Jan 4, 2014

Joyce Brinkworth of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 04, 2014 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born August 15, 1931 in Lake Wales to the late Ernest O. & Mabel H. Brinkworth; and she has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a graduate of Lake Wales Senior High School in 1949 and...

Jan 4, 2014

Josephine McCart Cox of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1934 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Victor and Lois (Fowler) Hutchinson and she has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a retired Cashier for Family Dollar Store. Josephine was a former...

Jan 3, 2014

Frank Bagwell, Sr. of Frostproof passed away Friday, January 03, 2014 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born August 16, 1931 in Buncombe County, NC to the late William Clay & Leona Bagwell; and came to Frostproof in 1954 from Fletcher, NC. He was a retired owner of Bagwell Lumber, of the Baptist faith and a veteran...

Dec 31, 2013

Ezekiel Jordan Drasdo of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014. He was 7 months old. He was born December 31, 2013 in Winter Haven to William Kenneth Drasdo and Jessica Lynn Holliday. Additional survivors include his sisters, Alana Holliday and Zaylen Drasdo; maternal grandparents, Shawn and Kimberly Holliday; paternal grandparents, Bill and Mary Ann Drasdo; and many...

Dec 30, 2013

Dorothy M. “Dot” Walker of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at her residence.

She was born January 11, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Frank & Agnes Russo; and she came here from Westbury, Long Island, NY in 1982. She was retired from Long Island Trust Co and of the Catholic faith. She...

Dec 28, 2013

Edward Sheffield, Sr. “Doodlebug” “Saw” of Perry, FL passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. He was born December 4, 1947 in Frostproof to the late Charles Edmond & Willie Lou Sheffield; and he was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. He was a retired security guard for Ridge Fertilizer; and he also worked at...

Dec 25, 2013

Barbara Kincaid, 83, of Barco, NC, formerly of Lake Wales, FL, passed away from cancer Wednesday, December 25, 2013, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake, VA. Barbara was born April 14, 1930, in Shanghai, China, to the late Alan Ian and Kathleen Rosa (Tamkin) McOwan. She had been a resident of Lake Wales from 1947 until 2011 at which...

Dec 25, 2013

Julia Ellis Livingston, 87 of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at her residence. She was born June 5, 1926 in Frostproof, Florida to the late Aaron B. and Eva R. (McRae) Ellis and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Julia was a Self Employed Citrus Grower. She was a Founding member of the First United...

Dec 23, 2013

Wallace Tervin passed away on December 23, 2013. Preceded by his wife Roberta" Bobbie" Tervin. Wallace is survived by 5 sons and 3 daughter in-laws. Wallace R. Tervin and wife Betsey of Bradenton Fl., Roger W. Tervin and wife Kaprecia of Pocola Ok., David L. Tervin and wife Leslie of Lakeland Fl., Jimmy Hurst of Clearwater Fl. and Tim...

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...