Dec 22, 2013

Sandra Carol “Sandy” Moore, 73, of Englewood, Florida passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born November 10, 1940 in Moundsville, West Virginia to the late Carl and Pearl Wellman and has been a resident of the area since 1981 moving to Englewood from Barberton, Ohio. Sandra was a Homemaker. She was...

Dec 21, 2013

Jeannette Wigton Stuart, 97, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013 at her residence. She was born December 11, 1916 in Plainfield, NJ to the late Charles Benson & Anna Maxwell Wigton; and she came here from Oldwick, NJ in 1994. She attended Hartridge School in Plainfield, NJ, Dana Hall School in Wellesley, MA and the Fashion...

Dec 20, 2013

Alan D. “Al” “Honeybear” Hinkle of Marion, IN, and a winter resident of Frostproof, FL, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1938 in Marion, IN to the late Loren & Olive Hinkle; and he starting coming to Frostproof, FL as a winter resident 15 years ago. He was...

Dec 16, 2013

William “Bill” Irvin Chapel, formerly of 1145 Country Club Drive, Warsaw, Indiana, died in his Lake Wales, Florida home on December 16, 2013. He was ninety-two years old.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Irvin and Marjorie Chapel, his sister Betty Bulla and his wife, Dolly Chapel.

He is survived by his sister...

Dec 14, 2013

Barbara Jane “Barb” Edwards of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born February 4, 1927 n Great Falls, MT to the late Edgar & Eleanor Fisk; and she came to the Lake Wales area from Cooper City, FL 30 years ago. She was a retired interpreter for Pan...

Dec 13, 2013

Duane William Wemple "Pete" of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 13, 2013 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born March 1, 1946 in Scottville, MI to the late William Wallace & Leona Catherine (Johnson) Wemple; and he came here 20 years ago from Gowen, MI. He was a Christian and a retired truck driver for Vitiac....

Dec 13, 2013

Timothy W. “Tim” Georgi 53, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Friday, December 13, 2013 at his residence. He was born October 5, 1960 in Syracuse, New York to Harry O. and Ruth E. ( Faeth) Georgi and has been a resident of the area for 2 years moving here from Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania. He was a Retired Restaurant Cook and...

Dec 12, 2013

Jerry L. Cockerham 61, of Murphy, North Carolina (winter resident of Lake Wales, Florida) passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born December 31, 1951 in Anderson, Indiana and has been a winter resident of the area for 11 years moving here from Tampa, Florida where he resided for 59 years. He...

Dec 10, 2013

Maria Louisa Valdez-Bustos of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at her residence. She was born October 10, 1949 in Arkansas to the late Aureilio Valdez and Manuela Diaz; and she came here from San Angelo, TX 35 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. She worked with her husband...

Dec 9, 2013

Ruth A. McConnell, 89, of Lake Wales went home to heaven on Monday, December 9, 2013 at Savannah Court.

She was born October 10, 1924 in Washington, DC to the late James H. and Margaret L. (Neff) Allerdice and has been a resident of Lake Wales for the last four years. Ruth was a retired Administrator with...

Dec 6, 2013

Dorinda B. Brown of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born June 25, 1947 in Lake Wales to the late A. Lester & Marie Pollard Betts; and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and a member of the Athens Baptist Church in Bereah. She...

Dec 4, 2013

Gertrude J. “Trudy” Marvel of Babson Park passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at her residence. She was born November 9, 1962 in Oaklawn, IL; she came to Polk County as a youth and moved to Babson Park in 2001. She was an accomplished autocad draftsman and attended the First Presbyterian Church in Frostproof and the Stuart Avenue Church...

Dec 4, 2013

Martha L. Tucker 71, of Lake Wales, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Grace Health Care. She was born February 16, 1942 in Alabama and has been a lifelong resident of the area, She was a Homemaker,she enjoyed hunting, fishing and attended the Golfview Park Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Richard E. “Gene” Tucker of Lake...

Dec 3, 2013

Charles James Walker, Jr. of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Auburndale Oaks in Auburndale under the care of Good Shepherd Hospice. He was born May 24, 1935 in Louisville, Mississippi to the late Charles & Lillie Mae Walker; and he came here from Kankakee, IL. He was a retired roofer and a parishioner at Holy...

Nov 28, 2013

Ethel Mae Schields, 102 of Frostproof, Florida passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Grace Health Care. She was born July 20, 1911 in Milford, Pennsylvania to the late John Charles and Edna Mae (Gassmann) Quick and has been a resident of the area since 1968 moving here form Milford, Pennsylvania. She was a retired Professional Tailor for Alvina...

Nov 28, 2013

Donnie W. Tilyou of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born January 12, 1930 in Glenwood, GA to the late James B. & Mildred Meeks; and she came here from Georgia in 1964. She was retired from Citrus World and was of the Baptist faith.Donnie was preceded in death...

Nov 27, 2013

Alma Sullivan Schlarb of Babson Park passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born April 6, 1918 in Montgomery, AL to the late Raymond & Beulah Johnson; and she moved to Frostproof from Tampa as a teenager. She was retired from the Polk County Health Department and was of the Catholic faith....

Nov 26, 2013

Frederick “Fritz” Baumgartner, 86 of Lake Wales, FL passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born July 15, 1927 in Naperville, IL to the late Paul Peter and Bertha Baumgartner, was raised in Naperville and graduated from Naperville H.S. in 1945. He served in the US Navy until...

Nov 23, 2013

Odessa Murphy 93, of Winter Haven passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Life Care Center of Winter Haven.

She was born July 25, 1920 in Colquitt County, Georgia to the late Joseph A. and Mattie A. (Matthews) Watson and has been a resident of the area since 1958 moving here from Thomasville, Georgia. She was a...

Nov 22, 2013

Sandra Denise Powell Brown, 50 of Frostproof, Florida passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 at Florida Hospital Orlando. She was born December 09, 1962 in Frostproof, Florida to the late Elton and Patricia (Smith) Powell. Sandra was a Teacher for Frostproof Elementary for 17 years and was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Frostproof. Survivors include her...