Sep 27, 2018

Ann Elizabeth Manry Rynearson, PHD, age 75, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 27, 2018 in St. Louis. Her death is a loss to many in the St. Louis community, but especially her husband Sam Rynearson and the entire Manry/Rynearson families. Ann was the oldest child of Dr. and Mrs. W.E. Manry, Jr. of Lake Wales. Her passion for education...

Sep 24, 2018

Jack Oscar Brooks, 87 of Frostproof, Florida passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born January 10, 1931 to the late Euther A. and Elma (Silvey) Brooks. He has been a resident of the area since 1955 coming from Boaz, Alabama. He was the Owner of Brooks Dozer and Fill Dirt. Jack was a...

Sep 23, 2018

Betty Kocher Underwood, 97 of Indian Lake Estates, Florida passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born on September 29, 1920 in Greencastle, Indiana to the late Mark C. and Velma (Crawley) Kocher and...

Sep 20, 2018

CHARLES DENNIS WITTMAN, 69 Charles D. “Chuck” Wittman of Babson Park, Florida passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Heart of Florida Hospital. He was born June 27, 1949 in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He has been a resident of the area since 1962. He was Owner of Porter Paint Store and Highland Floor Covering. Growing up Chuck worked for his parents...

Sep 18, 2018

THOMAS RICHARD VALENTINE SR., 84 Thomas R. Valentine Sr. of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born January 20, 1934 in Peters, Michigan to the late Charles M. and Dorthy (Davis) Valentine. He has been a resident of the area for 25 years coming from Port Huron, Michigan. He...

Sep 15, 2018

Sandra V. Brown, 76 Sandra V. Brown of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born April 11, 1942 in Rossmore, West Virginia to the late Millard H. and Mary Ruth (Counts) Vance. She has been a resident of the area for a total of 35 years. She was a Medical...

Sep 14, 2018

JAMES GASTON CLEMENTS, JR., "JACK" James Gaston Clements, Jr., born March 25, 1928, passed away Sept. 14, 2018 at Lake Wales Medical Center, Lake Wales, Fl., from complications of pneumonia. He was preceded in death by his parents James Gaston & Eddie Simmons Clements and was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Dover. Jack's strong faith in...

Sep 11, 2018

Dale Odom Dill Fischer 68 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday September 11, 2018 at Lake Wales Medical Center, one day shy of her 69th birthday.

Dale was born September 12, 1949 in Abbeville, Alabama to the late Oscar and Merle Odom....

Sep 10, 2018

JADWIGA K. BELLOS, 102 Jadwiga K. Bellos of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, September 10, 2018 at her residence. She was born June 22, 1916 in Stamford, Connecticut to the late Paul and Julia (Campe) Zaikowski. She has been a resident of the area since 1971 coming from Connecticut. She was a Registered Nurse. She is preceded in death...

Sep 8, 2018

CHARLES FREDERICK KEENE, 84 Charlie “Punky” Keene passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 at his residence. He was born September 16, 1933 in Arcadia, Florida to the late Fred S. and Catherine (Jones) Keene. He has been a resident of the area since 1990 coming from Immokalee, Florida. He was a Broker of Agricultural Products. Charlie was a member of...

Sep 6, 2018

Ellen Cook Harmeling, age 89, claimed the promise of the resurrection on Thursday, September 6, 2018.

Born in Monmouth, IL, February 19, 1929 to Dr. Joseph and Mary Frances...

Sep 4, 2018

Joyce M. “Joy” Grimes, 79 Joyce Grimes of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born September 6, 1938 in Covington, Kentucky to the late Elmer K. and Lillian (Miller) Gutman. She was the Banquet Supervisor for the Lake Wales Country Club. Survivors include her daughter Rae Howard of Covington, KY,...

Sep 4, 2018

Harry Roddey Edwards, 81, of Lake Wales, FL, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. He was born in Elsberry, MO on January 5, 1937 to Charles and Dorothy Edwards. They later moved to Columbia, SC. He attended Columbia High School where he was voted president of the student body. After graduation, he attended Erskine College in Due West, SC,...

Sep 2, 2018

Neal Buck, 75, of Lake Wales, passed away Sunday, September 2, in Lakeland. Born February 25, 1943 in Flat Rock, MI to the late Howard and Keitha (Clayton) Buck, he moved to Lake Wales 10 years ago from Michigan. He graduated from Ferris State University with his Associates Degree and he worked as a technical programmer for the Lansing School...

Sep 1, 2018

Louis Milton Medlock, Jr., 91, of Lake Wales, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018, at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born July 8, 1927 in Orlando, FL to the late Louis M. and Emily C. (McQuaig) Medlock, Sr. He was a landscape director for Mountain Lake Corp for over 50 years before retiring, and he was a member of the Lake...

Aug 31, 2018

Pauline Isabelle (Parsons) Borders, 97, died Friday, August 31, 2018, at her home in the Water’s Edge Retirement Community following a long illness. Wise, funny, relentlessly matter-of-fact, and steadfast in her Baptist faith, she had been surrounded by her large and close-knit family in her final weeks.

Visit Obituary

Aug 27, 2018

Elaine Clarie DesRoches, 79 Elaine C. DesRoches of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 at her residence. She was born November 17, 1938 in Haverhill, Massachusetts to the late Nelson and Beatrice (Homan) DesRoches. She has been a resident of the area for 10 years coming from Miami. She was an Apartment Manager in Miami and of...

Aug 26, 2018

BARBARA L. “BARB” BONTRAGER, 83 Barbara L. Bontrager of Lake Wales. Florida passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born July 16, 1935 in Houston, Texas to the late Roy J. and Loretta (Griffin) Sellers. She has been a resident of the area since 1979 coming from Elkhart, Indiana. She was a Beautician and...

Aug 26, 2018

Maria DeJesus Niño, 71 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away, Sunday, August 26, 2018 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

She was born on April 2, 1947 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico to the late Guadalupe Perez, Sr. and Estafana Tobar and...

Aug 25, 2018

SIDNEY EDWARD TUCKER, 77 Sidney E. Tucker of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018. He was born December 30, 1940 in Concord, North Carolina to the late Floyd A. and Esther (Brown) Tucker. He has been a resident of the area since 1976 coming from Concord, North Carolina. He was the Business Owner of Sid’s Live Bait...