Joanne Sporleder
Jul 13, 2008
Mrs. JoAnne Sporleder, age 71, died Sunday July 13, 2008 in Bartow. Born March 8, 1937 in Bryan, OH, she was the daughter of the late R.B. and Ethel Snyder. Mrs. Sporleder was a homemaker and longtime resident of Bartow. She is preceded in death by her husband, David Sporleder. She is survived by a loving family that includes two...
Mary Helen Morris
Jul 7, 2008
Bartow- Mary Helen "Miss Helen" Harper Morris, 79, died July 7, 2008 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of an aneurysm. Mrs. Morris was born February 14, 1929 in Cairo, GA. She became a resident of Bartow in 1958, moving from Tallahassee, FL. Mrs. Morris, being the mother of 5 children was conservative, practical, and resolute; she will be remembered as...
Paul Scott
Jul 7, 2008
Paul Christopher Scott, age 39, of Bartow, FL, died Monday, July 7, 2008, at Tampa General Hospital. Mr. Scott was a supervisor for Precisionaire Air of Bartow. He was the son of Dale Scott, Polk City and Betty Binder of Bartow. He is also survived by his Daughters: Ashley L. Anderson of Fort Meade & Brittany M. Scott of Fort...
Donald Thompson
Jul 1, 2008
Donald Thompson, age 87, of Fort Meade, FL, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in Bartow. Mr Thompson was born April 14, 1921 in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Thompson was employed by TMX as a truck driver. He Served in the United States Army in the 11th Airborne and the 511th Parachute Infantry during World War II. He was a member of...
Robert Sampson
Jun 29, 2008
Bartow- Robert H. Sampson, 87, died Sun, June 29, 2008, at Palm Terrace Hospice in Lakeland of respiratory failure. Born Feb 2, 1921 in Henderson, W.V., He was the son of Rev. Frank A. & Glena Toothman Sampson. He was married to Kathleen P. White in 1943. Mr. Sampson has been a resident of Bartow since 1947. He was former...
Pauline Hamil
Jun 29, 2008
Pauline K. Hamil, age 81, of Bartow, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Palm Terrace Nursing Home in Lakeland. Born November 23, 1926 in Bartow, Mrs. Hamil was a proof operator for the Hibernia National Bank in New Orleans for 12 years. She was a model for Maas Brothers department store in Tampa for several years. She was a member...
Blanche Virginia Young
Jun 29, 2008
Mrs. Blanche Virginia Lowery Young, age 78, of Bartow, FL, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at her Residence in Bartow. She was born July 11, 1929 in Mulberry, FL. Mrs. Young owned Young's Nursery in Homeland for 20 years and worked for the Polk County School Board as a Bus route coordinator and retired in 1991. She was a member...
Antonio Mejia Bustos, Sr.
Jun 23, 2008
Antonio Mejia Bustos, Sr., age 79, died Mon. June 23, 2008 from heart failure. Mr. Bustos was born on July 16, 1928 in Eagle Pass, TX and had been an area resident for many years. Mr. Bustos was catholic and also an avid fisherman and sportsman. He is preceded in death by his wife Olivia Flores Bustos, son Roberto Bustos,...
Abner Coker
Jun 23, 2008
Bartow- Abner V. Coker, Jr., 68, died Monday, June 23, 2008, at Palm Terrace Hospice of Lakeland of cancer. Born July 11, 1939 in Townes, GA, Mr. Coker was a lifelong resident of Bartow. He was an engineer with Florida DOT for 14 yrs & retired from Polk County Engineering after 26 yrs. He was presently with Keith & Schnars...
Dilton Franklin Burke
Jun 23, 2008
Mr. Dilton Franklin Burke, age 65, died Monday June 23, 2008 in North Carolina. Born July 2, 1942 in Rome, GA, Mr. Burke was a longtime area resident. Mr. Burke a moved to Marion, NC in 2004 from Bradley. He had formerly worked for Mosaic. He was also an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his...
