Jan 18, 2012

Agnes M. Allen of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee.

She was born May 25, 1923 in Orlando to the late Fred and Mary (Fritz) Anderson; being the wife of a military man, she lived all over the world, including Japan and Okinawa, but settled in Lake...

Jan 15, 2012

Theris M. Aldrich of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Grace Healthcare facility. She was born May 26, 1918 in Fredonia, NY to the late Clarence and Lois (Briggs) Bouquin; and came to Lake Wales from Sheridan, NY ten years ago. Theris was a retired teacher from Fredonia State Teachers College, and was of the...

Jan 15, 2012

Kathleen M. Russ of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born December 26, 1929 in Calhoun, GA to the late Walter William & Hattie Mae (Williams) Holt; she came here from Calhoun, GA in 1953. She was retired from Florida's Natural and a member of the First Assembly of...

Jan 15, 2012

H. C. McElroy of Frostproof passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital in Tampa.

He was born January 27, 1929 in Frostproof to the late Clenton Lester & Maybell (Croft) McElroy; and he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was retired from the U.S. Army, was of the Baptist...

Jan 14, 2012

Antolino Ruiz, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born September 1, 1937 in Moca, Puerto Rico to the late Fermin and Esmeralda (Hernandez) Ruiz. He has been a resident of Lake Wales for 7 years moving here from Georgia. He was a retired Steam Presser.

Jan 13, 2012

Rheba I. Shaw of Lake Wales passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at The Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven.

She was born October 24, 1920 in Urbana, OH to the late Emerson H. & Mary Catherine (Wilkins) Ritter; and she came here from Springfield, OH in 1956. She was a retired bookkeeper from Lake Wales Citrus...

Jan 13, 2012

Minnie B. Stewart of Lake Wales passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at her residence.

She was born September 11, 1944 in Neale, Arkansas to the late Charles Pankney & Bertha Leola Bell (Carnell) Barnes; and she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was of the Pentecostal faith, enjoyed fishing and buying and selling furniture....

Jan 11, 2012

Judie Fass of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at her residence. She was born May 16, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Morris and Bella (Feingold) Rosenberg; and came to Lake Wales from Sunrise, FL in 2005. Judy was a homemaker, and of the Jewish faith. Survivors include her husband, Harvey Fass; daughter, Randi Denmark...

Jan 10, 2012

Helen Victoria Gray of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

She was born July 3, 1917 in Lowell, Indiana to the late Joseph E. & Marie (Guziak) Kalemba; she lived in Lakeland from 1946 until 1951 when she moved to Lake Wales. She was a retired secretary for...

Jan 10, 2012

Jane Raymond of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born December 18, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Anthony & Mary Pentimall; and she came to Lake Wales in 1993 coming from Ft Lauderdale, FL. She was retired from the law firm of Chelsey Morton ATT. She was a...

Jan 7, 2012

James L. "Jim" Littleford of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 8, 1921 in Bristol, TN to the late Hal Gordon & Hazel Pauline (McCorkle) Littleford; he came to Frostproof in 1956 from Bristol, TN. He was a retired citrus inspector for the State of Florida Department of Agriculture, a...

Jan 7, 2012

Alice J. Patterson of Frostproof passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

She was born October 3, 1924 in Frostproof to the late George & Elizabeth (Wilson) Kersey; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She enjoyed watching game shows and wrestling on TV. She also enjoyed flower...

Jan 6, 2012

Adele Cierebiej was born February 26, 1920 in Jersey City, NJ, passed away January 6, 2012 in Lake Wales, FL. She was a homemaker, and of the Catholic faith. Adele was predeceased by her husband, B. Thomas Cierebiej, and daughter, Katherine DeHate. She is survived by her sister, Pearl Kaminsky; son, William Cierebiej; son-in-law, Roy DeHate; grandsons, Scott Cierebiej,...

Jan 4, 2012

Ernest Dean Baumgardner, 92, died January 4, 2012 of natural causes at home at Water's Edge Retirement Community, surrounded by his family. He was born in South Central Pennsylvania near Johnstown, where he married his high school sweetheart, Marian "Bunny" Dunmire. During WWII, Ernest served in the Army Air Corp as a flight instructor stationed in Bryan, TX. He...

Jan 4, 2012

Willie Mae Watts of Cairo, GA passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center in Lake Wales, FL. She was born August 22, 1926 in Umatilla, FL to the late Curtis Virgil & Areta G. (Berry) Wilson. Willie Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Julian O Watts in 1990. Survivors include her three...

Jan 2, 2012

Vivian Lucille Norris Huff of Lake Wales passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 at The Groves Center.

She was born November 3, 1921 in Sullivan, IN to the late John Franklin & Mayme Bill (Godfrey) Fox; and she came here from Auburn Hills, MI over 25 years ago. She was retired from Dan & Ward Electric in...

Jan 2, 2012

Roger Richard Granger of Frostproof passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born January 10, 1958 in Lake Wales, and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Roger was employed as an equipment operator for Granger Paving, and was of the Baptist faith. Roger was preceded in death by...

Jan 1, 2012

Jesse Cullen Simmons of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

He was born September 19, 1936 in Enterprise, AL to the late Macon and Vinnie (Powell) Simmons; and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was an iron worker in construction for 45 years, of the Baptist faith,...

Jan 1, 2012

James H. Hurst, Sr. of Frostproof passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

He was born June 19, 1924 in Perry, FL to the late Augustus Hansel and Donnie Mae (Walker) Hurst. He has been a resident of Frostproof for 55 years. James graduated from Brandford High School and entered into...

Dec 31, 2011

Pat Spate, of Lake Wales, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2011 after a short battle with cancer.

She was born December 31, 1938 to the late Alvie Nay and Minnie Mae (Hill) Overall. Raised in Memphis, TN, Pat had been a resident of Lake Wales since 1974 coming from West Palm Beach. She was a paralegal,...