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Lillie Wheeler

Lillie Wheeler

Oct 30, 2008

Mrs. Lillie Alene Wheeler a Homemaker, age 87, of Highland City, FL, died Thursday, October 30, 2008, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mrs. Wheeler was born November 29, 1920 in Ty Ty, GA. She has lived in this area most of her life, she was a Baptist. She is survived by her three Daughters, Shirley Southerland of Bartow,...

Donald H. Wilson Sr

Donald H. Wilson Sr

Oct 26, 2008

Donald H. Wilson, Sr. of Bartow died Sunday, October 26, 2008 at the age of 93. The cause of death was renal failure and old age. He was born September 9, 1915 at the home of his parents Solon and Bessie Wilson on Church Street in Bartow. He graduated from Summerlin Institute and attended the University of Florida where he...

Mary E. Bowman

Mary E. Bowman

Oct 26, 2008

Mary E. Bowman, age 87, of Florence, S.C., died Sunday, October 26, 2008, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, S.C. Born April 22, 1921 in Lancaster, Ohio, Mrs. Bowman has been a resident of Florence one year, moving from Bartow. Mrs. Bowman was employed with the Polk County Democrat for several years. She was preceded in death by her...

James A. Jackson

James A. Jackson

Oct 26, 2008

James A. "Red" Jackson, 85, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 from renal failure. Born June 27, 1923 in Lake Garfield, FL, Mr. Jackson was a lifelong resident of Bartow. A star athlete in high school, he graduated from Summerlin Institute in 1943 and immediately enlisted in the Navy for World War II service. He served in the Atlantic theater in...

Mary Lee Cregg

Mary Lee Cregg

Oct 23, 2008

Mrs. Mary Lee Cregg, age 82, died Thursday, October 23, 2008 in Lakeland. Born January 28, 1926 in Wayne, West Virginia, Mrs. Cregg was a Registered Nurse and a homemaker. She was active within the Floral Lakes Community and was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bartow. Mrs. Cregg is preceded in death by her first husband, Harry...

Charles A. Richardson

Charles A. Richardson

Oct 19, 2008

Bartow- Charles A. Richardson, 83, died Sunday, October 19, 2008, at Palm Terrace Hospice in Lakeland of heart failure. Born May 20, 1925 in St. Petersburg, Mr. Richardson has been a resident of Bartow since 1951, moving from Lakeland. He attended the West Point Military Academy; University of Florida; University of South Florida and was a graduate of Florida Southern...

Elma R. West

Elma R. West

Oct 18, 2008

Bartow- Elma R. West, 87, died Saturday, October 18, 2008, at Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow. Born August 7, 1921 in Adel, GA, Mrs. West was a longtime resident of Bartow. She was a member of the Peace Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded by her husband Curtis West. She is survived by two sons: Larry & wife Gwen West...

Lillie E. Glisson

Lillie E. Glisson

Oct 15, 2008

Lillie E. Glisson, age 75, of Bartow, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Fla. Born May 2, 1933 in Gordon, AL. Mrs. Glisson has been a resident of Bartow since 1954, moving from Donalsonville, GA. Mrs. Glisson was a retired personnel manager for the Woolworth Department Store in Bartow She was a former member...

Louise Tucker

Louise Tucker

Oct 15, 2008

Louise Tucker, age 76, died Oct. 15, 2008 in Lake Wales. Born May 1, 1932 in Geneva County, AL, Louise was a homemaker and a longtime area resident. She is survived by her husband Henry Able Tucker, two sons; Gary Beagles and wife Aggie of Lake Wales, Jeffrey L. Beagles and wife Mary E. of Winter Haven, two step daughters;...

Lloyd A. Scott

Lloyd A. Scott

Oct 15, 2008

Mr. Lloyd A. Scott, Jr., age 68, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at home in Bartow. Born, April 24, 1940 in Bartow, Mr. Scott the son of the late Lloyd A. "Scotty" Scott, Sr. and Ida Lee (Minnis) Scott. He was a lifelong resident of Bartow. Mr. Scott worked as an equipment technician for GTE and was a member of...

