Peggy Driggers
Aug 2, 2009
Margaret "Peggy" Driggers, 80, died Sunday, August 2, 2009, at her residence in Bartow of respiratory failure. Born June 8, 1929 in Auburndale, Mrs. Driggers has been a longtime resident of Bartow, moving from Mulberry. She was a 1947 graduate of Summerlin Institute. Mrs. Driggers was an administrative assistant for the Polk County Tax Assessor's office for many years when...
Oscar Mendoza Cabanas
Jul 31, 2009
Mr. Oscar M. Cabanas, age 91 died Friday, July 31, 2009 at his home in Bartow. Born in Key West on August 16, 1917, Mr. Cabanas moved to Bartow over 65 years ago. Mr. Cabanas owned and operated Oscar's Barber Shop for 39 years. He also owned the Square Deal Grocery Store. Mr. Cabanas was a veteran of WWII, serving...
Jeffrey Clayton Brock
Jul 29, 2009
Jeffrey Clayton Brock, 41, of Tampa, died Wed, July 29, 2009, at Melech Hospice House in Tampa. Born May 14, 1968 in Hollywood, FL, Mr. Brock has been a resident of central Florida for several years. He is survived by a loving family including his father: Howard Brock of Plant City; his mother: Retta Brock of Tampa; two brothers: Dennis...
Glenn P. Reynard
Jul 29, 2009
Glenn Philip Reynard, 55, of Lake Worth, Fla., died Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at Medicana Nursing Rehab Center in Lake Worth, Fla. Born June 11, 1954 in Marlborough, Mass., Mr. Reynard was a longtime resident of Lake Worth, moving from Massachusetts. He was an Electrician. He was a Baptist. He is survived by his daughter: Teresa Sears of Belgium; brother:...
Martha Toole Davidson
Jul 29, 2009
Martha Toole Davidson, age 82, passed away on July 29, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale of congestive heart failure. Martha was born in Fort Valley, Georgia to George and Merryl Toole. She was a radiology technician during World War II. She graduated from Lake Wales High School in 1944, and married William G. Davidson in...
Dewitt H. Tyre
Jul 29, 2009
Mr. Dewitt H. Tyre, age 89 died July 29, 2009 at his home in Bartow. Born January 16, 1920 in Appling County, GA , Mr. Tyre was a longtime resident of Bartow. Mr. Tyre was the owner of Tyre Equipment of Bartow and also was a member of Lake Garfield Baptist Church. Mr. Tyre was an Army Veteran of WWII....
James "Jimmie" Martin Keller
Jul 27, 2009
Mr. James "Jimmie" Martin Keller, age 77, of Fort Meade, FL, died Monday, July 27, 2009, from respiratory failure. Mr. Keller was born Feb. 11, 1932 in Fort Meade, FL. He was a Heavy Equipment operator for the Dept. of Transportation for over thirty years and worked for Keller Grassing after he retired from DOT. He was a member of...
Marvin A. Ward
Jul 26, 2009
Marvin A. Ward, 62, died Sunday, July 26, 2009, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure. Born March 7, 1947 in Bartow, Mr. Ward was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a supervisor with Central Florida Truss in Bartow for 17 yrs and Florida Rock Industries in Auburndale for 16 yrs. He is survived by his wife...
Bob E. Willis
Jul 24, 2009
Bob "Damn it Man" Willis, age 53, of Eagle Lake, FL, died Friday, July 24, 2009, at his Residence in Eagle Lake, FL. He was born on June 17, 1956 in San Diego, CA. He came to this area at a very young age and has lived here all his life. Bob loved to play darts. He was Pentecostal. He...
Barbara Scott Sewell
Jul 23, 2009
Barbara Scott Sewell 80 of Mulberry passed away July 23, 2009 from Renal Failure at the Good Shepherd Hospice Forsythe House in Auburndale. A native of Scottland, IL she moved to the Bartow area 40 years ago from Bradenton. Barbara worked as a School Teacher and Guidance Councelor in Manatee County before retiring from the Polk County School System with...
Nelle Masters
Jul 22, 2009
Mrs. Nelle Masters, age 92, passed away from natural causes July 22, 2009. Born June 27, 1917 in Big Stone Gap, VA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Maggie Gilley Williams. Mrs. Masters was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Bartow, where she was active in the women's group of the...
Webster Buie Geiger
Jul 22, 2009
Dr. W.B. "Buie" Geiger, age 84, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2009 from heart failure. Born May 25, 1925 in Mendenhall, MS, Dr. Geiger was the son of the late Hugh Ulrich and Irene Walker Geiger. Dr. Geiger was a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Bartow where he served as an Elder Emeritus. Dr. Geiger was a...
Jesse Ragon Barnett, Jr.
Jul 20, 2009
Mr. Jesse Ragon Barnett, Jr., age 83, passed away from heart failure Monday, July 20, 2009. Born September 11, 1925 in Marietta, GA, Mr. Barnett was the son of the late Jesse Ragon and Marguerite H. Barnett. Mr. Barnett was the founder of Barnett's Inc. of Fort Meade since 1945. Mr. Barnett was also a citrus grower, a member of...
Sunny L. English
Jul 20, 2009
Mrs. Sunny L. English, 38, of Bartow, died Monday, July 20, 2009, at her Residence in Bartow. She was born June 19, 1971 in Elmira, NY. Sunny was the Staff Development Manager at Peace River Center and was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bartow. She was Youth Soccer Coach. She is survived by her Husband Chris English,...
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...
