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...
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...
Harvey H. Warren
Oct 27, 2010
Harvey H. Warren, age 70, of Lakeland, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born June 4, 1940 in Cordele, GA, he was the son of the late Thomas & Annie Lee Warren. Mr. Warren has been a longtime resident of the Bartow & Lakeland area. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He is preceded in death...
Zurhn E. Walker, Sr.
Oct 24, 2010
Mr. Zurhn E. Walker, Sr., age 87, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010 from complications of pneumonia. A lifelong resident of Bartow, Mr. Walker was born the son of Samuel J. and Effie (Sowell) Walker on June 6, 1923. Mr. Walker was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and Korea. After his service, Mr. Walker worked as a Clerk for...
Wauneta Jean Morris
Oct 22, 2010
Mrs. Wauneta Jean Morris, age 77, died Friday, October 22, 2010. Born June 29, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, Mrs. Morris was a longtime resident of Bartow. Mrs. Morris was homemaker and a bookkeeper. She was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church in Bartow. She is preceded in death by her husband George Henry Morris, Jr.. She is survived by...
Juanita Parker Kight
Oct 21, 2010
Juanita Parker Kight, 104, of Winter Haven, FL, died Thursday, October 21, 2010. She was born September 8, 1906 in Fort Meade, FL. Juanita was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a retired Citrus grower. She was a past member of the Bartow First Baptist Church and was a current member of New Hope Church in Winter Haven....
Brunice Rice Helms
Oct 21, 2010
Brunice Rice Helms, 91, of Homeland, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Bartow Regional Medical Center from respiratory failure, surrounded by her family who loved her so much. Mrs. Helms was born in Glendale, Florida on March 12, 1919 to James Lee and Rubirda Rice. She moved to Homeland at the age of...
Teresa Diane Barbee
Oct 20, 2010
Lake Wales - Teresa Diane Barbee, age 44, of Lake Wales, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at her residence in Lake Wales, Fla. Born September 28, 1966 in Okeechobee, FL, Miss Barbee has been a resident of Lake Wales for 3 months, moving from Lakeland. She attended the Peace Creek Baptist Church in Bartow. She is survived by two sons:...
Britt C. Andrews
Oct 15, 2010
Britt C. Andrews, age 68, of Winter Haven, died Friday, October 15, 2010, at Winter Haven Hospital. Born August 25, 1942 in Asheboro, N.C., Mr. Andrews has been a resident of Winter Haven for 22 years. He was a security guard for US Securities for several years. He was a US Army Veteran. He attended the Word of Life Worship...
Valeta Mcgowan
Oct 15, 2010
Valeta Runette Chandler McGowan, age 75, passed away from respiratory failure on Friday, October15, 2010 in Bartow. Born December 21, 1934 in Hilton, Georgia, Mrs. McGowan was the daughter of the late Coy Lee and Glennie Chandler. Mrs. McGowan moved to Bartow as a young child at the age of 13. She was a 1951 graduate of Summerlin Institute. She...
