Nov 30, 2011

Susanne D. Raynor of Indian Lake Estates passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at her residence. She was born August 9, 1945 in Massachusetts; she came here from Key Largo 6 years ago. She was a retired mortgage lender. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, George Leroy Raynor; daughter, Lisa Crosby of Wellington; and three grandchildren, Dylan, Wyatt...

Nov 29, 2011

Margarette C. Goff of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born July 23, 1922 in Alabama to the late Henry Wiley & Minnie Henderson; she came here from Alabama as a child. She retired from Donald Duck after 44 years and was a member of the First Assembly...

Nov 29, 2011

Andrew Alexander Alvarado of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at the St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa.

He was born November 9, 2011 in Haines City to Daniel Alvarado and Noell Ledford. He is also survived by his twin brother, Bryson Clay Alvarado; paternal grandmother, Amy Alvarado of Winter Haven; paternal great-grandparents, Patsy & Dan...

Nov 27, 2011

E. R. Boyett of Winter Haven passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

He was born May 4, 1926 in Iron City, GA to the late Reason & Virginia Elizabeth (Davis) Boyett; he has been a resident of Florida for 59 years which included 47 years in Lake Wales and 12 years in...

Nov 23, 2011

Elaine J. Barnes of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in Lake Hamilton.

She was born May 21, 1965 in Winter Haven and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a home healthcare Certified Nursing Assistant. Elaine was a very giving and caring person.

Elaine was preceded in death by...

Nov 22, 2011

Betty Daughtry Scruggs of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at her residence. She was born July 18, 1935 in Evergreen, AL to the late John F. & Marie J. (Godwin) Daughtry; and came here from Evergreen, AL in 1954. She retired from Ben Hill Griffin and an active member of the Frostproof Church of God; she was...

Nov 22, 2011

Elaine Griffin Hawley of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at her residence. She was born April 1, 1941 to the late Leonard Clayton & Ivy (Plankey) Griffin; and she came here from Rhode Island in 1983. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She enjoyed reading, watching crime shows on TV, her animals, and...

Nov 21, 2011

Harold J. Robinson of Lake Wales passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born January 15, 1931 in Clifford, MI to the late Henry and Mildred (Bradley) Robinson; and has been a resident of this area since 1973 coming from Flint, MI. He was a farmer, a former security guard...

Nov 21, 2011

Richard A. "Dick" Rippee of Indian Lake Estates passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at Tampa General Hospital. He was born July 1, 1935 in Lawrence County, AR to the late Azril and Dora (Nicks) Rippee; and came to this area from Horton, MI eleven years ago. He was owner/operator of Dairy Delite ice cream shop in Jackson, MI,...

Nov 20, 2011

Ray Brooks of Waverly passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at his residence.

He was born January 24, 1929 in Donaldsonville, Georgia to the late John M. and Cindy L. (Clark) Brooks; he has been a resident of Waverly for 35 years moving to the area from Lake Alfred. He was a retired truck driver and a...

Nov 20, 2011

Joseph J. "Joe" Robbins of Winter Haven passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the Life Care facility in Winter Haven. He was born May 31, 1929 in Cortland, NY to the late Delos and Christa (Alley) Robbins; and came to this area from Fulton, NY in 1994. He was a retired claims adjuster for Kemper Insurance, was of...

Nov 19, 2011

Cathie Kipe of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born March 5, 1944 in Deposit, NY to the late George "Rock" & Catherine "Nete" (Mayle) Croston; she came to the area in 1970 from Fort Lauderdale. She was a retired school bus driver, a devoted homemaker and an...

Nov 19, 2011

Eleanor Anne Pugh Cook, 71 Homemaker and Beloved Mother and Grandmother LAKE WALES - Anne Cook passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Anne was born on July 21, 1940, the daughter of Bruce K. and Eleanor Browne Pugh, and was a life-long resident of Lake Wales. She graduated from Lake Wales High School in 1958, where she was...

Nov 18, 2011

Herman K. Davis of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 18, 2011, at his home in Winterville, N.C. He was born August 26, 1926 in Waverly, Fla. to the late John Arthur and Alice Pumphrey Davis. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service rural route carrier and entrepreneur. Herman was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a 60...

Nov 16, 2011

Joyce C. Tabb of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born August 26, 1939 in Fort Lauderdale; she came to the area as a child. She retired from G.T.E. after 25 years as a service representative and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Frostproof, where she...

Nov 15, 2011

Shirley Ann McKenzie of Winter Haven passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born December 14, 1944 in Enigma, GA to the late Harry Lee and Gladys Irene (Mullis) Stinson; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a Judicial Processor for the Polk County Sheriff's Office...

Nov 14, 2011

Walter Marden Swasey of Lake Wales passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1923 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to the late Harold Marden & Pauline Eliza (Knox) Swasey; and he moved here permanently 8 years ago. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp. Walter was preceded in death...

Nov 14, 2011

Carl O. Keith of Frostproof passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring following a battle with cancer. He was born October 2, 1933 in Coral Gables to the late Cecil Osteen & Alice (Moore) Keith; and he came here from the Florida Keys in 2006. He served 30 years in the U.S. Navy,...

Nov 14, 2011

Katherine M. Hilliard of Winter Haven passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at Lake Howard Heights in Winter Haven. She was born August 21, 1930 in Waverly to the late Guy and Anna (Boe) Hilliard; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a retired Polk County School teacher, attended the First Presbyterian Church, and served...

Nov 13, 2011

Ernie Partain of Babson Park passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at his residence.

He was born January 31, 1939 in Maryville, TN to the late Ernest Leonard & Clenus (Deal) Partain; he moved here from Peoria, IL in 1959. He was a retired cabinet maker for the Polk County School Board, of the Pentecostal faith and...