Feb 20, 2014

Helen Brown, 83, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born March 4, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Efstratios and Eugenia (Tambakologou) Stratakos and has been a resident of the area for 19 years moving here from New York. She was a retired Waitress. She liked to...

Feb 18, 2014

Peter Combs, 81, of Lake Wales passed away, Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

He was born July 30, 1932 in Henderson, North Carolina to the late Kermit and Geraldine (Ellis) Combs and has been a resident of the area since 1974 after moving here from Orlando, Florida. Peter served in the US...

Feb 17, 2014

Billy A. Ellis of Frostproof passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at his residence. He was born July 19, 1930 in Frostproof to the late A. Bernard & Eva Ellis and was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Frostproof High School in 1948 and was a crop dusting pilot in his younger years. He attended the...

Feb 15, 2014

Dorothy M. “Dot” Loughin of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at her residence. She was born April 1, 1927 in Jeffersonville, PA to the late Gail D. & May Beaver; and she came here from Brookville, PA 15 years ago. She was a retired nurse and was of the Episcopal faith. Survivors include her husband of...

Feb 14, 2014

Cynthia Ann Krutz of Lake Wales passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at Avante at Ocala. She was born March 1, 1935 in Corydon, KY to the late Elden & Mary Virginia Kavanaugh; and she came here from Henderson, KY in 1996. She was retired from General Motors Tech Center and was of the Lutheran faith. She was a...

Feb 12, 2014

Janie E. Brock 71, of Lake Wales, Florida formerly of Fort Payne, Alabama passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the Groves Center.

She was born March 27, 1942 in Albertville, Alabama and has been a resident of Florida for the past 3 years moving here from Fort Payne, Alabama where she spent most of her life....

Feb 9, 2014

Warren J. “Jake” Roosa 88 of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born August 9, 1925 in Monroe, New York to the late Jacob Isaac and Ruth (Dayton) Roosa and has been a resident of Polk County since 1975 moving here from Montgomery, New York. He was a retired...

Feb 9, 2014

Charles M. Jones of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born January 3, 1960 in Lake Wales, Florida to Marvin and Margaret (Rex) Jones and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Charles was a self-employed Electrician and was of the Catholic Faith. He was preceded in death by...

Feb 5, 2014

Edward W. “Ed” Geserick of Indian Lake Estates passed away Wednesday, February 05, 2014 at his residence. He was born September 18, 1944 in Camden, NJ to the late Edward W. & Jackie Geserick; he came here from Maryland in 1997. He was an art teacher at Frostproof Elementary School. He was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Ed was preceded...

Feb 4, 2014

Hazel V. Ellis Dolph, 70 of Frostproof, Florida passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at her residence. She was born December 17, 1943 in Flomaton, Alabama to the late Jessie W. and Susie Mae (Courtney) Lambeth and she has been a resident of Polk County since 1959 moving her from Flomaton, Alabama. She was a retired Secretary/ Janitor for...

Feb 4, 2014

Jerry Watts of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born December 11, 1961 in Clearwater and has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a citrus truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved his family and grandchildren....

Feb 2, 2014

Lois F. Johns, 84, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014.

Mrs. Johns was born January 12, 1930 in New Haven, CT to William M. and Margaret Spose Gallagher. She was educated in New Haven and worked as a dental assistant for 36 years. She belonged to the New Haven Dental Assistant Association and served...

Feb 1, 2014

Charles Chester Meyer Sr., of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 01, 2014, at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born February 2, 1929, in Frostproof to the late Fred & Eliza Meyer; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired construction superintendent, a member of the Church of God in Frostproof and was...

Jan 31, 2014

LAKE WALES - Angels robes will hang straighter. Cherubim cheeks will plump. Celestial gardens will bloom brighter. Merle Cureton Odom, age 91, of Lake Wales, put away her needle and threads, iron skillet and pie pans, as well as beloved scuffle hoe to accept a much deserved position in God's entourage. Born in Henry County Alabama, on January 28,...

Jan 30, 2014

Joanne M. Bogus of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at her residence. She was born July 26, 1942 in Pennsylvania to the late Victor & Evelyn Allen; and she came here from Cleveland, OH 25 years ago. She worked at Kmart and was a member of the Lake Wales Lutheran Church. She was also a member...

Jan 30, 2014

Rebecca A. “Becky” Lidle, 59 of Lakeland, Florida passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at her residence. She was born December 30, 1954 in Los Angeles, California to the late Ralph L. and Irma L. (Medlin) Wilson and has been a resident of Lakeland, Florida for the last 5 years moving there from West Covina, California. She was preceded...

Jan 29, 2014

Cliff T. Stewart 55 of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his residence.

He was born October 1, 1958 in Waterbury, Connecticut to Kenneth and Virginia Stewart and has been a resident of the area since 1986 moving here from Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Cliff was a telephone technician for Verizon for 18 years. He...

Jan 29, 2014

Virgil R. Thiboult, 74 of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 10, 1939 in Florida to the late Curtis and Pauline (Huggins) Thiboult and has been a resident of the area since April 2013 moving here from West Palm Beach, Florida. Virgil was retired from Belvedere Construction & Community Asphalt...

Jan 28, 2014

Cynthia “Cindy” Castilleja, 55 of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born August 8, 1958 in Allenton, Michigan to Max D. and Beatrice (Pacheco) Castilleja and has been a resident of the area since 1980 moving here from Michigan. She was of the Catholic Faith. She was preceded in...

Jan 27, 2014

Ruby Mae Temples of Longwood passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 at her residence. She was born May 14, 1914 in Thomasville, GA to the late Arthur L. & Julia C. Lewis and she grew in Georgia and Florida and moved back to Florida from Moultrie, GA in 1934. She was married to Albert Hanson Coppedge on March 31,...