Luis F. Rodriguez
Jan 9, 2022
Bartow - Luis F. Rodriguez, age 71, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born September 19, 1950 in Santiago, Cuba. He immigrated to the US in 1962 with his family at the age of 11. Growing up in Miami, he attended High School at Miami Edison and started a flower business after...
Caroline Dykes
Jan 6, 2022
Lake Wales - Caroline Dykes, age 90, passed away January 6, 2022, at Advent Health Lake Wales. She was born on October 7, 1931, in Monroe, MI She was a Homemaker. She enjoyed reading, watching game shows and couponing. Most of all she loved her family and taking care of them. She was preceded in death by her husband Delbert...
Stuart Jay Wyatt
Jan 5, 2022
Stuart Jay Wyatt, age 62, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at his home in Lakeland. Born August 17, 1959 in Richmond, Indiana, he was the son of the late Rev. Alva E. Wyatt and Ruth Centers Wyatt. He was a Bartow Senior High School graduate, Class of 1977. Stuart was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...
Louisa Gloria Jewell
Jan 5, 2022
Louisa Gloria Jewell, age 85, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022. She was born October 8, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY to Giovanni & Norina Vaccaro, Louisa worked in Fort Meade School cafeterias. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Bartow. She was preceded in death by her husband Claude Jewell. She is survived by her daughters,...
Hildred Beatress Hurley
Jan 2, 2022
Hildred Beatress Hurley, age 93, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Rohr Home in Bartow, FL. She was born November 26, 1928 in Ozark, AL to Clifton & Della Scott. Hildred was a Nurses' Aide for Rohr Home and Convalescent Center in Bartow. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her...
Joe Parrish
Jan 2, 2022
Rev. Joe Parrish, age 85, went to be with his Lord & Savior January 2, 2022. Joe was born May 20, 1936 in Fort Meade, FL to Arch & Bessie Parrish, He was a Baptist Minister for 54 years. He was a member of Oak Park Baptist Church of Fort Meade. He was preceded in death by his grandson Joseph...
Dolores Jean Chalvatzis
Jan 2, 2022
Dolores Jean Chalvatzis (née Knezeak) was born in Adena, Ohio on April 30th, 1939. Dolores had 3 siblings, Joann (deceased), Joseph (deceased) and Phillip. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio and at the age of 20, while working at local diner, she met her beloved husband, Gregory. It was love at first sight, and after only 4 months, they were...
Rocky White
Jan 1, 2022
Lake Wales - Rocky White, age 65, passed away January 1, 2022, at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on December 6, 1956, in Bartow, FL. He was a Production Supervisor in the citrus industry. He was a member of Oakwood Golf Club, First Baptist Church Frostproof and 30+ years Little League/Dixie League umpire. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, and...
Marsha Tanis
Jan 1, 2022
Jacksonville - Marsha Tanis, age 47, passed away January 1, 2022, at her residence in Jacksonville. She was born on July 11, 1974, in Winter Haven, FL. She was a Homemaker. She enjoyed traveling, going to the beach and flowers. Most of all she loved spending time with her family and shopping. She was preceded in death by her aunt...
William V. Gibson, Jr.
Dec 30, 2021
Bartow- William V. "Sonny" Gibson, Jr. passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021 in Bartow. Born Sept. 22, 1930 in Bartow, Sonny was the son of the late William V. Gibson, Sr. and Mary Lee (Monzingo) Gibson. In 1947 at age 17, he joined the Army Air Forces and later transferred to the paratroopers. He was with the Rangers in...
Earl V. Ethridge
Dec 30, 2021
Earl Vinson Ethridge, 94, of Collins, GA, and Bartow, FL, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021. Mr. Ethridge was born in Rentz, Georgia on August 24, 1927, to the late Herschel Gilbert Ethridge, and the late Laura Sutton Ethridge. He was retired from CF Industries, FL, and as a citrus grower. Mr. Ethridge was of the Baptist faith and...
Betty Jones Dennis
Dec 30, 2021
Betty Jones Dennis of Cotton Valley, Louisiana, entered into rest on December 30, 2021. She was born to the late John T. Jones and Mary Markham Jones, July 24, 1934, in Springhill, Louisiana. Betty graduated from Sarepta High School in 1952. She was married to Talmadge F. Dennis on December 26, 1951, and they started their life together in the...
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...
