Lazaro St. Maria
May 16, 2011
Lazaro St. Maria died May 16, 2011 at Winter Haven Hospital of heart failure. Born in 1926, Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba to Alberto and Dahlia Blain St. Maria. He came to the states (New York City) in 1947 and was drafted in the army at the beginning of the Korean Conflict. He decided to make the army his career and...
Maxene Dedman
May 13, 2011
Maxene Dedman of Lake Wales passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born July 13, 1918 in Opdyke, IL to the late Thomas S. & Pearl (McCoy) Pace; and moved to Lake Wales from Mount Vernon, IL in 2002. She was a retired bookkeeper from Montgomery Ward and a member of the...
Dyestaney M. Keen
May 9, 2011
Dyestaney M. Keen of Dunnellon, FL passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 at her residence.
She was born June 27, 1983 in Lake Wales and moved to Dunnellon 5 years ago from Frostproof. She was raised in the Church of God and enjoyed outdoor activities such as ATV's and horses.
Dyestaney was preceded in death...
Henry Gomez-Perez
May 8, 2011
Henry Gomez-Perez of Nalcrest passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring.
He was born December 13, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Enrique & Zoila Gomez; and he came here from Queens, NY in 1995. He was a retired letter carrier for the United States Postal Service and of the...
Teri Lynn Jackson
May 8, 2011
Teri Lynn Jackson of Kissimmee passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011.
She was born February 15, 1960 and moved to the Kissimmee/Davenport area in 1993 from Homestead. She was the former owner/operator of Park Royal Inn and in recent years has been a caregiver.
Teri was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Jackson. Survivors...
Franciscus Josephus Henricus Timmermans
May 8, 2011
On May 8, 2011 Franciscus Josephus Henricus Timmermans passed away peacefully at the Lake Wales Medical Center surrounded by his wife and two daughters. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frans and Ida Timmermans and sister, Riek Ris. He was born on May 29, 1925 in The Hague, The Netherlands. He is survived by his loving wife...
Margaret L. Clemons
May 7, 2011
Margaret L. (Stokes) Clemons, 87, of Lake Wales passed away on Saturday, May 07, 2011 at the Grace Health Care in Lake Wales. Margaret was born December 20, 1923 in Lake Wales, Florida to Emory and Oveida (Collier) Stokes. She was a Homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lake Wales, she was The First President...
Mae Rufa
May 5, 2011
E. Mae Rufa of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Dove Health Care. She was born September 18, 1922 in Dyersburg, TN to the late Augusta and Mary Louise (Mustain) Vaden; she came here from Tampa in 1995. She was an accountant for Today's Temp Agency and attended the Trinity Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing Bingo...
Anna Virginia Charters
May 5, 2011
Anna Virginia Charters of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Young at Heart Adult Care Center. She was born July 4, 1915 in New York City to the late Dominick & Virginia (Castellano) Santacroce. She moved from Blauvelt, NY to Lake Wales, Florida in 1972 and to Port Charlotte in 2007. She was a...
Oma Frances Gilmore
May 5, 2011
Oma Frances Gilmore of Lake Wales, Florida, died on May 5, 2011. She was 104 years old. Born in Montgomery, WV on April 17, 1907, Mrs. Gilmore lived much of her life in and around the Charleston, WV area. In 1985, she moved from Dunbar, WV, to Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Brenton Mearle...
Claude M. "Buddy" Addison, Jr.
May 4, 2011
Claude M. "Buddy" Addison of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at his residence.
He was born May 29, 1953 in Fort Myers, FL and came to Lake Wales from Fort Myers in 2004. He worked at the Polk County Property Appraiser's Office and was of the Baptist faith. He was a member of the...
Donnie Mckeeman
May 3, 2011
Donnie McKeeman of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
He was born September 24, 1947 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Robert Victor and Erma (Beard) McKeeman; he grew up in the area and returned after his retirement 10 years ago. He retired as an airline mechanic after...
Cecil M. Zeke Sutfin
May 2, 2011
Cecil M. Zeke Sutfin of Frostproof passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at his residence. He was born March 31, 1917 in St. Johns, MI to the late Ray and Blanche (Richards) Sutfin; and came to Frostproof from Charlotte, MI in 1999. He was retired owner/operator of Phillips 66 service station in Potterville, MI. He was a member of...
Lucrecia G. Ancaya
May 2, 2011
Lucrecia G. Ancaya of Lake Wales passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at her residence.
She was born January 5, 1936 in Peru to the late Ernesto Coronel Hernandez and Victoria Elena Rodriguez Clark; she came here from Peru in 1981. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. She liked gardening,...
Alice Cote
Apr 30, 2011
Alice Cote of Frostproof passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011 at her residence. She was born October 26, 1947 in Woonsocket, RI to the late Charles J. Racicot Jr. & Rita Mercure Racicot; she came here from Jay, Maine in 2007. She was an office manager in CT and of the Christian faith. She enjoyed Bingo, playing cards, painting...
Michael L. Stroud
Apr 29, 2011
Michael L. Stroud, 53, of Port Byron, Illinois (formerly of Andalusia), died Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis, Illinois. Services for Mr. Stroud will be 10 AM Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home (201 East 4th Avenue, Milan). Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials...
Mildred Holcombe Hall
Apr 28, 2011
Mildred Holcombe Hall, a life long resident of Lake Wales, Florida and a sixth generation Floridian, died in Whiteford, Maryland, on April 28, 2011. She was 80. Mrs. Hall was born in Lake Wales, Florida, to Alex Holcombe and Ruth Jones Garrett. Mrs. Hall retired in 1995 from the Polk County Public School system after 25 years working as...
Margaret Elizabeth Rettinger Gravel
Apr 28, 2011
Margaret Elizabeth Rettinger Gravel died Thursday, April 28, 2011, at the Groves Center in Lake Wales, Florida. She was 97.
She was born in Glenvar, Virginia, November 30, 1913 to the late Elijah David Rettinger and Frances Lillian Draper.
On May 19, 1939, she married Victor Carlton Gravel at Catholic Church of the Little Flower...
Eldra "Big Granny" Faircloth
Apr 27, 2011
Eldra Faircloth, 94, of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
She was born January 12, 1917 in Metter, GA to the late Charles & Mollie (Burke) Miles; and came here from Brunswick, GA in 1952. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.
Eldra was preceded in...
Columbus Alexander "Alec" Fulford
Apr 26, 2011
Columbus Alexander “Alec” Fulford, age 66, went home to be with the Lord on April 26, 2011.
Alec was born in Sebring, Florida on August 7, 1944. He graduated from Okeechobee High School in 1962 and married his high school sweetheart, Mary Helen Williams on August 17, 1963. Alec went on to pursue his Animal Science degree...