Lavonne Weber Moore
Jul 17, 2009
LaVonne (Bonnie) Jean Weber Moore 84. Former Director of Nursing at Polk General Hospital has passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was at home surrounded by family and loved ones as she entered eternal life July 17,2009 . She was born on November 04, 1924 in North English, Iowa. Her early education was at North English Elementary,...
Jack C. Carter
Jul 14, 2009
Jack C. Carter, age 70, passed away from heart failure Tuesday July 14, 2009. Born January 15, 1939 in Tampa, Mr. Carter was the son of the late Joseph B. and Effie L. Carter. Mr. Carter worked as a Human Resource Manager for Cargill. Mr. Carter was Protestant and also was a Certified Mediator for the County Courts of Polk...
Clifford E. Eckhardt
Jul 12, 2009
Mr. Clifford E. Eckhardt, 89, of Fort Meade, died Sunday, July 12, 2009. Mr. Eckhardt was born March 15, 1920 in Oakland, NJ. He retired from the United States Air Force after over 20 years of faithful service to his country. Mr. Eckhardt moved to Fort Meade from Long Island, NY in 1989. He was a member of St. Elizabeth...
Santos Rodriguez Arteaga
Jul 12, 2009
Mrs. Santos Rodriguez Arteaga, age 84, passed away from respiratory failure Sunday, July 12, 2009 at her home in Bartow. Born October 16, 1924 in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Mrs. Arteaga had been a resident of Bartow for the past 8 years moving from Wauchula, where the family had lived since 1966. Mrs. Arteaga was a homemaker and a member of Centro...
Jack Register
Jul 12, 2009
Jack Register, 69, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at his residence in Winter Haven of heart failure. Born July 2, 1940 in Willow Oak, FL, Mr. Register was a lifelong resident of the area. Mr. Register was a citrus caretaker for Alturas Grove Service for over 22 yrs. He attended the First Baptist Church of Alturas. He is preceded in...
Dorothy Jean Marple
Jul 11, 2009
Dorothy Jean Patterson Marple, 86, of Bartow, FL, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 from respiratory failure. Mrs. Marple was born March 28, 1923 in Bellaire, Ohio. She was a L.P.N. and a member of Turning Point Worship Center in Bartow. She was preceded in death by her husband John Marple and her son Richard Skapik. She is survived by her...
Warrene Taylor Watson
Jul 9, 2009
Warrene Taylor Watson, age 89, a resident of Lakeland passed away, Thursday, July 9, 2009 from heart failure. Born August 28, 1919 in Bay Minette, AL, she was the daughter of the late Warren D. and Margaret C. Taylor. Mrs. Watson was a homemaker and a member of Medulla Baptist Church in Lakeland. Mrs. Watson is preceded in death by...
Willie Glenn Trowell
Jul 8, 2009
Willie Glenn Trowell, 81, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at her residence in Plant City. Born January 15, 1928 in Wildwood, FL, Mrs. Trowell has been a resident of Plant City for many years, moving from Bartow. She was a homemaker and attended the Church of the Rock in Plant City. She was preceded in death by her husband: Wesley...
Doris Harris Moss
Jul 8, 2009
Mrs. Doris Harris Moss, age 75, passed away from complication of a stroke, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Born September 2, 1933 in Bartow, she was the daughter of the late June E. and Ruby Harris. Mrs. Moss worked for U.S.-Agri Chemical as a purchasing manager. She was a member of Main Street Baptist Church. She was also a past member...
Madelyn Sue Jones
Jul 4, 2009
Winter Haven- Madelyn Sue Jones, 58, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Winter Haven Hospital of heart failure. Born September 26, 1950 in Oil City, PA to Jack & Mildred Olinger, Ms. Jones has been a longtime resident of Polk County. She was a telephone operator for GTE for over twenty years. She is preceded in death by her husband:...
Estelle Langford
Jul 3, 2009
Estelle Goldie Henderson Langford, age 84,of Fort Meade, FL, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at Cornerstone Hospice in Tavares, FL. Mrs. Langford was born May 2, 1925 in Florala, AL. She moved to Fort Meade from Zellwood in 1974. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Meade. Mrs Langford worked in the Grocery Business, after she retired,...
Patricia W. Windham
Jul 2, 2009
Patricia W. Windham 85 of St. Petersburg passed away July 2, 2009 of Heart Failure. A native of Detroit, MI. She moved to Tampa in 1945 after her marriage to Joseph M. Windham Jr. of Bartow. They moved to St. Petersburg in 1956 where Patricia has resided since. She was a Lab Technician for 30 plus years and worked for...
Adeline Murray
Jul 1, 2009
Adeline Murray, 85, of Fort Meade, FL, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, FL. Mrs. Murray was born October 23, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA. She was a Bookkeeper and was Catholic. She moved to Fort Meade 9 years ago from Maple Shade, NJ. She is survived by her Son, Donald and wife Mary Murray...
Marie Starling
Jun 30, 2009
Marie Starling, 60, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Palm Terrace Hospice in Lakeland of cancer. Born August 1, 1948 in Bartow, Mrs. Starling was a life long resident of the area. She was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her mother: Margaret Starling & sister: Tammy Starling. She is survived by her son: Shannon &...
Katherine Mary Allen
Jun 26, 2009
Mrs. Katherine Mary Wall Allen, age 69, of Highland City, FL, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at her Residence. She was born October 3, 1939 in Norwich, CT. Mrs. Allen moved to Highland City in 1957 from New London, CT. She was a custodian for the School Board and Hospital. Mrs. Allen was a member of First Community Church of...
James A. "Al" Haggins
Jun 20, 2009
James A. "Al" Haggins, 76, of Bartow, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Born December 11, 1932 in Oneonta, AL, Mr. Haggins has been a resident of Bartow for over 54 years. He was the owner & operator of Whit's Supply Company of Bartow. He attended Vineyard Church of God of Bartow. He...
Shirley K Watkins
Jun 19, 2009
Shirley Kaye Watkins, age 59, of Bartow, died Friday, June 19, 2009, of respiratory failure at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born May 17, 1950, Mrs. Watkins was a a lifelong resident of Bartow. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse; an US Army veteran and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents: J.C. & Nellie Watkins and...
John Arthur East
Jun 19, 2009
John Arthur East, 52, of Bartow, died Friday, June 19, at Bartow Regional Medical Center of heart failure. He was a nurseryman for Robert's Nursery in Bartow.
William Marvin Lanier
Jun 19, 2009
Mr. William Marvin Lanier, 83, of Fort Meade, FL, died Friday, June 19, 2009, at his Residence in Fort Meade. Mr. Lanier was born November 5, 1925 in Dothan, AL. He lived most of his life in Fort Meade. Mr. Lanier served in the US Army Infantry during WWII, from the beaches of Normandy, through the Battle of the Bulge....
Aileen Wolfe Warlick
Jun 18, 2009
Aileen Wolfe Warlick, 86, of Bartow, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at her residence of respiratory failure. Born September 21, 1922 in Garrett, KY, Mrs. Warlick has been a resident of Bartow since 1967, moving from Logan, WV. She was a Central Supply Aide at Lakeland Regional Medical Center for many years. She was preceded in death by her husbands:...
