Jane White
Jun 17, 2011
Jane Cameron White, 82, wife of John R. White, Jr., daughter of Bee Kelley Cameron Aikin and Hugh McLauren Cameron; born December 28, 1928 and reared in Lake Wales, FL. She was the granddaughter of Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin P. Kelley, early Florida settlers. Mrs. White attended Lake Wales schools grades 1-12. Upon graduation she continued her education at...
Robert Alton Edwards, Sr.
Jun 15, 2011
Robert Alton Edwards, Sr. of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at his residence. He was born July 29, 1929 in Heflin, Alabama to the late Benjamin and Annie (Kerr) Edwards; and came to Lake Wales from Simi Valley, California in 1964. He was a retired truck driver. Survivors include his daughter, Debra K. Miller of Hazelhurst,...
Carl Bachman
Jun 12, 2011
Carl Bachman of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
He was born June 16, 1916 in Enfield, IL to the late Andrew James & Myra (Carter) Bachman. He graduated from Enfield Community High School in 1934 and married Esther Pauline Litchenberger on June 4, 1938 in Carmi, IL. He...
Coy Bennett
Jun 10, 2011
Coy Bennett of Frostproof passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital.
He was born November 23, 1919 in Naples, FL to the late Raymond H. & Vicky Mae (Youngman) Bennett; and moved from Winter Haven to Frostproof in 2008. He retired after 29 years from Eastern Airlines as a mechanic, was of the...
Angel Lopez
Jun 10, 2011
Angel Lopez of Haines City passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 at the Florida Hospital in Orlando. He is survived by his mother, Virginia Velasquez of Haines City; father, Inocente Lopez, Sr. of Haines City; brothers, Inocente Lopez, Jr. and Vicente Lopez, both of Haines City; maternal grandparents, Nicolas and Alicia Velasquez of Lake Wales; paternal grandparents, Justino Lopez...
Raymond Gerald Davis
Jun 7, 2011
Raymond Gerald Davis of Winter Haven passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born November 10, 1962 to the late Herman Lee & Donnie Euverla (Paulk) Davis; and came to Winter Haven from Cape Coral one year ago. Survivors include his brothers, Richard Davis of Cape Coral and Ronald Davis of Winter...
Carole I. Knapp
Jun 7, 2011
Carole I. Knapp of Winter Haven passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at her residence.
She was born December 31, 1936 in Bayonne, NJ to the late William & Isabella (Welch) Ryan; and she moved to the area in 2006 from Tom's River, NJ. She was a retired nanny and of the Catholic faith. She was a...
Tonie Maria Raw
Jun 4, 2011
Tonie Maria Raw died at the age of sixty four on June 4, 2011 in Sebring, Florida.
Her parents were the late Jackson and Etta Mae Hewitt. She was an independent woman, a wonderful wife and mother, and an inspiration to her children, grandchildren and friends.
She is survived by her children, Irwin Arthur Yarnell...
Calvin Polk
Jun 3, 2011
Calvin Polk of Frostproof passed away Friday, June 3, 2011 at his residence. He was born April 9, 1927 in Bowling Green, Florida to the late Oscar and Etha (Lightsey) Polk; and he moved to Frostproof from Tampa 20 years ago. He was self employed in the citrus industry and a veteran of Korea, serving in the U.S. Air...
Pauline Rutledge
Jun 1, 2011
Pauline Rutledge of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011 in Lake Wales, FL. Survivors include her daughter, Carol V. Berra of Spring Grove, IL; son, Martin T. Rutledge, Jr. of Frostproof, FL; two grandchildren, Brian C. Rutledge of Lakeland, FL and Paula S. Wiker of Spring Grove, IL; and three great-grandchildren Stephanie A. Rutledge of Lakeland, FL,...
Margaret Pollard Reynolds
May 30, 2011
Margaret Pollard Reynolds of Sebastian, FL passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at the Sebastian River Medical Center. She was born December 24, 1920 in Frostproof to the late Capp and Rebecca (Bryan) Pollard; she moved from Cocoa Beach to Sebastian 15 years ago. She was retired from State Hospital in Arcadia and a former member of the Frostproof...
Janis Browning Douglas
May 29, 2011
Janis Browning Douglas of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at her residence. She was born April 5, 1950 in Canton, OH to the late Charles & Kathleen (Walter) Plummer; she came to Lake Wales from Canton, OH in 1975. She was in retail sales and a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and...
Maude C. Felker
May 28, 2011
Maude C. Felker, 98, passed away May 28, 2011 at Hope Hospice, Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Florida. A resident of Frostproof since 2001, she lived with her daughter and son-in-law on North Lake Reedy Boulevard. Mrs. Felker was born November 25, 1912 in Ft. Branch, Indiana. For over 20 years beginning in 1943, Mrs. Felker and her...
Donald Mcgurer Hussey
May 28, 2011
Donald McGurer Hussey was born in Colombus, Ohio and grew up learning the contracting business from his father, a general contractor and road-builder. He learned even more from his stepfather, Don Baker, president of the bridge-building business, Baker and Hickey. Hussey started his own commercial contracting business, The Don M. Hussey Company and completed literally hundreds of projects over...
Deforest Charles Gavette
May 28, 2011
DeForest Charles Gavette of Frostproof passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born December 22, 1916 in Holly, MI to the late Marshall and Nicy (Belden) Gavette; and he came here from Fayette, OH in 1970. He was the owner/operator of Gambles Hardware store in Fayette, OH and enjoyed golfing. DeForest was...
George T. Carter
May 26, 2011
George T. Carter of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Groves Center. He was born on September 25, 1913 in Jackson County, FL. He moved to Lake Wales in the 1920's to work in the citrus industry. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II, and he was a Charter...
Hazel Evans
May 24, 2011
Hazel Evans of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born September 15, 1920 in Winston County, Alabama to the late Daniel Richard & Rosa Belle (Pulliam) Montgomery; she moved from Fort Lauderdale to Babson Park in 1969. She was a homemaker and an active member of the First Baptist...
Mary Catherine "Cathy" Emmett
May 21, 2011
Cathy Emmett of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011 at her residence.
Born August 3, 1937 in Georgia, to the late Jesse Daniel and Vera Lucille (Lott) Partin, she was a lifelong resident of the Lake Wales area. She was a homemaker and a member of Central Avenue Baptist Church. A wonderful example of Christian...
Betty Jean Parker
May 20, 2011
Betty Jean Parker (90) of Frostproof, in the Lake Mont Ridge MHP, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born May 20, 1921 in Union City, PA to the late Floyd & Nettie (Davison) Beardsley; and she came here from Saegertown, PA in 1979. She was a retired floor supervisor for Sylvania/GTE...
Patti S. Thornell
May 16, 2011
Patti Sue (Jordan) Thornell, 72, passed away on May 16, 2011 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born August 16, 1938, in Springfield, Ohio to the late Wilbur and Elizabeth Jordan. Raised in Ohio, she moved to the Lake Wales area 15 years ago. Patti graduated from Northwestern High School and attended Wittenberg University. Patti married Richard Thornell for...