Leroy James Barrett, Jr., 59, passed away Sunday, October 5, in Lake Wales. Born January 7, 1955 in Waterbury, Connecticut to the late Leroy James and Betty Lou (Noragong) Barrett he moved to Auburndale, FL. He was a retired truck driver for a moving company. He is preceded in death by daughter Tina and brother Edward Barrett He is...
Robert McSwain, 81 of Lake Wales, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center due to heart failure. He was born November 26, 1932 to the late William and Florence (Moyer) McSwain in Miami, Florida. He has been a resident of the area since 1995 coming from Sebring, Florida. He was a heavy machine operator...
Marion Nelson Funeral Home 454 South Buck Moore Road Lake Wales, Florida 33853 (863) 676-2541 – Phone (863) 676-2979 – Fax Jansen Bruce Castle, 19, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 at his residence. He was born December 24, 1994 in Lakeland, Florida to Carl Brian Castle and Kelli Lynn (Reeves) Looney and has been a...
Gladys Riddle 84, of Indian Lake Estates, Florida passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at her residence due to cancer. She was born February 17, 1930 in Wimauma, Florida to the late Randall and Allie (Driggers) Taylor. She has been a resident of the area for 15 years coming from Tampa, Florida she was a homemaker and of the...
Clarence Marion (Junior) Davis (03-13-1918 -10-02-2014) Junior was born March 13,1918 in Winter Haven, Florida and lived in Polk County his entire life having spent the last 83 years in Waverly. Although legally named Clarence Marion Davis, he was always called Junior by his family and friends. Junior started his sales career as an eleven year old delivering the...
Virginia Hammond Baxter, 87 Virginia passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to complications of a stroke. She was born December 10, 1926, to the late Robert and Bertha (Moore) Hammond in Parrish, Florida. She has been a lifelong resident of the area and was a Private Caregiver, she loved to sew and...
Laura “Kitten” Bickford, 60 of Lake Wales passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center due to organ failure. She was born January 24, 1954 to the late Raymond and Ruby (Ward) Perdue in Mullens, West Virginia and has been a resident of the area for 33 years coming from West Virginia. She was a...
Marion R. “Ray” Mighells, 82 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Lake Wales Medical Center due to Cancer. He was born November 18, 1931 in Salamanca, New York. He was a seasonal resident since 2009 coming from Killbuck, New York and was a Career Officer Colonel for the United States Army serving in the...
Mauvaline Wilbanks, 85, of Frostproof, passed away 9/27/2014 at Winter Haven Hospital of natural causes. Born on November 24, 1928 in Fulton, Mississippi to Jeff and Lillie (Rogers) Hood she moved to Frostproof from Fulton 50 years ago. She loved gardening, flower arranging and was an expert southern cook. She will be greatly missed, but will long be remembered...
Bertina Dolores Boston passed away peacefully on Friday, September 26, 2014 in California while visiting her children. "Bert" or "Teenie" as she was called by family and close friends was born June 5, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended elementary school in Philadelphia and moved to New Jersey and attended Atlantic City High School. While living in New Jersey,...
Frank Tavormina, 76 Frank passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014 at his residence. He was born February 14, 1938 to the late John Peter and Felice (Taragrosa) Tavormina in Rochester, New York. He has been a resident of the area since 1994 coming here from North Miami Beach, Florida. He was a retired TV Technician and served in...
Charles Kiel (“Chuck”) Harriman, Sr., 85, of Lake Wales passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014, at Life Care Rehabilitation Center in Winter Haven. Chuck was born in Pipestone, MN, February 21, 1929 and moved to Lake Wales in 1955 after serving in the Navy during the Korean War. He was a loving husband, father, uncle, and friend who...
Janet Marie Morgan, 53 Janet Marie Morgan, 53 of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Lake Wales Medical Center due to heart failure. She was born October 12, 1960 in Odessa, Texas. She has been a resident of the area since 1998 moving from Albany, Texas. She was of the Pentecostal Faith. She is preceded in...
Todd James Mallon, 50 of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his residence due to Liver Failure. He was born December 12, 1963 to the late Norman and Judith (Gilmour) Mallon in Kenmore, New York and has been a resident of the area since May coming from Apollo Beach, Florida. He was a retired Heavy Equipment...
Deanna Fellows Fischer 73, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Friday, September 19, 2014 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring where she was surrounded by her family. She was born January 10, 1941 in Warren, Pennsylvania to the late Russell and Alice (Johnson) Fellows and has been a winter resident of the area since 2003. She was a retired Beautician....
Robert Louis Elliott, 81 Robert “Bob” Elliott of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born August 16, 1933 to the late Roy and Odessa Elliott in Danville, Virginia. He has been a resident of the area since 1998 coming here from Jacksonville, Florida. He was retired from the Navy...
Frank “Buddy” Waters, 72 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at his residence. He was born February 9, 1942 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Clifton and Marie (Daughtry) Waters and he has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a Supervisor for Florida National Growers. Frank enjoyed fishing, boating on his...
Timothy Arnold, 57 Timothy Arnold of Lake Wales passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 at his home from a long battle with cancer. He was born December 26, 1956 in Lake Wales, Florida and is preceded in death by his father Phillip Arnold, mother Dorothy Jean Johnson, and brother Tommy Arnold. Tim was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales,...
Warren Leroy Polston, 79 of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born February 16, 1935 in Winter Haven, Florida to the late Warren A. and Margaret M. (Parker) Polston and has been a resident of the area for 52 years moving here from Winter Haven. He was the Owner...
Ruth Bulwan Motis, 79 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 at her residence due to Respiratory Failure. She was born January 25, 1935 in Lincoln, Nebraska to the late John E. and Esther (Barney) Bulwan and she has been a resident of the area for 27 years moving here from Friend, Nebraska. She was a...