Joan Ard Underwood

Joan Ard Underwood

Sep 14, 2015

Joan Ard Underwood, 79, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, September 14, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born on June 29, 1936 in Ozark, Alabama to the late Thomas Abraham and Agnes Eldessie (Johnson) Ard and she has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a retired Seamstress at E.B. Malone. Joan...

Julie Ann Mcclure

Julie Ann Mcclure

Sep 10, 2015

Julie Ann McClure, 66 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Life Care Center of Winter Haven. She was born on September 27, 1948 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late James M. and Julie Ann Savelle (Bowden) Bullard and she has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a retired bus...

Clara J Leitch

Clara J Leitch

Sep 6, 2015

Clara J. “Jo” Leitch, 75 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born on October 18, 1939 in Greene County, Tennessee to the late Frank and Juanita Campbell and she has been a resident of this area since 1980 moving from Monroeville, Indiana. She was a retired counter clerk...

Ruby Nell Curtis

Ruby Nell Curtis

Sep 5, 2015

Ruby Nell Curtis, 76, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, September 05, 2015 at the Grove Center. She was born April 9, 1939 in Coffee County, Alabama to the late Hosea and Esther (Palmer) Baxley. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a Citrus Grader for over 25 years at Ben Hill, Cargill and Sunpure....

Abner Lee Hayes

Abner Lee Hayes

Sep 3, 2015

Abner L. “Jimmy” Hayes, 89 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on May 30, 1926 in Jenkins, Georgia to Linnie McMullin and he has been a resident of this area for over 50 years moving here form Ruskin, Florida. He was a carpenter. Abner took...

Gloria Ann Barlow Houk

Gloria Ann Barlow Houk

Sep 1, 2015

Gloria Ann Barlow Houk, 74, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at her residence. She was born September 11, 1940, in Meigs, GA to the late Willie Frank Cox and Lou Alice Cox Barlow. She has been a resident of the area since 1958. She worked many years in customer service for Time Warner Cable....

Billy James Tramel

Billy James Tramel

Aug 27, 2015

Billy James Tramel of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born December 15, 1945 in Colquitt, GA to the late James Luther and Dorothy Alma Tramel; and he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was retired from Citrus World and was a member of the Church of...

Johnny William Harness

Johnny William Harness

Aug 25, 2015

Mr. Johnny "John" William Harness, age 77 of Thomaston, died Tuesday August 25, 2015 at the Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Harness was born on November 13, 1937 in Sebring, Florida to the late John and Onie Mae North Harness. He Owned and Operated Thomaston Ford Company with his wife Jane Harness. Mr. Harness was a member of the...

Reginald Robert Bowen

Reginald Robert Bowen

Aug 25, 2015

Reginald Robert Bowen, age 71, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, Florida. Reggie was a skilled electrician who had a love for family, friends and food. He lived many years in Winchester, MA, then moved to New Hampshire to fulfill his joy of snowmobiling, boating and belonging to the Lakes Region...

Carmen Farina

Carmen Farina

Aug 24, 2015

Carmen Farina of Waverly passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 at her residence. She was born May 30, 1930 in Tampa to the late Jesus and Conception Alberdi; and she came to the Lake Wales area from Tampa two years ago. She was retired from Tampa Wholesale Liquor and Cacciatore & Sons; and she was a member of Our...

Mary Elizbeth Shiver

Mary Elizbeth Shiver

Aug 24, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Shiver, 88 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born on July 14, 1927 in Waverly, Florida to the late Walter and Lillian (Johnson) Rhodes and she has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a Housekeeper for Mountain Lake Corp. Mary was an...

George E. Rhoden, Sr.

George E. Rhoden, Sr.

Aug 23, 2015

George E. Rhoden, Sr. of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at his residence. He was born February 25, 1950 in Lake Wales to the late James & Fannie Rhoden; and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a minister and a veteran of Vietnam, serving in the U.S. Navy. George was preceded in death...

Ellen P. Hazlett

Ellen P. Hazlett

Aug 23, 2015

Ellen P. Hazlett, 80, of Lake Wales, Florida departed this life on August 23, 2015 at her home, after battling cancer. Ellen was born on March 6, 1935 in Northville, Michigan. She attended the local schools and graduated from Northville High School in 1953. She was married in 1953 and the couple moved to Ft. Belvoir, VA. The Hazlett’s...

Joseph B Boball

Joseph B Boball

Aug 21, 2015

Joseph B. Boball, 102 of Lake Wales passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on October 8, 1912 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to the late Joseph G. and Margaret (French) Boball and he has been a resident of this area since 1983 moving here from Michigan. He was a retired gas manufacturer...

Elizabeth Gertrude Rock

Elizabeth Gertrude Rock

Aug 19, 2015

Elizabeth Gertrude Rock, 87 of Haines City (winter resident of Ohio) passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, Florida. She was born on September 25, 1927 in Painesville, Ohio to the late Patrick and Nora (Ford) Brannigan. She was a retired supervisor for Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Elizabeth was a member of the Holy...

Mary Veletta Strange

Mary Veletta Strange

Aug 18, 2015

Mary V. Strange of Lake Wales passed away August 18, 2015, at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born April 20, 1929, in Erwin, NY to the late Roland and Olive Angst; and she has been a resident of Lake Wales since 2002. She was a homemaker and member of the Christ Central Church. She was known for her...

Lois Taylor

Lois Taylor

Aug 18, 2015

Lois Taylor, 86 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born on October 24, 1928 in Long Branch, New Jersey to the late Joseph and Lillian Gilbert and she has been a resident of this area since 1972 moving here from Long Branch, New Jersey. She was...

Betty Jane Rudd

Betty Jane Rudd

Aug 15, 2015

Betty J. Rudd, 91 of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015, at the Grove Center. She was born June 29, 1924, in Brevard, North Carolina to the late Monterville E. and Mittie M. (Copehary) Bracken. She has been a resident of the area since 1956 coming from North Carolina. She was a Capping Machine Operator for Proctor...

Lenward "Duck" Mcelroy

Lenward "Duck" Mcelroy

Aug 15, 2015

Lenward “Duck” McElroy, 77 of Frostproof passed away, Saturday, August 15, 2015 at his residence. He was born on February 22, 1938 in Frostproof, Florida. He was a retired Citrus Harvester. Duck enjoyed yardwork and loved spending time on his reedy creek property. Survivors include his son, Henry E. McElroy of Frostproof; sisters, Betty Underwood of Frostproof, Bo Foster...

Grey B. Culberson

Grey B. Culberson

Aug 15, 2015

Grey B. Culberson, 84 of Lakeland passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Florida Presbyterian Home. He was born June 2, 1931 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Gerald and Margaret Culberson; he came to the area from Darien, IL in 1981 and moved to Lakeland five years ago. He was the owner/operator of Water International, was a...