Jul 22, 2025

Beverly Scarborough, 81

Beverly Scarborough of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at AdventHealth in Tampa.

She was born December 29, 1943 in Auckland, New Zealand to the late Roy and Beryl Lamons; she moved to Frostproof from Auckland, New Zealand in 1946. Beverly and her husband Jimmy owned and operated the...

Jul 21, 2025

Anna Frances Hackle, 85

Anna Frances Hackle of Lake Wales passed away Monday, July 21, 2025 at her residence.

She was born January 3, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York to the late William and Clotilde Sipp. Anna worked as a switchboard operator/secretary in Manhattan as a young adult.  She moved her family to...

Jul 21, 2025

Penny Gale Brown, 62

Penny Gale Brown of Avon Park passed away Monday, July 21, 2025, at AdventHealth Sebring

Penny was born on March 11, 1963, in Tampa, Florida to Clayton Howard Richardson and Hazel Elliott. Penny did not like to fish but she would often go with her husband. She had a...

Jul 21, 2025

In Loving Memory of Leisa Anne Viviano June 2, 1958 – July 21, 2025

It is with deep love and heartbreak that we share the passing of Leisa Anne Viviano, who passed  on July 21, 2025, with her son by her side.

Leisa was born on June 2, 1958 in New...

Jul 19, 2025

Alice K. "Sister" Waters of Blowing Rock, North Carolina and Lake Wales, Florida, died at home in Blowing Rock on July 19. She was 91 years old. A 4th generation Floridian, she was born in Jacksonville in 1934. As a little girl, she was known both for making mischief and for being an excellent student. Skipping two grades, she...

Jul 19, 2025

Robert James “Bob” MacDonald, 88

Robert James “Bob” MacDonald of Winter Haven passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale.

He was born November 21, 1936 in Weymouth, Massachusetts to the late Alexander and Margaret “Edna” MacDonald; he moved to Winter Haven from Braintree, Massachusetts in 1979. Bob was...

Jul 17, 2025

Lucille M. Oftedahl, 93

Lucille M. Oftedahl of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Lakeland Hospice House.

She was born May 30, 1932 in Delavan, Minnesota to the late George and Martha Yoder; she moved to Lake Wales from South Dakota in 1980. Lucille was a homemaker and a member...

Jul 17, 2025

Billy Winford Easton, 96

Billy Winford Easton of Frostproof passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025 at his residence.

He was born September 13, 1928 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late William and Irma Easton; he moved to Frostproof from Ohio in 1971. Billy was a retired master electrician . He was an active...

Jul 17, 2025

Charles Ray Ward, 82

Charles Ray Ward of Lake Wales passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Life Care Center of Winter Haven.

He was born February 12, 1943 in Lake Wales to the late Horace and Luella Ward. Ray was a retired maintenance mechanic for Estech in Bartow and was a...

Jul 16, 2025

Rockne “Rocky” Edward Grimes, 74

Rockne “Rocky” Edward Grimes of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at George C. Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale.

He was born July 9, 1951, in Columbus, Ohio to the late Ralph and Cassandra Grimes; he moved to Lake Wales from Ohio 20 years ago. Rocky...

Jul 16, 2025

Arthur Milton Cotton, 94

Arthur Milton Cotton of Frostproof passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

He was born October 10, 1930 in Coffee Springs, Alabama to the late Theodore and Mollie Cotton; he moved to Frostproof from New Bern, North Carolina in 1988. Arthur was a...

Jul 16, 2025

Deborah Lois Rhoden, 48

It is with a heavy heart that we share that our loving sister Deborah Rhoden passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at the University of Health Shands Hospital due to complications from her lifelong battle with heart failure.

She was born October 13, 1976 to the late George and...

Jul 16, 2025

Martha Virginia Westmoreland, 78

Martha Virginia Westmoreland of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at her residence.

She was born July 7, 1947 in Boaz, Alabama to the late Jake and Marylou Henderson. Martha was a fruit packer for Hunt Brothers. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of...

Jul 16, 2025

Margaret “Rickie” Settle, 72

Margaret “Rickie” Settle of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

She was born August 8, 1952, in Mount Olive, North Carolina; she moved to Lake Wales from Hollywood in 1969. Rickie was a retired office manager for Casual Way Pools and was of...

Jul 14, 2025

Teri Turner-Elrod, 61

Teri Turner-Elrod of Winter Haven passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at Lakeland Regional Health.

Teri was born September 1, 1963, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina to James E. Turner and Patricia Ann Scahill. Teri loved her family dearly. She was a caregiver and loved taking...

Jul 13, 2025

Ronald Wayne Salisbury, 68

Ronald “Captain Ron” Salisbury of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025, at AdventHealth in Lake Wales, Florida

Ron was born on July 3, 1957, in Milford, Delaware to Reuben Wesley Salisbury, and Dolores Mai Sneed. In the late 70’s, Ron moved from his birth state of Delaware...

Jul 13, 2025

Eusebia Armenta-Lucas, 91

Eusebia Armenta-Lucas of Frostproof passed away Sunday, July 13,2025 , at her residence.

Eusebia was born August 15, 1933, in Tenancingo, Mexico, to the late Andres Armenta and Patricia Lucas. She was of the Catholic faith and loved to sew. She loved cooking and even made her own bread. She...

Jul 12, 2025

Lonie Jeanette hunter, 72

Lonie Hunter of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Lake Wales, Florida.

She was born March 11, 1953, in Perry, Florida to the late Charles and Bessie Glass. Lonie was a restaurant manager and loved to cook. She loved to fish, swim, and go thrift shopping....

Jul 11, 2025

Emory David Matteson, 85

E. David Matteson of Frostproof passed away Friday, July 11, 2025, at his residence under the care of Vitas Hospice.

David was born on September 23, 1939, in Erie, Pennsylvania to Emory Fenn Matteson.

David was of the Catholic faith and a devout Republican. He loved boating,...

Jul 10, 2025

William Rex Mercer

William Rex Mercer, 90, of Lake Wales, passed from this life peacefully at home early Thursday morning, July 10, 2025, with his loving daughter and dedicated son by his side.

Rex was born to the late Ruby Mae Mendheim and George Benton Mercer on April 20, 1935, in Dothan —...