Donald Roy Brown
Feb 2, 2016
Donald Ray Brown, 64 of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 in Lake Wales. He was born on October 9, 1951 in Plant City, Florida to the late Rubin and Lochia (Sellers) Brown and he has been a resident of this area for 7 years moving here from Mulberry, Florida. He was a retired Laborer for Hicks...
Carl Wesley Britt
Jan 31, 2016
Carl W. Britt, 80 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center. He was born on February 24, 1935 in Sycamore, Georgia to the late Eddie C. and Princess (Green) Britt and he has been a resident of this area since 1955 moving here from Ashburn, Georgia. He...
Robert Glen Barry, Sr.
Jan 31, 2016
Robert Glen Barry, Sr. of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 25, 1938 in Miami to the late Niles Herman & Suzie Mae Barry. He was a retired truck driver, of the Baptist faith and a veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Fay Barry; daughters,...
Frederick Herbert Sargent
Jan 29, 2016
Frederick Herbert Sargent “Sarge” was born November 25, 1922 in Cape Cod, MA. He was the only child of Lulie and Captain Donald Sargent. Sarge was predeceased by his loving wife, Brenda, in 2002 after 63 years of marriage. He is survived by his son, Craig Thomas Sargent of Florida and his daughter, Sandra Gail Christensen; Grandchildren Alicia Hammond,...
Rachel Ruth Payne
Jan 23, 2016
Rachel K. Payne, 82 of Frostproof, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Lake Placid Health Care. She was born on March 8, 1933 in Haines City, Florida to the late Harvey J. and Ruth (Reeves) Kelley and she has been a resident of this area since the age of 10. She was the Owner Operator of Kelly and...
Henry Campbell Bevis
Jan 20, 2016
Henry Campbell Bevis of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born July 15, 1940 in Arcadia to the late L. B. & Marjorie Bevis. He graduated from Lake Wales Senior High School and U.S.F. in Tampa. He was a retired accountant and served in the U.S. Navy during...
Mary Ann Howze
Jan 20, 2016
Mary Ann Howze, 82, of Lake Wales, Florida passed 1/20/2016 at Orchard Park Care Center in Auburndale, Florida. She was born on March 7, 1933 in Morgantown, West Virginia to the late Robert and Elinor (Brown) Johnson where she has been a resident for 15 years moving here from Ocala. She was a retired Administrative Assistant. Survivors include her...
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...