Roger Dale Sellers
Sep 25, 2007
Roger Dale Sellers, 58, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born, January 28, 1949 in Holmes County, Florida, he was the son of the late J.C. Sellers and Mary Ellison. Mr. Sellers was a electronics sales representative for Sears Department Store in Winter Haven. He was also baptist. He is survived by his sister Diane...
Jim P. Stephens
Sep 24, 2007
Jim P. Stephens, age 84, passed away from cancer Monday September 24, 2007 at his home in Bartow. Born June 14, 1923 in Pelham, GA, Mr. Stephens came to Bartow 54 years ago. Mr. Stephens was a Meter Reader for the City of Bartow and a member of the First Baptist Church of Bartow. He was also a former deacon...
Morgan Brown
Sep 22, 2007
Miss Morgan Alise Brown, age 17, of Eagle Lake, died Sat Sept 22, 2007 as result of an auto accident. A native of Bartow, Miss Brown was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a student of Lake Region High School in Eagle Lake and a member of the Lake Region High School R.O.T.C. She was a Bapist She...
Verdon Myers Voigt
Sep 20, 2007
Mr. Verdon Myers Voigt, 85, passed away from heart failure, September 20, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born April 6, 1922 in Alturas, Mr. Voigt was the son of the late Rudolph Arnold and Bertha Myers Voigt and is also the last of eight brothers and a sister to pass. Mr. Voigt was a dedicated citrus grower serving...
L. C. Geiger
Sep 20, 2007
Mr. Lawrence Clarence "Sid" Geiger, 73, died Thursday, September 20, 2007 in Bartow. Born August 24, 1934 in Lake Garfield, Mr. Geiger was the son of Ernest Clarence and Bernice Louise Geiger and a lifelong resident of the Bartow area. Mr. Geiger worked as a fabricator for Xerxes and more recently he was the head security guard for Carlton Arms...
Denise Tharp Howarth
Sep 18, 2007
Denise Tharp Howarth, 53, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007 in Lakeland, FL. Born May 14, 1954 in Bartow, FL, she was the daughter of the late Heston Willard and Mertie Mae Tharp. Mrs. Howarth had been residing in Oxford, NC for the past 18 years. She worked as a nurse for over 20 years. She is survived by a family...
Jack E. Clanton
Sep 16, 2007
Mr. Jack E. Clanton, age 81, of Bartow, FL, died Sunday, September 16, 2007, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland. Mr. Clanton was born January 23, 1926 in High Shoals, NC. He graduated in 1960 from Florida Southern College and then received his masters degree from the University of South Florida. Mr. Clanton was a Educator for over 30...
David F. Hall
Sep 15, 2007
David F. Hall, 54, of Bartow, died Saturday, Sept 15, 2007, at his residence in Bartow. A native of Benham, KY, Mr. Hall moved to Bartow in 1962. He was of the Bapist Faith. He was a member of the Ultimatum Band for many years. He was preceded in death by his father: Douglas E. Hall. He is survived by...
Glenn Wayne Lane
Sep 15, 2007
Mr Wayne Lane, 66, passed away, from cancer, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 at home in Bartow. Born March 14, 1941 in Haines City, he was the son of the late Allen and Anna Merle Lane. He was a lifelong Polk County Resident. Mr. Lane was the owner and operator of Property Maintenance, a lawn service company. He was also an...
Leola L. Horn
Sep 14, 2007
Highland City- Leola L. Horn, 79, of Highland City, died Friday, Sept 14, 2007, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of Respiratory Failure. A native of Homeland, FL, Mrs. Horn was a resident of Highland City since 1968, moving from Fort Meade. She attended the Word of Life Ministries in Highland City. She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence...
Charles A. Harke
Sep 13, 2007
Charles A. Harke, 72, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 in Lakeland, FL. Born, June 15, 1935 in Phoenix, New York, Mr. Harke was the son of the late Alvin and Edith Harke. Mr. Harke worked as a Pressman for the Great Lakes Printing Company. He also formerly employed by Nickelplate Railroad in Conneaut, Ohio. Mr. Harke is survived by two...
Troy E. Edmondson
Sep 8, 2007
Mr. Troy E. Edmondson, 62, passed away from cancer Saturday September 8, 2007 in Lakeland. Born November 2, 1944 in Lakeland, Mr. Edmondson was a lifelong Bartow resident. He was a heavy equipment operator in the agricultural industry for many years. Mr. Edmondson is survived by his wife of 32 years, Wanda Edmondson, three sons; Ronnie Edmondson of Eagle Lake,...
James Downing
Sep 4, 2007
Mr. James E. "Shack" Downing died Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. He was 75. Born April 1, 1932 in Mulberry, he was a lifelong Polk County Resident. Mr. Downing worked for the City of Bartow for 40 years. He was a baptist and also served in the Army Reserve. He is survived by his wife of...
Rosalie White
Sep 3, 2007
Mrs. Rosalie Thielen White, age 91, of Bartow, Fla., died Monday, September 3, 2007, at Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow. A native of Dorrance, KS, Mrs White moved to Bartow in 1948. She was a homemaker. She a member and very active in the St Thomas Catholic Church of Bartow. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis E....
Dan Nemeth
Sep 2, 2007
Lakeland-Dan A Nemeth, 57, of Lakeland, FL, died Sun, Sept 2, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure. A native of Ohio, Mr. Nemeth was a longtime resident of Polk County, living several years in Commerce, GA. He was chemical plant operator for AZ Products of Lakeland for over 25 yrs. He worked for the City of Commerce for...
Pad M. Cook
Aug 30, 2007
Mr. Pad M. Cook passed away from cancer Thursday, August 30, 2007 at his home in Bartow. He was 59. Born April 2, 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Cook, Sr. and Hazel Cook. Mr. Cook was self employed and worked as a carpenter and an investor. Mr. Cook had just recently moved...
Jessie Mae Owen
Aug 29, 2007
Mrs. Jessie Mae Owen, 84, of Bartow, died Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at the Bartow Center of heart failure. A native of Blount County, Ala, Mrs. Owen was a resident of Bartow for over 55 yrs. Mrs. Owen was owner of Lady B Lovely Beauty Shop in Bartow for many years. She was a member of the Bartow First Christian...
Vivian D. Teresi
Aug 25, 2007
Mrs. Vivian D. Teresi passed away from cancer Saturday, August 25, 2007, at her residence in Bartow. She was 66. Born September 4, 1940 in Fairview, NJ, she was the daughter of William Rawlins and the late Vivian White. Mrs. Teresi was a hairstylist in New Jersey before moving to the area 28 years ago. She was a member of...
Edward Ray Hicks, Sr.
Aug 21, 2007
Fort Meade- Edward "Eddie" Ray Hicks, Sr., 64, of Fort Meade, FL., died at his residence on Tuesday, August 21, 2007. He was born November 25, 1942 in Douglas, MI. He moved from Michigan to Bartow in 1979 and has lived in Fort Meade since 1981. Eddie was a supervisor with CTL in Mulberry for 8 years, he was also...
William H. Cheeseman
Aug 20, 2007
Mr. William H. "Bill" Cheeseman died Monday, August 20, 2007 in Winter Haven. He was 84. Born May 15, 2007 in Brentford, England, Mr. Cheeseman worked as a boat builder and had been a resident of Bartow for the past 20 years. He is survived his wife of 52 years, Elizabeth Cheeseman of Bartow, a daughter, Jane Cheeseman of Bartow,...
