Eddie Lou Mathews
Jul 8, 2007
Mrs. Eddie Lou Mathews passed away from heart failure Sunday July 8, 2007 at her home in Highland City. She was 79. Born on September 15, 1927 in Cochran, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rosa Pitts. Mrs. Mathews worked as a sectionizer for Ben Hill Griffin Inc. In more recent years she was a homemaker....
Clyde L. Brown
Jul 7, 2007
Mrs. Clyde L. Brown passed away Saturday July 7, 2007 from pneumonia at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was 87. Born on March 29, 1920 in Slocomb, AL she was the daughter of the late Gus and Evie Skinner. To say she was a homemaker and a devout christian would be an understatement. Mrs. Brown's enduring faith in God and...
Shirley E. Carmichael
Jul 5, 2007
Mrs. Shirley E. Carmichael passed away from cancer Thursday, July 5, 2007 at her home in Lakeland. She was 68. Born on January 26, 1939 the daughter of the late Thomas and Thelma Geiger, Mrs. Carmichael was a lifelong Polk County resident. She was a homemaker and also worked as an in-home caregiver to many. She is also preceded in...
Florence Edwards
Jul 2, 2007
Bartow- Florence Wilson Burrows Edwards, 97, died Monday, July 2, 2007, at her residence in Bartow of natural causes. A native of Fort Meade, Mrs. Edwards was a lifelong resident of the Bartow / Fort Meade area. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Meade. She was a member of the Fort Meade American Legion Auxiliary; Past...
Edward Wiley B. Wilson
Jul 1, 2007
Mr. Edward Wiley B. Wilson, age 83, of Fort Meade, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 of respiratory failure, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Mr. Wilson was born Sept. 26, 1923 in Fort Meade where he and Wanda raised their 6 children. He served as an ammunition bearer in the United States Army where he earned 2 purple hearts and numerous...
Melody Hancock Clyatt
Jun 29, 2007
Fort Meade- Melody Hancock Clyatt (50), of Fort Meade, FL, died Friday, June 29, 2007, at her residence in Fort Meade after a long & courageous battle with cancer. Melody was born on Dec. 30, 1956 in Bartow, FL. She was very proud of her Hancock family heritage as a sixth generation Floridian. She served as Chairman for the Polk...
Barbara Peterson
Jun 24, 2007
Bartow- Barbara Ann Peterson, 59, died Sun, June 24, at the Bartow Center. A native of Ozark, AL, she was a lifelong resident of the Bartow area. Mrs. Peterson was a lab technician for Florida Natural Citrus. She is survived by 4 sons: Daniel Hinks, Robert Hinks & Gary Hinks, all of Bartow & Erik Peterson of Winter Haven. 3...
Charles Sawyer
Jun 23, 2007
Charles S. Sawyer, age 59, of Bartow, Fla., died Saturday, June 23, 2007, at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa. A longtime resident of Tampa, Mr. Sawyer has been a resident of Bartow for over 10 yrs. moving from Brandon. He was a former warehouse manager for Mobil Chemical Co. for over 15 yrs. He was an Air Force...
Wendell Alderman
Jun 20, 2007
Mr. Wendell C. Alderman passed away from cancer Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at his home in Bartow. He was 69. Born May 1, 1938 in Moultrie, GA, Mr. Alderman has been a local resident for the passed 24 years. Mr. Alderman was a retired Air Force veteran, serving in the Vietnam War. During his service he also worked in the...
Wayne Mack Phillips
Jun 17, 2007
Wayne Phillips passed away Sunday, June 17, 2007 at his home in Winter Haven of pancreatic cancer. He was 65 Born on June 7, 1942 in Daleville, Alabama, Mr. Phillips has been a Bartow and Winter Haven resident for the past 53 years. Mr. Phillips was a buyer for Scotty's Inc. for approximately 20 years and was currently employed by...
Janet D. Powell
Jun 13, 2007
Janet D. (Sweet) Powell, age 72, of Lakeland, FL., died Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Ms. Powell was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Harry Sweet and the late Mabel Walker. She is also survived by her daughter, Dixie Lott of Lakeland; son, James Lee Powell of Clewiston; sisters: Gloria Boone of West...
Shirley Patterson
Jun 12, 2007
Shirley Wherrett Patterson, 65, of Bartow, FL died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, in Lakeland, FL of cancer. A native of Bartow and former resident of, Battlecreek MI, Mobile, AL & Ashville, NC, Mrs Patterson returned to Bartow in 1991. She was a member of the Bartow First United Methodist Church, serving as bookkeeper, member of the Board of Church Council;...
W. Allen Brown
Jun 11, 2007
Mr. W. Allen Brown passed away from respiratory failure Monday, June 11, 2007 in Bartow. He was 87. Born November 11, 1919 in Tiger Bay, FL, he was the son of the late Howard and Elsie Brown. Mr. Brown worked as an electronic technician for the Polk County School Board for 20 years. He was a veteran of WWII, serving...
Cecil Eugene Farrer
Jun 10, 2007
Mr. Cecil Eugene Farrer, age 54, of Bartow, died Sunday, June 10, 2007, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, Fla. He was a member of the Assemblies of God. He is survived by his daughter: Karey L. Phipps of Bartow. One Brother: Kenneth Leon Farrer of Mississippi. Funeral service will be at Graveside at 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 13, 2007...
Naomi Mccall
Jun 8, 2007
Mrs. Naomi D. McCall passed away from cancer Friday June 8, 2007 at Palm Terrace Nursing Home in Lakeland. Born April 1, 1933 in Mississippi, Mrs. McCall moved to Bartow in 1963. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God of Bartow. Mrs. McCall is preceded in death by her husband Cecil E. McCall and her...
Amanda Patterson
Jun 7, 2007
Bartow- Amanda M. Patterson, 83, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2007, at the Bartow Center of respiratory failure. A native of Columbus, Ga, Mrs. Patterson grew up on a farm near Baxley, Ga, moving to Bartow in 1982. She was a telephone operator, seamstress and caregiver for many years. She attended Bartow First Baptist Church. She is survived by her...
Alexander "Alex" Evers, Iii
Jun 7, 2007
Fort Meade- Alexander "Alex" Evers, III, 65, died peacefully Thursday, June 7, at his residence in Fort Meade. A lifelong resident of Mulberry, Mr. Evers has lived in Fort Meade a few months. He was the former owner & operator of Tank Cleaning, Resource & Recovery Inc. of Mulberry. He was a former production manager of Farmland Industries. He was...
Stella Mae Helms
Jun 6, 2007
Fort Meade -Stella M. Helms, 82, a longtime resident of Fort Meade, passed away Wed, June 6, at her residence of heart failure. A native of Enterprise, AL, Mrs. Helms has been a resident of Fort Meade since 1942, moving from Alabama. She was employed by the Polk County School Board for over 45 yrs, serving as Lunch Room Manager...
Annie Thompson
Jun 5, 2007
Mrs. Annie C. Thompson passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2007 from heart failure at her home in Bartow. She was 80. Born June 21, 1926 in Hornbeak, Tenn. the daughter of the late Avery and Lena Miller, she moved to Bartow 37 years ago from Arkansas. Mrs. Thompson was a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Mrs. Thompson...
Linda Marsh
Jun 4, 2007
Linda Sue Marsh, age 33, of Winter Haven, died Monday, June 4, 2007, at Winter Haven Hospital. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her father: Edward Marsh. She is survived by her mother; Judy Marsh and sister Kathy Marsh both of Winter Haven. Family will receive friends Monday, June 11, 1-2 PM at Whidden-McLean Funeral Home,...
