Harold Rowles
Oct 24, 2007
Eagle Lake- Harold D. Rowles, Sr., 62, of Eagle Lake, , died Wed, Oct. 24, 2007, at his residence of heart failure. A native of Columbus, OH, Mr. Rowles has been a resident of Polk County for 62 yrs. He was a Probation Officer with the State Of Florida. He was a graduate of Saint Leo College with a degree...
William Cary, Jr.
Oct 23, 2007
Mr. William "Bill" Cary, Jr., age 48, of Winter Haven, FL, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007. Bill was born July 17, 1959 in Winter Haven. He graduated in 1977 from Fort Meade High School, where he was an excellent pitcher for the baseball team. He then played college baseball in Jacksonville. He was a member of Church of God. He...
Grace Gross
Oct 22, 2007
Grace Gross died Monday, October 22, 2007 at the Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow. She was 92. Born April 30, 1915 in Harland County, Kentucky, she had been a local resident for many years. Miss Gross is survived by a sister, Odell Campbell of Louden, TN and a brother Jack Gross of Fletcher, NC. Condolences may be made at www.whiddenmcleanfuneralhome.com
Jo Ann Presnell
Oct 14, 2007
Bartow- Mrs. Jo Ann Barncard Presnell, 75, of Bartow, died Sun, Oct 14, 2007, of cancer at her residence in Bartow. A native of Duluth, Minn, Mrs. Presnell has been a resident of Bartow 43 yrs, moving from Tallahassee. A graduate of University of Minnesota, Mrs. Presnell taught elementary education at Bartow First Methodist School for many years and was...
Theresa Phillips
Oct 8, 2007
Mrs. Theresa L. Phillips, age 43, passed away from cancer, Monday October 8, 2007 in Winter Haven. Born on August 4, 1964 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, Mrs. Phillips had been a resident of Wahneta for the past 23 years. Mrs. Phillips had worked in the deli department for both Publix and Walmart. Mrs. Phillips is preceded in death by her...
Barbara O'Hara
Oct 7, 2007
Barbara O'Hara, age 61, passed away from cancer Sunday, October 7, 2007 at her home in Homeland. Born on March 30, 1946 in Belle Glade, FL, Mrs. O'Hara has been a longtime Polk County resident. She had worked as a fruit packer for Alturas Packing Company for 15 years. She was a baptist. She is survived by a loving family...
James Edwards
Oct 7, 2007
Mr. J. W. "Jake" Edwards, 69, of Bartow, died Sunday, October 7, 2007, at his residence. A native of Mississippi, Mr. Edwards has lived in the Bartow area for over 40 years, moving from Eloise, FL. He was a auto & boat fiberglass fabricator. He was a Baptist. He was a Navy veteran. He is survived by 4 daughters: Jackie...
Ed Waters
Oct 5, 2007
Bartow- E. H. "Ed" Waters, Jr., 79, died Friday, Oct 5, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure . A native of St. Petersburg, FL, Mr. Waters, was a resident of Bartow for over 50 yrs, moving from Alabama. Formerly with IMC Phosphate for over 17 yrs, Mr Waters owned and managed Precisioneering Machine Works in Bartow for 30...
Imogene Vickery
Oct 4, 2007
Mrs. Imogene Melvin Vickery, age 75, of Alford, FL, died Thursday, October 4, 2007, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Mrs. Vickery was born October 27, 1931 in Compass Lake, FL. She has lived in Panama City, FL most of her life. Mrs. Vickery was a Entrepreneur, she owned & operated the Chicken Box in Panama City, and later...
James M. Wingard
Sep 30, 2007
James M. "Cat" Wingard, 81, passed away from respiratory failure Sunday September 30, 2007 in Bartow. Born February 9, 1926 in Dadeville, AL , Mr. Wingard was a longtime Bartow resident. Mr. Wingard worked for W.R. Grace and Company for 40 years before retiring as a Mining Superintendent in 1988. Mr. Wingard was a charter member of Asbury United Methodist...
Dr. Rafael Nobo
Sep 29, 2007
Bartow - Dr. Rafael Jacinto Nobo, 87, passed away September 29, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice, Auburndale of congestive heart failure. He was born October 24, 1919 in Havana, Cuba to Esther Pividal who raised him as a single-mother with the help of his beloved grandmother, Maria Castella. An excellent student, Rafael would go on to receive his medical degree...
Dorothy L. Roberts
Sep 26, 2007
Dorothy "Dot" Roberts, age 73, of Fort Meade, FL, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at Bartow Regional Medical Center of heart failure. She was born in Black, AL on Sept. 26, 1934. She worked as a peanut grater when she lived in Graceville, then in the early 70's she moved to Bartow and worked for Ben Hill Griffin as a...
Arthur Bissett
Sep 25, 2007
Arthur Moody Bissett, 96, a Polk County agriculturist died Tues, Sept 25, 2007 of Cancer at his home in Winter Haven. surrounded by family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Dorris Johns Bissett. The service will be held 2 PM Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1410 Dundee Rd, Winter Haven with interment...
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...
