Sara Ellen Cromwell
Sep 20, 2013
Sara Ellen Cromwell 91, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Sara was born February 13, 1922 in South Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to the late Seymour and Susie (Rhodes) Webb , Sara has been a resident of the Lake Wales area for 2 ½ years moving here form McConnellsburg, Pa. Sara was...
Shona Faye Castilleja
Sep 17, 2013
Shona Castilleja 43, of Indian Lake Estates, Florida passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born June 9, 1970 in Lakeland, Florida and has been a lifelong resident of Florida. She was a truck driver. Shona was a beautiful person with a heart of gold, her passion was truck driving she was...
Annie Mae Pitts
Sep 16, 2013
Annie Mae Pitts 97, of Frostproof passed away Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Oaks of Avon. She was born August 24, 1916 in Adel, Georgia to the late Lewis Thomas and Mittie Frances (Lovett) Mixon and has been a resident of the area since childhood. Annie was a Homemaker and of the Church of God faith. She was...
Calvin John Johnson
Sep 14, 2013
Calvin John Johnson, 56 of Frostproof passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013 at his residence. Calvin was born July 7, 1957 in Miami, Florida to Clarence Eugene and Mary Jane (Beach) Johnson and has been a resident of this area for 9 years moving here from North Carolina. He was a carpenter and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include...
Clarence Eugene Rhudy
Sep 13, 2013
Clarence Eugene Rhudy of Lake Wales passed away Friday, September 13, 2013 at The Groves Center. He was born November 3, 1926 in Fries, VA to the late Onie & Phoebe Rhudy. He was a retired forklift driver for St. Joe Paper Company, a member of the Golfview Park Church of God and a veteran of World War II,...
Virginia Griner Bronson
Sep 9, 2013
Virginia Griner Bronson, 73 of Lake Wales passed away Monday, September 9, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 9, 1940 in Dothan, Alabama to the late Thomas and Dora Lee (Davis) Baker and has been a resident of the area since 1987 moving here from Baltimore, Maryland. Ginny was a retired Boxing Line Worker for Washington Mills...
Mary L Rimer
Sep 8, 2013
Mary L. Rimer, 100, of Lake Wales, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at her residence.
A native of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, she moved to Lake Wales from Miami, Florida in 1983. After graduating from S.E. Missouri University, she taught school for three years before going to work for the U.S. Government. She worked in Washington, D.C.,...
Marsha Myers Kendrick
Sep 8, 2013
Marsha Myers Kendrick 67, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday September 8, 2013 in Venice, Florida. She was born September 13, 1945 in Lakeland, Florida to Neal and Ann (Peterson) Myers and she grew up in Lake Wales attended college and moved to Vero Beach to begin her teaching career with the Indian River Public School System. Following...
Lillian Whaley
Sep 8, 2013
Lillian R. Whaley 87, of Frostproof passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the Royal Care of Avon Park. She was born December 31, 1925 in Plant City, FL to the late William Samuel & Mollie Collins; and she first came to the area from Plant City in 1962. She was a retired store manager and was of the...
William Downs Sites
Sep 7, 2013
William “Bill” Sites, formerly of Martinsburg, WV, passed away September 7, 2013 under the care of Hospice in Auburndale, Florida. Born and raised in Martinsburg, he attended Martinsburg High School and graduated from Mercersburg Academy. He served in the US Army and received a BA from Hampden-Sydney College where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. While living...
Edward Vohn Jeffords
Sep 5, 2013
Lake Wales, FL -- Edward Vohn Jeffords, 77, USN Retired, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and proud citizen, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday morning, September 5, 2013 following a brief yet bravely fought battle with cancer. Preceded in death by his parents and loving wife and mother of his children, Ellen Fitts Jeffords, left to honor his...
John Felker
Sep 5, 2013
John was born and raised in St. Louis, attending John Burroughs School. In 1941, he graduated from Harvard College. Then, in 1943, he graduated from Harvard Business School. In September 1942, he married Carol Comfort of Englewood, New Jersey. During World War II, John earned his commission as a lieutenant in the Navy, serving in the Pacific. His tour...
Catherine B. Burger
Sep 5, 2013
Catherine B. Burger 66, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013 at her residence. She was born February 1, 1947 to the late Bernard Joseph and Atholola (Carr) Corcoran and has been a resident of the area since 2001. She was a retired Customer Service Rep for Faneuf Insurance Agency. Catherine enjoyed camping, she raised dogs, birds...
Rogelio Revelo
Sep 4, 2013
ROGELIO “ROY” REVELO, 51 Rogelio “Roy” Revelo of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Haines City. He was born August 29, 1962 in Guanajuato, Mexico; and he came here four years ago from Pocatello, ID. He was a field associate at A-1 Florida Sod and a member of...
Doris Irene Spencer
Sep 4, 2013
Doris Irene Spencer, 88, died September 4, 2013 from complications of dementia. She was born in Rochester, NY on March 25, 1925 and is survived by her son, John Spencer, 2 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, sister-in-law Susan Coyne and friends Bruce and Dreama Barnett. She is predeceased by her parents John and Mabel Coyne and brothers Frank and John Coyne....
Herbert G Siewert
Sep 3, 2013
Herbert G. “Herb” Siewert of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, September 03, 2013 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born March 13, 1932 in Toledo, OH to the late Herbert P. & Clara Siewert; and he moved to Frostproof from Temperance, MI in 1997. He was retired from Bedford Public Schools in Temperance, MI, was a member of...
Ronnie G. "Ron" Peck
Aug 28, 2013
Ronnie G. “Ron” Peck of Lake Hamilton passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born July 28, 1950 in Battle Creek, Michigan; and came to the local area from Charlotte, MI in 1981. He was the owner/operator of Peck’s Cleaning Service in Lake Wales and attended the Lake Hamilton Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed...
Everett Lee Barnes
Aug 28, 2013
Everett Lee “Tuffy” Barnes of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at The Groves Center.
Everett was born August 8, 1942 in Manila, Arkansas to the late Charles Pankney and Bertha Leola Bell (Carnell) Barnes and has been a resident of the area for 10 years. He was a retired truck driver and a Vietnam...
Paul Stanley King, Sr..
Aug 15, 2013
Paul S. King Sr., 82 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born August 11, 1931 in Naranja, Florida and has been a resident of the area since 1992 moving here from Homestead, Florida. Private servies will be held
Carl L. "Buddy" Capps
Aug 14, 2013
Carl L. “Buddy” Capps of Fairbanks, Alaska and Babson Park passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at his residence in Fairbanks. He was born January 11, 1938 in Lake Wales to the late George William & Theresa Maud Capps. He was a winter resident of Lake Wales and attended the Trinity Baptist Church. He enjoyed country, gospel and blue...