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,...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kenneth A. “Ken” Davis, 70, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at his residence.
He was born on February 2, 1948 in Frostproof, Florida to the late David Miles and Sarah (Martin) Davis and he has been a...
Vincent Paul Fasciani, 25 Vincent P. Fasciani of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, August 24, 2018. He was born April 6, 1993 in Tom’s River, New Jersey. He has been a resident of the area since 2005 coming from New Jersey. He was a Roofer for Hawkeye Roofing in Haines City, Florida. He attended the Holy Spirit Catholic Church...
Clara A. Durden, 90, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 at The Grove Center.
She was born May 17, 1928 in Calhoun County, Florida to the late Charles L. and Mary C. (Chasen) Adkins and she has...
Clara A. Durden, 90, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 at The Grove Center.
She was born May 17, 1928 in Calhoun County, Florida to the late Charles L. and Mary C. (Chasen) Adkins and she has...
Brian Keith Jones, 53, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 in Frostproof. He was born November 25, 1964, in Miami, Florida to Rosalie (Hodge) Jones and the late Jerry H. Jones and has been a resident of this area since 1974, moving here from Miami, FL. He is preceded in death by his sister, Brenda Lee...
Emma Elizabeth Richardson, 91 Emma E. Richardson of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born December 8, 1926 in Jay, Florida to the late Winford and Hautie Farmer. She has been a resident of the area since 1946 coming from Alabama. She was a Citrus Grader and a...
OLGA S. “TERRY” LALLY, 94
Olga S. “Terry” Lally of Lake Wales passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
Mrs. Lally was born in Trenton, NJ on November 2, 1923. She was educated in Trenton public schools. She was a resident of the Trenton-Ewing area for nearly 60...
MARILYN ISABELLE SMITH, 84 Marilyn I. Smith of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 at her residence. She was born June 14, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Oscar and Annie (McCloud) Little. She has been a resident of the area since 1990. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ in...
ARDEN WILLIAM NIELSEN,81 Arden W. Nielsen of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018. He was born October 4, 1936 in Pierson, Michigan to the late William and Clio (Clark) Nielsen. Arden was a veteran in the United States Navy. He was a Commercial Painter, enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling in his Motor Home, he loved to play cards...
Donna Ward Caraway, 64 Donna W. Caraway of Babson Park, Florida passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Royal Care of Avon Park. She was born January 23, 1954 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Robert and Doris (Harvard) Ward. She worked with her dad for 7 years as a Construction Worker. She loved gardening, she had a green...
CASSANDRA LYNNE DAWKINS CAUDILL, 68 Cassie “Cass” Caudill, 68, of Lake Wales, passed away Sunday, August 12th 2018 at home with her sister by her side. Cass was born June 20, 1950 in Greenville, MS, to the late Charles Harold and Rebecca (Chittom) Dawkins. She graduated from Leland High School, class of 1968. Following graduation, she attended Mississippi State College...
BENJAMIN EARL DENNARD, 75 Benjamin E. Dennard of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born December 5, 1942 in Winter Haven, Florida to the late Tom C. and Susie (Addison) Dennard. He was a Deputy Sheriff for Polk County for 25 years. He was a member of the Police...