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...
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...
