Kamycheliz Ayala

Kamycheliz Ayala

Apr 11, 2016

Kamycheliz Ayala, 7, of Lake Wales, Florida Passed away Monday, April 11, 2016. She was born on July 22, 2008 in Haines City, Florida to Jose and Olmary ( Gonzalez) Ayala and she has been a lifelong resident of this area. She is survived by her parents and her brother, Miguel Ayala of Lake Wales. Funeral services will be...

Virginia L. Coleman

Virginia L. Coleman

Apr 9, 2016

Virginia L. “Ginny” Coleman of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Haines City. She was born February 10, 1929 in Saltsburg, PA to the late Murray & Virginia Coleman; she came to Lake Wales from Saltsburg, PA in 2005. She was retired from Federal Laboratories and was a...

Shirley J. Hignight

Shirley J. Hignight

Apr 8, 2016

Shirley J. Hignight of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born June 24, 1935 in Calexico, CA to the late Joseph & Cisero Goff; she came to Lake Wales from Oceanside, CA 2 years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Protestant faith. She was an avid walker. Shirley...

Laveta Sue Huckaby

Laveta Sue Huckaby

Apr 8, 2016

LaVeta Sue Huckaby, 80, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born on November 14, 1935 Cherokee, Oklahoma to the late Zene L. and Gladys (Decker) McMurtrey and she has been a resident of this area for 16 years moving here from Colorado Springs, Colorado. LaVeta was a...

James Darrell Brinkley

James Darrell Brinkley

Apr 5, 2016

James Darrell “Jim” Brinkley, 82, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on September 3, 2016 in Seth, West Virginia to the late Emory and Lina (Hancock) Brinkley and he has been a resident of this area since 1980 moving here from Long Beach, California. He was...

Octavio Farina

Octavio Farina

Apr 4, 2016

Farina, Octavio (Buster), 90, of Waverly, FL. Passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Lakeland Hospice House. He was born on January 9, 1926 to the late Sebastian and Candita Farina. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army and was retired from General Cable. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 64...

Deborah Underwood

Deborah Underwood

Apr 4, 2016

Deborah J. Underwood, “Debbie”, 68, of Haines City, Florida passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, FL. She was born on November 5, 1947, in Cairo, Georgia to the late Donald and Martha (Sasser) Booth and has been a resident of Haines City for 11 years and previously from the Winter Haven and...

Maria De Los Angeles Jones

Maria De Los Angeles Jones

Apr 4, 2016

Maria Jones, 59, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at her residence. She was born on October 19, 1956 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico to the late Andres and Josefina Flores and she has been a resident of this area since 2014 moving here from Reading, Pennsylvania. She was a School Teacher for Antilles Elementary...

Lillian Frances Mccarty

Lillian Frances Mccarty

Apr 3, 2016

Lillian Frances McCarty of Lake Wales passed away peacefully Sunday, April 3, 2016 at The Gardens of Montverde. She was born July 30, 1916 in Gadsden, AL to the late Harvey and Lila Young; and she moved to Lake Wales in 1974 from Akron, OH. She was a homemaker and a member at South Lake Wales Church of God....

Jewell Lee Sampson

Jewell Lee Sampson

Apr 3, 2016

Jewell Lee Sampson of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Heart of Florida in Haines City. She was born November 23, 1939 in Georgia to the late Ira and Onnie Barbee; and she moved to the area 4 years ago from Kentucky. She was a homemaker and enjoyed collecting dolls and dogs. Jewell was preceded in...

William Burke

William Burke

Apr 2, 2016

William M. Burke, 81, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Grove Center. He was born on December 9, 1934 in New Hampshire. He was an Electrician and Pilot Escort Driver. He has been a resident of this area since 1970 coming from Jacksonville, FL. He was in the United States Navy and was...

Emma Laura Dasinger

Emma Laura Dasinger

Apr 2, 2016

Emma L. Walters Dasinger, 88, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Life Care Center of Winter Haven. She was born on December 11, 1927 in Union, Mississippi to the late Thomas and Della (Crocker) Rowell and she has been a resident of this area for 62 years moving here from Mississippi. She was a homemaker....

Kenneth Wilbur Stapleton

Kenneth Wilbur Stapleton

Apr 2, 2016

Kenneth W. “Ken” Stapleton, 77 of Winter Haven, Florida passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at his residence. He was born on December 6, 1938 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late John and Roxie (Wooten) Stapleton and he has been a resident of this area for 55 years and a resident of Winter Haven for 11 years. He...

Warren Lynch

Warren Lynch

Mar 30, 2016

Warren Calvin Lynch, 95, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Florida. He was born on January 5, 1921 in Gloucester, New Jersey to the late John Anthony and Eva (Addison) Lynch. He has been a resident of this area since 2005 after losing his home in Katrina in...

Christine Cannon Colbourne

Christine Cannon Colbourne

Mar 29, 2016

Christine Cannon Colbourne, 88, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 in Frostproof. She was born on September 30, 1927, in Frostproof, Florida to the late Rudolph and Ruby (Campbell) Anderson and has been a life-long resident of Frostproof. She was a homemaker and loved her family, yardwork and sewing. She was a church volunteer with a...

John Michel Kniffen

John Michel Kniffen

Mar 28, 2016

John Michel Kniffen, 60, passed away suddenly on Monday March 28, 2016. He is the son of Raymonde (Viger) Kniffen, Lake Wales FL. John was born in Pontiac, MI February 17, 1956. It was a glorious day. He lived in Pontiac until his graduation from Pontiac Northern HS and then continued his education in underwater technology at FIT, FL....

Ellum Patterson, Jr.

Ellum Patterson, Jr.

Mar 28, 2016

Ellum Patterson, Jr, “Buck”, 78, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 at his residence in Frostproof, FL. He was born on May 22, 1937, in Walhalla, South Carolina to the late Eliam and Nellie (Merle) Patterson, Sr. and has been a resident of this area since 1949 moving here from Walhalla, South Carolina. He was a...

Alma Stokes Vincent

Alma Stokes Vincent

Mar 27, 2016

Alma Stokes Vincent, 76 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Hawthorne Inn in Winter Haven, Florida. She was born on December 16, 1939 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Aubrey H. and Ruby Lois (Thomas) Hale and she has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a retired Dispatcher with the...

Shellie Lee Nicholson, Jr.

Shellie Lee Nicholson, Jr.

Mar 26, 2016

S.L. Nicholson, Jr., 90 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born on April 4, 1925 in Homestead, Florida to the late Shellie Lee and Carolyn (Tyson) Nicholson, Sr. and he has been a resident of this area since 1945 moving here from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was...

Annette Kensinger

Annette Kensinger

Mar 26, 2016

Annette R. “Ann” Kensinger, 74, of Clermont, Florida passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, Florida. She was born on April 16, 1941 in Babson Park, Florida to the late Grady and Ila (Whidden) Richards and she has been a lifelong resident of this area until moving to Clermont to live with her...