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...
Thelma Mcqueen
Dec 27, 2015
Thelma McQueen of Vero Beach, Florida passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 at her residence. She was born June 1, 1925 in Ottumwa, Iowa to the late Graham E. and Beaulah (Etter) Osborne. Before she moved to Vero Beach in 2011 she was an active member of the Frostproof Art League. She was preceded in death by her husband...
James Larry Denby
Dec 27, 2015
James “Bones” Denby of Lake Placid, Florida passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Florida Hospital Lake Placid. He was born January 31, 1956 in Avon Park, Florida to the late James H. and Dorothy (Knowles) Denby. He had only been a resident for a few months coming from Babson Park, Florida. He was a Citrus Foreman for Eagle...
Allen Lamar Sullivan
Dec 26, 2015
Allen Lamar Sullivan, 71, a lifelong resident of Frostproof, FL passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015. He was born August 4, 1944 in Lake Wales, FL, to the late Murdock Crum Sullivan and Grace Elizabeth (Stephens) Sullivan. He was retired from Alico where he was a property manager and real estate agent. He was involved in citrus and cattle...
William J Gosselin
Dec 26, 2015
William “Bill” Joseph Gosselin, 67 Bill Gosselin, 67, of Lake Wales, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 in Tampa. He was born March 21, 1948 in Gouverneur, NY to the late Paul William and Lulu Belle (Averill) Gosselin. He served his country in the Air Force and fought in Vietnam. He was a fisherman by trade. He is preceded...
M. Calvin Haynes, Jr.
Dec 25, 2015
MILTON CALVIN HAYNES, JR., 82 Milton Calvin Haynes, Jr. of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at The Groves Center. He was born July 23, 1933 in Lake Wales to the late Milton Calvin & Blanche Prescott Haynes; he was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. He retired from Citrus World after 31 years and a charter...
Juanita Hayes
Dec 25, 2015
Juanita Hayes of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at Grace Healthcare. She was born November 5, 1922 in Blakely, GA to the late Andrew Lee & Johnnie Hays McDonald; and she came to Polk County 67 years ago from Blakely, GA. Juanita retired from Citrus World after 32 years and was a member of the Trinity...
Robert S. "Bob" Folkenberg
Dec 24, 2015
Elder Robert S. “Bob” Folkenberg of Winter Haven passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born January 1, 1941 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to the late Stanley L. & Barbara Folkenberg; and he came to the area in 2013 from Virginia. He was a Minister for the Seventh-day Adventist Church where he served as...
Leonard Donald Huff
Dec 21, 2015
Leonard Donald Huff, age 96; of Lake Wales, FL, formerly of Michigan; departed this life on December 21, 2015; He was born April 12, 1919 in Marion, Michigan to Roy and Kittie Huff. He graduated from Oxford High School. Leonard married Ethel Mae October 1st, 1940. They raised 5 children and opened their home and hearts to many foster...
Roy Allen Phifer
Dec 20, 2015
Roy Allen Phifer, 77, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on March 2, 1938 in Tipton, Indiana to the late Earl and Edith (Penock) Phifer and has been a resident of the area for 6 years moving here from Berne, Indiana. He was a retired Mechanic and...
Walter "Gene" Winberry
Dec 19, 2015
Walter “Gene” Winberry, 66, of Lake Wales Florida passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 22, 1949 in Qulin, Missouri. He has been a resident since 2014 coming from Festus, Missouri. He was a Pipe Inspector for Southern Cross Company. He is survived by his son Kirk Rulo of Columbia, MO; sisters Wanda...
Thomas Alexander Polczynski
Dec 19, 2015
Thomas A. Polczynski, 79, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on September 8, 1936 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania to the late Alexander and Agnes (Rutkowski) Polczynski and he has been a resident of this area for 16 years moving here from Freeport, Pennsylvania. He was retired after...
Kathleen Ann Soich
Dec 17, 2015
Kathleen Soich of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born May 7, 1944 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to the late Maynard and Irene (Beck) Allen. She has been a resident since 1993 coming from Corning, New York. She loved her daughters and admired Xander, she enjoyed family activities. She...
Wendy V. Schwendler
Dec 16, 2015
Wendy Schwendler of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born March 28, 1938 in Mineola, New York to the late Andrew and Barbara (Horlock) Valentine. She has been a resident of the area for 11 years coming from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. She enjoyed playing Bridge and travelling in...