Dec 10, 2024

Niven G. Owings, 92

Niven G. Owings of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at her childhood home surrounded by her children.

She was born November 8, 1932 in Sebring to the late Fletcher and Adena Gardner; she has been a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. It started here with Spring...

Dec 5, 2024

Gloria Grovenstein Hunt, 96

Gloria Hunt of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Lakeland Hospice House in Lakeland, Florida.

Gloria was born November 1, 1928. Gloria was a retired teacher who taught English and worked on the yearbook at Lake Wales High School and was an active member of Lake Wales Methodist...

Dec 4, 2024

Marlene Kay Greenlee, 87

Marlene Greenlee of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at AdventHealth Lake Wales in Lake Wales, Florida.

Marlene was born on June 28, 1937, in Bedford, Indiana to Daniel J. Walls and Mary L. Turner Walls. Marlene was a retired teacher and taught in Ft. Meade, Bartow,...

Dec 2, 2024

Everett D. “Smitty” Smith, 85

Everett D. “Smitty” Smith of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 2, 2024 at his residence.

He was born August 11, 1939 in Kissimmee to the late Richard and Dorothy Smith; he moved to Lake Wales from Orlando in 1944. Smitty was a maintenance supervisor for Saint Joe’s...

Dec 2, 2024

Brent Malcolm McNett, 57

Brent Malcolm McNett of Myakka City passed away Monday, December 2, 2024 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

He was born January 1, 1967 in Adrian, Michigan. Brent was a masonry foreman. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and ATV riding.

Brent was preceded in death by his mother, Lenna Mohr....

Dec 2, 2024

CHARLES ARTHUR PAULK, 78

Charles Arthur Paulk of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 2, 2024 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

He was born August 29, 1946 in Detroit, MI to the late Arthur and Elizabeth Paulk; he came here from Lodi, CA 7 years ago. He retired from Chrysler and enjoyed making jewelry, cycling, hiking,...

Nov 30, 2024

Johnnie Lewis DeVane, 66

Johnnie Lewis Devane of Frostproof passed away Saturday, November 30, 2024 at his residence.

He was born July 10, 1958 in Bartow to the late Lacy and Jeretha DeVane. Johnnie was the owner and operator of a trucking company. He was an excellent mechanic and enjoyed working on his...

Nov 28, 2024

Jesus Christ received Clara B. Davis into heaven on the night of November 27th, 2024. Clara has been a resident of Lake Wales since November 1974.

Clara is survived by her eight children. Rhonda Davis of Tampa, Florida. Princilla Davis, Stella Davis, and Donna Davis of Lake Wales, Florida. Reginald "Reggie" Davis of Zolfo Springs, Florida. Sir...

Nov 27, 2024

Joe Edward Campbell, 89

Joe Edward Campbell of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

He was born November 5, 1935 in Anderson, IN to the late Harold and Martha Campbell; he came to Lake Wales from Haines City in 1996. He was a retired golf coach for...

Nov 27, 2024

ELIZABETH ANN EWERS

May 6, 1948 – November 27, 2024

Elizabeth Ann Ewers of Pikeville, Kentucky passed away peacefully in Lake Wales, Florida on November 27, 2024.  Ann was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend.  She endured a brief, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born on May 6,...

Nov 26, 2024

Orville E. Van Dyke, 82, of Nalcrest FL. passed away Tuesday, November 26th in Lakeland, FL.

Born December 6th, 1941 in Hammond, Indiana to the late Wilson Orville and Katherine (Stump) Van Dyke, he moved to the area 10 years ago coming from Cable, Wisconsin.  He was a postal worker in Indiana, loved to fish, go camping...

Nov 25, 2024

Ray Ernest Bower, 83 of Lake Wales, Florida passed Monday, November 25, 2024, in Dayton, Ohio.

He was born on June 30, 1941, in Auburn, New York to the late Tillman Grant and Jane Margaret Young Bower. He retired from the US Navy, Greenleaf in Public Safety, and the Lake Wales YMCA. Ray was a member of...

Nov 24, 2024

Gary Lee Beggs, 71

Gary Lee Beggs of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

He was born July 12, 1953 in Fort Worth, TX to the late William and Mary Beggs; he came here 44 years ago from Arkansas. He was a retired car salesman. He loved Nascar and...

Nov 23, 2024

Curtis James Williams, 68

Curtis James Williams of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, November 23, 2024 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

He was born May 12, 1956 in Turrell, AR to the late John Wesley Clayburn and Geneva Williams; he came to Polk County in 1979 from New York. He was retired from Wal-Mart and of...

Nov 22, 2024

Darline Ard, 83

Darline Ard of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 22, 2024 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

She was born October 23, 1941 in Tennessee to the late Harvey and Margaret Cook; she came here from Indiana 50 years ago. She was a retired manager from Kmart and Goodwill and was a member of...

Nov 20, 2024

Guy Frank Whitehead, Jr., 90

Guy Frank Whitehead, Jr. of Lakeland passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at his residence.

He was born January 5, 1934, in Carroll County, Kentucky to the late Guy and Edna Whitehead; he moved to Lake Wales in 1968 then to Lakeland in 2018. Guy and his wife...

Nov 19, 2024

Terry Louise Williamson, 70

Terry Louise Williamson of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at her residence.

She was born September 11, 1954 in Miami to the late Gus and Catherine Williamson; she moved to Lake Wales from Merrit Island 13 years ago. Terry was retired from Pitney Bowes. She enjoyed...

Nov 19, 2024

Kenneth Lowell Coy, 88

Kenneth Lowell Coy of Lake Wales, Florida and Franklin, Indiana passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Florida.

He was born January 9, 1936 in Nineveh, Indiana to the late Virgil and Grace Coy; he and Alberta wintered in Florida for 25 years....

Nov 17, 2024

Curtis “Curt” Bunce, 83

Curtis “Curt” Bunce of West Winfield, New York and Avon Park, Florida passed away Sunday, November 17, 2024 at his Florida residence.

He was born August 13, 1941 in Ilion, New York to the late Claude and Myrtle Bunce.

Curt was a maintenance man for Special Metals...

Nov 16, 2024

Mack A. Kinder, 82

Mack A. Kinder of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, November 16, 2024 at his residence.

He was born April 12, 1942 in Ashford, West Virginia to the late Jessie and Ruby Kinder; he moved to Lake Wales from Chicago, Illinois 26 years ago. Mack was the owner and operator...