Jose Santos Cruz
Jul 28, 2020
Frostproof - Jose Santos Cruz, 66, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020. He was born January 8, 1954 in Pinzan, Guerrero, Mexico to Martin & Vincenta Rodriguez Cruz. He worked in the construction industry. He is survived by his two daughters Yolanda Cruz, Catalina Cruz, two sons Servando Cruz, Jose Cruz, sisters Estela Cruz, Florencia Cruz, Selerina Cruz, brother Juan...
Antonio "Tony" Harden
Jul 27, 2020
Bartow - Antonio "Tony" Harden, age 45, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at Winter Haven Hospital. He was born November 10, 1974 in Wnter Haven, FL. Tony graduated from Bartow High School class of 1993. He was of the Baptist Faith. Tony huge Michigan Wolverine Fan and he was an avid Fisherman. He was preceded in death by his...
Helen Shirley Masseth
Jul 26, 2020
Detroit - Helen Shirley Masseth, age 88, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020, at her home in Bartow, FL. Born July 13, 1932, in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Chester Richard and Eugenia Rose (Kotlarz) Peters. Shirley was a homemaker and dearly loved by her family. She is preceded in death by her husband Albert Masseth...
James "Jim" Stricklin, Sr.
Jul 26, 2020
Bartow - James "Jim" Stricklin, Sr., age 78, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020. He was born July 6, 1942 in Nashville, TN to Carl & Margaret Stricklin, Jim was a Veteran in the US Navy during the Cuban Crisis. He was a Maintenance Superintendent for U.S. AgriChem. He loved to race sports cars and work on old cars. He...
Charles Ernest Bentley
Jul 25, 2020
Charles Ernest Bentley, 75, was called to heaven on July 25, 2020. Chuck, as he was known to friends and family, was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on July 8, 1945 to Richard and Pura Bentley. Chuck was brother to siblings Richard and Lynne. Raised in Ohio, he was a proud graduate of The Ohio State University, class of 1968,...
Pye Carr
Jul 25, 2020
Bartow - Pye Carr, age 76, passed on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his residence in Bartow. Born November 18, 1943 in Barber County, AL to King and Elease Carr. Mr. Carr was a resident of Bartow for sixty-one (61) years, moving from Alabama. He was a Supervisor with Prime Equipment Company for thirty (30) years and he was U.S....
Mary Nell Sloan
Jul 24, 2020
Bartow, FL - Mary Nell Sloan, age 78, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at her residence in Bartow, FL. She was born July 10, 1942 in Hayti, MO to George & Helen Earlene Rule, She was the owner & operator of Huff's Dam Inn restaurant in Berrien Springs, MI, after she sold her restaurant she then worked for Sears...
Esteban Marin Mareno
Jul 23, 2020
Esteban Marin Moreno, 55, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 in Bartow. Born August 18, 1964 in Hidalgo, Mexico, he was the son of Manuel Y. Marin and Alicia Moreno De Marin. Mr. Moreno worked in the construction industry for many years. He is survived by his wife, Ma Honoria (Jeronimo) Moreno, his children: Luis Angel Marin Moreno, Itzel Stephanie...
Bobbie N. Jenkins
Jul 21, 2020
Bobbie N. Jenkins, 82, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at her residence in Bartow. Born November 4, 1937 in Geneva County, AL, the daughter of Alvin & Fannie Harrison, Bobbie was a resident of the Bartow/Mulberry area since 1978, moving from Lake Wales. She was employed with Mobil Mining and Minerals Corp for nineteen years. Bobbie was preceded in...
Tony E. Gibson, Jr.
Jul 21, 2020
Bartow - Tony E. Gibson, Jr., 23, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 as a result of an automobile accident in Mulberry, FL. Born March 10, 1997 in Winter Haven, FL, the son of Tony Gibson, Sr. & Michelle Gibson, was a lifelong resident of Bartow. He was a Equipment Operator for Tiger Construction Company. Tony was a graduate of...
Earlene Barwick
Jul 19, 2020
Bartow - Earlene Barwick, age 65, passed away July 19, 2020 at Community Care Center in Plant City. She was born July 3, 1955 in Sarasota, FL. She was a server at John's Restaurant and Lounge and Mike's Drive-In. She had a love for singing. She was preceded in death by her sister Gladys. She is survived by her children:...
Linda Lucille Baker
Jul 18, 2020
Linda Lucille Baker, age 96, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Lakeland. Born September 10, 1923 in Columbia, AL, she was the daughter of the late Zack and Mary Ola (Freeman) Peterson. Linda worked as a cashier at Grant's and TG &Y in Bartow. She is survived by her children: John K. Bush (Claire) of Winter Haven, Vivian...
Damion Allen Tillman
Jul 17, 2020
Frostproof - Damion Allen Tillman, age 23, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020. He was born June 26, 1997 in Bartow, FL. Damion worked at Lowe's in Sebring. He loved to hunt, fish and helping others. He is survived by his parents, Roy & Elizabeth Tillman, two sisters, Angelica Tillman and Katherine Tillman, brother, Ethan Parker, grandmother, Donna Smith, aunt,...
Peggie E. Smith
Jul 17, 2020
Bartow - Peggie E. Smith, age 82, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at her residence in Bartow. Born September 2, 1937 in Phenix City, AL, she was the daughter of James & Katie Lou Evans. Mrs. Smith was a resident of Bartow since 1963, moving from Phenix City. She was a bookkeeper for the Hatton Insurance Agency for many...
Timothy Bunday
Jul 12, 2020
Lakeland - Timothy James Bunday, age 71, passed away July 12, 2020 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Born April 15, 1949 in Coldwater, MI, Mr. Bunday was a longtime resident of Lakeland. He was a salesman for the manufactured housing industry for many years. He enjoyed cooking out and spending time with his close friends and family. He was survived...
Sandra Bryan Jensen
Jul 8, 2020
Winter Haven - Sandra Bryan Jensen, age 81, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in Lakeland. Born Monday, April 17, 1939 in Kansas City, MO, she was a proud Veteran of the United States Navy. She was a Medical Technologist at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church in Lakeland. She was preceded in death...
Robert Lee Devane
Jul 8, 2020
Fort Meade - Robert Lee Devane, age 90, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Lakeland Regional Health and Medical Center. He was born May 31, 1930 in Highland City, FL. Robert was a Independment Truck Driver. He was the coordinator for the Fort Meade Jamboree for 18 years. He was preceded in death by his son Lonnie DeVane. He...
Betty Faye Stidham
Jul 7, 2020
Bartow - Betty Faye Stidham, age 88, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020. She was born August 17, 1931 in Georgetown, FL to Thomas & Clara Biggs. Betty Faye earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Florida and her master's degree from the University of South Florida. She taught high school history in Melrose and at Bartow High School....
Charlie "Dedaddy" Sells
Jul 7, 2020
Bartow- Charlie "Dedaddy" Sells, age 90, went home to be with his Buddy upstairs on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in Bartow. Born February 9, 1930 in Bushnell, he was the son of the late Charles Sells, Sr. and Florence (Stover) Sells. Mr. Sells was a Korean War Veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy. Charlie retired from McDonald Construction in Lakeland...
Judy Nichols
Jul 6, 2020
Julia Ann "Judy" Nichols, age 72, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Lakeland. Born February 25, 1948 in For Myers, she was the daughter of Amos and Charlotte (Hoge) Jackson. Judy retired from John Deere Landscapes in Lakeland where she worked as a manager. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband James Rueben...
