Joel "Jo" W. Cox
Dec 27, 2021
Bartow- Joel "Jo" W. Cox, age 83, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born April 18, 1938 in Slocomb, AL to Willie & Nettie Blount Wright, Mrs. Cox was a resident of Bartow since 1959, moving from Troy, AL, Jo was a Engineering Assistant with IMC PhosphateI in Bartow for over 25 years. She...
Sharon A. Childers
Dec 27, 2021
Sharon A. Childers, age 76, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 in Bartow. Born November 24, 1945 in Tampa and raised in Trilby, she was the daughter of the late Waldo C. Pierce and Clara V. (Prine) Pierce. Sharon was a Baptist in faith whose love for GOD shown through in everything she did. Her great joy was working with...
Jack Garner
Dec 26, 2021
Lakeland- Jack Garner, age 80, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 in Lakeland. Born February 1, 1941 in Bartow, he was the son of the late J.D. and Katie (Smith) Garner. Jack worked for many years in the Title Research industry. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his siblings: Terrell Garner, Betty Garner Radford, and...
Margaret "Peggy" Elaine Fisher
Dec 25, 2021
Bartow - Margaret "Peggy" Elaine Fisher, age 79, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, at her residence in Bartow, FL (formerly of Deltona, Florida for 45 years where she raised her three kids). Margaret was born September 14, 1942, in Madison, Wisconsin to the late Robert & Lois (Carroll) Fisher. Margaret hated her birthname and was affectionately known by “Peggy”...
James Robert White
Dec 23, 2021
Bartow - James Robert White, age 75, passed away December 23, 2021, at his residence in Bartow. He was born on August 30, 1946, in Jesup, GA. He was a Box Maker for St. Joe Paper Company. He enjoyed smoking, fishing, and tinkering in the shed. He will be missed by many for his wave from the front porch. He...
Norman A. Welch
Dec 22, 2021
Norman A. Welch, age 95, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in Auburndale. Born March 31, 1926 in Ansted, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Fredrick F. Welch and Janie (Davis) Welch. Mr. Welch was an U.S. Navy Veteran in WWII. After his service, he returned home and worked in th coal mining industry for many years....
Caryn Richards
Dec 20, 2021
Bartow -Caryn Richards, age 70, passed away December 20, 2021, at Lakeland Regional Health and Medical Center. She was born on May 28, 1951, in Boston, MA. She worked as a Customer Service Operator. She enjoyed reading, playing games on her Kindle, being on the computer and being outdoors. She was preceded in death by her brother Richard Pearl. She...
Randy R. Peterson, Jr.
Dec 18, 2021
Bartow - John Randolph “Randy” Peterson, Jr., age 72, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born May 10, 1949, in Asheville, North Carolina, son of John R. Peterson, Sr. and Mary Virginia Duncan Peterson. Randy was a longtime resident of Bartow. He was a graduate of Summerlin Institute, class of 1967, and graduate of...
Robert Orozco Guerrero
Dec 17, 2021
Norberto "Robert" Orozco Guerrero, age 75, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 in Bartow. Born June 6, 1946 in Landa De Matamoros, Queretaro, Mexico, he was the son of Nazario Orozco and Ricarda Guerrero. Robert worked for Streamsong in the maintenance department. He is survived by a loving family that includes his companion, Alicia Jaramillo, his daughters, Alicia Orozco,...
Philip R. Bryan
Dec 17, 2021
Bartow - Philip R. Bryan, age 68, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021. He was born December 11, 1953 in Bartow, FL to Don & Opal Bryan, He was a Citrus Grower. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bartow where he was a deacon and member of the choir. He was also a member of the...
Charlene Hanson Brockman
Dec 17, 2021
Charlene Hanson Brockman, age 63, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 in Winter Haven. Born November 14, 1958 in Nashville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Carl Olie Hanson and Macon Lee (Bain) Hanson. Charlene worked for Lake Ashton as a landscaper for many years. She was a member of the Full Gospel Fellowship of Wahneta. Along...
Jimmie Stephens
Dec 16, 2021
Jimmie Stephens, age 75, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 16th, 2021. Born in Winter Haven, Fl., the son of Jim and Maggie Stephens, he was a graduate of the Summerlin Institute, Class of 1964. After honorable service in the U. S. Army, he married his wife, Barbara B. Stephens. Jimmie and Barbara raised two sons in...
Thomas "Tom" Small
Dec 15, 2021
Bartow - Thomas "Tom" Small, age 71, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021. He was born May 14, 1950 in Bloomington, IL to Dwain & Marilyn Small. Tom’s father was an educator and traveled around a lot. When Tom was around 10 years old, they lived in Carbondale, IL. It was there he was known as the Pinball Wizard. He...
Grace Ann Dunn
Dec 14, 2021
Grace Ann Dunn, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Lakeland. Born April 24, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Walter Benjamin Cole and Vinoma E. (Highsmith) Cole. Ann owned and operated Ann Dunn Transcription in Plant City for many years. Along with her parents, Mrs. Dunn is preceded in death by her daughter, Kristina...
Jeffrey Andrien
Dec 9, 2021
Bartow - Jeffrey Andrien, age 69, passed away December 9, 2021, at his residence in Bartow. He was born on December 6, 1952, in Philadelphia, PA to the late James Andrien and Sydney (Killen) Andrien. He worked as an Ironworker. He enjoyed fishing in Costa Rica, hunting, and tinkering. He was known to be able to fix anything. He was...
Mary M. Beagle
Dec 9, 2021
Mary M. Beagle, age 91, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 in Lakeland. Born August 27, 1930 in Perry, NY, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Viva (Close) Baylor. Mrs. Beagle was a Production worker for Kodak. She is survived by a loving family that includes her daughter, Janet Fus (John) of Bartow, her grandchildren: Donald (Susannah),...
Jason Buchlinger
Dec 8, 2021
Bartow -Jason Buchlinger, age 47, passed away December 8, 2021, at Bartow Regional Medical Center. He was born Saturday, September 14, 1974, in Kansas City, KS to Gary Buchlinger and Linda (Rogers) Buchlinger. He worked as a Night Auditor in the Hospitality Industry. He enjoyed computer games, walking on the beach, and building models. Most of all he loved animals...
Lee Boston Gerstenberger
Dec 6, 2021
Winter Haven- Lee Boston Gerstenberger, age 28, passed away December 6, 2021. He was born on December 12, 1992, in Stockbridge, Georgia to Paul Gerstenberger & Colleen Boston Gerstenberger, the second of their two children. Lee grew up in Valrico, Florida. He graduated from Joe E. Newsome High School in Lithia, Florida in 2011. Lee was a United States Army...
Eli Martinez-Figueroa
Dec 1, 2021
Eli Martinez-Figueroa, age 81 passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 in Lakeland. Born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico on April 28, 1940, he was the son of the late Concepcion Figueroa and Providencia Martinez. He was a a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Martinez-Figueroa retired from General Electric Medical Systems in Puerto Rico where he was a General Manager...
Alane D. Osborn
Nov 30, 2021
Alane D. Osborn, age 57, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at her home in Bartow. Born October 26, 1964 in Dixon, IL, she was the daughter of William Carr Osborn and Jane Doris (Bowman) Osborn. Ms. Osborn was a Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Alane worked Polk County in the Parks and Natural Resources dept. in Mosquito Control...
