Isidro Medina Castro
Aug 6, 2016
Isidro Medina Castro “Don Chilo” or “Tio”, 71 Isidro Castro passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 in Lake Wales. He was born May 15, 1945 in Mexico to the late Jesus and Antonia (Castro) Medina. He was a Mower for Travis Resmondo Sod. He has been a resident of the area for 23 years coming from Mexico. He attended...
Robert E. Bique, Ii
Aug 5, 2016
Robert E. Bique II passed away peacefully at 9:45 am August 5th, 2016, on his 52nd Birthday, at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital surrounded by his family, from a synovial sarcoma which he was diagnosed with in 2010. Born on August 5th, 1964, in Portsmouth, Virginia, to Robert E. Bique Sr. and the late Dolores M. Bique, Robert,...
Hester Modlin
Aug 4, 2016
HESTER ANN MODLIN, 80 Hester A. Modlin of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Savannah Court. She was born March 23, 1936 in Creswell, North Carolina to the late Frank and Statha (Sexton) Swain. She has been a resident of the area since 1996 coming from Jamesville, North Carolina. She was a homemaker. Hester spent...
Juanita Booker
Aug 4, 2016
JUANITA MAE BOOKER, 75 Juanita Mae Booker of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born October 9, 1940 in Athens, OH to the late William and Arvilla Tenney; and came here from Grove Port, OH in 1986. She was an office manager for Story Companies for over 17 years...
Clifford "Cliff" Owen Cofer Ii
Aug 3, 2016
Clifford O. “Cliff” Cofer, II of Winter Haven, Florida passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016 in Lakeland, Florida. He was born on December 3, 1988 in Avon Park, Florida to Clifford Owen and Cynthia Sue Cofer and he has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a firefighter with Sumter County and was of the Baptist faith....
Donald R Bridges, Sr
Aug 1, 2016
Donald R. Bridges Sr., 67 Donald R. Bridges of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, August 1, 2016 at Kindred Hospital in Tampa. He was born September 29, 1948 in Enterprise, Alabama to the late James M. Bridges and Lizzy Chancey. He was an Equipment/Maintenance Operator for Polk County Road Maintenance in Frostproof, Florida. He has been a resident...
Norma J Green
Aug 1, 2016
Norma J. Green of Lake Wales passed away Monday, August 1, 2016 at Grace Manor Lake Morton in Lakeland. Norma was born April 24, 1929 in Springfield, Ohio to the late Dewitt T. and Lacy Sherrard; she has been a resident of the area since 1975. She volunteered in many areas of her church and community, was a homemaker...
Margaret Harrell
Jul 28, 2016
Margaret Rose Harrell, 85 Margaret Harrell passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 at her residence. She was born August 5, 1930 in Holopaw, Florida to the late Ezra T. and Mary B. (King) Bush. She has been a resident of the area since 1962 coming from Winter Haven, Florida. She was a homemaker and member of the Westside Baptist...
William H. Knight Jr.
Jul 27, 2016
William Henry Knight Jr. 85 William H. Knight of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born September 21, 1930 in Abington, Pennsylvania to the late William H. and Marian (Hedrick) Knight. He has been a resident of the area for 11 years coming from Chalfont, Pennsylvania. He was a...
Henry D. Rudenko
Jul 26, 2016
Henry D. Rudenko, 91 Henry D. Rudenko of Babson Park, Florida passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born April 7, 1925 in Czortkow, Poland to the late Dymitri and Veronica (Yackowska) Rudenko. He has been a resident of the area since 1980 coming from Woodbridge, Connecticut. He was an Engineer for...
Helen Thompson
Jul 26, 2016
Helen V. Thompson, 99 Helen V. Thompson of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Grace Healthcare. She was born June 24, 1917 in Elmer Michigan to the late Omer and Mary (Bugbee) Murley. She was a homemaker and of the Presbyterian Faith. She is preceded in death by her husband Clifford A. Thompson. She is...
Robert Joseph "Bob" Sheppard
Jul 23, 2016
Robert “Bob” Sheppard, age 82, of Lake Wales passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at his home. Bob was born on September 5, 1933 in New Castle, IN to the late Charles E. and Gladys A. Sheppard. He graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in Miami in 1951. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Charles W....
Jackie Lee Fillingim
Jul 23, 2016
Jackie Lee Bowers Fillingim, 87 of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at her residence. She was born on August 3, 1928 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Wiley and Effie ( Mizell) Bowers and she has been a lifelong resident of this area. She and her husband Lenzey, owned and operated a bait business and...
Marjorie Mae Barrow
Jul 22, 2016
Marjorie Mae Barrow of Lake Wales passed away Friday, July 22, 2016 at her home. She was born February 24, 1928 in Rebecca, GA to the late Truman Lee and Lexia Mae Adams; she came Lake Wales from Avon Park in 1963. She was a homemaker and member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. She enjoyed gardening,...
Pastor Jasper "Ej" Wine
Jul 18, 2016
Pastor Jasper Wine passed away Monday, July 18, 2016 at his residence. He was born January 29, 1938 in Sunnyside, WA to the late Ernest & Lola Wine; he came to Lake Wales from Oregon when he was 13. He was the pastor of Calvary Temple and the principal of Calvary Christian Academy for almost 30 years. He enjoyed...
Walter & Carolyn Ruff
Jul 17, 2016
Walter S. Ruff, 82, and Carolyn D. Ruff, 75, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at their home with their great-grandson, Liam. They moved to Lake Wales from Miami in 1980. Carolyn was born February 25, 1941 in Columbia, SC to the late Leon & Ruby Driggers; she was retired from Wometco Enterprises in Miami, a...
Norman Ford
Jul 17, 2016
Norman Ford of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at his residence. He was born September 12, 1935 in Alabama; and he came here from West Palm Beach 40 years ago. He was retired from Acousti Engineering Co and was the owner/operator of Ford Groves. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed hunting (especially with...
Liam Eugene Mclemore
Jul 17, 2016
Liam Eugene McLemore of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 with his great-grandparents, Walter and Carolyn Ruff, at their home. He was born July 4, 2010 in Haines City and has been a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Survivors include his mother, Sara Elizabeth Ruff...
Frank Tucker
Jul 16, 2016
James “Frank” Tucker, 81, of Babson Park passed away at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring on Saturday, July 16, 2016. He was born April 6, 1935 to the late Henry Holt and Julia Bell (Watson) Tucker in Lake Wales; and was raised by his step-mother Clara Mae Tucker. He worked in the citrus industry as a care taker...
Charles Frederick Sweet
Jul 16, 2016
Charles Frederick Sweet of Winter Haven passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born September 24, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Charles and Ella Sweet; he came to Lake Wales from Apopka 10 years ago. He retired from Texaco after 26 years and then was the owner/operator of Charles Sweet Consultants....