Lucy Mae Ellis
Dec 13, 2008
Mrs. Lucy Mae Ellis, 84, of Bartow, 12/13/08, at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven. Mrs. Ellis was born July 10, 1924 in Bellgreen, Alabama. She has lived in Bartow since 1939 moving from Alabama. Mrs. Ellis was employed by Citrus Hill as a citrus sectionizer. She was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church in Bartow. She was preceded in...
Patsy B. Thagard
Dec 12, 2008
Mrs. Patsy B. Thagard, age 58, passed away from cancer Friday, December 12, 2008 in Lakeland. Born February 16, 1950 in Bartow, Patsy was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Thagard worked for the Polk County School Board for 31 years as a Food Service Specialist and Teacher. She was a graduate of F.S.U. and a Protestant. She is survived by...
Johnnie Kay Whitney
Dec 9, 2008
Johnnie K. "Kay" Whitney, age 81, died Tues., December 9, 2008 in Largo. Born November 18, 1927 in Birmingham, AL, Mrs. Whitney was a longitme area resident. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Bartow and also worked as a Preschool Teacher for First Methodist School in Bartow. She was also a longtime member of the Pilot...
Reba Smith Hughes
Dec 9, 2008
Mrs. Reba Smith Hughes, age 82, of Winter Haven, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, in Tampa, FL. Mrs. Hughes was born August 25, 1926 in Arcadia, FL. She was a Administrative Assistant for the Polk County School System. Mrs. Hughes was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Bartow. She is preceded in death by her husband of 61...
Kathleen Marie Krapf
Dec 8, 2008
Miss Kathleen Marie Krapf, age 66 died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 in Bradenton. Born August 21, 1942 in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm and Virginia Krapf. Kathleen had lived in Bradenton for the past 12 years. She was a former Bartow resident and a catholic. She is survived by three aunts; Rose King of Lakeland,...
Carolyn G. Sansom
Dec 6, 2008
Carolyn G. Sansom, 70, died Saturday, Dec 6, 2008, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born August 31, 1938 at Lake Garfield, FL, Mrs. Sansom was a lifelong resident of the Bartow area. She was a member of Eastside Assembly of God, Winter Haven. She was a customer servce representive for TransSouth Finanical of Winter Haven for many years. She...
Shirley L. Locke
Dec 5, 2008
Mrs. Shirley L. Locke, age 51, of Bartow, died Friday, December 5, 2008, at Bartow Regional Medical Center in Bartow, FL. Mrs. Locke was native of Bartow, born May 24, 1957 and lived here all her life. She was a member of Lake Ruth Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents Lavon & Ruby Claxton and two...
Travis W. Glass
Dec 4, 2008
Mr. Travis Willard Glass, age 93, of Bartow, died Thursday, December 4, 2008, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born September 6, 1915, in Henry County, Alabama, Mr. Glass has been a resident of Bartow for 24 years, moving from Lakeland. He was a grove caretaker with Lakeland Highlands Co-Op. for several years. He was a Baptist. He was preceded...
James W. Wilkins
Dec 3, 2008
Rev. James Willard Wilkins, 84, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at his residence in Pine Mountian Valley, GA. Rev. Wilkins preached the gospel for many years and was pastor of several churches. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Cora Franklin Wilkins, his wife of 45 years, Mabel Darlene Wilkins and son James W. (Skipper) Wilkins,...
Robert A. Randall
Dec 1, 2008
Mr. Robert A. "Bob" Randall 85 of Bartow, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 1, 2008 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center from Heart Failure. A native and lifelong resident of Bartow he worked as a Superintendent in the Construction Industry for many years. Bob was a member of the Bartow Church of God and a WWII Navy Veteran...
Herschel Begley
Dec 1, 2008
Mr. Herschel Begley, age 69, of Bartow, died Monday, December 1, 2008, at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa. Born February 19, 1939 in Conflnence, KY, Mr. Begley has been a residence of Bartow for 30 years, moving form Detroit, Mich. He was employed with Tri-County Human Services of Bartow for several years. He is a U.S. Marine Corps....
David R. Smith
Nov 30, 2008
Mr. David R. Smith, age 55, died Sun. November 30, 2008 from heart failure in Lakeland. Born Dec. 28, 1952 in Beckley, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Tom and Ann Smith. David was a sales representative and finance manager in the auto industry for many years, most recently working for Martin Motors in Winter Haven. Mr....
Quinton C. Courson
Nov 27, 2008
Mr. Quinton C. Courson, age 86, of Bartow, FL, died Thursday, November 27, 2008, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mr. Courson was born September 30, 1922 in Nashville, GA, he moved to Bartow from Georgia in 1939. Mr. Courson was a Maintenance Mechanic fo US AgriChem for 20 years. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Mary R....
Danny R. Sturgill
Nov 26, 2008
Mr. Danny R. Sturgill, age 53, of Bartow, FL, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008, in Lakeland, FL. A Native of Bartow born July 25, 1955, Mr. Sturgill was employed by City Of Bartow and was a water plant operator. Danny was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his one son, Mr. Daniel Ray Sturgill of Bartow, FL. Two Sisters,...
Jack Norman Allen
Nov 24, 2008
Mr. Jack Norman Allen 87 died Nov. 24, 2008 at the Desoto Health and Rehabilitation Center from Heart Failure. A native of Billings, Montana he moved to the area from Alabama in 1952. Jack was a retired Yard Supervisor from the Ben Hill Griffin Packing Plant. He was a WWII Marine Corp Veteran and attended the Unity Freewill Baptist Church...
W. Upton Grace
Nov 24, 2008
Mr. William Upton Grace, age 88, died Monday, November 24, 2008, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born June 16, 1920 in Samson, AL, Mr. Grace has been a resident of Mulberry 32 years, moving from Alturas. Mr. Grace was a citrus caretaker for Albritton Citrus of Alturas for 26 years. He also worked for the County of Polk for 24...
Essie M. Bennett
Nov 24, 2008
Mrs. Essie M. Bennett, age 92, of Bartow, died Monday, November 24, 2008, at the Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow. Born April 4, 1916 in Alma GA, Mrs. Bennett has lived in Bartow since 2001, moving from Wauchula where she had been a longtime resident. Mrs. Bennett owned and operated The Fabric Shop in Wauchula for many years and made...
Helen J. Carroll
Nov 23, 2008
Mrs. Helen J. Carroll, age 67, died Sunday November 23, 2008. Born July 30, 1941 in Fort Payne, AL, Mrs. Carroll was the daughter of Willard and Mary Long. She was a homemaker and a baptist. She is survived by her husband Benny Carroll of Bartow, two sons; Tim Carroll of Punta Gorda, Bennie Mitchell Carroll of Miami, three daughters...
Thomas A. Fife
Nov 21, 2008
Mr. Thomas A. "Tom" Fife age 61, passed away Nov. 21, 2008 at his home in Lakeland from ALS "Lou Gehrigs Disease". A native of Willard, OH, he moved to the area in 1979. Tom was a Production Supervisor in the Package Machinery industry and also a member of the Air National Guard in Mansfield, OH for 11 years. He...
Carl Sizemore
Nov 21, 2008
Mr. Carl Sizemore, age 87, of Bartow, Fla., died Friday, November 21, 2008, at Bartow Center in Bartow, FL. Mr. Sizemore was born on October 5, 1921 in Wildwood, FL. He was Pentacostal. He Served in the Army. He is survived by his Niece-Betty Prescott of Sebring, FL. Step Daughter-Mary Marolas of Tampa, FL. Step Daughter-Katherine Hall of Ft. Meade,...
