Dec 31, 2011

Arthur Eugene Odom of Frostproof, FL passed away to be with the Lord on December 31, 2011. He was 76 years old. He was born June 3, 1935, Arthur Odom was an avid gardener who loved to keep a garden year round and was an active member of the Southside Baptist Church in Frostproof where he was also deacon....

Dec 30, 2011

Bobby Aguilar of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 in Bartow.

He was born May 22, 1982 in Phoenix, AZ; he has been a lifelong resident of Florida, living in Lake Wales since 2001. He was of the Catholic faith.

Bobby was preceded in death by his mother, Maria Guadalupe Garcia. Survivors include...

Dec 27, 2011

Catherine Lasseter Newell of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the Bartow Regional Medical Center.

She was born December 4, 1941 in Lake Wales to the late L. T. and Evie Lee (Knowles) Lasseter; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Catherine was a mother of three, grandmother of five, and of...

Dec 26, 2011

Ann Carol Stone of River Ranch passed away Monday, December 26, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born August 22, 1946 in Brattleboro, VT to the late Philip Lee & Eleanor (Cutting) Davis; and she came here from Wilmington, VT 7 years ago. She was a retired radiology technician and was of the Protestant faith. She...

Dec 26, 2011

Sally Anne Rayome of Massena, NY passed away Monday, December 26, 2011 at her winter residence in Lake Wales. She was born July 27, 1936 in Watertown, NY to the late Vincent Thomas & Adelaide Mary (Anderson) Froysell; and she started coming as a winter resident 8 years ago. She was a homemaker and was a member of the...

Dec 25, 2011

Helen Slye DeLegal of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born June 27, 1924 in Blair, WI to the late Lester W. & Gudfried (Frederixon) Slye; and she came here from St. Petersburg in 1953. She was a homemaker, a member of the Lake Wales Methodist Church,...

Dec 23, 2011

Theo M. Whitmore of Southington, OH passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1927 in Humptulips, WA to the late Frank & Charlotte (Gross) Hedwall; and she started coming to Frostproof as a winter resident 7 years ago. She was a homemaker, a member of the Southington Christian Church...

Dec 23, 2011

Donald B. Whitlock of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice facility in Auburndale.

He was born March 25, 1925 in Warsaw, NY to the late Donald Benedict Whitlock I and Lydia (Birch) Whitlock; and came to Lake Wales from Puerto Rico 7 1/2 years ago. He was a self-employed Executive...

Dec 23, 2011

Daniel L. "Danny" Trudell of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at his residence. He was born March 12, 1957 in St. Clair, Michigan; and he came here from Fort Myers 6 years ago. He was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed family times and boating. Danny was preceded in death by his father, Gene Marvin Trudell....

Dec 23, 2011

Patricia Donnelly Eik of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born February 17, 1928 in New York City, NY to the late Francis J. & Agnes Mary (Shea) Maguire; and she came here from Lynbrook, NY in 1982. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Counsel...

Dec 22, 2011

Miguel Ortiz of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born October 4, 1934 in Mexico to the late Atanacio and Geneva Amaya Ortiz; and came to Lake Wales from Texas in 1988. We was a farmer, of the Protestant faith, enjoyed shooting pool, and family times.

Dec 19, 2011

Patricia A. "Pat" Knowles of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at her residence.

She was born April 10, 1936 in Wilmington, DE to the late Bruce Emil Gideon Sailer & Frances Davis Sailer; and she moved here from Felton, DE in 2004. She was a retired payroll specialist for the Delaware Tech & Community...

Dec 17, 2011

Frank Miller of Babson Park passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at his residence.

He was born March 16, 1922 in Winnipeg, Canada to the late Francis and Mary (Tymczyszyn) Miller; He has been a resident of Lake Wales since 1965 moving here from Naples, FL. He was a retired Carpenter and Real Estate Agent, a veteran...

Dec 15, 2011

Adam Walker of Frostproof passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011 He was born October 16, 1978 in Lake Wales and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was an automotive salesman and of the Baptist faith. He loved the Miami Hurricanes, Dolphins and Braves; sports and working out. He also loved his little girls. Adam was preceded in...

Dec 15, 2011

Elias Rivas of Frostproof passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at his residence. He was born May 25, 1931 in Mexico to the late Jesus Rivas and Andrea Vasquez; and came to Frostproof from Texas 33 years ago. He was retired from Sanchez Citrus picking oranges, and was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include his wife, Elva Garcia;...

Dec 11, 2011

Wayne Allen Rybinski of Frostproof passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at his residence. He was born October 19, 1951 in Lakeland, FL to the late Edmund and Angeline (Czeckalski) Rybinski; and came to Frostproof from Chicago, IL in 1968. He was a Pit Operator for Mosaic, and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Wayne worked...

Dec 10, 2011

Wanda L. Futrill of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born March 5, 1945 in Lake Junaluska, NC; and she came here in 1966. Survivors include her husband, Winifred A. Futrill; daughters, Darlene (Charlie) Mottern of Johnson City, TN and Kelly (Freddie) Walker of Dundee; sister, Joyce Curry of...

Dec 6, 2011

JoAnne Elizabeth Tevis of Marion, Ohio passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in Lake Wales, Florida. She was born December 12, 1938 in York Center, Ohio to the late Carl Lemoyne & Henrietta Mae (Hedges) Jacobs; she has been coming as a winter resident to Lake Wales, Florida from Marion, Ohio for 15 years. She was of the Methodist...

Dec 4, 2011

Barbara Helmer Hand died peacefully on December 4, 2011 in Winter Haven, FL after a short illness. She was 91. She was born on April 1, 1920 in Orange, NJ the daughter of Arthur Currie Tucker and May Helmer. Barb moved to Clinton when she was 10 years old and graduated from Clinton High School. She attended the University...

Dec 1, 2011

William B. Settle "Billy" of Bartow passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011 in Bartow.

He was born March 29, 1952 in Lake Wales to the late Joseph Harrison & Margaret Jean (Schellinger) Settle; he was a lifelong resident of the area.

Survivors include his son, Stewart Settle of Flagler Beach; sister, Joanne J. Cosce (Leo)...