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...
Donald P. Pawley
Jun 2, 2008
Mr. Donald P. Pawley, age 72, of Fort Meade, FL, died Monday, June 2, 2008, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Mr. Pawley was born June 12, 1935 in Louisville, KY. He moved to Florida from Leitchfield, KY in 1972. Mr. Pawley was a Engineering Inspector for the City of Winter Haven. He Loved remodeling and carpentry. He is survived by...
Dayle T. Weinkauf
Jun 2, 2008
Mrs. Dayle T. Weinkauf, age 82, died Monday June 2, 2008 in Lakeland from heart failure. Born May 9, 1926 in Bartow, Dayle was the daughter of the late Roy H. and Lila (Campbell) Taylor. Mrs. Weinkauf was a lifelong resident of Bartow. She was a graduate of Summerlin Institute in Bartow and attended Florida State College for Women where...
Judy Marsh
Jun 1, 2008
Judy Katherine Marsh, age 60, of Winter Haven, Fla., died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Winter Haven Hospital. Born September 1, 1947 in Lake City, FL. Mrs. Marsh has been a longtime resident of Polk County. She was a Protestant. She was preceded in death by her husband: Edward Marsh & daughter Linda Marsh. She is survived by her daughter:...
Illa Frances Day
Jun 1, 2008
Mrs. Illa Frances Day, age 82, of Fort Meade, FL, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at her residence in Fort Meade, FL. Mrs. Day was born February 22, 1926 in Plant City, FL and was a lifelong resident of this area. She was a member of First Assembly of God. She is preceded in death by her husband Daniel Marion...
Norman J. Bourque
Jun 1, 2008
Norman J. Bourque, age 86, of Bartow, FL, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bourque was born March 11, 1922 in New Bedford, MA. He served in the Navy during World War II. Mr. Bourque was a partner with Du-All Engineering where he worked as a machinist. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas...
Elizabeth Anderson
May 31, 2008
Elizabeth M. "Beth" Anderson, age 91, of Bartow, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Savannah Court in Bartow. Born April 10, 1917 in Detroit, MI., Mrs. Anderson has been a resident of Bartow 1 1/2 years, moving from Naples. Mrs. Anderson was Catholic and a retired High School Home Economics and English teacher, and most recently employed as a bookeeper...
