Dec 28, 2010

Narcelle P. Cannon of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at the Port Charlotte Hospice House in Port Charlotte.

She was born September 2, 1929 in Lakeland; and moved to Frostproof from Lake Wales in 1952. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Frostproof and the Frostproof Women's Club....

Dec 28, 2010

Kylie Rene Diaz-Albertini of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at her residence.

She was born August 27, 2008 in Lakeland to C.J. & April Diaz-Albertini. Other survivors include her sister, Kimberly Betterly; maternal grandparents, Michael Mullis, Ida Mullis and Michael Kirkland; paternal grandparents, Robert Riggs and Lisa Riggs; aunts and uncles, Steven Riggs, Rob...

Dec 27, 2010

Mary Margaret Krinbill of Indian Lake Estates passed away Monday, December 27, 2010 at the Spring Lake Nursing Center in Winter Haven. She was born August 21, 1918 in Liberty, MO to the late Eugene B. & Meda B. (Ginther) Street; and came here from Mexico, Missouri in 1980. She was a retired newspaper journalist in Columbia, MO and...

Dec 26, 2010

Daniel F. Woodley of Frostproof passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010 at his residence. He was born April 15, 1941 in Frostproof to the late Milton and Elizabeth (Flood) Woodley; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a citrus/cattle rancher, a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Frostproof, and a charter member of FFA...

Dec 26, 2010

Cody Allen Hayes of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010.

He was born June 6, 1988 to Debbie Crow and Hubert Hayes in Winter Haven. He graduated in May of 2006 from Haines City High School. Cody enjoyed many hobbies including fishing, playing football, shopping at the mall, listening to music and cooking. Cody also...

Dec 24, 2010

Mark Philip Carl Sr., 89, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 24, 2010 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL.Mr. Carl was born April 10, 1921 in Littlestown, PA to the late Hobart McKinley Carl and Lula Augusta (Rout) Carl; and moved to Lake Wales from Chambersburg, PA 6 years ago. He graduated from Chambersburg High School...

Dec 21, 2010

Lola V. Righton of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

Lola was born November 21, 1951 in Des Moines, IA; and moved to Lake Wales from Atlanta, GA 10 years ago. She was a homeopathic practitioner for Daystar Co., a homeopathic medicine company she owned and operated. She was...

Dec 21, 2010

Barry Dewayne Ellis of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at the Tampa General Hospital. He was born August 2, 1962 in Lake Wales; and is a lifelong resident of the area. He was a painter for General Engines, and a member of the Church on the Ridge. He enjoyed fishing, and growing ornamental flowers, and was a...

Dec 20, 2010

Marjorie K. Twyford of Mims, FL passed away Monday, December 20, 2010.

She was born December 10, 1923 in Zanesville, OH; she was a 30 year resident of Saddlebag Lake Resort and moved to the Cocoa area 5 years ago.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, Byron G. Twyford; son, Thomas Twyford; grandchild,...

Dec 18, 2010

Betty B. Padgett, age 66, of Lake Wales, FL passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Betty was born on December 01, 1944 in New Hope, FL to the late Johnny and Lillie Rue Branch; and has been a resident of the area for 57 years. She was a homemaker, a member of...

Dec 18, 2010

Joseph Anthony DePaulo of Lake Wales passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born November 25, 1914 in New London, Connecticut to Rocco and Mary (Pennella) DiPaulo. He has been a resident of the Lake Wales area for 6 years coming from New London, Connecticut. He was a bus driver of...

Dec 17, 2010

John G. "Greg" Brantley of Frostproof passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at his residence.

He was born November 17, 1970 in Lake Wales, Florida to Johnny and Mary Lou (Manley) Brantley; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was employed by Polk County School Board for 15 years, graduate of Frostproof High School class...

Dec 17, 2010

Connie Taylor of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando.

She was born December 4, 1940 in Frostproof to the late Ralph and Bobbie Ruth (Smith) Tison; and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a bookkeeper in the citrus industry, and of the Methodist...

Dec 15, 2010

James "Pete" McAbee of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born September 4, 1955 in Gaffney, South Carolina to the late James Lloyd & Doris Estes McAbee; he came here from Illinois 25 years ago. He was a retired welder for Crumbly Brothers and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include...

Dec 13, 2010

Albert J. "Al" Wanyek of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 13, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 20, 1936 in Cleveland, OH to the late Alexander James and Elizabeth Thomas Wanyek; he relocated here from Amherst, OH 15 years ago. He retired as Senior Customer Service Agent after 35 years of service with Trans World Airlines...

Dec 11, 2010

Gordon James Underly of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at the St. Petersburg General Hospital. He was born July 22, 1935 in Kalamazoo, MI to the late Harold Stanley & Rosalyn Callighan Underly; he came here from Richland, MI in 1996. He was retired from Meade Paper Products after 44 years and was a member of...

Dec 8, 2010

Janice Everson of Mulberry passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. She was born November 19, 1948 in Donaldsonville, GA to the late John & Betty (Corley) Anderson; she came here from Georgia in 1965. She was a certified nursing assistant at Bartow Regional Medical Center and of the Protestant faith. She enjoyed taking care...

Dec 7, 2010

Leon Mimbs passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 in Cocoa, FL.

Leon was born December 10, 1932 in Lake Wales to the late William Elmer & Evelyn A. (Dorough) Mimbs. Raised in the Baptist faith, Leon left Lake Wales in 1961 for the phosphate mines of Polk County, then to Fort Myers in 1969 and on to...

Dec 6, 2010

Sarah H. Johnson of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at her residence.

She was born March 9, 1930 in Tangerine, FL to the late Fred C. & Annie Pearl (Williams) Houser; and came here from Avon Park in 1936. She was a retired registered nurse for the Lake Wales Hospital and a member of...

Dec 3, 2010

Chester A. Smith of Frostproof passed away Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland. He was born September 22, 1923 in Cottonwood, Alabama to the late Francis M. And Bethey (Strickland) Smith. He has been a resident of the Frostproof area since 1967. He was a Pallet Carpenter for Hunt Brothers Citrus for 30...