Evelyn D. Summers
Jan 28, 2010
Evelyn D. Summers, 84, of Fort Meade, FL, died Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 from respiratory failure. A Native of Fort Meade, she was born April 7, 1925. Mrs. Summers worked in the Lunchroom in Fort Meade for the Polk County School System for 27 years. She was a member of Oak Park Baptist Church in Fort Meade. She was preceded...
Robert James Hall, Sr.
Jan 28, 2010
Robert James Hall, Sr, 64, died Thursday, January 28, 2010, at his home in Port St. Lucie. He was born in Mayo, FL and lived in Martin and St. Lucie counties for 31 years, coming from Fort Meade. He was a member of the American Legion in Port St. Lucie and First Baptist Church of Fort Meade. Survivors include his...
Carl Everett Troup
Jan 25, 2010
Lakeland- Carl E. Troup, Sr, 73, died Monday, Jan 25, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of kidney failure. Born Sept 3, 1936 in Lawrenceburg, TN, Mr. Troup has been a resident of Lakeland for ten years, moving from Bartow. He was with the Boilermakers Union for many years prior to being a Business Broker in Realty sales. He was...
Vernon Gilbert Flatt
Jan 23, 2010
Vernon "Gilbert" Flatt 75 of Bartow passed away Jan. 23, 2010 from complications of Alzheimers at Palm Terrace Hospice in Lakeland. A native of Alabama he moved to Bartow from Tennessee in 1957. He worked as a shipping clerk for Alturas Packing and retired from Hunt Brothers Citrus in Lake Wales. He was of the Pentecostal faith and attended the...
Reva Cox
Jan 22, 2010
Haines City- Reva "R.D." Cox, 83, died Friday, Jan 22, 2010, at his residence in Haines City of heart failure. Born August 6, 1926 in Frostproof, Mr. Cox was a lifetime resident of central Florida. Mr. Cox was a plant superintent for Royster Phoshate for over thirty years. He was a member of the Baptist Temple of Dundee. He was...
Mary Maggie Crews
Jan 20, 2010
Mrs. Mary "Maggie" Crews, age 86, passed away from pneumonia Wed. January 20, 2010 in Bartow. Born Sept. 23, 1923 in Geneva, AL, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Neelie Aycock. Mrs. Crews retired from Lakeland Highlands Packing Co. and was a member of Christian Home Freewill Baptist Church of Bartow. Along with her parents she...
D. Beth Ivey Johnson
Jan 18, 2010
D. Beth Ivey Johnson, 71, of Tampa, FL, died Monday, Jan 18, 2010, in Tampa. She was born Feb 11, 1938 in Fort Myers, FL. Mrs. Johnson was a reservationist for Eastern Airlines. She was a Baptist and a member of the Moose Lodge in Tampa. She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce Johnson. She is survived by...
Fountain C. Gatlin
Jan 14, 2010
Fountain C. "Cowboy" Gatlin, 77, of Highland City, FL, died Thursday, Jan 14, 2010. from cancer. He was born Sept 26, 1932 in Center Hill, FL. He was a Truck Driver for the Fertilizer Industry and a member of the First Baptist Church of Highland City. He was preceded in death by his wife; Margie Bonita Gatlin. He is survived...
Thomas Evans Lewis
Jan 12, 2010
Thomas Evans Lewis, age 64, of Winter Haven, FL, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at his residence from leukemia. He was born Oct. 6, 1945, in Jacksonville, IL. His family moved to Bartow in 1960, and he graduated from Summerlin Institute in 1963. Tom served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of St....
Paul E. Morris, Sr.
Jan 11, 2010
Rev. Paul Everette Morris, Sr., age 87, of Lakeland, FL passed away January 11, 2010. Born August 25, 1922 in Carroll County, Georgia to Charles S. Morris and Dera Elsie Lively Morris. Paul was a member of First United Methodist Church in Bartow, FL; a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WWII and retired from active ministry after 45...
