Jarrod Scott Schiff
Jan 17, 2016
Jarrod Scott Schiff, 23 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016. He was born on February 2, 1992 in Bartow, Florida to Jon Scott Schiff and Rhodesia Gale Fowler Gilbert and he has been a lifelong resident of this area. He loved working for the City of Frostproof in the Water Department. Jarrod loved skateboarding, riding...
Lois Jeanette Odle
Jan 15, 2016
Jeanette Odle, 78, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at her residence in Babson Park, FL. She was born November 25, 1937 in Coalwood, West Virginia to the late Irvin Lafayette and Lilith Faye (DeHaven) Odle. Ms. Odle received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Asbury College in Willmore, Kentucky. Ms. Odle then moved to Florida and taught English,...
Josephine Ann Berlin
Jan 13, 2016
Josephine Ann Berlin, 75, of Winter Haven, Florida passed Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born on August 19, 1940 in Flint, Michigan to the late Joseph C. and Wilma Rivera and she has been a resident of the area since 1973 moving here from Gladwin, Michigan. She was a homemaker and of the...
Joann Whitehurst Phillips
Jan 12, 2016
PHILLIPS JoAnne Whitehurst Phillips, age 88, passed away on January 12, 2016. She was born January 25, 1927 in Lake Wales, FL, the daughter of the late Irene Johnson and J. Slaughter Whitehurst. JoAnne moved to Jacksonville, FL from Mobile, AL in May of 2006. She was a member of Mandarin United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death...
Arabella M. Decker
Jan 12, 2016
Arabella Mathilda Decker, 73, of Lake Wales, FL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at her home. She was born on October 22, 1942, in Highland Park, Illinois, the daughter of O.P. and Alice Decker. Arabella loved art from a very early age. She enjoyed working in many different mediums from sculpture to paintings. According to Arabella,...
David Allen Johnson
Jan 12, 2016
David Allen Johnson, 46, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at his residence. He was born on August 9, 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida to Harvey W. Johnson and Brenda K. (Conner) McGavisk. David has been a resident of this area for 2 years moving here from Middleburg, Florida. He was an Architect/Draftsman in residential construction....
Rose M Murphy
Jan 11, 2016
Rose M. Murphy of Lake Wales, Florida moved on to live with Jesus Monday, January 11, 2016 at her residence. She was born on September 8, 1919 in Syracuse, New York to the late Fred and Patricia (Cody) Martineau and she has been a resident of this area for 33 years moving here from Fr. Lauderdale, Florida. She was...
Frederick Paul Van Assen
Jan 8, 2016
Frederick Paul Van Assen, 68 Frederick P. Van Assen of Rockford, Michigan passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born December 23, 1947 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Paul and Emergene (Kaplanowski) Van Assen. He was a winter resident coming to Florida for a couple of years. He was a Relationship...
Charles Edward Phipps
Jan 8, 2016
Charles Phipps, 78, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born on September 25, 1937 in New Castle, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph R. and Martha (Shenker) Phipps and he has been a resident of this area for 8 years moving here from Canfield, Ohio. He was a...
Jack Brown
Jan 7, 2016
Jack Anthony Brown, 79, passed away at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale on Thursday, January 07, 2016. He was born November 23, 1936 to the late Emmel and Ethel (Winckelbach) Brown in Bronx, New York. He worked as a truck driver and served his country in the United State Army. He is survived by 5 children and a...
Edmund Raymond Motis
Jan 7, 2016
Edmund Raymond Motis, 85, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at his home in Babson Park. He was born September 4, 1930 in Exeter, NE to the late Edmen and Alice (Kovanda) Motis. He had been a resident of the Lake Wales area for 29 years moving there from Friend, Nebraska. He was a parts manager for Chemical Containers...
Iris Jean Bastine Persing
Jan 6, 2016
Iris Jean Bastine Persing,70 of Lake Wales,Florida passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was born on September 29,1945 in Jacksonville,Florida to the late Albert B. and Marjorie (Nettles) Bastine and has been a resident of this area since 2003 moving here from Georgia.She was a retired Manager for Peace Creek RV Park and was...
Jerry Leon Bonewit
Jan 4, 2016
Jerry Leon Bonewit, 85, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at his residence. He was born on November 22, 1930 in Grant County, Indiana to the late Earl Emmanuel and Chloris (Bond) Bonewit and he has been a resident of this area since 1989 moving here from Pendleton, Indiana. He was a retired factory worker...
Donald Roy Hedges
Jan 2, 2016
Donald Roy Hedges, 81, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Groves Center. He was born on February 18, 1934 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Roy J. and Elsa Rees Hedges and he has been a resident of this area since 1998 moving here from Bloomington, Indiana. He was a retired Tool &...
Lucresia Granados
Dec 30, 2015
Lucresia Granados of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born May 10, 1940 in Mexico to the late Pasiano Gomez Barrueta and Angela Benitez Valverde; she came to Lake Wales 15 years ago from Mexico. She was a homemaker and member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. She liked...
Lance H. Gainey
Dec 30, 2015
Lance H. Gainey of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born November 30, 1933 in Darlington to the late Robert & Esther Gainey; and he came to the area 60 years ago from Darlington. He was retired from Floyd’s Alternator/Starter and was a member of the Central Avenue Baptist...
Raymond Lester Hayes
Dec 30, 2015
Raymond L. Hayes of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born March 31, 1924 in Chipley to the late Raymond L. & Lennie Hayes; and he came here from Lakeland 65 years ago. He was a carpenter, of the Lutheran faith and a veteran of World War II, serving...
Ray L. Haynes, Sr.
Dec 30, 2015
Ray L. Haynes, Sr. of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at his residence. He was born October 10, 1932 in Catawba, NC; and he came here from North Carolina 53 years ago. He was a retired construction foreman from Freeman Decorating Co, a member of the Lighthouse of Hope Ministries in Lake Wales and was a...
Sandra "Sandy" Respress
Dec 29, 2015
Sandra C “Sandy” Respress, 70, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at her residence in Frostproof, FL. She was born on June 18, 1945, in Nashville, Georgia to the late Theron and Dorothy (Bennett) Gray and has been a resident of this area since 1980 moving here from the Tampa, Florida area. She was a former...
Dorothy "Dot" Goff
Dec 28, 2015
Dorothy D. Goff of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at Grace Health Care. She was born November 4, 1927 in Plant City to the late Corneilus Elijay & Bernice Tatum Dyal; and she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a retired bookkeeper for the City of Lake Wales and member of the Frostproof...