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...
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...