Aug 14, 2011

Coach George R. Jackson of Frostproof passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

He was born October 11, 1944 in Pittsburg, PA to George Raymond and Gertrude (Heitz) Jackson, Sr.; and he has been a resident of the Frostproof area since 1966, moving here from Pennsylvania. He was a teacher for...

Aug 13, 2011

Ethan "Fred" Flener passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born September 25, 1915 in Gilstrap, KY to the late Henry and Nevada (Evans) Flener; and came to the area from West Palm Beach in 1980. He was a retired automotive mechanic, and of the Protestant faith. Fred was preceded in death...

Aug 8, 2011

Gordon W. Brown of Frostproof passed away Monday, August 8, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born March 17, 1927 in Frostproof to the late Willard and Pearl (Straughn) Brown; and returned to Frostproof from Homestead, FL nine years ago. He was retired from the Florida Department of Agriculture as the Bureau Chief of Fruit and Vegetable...

Aug 4, 2011

J.T. Griffin of Winter Haven passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at his residence.

He was born August 14, 1942 in Frostproof to the late Tommy & Helen (Winegard) Griffin; he moved from Avon Park to Winter Haven one year ago. He was a retired truck driver for Minute Maid Food Division and of the Baptist faith....

Aug 3, 2011

Mary Magdaline Ledford of Avon Park passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at the Florida Hospital in Sebring. She was born April 5, 1955 in Woodcliff, GA to the late William David & Bertha (Bragg) Hutchinson; and she moved from Frostproof to Avon Park 19 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of the Christian Fellowship Assembly Church....

Aug 2, 2011

Sam "Sammy" Keen, Jr of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

He was born July 16, 1941 in Lake Wales to the late Samuel Merdic & Martha (Bowen) Keen, Sr.; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired cattle rancher and a member of...

Aug 1, 2011

Joan D. Collins of Frostproof passed away Monday, August 1, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born December 31, 1931 in Bronx, New York to the late Vincent James & Christina (Avallone) DeFeo; she was a resident of Frostproof for a total of 25 years except for 10 years she lived in North Carolina. She...

Jul 31, 2011

James C. DuBose, 85, of Frostproof passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the Somers Good Shepherd Hospice House in Sebring.

James was born July 6, 1926 in Frostproof, Florida to Ernest Y. and Ruby M. (Carter) DuBose. He was a retired Golf Course Superintendent for Indian Lake Estates for 37 years. A veteran of Korea,...

Jul 29, 2011

Ralph F. Evaschuk of Frostproof passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 at his residence. He was born July 27, 1933 in Fall River, MA to the late Nikifor & Yvonne (Lemieux) Evaschuk; he came here from Pittsfield, NH in 2000. He was a retired installation/repair manager for Nynex, of the Catholic faith and a veteran of Korea, serving in...

Jul 28, 2011

Edward Wilkinson "Uncle Ed" of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born August 24, 1925 in Hosford, FL to the late James William & Nellie (Dohrn) Wilkinson. He was raised in Lake Wales until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy to serve in World War II; during his naval...

Jul 26, 2011

Ada Gouge Potter of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at the Grace Health Care. She was born February 19, 1924 in Bakersville, NC to the late Rom & Essie Jane (McKinney) Gouge; she came here from Johnson City, TN in 2004. She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Elizabethton, TN. Survivors include her...

Jul 26, 2011

Millard C. Shores of Lake Wales, FL passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at his residence.

He was born April 3, 1945 in Jackson County, FL to the late Elijah Bonyard & Myrtle Lucille (Davis) Shores; he came here from Daleville, AL 2 months ago. He was retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years; he was...

Jul 25, 2011

Walter L. Donnelly of Lake Wales passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born February 24, 1931 in New York City, NY to the late Walter Edward & Kathryn (O'Donnell) Donnelly; he came here from Chelsea, MA in 1984. He was retired from the United State Post Office, was of the Catholic...

Jul 21, 2011

Nancy Henderson Maynor of Lake Wales, FL passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, FL. She was born October 28, 1949 in Wilmington, NC; she came here from Leland, NC in 1989. She was a homemaker and was an active member of the Central Avenue Baptist Church in Lake Wales, FL; her church...

Jul 21, 2011

Lionel R. Forbes of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Winter Haven. He was born September 11, 1918 in Asheville, NC to the late William Wesley & Phoebe (Alford) Forbes; he came here from Bradley Junction in 1953. He was a retired railroad engineer for C.S.X., a member of the West...

Jul 20, 2011

Mr. Estel George Wagner, age 91, of Water’s Edge in Lake Wales, Florida and a former resident of Boone, NC died Wednesday at Grace Health Care in Florida. Born February 16, 1920 in Montana, he was a son of the late Judson and Effie Dean Smith Wagner. Estel was a former member of Perkinsville Baptist Church. He was a...

Jul 18, 2011

Ann Lawrence-Swasey of Lake Wales passed away Monday, July 18, 2011 at the Tampa General Hospital. She was born December 9, 1922 in Henryetta, OK to the late Russell Ward & Bernice (Campbell) Hughes; she came here from Pittsburgh, PA over 20 years ago. Ann graduated from the Oklahoma College for Women and was a teacher. She enjoyed music...

Jul 18, 2011

Debra Kay Craft of Lake Wales passed away Monday, July 18, 2011 at her residence. She was born March 6, 1960 in West Hamlin, WV to the late Samuel and Barbara (Pritchard) Sumler; and came to Lake Wales from Norfolk, VA in 2007. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 26 years, Bryan Craft; daughters, Crystal Houle...

Jul 17, 2011

Samuel Rivera of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011 at his residence.

He was born November 27, 1943 in Juncos, Puerto Rico to the late Natividad Rivera and Christina Agosto; he came here from Puerto Rico 7 years ago. He was a self employed handyman and of the Jehovah's Witness faith. He was a musician...

Jul 15, 2011

Jessie Lewis of Frostproof passed away Friday, July 15, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Hospice facility in Sebring.

She was born March 21, 1916 in Altoona, PA to the late Simon and Susanna (Clapper) Wert; and came to Frostproof from Naranja, FL 16 years ago. She was a retired concession operator for the Gold Coast Railroad Museum...