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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
George H. Howard
Sep 18, 2008
George H. "Junior" Howard, age 75, died Thursday September 18, 2008 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born April 18, 1933 in Logan, West Virginia, Mr. Howard worked as a coal miner for 33 years. He was a baptist and had been a Bartow resident for the past 24 years. Mr. Howard was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He...
Marie Cribbs Cox
Sep 16, 2008
Mrs. Marie Cribbs Cox, age 81, of Fort Meade, FL, died Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at her residence in Fort Meade, FL. Mrs. Cox was born April 1, 1927 in Colquitt, GA. She worked as a waitress most of her life and enjoyed being around people. She was a faithful member of First Church of God in Fort Meade. She...
Mary J. Lewis
Sep 16, 2008
Mrs. Mary J. Lewis, age 75, died Tuesday Sept. 16, 2008 from cancer at home in Lakeland. Born July 9, 1933 in Geneva County, AL, she was the daughter of the late Thomas R. and Dolly (Wise) McCollough. Mary was a longtime Lakeland resident. She was a homemaker and attended Shepherd Road Baptist Church. She is survived by a loving...
Rebekah Lea Stortz
Sep 14, 2008
Rebekah Lea Stortz, age 19, of Fort Meade, FL, died Sunday, September 14, 2008. She was born June 4, 1989 in Bartow, FL. Rebekah was attending Polk Community College and she was planning to go into the field of nursing. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Meade. Rebekah was a Graduate of Fort Meade High School...
Robin Allen Stone
Sep 12, 2008
Mr. Robin Allen Stone, 63, of Plant City died at his home on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Born January 15, 1945, in Wildwood, Florida, Robin was the son of the late Herman A. Stone and Ruby S. McComic. He was an entrepreneur in photography and web design and a lifelong Amateur Radio enthusiast who achieved his Extra Class Ham license...
Howard Baker Bedsole
Sep 11, 2008
Howard Baker Bedsole, age 64, of Bartow, died Thursday, September 11, 2008, at his residence. Born July 14, 1944 in Auburn, Alabama, Mr. Bedsole has lived in the Bartow area for over 25 years, moving from Atlanta, GA. He was a teacher at the Bartow Middle School for several years. He was a graduate of Presbyterian College of Clinton, SC....
