Apr 28, 2011

Mildred Holcombe Hall, a life long resident of Lake Wales, Florida and a sixth generation Floridian, died in Whiteford, Maryland, on April 28, 2011. She was 80. Mrs. Hall was born in Lake Wales, Florida, to Alex Holcombe and Ruth Jones Garrett. Mrs. Hall retired in 1995 from the Polk County Public School system after 25 years working as...

Apr 28, 2011

Margaret Elizabeth Rettinger Gravel died Thursday, April 28, 2011, at the Groves Center in Lake Wales, Florida. She was 97.

She was born in Glenvar, Virginia, November 30, 1913 to the late Elijah David Rettinger and Frances Lillian Draper.

On May 19, 1939, she married Victor Carlton Gravel at Catholic Church of the Little Flower...

Apr 27, 2011

Eldra Faircloth, 94, of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born January 12, 1917 in Metter, GA to the late Charles & Mollie (Burke) Miles; and came here from Brunswick, GA in 1952. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

Eldra was preceded in...

Apr 26, 2011

Columbus Alexander “Alec” Fulford, age 66, went home to be with the Lord on April 26, 2011.

Alec was born in Sebring, Florida on August 7, 1944. He graduated from Okeechobee High School in 1962 and married his high school sweetheart, Mary Helen Williams on August 17, 1963. Alec went on to pursue his Animal Science degree...

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;...