May 10, 2017

Austin Houston Harper of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born October 18, 1938 in Walton County, Florida to the late Thad and Annis (Madden) Harper and has been a long-time resident...

May 10, 2017

SANDY l. WHITING, 57

Sandy Whiting of Frostproof, FL passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Royal Care Nursing Home in Avon Park, FL.

She was born February 19, 1960 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to the late Desmond and Doris (Ritchie) Gibbons. She had been a resident of Lakeland, FL before moving...

May 9, 2017

Fern Lednum Sheppard of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Florida.

She was born February 7, 1932 in Tilghman Island, Maryland to the late Howard and Emma (Scharch) Lednum. She was a member...

May 9, 2017

PAULINE HARPER, 68 Pauline Harper of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Auburndale, FL. She was born August 3, 1948 in Lake Wales, FL to the late Richard and Gladys (Lewis) Tucker and was a life-long resident of Lake Wales. She was a member of Golfview Church of God and very...

May 6, 2017

Michael Barrington Beatty, Jr., 52, of Winter Haven, passed away at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont.

Born November 10, 1964 in Lake Wales, FL to the late Michael Barrington Beatty, Sr., and Judy Laws of Winter Haven.  He worked in the farm and citrus industry and loved the outdoors.  He was...

May 4, 2017

Kendrek Isaiah Hinson, 20

Kendrek I. Hinson of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born February 25, 1997 in Avon Park, Florida. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was an Electrician Trainee for Southern Power and Electric.

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May 4, 2017

Richard James Rhoden, 61

Richard James Rhoden, 61, of Lake Wales passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Lake Wales Medical Center.

Born February 16, 1956 in Lake Wales, FL to the late James and Lennie (Crews) Rhoden. He was employed by Saddle Creek as a truck driver and was an avid...

May 3, 2017

Agnes Moore, 72

Agnes Moore of Auburndale, Florida passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Orchard Park Care Center in Auburndale.

She was born June 4, 1944 in Waterloo, Alabama to the late Jack P. and Arrie V. (Pace) Thorn. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a...

May 3, 2017

Donald Lee Nanney, 79, of Lake Wales passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born April 2, 1938 in Forest City, NC to the late Addie Douglas and Marie (Stribling) Nanney, he moved to Lake Wales in 2000 coming from Miami.   During his life he worked as a Teacher...

May 1, 2017

Mary Nell Montgomery of Lake Wales passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at her son’s residence.

She was born March 6, 1933, in Darlington, Florida to the late Fred and Alice Spann; she has been a life-long resident of Lake Wales....

Apr 30, 2017

Tommy Tucker, Jr. of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Florida.

He was born November 24, 1960, in Sebring, Florida to the late Tommy Newton and Elizabeth Tucker. He has spent most...

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...