Cecil M. Lewis
May 2, 2009
Cecil M. Lewis, 85, of Lakeland, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at his residence in Lakeland of heart failure. Born April 9, 1924 in Blakely, GA, Mr. Lewis has been a resident of Lakeland for 7 years, moving from Fort Pierce. He was a former longtime resident of Bartow. A graduate of Lake Wales High School, Mr. Lewis served in...
Dorothy P. Walker
May 1, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy P. Walker, age 89, of Winter Haven, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at a family residence in Bartow. Born March 10, 1920 in Milton Delaware, Mrs Walker has been a resident of the area 18 yrs, moving from Delaware. She was a songwriter and musician. She was a member of Spring Lake Church in Winter Haven. Mrs. Walker...
Jack Howard
Apr 30, 2009
Jack Howard, 87, of Homeland, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at Vitas Hospice in Winter Garden, Fla. Born January 20, 1922 in Alabama, Mr. Howard has been a lifelong resident of Homeland. Mr. Howard was a carpenter in residential construction most of his life. He was also a security guard for OrangeCo of Bartow for several years. He was a...
Jc Penny
Apr 25, 2009
JC Penny, 80, of Homeland, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Palm Terrace Hospice in Lakeland. Born March 22, 1929 in Corinth, MS, Mr. Penny has been a longtime resident of the area. He worked in the citrus and cattle industry for many years. He also was employed with OrangeCo Citrus of Bartow. He attended the First Baptist Church of...
Etoile Altman
Apr 24, 2009
Etoile Altman, 93, of Fort Meade went home to be with the Lord on April 24, 2009 at her residence. Ms. Altman, the daughter of Polk County pioneers John B. Altman and Maude (Hart) Altman, was born in rural Fort Meade on April 25, 1915. She attended elementary school in Carney and Fort Meade, junior high school in Fort Meade,...
Paul W. Speight
Apr 18, 2009
Mr. Paul W. Speight, age 94, passed away from natural causes Saturday, April 18, 2009. Born November 29, 1914 in Tiger Bay, FL, he was the son of the late Charles and Nora Speight. Mr. Speight was a lifelong resident of the Fort Meade and Bartow area. In 1965 he founded Paul Speight Insurance in Bartow where he faithfully served...
Lori Welch Udy
Apr 17, 2009
Mrs. Lori Welch Udy, age 39, passed away from Breast Cancer, Friday, April 17, 2009 in Melbourne, Florida. Born February 15, 1970 in Bartow, FL, Lori was a mother and homemaker and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Lori is survived by a loving family that includes her husband Steve Udy of Deseret Ranch...
Jack Hacker
Apr 15, 2009
Mr. Jack Hacker, age 59, passed away from heart failure Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at home in Lakeland. Born October 2, 1949 in Richmond, KY, he was a longtime Lakeland resident. Mr. Hacker owned and operated Southern Air Compressor Services. He was a member of the First Baptist Church at the Mall. He was a mason and a member of...
Thomas K. Chancey
Apr 14, 2009
Thomas K. Chancey, Jr, 67, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure. Born January 15, 1942 in Estill, SC, Mr. Chancey has been a resident of Bartow 25 years, moving from Lakeland. He was a damage assessor & founding member of the Department of Homeland Security. He was formerly a permit engineer with the...
Alex Christopher Houghton
Apr 13, 2009
Bartow- Alex Christopher Houghton, 18, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Tampa General Hospital as a result of an auto accident. Born January 28, 1990 in McComb County, MI, Alex has been a lifelong resident of Bartow. He was a student of Roosevelt Academy in Lake Wales. He was a member of Main Street Baptist Church in Bartow, active in...
Jeanette H. Johnson
Apr 13, 2009
Mrs. Jeanette H. Johnson, age 79, passed away from respiratory failure Monday April 13, 2009 in Lake Wales. Born January 16, 1930 in Ponce De Leon, Florida, Mrs. Johnson was a longtime area resident and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband James Johnson. She is survived by two sons; Rev. DeWayne Johnson of Winter Haven, Gene...
Arthur D. Raynor
Apr 11, 2009
Arthur Daniel Raynor, 88, died April 11 at Good Shepherd Hospice from complications of Parkinson's disease. Mr. Raynor was born in Brooklyn, NY, May 30, 1920 and graduated from the Westhampton Beach, NY, Class of '37. After Pearl Harbor, he stood in line 2 days to volunteer for service in the Army Air Force. He was stationed at Drew Field,...
Bonnie J. Davidson
Apr 11, 2009
Mrs. Bonnie J. Davidson, age 82, passed away from cancer, Saturday, April 11, 2009 in Bartow. Born October 8, 1926 in Lockhart, Texas, she was the daughter of the late William Doss and Ruby Mae (McMillan) Butler. Mrs. Davidson moved to Bartow 6 years ago from Trinity, Texas. She was a member of Main Street Baptist Church and was a...
Dorothy E. Harley
Apr 9, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy E. "Dot" Harley, age 86, passed away from heart failure, Thursday, April 9, 2009 in Bartow. Born December 27, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Helen Ellis. Mrs. Harley was a longtime area resident. She had a deep love of music and was an accomplished organist and pianist. She had...
Jack Meyer
Apr 4, 2009
Mr. Jack Meyer, age 77, of Bowling Green, FL, died Saturday, April 4, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Meyer was born November 22, 1931 in Frostproof, FL, where he was an excellent football and baseball player. He later served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Meyer was employed by Mobil where he was a dragline operator....
Beatrice Stovall
Apr 3, 2009
Mrs. Beatrice "Bea" Dees Stovall, age 81, of Bartow, FL, died Friday, April 3, 2009. Mrs. Stovall was a native of Bartow, born September 16, 1927. She was a member of Bartow First Assembly of God. She was a Caregiver. She was preceded in death by her son Tommy Stovall in 1980. She is survived by her Husband, Robert Stovall...
David W. Barwick
Apr 3, 2009
David W. Barwick, 51, of Bartow, died Friday, April 3, 2009, at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Born August 12, 1957 in Arcadia, FL, Mr. Barwick has been a longtime resident of the area. He was employed with the City of Bartow for several years. He is survived by two sons: Sidney Barwick & Dustin Barwick both of Bartow; four daughters:...
Robert Eugene Kelley
Apr 2, 2009
Mr. Robert Eugene Kelley, age 55, of Mulberry, FL, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born September 22, 1953 in Pensacola, FL. He served in the Army during Vietnam. Mr. Kelley was a truck driver. He is survived by one daughter, Sara Kelley of Fort Meade. Two Sons, Larry Kelley of Fort Meade and...
Minnie S. King
Apr 2, 2009
Mrs. Minnie S. King, age 90 and Bartow resident, passed away from natural causes Thurs., April 2, 2009. Born October 17, 1918 in Anderson County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Nola (Cox) Pike. Mrs. King was a longtime member of Main Street Baptist Church in Bartow, and retired from the Polk County School Board...
Sara Alexander Clements
Apr 1, 2009
Mrs. Sara Alexander Clements, age 85, of Bartow, FL, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven. Mrs. Clements was born March 7, 1924 in Tampa, FL. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of Bartow, she...
