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...
Jerry Bohmann
Jul 6, 2020
Mount Dora- Jerry Bohmann, age 88, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. He was born July 17, 1931 in Jersey City, NJ to Henry & Lucy Bohmann. Jerry received his bachelor's degree from Rutgers University, he then went to Harvard University but left early to join the US Army during the Korean war. After his...
Brenda Fay Wilkerson
Jul 5, 2020
Lithia - Brenda Fay Wilkerson, age 66, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020. She was born October 2, 1953 in Bartow, FL. She was a Homemaker. She was a member of First Assembly of God and a former member of Willow Oak Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her brother Kenneth Wynn and two sisters Sandra Gail and...
Bonnie "Nita" Marvin
Jul 5, 2020
Lakeland - Bonnie "Nita" Marvin, age 80, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her home in Lakeland. Nita was born June 5, 1940 in Kennette, MO to E.D. and Lillie Killingsworth. She was a Audit Clerk for Polk County Courthouse. She was a member of Willow Oak Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for over 30 years. She...
Charles Edward Newman
Jul 4, 2020
On Saturday, July 4, 2020, Charles Edward Newman, loving father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away at the age of 76. Chuck (Ed to his childhood friends) was born in Nichols, FL on September 30, 1943 to Daniel and Lois (Freeman) Newman. Upon graduating from Mulberry High School as class valedictorian in 1961, Chuck was an accomplished athlete who decided...
Barbara Woods Altman Sloan
Jul 4, 2020
Bartow - Barbara Woods Altman Sloan, 73, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. She was born October 13, 1946 in Fort Meade, FL to Barney & Stella Woods. She was a Methods Analyst for Piper Aircraft. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Betty Jean Zehr and brother Cody Woods. She is survived...
Dorothy Jenay "Nay" Hartzog
Jul 3, 2020
Bartow- Dorothy Jenay Hartzog, age 45, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at her home in Bartow. Born February 28, 1975 in Bartow, she was the daughter of James William Edwards and Carole Waverly Black-Edwards. Mrs. Hartzog was a homemaker. She was a mother, a Nana, and a friend. Jenay is survived by a loving family that includes her...
Barbara Gay Lawrence
Jul 1, 2020
Lake Wales, FL- Barbara Gay Lawrence, age 79, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in Bartow, FL. Born in Berea, OH, she was the daughter of the late William Geoffrey and Lauretta Pauline (Wells) Halley. She lived in Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts, Arizona, and the Panama Canal Zone before finally settling in Florida. She enjoyed classical music, reading eclectically (but especially...
Sarah Parker Gibson
Jun 30, 2020
Bartow - Sarah Parker Gibson, 93, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at her home in Bartow, FL. Sarah was born April 8, 1927 in Plant City, FL. She served her community in many ways over the years, working in the school system and playing the organ for both the First Baptist Church and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church....
