Apr 26, 2011

Gerald L. "Jerry" Ellis passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at his residence. Jerry was a lifelong resident of the Jamestown, NY area prior to moving to Lake Wales, FL in 1990. The son of Lester Ellis and Eila Annis Ellis Carlson, Jerry was born in Frewsburg, NY on July 22, 1928. He attended Jamestown High School and was...

Apr 24, 2011

Rev. Emmett Guy Mathews of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at his residence. He was born November 15, 1928 in Opp, AL to the late Lona H. & Carrie Lee (Mooneyham) Mathews; and came to Lake Wales from Bartow in 1964. He was a retired Baptist minister, and his pastorates include Central Avenue Baptist Church of...

Apr 24, 2011

Charles I. "Charlie" Welch of Frostproof passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born May 23, 1941 in Clarendon County, SC to the late Clyde William & Glennie (Harrelson) Welch; and he came here from Lugoff, SC 10 years ago. He was retired from E.I. DuPont in Camden, SC and a member...

Apr 23, 2011

Helen Eloise Caswell of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital She was born July 08, 1940 in Kalamazoo, MI; and she moved to Lake Wales from Winter Haven in 1991. She was a homemaker and was of the Protestant faith. Survivors include her daughter, Miriam A. Savino of Lake Wales, Melody A....

Apr 22, 2011

Captain Dan Arnold passed away Friday, April 22, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

He was born June 19, 1921 in Arcadia, Florida to the late Charley and Mertie Elizabeth (Welch) Arnold; and has been a lifelong resident of Florida moving to the area from Ruskin, FL. He retired as Captain for the US Marine Corp....

Apr 20, 2011

Sheila Hanks Dale of Frostproof went to be with her Lord Wednesday, April 20, 2011 following a long battle with cancer.

She was born March 11, 1956 and was a lifelong resident of Frostproof. She was a paraprofessional at Ben Hill Griffin Elementary School and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Frostproof.

Sheila...

Apr 18, 2011

Frances Lillian Bishop of Frostproof passed away Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Kenilworth Nursing Home in Sebring. She was born January 14, 1917 in Grand Rapids, MI to the late A.B. & Lena (Nichols) Cass; and she came to Frostproof from Michigan in 1970. She retired from the C&R Family Restaurant in Frostproof and was a member of...

Apr 18, 2011

Following a brief respiratory illness, T. Virginia Merritt, 92, was surrounded by her loving children and reunited with her husband, Dallas Sr. in his heavenly abode on April 18, 2011. She was born on September 7, 1918 in Huntington, West Virginia to Garland and Murmel Bryant Mathews. Following her marriage to Dallas and the birth of their three children,...

Apr 17, 2011

Dudley J. Loft of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. He was born June 6, 1930 in Essex, England to the late Frederick John & Marjorie Ruth (Barnett) Loft; and he came here from Buffalo, NY in 1989. He was the host at The Gift Mill, worked at Cypress Gardens...

Apr 16, 2011

Sam E. Turner of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born March 24, 1917 in Luverne, AL to the late John & Jenny (Odom) Turner; and he came here from Alabama 65 years ago. He was the owner/operator of Turner Grove Service, a member of the First...

Apr 15, 2011

James Alfred McClendon of Frostproof passed away Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born July 4, 1947 in Lake Wales to the late William A. & Nelma Tomberlin McClendon; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a postal clerk and carrier for the U.S. Post Office for 37 years and of...

Apr 13, 2011

Kenneth S. "Ken" Coulson of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Royal Care. He was born January 27, 1923 in Eau Galle, Wisconsin to the late Clarence R. & Mabel E. Sand Coulson; he came here from Wisconsin 34 years ago. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and a retired farmer in Wisconsin. He...

Apr 13, 2011

Olon Miller (73) of Frostproof went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Olon was born in rural Hardee County on June 30, 1937 to James Jerry Miller and Demmie Smith Miller. He graduated from Frostproof High School in 1955 and immediately enlisted in the Air Force where he spent four years and was honorably discharged....

Apr 11, 2011

Dennis Gary Cooper of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 at his residence. He was born February 7, 1954 in Elkton, MD to the late Adam Ed & Grace Taylor Cooper; he came here from Elkton, MD 10 years ago. He was a laborer, attended the High Pointe Church and was a veteran of Vietnam, serving in...

Apr 11, 2011

Brian L. "Ironman" Lawson of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 at his residence. He was born September 17, 1971 in Lake Wales; and moved to Mayo, FL as a child. He was a tower climber for Trivis Inc. in Birmingham, AL. He was of the Protestant faith and enjoyed fishing. Brian was preceded in death by...

Apr 9, 2011

William "Bill" Faison of Lake Wales went to rest with the Lord on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born December 18, 1942 in Dothan, AL to the late Kermit & Claudine Richardson Faison. He was a caretaker for McKenna Brothers Inc., and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Annette Faison;...

Apr 9, 2011

Alma Young Goff of Asheville, NC passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Hendersonville, NC.

She was born January 28, 1921 in Moultrie, GA to the late Nathaniel G. & Golie Brown Young; and she moved from Moultrie, GA to Lake Wales, FL in 1938 and then to Asheville, NC 8 years ago. She retired from Citrus...

Apr 9, 2011

Trudy Joyce Troller of Winter Haven passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011 at The Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven.

She was born June 24, 1943 in New Madrid, Missouri to the late James Woodrow & Verna Mae (Spaulding) Pigg; and she came here from Arizona 10 years ago. She was a retired apartment property manager and...

Apr 8, 2011

Capt. Rick Winfield was born in Frostburg, MD in 1940, and died April 8, 2011 in Winter Haven Hospital.

He is preceded in death by his daughter, Dena Dunn. He is survived by his wife, Martha Smith Winfield; grandson, Rick Dunn, New York, NY; daughter, Torri McDermott, Marietta, GA; brother, Philip D. Winfield (Roz), Homestead, FL; stepdaughters,...

Apr 7, 2011

A. Louise Wetherington, 78, a resident of Lake Wales, Florida, formerly of Casco, Maine, died Thursday, April 7th in Lake Wales, Florida following a long battle with cancer. She was born May 31, 1932 in South Portland, Maine, the daughter of Leroy and Mary (Stultz) Pratt. She graduated from Windham High School and University of Southern Maine. In December...