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...

Nov 13, 2011

Dr. John T. Bateman of Babson Park passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at his residence.

He was born January 29, 1946 in Montgomery, AL to the late Bert & Loie Bateman; and was a veteran of Vietnam, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a generous and kind servant of Lake Wales Medical Center and Heart...

Nov 13, 2011

Robert Daniel Ryan of Indian Lake Estates passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Royal Care of Avon Park.

He was born August 5, 1922 in Chicago, IL to the late Robert Emmett & Edith (Yost) Ryan; he has been a resident of the area since 1980. He was a member of the V.F.W. and the American...

Nov 12, 2011

Merle Alma Knoll of Frostproof passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

She was born August 11, 1923 in Holland, MI to the late Edward & Henrietta (Kooyers) Hop; and she moved to Frostproof from Jenison, MI 6 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian...

Nov 10, 2011

Mildred A. “Millie” Gourley, of Babson Park, Florida, peacefully passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Grace Healthcare Facility in Lake Wales. Millie was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on March 23, 1920, to the late Ara L. and Annie (Taylor) Ruiter. She was the last surviving sibling of three brothers and two sisters. She came to Florida in 1988...

Nov 10, 2011

James Maxwell Beasley of Frostproof passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at his residence. He was born April 26, 1925 in Pensacola to the late Henry and Bridget (Tisdell) Beasley; and came to Frostproof from Zephyrhills in 1984. He was a retired supervisor in engineering, and of the Baptist faith. He was a member of the Fraternity of Eagles...

Nov 8, 2011

Nathan Roy Underwood of Bartow passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at his residence.

He was born October 8, 1943 in Lake Wales and he has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired agriculture inspector for the State of Florida, of the Protestant faith and a veteran of Vietnam, serving in the U.S....

Nov 6, 2011

Wanda D. Cook of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, November 06, 2011 at her residence. Wanda was born February 23, 1926 in Nortonville, Kansas to the late Evan Boyd and Mary E. (Blankenship) Sloop. She came to the area from Tulare, California in 2006.She was a retired Ward Clerk for Kaweah Delta District Hospital. She was a member of...

Nov 5, 2011

Lenora Jeanette Lanton "Meme" of Frostproof passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at her residence. She was born October 16, 1922 in La Belle, FL to the late Radford E. & Eula (Messer) Edwards; she came here from Moore Haven, FL in 1927. She was retired from Ben Hill Griffin and a member of the First Baptist Church in...

Nov 5, 2011

Clay Hutto of Frostproof passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Tampa General Hospital.

He was born December 2, 1984 in Winter Haven and is a lifelong resident of the area. He was a carpenter employed by his father, Billy Hutto. Clay loved fishing, hunting, family, friends and life. He lived life to the fullest and would...

Nov 4, 2011

Glen A. Commet of Lake Wales, Florida passed away in the presence of his family Friday, November 04, 2011. He was born March 08, 1932 in Petersburg, Michigan to the late Joseph and Pearl (LaPointe) Commet. He has been a resident of Lake Wales since 1976 coming here from Petersburg, Michigan. He was a retired machinist with Tecumseh Products...

Nov 4, 2011

Don Talbert of Lake Ashton passed away Friday November 4, 2011 after battling a long illness related to the complications caused from diabetes. He is survived by his devoted wife, Fay Wood-Talbert and their four daughters, Christina Avants and her husband Bryan of Corona, Ca; Deborah Wood of Beverly Hills, Ca; Tiffany Mehrmann and her husband John of Toronto,...

Nov 2, 2011

Teresa E. Wilkins of Babson Park, Florida passed away on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 at her residence. She was born November 10, 1962 in Louisville, Kentucky to Cecil and Linda C. (Mattingley) Smith; and came here from Watertown, New York 12 years ago. She was a Homemaker , of the Christian faith, an avid reader and enjoyed going to...

Nov 1, 2011

Elizabeth Jenks Harper of Lake Wales passed away Monday, November 1, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born May 14, 1921 in Atlanta, GA to the late H.N. and Inez (Oliver) Jenks; and came to Lake Wales from Sebring eleven years ago. She was a homemaker, of the Presbyterian faith, and a member of the Bridge...

Nov 1, 2011

Bonnie Faye Burke of Fort Meade passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born March 24, 1935 in Cullman, AL; she came here from Georgia 40 years ago. She was a retired Pilot Escort Driver. Bonnie was preceded in death by her two daughters, Brenda Spangenberg and Linda Crews; two sons,...

Oct 31, 2011

Carl F. Lewis of Lake Wales passed Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born April 20, 1925 in New London, CT to the late Harold & Carrie (Bailey) Lewis; and he moved from Stonington, CT to Homestead, FL where he lived for 5 years, until he came to Lake Wales 20 years...

Oct 31, 2011

Lt. Col. Charles Albert Felts of Winter Haven passed away Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born August 14, 1921 in Madisonville, KY to the late Albert Garland & Mary Frances (Walsh) Felts of Elkton, KY. In May 2002 "Hezzy", as his friends called him, moved from Elkton, KY to Winter Haven, FL. He...

Oct 31, 2011

Bonnie Grulke of Fort McCoy, FL passed away Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born September 18, 1936 in Oshkosh, WI; she came to the Polk County area in 1965 where she lived until 1990 when she went to be a caregiver for her son, and came back to this area 2 years...

Oct 28, 2011

Lorene Smith of Frostproof went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, October 28, 2011 at her residence.

Lorene was born September 20, 1926 in Frostproof to the late Henry and Sudie (Bryant) Kersey. She loved her Lord, family and church.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Dewey...

Oct 27, 2011

Deborah Ann Davis of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, October 27, 2011 at her daughter's residence.

She was born September 14, 1956 in Chicago, IL to the late William Leonard & Zelma Ruth (Martin) Davis; she was a lifelong resident of Florida. She was of the Baptist faith. She was good hearted, loved spending time with her...