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;...
George A. Ford, Sr.
May 15, 2009
George A. Ford, Sr., 93, of New Smyrna Beach, died May 15, 2009 in Bartow. A frequent visitor to Bartow, Mr. Ford was born in Stilson, Georgia in 1915. He was a resident of Daytona Beach for many years. He married Lillian Tallant in 1938 and served in the US Navy from 1945 to 1946. After serving his apprenticeship in...
Dewey R. Sulfridge
May 15, 2009
Dewey R. Sulfridge, 74, of Winter Haven, died Friday, May 15, 2009, at Winter Haven Hospital. Born August 12, 1934 in Wyse VA, Mr. Sulfridge was a longtime Polk County resident, moving from Ohio. He was a forklift operator for OrangeCo Citrus in Bartow for several years. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter: Amy Burchett. He is survived...
Jared Allgood
May 12, 2009
Jared Allgood, 23, of Bartow, FL, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009. He was born May 5, 1986 in Clearwater, FL. Jared worked in the construction business. He was the son of Victoria Prevatt of Bartow and James "Boe" Allgood of St. Cloud. He is also survived by his Three Brothers; James Allgood & Joseph Prevatt both of Bartow, and Jason...
Roy Turner
May 10, 2009
Roy Turner, age 87, of Bartow, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale of respiratory failure. Born November 27, 1921 in Geneva County, Alabama, Mr. Turner has been a resident of Bartow since 1957, moving from Miami. Mr. Turner was owner & operator of Roy's Sunoco in Bartow for fourteen years. He was also a sales...
Ina Brown Hitch
May 8, 2009
Ina Brown Hitch 81 of Winter Haven died May 8, 2009 of Respiratory Failure at The Bartow Center. A native of Arcadia, FL she was a lifelong resident of the area and worked as a waitress for many years. She is survived by one brother Joe Brown of Norcross, Ga and many nieces and nephews. A memorial visitation will be...
Frances Mary Manfready
May 2, 2009
Frances Mary Manfready 83 of Bartow passed away Saturday May 2, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Auburndale. A native of New Jersey she moved to the Bartow area 22 years ago from South Florida. Frances worked for the Public School System in Food Service Preparation and was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and also...
