Apr 30, 2017

Ernestine “Erni” Babcock, 84 Ernestine Babcock of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Orchard Park Health and Rehab in Auburndale. She was born July 20, 1932 in Wels, Austria to the late Josef and Thekla (Ettinger) Lindlbauer. She has been a resident of the area since 1995 coming from Portage, Michigan. She was a homemaker...

Apr 30, 2017

Louis E. Silva, 82

Louis E. Silva of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the Grove Center.

He was born November 23, 1934 in Rhode Island. He was the Owner/Operator for his Lawn/Tree service. He has been a resident of the area since 1970.  He was a Veteran in...

Apr 28, 2017

Brady Cleveland Smith, 73, of Winter Haven, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at his home.   He was born June 11, 1943 in Johnson City, Tennessee, to the late Monroe and Margaret (Blankenbeckler) Smith and moved to this area permanently coming from Chicago, IL.   They lived in Ohio for many years while their children were growing up.    He worked...

Apr 27, 2017

Hilda Edwards Galloway Tanner, 97 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at her residence. She was born March 24, 1920 in Marshall county, Kentucky to the late John G. and Nancy C. Enoch Edwards. She was a retired bookkeeper and a sales agent for Tupperware. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Tohopekaliga Yacht...

Apr 24, 2017

Bobby Eugene Bates, 86 Bobby (Bob) E. Bates of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, April 24, 2017.  He was born September 15, 1930 in Isabella, Tennessee to the late Claude and Florence (Jenkins) Bates. At an early age he moved to Jefferson City, Tennessee where he lived with his mother and father and eight siblings.  He graduated from...

Apr 23, 2017

William “Bill” Marston of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring.

He was born May 19, 1947 in Chicago, IL to the late Roland Frank and Margaret Ann Marston. He moved from Miami to Lake Wales after Junior High, where he graduated from Lake Wales Senior High School in...

Apr 21, 2017

Granville “Grandy” Kinsley of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born March 4, 1942 in Wilsden, West Yorkshire, England to the late Henry and Alice Kinsley; he came to Lake Wales from Broward County in 2004. He was a retired tool and die maker for Johnson and Johnson and...

Apr 19, 2017

Shelly Elizabeth Brantley, 45

Shelly Elizabeth Brantley of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at her home.

She was born March 17, 1972 in Lake City, Florida. She graduated from Branford High School in Branford, Florida and attended Judson College in Alabama.  She was a resident of the Lake Wales...

Apr 16, 2017

Martin S. Gonzales, 77, of Frostproof,   passed away at the Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring on Sunday, April 16. He was born July 29, 1939 in Clay, Texas to the late Elias and Aurora (San Miguel) Gonzales.   He moved to Frostproof from Michigan 30 years ago.   He worked in the citrus industry as a truck driver and was a...

Apr 14, 2017

Ernest Eugene Manning, 52, passed away at his home in Frostproof.

Born February 14, 1965 in Frostproof to Ernest Ray Manning and the late Yvonne (Moreland) Manning, Ernest was a life long resident. He was a truck driver working for his father and Oakley and worked in the tile...

Apr 13, 2017

Betty C. Lancaster, 91

Betty C. Lancaster of Lake Wales, Florida passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at The Grove Center.

She was born July 6, 1925 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to the late William Harvey and Ida Mabel (Golden) Cochran. She has been a resident of the area for 50 years...

Apr 10, 2017

Raymond M. “Ray” Brotherton, 85 Raymond M. “Ray” Brotherton of Frostproof, Florida passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at Somer’s Hospice House in Sebring. He was born December 20, 1931 in Washington, D.C. to the late Raymond Marion and Ruth (Ambrose) Brotherton; he has been a resident of the area since 1986 coming from Maryland. He was a retired...

Apr 9, 2017

Charles Warner Alexander, 80

Charles W. Alexander of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017.

He was born February 11, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Archibald C. and Jeanette (Bauman) Alexander. He has been a resident of the area for 3 1/2 years coming from Lakeland, Florida.  He was...

Apr 9, 2017

Marjorie Ann Knowlton, 77 Marjorie A. Knowlton of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born March 9, 1940 in Bradenton, Florida to the late Arrie and Louise (Barco) Coleman. She was a Travel Agent and the Dining Room Manager for Lake Wales Country Club. Marjorie was a volunteer at the...

Apr 6, 2017

Theresa Crumbly Morin, 53 of Auburndale, Florida passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Orchard Park Health & Rehabilitation in Auburndale.

She was born March 18, 1964 in Avon Park, Florida to Richard and Margaret (Nutt) Crumbly; she has been a resident of Auburndale for the past 5 years,...

Apr 4, 2017

DEBORAH  LYNN  MORRISON,  54 Deborah Lynn Morrison of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at her residence. She was born May 15, 1962 in Tampa to the late William and Patricia Grubbs; she moved to the Lake Wales area in 1972. She was a loan supervisor for Citizen’s Bank and Trust and was of the Christian faith....

Apr 2, 2017

Lewis E. “Eddie” Holt, 58

Lewis E. “Eddie” Holt of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at his residence.

He was born December 17, 1958 in Greenville, Tennessee. He has been a resident of the area for 30 years coming from Indiana. He was a Nascar Fan.

He...

Apr 2, 2017

SINGTHONG  SAYTHAVY,  74

Singthong Saythavy of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born November 7, 1942 in Pakse, Laos; he came to...

Apr 1, 2017

Elmer B. Boykin, 83

Elmer B. Boykin of Haines City, Florida passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at His residence.

He was born June 23, 1933 in Enigma, Georgia to the late Troy and Lee (Barnes) Boykin. He has been a resident of the area since 1995 coming from Frostproof, Florida. He was...

Mar 31, 2017

Larry L. Lester, 76, of Avon Park, passed away in Sebring.

He was born January 2, 1941 in Hastings, MI to the late Leonard and Doris (Hill) Lester; he moved to Frostproof in 1984 from Michigan. He was the owner/operator of the Northern Pest Control Company in Michigan.