Kathleen L. "Kris" Grams
Jun 11, 2010
Kathleen L. "Kris" Grams 64 of Lakeland passed away Friday June 11, 2010 from cancer at her residence. Born in Santa Barbara, CA she moved to Lakeland in 1997 from Michigan. Kris was a home maker and and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Lakeland. She is survived by her husband Curtis A....
Roma Denva Johns Seaton
Jun 10, 2010
Roma "Denva" Johns Seaton 73 of Bartow passed away Thursday June 10, 2010 from respiratory failure at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Wachula, FL she moved to Bartow in 1970. Denva worked as Office manager at the Polk County Criminal Justice Department and also attended the Vinyard Church of God in Bartow. She was preceded in death by...
Anthony E. Catapano
Jun 7, 2010
Anthony E. "Tony" Catapano 76 of Winter Haven passed away Monday June 7, 2010 from cancer at his residence. Born in Brooklyn, NY he moved from Columbus, NJ to Winter Haven in 1993. He retired from the United States Air Force and was a Vietnam War Veteran. After his military service he worked for and also retired the US Postal...
Mary Watson Smith
Jun 7, 2010
Mrs. Mary W. Smith, age 88, died Monday, June 7, 2010. Born June 3, 1922 in Houston County, Alabama, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Dee Davis Watson and Lethan S. Watson. As a young lady, Mrs. Smith worked as a nurse at the Donaldsonville Hospital in Donaldsonville, Georgia. She also was employed by Johnnie Williams Chicken Farm...
James A. Henderson
Jun 6, 2010
James A. Henderson, 81, of Bartow, died Sunday, June 6, 2010, at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Born February 24, 1929 in Auburn, MS., Mr. Henderson has been a resident of Bartow since 1955, moving from Mississippi. Mr Henderson was owner of H & H Fiberglass, Inc, manufacturing Flare & Ralley Sports Boats for several years. He was a member of...
Dewey Thomas Meacham, Sr.
Jun 6, 2010
Dewey Thomas Meacham, Sr., 78, of Bartow, FL, went to be with his Jesus Sunday, June 6, 2010, at his residence in Bartow, FL. Mr. Meacham was born August 27, 1931 in Baker, FL. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict . He was a Instrument Mechanic for Mobil Chemical for 41 years and was a member...
Marjorie J. Priddle
Jun 5, 2010
In loving memory of Marjorie J. Priddle, born Jan. 1, 1926 in Sanford, Florida. Marjorie was called home on June 5, 2010. She died at Highland Lake Center in Lakeland due to heart failure. She lived in Bartow moving from Sanford 42 years ago. She was a member of Holy Trinity Church in Bartow where she had served as a...
Brad Murphy
Jun 2, 2010
Mr. Brad Murphy, age 33, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Mr. Murphy was born on May 26, 1977 in Lakeland. He was a electrician by trade. Mr. Murphy was an avid Gator fan, sportsman, golfer, and fisherman. He also enjoyed playing the guitar. Mr. Murphy is survived by his mother, Brenda (Lightsey) Hennenfent and husband Joseph of Tallahassee, his father...
Osvaldo Medina
May 31, 2010
Osvaldo Medina, 74, died from cancer 5/31/10. Visitation will be Fri. 6/4 from 6-8pm at Whidden-McLean F.H. in Bartow. Services will be Sat. 6/5 at 10am at the Church of the Resurection in in Lakeland.
Leland R. Bryan
May 30, 2010
Leland R. Bryan, 84, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at Tampa General Hospital from complications from a stroke. Born August 22, 1925 to Rembert Leigh Bryan and Mabel Spurgin Bryan in Bartow, FL. He attended public schools in Bartow where he participated in activities including the Summerlin Institute marching band, where he was first chair trumpet for a number of...
Lois E. Selander
May 26, 2010
Lois E. Selander, age 78, went home to heaven Wednesday, May, 26, 2010, at home surrounded by her family. Born December 8, 1931 in Elmira Heights, NY, she was the daughter of the late Adolphus T. and Mary R. (Head) Smith. Her parents were ministers of Assembly of God churches in northeastern Pennsylvania and western New York where her and...
Paula B. Adams
May 26, 2010
Paula B. Adams, 67, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at Bartow Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Born March 18, 1943 in Painesville, OH, Mrs. Adams was a longtime resident of Bartow. She was a secretary for the Juvenile Division of the Polk County Clerks Office. She was a member of Christian Home Freewill Baptist Church of Bartow. She was...
James S. Petrovich Sr.
May 26, 2010
Bartow- James S. Petrovich, Sr., 66, of Bartow, Florida, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, of cancer at Winter Haven Hospital. Born July 11, 1943 in Danville, PA, He attended Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania where he played basketball. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from McCann School of Business & Technology. He dedicated 45 years to building his...
Mary M. Blount
May 22, 2010
Mary M. Blount, 79, of Bartow died Saturday, May 22, 2010, due to cancer. Born Dec.11, 1930, in the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania suburb of Wilkinsburg to Scottish immigrants David and Joan Lawson McNair, Mrs. Blount moved to Bartow as a young wife and mother in October of 1954. She was a 1948 graduate of Wilkinsburg High School and attended night courses...
James M. Scribner
May 18, 2010
Mr. James M. Scribner, age 94, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at his home in Bartow, FL. Born August 11, 1915 in Attica, Indiana, Mr. Scribner was the son to the late James M. and Othelia Scribner. Mr. Scribner was a graduate of Northern Illnios College of Optometry. He was a member of the Optometry Fraternity, Omega Delta Alpha....
Bessidene E. Knauss
May 10, 2010
Bessidene E. Knauss 74 of Lakeland passed away May 10, 2010 from cancer. A native of Italy Valley, NY she moved to Lakeland from Pensacola 18 years ago. As a ministers wife she traveled for 22 years in Evangelism with her husband Dr. Norman Knauss of the Pine Grove Baptist Church in Mulberry. Bessidene was a accomplished musician and often...
Mildred E. Stenger
May 9, 2010
Eagle Lake- Mildred Evelyn Harrington Stenger, 96, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Life Care Center Of Winter Haven of heart failure. Born December 28, 1913 in Chicago, IL, Mrs. Stenger has been a resident of Polk County since 1924, moving from Chicago. She was a graduate of Bartow Summerlin Institute; attended Florida State College for Women; and was a...
Keightley G. Stringfellow
May 9, 2010
Homeland- Keightley Garrard Stringfellow, 68, died May 9, 2010 at her residence of cancer. Born December 18, 1941 in Wauchula, FL to Jobe and Esther Garrard, Mrs. Stringfellow was a resident of Homeland since 2001, moving from Alturas where she had been a longtime resident. A graduate of Bartow Summerlin Institute, she later graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from...
Rev. A.D. Albritton
May 4, 2010
Rev. A.D. Albritton, age 87, of Fort Meade, FL, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at his Residence in Fort Meade, FL. A.D. was born and lived his entire life in Fort Meade. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II on the U.S.S. Bennington CV20. He was part of the Battle of Leyte. A.D. was a builder and loved...
Olas C. Williams
May 4, 2010
Mrs. Olas C. Williams, age 79, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at her residence in Bartow. Born March 8, 1931 in Douglas Ga, Mrs. Williams had been a resident of Bartow for 65 yrs, moving from Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband: Iston S. Williams, Sr. She is survived by her daughter: Thelma Jelley of Lakeland; two...
