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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Nicolas Elisha Dorado
Aug 14, 2015
Nicolas Elisha Dorado, 19, of Mulberry, Florida passed away Friday, August 14, 2015 in Lakeland, Florida. He was born on May 31, 1996 in Winter Haven, Florida to Eliseo and Elizabeth Kay (Griffin) Dorado. He was a Nutrition Assistant for the Polk County School Board. Nicolas was a devoted brother, loving son and grandson, he loved football, and played...
Ross Douglass Williams
Aug 13, 2015
Ross Douglass Williams, 74, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, August 13,2015 at his residence. He was born on May 29, 1941 in St. Petersburg, Florida to the late Harrell W. and Elizabeth (Broom) Williams and has been a resident of the area since 1966 moving here from Ft. Benning, Georgia. He was a retired Equipment Technician for...
Dianna Lynn Coon
Aug 12, 2015
Dianna Lynn Coon “Master Dianna or Momma Coon”, 52 of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born on August 6, 1963 in San Diego, California to Earl J. and Diane (Mitchell) Hendricks and she has been a resident of this area for 8 years moving here from Lake Wales. She...
Robert Eugene Douglas
Aug 11, 2015
Robert Eugene “Butch” Douglas, 69 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born on September 29, 1945 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Thomas and Vera (Skinner) Douglas and he has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a citrus shipping clerk for CGA. Robert was...
Kylie Brooke Atkinson
Aug 11, 2015
Kylie Brooke Atkinson, 10 days old passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 in Winter Haven. She was born on August 1, 2015 in Brandon, Florida to Heather Lynn Atkinson. She is survived by her mother, Heather Lynn Atkinson; 3 sisters, Melissa, Chloe and Jaelyn; maternal grandfather, Michael Atkinson; maternal Great Grandparents, James and Carmela Hanna Graveside services will be...
George W. Mailloux
Aug 10, 2015
George W. Mailloux, 72 of Lake Wales passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on July 14, 1943 in Putnam, Connecticut to the late Sylvio M. and Lucy (Beaulieu) Mailloux he has been a resident of Florida since 2009 moving here from Sturbridge, Mass. He was a retired maintenance mechanic at...
Robert F. "Bob" Massey
Aug 9, 2015
Robert F. “Bob” Massey of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at his residence. He was born December 3, 1934 in Lake Wales to the late Robert Bruce & Sarah Keen Massey; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. He retired from G.T.E. in 1991, he attended the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Frostproof and served...
Emogene Marie Garrard
Aug 9, 2015
Emogene Marie Stanton Garrard 77, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015. She was born on March 8, 1938 in Jackson County, Florida to the late Owen and Clara Belle (Castleberry)Stanton and she has been a lifelong resident of this area. Emogene was retired from Donald Duck (Florida’s National) as a Canner. She was of the Baptist...
Robert Glenn
Aug 5, 2015
Robert L. “Bobby” Glenn 68 of Babson Park, Florida passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Heart of Florida Hospital in Davenport. He was born on March 14, 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah and he has been a resident of this area for 26 years moving here from Sanford, Florida. He was the owner operator of Bobby’s Used...