Dec 24, 2012

Virginia Greene (Jita) Lassiter died Monday, December 24, 2012 at her home.

Virginia was born in Perry FL. July 26, 1922 to Dr. and Mrs. R.J. Greene. She graduated from Florida State College for Women (now known as Florida State University), and then earned her master’s in Library Science from Univ. of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She...

Dec 24, 2012

Douglas Ard of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 24, 2012 peacefully at his home.

Douglas was born December 26, 1941 in Ozark, Alabama to the late Thomas A. and Agnes E. (Johnston) Ard and has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired Welder in agriculture. Douglas was an avid hunter and fisherman,...

Dec 23, 2012

Harold E. Hayden of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 in Montverde, FL.

He was born June 12, 1921 in Hammond, IN to the late Forrest & Esther Hayden; he came to Lake Wales as a child, later joined the army and returned in 1961. He was a retired relay technician for Progress Energy, was...

Dec 23, 2012

LEE M. BRUNSON, SR., 69

Lee M. Brunson, Sr. was born in Mullins, South Carolina on September 23, 1943 to the late Tommy and Elizabeth Davis Brunson. He passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Lee attended the elementary and secondary schools of Marion County, South Carolina.

At the age...

Dec 22, 2012

Robert L. Meeks of Lakeland, Florida passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Lakeland Regional Medical.

He was born January 01, 1939 in Eagle Lake, Florida to the late Thomas Carl and Sally Ethel (Lane) Meeks; and has been a lifelong resident of Polk County.

He was a retired Plumber for Disney World. Robert...

Dec 22, 2012

Iris Johnson Kirkland of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born June 26, 1954 in Lake Wales, Florida and has been a lifelong resident of Polk County. She was in Retail Sales for Bealls Department Store in Lakeland; she was a massage therapist, C.N.A., enjoyed dancing, going to the...

Dec 21, 2012

Beverly D. Griffith of Maitland (formerly of Lake Wales) passed away peacefully Friday, December 21, 2012 at Savannah Cove in Maitland.

She was born August 16, 1922 in Rahway, New Jersey to the late James W. and Carmeta (Russell) Dykes. She came to Lake Wales in 1954 from Narrows, Virginia. She graduated from Duke University in 1944...

Dec 19, 2012

Richard E. “Dick” Nash of Indian Lake Estates, Florida passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born December 28, 1927 in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania to the late Elvin J. and Marie C. (Greneider) Nash; and has been a resident of the area since 1997 moving here from Mountainhome, Pennsylvania. He was a retired...

Dec 17, 2012

Darrell Lester Holben of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born December 7, 1920 in Bailey, MI to the late Carliss E. & Audra Holben. He was a retired machinist, was of the Protestant faither and a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, serving in the...

Dec 17, 2012

Mr. Owen S. Pilgrim, age 97, passed away in Haines City, FL on Monday, December 17, 2012.

Owen was born on October 15th, 1915 in Delaware Township, Iowa; he had eight brothers and sisters. He moved to Swiss Village in Winter Haven in 1995, he was a former resident of Delhi, New York and Belleville, Wisconsin where...

Dec 17, 2012

Clyde McCollough of Frostproof passed away on Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Grove Center.

He was born March 10, 1913 in Fairview Township, Pennsylvania to the late Allen C. and Anna G. (Fox) McCollough. He came to Frostproof in 1978. He was a retired Production Manager Oil Refinery, worked 44 years for Penreco A Division of...

Dec 16, 2012

Carole M. Beasley of Frostproof passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born May 8, 1941 in Bowling Green, FL to the late John K. & Gladys Manley. She was a graduate of Fort Meade High School and Jones Business College in Orlando. She moved to Frostproof 53 years ago....

Dec 16, 2012

Velma I. Horrigan of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

She was born August 28, 1921 in Detroit, MI to the late Dewitt Clinton & Lillian Elvira Taylor; she came here from Kalamazoo, MI in 1979. She was a homemaker and of the Protestant faith. She was a...

Dec 16, 2012

Elia Garcia of Lake Wales passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born April 06, 1928 in Ladonia, Texas to the late Jacovo and Ramona (Carrisales) Zamora, and has been a resident of Lake Wales since 1982. She worked in the citrus industry and was of the Baptist Faith. Elia was...

Dec 15, 2012

Rodger Carson of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Winter Haven Hospital. Rodger was born May 01, 1931 in Portage County, Ohio to the late Lee B. and Hilda V. (Eans) Carson and has been a resident of Lake Wales since 1990 moving here from Salem, Ohio He was a retired Regional Sales Manager for...

Dec 15, 2012

Marion Eleanor Nunez Bradley passed away December 15, 2012 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s, while residing at the Good Samaritan Center in Dowling Park, Florida. Eleanor was born December 06, 1931 in Englewood, New Jersey. Her family moved to Tampa, Florida, when she was an infant. She grew up in Nichols/Mulberry, Florida and graduated from Mulberry High School...

Dec 15, 2012

Addie Lee Henry-Peebles of Frostproof passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at The Groves Center. She was born December 30, 1920 in Emmanuel, GA to the late Ellie Doyle & Nellie Henry; and she came here from Orlando in 1964. She was a homemaker and a member of the Fellowship Assembly in Frostproof. Addie was preceded in death by...

Dec 10, 2012

Anna Stahl Miller of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at her residence. She was born August 27, 1922 in Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania to the late Earl E. and Kathryn E. (Hottenstein) Stahl; She was a Homemaker. Survivors include her companion, Robert B. Staib, Sr.; sons, James T. Miller Jr. of Columbia, MD, Timothy D. Miller serving...

Dec 7, 2012

Gay Henley 74 of Lake Wales, Florida died December 07, 2012 at her residence. She was born September 20, 1938 in Oceanside, New York to the late John Anderson and Lillian Ethel (Hagen) Shields, and has been a resident of Lake Wales for 10 years moving here from Arizona. Gay was a retired Receptionist and was of the Methodist...

Dec 5, 2012

Rita Mae Albritton, 62 Rita M. Albritton of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, December 05, 2012 at her residence. She was born June 05, 1950 in Lake Wales, Florida to William David and Lois (Kirkland) Evans Sr. and has been a lifelong resident of the Lake Wales area. She was a Citrus Fruit Packer and of the Southern Baptist...