Jan 7, 2012

James L. "Jim" Littleford of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 8, 1921 in Bristol, TN to the late Hal Gordon & Hazel Pauline (McCorkle) Littleford; he came to Frostproof in 1956 from Bristol, TN. He was a retired citrus inspector for the State of Florida Department of Agriculture, a...

Jan 7, 2012

Alice J. Patterson of Frostproof passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

She was born October 3, 1924 in Frostproof to the late George & Elizabeth (Wilson) Kersey; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She enjoyed watching game shows and wrestling on TV. She also enjoyed flower...

Jan 6, 2012

Adele Cierebiej was born February 26, 1920 in Jersey City, NJ, passed away January 6, 2012 in Lake Wales, FL. She was a homemaker, and of the Catholic faith. Adele was predeceased by her husband, B. Thomas Cierebiej, and daughter, Katherine DeHate. She is survived by her sister, Pearl Kaminsky; son, William Cierebiej; son-in-law, Roy DeHate; grandsons, Scott Cierebiej,...

Jan 4, 2012

Ernest Dean Baumgardner, 92, died January 4, 2012 of natural causes at home at Water's Edge Retirement Community, surrounded by his family. He was born in South Central Pennsylvania near Johnstown, where he married his high school sweetheart, Marian "Bunny" Dunmire. During WWII, Ernest served in the Army Air Corp as a flight instructor stationed in Bryan, TX. He...

Jan 4, 2012

Willie Mae Watts of Cairo, GA passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center in Lake Wales, FL. She was born August 22, 1926 in Umatilla, FL to the late Curtis Virgil & Areta G. (Berry) Wilson. Willie Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Julian O Watts in 1990. Survivors include her three...

Jan 2, 2012

Vivian Lucille Norris Huff of Lake Wales passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 at The Groves Center.

She was born November 3, 1921 in Sullivan, IN to the late John Franklin & Mayme Bill (Godfrey) Fox; and she came here from Auburn Hills, MI over 25 years ago. She was retired from Dan & Ward Electric in...

Jan 2, 2012

Roger Richard Granger of Frostproof passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born January 10, 1958 in Lake Wales, and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Roger was employed as an equipment operator for Granger Paving, and was of the Baptist faith. Roger was preceded in death by...

Jan 1, 2012

Jesse Cullen Simmons of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

He was born September 19, 1936 in Enterprise, AL to the late Macon and Vinnie (Powell) Simmons; and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was an iron worker in construction for 45 years, of the Baptist faith,...

Jan 1, 2012

James H. Hurst, Sr. of Frostproof passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

He was born June 19, 1924 in Perry, FL to the late Augustus Hansel and Donnie Mae (Walker) Hurst. He has been a resident of Frostproof for 55 years. James graduated from Brandford High School and entered into...

Dec 31, 2011

Pat Spate, of Lake Wales, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2011 after a short battle with cancer.

She was born December 31, 1938 to the late Alvie Nay and Minnie Mae (Hill) Overall. Raised in Memphis, TN, Pat had been a resident of Lake Wales since 1974 coming from West Palm Beach. She was a paralegal,...

Dec 31, 2011

Arthur Eugene Odom of Frostproof, FL passed away to be with the Lord on December 31, 2011. He was 76 years old. He was born June 3, 1935, Arthur Odom was an avid gardener who loved to keep a garden year round and was an active member of the Southside Baptist Church in Frostproof where he was also deacon....

Dec 30, 2011

Bobby Aguilar of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 in Bartow.

He was born May 22, 1982 in Phoenix, AZ; he has been a lifelong resident of Florida, living in Lake Wales since 2001. He was of the Catholic faith.

Bobby was preceded in death by his mother, Maria Guadalupe Garcia. Survivors include...

Dec 27, 2011

Catherine Lasseter Newell of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the Bartow Regional Medical Center.

She was born December 4, 1941 in Lake Wales to the late L. T. and Evie Lee (Knowles) Lasseter; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Catherine was a mother of three, grandmother of five, and of...

Dec 26, 2011

Ann Carol Stone of River Ranch passed away Monday, December 26, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born August 22, 1946 in Brattleboro, VT to the late Philip Lee & Eleanor (Cutting) Davis; and she came here from Wilmington, VT 7 years ago. She was a retired radiology technician and was of the Protestant faith. She...

Dec 26, 2011

Sally Anne Rayome of Massena, NY passed away Monday, December 26, 2011 at her winter residence in Lake Wales. She was born July 27, 1936 in Watertown, NY to the late Vincent Thomas & Adelaide Mary (Anderson) Froysell; and she started coming as a winter resident 8 years ago. She was a homemaker and was a member of the...

Dec 25, 2011

Helen Slye DeLegal of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born June 27, 1924 in Blair, WI to the late Lester W. & Gudfried (Frederixon) Slye; and she came here from St. Petersburg in 1953. She was a homemaker, a member of the Lake Wales Methodist Church,...

Dec 23, 2011

Theo M. Whitmore of Southington, OH passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1927 in Humptulips, WA to the late Frank & Charlotte (Gross) Hedwall; and she started coming to Frostproof as a winter resident 7 years ago. She was a homemaker, a member of the Southington Christian Church...

Dec 23, 2011

Donald B. Whitlock of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice facility in Auburndale.

He was born March 25, 1925 in Warsaw, NY to the late Donald Benedict Whitlock I and Lydia (Birch) Whitlock; and came to Lake Wales from Puerto Rico 7 1/2 years ago. He was a self-employed Executive...

Dec 23, 2011

Daniel L. "Danny" Trudell of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at his residence. He was born March 12, 1957 in St. Clair, Michigan; and he came here from Fort Myers 6 years ago. He was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed family times and boating. Danny was preceded in death by his father, Gene Marvin Trudell....

Dec 23, 2011

Patricia Donnelly Eik of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born February 17, 1928 in New York City, NY to the late Francis J. & Agnes Mary (Shea) Maguire; and she came here from Lynbrook, NY in 1982. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Counsel...