks, Sr. and two brothers; Arthur & Kenneth Neely. She...
