Margaret W. Anderson
Oct 16, 2013
Margaret W. Anderson 72, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday October 16, 2013 at her residence. She was born December 1, 1940 to the late Hendricks and Versie (Smith) Walker and has been a resident of the area for 18 years coming here from Tampa, Florida. She was a retired Mortgage Broker and was of the Baptist Faith. She...
Wade B. Jakeway
Oct 13, 2013
Dr. Wade Burdick Jakeway 94 of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 at his residence. Wade was born June 2, 1919 in Laingsburg, Michigan to the late George A. and Golda E. (Neal) Jakeway and has been a resident of the area since 1971 moving here from Los Angeles, Ca. He was a retired clergyman and college...
Vernon W. Brant
Oct 12, 2013
Vernon W. Brant of Babson Park passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born December 19, 1931 in Castle Shannon, PA to the late Lester & Ethyl Brant; and he came here from Orlando 10 years ago. He was the owner/operator of Brant Brothers Inc., a member of the Holy Spirit...
Elizabeth Tucker
Oct 9, 2013
Elizabeth B. Tucker of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, October 09, 2013 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, Florida.
She was born May 17, 1943 in Aline, Georgia to the late Tommie and Sally C. (Jones) Bowen and has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker, in her earlier years she worked at...
William Copenhaver, Sr.
Oct 6, 2013
William Bane Copenhaver, Sr. 95, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 30, 1917 in Radford, Virginia to the late Luther Marvin and Grace Virginia (Miller) Copenhaver and has been a resident of the area since 1993. Bill was the Owner/Operator of a mens clothing store and served in the...
William Francis Horan
Oct 4, 2013
Horan, William Francis “Bill”. Age 81, of Lake Wales and Winter Haven, FL, passed away on October 4, 2013. Born in Hartford, CT, Mr. Horan attended local Hartford schools and was a veteran of the United States Air Force, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He worked at Heublein Inc. in Hartford, retiring after 38 years of service. His...
Dean Mathes Thompson
Oct 4, 2013
Dean "Uncle Buddy" Thompson 68 of Frostproof passed away Friday, October 4, 2013 at his residence. He was born December 17, 1944 in Hardee County, Florida to the late William and Fannie Bell (Faulk) Mathes and has been a resident of the area since 2002. He was a retired Heavy Equipment Operator for IMC for over 30 years. Survivors...
Rainey Peckinpaugh
Oct 1, 2013
Rainey Peckinpaugh 88, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born October 30, 1924 in Hindman, Kentucky to the late John and Mary Jane (Noble) Hale and has been a resident of the area for 10 years moving here from Middletown, Indiana. She was a retired Bookkeeper for Peck’s Garage....
James Cecil Levins, Jr.
Sep 29, 2013
James Cecil Levins, Jr. 57, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday September 29, 2013 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born March 4, 1956 in Winter Haven, Florida to the late James Cecil and Blondell (Curlee) Levins, Sr. and has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a Meat Market Manager for Kash N...
Thomas William Hoover, Sr.
Sep 29, 2013
Thomas W. “Tom” Hoover, Sr. 71 of Nalcrest, Florida passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born October 16, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late William T. and Clara D. (Lough) Hoover and has been a resident of the area for 8 years moving here from Miami. He was a retired...
Freda Triplett Sharpe
Sep 26, 2013
Freda Triplett Sharpe of Frostproof passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013 at her residence.
She was born October 15, 1935 in Morehead, KY to the late Tom & Rosa Vance; and she came here from Michigan in 1970. She was retired from Watson’s Pharmacy and was a member of God’s Family Assembly in Frostproof. She enjoyed spending...
James Robert Schultz
Sep 26, 2013
James R. Schultz 84, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the Grove Center.
He was born November 28, 1928 in Butte, Nebraska to the late Herman F.W. and Genevieve (Weber) Schultz and has been a resident of the area since 1985 moving here from Alaska. He was a retired Office Manager for Chris...
Sheryl L Bradley
Sep 25, 2013
Sheryl L. Bradley of Winter Haven passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at her residence. She was born September 12, 1946 in Wilmington, Delaware to the late Joseph & Louise Harrell, and she came to Polk County in 1967. She was a payroll specialist for the Polk County School Board and a member of the Parkview Baptist Church in...
Laverne A. Baumgartner
Sep 25, 2013
LaVerne A. Baumgartner of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at her residence.
She was born April 13, 1929 in Chicago, IL to the late Rudolph & Anna Louise Swanson; and she came here 20 years ago from Naperville, IL. She was a homemaker and member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. She enjoyed dancing,...
William Baker, Jr.
Sep 23, 2013
William Thomas “Bill” Baker, Jr., of Ocklawaha, Florida, died in his home on September 23, 2013.
Bill was born April 20, 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of William Thomas Baker and Vivian Anderson. Bill will be warmly remembered by family, friends, and colleagues as a gentle soul with a searching, compassionate spirit and a sharp, inquisitive...
Judy Lavender Gilbreath
Sep 22, 2013
Judy Lavender Gilbreath 67, of Babson Park, FL passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
She was born March 26, 1946 in Sanford, Florida to the late Curtis and Lyde Lavender. Judy graduated in 1964 from Sanford High School and from Jones Business College of Orlando, FL in a degree in computer programing...
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...