Martha Jones Crawford
May 10, 2016
Martha Jones Crawford, 89, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Pruitt Nursing Home in Jasper, Georgia. She was born on October 14, 1926, in Eastman, Georgia to the late Rufus and Georgia Jones and has been a resident of Marietta, Georgia for 30 years. She was a home maker and enjoyed golfing and bowling. Martha...
Ralph Lawrence Capila, Jr.
May 9, 2016
Ralph L. Capila, Jr., 75 of Lake Shore, Florida passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at The Oaks of Avon. He was born on May 19, 1940 in Akron, Ohio to the late Ralph and Loa Capila, Sr. and retired to Florida in 2008. He retired from the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio. Ralph was a dedicated leader in...
Ethyn Earl Rodgers
May 9, 2016
Master Ethyn Earl Rodgers, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Heart of Florida Hospital in Davenport. He was born to Gregory Rodgers and Amber (Waddle). He is survived by his parents & sister, Hayleigh Nadine Rodgers of Lake Wales; maternal grandmother, Stephanie Randell of Lake Wales, maternal great grandmother, Diane Warters of Lake Wales;...
Billy Anderson
May 8, 2016
Billy Anderson of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born July 2, 1938 in Wauchula to the late Ary and Grace Anderson; he moved here from Tampa 20 years ago. He was retired from Kraft General Foods, a member of the Wayside Baptist Church and a veteran of...
Harry Mitchell Tolson, Jr
May 8, 2016
Harry Mitchell Tolson, Jr. of Babson Park passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born April 7, 1937 in Babson Park to the late Harry & Mattie Tolson; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a self-employed residential contractor, a member of the Up at the Cross Church and...
Sidney Clement Rogers
May 7, 2016
Sidney Clement Rogers, 69 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at his residence. He was born on June 21, 1946 in Marion, South Carolina to the late Joe and Eva Inez (Turner) Rogers and he has been a resident of this area for 13 years. He was a retired welder and was a member of...
Joel Scott Anderson
May 6, 2016
Joel S. “Joey” Anderson, 49 of Lakeland, Florida passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at Orchard Park Rehabilitation Facility in Auburndale. He was born on January 6, 1967 in Jacksonville, Florida to Janice Sue Anderson and he has been a lifelong resident of this area. Joey enjoyed reading his Bible, watching football, Nascar, Wrestling, was a Gator and Bucs...
Teresa Margaret Donovan Daniel
May 5, 2016
Teresa Margaret Donovan Daniel, 53, of Lakeshore, Florida passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at her residence. She was born on March 28, 1963 in Smyrna, Tennessee to William and Eleanor (Hurst) Donovan and she has been a resident of this area for 7 years moving here from Massachusetts. She was a Waitress and a member of the Holy...
Richard Dale Callarman
May 3, 2016
Richard Dale Callarman, 76, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born on January 30, 1940 in Downers Grove, Illinois to the late Charles A. and Pauline (VanDolah) Callarman and he has been a resident of this area since 1997 moving here from Ft. Myers, Florida. He was a retired Truck...
Ellen E. Hancock
May 3, 2016
Ellen E. Hancock of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Palm Gardens of Winter Haven. She was born May 23, 1938 in Darwin, VA; and she came here from Lake Placid 40 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of God’s Revival Center by Faith in Wahneta. She enjoyed taking care of her family. Ellen...
Delbert Lee Hickerson
May 2, 2016
Delbert L. Hickerson of Lake Wales passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at his residence. He was born September 6, 1934 in Louisville, KY to the late James & Beatrice Hickerson; and he came to Lake Wales in 1991 from Charlestown, IN. He was a retired foundry worker and chaplain for the American Motorcycle Association. Survivors include his wife,...
Fidel Figueroa Rivera
May 2, 2016
Fidel Figueroa Rivera of Lake Wales passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at his residence. He was born April 24, 1946 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico to the late Ignacio Figueroa Cruz and Providencia Rivera Lebron; and he came here 3 years ago from Puerto Rico. He was a licensed plumber and a member of the Iglesias De Dios Pentecostal....
Nell Jewel Melton
Apr 30, 2016
Nell Jewel Melton of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born November 25, 1934 in Lake Wales to the late Curtis & Mattie Ammons; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a retired manager at Howard Johnson Restaurant and was of the Baptist faith. She was...
Emery Lynn Ohnesorge
Apr 30, 2016
Emery Lynn Ohnesorge, 67, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Orlando. He was born on September 21, 1948 in Decatur, Illinois to the late Emery and Leonora (Rahn) Ohnesorge and he has been a resident of this area since 1986 moving here from Illinois. He was a mechanic for Fields,...
Herbert J. "Jim" Mcclelland
Apr 25, 2016
Herbert J. “Jim” McClelland passed away, April 25, 2016 in Winter Haven, Florida at the age of 87, peacefully surrounded by his loved ones. He was the son of the late Rufus Martin and Louisa Jennings McClelland of Gate City, VA. He graduated from Shoemaker High School and attended Emory and Henry College, where he also served as a...
Leon W. Groover
Apr 25, 2016
Leon W. Groover of Frostproof passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at his residence. He was born April 22, 1936 in Frostproof to the late Mack & Mary Groover; he was a lifelong resident of Frostproof. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and was an active member of the Frostproof Church of God, holding several positions. He...
Charlotte Ann Weis
Apr 25, 2016
Charlotte Ann Martin Weis, 69, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born on March 29, 1947 in San Diego, California to the late Gayln and Marietta (Nuhn) Martin. She grew up in Lake Wales and attended Lake Wales High School, she moved away, following her husband in his...
Robert Bruce Adler
Apr 24, 2016
Robert Bruce “Bob” Adler, 78, of winter resident of Lake Wales, Florida and Rosemont, Minnesota passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Florida. He was born on August 24, 1937 in Portland, Maine to the late Frederick and Christine (Simonson) Adler. Bob was a truck driver and enjoyed camping. Survivors include his...
Kimberly "Kim" Fitts
Apr 23, 2016
Kimberly R. “Kim” Fitts, 50 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born on October 28, 1965 in Albany, Georgia to the late Erwin and Ada (Reynolds) Glausier. She was a surgical tech for Lake Wales Hospital and Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring. She is preceded in death by...
Robert Franklin Moore
Apr 21, 2016
Robert Franklin “Frank” Moore, 67, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born on July 8, 1948 in St. Petersburg, Florida to the late Robert F. and Bessie Lee (Lloyd) Newsome and he has been a resident of this area for 23 years moving here from Winter Haven....