John V. Barrows, Jr., 76, died May 22, 2010 at his home in Bowling Green. He was born on March 24, 1934 in Lakeland, Fla. and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1957, coming here from Lake Alfred. He was a Presbyterian. He taught 10th grade biology at Hardee High School, was a member of the National Audubon Society, and the Nature Conservancy, and was a beekeeper. He is survived by a cousin, Betsy Grant and niece, Carron Comly, both of Richmond, Virginia; wife, Dorothy Barrows of Bowling Green; stepson, Leonard Sorrels of Bowling Green; stepdaughters, Alice Marie Gregerson and Norma Jean Howard of Manistee, Mich.; and very good friend, Sylvia Ann Barrows of NC. He has chosen to have his body donated to science.