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RICKEY BATTLES, 43
Northgate Cleaning Services
LAKELAND -- Mr. Rickey Leonard Battles of Lakeland died of a heart attack Saturday (Oct. 8, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 43.
Born in Lakeland, he was a lifelong resident. He worked in environmental services for the family business, Northgate Cleaning Services, for 15 years. He attended the Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses.
Mr. Battles is survived by his daughter, Tacarra Battles, Daytona Beach; mother, Alberta Battles, Lakeland; father, Bobby Battles, Lakeland; brothers, Raymond Battles and Spencer Battles, both of Atlanta, Ben Battles, Lakeland, and Carl Battles, Winter Haven; and companion, Vera Pope, Lakeland.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
H.W. Oldham Funeral Home, Lakeland.
ROBERT ARSENAULT, 69
Iron Worker
HAINES CITY -- Mr. Robert Arsenault of Haines City died of pneumonia Sunday (Sept. 4, 2005) in Ocoee. He was 69.
Born in Tupper Lake, N.Y., on March 7, 1936, Mr. Arsenault came to Haines City in 1983. He was a retired iron worker for Coastal Steel in Orlando and was a member of the Iron Worker Local No. 808 there. He was a member of the Winter Haven Moose Lodge No. 1023. As the leader of the Nite Lites Band, he played and sang at many of the Moose lodges, Eagles lodges and American legions in the Winter Haven, Lakeland, and Orlando areas. He was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Haines City.
Mr. Arsenault is survived by his wife, Beverly Arsenault; daughters, Meg Danielson, Long Island, N.Y., Diane Arsenault, Altamonte Springs, Cathy Pioch, Asheville, N.C., Karen Davis, Ocoee, Mary Jo Savage, Orlando, Virginia Bell, Apopka, Bobbi Tellez, Sumterville, Tina Recanati, Lake Mary; sons, Raymond Brown, Orlando, Christopher Brown, Gainesville; sister, Carol Pelno, St. Petersburg; brothers, Kenneth Arsenault, Utica, N.Y., James Arsenault, Voorhees, N.J.; 24 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Ann Catholic Church, 1265 Robinson Drive, Haines City.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Polk County Units, 809 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL 33801.
Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Haines City.
FREDERICK COLLIER, 89
Heavy Equipment Operator
LAKELAND -- Mr. Frederick Collier of Lakeland died of heart failure Monday (Aug. 15, 2005) at Oakbridge Healthcare. He was 89.
He was born Feb. 17, 1916, in Nova Scotia and came here from Lynn, Mass., in 1973. He was a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church.
Mr. Collier is survived by his son, John A. Collier, Atkinson, N.H.; daughter, Loraine J. Presley, Lakeland; sister, Mae Husson, Alton, N.H.; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Gentry-Morrison/Dukes Steen Chapel.
HAROLD EDWARDS, 68
Builder
LAKELAND -- Mr. Harold G. Edwards of Lakeland died of leukemia Sunday (Aug. 28, 2005) at Good Shepherd Hospice Center in Lakeland. He was 68.
Born in Haysi, Va., on Oct. 10, 1936, he came to Lakeland five years ago. He was a builder and carpenter for more than 50 years. He was a Army veteran. He was a Baptist.
Mr. Edwards is survived by his wife, Alma Jean Edwards; sons, Harold G. Edwards Jr., Haysi, Jeromy Edwards, Lakeland; daughters, Jaqueita Walker, Becky Wright, Susanna Hinton, all of Virginia, Trina Abbe, Texas; brothers, Scottie Edwards, Cline Edwards, both of Haysi; sisters, Rita Beacraft, Shirley Stanley, Sue Kelly, Kaye Barrett; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mullins Funeral Home, Clintwood, Va. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Colley Cemetery, Tivis Ridge, Haysi.
Memorials may be made to the Development Department at Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823.
MADALYN HOWARD, Infant
OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Miss Madalyn Margaret Howard, the daughter of Wayne and Tracy Howard of Owensboro, Ky., who have family in Lakeland, died Monday (Sept. 16, 2002) at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was an infant.
She was born Sept. 13, 2002, in Owensboro.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Jonathan Wayne Howard, Owensboro; maternal grandparents, Joyce and Curtis Wilkerson, Owensboro, Phillip and Dean Vernon, Lakeland; maternal great-grandmother, Easter Franklin Vernon, Lakeland; paternal grandfather, Leo Howard, Owensboro.
Glenn Funeral Home, Owensboro, Ky.
John Carlton, 84, Carlton Music
WINTER HAVEN -- With a love for music and a degree in business, Mr. John Carlton of Winter Haven turned his brother's music shop into the well-known instrument depot it is today.
Mr. Carlton died of renal and heart failure Friday (Dec. 2, 2005). He was 84.
Born Dec. 25, 1920, in Burbank, Calif., Mr. Carlton moved to Winter Haven from Chicago in 1966.
In 1967, Mr. Carlton bought Carlton's Music from his late brother, Ben Carlton. The store has expanded to two locations: the original storefront in Winter Haven, and its Lakeland location on Harden Boulevard.
"We opened the Lakeland store in 1983. We've been on Harden for seven or eight years, " his son, Richard Carlton of Lakeland, said.
Mr. Carlton played guitar and bass fiddle in several area bands, his wife, Sally L. Carlton, said.
"John has always been into music; he thought the store would be something good to occupy his time, " she said.
Mr. Carlton's customers included members of high school marching bands, whom he outfitted with horns and drums.
"He even gave a couple of instruments away to kids who had talent, but couldn't afford them, " his wife remembered.
Customers found Mr. Carlton's presence reassuring.
"I've heard from older customers that it was the ability to talk to the owner and shake his hand, " Richard Carlton said, describing what set Carlton's Music apart.
Mr. Carlton served as president of the Winter Haven Rotary Club and commodore of Lake Region Yacht and Country Club. He was a member of American Legion post 8, Winter Haven.
Mr. Carlton is survived by his wife, Sally L. Carlton; sons, Glen Carlton, Winter Haven, Richard Carlton, Lakeland; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Winter Haven.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
