Harold J. Robinson
Nov 21, 2011
Harold J. Robinson of Lake Wales passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
He was born January 15, 1931 in Clifford, MI to the late Henry and Mildred (Bradley) Robinson; and has been a resident of this area since 1973 coming from Flint, MI. He was a farmer, a former security guard...
Richard A. "Dick" Rippee
Nov 21, 2011
Richard A. "Dick" Rippee of Indian Lake Estates passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at Tampa General Hospital. He was born July 1, 1935 in Lawrence County, AR to the late Azril and Dora (Nicks) Rippee; and came to this area from Horton, MI eleven years ago. He was owner/operator of Dairy Delite ice cream shop in Jackson, MI,...
Ray Brooks
Nov 20, 2011
Ray Brooks of Waverly passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at his residence.
He was born January 24, 1929 in Donaldsonville, Georgia to the late John M. and Cindy L. (Clark) Brooks; he has been a resident of Waverly for 35 years moving to the area from Lake Alfred. He was a retired truck driver and a...
Joseph J. "Joe" Robbins
Nov 20, 2011
Joseph J. "Joe" Robbins of Winter Haven passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the Life Care facility in Winter Haven. He was born May 31, 1929 in Cortland, NY to the late Delos and Christa (Alley) Robbins; and came to this area from Fulton, NY in 1994. He was a retired claims adjuster for Kemper Insurance, was of...
Cathie Kipe
Nov 19, 2011
Cathie Kipe of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital.
She was born March 5, 1944 in Deposit, NY to the late George "Rock" & Catherine "Nete" (Mayle) Croston; she came to the area in 1970 from Fort Lauderdale. She was a retired school bus driver, a devoted homemaker and an...
Eleanor Anne Cook
Nov 19, 2011
Eleanor Anne Pugh Cook, 71 Homemaker and Beloved Mother and Grandmother LAKE WALES - Anne Cook passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Anne was born on July 21, 1940, the daughter of Bruce K. and Eleanor Browne Pugh, and was a life-long resident of Lake Wales. She graduated from Lake Wales High School in 1958, where she was...
Herman K. Davis
Nov 18, 2011
Herman K. Davis of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 18, 2011, at his home in Winterville, N.C. He was born August 26, 1926 in Waverly, Fla. to the late John Arthur and Alice Pumphrey Davis. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service rural route carrier and entrepreneur. Herman was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a 60...
Joyce C. Tabb
Nov 16, 2011
Joyce C. Tabb of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born August 26, 1939 in Fort Lauderdale; she came to the area as a child. She retired from G.T.E. after 25 years as a service representative and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Frostproof, where she...
Shirley Ann Mckenzie
Nov 15, 2011
Shirley Ann McKenzie of Winter Haven passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital.
She was born December 14, 1944 in Enigma, GA to the late Harry Lee and Gladys Irene (Mullis) Stinson; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a Judicial Processor for the Polk County Sheriff's Office...
Walter Marden Swasey
Nov 14, 2011
Walter Marden Swasey of Lake Wales passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1923 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to the late Harold Marden & Pauline Eliza (Knox) Swasey; and he moved here permanently 8 years ago. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp. Walter was preceded in death...
Carl O. Keith
Nov 14, 2011
Carl O. Keith of Frostproof passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring following a battle with cancer. He was born October 2, 1933 in Coral Gables to the late Cecil Osteen & Alice (Moore) Keith; and he came here from the Florida Keys in 2006. He served 30 years in the U.S. Navy,...
Katherine M. Hilliard
Nov 14, 2011
Katherine M. Hilliard of Winter Haven passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at Lake Howard Heights in Winter Haven. She was born August 21, 1930 in Waverly to the late Guy and Anna (Boe) Hilliard; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a retired Polk County School teacher, attended the First Presbyterian Church, and served...
Ernest Dewey Lee Partain
Nov 13, 2011
Ernie Partain of Babson Park passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at his residence.
He was born January 31, 1939 in Maryville, TN to the late Ernest Leonard & Clenus (Deal) Partain; he moved here from Peoria, IL in 1959. He was a retired cabinet maker for the Polk County School Board, of the Pentecostal faith and...
Dr. John T. Bateman
Nov 13, 2011
Dr. John T. Bateman of Babson Park passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at his residence.
He was born January 29, 1946 in Montgomery, AL to the late Bert & Loie Bateman; and was a veteran of Vietnam, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a generous and kind servant of Lake Wales Medical Center and Heart...
Robert Daniel Ryan
Nov 13, 2011
Robert Daniel Ryan of Indian Lake Estates passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Royal Care of Avon Park.
He was born August 5, 1922 in Chicago, IL to the late Robert Emmett & Edith (Yost) Ryan; he has been a resident of the area since 1980. He was a member of the V.F.W. and the American...
Merle Alma Knoll
Nov 12, 2011
Merle Alma Knoll of Frostproof passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring.
She was born August 11, 1923 in Holland, MI to the late Edward & Henrietta (Kooyers) Hop; and she moved to Frostproof from Jenison, MI 6 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian...
Mildred A. "Millie" Gourley
Nov 10, 2011
Mildred A. “Millie” Gourley, of Babson Park, Florida, peacefully passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Grace Healthcare Facility in Lake Wales. Millie was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on March 23, 1920, to the late Ara L. and Annie (Taylor) Ruiter. She was the last surviving sibling of three brothers and two sisters. She came to Florida in 1988...
James Maxwell Beasley
Nov 10, 2011
James Maxwell Beasley of Frostproof passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at his residence. He was born April 26, 1925 in Pensacola to the late Henry and Bridget (Tisdell) Beasley; and came to Frostproof from Zephyrhills in 1984. He was a retired supervisor in engineering, and of the Baptist faith. He was a member of the Fraternity of Eagles...
Nathan Roy Underwood
Nov 8, 2011
Nathan Roy Underwood of Bartow passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at his residence.
He was born October 8, 1943 in Lake Wales and he has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired agriculture inspector for the State of Florida, of the Protestant faith and a veteran of Vietnam, serving in the U.S....
Wanda D. Cook
Nov 6, 2011
Wanda D. Cook of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, November 06, 2011 at her residence. Wanda was born February 23, 1926 in Nortonville, Kansas to the late Evan Boyd and Mary E. (Blankenship) Sloop. She came to the area from Tulare, California in 2006.She was a retired Ward Clerk for Kaweah Delta District Hospital. She was a member of...