Pauline G. Devitt
Jun 16, 2009
Pauline G. Devitt, 78, of Lakeland, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow of heart failure. Born October 6, 1930 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Mrs. Devitt has been a resident of Lakeland since 1994, moving from Bellevue, Nebraska. She was an US Air Force veteran. She was of the Episcopal faith. She is survived by her...
Laurie E. "Bert" Willis
Jun 16, 2009
Laurie E. "Bert" Willis, 65, of Bartow, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born October 6, 1943 in Winter Haven, FL, Mr. Willis has been a resident of Bartow 5 years, moving from Winter Haven. He was a auto mechanic for many years. He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He was a...
Juan B. Sanchez
Jun 14, 2009
Juan B. Sanchez 87, of Fort Meade, FL, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at The Rohr Home in Bartow. Mr. Sanchez was was a native of Mexico and of the Catholic faith. Juan moved to local area in 1960 from Michigan. He owned and operated with his sons, Sanchez Citrus Company, which he founded 42 years ago. A loving husband...
Gertrude Kuhns
Jun 13, 2009
Mrs. Gertrude Hines Kuhns, age 97, of Bartow, FL, died Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Kuhns was born May 7, 1912 in Stafford, Ohio. Mrs. Kuhns was a Inspector for Mullins Manufacturing. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Kuhns moved to Frostproof in 1994 from Bartow and recently moved back to Bartow....
Mary Christine Hatfield
Jun 11, 2009
Mary "Christine" Hatfield 50 passed away June 11, 2009 at her home in Bartow. Christine was a homemaker and a life long resident of Bartow. She is survived by her husband Harold Hatfield of Bartow; two sons Joe O'Neal of Lake Wales and Christopher Hatfield of Bartow; Daughters Michele O'Neal, Jessica Adams, and Rebecca O'Neal all of Bartow; step son...
Pearl Pauline Peavey
Jun 10, 2009
Mrs. Pearl Pauline Peavey, 76, of Fort Meade, FL, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Peavey was born July 25, 1932 in Fort Green, FL. She was a homemaker and has lived in Fort Meade since 1969. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest "Boe" Peavey. She is survived...
Gene Henderson
Jun 9, 2009
Mr. Gene "Teeny" Henderson, age 75, passed away from cancer, Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Sylva, NC. Born February 25, 1934 in Fort Myers, Mr. Henderson was the son of the late Olive H. and Ina Lee Henderson. Mr. Henderson retired after 30 years of service to the Florida Department of Transportation. He then worked as the owner and operator...
Wynona Ruth Keirn
Jun 7, 2009
Wynona Ruth Keirn 88 passed away Sunday June 7, 2009 from Heart Failure. A native of Branch Hill, OH. Wynona moved to Bartow in 1996 from Pesacola. She was a secretary for the Allis-Chalmer Farm Equipment Corporation and of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her husband William J. Keirn and one step son Scott Keirn. She...
John H. Bragg
Jun 5, 2009
Mr. John H. Bragg 82 of Bartow passed away June 5, 2009 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of TN John often spent time searching for arrow heads along the river in Chatanooga as a boy. He then moved to Bartow to live with his grand parents in his early teens and enjoyed coon hunting on Peace River. He...
Rayborn Taylor
Jun 4, 2009
Rayborn "Ray" Taylor, 66, of Bartow, died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Winter Haven Hospital of heart failure. Mr. Taylor was born May 6, 1943 in Donalsonville, GA. Mr. Taylor was a printer with Bartow Printing Co. for 25 years and with Florida Department of Citrus, Lakeland for 17 years. He was a Baptist. He was a 1961 graduate of...
Joan Raulerson
Jun 3, 2009
Joan Raulerson, 73, a native of Bartow died of complications related to Leukemia on June 3, 2009 at her childhood home. Joan left Bartow following her graduation from Summerlin Institute to attend Emory University in Atlanta. She graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelors Degree in English and went on to earn her Masters Degree in Library Science from...
John H. Mckinney
May 29, 2009
John H. McKinney, 59, died Friday May 29, 2009 at Heart of Florida Medical Center, Haines City of heart failure. Born September 5, 1949 in Centre, AL, Mr. McKinney was the son of the late John and Carra McKinney. Mr. McKinney had been a resident of Lake Wales for 9 years moving from Alturas where he was a longtime resident....
Adelina R. Torres
May 23, 2009
Mrs. Adelina "Memo" Torres, age 75, of Bartow, died Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Mrs Torres was born December 16, 1933 in Floresville, TX. She moved to Bartow from Texas over 20 years ago where she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her son Adolfo Torres. She is survived by her One Daughter,...
Augustus Calvin "Cal" Adams
May 22, 2009
Augustus Calvin "Cal" Adams, 86, passed away May 22, 2009 at Consulate Health Care in Lakeland from Heart Failure. Augustus Calvin "Cal" Adams was born in Yorktown, Texas on March 3, 1923. He graduated from Hot Springs Arkansas Senior High School and joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in the Marines from 1941 through 1946. He was with the...
Mary B. Griffin
May 22, 2009
Mrs. Mary B. Griffin, age 75, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 of heart failure. Born December 10, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late William O. and Sarah Barbara Purcell. Mrs. Griffin was a retired Registered Nurse and the owner and operator of The Gunshed in Lakeland. She was a member of St Thomas Catholic...
Gerald T. Lane
May 19, 2009
Gerald T. "Jerry" Lane, 57, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009 from cancer in Bartow. Born December 19, 1951 in Lakeland, Mr. Lane was the son of the late Thurman James and Myra Mae Lane. Mr. Lane was a grocery store manager for Albertson's Grocery Store and Winn Dixie Grocery Stores in Key West for many years. He was Baptist....
Ross J. Strickland
May 19, 2009
Ross J. Strickland, 69, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at his residence of heart failure. Born December 1, 1939 in Plant City, Mr. Strickland has been resident of Highland City for over 37 years. He was a member of the US Army Reserve and was a field supervisor for Agrico Chemical for many years. He was a member of the...
Earl Robert Reilly
May 19, 2009
Earl Robert Reilly 86 of Bartow passed away May 19, 2009 at the Oakbridge Health Care Center in Lakeland. A native of Christina he moved to Bartow from Nichols in 1936. He was a Phosphate Maintenance Mechanic and retired from Mobil Mining and minerals after 45 years of service and spent the last 10 years working as a crossing guard...
Le Roy R. Cherney
May 18, 2009
Mr. Le Roy R. Cherney, age 74, passed away from heart failure Monday, May 18, 2009. Born February 28, 1935 in Center Moriches, NY he was the son of the late Frank and Susan Cherney. Mr. Cherney was a former longtime resident of Saint Petersburg, FL. He was a retired Butler. Mr. Cherney is survived by his partner Richard S....
Julio A. Aragon
May 16, 2009
Julio A. Aragon 81 of Bartow died May 16, 2009 at the Rohr Home. A native of Colombia and of the Catholic Faith he moved to Bartow from New York in 2006. He was a Porter in the cleaning industry and played professional Soccer in Colombia during the El Dorado Era. He was preceded in death by his wife Marlene;...
