Mar 7, 2011

Brenda Dale Alarcon of Lake Wales passed away Monday, March 7, 2011 at her residence.

She was born July 20, 1953 in Cairo, IL to the late Bobby & Alice (Cantrell) Brock; and she came here from Miami, FL in 1986. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her husband, Pedro...

Mar 6, 2011

Chrystelle Capps Allen passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011. She was 82 years old. She was born on May 5, 1928 to Charles Arthur Capps and Mamie Herndon Capps on the grounds of the Bok Tower Sanctuary and was present at the dedication of Bok Tower in 1929. Mrs. Allen attended school in Lake Wales and graduated from...

Mar 6, 2011

Clay Finney of Frostproof passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Palm Terrace Hospice House in Lakeland. He was born September 12, 1918 in Itawamba County, MS to the late Joseph and Lucie Finney; and came to this area in 1957 from Fulton, MS. He worked as a harvester for various citrus companies, and was of the Protestant faith....

Mar 5, 2011

Cynthia Kate Corbett of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 at her residence. She was born April 1, 1942 in New York, and came here from Dover, PA three years ago. She did security briefings on terrorism and was involved with security clearance personnel for the Civil Service in Europe and Pennsylvania. She was very community minded,...

Mar 5, 2011

Karen M. Ball of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice facility in Auburndale.

She was born January 17, 1946 in Chicago, IL to the late Clyde and Marie (Berndt) Hitz; and came here from Morris, IL five months ago. She retired as a receptionist for Midwest Orthopedics in Orland Park,...

Mar 5, 2011

Rhonda Faye Leitch of Waverly passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center.

She was born March 13, 1969 in Lake Wales to Homer Rolonzo & Judith Alta (Youmans) Norton; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a graduate of Lake Wales High School Class of 1988 and...

Mar 4, 2011

Mike W. "Michael B" Browne of Babson Park passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born April 14, 1950 in Lake Wales to the late Wesley Perry and Naomi Ruth (Goodrich) Browne; and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He retired from E.R. Jahna Industries as a Safety...

Mar 3, 2011

Joseph J. "Joe" Seliga of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at his residence. He was born September 5, 1925 in Kankakee, IL to the late Stanley and Anna (Gruca) Seliga; and came to Lake Wales from Burnsville, NC in 1985. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Ft. Lauderdale, a member...

Mar 1, 2011

Irene E. Reinhard of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Grove Center in Lake Wales. She was born May 7, 1919 in Hoisington, KS; and came to Lake Wales from New Jersey 28 years ago. She was a homemaker, and of the Presbyterian faith. Irene was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years,...

Feb 27, 2011

Mary F. Churchwell of Babson Park passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born May 10, 1932 in Geneva County, Alabama to the late John & Nora (Cotton) McIntosh; and she came to the area from Samson, AL in 1976. She was retired from McCallister's Grocery in Babson Park and was...

Feb 25, 2011

Marceline Henry of Waverly passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 at her residence. She was born September 5, 1928 in Waverly to the late George and Carrie (Brown) Churchwell; and is a lifelong resident of Waverly. She was a retired fruit grader for Waverly Growers, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Waverly. Marceline was preceded in...

Feb 23, 2011

Ora Lavina Royster of Babson Park passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Winter Haven.

She was born September 28, 1917 in Boaz, AL to the late George & Minnie (McKay) Moon; and she came to Babson Park from High Springs in 1999. She was a homemaker and a member of the...

Feb 22, 2011

Lois Marie DeVroey of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at the Florida Hospital in Orlando.

She was born February 26, 1951 in Pontiac, MI to the late Joseph Raymond & Josephine Ida (Hulsey) Leveque; and she came here from Tennessee 15 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Landmark Baptist...

Feb 21, 2011

Mary J. "Jackie" Scali of Honaker, VA passed away Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Royal Oaks Nursing Home in Avon Park. She was born August 26, 1928 in Lebanon, VA to the late Burl and Dell (Barrett) Smith; and has been coming to Florida as a winter resident since 1998 from Honaker, VA. She was a homemaker, attended...

Feb 21, 2011

Jeanette M. Popielarz of Lake Wales passed away Monday, February 21, 2011.

She was born October 2, 1927 in Brentwood, England to the late John F. & Marjory (Barnett) Loft; and moved to Lake Wales from Saddle Brook, NJ in 2003. She was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lake Wales,...

Feb 18, 2011

Mary Lee Chavis of Babson Park passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at her residence.

She was born March 2, 1920 in Baxley, GA to the late Ed & Addie (Hughes) Mock; and came here from Frostproof in 1956. She was retired from Donald Duck, Inc and of the Baptist faith.

Mary was preceded in...

Feb 18, 2011

Ed Dawson of Lake Wales passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at his residence.

He was born November 26, 1938 in Scotsborough, AL to the late Weldon Emmett & Mary Myrtle (Rounsavalle) Dawson; he came here from Fort Payne, Al 58 years ago. He was the owner/operator of Dawson's Scenic Service and a member & deacon of...

Feb 17, 2011

John J. Mize of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born May 25, 1926 in Winter Haven to the late John and Gladys Mize; and came to Lake Wales from Eridu, FL 11 years ago. He was a supervisor for General Foods in Winter Haven for 35 years, attended...

Feb 15, 2011

Jerry Swenson Boyd of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Brandywyne Health Care. He was born December 18, 1933 in Swenson, TX to the late E.P. Swenson & Verna Mae (Love) Boyd. Mr. Boyd graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor's degree. After graduating from the University of Texas, his first job was for...

Feb 13, 2011

Marvin Anthony "Andy" Kyser, formerly of Bartow, Florida, died Sunday, February 13, 2011, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center of Fayetteville, NC.

Mr. Kyser is an Army veteran and served two tours in Vietnam. He was a registered land surveyor and worked for the State of Florida Department of Transportation for 42 years.

He is...