Earl Bryan
Nov 2, 2018
Earl Bryan, 54, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at Life Care of Winter Haven. Born December 6, 1963 in Ashburn, GA, Earl was a resident of Winter Haven since 1980. He was in the Construction Industry providing residential remodeling for several years. He enjoyed his family, hunting, fishing and sports. He is survived by his wife: Rhonda Bryan; four...
Sadie J. Drawdy
Oct 28, 2018
Haines City - Sadie June (Beasley) Drawdy, age 84, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018, at home in Haines City. Born November 28, 1933 in Tangerine, Fl. , Sadie was the daughter of the late Ernest and Pansy (Eaton) Beasley, and the sister of the late Evelyn Keller. She was employed by Winter Haven Hospital for over 20 years as...
Vernon Love
Oct 28, 2018
Vernon Love, 85, a faithful minister of the gospel, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, October 28, 2018, at the Arlington Villa Heathcare Campus in Arlington, Texas. He was born in Winchester, Indiana on April 4, 1933, the oldest child of Eldon and Estella (Sickels) Love. During his childhood, Vernon lived in Indiana, Arizona, and Oregon. He graduated...
Manuel Rodriguez
Oct 28, 2018
Bartow - Manuel Rodriguez, age 89, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at his residence in Bartow. Born Sunday, March 03, 1929 in San Benito, TX, Mr. Rodriguez was a resident of Bartow for 46 years. He was a harvester with the citrus industy, and was preceded in death by his beloved wife Josefina. He was of Catholic Faith. He...
John A. Wright`
Oct 25, 2018
Bartow- John A. Wright, age 85, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 in Winter Haven. Born July 26, 1933 in Fort Meade, Mr. Wright was the son of the late Robert David and Rita (Douglas) Wright. John attended the University of Florida before being called to service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War era. After his service, he...
Betty Louise Roberts Carter
Oct 24, 2018
Orlando - Betty Louise Roberts Carter, 87, went to heaven Wednesday, October 24, 2018. She was born October 31, 1930, in Bradley, Florida, grew up in Fort Meade and was a graduate of Fort Meade High School. Betty was the youngest daughter of Carlie McClelland Roberts and Luther M. Roberts, the former Fort Meade Chief of Police. She was a...
Jeffrey R. Booth
Oct 23, 2018
Winter Haven- Jeffrey R. Booth, age 57, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at his home in Winter Haven. Born January 8, 1961 in Winter Haven, he was the son of C.R. Booth and Janice Booth both of Winter Haven. Mr. Booth was a Co-owner/operator of Turn Key Construction of Central Florida in Winter Haven. Mr. Booth is preceded in...
Brenda L. Mccasey
Oct 19, 2018
Jupiter - Brenda L. McCasey, age 75, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, FL. She was born May 26, 1943 in Paducah, KY. She was a Real Estate Broker. She was a member of New Beginning Church of God in Fort Meade. Brenda is survived by her husband; John McCasey of Jupiter, daughters; Tammy...
Willowdean Moses
Oct 17, 2018
Lakeland - Willowdean Moses, age 75, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Hawthorne Inn in Lakeland, FL . She was born January 19, 1943 in Winter Haven, FL, Mrs. Moses was a lifetime resident of Polk County. She was a Assembly Line Worker for Ametek US Gauge. She was a member of Bartow Church of God. She was preceded...
Annette Hunter
Oct 17, 2018
Bartow - Annette Hunter, age 92, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Born February 4, 1926 in Perry, FL, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Cull and Minnie Jewel (Sawyer) Maples. Annette lived in Bartow for over 50 years and was a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. She was a resident of Water’s Edge of Lake...
Richard L. Rayburn
Oct 16, 2018
Bartow - Richard L. Rayburn, age 64, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Lakeland Hospice House. Born February 1, 1954 in Troy, MI, Mr. Rayburn was a resident of Bartow since 1973, moving from Michigan. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam era. He was a member of the Masonic Tuscan Lodge #6, Bartow. He was...
William H. Stockton
Oct 10, 2018
Merritt Island, FL - William H. Stockton, 84, passed away October 10, 2018. Mr. Stockton was born December 9, 1933 in Lithonia, GA. A career pilot who flew 129 combat missions in the Vietnam War, he retired from the United States Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was preceded in death by his wife Lucille Ivey Stockton. He is...
John Horace Davis
Oct 9, 2018
Lakeland- John Horace Davis, age 75, passed away on Tuesday October 9, 2018 in Lakeland. Born June 8, 1943 in Conway, NC, he was the son of the late Rufus C. and Mabel (Lassiter) Davis. Mr. Davis worked for many years as a Supervisor for Florida Sheet Metal in Lakeland and retired from Key Safety Systems where he worked as...
Harold Ray New, Sr.
Sep 28, 2018
Fort Meade - Harold Ray New, Sr., 78, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018. Harold was born in Logan, WV. He was a Maintenance Mechanic for the Phosphate industry. He was a member of the Cornerstone Church of God of Fort Meade. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter; Alena New. He is survived by his wife of 57...
Freddie T. Wright
Sep 26, 2018
Bartow- Freddie T. Wright, age 97, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at her home in Bartow. Born March 21, 1921 in Marion, AL, she was the daughter of the late Fulton and Daisy (Kynerd) Tucker. Mrs. Wright was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Bartow. An avid historian,...
Eugene "Gene" Byrd
Sep 23, 2018
Eugene (Gene) Byrd, 79, of Homeland, FL. passed away on September 23, 2018. Born July 22, 1939 in Chancellor, Alabama to Barney (B.L.) and Irma Lois (Crumpler) Byrd. Gene grew up in Bartow and lived most of his adult life with his loving and loyal wife, Eileen. Gene retired from International Minerals and Chemicals Corporation (IMCC) where he worked at...
Audrey Mae Dubose
Sep 23, 2018
Bartow - Audrey Mae DuBose, age 85, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018. She was born May 9, 1933 in Guin, AL to her parents Ether "E.D." & Virgie Chambless. She was a homemaker and raised in the Baptist church. She is survived by her husband of William "Bill" T. DuBose of Bartow, daughter; Angie (Albert) Reese of Bartow, son;...
Patti J. Warren
Sep 21, 2018
Patti Jo Warren, age 64, of Orlando, FL, passed away on September 21, 2018 at Orlando Health Care Cancer Center. Patti was born on August 14, 1954 in Saranac Lake, NY. Se was preceded in death by her father Stanley T. Warren. Patti is survived by her mother Gloria Sweet Warren of Bartow, sister Sue Ann Warren of Stockbridge, GA,...
Anne Raulerson
Sep 19, 2018
Bartow - Anne Widerquist Eyman Raulerson, age 93, a longtime resident of Bartow, passed away at her home on September 19, 2018. Born July 30, 1925 in Fort Myers, Florida, She was the daughter of the late Vernon and Johnette (Odom) Widerquist. Mrs. Raulerson graduated from Fort Myers High School in 1942. In 1946, she received a Bachelor of Science...
Essie Mae Owens
Sep 19, 2018
Essie Mae Owens, 97, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018 in Lakeland, Florida. Born August 30, 1921 to Tolbert and Estelle Carroll in Lakeland, Mae was raised there along with siblings Edith and Earl. Mae married Eugene Murphy in 1942 and had a son, Samuel (1945-2007). Mae and Gene were married until his death in 1970. She was married to Clint...
