May 14, 2012

Gwendolyn H. Burr formerly of Lake Wales passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 in Hendersonville, NC. She was born September 28, 1914 in Henry County, AL to the late Arthur C. & Tommie (Sessons) Herndon; in 1925 she came to Lake Wales where she grew up and later graduated from Florida State University. She was a teacher for 30...

May 13, 2012

Gregory Joe Riley Sr of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his residence. He was born May 31, 1953 in Dothan, AL to the late Charles Britt & Wilma Jean (Jennings) Riley; and he came here from Tampa in 2006. He was an operations manager for Teco Energy. He was an avid fisherman and a fan...

May 13, 2012

Richard A. Holley of Winter Haven passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his residence.

He was born December 26, 1938 in Manchester, NH to the late Frederick & Rachel C. (Boilard) Holley; and has been a resident of the area since 1976. He was a retired master plumber and construction supervisor for Florida Engineering and Design,...

May 12, 2012

James S. "Jimmy" Baldree of Marianna passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 Sunland Center.

He was born November 11, 1955 in Portsmouth, VA; and has been a resident of the Sunland Center in Marianna since 1986.

Jimmy was preceded in death by his father, Melvin W. Baldree Sr. Survivors include his mother, Audrey McCullough Baldree...

May 11, 2012

David Edmunds of Victor, NY passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 at the Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center in Sebring. He was born September 15, 1935 in Nanticoke, PA to the late David & Mildred (Langley) Edmunds; and he has been coming to Frostproof, FL as a winter resident for 8 years. He was retired from Xerox Corp as...

May 9, 2012

Diane Jackson, 58, of Winter Haven entered her eternal life with the Lord on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at her residence after a battle with cancer. She passed peacefully with her family by her side. Diane was born January 16, 1954 to Ben and Mary Jackson. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; three brothers, Ben,...

May 9, 2012

Rose R. Stephenson of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born March 8, 1922 in Washington, DC to the late Robert Lee & Elvira (Alson) Rexford; she came to Lake Wales from Davenport in 1937. She was retired from Citrus World as a manager of special projects and...

May 7, 2012

Harold Otto Paul “HOP” Pinther Jr., entered his eternal resting place on May 7, 2012, at the age of 87, at his daughter’s home in Winter Haven. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Evelyn (Evensen) Pinther of Lake Wales, FL; his son, Paul Pinther III (Ann) of Lower Gwynedd, PA; son, Evan Pinther (Margaret) of Lake...

May 7, 2012

Charlie Meyer of Lake Wales passed away Monday, May 7, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born July 21, 1954 in Avon Park and he has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a carpenter and a member of the Wayside Baptist Church. He like to fish, enjoyed laying tile and his construction work....

May 4, 2012

Nancy J. Smith of Lake Wales passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 at her daughter's residence in Babson Park.

She was born November 23, 1936 in Painesville, OH to the late James and Emily (Farley) Carruthers; and came to Lake Wales from Painesville, OH in 1957. Nancy was the retired co-owner/operator, with her husband, of Smith's Men's...

May 3, 2012

Rocco LaSalle, Jr., 71, of Bartow passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Kindred Hospital in Tampa.

He was born on March 16, 1941 in New Haven, CT and came here from New York 34 years ago. Mr. LaSalle was a retired Polk County School Board Maintenance Supervisor.

Mr. LaSalle was preceded in...

May 3, 2012

Charlie Cobb of Frostproof passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born March 10, 1935 in Fort Thomas, KY to the late Joseph Marion & Kattie Mae (Ruddell) Cobb; and he came here from Dayton, OH in 2004. He was a retired office equipment salesman, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day...

May 3, 2012

Michael D. "Mike" Ison of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 in Lake Wales. He was born September 21, 1957 in Gary, IN; and he came here from Schererville, IN in 2004. He was a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Mike was preceded in death by his father, Herb Ison. Survivors include his wife of...

May 3, 2012

Brooke Michelle Burgo of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Rutherford Hospital in Rutherfordton, NC.

She was born March 2, 1993 in Lake Wales and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Brooke was a member of the First Assembly of God.

Survivors include her mother, Cindy (Mike) Warren of...

May 2, 2012

Steven F. Mace of Indian Lake Estates passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1949 in Plattsburgh, NY to the late Marion Margaret Mungeon Mace and Van Francis Mace II; and he came here from Frankfort, KY in 1993. He was a contractor for the U.S. Postal Service and...

Apr 30, 2012

Juan B. Hernandez of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born August 5, 1947 in Port Lavaca, TX to the late Trinidad Leloe Hernandez and Leonor Barretta; he came here from Houston, TX 17 years ago. He was the owner/operator of Double G Trucking and was of...

Apr 27, 2012

Robert D. "Bob" Jones of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 at his residence. He was born in 1935 in Gary, IN to the late Milton and Helen (Schaefer) Jones; and came to Florida from Simi Valley, CA 11 years ago. Robert was a retired Engineer and College Professor, and a member of the First Baptist Church...

Apr 25, 2012

Lucille M. "Cille" Joynt of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born March 02, 1923 in New Iberia, LA to Michael B. and Aniase (Romero) Babineaux; she came here from Roscommon, MI in 1991. She was a retired Registered Nurse at the New Grace Hospital in Michigan...

Apr 23, 2012

Frank J. Sibrava of Alturas passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at his residence. He was born January 24, 1943 in Somerville, NJ to the late Anthony B. and Mabel (Cobert) Sibrava; and he came to the area in 1972. Frank was retired from Orange Co. (citrus processing plant) in Bartow as a Fork Lift Operator, was an avid...

Apr 22, 2012

Melinda Rateliff of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born November 12, 1951 in Lake Wales to W. L. Clarke and Shirley Gilley; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Melinda was a LPN at the Grove Center, loved to cook, enjoyed watching football and...