Carrol Patterson Mcquaig
Jan 10, 2010
Mrs. Carrol P. McQuaig, age 63, died Sunday, January 10, 2010 at her home in Fort Meade. Born August 26, 1946 in Memphis, TN, she moved to Fort Meade several years ago. She was a former resdient of Bartow. Mrs. McQuaig was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband Gary, three sons; Thomas, Michael S. Traina of Lakeland, Cary...
Arthur D. Ellis
Jan 8, 2010
Arthur D. Ellis 82 of Bartow passed away Jan. 8, 2009 at Palm Terrace in Lakeland from Cancer. A native of Princeton, WV he moved to Bartow from Lakeland in 1964. Arthur retired from CF Chemicals as Chief Operator with 20 plus years of service. He was also a WWII Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by one son...
Linda N. Inzer
Jan 8, 2010
Bartow - Linda N. Inzer, 69, passed away Friday, Jan 8, 2010, at her residence of breast cancer. Born November 7, 1940 in Jacksonville, Mrs. Inzer has been a resident of Bartow forty years, moving from Jacksonville. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. Mrs. Inzer owned and operated the Family Book Exchange in Bartow for many years. She was...
Ruby L. Mchenry
Jan 7, 2010
Ruby L. McHenry, age 90, a former longtime resident of Bartow, died Thursday, January 7, 2010, at the Health Center of Plant City. Born September 15, 1919 in Speedwell, TN, Mrs. McHenry has been a resident of Plant City for several years, moving from Bartow. She was of the Penecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her husband: John...
Charles Ramsey Jervis
Jan 6, 2010
Mr. Charles Ramsey "Chuck" Jervis, age 92, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Born September 10, 1917 in Leicester, NC, Mr. Jervis was the son of the late C. Fred and Myrtle Ramsey Jervis. Mr. Jervis graduated from Hendersonville High School at the age of 15 and Mars Hill Junior College at the age of...
Billy Rex Mclin
Jan 6, 2010
Winter Haven- Billy Rex McLin, 73, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Tampa General Hospital of cancer. Born September 27, 1936 in Geneva, Alabama. Mr. McLin has been a resident of Winter Haven since 1945, moving from Alabama. He was the son of the late Dewey Hobson and Eula Jackson McLin. Mr. McLin was a Harvesting Supervisor for Statewide...
Geraldine L. Deese
Dec 31, 2009
Geraldine L. Deese, 82, of Bartow, FL, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, from cancer. Mrs. Deese was born July 8, 1927 in Colling, MI. She was a LPN for the Health Department for 12 years. She was a volunteer school teacher and a Librarian before becoming a nurse. She was a member of Church of the Nazarene in Winter Haven....
Norma O'Hara Lewis
Dec 31, 2009
Norma O'Hara Lewis, 89, of Bartow, FL, died Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Savannah Court at Bartow in Bartow. Mrs. Lewis was born June 30, 1920 in McAllpin, FL. She has lived in Bartow since 1964. She was a homemaker and belonged to the Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband-Philip T. Lewis, brother-Billy O'Hara and Granddaughter-Amy...
Darwin Lamar King, Sr.
Dec 27, 2009
Darwin Lamar King, Sr., 66, of Bartow, FL, died Sunday, Dec 27, 2009, at his Residence from heart failure. Mr. King was born June 19, 1943 in Alturas, FL. He served in the US Army. He was a retired Deputy Sheriff for Polk County Sheriff's Office. He also retired after 30 years from Polk County as a Engineer. Lamar was...
Eva M. Norton
Dec 26, 2009
Eva M. Norton, age 86, of Bartow, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born June 1, 1923 in Jellico, TN, Mrs. Norton has been a resident of Bartow 1 year, moving from Winter Haven where she lived for over 35 years. She was an assembly worker for Copeland Manufacturing Corp, of Ohio for several years....
