Dec 17, 2019

MARGARET REA MURRAY BLUE, 71 Margaret “Penny” Blue of Auburndale, Florida passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born December 23, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late William L. and Edna R. (Johnston) Murray Sr. She has been a resident of the area since 1973 coming from Deptford, New Jersey. She was in...

Dec 15, 2019

ELWINA M. “MS. ELLIE” BIXBY, 99 Elwina M. “Ms. Ellie” Bixby of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Savannah Court in Lake Wales. She was born March 11, 1920 in Watertown, New York to the late Arthur and Beatrice (Sisson) Freeman. She was a winter resident coming from Sandy Creek, New York since 1980 until...

Dec 15, 2019

Sherrie Louise Castaneda, 70

Sherrie L. Castaneda of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at The Grove Center.

She was born September 18, 1949 in Bartow, Florida to the late Starlin D. and Doreather (Mimbs) Carnley Sr. She has been a lifelong Polk County Resident. She was in the Boxing Department for...

Dec 15, 2019

Robert “Bobby” Dale O’Neal, 63

Bobby O’Neal of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Advent Health Heart of Florida.

He was born April 18, 1956 in Lyons, Georgia to the late Robert Foy and Carolyn Frankie (Fulford) O’Neal. He has been a resident of the area for 40 plus years coming...

Dec 14, 2019

Sylvia “Lucy” Vonra Branch, 52

Sylvia “Lucy” Vonra Branch of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Advent Health, Sebring, Florida. She was born February 17, 1967, in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Quincy and Mavis (Jenkins) Brackin. She was a school bus driver for Polk County School System for many years. She was...

Dec 13, 2019

 Mimi Hardman

Lake Wales' longtime historian, visionary, beloved wife, and mother, Mimi (Mary Leigh Reid) Hardman, died at age 85 on Dec. 13 following an extended illness. A driving force for historic preservation and celebrating the pioneers who built Lake Wales, Hardman left behind an extraordinary legacy.

In her adopted hometown and beyond, Mimi will be remembered as the founder and director...

Dec 13, 2019

KENNETH WADE LANIER, 67 Kenneth W. Lanier of Frostproof, Florida passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at Advent Health Highlands. He was born May 4, 1952 in Frostproof, Florida. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a Guard for Avon Park Correction. He is preceded in death by his father Ray Virgil Lanier. He is...

Dec 10, 2019

WILLIAM “BILL” THOMAS STEPHENS, 65 William “Bill” T. Stephens of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Advent Health in Orlando He was born February 27, 1954 in Ft. Payne, Alabama. He has been a resident of the area since 1986 coming from South Dakota. He was a Mechanic for over 40 years and retired from...

Dec 7, 2019

Lillian Margaret Jaques Amerson, 96 Lillian M. “Twink” Amerson of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born January 20, 1923 in Hartford, Connecticut to the late Arthur L and Lillian C. (Tripp) Jaques. She worked for the City of Frostproof for 43 years and was their longest employee, she served as...

Dec 6, 2019

Carolyn Sue Metheney, 83

Carolyn S. Metheney of Winter Haven, Florida passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at her residence

She was born January 27, 1936 in Chillicothe, Ohio to the late Cleveland and Helen (Bennett) Huffer. She was a retired Receiving Manager from K-mart, she worked at Publix, she loved her family...

Dec 5, 2019

JUANITA MEEKS BRANCH, 83 Juanita M. Branch of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019 at her residence. She was born August 14, 1936 in Eagle Lake, Florida to the late Thomas C. and Sally E. (Lane) Meeks. She has been a resident of the area since 1947 coming from Winter Haven, Florida. She was a retired...

Dec 3, 2019

A loving son, brother, grandson, friend, and thoughtful servant, Palmer Luke Reddick, age 19 of Lake Wales, went home to Jesus unexpectedly Tuesday, December 3, 2019.

He was born October 17, 2000 in Orlando, Florida at Arnold Palmer Hospital. He has added joy, laughter, and goodness to the Lake Wales Community and especially to family and loved...

Dec 3, 2019

RONALD L. “RONNIE” KEEL, 84 Ronald “Ronnie” Keel, Sr. of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Winter Haven, Florida. He was born October 11, 1935 in Crestview, Florida to the late George L. and Flora (Farrier) Keel. He has been a resident of the area since 1973 coming from Boaz, Alabama. He was in Mobile...

Nov 30, 2019

SONYA CRENSHAW BYRD, 79 Sonya C. Byrd of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Advent health. She was born September 30, 1940 in Orlando, Florida to the late Horrace and Frances (Jarvis) Crenshaw. She was adopted by Addie Overstreet Crenshaw. She was the Manager for Plaza Twin Theater and was a member of the First...

Nov 29, 2019

Miguelina Andujar, 77, of Lake Wales, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

She was born May 8, 1942 in Comerio, Puerto Rico to the late Bendicto and Marta (Lopez) Gonzalez and she has been a resident of this area for 23 years moving here from New York. She was a Homemaker and...

Nov 27, 2019

Jack went home to the Lord on November 27, 2019.

He was born to Howard and Frances Ashley on January 24, 1926, in Tonica, Illinois

After graduation from Tonica High School, Jack served from 1944-1946 in the US Army.   He achieved the rank of Staff Sargent, serving in the Pacific Theater including the occupation of...

Nov 26, 2019

Ruth Irmgard McEachern, 75 Ruth I. McEachern of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Grace Healthcare. She was born December 21, 1943 in Greifswald, East Germany to the late Otto and Kathe (Wotschke) Hannemann. She has been a resident of the area since 1990 coming from New Hampshire. She was a Homemaker and of the...

Nov 26, 2019

Donald Eugene Burris, 82 Donald E. “Don” Burris of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Advent Health. He was born March 22, 1937 in Anderson, Indiana to the late Lester S. and Catherine M. (Critser) Burris. He has been a resident of the area since 2011 coming from Bradenton, Florida. He was self-employed as a...

Nov 25, 2019

BRUCE DOUGLASS TWADDELL, 68 Bruce D. Twaddell of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at Advent Health Hospital. He was born on March 28, 1951 in Oklahoma City, OK to the late James and June (Morf) Twaddell. He retired to the area in 2011 after living in Maryland. He is preceded in death by his first...

Nov 25, 2019

George Irwin Owen, 74 George I. Owen of Lake Wales, Florida passed way Monday, November 25, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born November 29, 1944 in Kendallville, Indiana to the late Richard B. and Esther (Hall) Owen. He has been a resident of the area for 3 years coming from Corunna, Indiana. He was...