OBITUARIES

Donald Hayes Barnett

Donald Hayes Barnett

Jul 29, 2011

Donald Hayes Barnett, 76 Citrus/Investor Lakeland " Donald Hayes Barnett passed away on July 29, 2011 due to a brain tumor. Mr. Barnett was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 24, 1934. He graduated from Lakeland High School and attended Florida Southern College. He was in the citrus business for 40 years and also a real estate broker and...

Andrew Carlton Howard

Andrew Carlton Howard

Jul 28, 2011

Andrew Carlton Howard, 40 Student at Polk State CollegeLakeland " Andrew Carlton Howard, 40, was born May 21, 1971 and passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011 due to heart failure caused by sleep apnea. Leaving behind his adored wife of 11 years, Elizabeth Love Pope Howard, and his sons Carlton Andrew Howard, age 8, and Ashton Knox Howard, age...

Elaine Stokes

Elaine Stokes

Jul 25, 2011

ELAINE GOODWIN STOKES, 84 Educator LAKELAND - Elaine Stokes, 84, passed from this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on July 25, 2011, from complications of a fractured hip. She was born in Chicago, IL., on Oct. 21, 1926, to George and Arvilla Goodwin. After high school graduation, she went on the blind date of her life...

Michael Vincent O'Brien

Michael Vincent O'Brien

Jul 19, 2011

Michael Vincent O""Brien, 60 Foreman Lakeland " Michael Vincent O""Brien was born in Bluefield, West Virginia on January 25, 1951 and passed away on July 19, 2011 due to heart failure. Mr. O""Brien worked at Florida Southern College and enjoyed wood working and creating projects. He was an honorable and charitable man that went above and beyond to provide...

Linda Edenfield Innes

Linda Edenfield Innes

Jul 17, 2011

Linda Edenfield Innes, 71, a native of Lakeland, died Sunday morning after a long struggle with Alzheimer""s disease. After graduating from Lakeland High, Linda attended Stetson University and University of Florida until she married. She lived many places during her full life, including Rhode Island, California, Virginia, Missouri, Georgia and Florida. Linda was a supportive Navy wife for many...

Paulette Folcarelli

Paulette Folcarelli

Jul 16, 2011

Lakeland: Paulette Folcarelli, 65, of Lakeland, died July 16, 2011 from complication from a stroke. She was born on March 1, 1946 in Akron, OH. She was preceded in death by her first husband Jerry Bloom and preceded in death by her second husband Earl Traylor. She is survived by her current husband Albino Folcarelli; daughter Christine Bylock; daughter...

Eleanor Potter

Eleanor Potter

Jul 15, 2011

LAKELAND " Eleanor J. Potter, 85, died Friday, July 15, 2011 at home from heart failure. She was born March 30, 1926 in Kendallville, Indiana and graduated from Kendallville High School in 1944. She lived in Ft. Wayne, Indiana from 1944-1956, where she was a secretary for the General Electric Company. She belonged to Tri Kappa Sorority and enjoyed...

Mayo "Bud" Mott

Mayo "Bud" Mott

Jul 14, 2011

Mayo ""Bud"" Mott, 75 Lakeland: Mayo ""Bud"" Mott, 75, of Lakeland, died July 14, 2011 from heart failure. He was born on August 12, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland. Bud was a veteran of the United States Navy. He worked as a bailiff and crossing guard for the Polk County Sheriff""s Office. The family would like to thank the palliative...

Harry Mcfarlin

Harry Mcfarlin

Jul 14, 2011

Harry G. McFarlin, 100 Business Owner Lakeland " Harry G. McFarlin, 100, was born on March 3, 1911 and passed away on July 14, 2011 due to natural causes. He was a proud business owner in the carpet industry. He was in the Army and a veteran of WWII, 82nd airborne. He was a member of the Veterans Battle...

Charles J. Brock

Charles J. Brock

Jul 13, 2011

Charles J. ""Charlie"" Brock, 105 Grocer & Produce Supervisor Lakeland- Charlie Brock died July 13, 2011 at Southland Suites due to natural causes. He was born December 19, 1905 in Collins, NY to Edward and Anna Brock, who were married 67 years before his mother""s passing in 1971. He married Viola Renschler in 1929 at St. James Church, Hamburg,...