Charles B. Gaskins
Jun 18, 2008
Mr. Charles B. Gaskins, age 81, died Wed. June 18, 2008 from heart failure. Born June 1, 1927 in Nashville, GA, he was the son of the late Glen and Bessie Gaskins. Mr. Gaskins had worked as an auto mechanic for Griner Motors in Valdosta, GA. He served in the US Army during WWII. He is survived by a loving...
Max Elton Chesser
Jun 18, 2008
Mr. Max Elton Chesser, age 70 died of cancer Wed. June 18, 2008 in Sebring. Born April 23, 1938 in Fort Meade, he was a longtime area resident. Mr. Chesser was Navy Veteran and had previously worked as a mechanic at Scaffee's Truckstop in Bowling Green. He is survived by two sons; Stanley Howard Chesser of Orlando, Hunter Clay Chesser...
Dick Fackender
Jun 13, 2008
Mr. Dick Fackender, age 68, of Winter Haven, FL, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at Winter Haven Hospital. He was born September 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Fackender was a Businessman, he started Dick's Paint & Body Shop in 1970. He also started Florida Truck & Trailer Co. and he was a citrus owner. He is survived by his...
Jeremiah Howard
Jun 13, 2008
Bartow- Master Jeremiah Cole Howard, age 2 months, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at his residence in Bartow. He is survived by his parents: Derek & Melissa Howard of Bartow; 2 brothers: Derek & Elijah Howard of Bartow; Grandparents: Tony & Judy Sparks of Bartow; Bill & Renee Howard of Bartow; Norman & Kimbery Duncan of Lake Wales. Great Grandparents:...
Clarence Grubbs
Jun 11, 2008
Mr. Clarence Linwood Grubbs, Sr., age 89, died from heart failure Wed. June 11, 2008 in Bartow. Born April 30, 1919 in Hilton, GA, Mr. Grubbs had been a Bartow resident since 1945. Mr. Grubbs worked as a Flotation Plant Foreman for Virginia Carolina and Mobil Chemical where he worked for 35 years. Mr. Grubbs was a longtime member of...
Edward Wiggins
Jun 9, 2008
Bartow- William Edward Wiggins, age 76, died Monday, June 9, 2008, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born June 13, 1931 in Quitman, GA, Mr. Wiggins was a lifelong resident of Bartow. He was a supervisor for Alturas Packing Company for over 35 yrs. He was a Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife...
Genevieve Lewandowski
Jun 8, 2008
Mrs. Genevieve Lewandowski, age 62, of Fort Meade, FL, died Sunday, June 8, 2008. She was born in Camden, New Jersey and was a registered nurse. She is survived by her: Brother - John A. Marz, Jr. of Ft. Meade, FL.;and her Sister - Mary Neubert of Mt. Holly, N.J. Arrangements are being handled by McLean Funeral Home, 306 East...
Evelyn M. Hyde
Jun 6, 2008
Mrs. Evelyn Mauney Hyde, age 92, of Fort Meade, FL, died Friday, June 6, 2008, at Hardee Manor Care Center in Wauchula, FL. She was born March 20, 1916 in Georgia. Mrs. Hyde was lifelong resident of Fort Meade and was of the Baptist faith.. She is survived by her Daughter, Mrs. Shirley Hyde Lunn and her husband Roy of...
Barbara Adcock
Jun 5, 2008
Mrs. Barbara "Bobbie" Adcock, age 69, died Thursday June 5, 2008 of Lou Gehrig's Disease in Auburndale. Born Apirl 10, 1939 in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of Walter and Helen Arnson. Mrs. Adcock worked for the Polk County Board of Commissioners as an Equal Opportunity Officer. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Bartow....
Joan Gallo
Jun 4, 2008
Mrs. Joan M. Gallo, age 60, died Wednesday June 4, 2008 in Bartow. Born October 17, 1947 in Cincinnati, OH, Mrs. Gallo was a longtime Bartow resident. Mrs. Gallo is survived by three sons; William Watters of Cincinnati, OH, David Watters of Tucson, AZ, and Jeremy Gallo, one daughter, Sierra Gallo, and four grandchildren. Arrangements are being handled by Whidden-McLean...
