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JAMES GLOVER, 61
Verizon
CHIEFLAND -- Mr. James Lamar Glover of Chiefland, a former Polk County resident, died of cancer Tuesday (Aug. 16, 2005) at home. He was 61.
He was born Oct. 3, 1943, in Meigs, Ga., and moved to Winter Haven in 1963. He moved to Chiefland four years ago. He was a maintenance technician for Verizon. He was a member of Pinegrove Baptist Church in Moultrie, Ga., and served in the Army and the National Guard.
Mr. Glover is survived by his wife, Linda Glover; daughters, Shalyn Glover, Auburndale, and Lacy Glover, Chiefland; son, John Norman, Bartow; brother, Ralph James Glover, Moultrie, Ga.; sisters, Carolyn Howard, Plant City, Laura Jean, Haines City, and Maryann Keller, Bartow; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 809 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL 33801, or to the TriCounty Hospice of Levy County.
Reception will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home. Services will follow at the funeral home chapel. Interment will be at the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens.
Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home.
ELSIE MEYER, 83
LAKELAND -- Mrs. Elsie Meyer of Lakeland died of cardio respiratory arrest Sunday (Aug. 14, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was 83.
She was born in Greensboro, N.C.
Mrs. Meyer was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Meyer.
Heath Funeral Chapel.
DAVID KEYS, 71
Railroad Worker
LAKELAND -- Mr. David Keys Sr. of Lakeland died Saturday (Aug. 13, 2005) of heart failure. He was 71.
He was born on Dec. 10, 1933, in Chipley. He was a railroad worker. He was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Chipley.
Mr. Keys is survived by his wife, Robbin Mae Keys, Lakeland; daughters, Beverly Salmon, Cathernel Ball, Sharon Stanley and Mae Dempsey, all of Lakeland, Annie Pearl Hawkins, Perry, and Voncell Keys and Temia Keys, both of Bradley; sons, David Keys Jr., Lakeland, Waynes Keys, Bradley, Larry Keys, Auburndale, and Anthony Keys, Bartow; 25 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gause Funeral Home, 625 S. Holland Parkway, Bartow. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Bradley. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
HARRY GROVES, 83
Factory foreman
LAKELAND -- Mr. Harry F. Groves died of a stroke Sunday (Aug. 14, 2005) in Lakeland. He was 83.
He was born Feb. 25, 1922, in New York City, and came here from Manchester, Conn, in 1992. He was a foreman in the stock department of a factory. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church.
Mr. Groves is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Groves; sons, Kenneth Groves, Hartford, Conn., Philip Groves, Mount Vernon, N.Y., Oayk Groves, Stratford, Conn., and David Groves, Lakeland; daughters, Harriet Zawistowski, Manchester, Conn., Janice Wilson, Port Charlotte, and Kathryn Douglas, Engelwood; and nine grandchildren.
Visitation will be this evening from 6 to 8 at Lakeland Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 820 Marcum Road, Lakeland.
Lakeland Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens.
Edward Dozier, 73, B&D; Plumbing
AUBURNDALE -- Mr. Edward R. Dozier of Auburndale, the self-proclaimed "World's Best Pancake Maker, " gave his family and friends lots of laughs, in addition to serving up a mean pancake.
Mr. Dozier, who owned B & D Piping, died of heart disease Monday (Aug. 15, 2005). He was 73.
Born on Oct. 6, 1931, in Elmore, Ala., he lived in Florida since 1938 and graduated from Orlando High School. He was a cook in the Navy during the Korean War.
Mr. Dozier moved to Auburndale in 1971 to supervise the plumbing work for a new Polk Community College building.
He later started B & D Plumbing. Among his projects were the fountains at the Grand Cypress hotel at Disney, one of the wave machines at Wet n' Wild, and other plumbing and air conditioning jobs at a variety of large businesses in the area.
But on weekends, Mr. Dozier had another job: making pancakes.
"Every week he made them, and every week people would come to our house looking for them, " said his wife, Helen Dozier.
To the family, the pancakes weren't the "World's Best" for the taste alone. For his grandchildren, he made pancake consumption a more interesting experience with different shapes.
"First it was Mickey Mouse, but after that got old, he made dinosaurs and all sorts of things, " Helen Dozier said.
Though Mr. Dozier's pancake recipe was never written down, one of his grandchildren was taught how to make them, so his pancake tradition could live on with future generations of the family.
Mr. Dozier was acting treasurer of the Auburndale chapter of Civitan, a club dedicated to serving community needs with an emphasis on helping people with developmental disabilities. He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Winter Haven.
Mr. Dozier is survived by his wife, Helen T. Dozier; sons, Mike Dozier, Middleburg, Ben Dozier, Ocala, and Stephen Mumford, Auburndale; daughters, Carol Tedder and Cheryl Addison, both of Perry, Diana Antoine, the Republic of Congo, Melanie VanPoppel, Ocala, Tilena Gutshall, Clewiston, and Leah Thompson, Winter Haven, brother, Jack Dozier, Dade City; 22 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A gathering of fellowship will be held Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Winter Haven, with a memorial service at 7 p.m.
Oak Ridge Funeral Care.
LULA RUSH, 78
LRMC Nurse's Aide
LAKELAND -- Mrs. Lula E. Rush of Lakeland died of heart failure Thursday (Aug. 11, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was 78.
Born May 5, 1927, in Summertown, Ga., she came here from Summertown 35 years ago. She was a nurse's aide at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Pilgrim Rest Freewill Baptist Church.
Mrs. Rush is survived by her daughter, Julia Ward, New York City, and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Pilgrim Rest Freewill Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday also at Freewill Baptist Church.
GEORGE BRISTOW, 92
Sheet Metal Worker
LAKELAND -- Mr. George F. Bristow of Lakeland died of heart failure Wednesday (Aug. 10, 2005). He was 92.
Born Sept. 20, 1912, in Detroit, Mich., he moved to Lakeland from there in 1998. He worked with sheet metal in the air conditioning industry. He was a member of Sheet Metal Worker Local 80 in Detroit. He was a Baptist.
Mr. Bristow is survived by his wife, Emmogene Bristow; daughter, Carolyn Camilleri, Lakeland; son, Donald Bristow, Tuscon, Ariz.; sister, Annabelle Stone, Christmas; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Beacon Hill Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice House at Palm Terrace, 1919 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33805.
