Jacqueline Gail Henry, 80 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Orchard Park Nursing Home in Auburndale. She was born on August 13, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois to the late John and Gladys (Holly) Gunther and she has been a resident of this area for 14 years moving here from Monroe County. She was a...
Ralph Bryant Lamprey, 84 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, March 14, 2016 at the Grove Center. He was born on November 27, 1931 in Quincy, Massachusetts to the late William and Doris (Mann) and he has been a resident of this area for 8 years moving here from Massachusetts. He was a retired Planner for General Dynamics...
Ada Lee Clayborn, 81, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, March 14, 2016 at her residence. She was born on October 3, 1934 in Blakely, Georgia to the late Luther and Hattie Maude (Houston) McKinnon and she has been a resident of this area for 55 years moving here from Georgia. She was a Self Employed Property Manager...
Howard D. Towns, Jr. of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at his residence. He was born January 29, 1926 in Bienville Parrish, LA to the late Howard D. & Zelma Towns; he came here from Sebring in 1951. He was the owner/operator of Towns Oil Co., a member of First Baptist Church of Lake Wales and...
Willimena McMillen, 91, passed away on Friday, March 11 at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born in Lima, Ohio on March 31, 1924 to the late John E. and Sarah B. (Jackson) Hawk she worked as a riveter as a civilian employee of the armed forces during war time, after which she maintained her position working for Volvo. She is...
Arthur C. Chorney 72, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. arrangements are pending.
Helen C. Medlock, 88, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at her residence. She was born on September 6, 1927 in Malvern, Alabama to the late Christopher and Myrle (Metcalf) Messer and she has been a resident of this area since 1942 moving here from Georgia. She was a retired registered nurse for the Lake...
Laura N. Papp, 81, of Nalcrest, Florida passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born on March 16, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois and has been a resident of this area since 2006. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic Faith. Laura loved her family dearly. She was a keen observer of nature,...
Donald Keith Pickett, 61 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on December 10, 1954 in Richmond, Virginia to Donald Dean and Rose Earlene (Ogle) Pickett and he has been a resident of this area for 7 years moving here from Orlando. He was a Chef for...
Timothy Alan Byrd, 53, formerly of Frostproof, died on 3/09/16 in Leesburg. He was born on March 17, 1962 in Lake Wales, Florida to Charles Ray and Carolyn Ruth (Keck) Byrd. A service will be held on Saturday 4/2, at 11:00 A.M, at the Silver Hill Cemetery in Frostproof. Marion Nelson Funeral Home handling arrangements.
George R. Galloway, 84, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born on April 19, 1931 in West Palm Beach, Florida to the late Edward James and Pearl Phylista (Jones) Galloway and he starting coming to Lake Wales in 1968 and moved here in 1993 from West Palm Beach....
Elizabeth Pearl (Vick) Polston, 78 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born on August 11, 1937 in Jasper, Alabama to the late Truman and Cleo (Vintson) Vick and she has been a resident of this area for 45 years moving here from Winter Haven. She was a...
Kenneth Allen Trice, 82, passed away in Lake Wales on Monday, March 07, 2016. He was born in Hollywood, FL on January 26, 1934 to the late John J. and Jessie (Morris) Trice. He worked as an electrician in new commercial construction and served his country in the U.S. Air Force having participated in the Korean War. He is...
Geraldine Ruth Rafeld of Dundee passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 at The Bridge of Ocala. She was born January 26, 1926, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to the late Herman and Emma Frederick; she came to Florida from Ann Arbor in 1993. She was an active member of the Lake Wales Lutheran Church and enjoyed embroidery. Geraldine was preceded...
Patricia E. “Pat” McMann, 76 of Lake Alfred, Florida passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Grove Center. She was born on May 21, 1939 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Joseph and Florence (Pollock) Froneck and she has been a resident of Polk County for 25 years. She was a retired Sales Clerk for Kmart. Pat enjoyed...
Christine S. Wood, 87, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016 at her residence in Frostproof, FL. She was born on June 20, 1928, in Dale County, Alabama to the late Cliffton and Eva (Davenport) Skipper and has been a resident of this area since 1960 moving here from Alabama. She enjoyed cooking, entertaining and all the...
Homer D. “Buck” Nine, Sr., 83, passed away at his home in Sebring, Fl. on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. He was born May 18, 1932 in Haysville, PA to the late Homer R. and Louise Nine (Ashby). He has lived in the area since 1995 coming from Beaver County, PA. He was the owner / operator of Homer Nine...
Loving Wife, Mother, Daughter and Grandmother, Elva S. “Ellie” Hall 73, of Nalcrest, Florida passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 22, 1943 in Ripley County, Indiana to the late Gilbert and Gladys (Fannin) Sheldon and she has been a resident of this area for 3 years moving here from...
The Lord called Sherwood Elton Glenn, 89 of Lake Wales, home on March 1, 2016. He was born on November 25, 1926 in Winter Haven, Florida to the late Elgin Clyde and Maude Estelle (Weatherington) Glenn and he has been a resident of this area for the most of his life. He was a retired meter reader for Florida...
Michael F. “Big Mike” Williamson, Sr. 64 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on April 11, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Fred and Frances (Flanders) Williamson and he has been a resident of this area since 1982 moving here from Deerfield, Florida. He was...