Karen Ann Palmatier
Oct 31, 2014
Karen Ann Palmatier of Frostproof passed away Friday, October 31, 2014 at her residence. She was born July 16, 1957 in West Chester, PA and came here 33 years ago from Pennsylvania. She worked at Walmart. Karen was preceded in death by her father, James Palmatier. Survivors include her daughters, Elisha Davis of Bartow and Becky Miller of Hazlehurst,...
Inez G Steedley
Oct 30, 2014
Inez G. Steedley, 71 of Frostproof passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Mobile Infirmary Hospital in Mobile Alabama. She was born January 8, 1943 in Crenshaw, Alabama to the late Arnold and Cassie (Wells) Gay and has been a resident of the area since 1967 coming from Jay, Florida. She was a citrus grader for Ben Hill Griffin,...
Steven Hale Briar
Oct 30, 2014
Steven Hale Briar of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born July 17, 1943 in Richmond, IN to the late Wilbur Gene & H. Joan (Graffis) Briar. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in 1966, then married and moved to Florida. During this time he raised his...
Richard J. Hill
Oct 28, 2014
Richard J. Hill of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born January 18, 1946 in Detroit, MI to the late Harris L. & Mary Hill; and he came here from Michigan 17 years ago. He was a truck driver for Southeastern Atlantic Beverage and was a member of the...
Jessie T. "Junior" Bratcher
Oct 25, 2014
Jessie T. “Junior” Bratcher of Winter Haven passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Tampa General Hospital. He was born April 5, 1940 in McMinnville, TN to the late Jessie Truman & Martha Stella Bratcher; and he came here from Westland, MI in 1984. He was retired from General Motors and a member of the Full Gospel Fellowship Inc....
Andrew C. True
Oct 24, 2014
Andrew C. True “Drew” age 22, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to an automobile accident. He was born September 22, 1992 in Brooklyn, New York to Mireya Soto and Anthony Ralph True and has been a resident of the area since 2001 moving here from Brooklyn. He was a...
Lee B Wilkinson
Oct 24, 2014
Lee B. Wilkinson, 70 of Frostproof, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born June 9, 1944 in Nahunta, Georgia to the late James B. and Virginia Wilkinson he has been a resident of the area for 25 years coming from Haines City, Florida. He was a truck driver for Crumbly Brothers and...
Margaret Mckenzie Smith
Oct 24, 2014
Margaret McKenzie Smith, 46 of Lake Wales passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at Kindred Hospital in Tampa due to heart failure. She was born October 11, 1968 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee she has been a resident of the area for 42 years coming from Tennessee. She was a hair dresser and nail tech for Pandora’s Beauty Box, she liked...
Wilfred Klumpp
Oct 23, 2014
Wilfred H. Klumpp 60, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born June 22, 1954 in Winter Haven, Florida. He was a retired truck driver and served in the US Navy. Survivors include many special friends. No services are scheduled at this time.
Wayne Lee Heiden, Sr.
Oct 22, 2014
Wayne Lee Heiden of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring. He was born October 18, 1939 in Dundee, MI to the late Walter William & Edith Margaret Heiden; and he has been coming to Florida from Michigan since 2001. He was retired from Dundee Castings. Wayne was preceded in death by...
Ronald W Bridle
Oct 21, 2014
Ronald W. “Ron” Bridle, 78, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at his residence. He was born November 4, 1935 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to the late Frederick and Muriel (Hill) Bridle and has been a resident of the area for 14 years coming from Hampton, New Hampshire. He was a retired business owner. Ron...
Frank J Dupatz
Oct 21, 2014
Frank J. DuPatz, 88, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at his residence in Lake Wales, Florida. He was born March 11, 1926, in Collinsville, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lou DuPatz; his parents, Frank and Caroline DuPatz; his brother Richard DuPatz; and his sister Rita Marks. Frank lived in Lake Wales for approximately 25 years...
Patricia Nan Williams
Oct 20, 2014
Patricia Nan Williams 73, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, October 20, 2014 at Moffitt Cancer Center due to Cancer. She was born October 27, 1940 in St. Petersburg, Florida to the late Kenneth and Alma J. (Taylor) Truesdale and has been a lifelong resident of Florida. She was a retired Clerk for the US Postal Service and...
Francis May Grider
Oct 19, 2014
Francis May Grider, 92 of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Brandywyne Nursing Home in Winter Haven. She was born August 4, 1922 in Marion, Illinois to the late John Oliver and Myrtle Mae (Jack) Phalp and has been a resident of the area since 1981. She was a retired Machine Operator for Smoler Brothers a...
Esther May Phelps
Oct 17, 2014
Esther May Phelps, 94 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at Grace Health Care. She was born September 5, 1920 in Winlock, Washington to the late Noah and Stella J. (Simmons) Hulse and has been a resident of the area since 1988coming here from Centralia, Washington. She was a homemaker and a member of the...
Larry Evans
Oct 16, 2014
Larry Earl Evans, 73 of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan, Ohio. He was born June 27, 1941 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Emerson and Evelyn (Tope) Evans. He has been a resident of the area for 20 years coming from Ocala, Florida. He was a self-employed business owner....
Vera Griffin
Oct 14, 2014
Vera Griffin, 94 of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Grace Health Care. She was born January 21, 1920 in Cordele, Georgia to the late Charles and Iola (Banks) Herndon and has been a resident of the area for 70 years coming from Georgia. She was a retired Manager for Hallmark Gift Shop. She was a...
Daniel R. Betler
Oct 9, 2014
Daniel R. “Dan” Betler, 78 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born April 12, 1936 in Helvetia, West Virginia to the late John and Mildred (Cole) Betler and has been a resident of Florida for the past 16 years. He was a retired cement truck driver in...
Jamie Keller
Oct 7, 2014
Jamie Sue Keller, 48 Jamie Keller, 48 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Tampa General Hospital due to sepsis. She was born March 28, 1966 in St. Petersburg, Florida she has been a resident of the area for 20 years coming from Riverview, Florida. She was a Postal Contractor with the US Postal Service....
Arnold Smith
Oct 7, 2014
Clifton Arnold Smith, 72 Arnold Smith of Frostproof, FL went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at his residence due to cancer. He was born October 24, 1941 in Ona, Florida to the late Clifton Joseph and Tommie Lorene (Gay) Smith and has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired supervisor for...