Berta Marsella

Berta Marsella

Jul 12, 2011

Berta I. Marsella, Ph.D., 93 Educator Lakeland: Berta I. Marsella, 93, of Lakeland died on July 12, 2011 from natural causes. She was born on May 15, 1918 in Havana, Cuba. She became a teacher at an early age and her teaching career spanned 35 years in Cuba. She moved to Lakeland in 1979 with her husband, to be...

Jane E. Gaetz

Jane E. Gaetz

Jul 4, 2011

Jane Eileen Philips Gaetz, 77 Jane Eileen Gaetz, 77, died peacefully with her loving family at her side July 24, 2011. She had been battling a chronic illness for years. She is survived by her daughter Mary Ellen and her son-in-law Thomas and also her son Michael E. Feeley; daughter-in-law Diane and three wonderful grandchildren; Monica, Michael, and Kaitlyn....

Gladys Helen Ledoux

Gladys Helen Ledoux

Jul 2, 2011

Gladys Reynolds Ledoux, 95 Homemaker Lakeland- Gladys Helen Reynolds Stiteler Ledoux, 95, passed away peacefully July 2, 2011 at LRMC of natural causes. Gladys was born May 19, 1916 in Media Pennsylvania1and relocated to Dade City in 1946. She moved to Lakeland in 1964 and was a member of College Heights United Methodist Church where she served as a...

Robert Crichlow

Robert Crichlow

Jun 30, 2011

ROBERT JAMESON CRICHLOW, 86 Robert (Bob) Jameson Crichlow, 86, died Thursday, June 30, 2011 on his 86th birthday due to lung cancer. Bob was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed. He was born and raised in Tampa, Florida on June 30, 1925. He attended various schools in Tampa, including Jesuit High School. He served...

Nancy Jean Kimsey

Nancy Jean Kimsey

Jun 23, 2011

Nancy Jean Shumaker Kimsey, 86 Nurse Lakeland " Nancy Jean died on June 23, 2011 due to heart failure at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Manor, Pennsylvania where she attended elementary and high school. She became a nurse and moved to Lakeland in 1962. She is preceded in death by...

Dr. Julian Bemko

Dr. Julian Bemko

Jun 20, 2011

Dr. Julian Bemko, 89, Dentist Lakeland- Dr. Julian Bemko of Lakeland formally of Millburn, N.J. died June 20, 2011 of complications from Alzheimer""s disease. He was born October 14, 1921 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Dr. Bemko was a US Navy lieutenant who served in Japan during World War II, and later worked as a dentist in Union, NJ for 41...

James Peter Martin

James Peter Martin

Jun 19, 2011

James P. Martin, 61, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away June 19, 2011, at his home due to heart failure. James was born May 6, 1950, in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late Evelyn Irene and Peter Martin. James graduated from High School in 1968 and immediately began living life his way. He was an independent self made man,...

Geneva June Martin

Geneva June Martin

Jun 18, 2011

Geneva June (Maze) Martin, 77 Mister Fish Founder LAKELAND - Geneva June (Maze) Martin, 77, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, with her family by her side at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida. The family will receive friends for visitation Saturday, June 25th, from 10-11am immediately followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. Service will be held at...

Winford (Waylon) White

Winford (Waylon) White

Jun 16, 2011

W. Waylon White, 69 Automobile Service Lakeland- W. Waylon White went to be with the Lord on June 16, 2011 just one day shy of his 70th birthday. The cause of death was heart failure. Mr. White was born in Coffee Springs, Alabama on June 17, 1941. He came to Florida around the age of 18 and has resided...

William Calhoun (Bill) Swygert

William Calhoun (Bill) Swygert

Jun 11, 2011

WILLIAM CALHOUN "Bill" SWYGERT, 82 UNITED METHODIST MINISTER Lakeland - William Calhoun (Bill) Swygert, 82, died June 1, 2011 due to dementia complications. Bill faithfully served Florida United Methodist Churches for over 40 years in ten locations. He organized and pastored North Hialeah Methodist Church in 1953 and served in Tallahassee, North Miami Beach, Auburndale, Orlando, Palm Springs in...