Earl D. Cochran

Earl D. Cochran

Oct 12, 2008

Earl D. Cochran, age 62, of Bartow, died Sunday, October 12, 2008, at Shands Hospital at Lake Shore in Lake City, Fla. Born November 10, 1945 in Wauchula, FL. Mr. Cochran was a longtime Bartow resident. Mr. Cochran was a utility inspector for the Polk County Board of Commissioners for many years. He was a member of First United Pentecostal...

Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor

Oct 12, 2008

Mark Taylor, age 55, of Bartow, FL, died Sunday, October 12, 2008, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Taylor was born December 11, 1952 in Lakeland, FL. He was a Heavy Equipment Mechanic for CF Industries. He is survived by his wife Dorothy "Dot" Taylor of Bartow, FL. Four Daughters; Tammy Messer of Lake Wales, Sheila Means of...

Charles F. Davis

Charles F. Davis

Oct 11, 2008

Charles F. Davis 79 died of heart failure Oct. 11, 2008 at his residence in Highland City. A native of Avenel, NJ he moved to the area in 1973 from Chicopee, Mass. Mr. Davis served in the Korean War and retired from the Airforce after 20 years. He then worked in the Packaging industry as an Electrical Engineer. Charles was...

Joseph Mason Campbell

Joseph Mason Campbell

Oct 10, 2008

Mr. Joseph "Jody" M. Campbell 61 passed away Oct. 10, 2008 from heart Failure at the Rohr Home in Bartow. A native of Syracuse, NY and of the Methodist Faith he graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelors degree in Psychology. He worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Syracuse City School District for many years before moving...

Elizabeth Cayton Grant

Elizabeth Cayton Grant

Oct 8, 2008

Elizabeth Cayton Grant passed away on Oct. 8, 2008 from cancer at the Consulate Health Care in Lakeland. Born in Lawrence, Kansas on Oct. 18, 1936 she moved to Bartow from Missouri in 1978. Elizabeth was a registerd nurse and worked at the Polk General Hospital with 19 years of service. She was a member of the St. Thomas Aquinas...

Martha W. Turner

Martha W. Turner

Oct 1, 2008

Martha W. Turner, 82, died on Oct. 1, 2008 at her home in Auburndale. Born in Chandler, OK on Dec. 24, 1925, she came to Auburndale from Rockville, MD in 2006. She was a retired Corporate Executive and Librarian, and a member of the First Baptist Church at the Mall. She was preceded in death by her husband James William...

Grace Johnson Moore

Grace Johnson Moore

Oct 1, 2008

Mrs. Grace Johnson Moore, 89, of Auburndale, FL, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at Valencia Hills Health and Rehabilitation in Lakeland. Mrs. Moore was born March 3, 1919 in Gatchel, IN. Grace loved helping people and worked as a Nurses Aid for many years in various nursing homes. She was a devoted and faithful member of K-Ville Assembly of God...

Howard W. Kilgore

Howard W. Kilgore

Sep 30, 2008

Howard W. Kilgore, 75, died Tuesday, Sept 30, 2008, at his residence in Bartow of complications due to Alzheimers. Mr. Kilgore was born Oct 12, 1932 in Sylvester, Ga. He graduated from Turkey Creek High School, Class of 1951. Mr. Kilgore has been a resident of Bartow since 1950 moving from Turkey Creek.He was a design engineer for the Department...

Ruth C. Brunson

Ruth C. Brunson

Sep 30, 2008

Ruth C. Brunson, 94, died Tuesday, Sept 30, 2008, at Good Shepherd Hospice, Auburndale due to complications from an auto accident. Born September 3, 1914 in Bad Axe, MI, Mrs. Brunson was a resident of Bartow for 33 yrs, moving from Grosse Isle, MI. She was a sales clerk for Sears Department Store in Michigan for 20 yrs. She was...

Alan Combee

Alan Combee

Sep 22, 2008

Alan B. Combee,  52, died Monday, Sept 22, 2008, at Palm Terrace in Lakeland of liver failure. Mr. Combee was born December 9, 1955 in Bartow. He has been a resident of Lakeland for over 20 yrs, moving from Bartow. He was a Truck Driver for Commericial Carrier of Lakeland. He attended the Faith Baptist Church of Lakeland. He is...

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