Jewel Anderson Mclean
May 28, 2010
Jewell Anderson McLean of Lake Wales passed away Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born June 21, 1935 in Florala, AL to the late Ammon Amos & Emily Bailey Anderson; she came here in 1953 from Enterprise, AL. She was a homemaker and an active member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church. She enjoyed...
James F. "Jim" Hollingsworth
May 24, 2010
James F. "Jim" Hollingsworth of Lake Wales passed away Monday, May 24, 2010 at the Tampa General Hospital. He was born November 4, 1943 in Winter Haven to the late James Lee & Grace Elizabeth Cox Hollingsworth; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a commercial fisherman for 30 years and for the last 7 years...
Donald Eugene Bullock, Jr.
May 21, 2010
Donald Eugene Bullock, Jr. of Frostproof passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 at his residence.
He was born February 1, 1959 in Jacksonville, FL; and came to Frostproof 11 years ago. He was employed by Indian River as a truck driver, was of the Baptist faith, a member of the Boiler Maker Union, and served in the...
John H. Bova
May 21, 2010
John H. Bova of Duke Center, PA passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 in Lake Wales, FL. He was born July 5, 1940 in Olean, NY to the late Herbert and Neva (Coleman) Bova; and has been a lifelong resident of Duke Center, PA. He worked in maintenance for Dextor Hysol, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge...
Lana Joy Jones Mcconnell
May 20, 2010
Lana Joy Jones McConnell of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010 at her residence. She was born July 17, 1924 in Robertson County, KY to the late Luke W. and Kate (Burns) Jones. Married November 26, 1941 in Mt. Olivet, KY to Robert Glenn McConnell. She was a resident of Lake Wales for the past 23 years...
Jeneva Faircloth
May 20, 2010
Jeneva Faircloth of Frostproof passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010 at the Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center in Sebring.
She was born January 7, 1950 in Norristown, GA; and has been a lifelong resident of the Frostproof area. She was a beautician, loved all children, and spending time with her grandchildren.
Jeneva was preceded in...
Carolyn L. Lagasse
May 20, 2010
Carolyn J. Lagasse of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010 at her residence. She was born May 26, 1939 in Gardiner, ME to the late John and Lena (Baitler) Murphy; and came to Lake Wales from Farmingdale, ME in 2005. She was a secretary in the entertainment (carnival) business, and was a member of the Dundee Baptist...
Gene "Jim" Davidson
May 19, 2010
Gene "Jim" Davidson of Winter Haven passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born March 1, 1940 in Brownsville, PA to the late William and Audrey (Wade) Davidson; and came to Winter Haven 16 years ago from Freedom Township, OH. He was an Assembly Line Worker for General Motors for 30 years, and...
Charles "Chuck" Severson
May 17, 2010
Charles "Chuck" Severson lost his battle with cancer on Monday, May 17, 2010 at Good Shepherd Hospice of Auburndale He was born in Wisconsin and served in the U.S. Army as a 1st Sgt. during World War II. When the war ended, he and his wife moved to Miami where he worked and retired from Bell South. He moved...
Bertha I. Newman
May 16, 2010
Bertha I. Newman of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, May 16, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
She was born June 16, 1925 in Moulton, AL to the late Acel & Ada Sparks; she came here from Joiner, Arkansas in 1951. She was a retired citrus harvester and a member of the Golfview Park Church of...
Kenny Pritchard
May 14, 2010
Kenny Pritchard of Frostproof passed away Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
He was born September 7, 1943 in Bucyrus, Ohio to the late Ruben and Marie Pritchard; he came here 22 years ago from Avon Park where he lived for 7 years.
He was preceded in death by a son,...
Alma H. Douglas
May 12, 2010
Alma H. Douglas of Wahneta passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.
She was born October 19, 1922 to the late Foy & Stella Hall; she came to this area 70 years ago from Lake Placid, FL. She was retired from Ben Hill Griffin, Inc and Proctor & Gamble and was...
David Kirkland
May 12, 2010
David Kirkland of Avon Park passed away May 12, 2010 at his residence. He was born January 22, 1954 in Bartow; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a self-employed auto mechanic and of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. David was preceded in death by his son, William Kirkland and mother, Kubie Jean...
Alleyne Crum Mcvay
May 7, 2010
After a brief illness, Alleyne passed away May 7th, under the tender care of Good Shepherd Hospice House in Auburndale, Florida. Alleyne was born June 18th, 1918 in Homeland, Florida. She was the last living of her generation. Her mother was from Ohio. The Crums were Florida pioneers having settled in the Ocala area in the early eighteen hundreds....
Joy Rucks Shepard-Hess
May 4, 2010
Joy Rucks Shepard-Hess of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
She was born November 25, 1931 in Pahokee to the late Ernest and Bessie (Phillips) Rucks; and came to Frostproof from Jacksonville in 1957. She was a Polk County Educator for over 40 years, serving the last 13 years as...
Noma Caulie Lasseter
Apr 30, 2010
Noma Caulie Lasseter, 90, of Lakeland passed away Friday, April 30, 2010 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
He was born October 26, 1919 in Adel, Georgia as one of eleven children to the late Lessie & Mary Nan Lasseter; he moved to Lakeland 14 years ago from Lake Wales where he lived since 1941. He retired...
Ruby Mae Cage
Apr 27, 2010
Ruby Mae Cage of Indian Lake Estates passed away Monday, April 27, 2010 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.
She was born May 18, 1941 in Wilmington, NC; she was an assembly line worker for General Motors and of the Baptist faith. She was a member of the United Auto Workers Association.
Survivors include...
Mildred D. Haines
Apr 26, 2010
Mildred D. Haines of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born January 7, 1921 to the late William and Evelyn (Whitcraft) Duncan; and moved to Lake Wales from Medford, NJ 15 years ago. She was a homemaker, and of the Methodist faith. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband,...
Abbie A. Forney
Apr 23, 2010
Abbie A. Forney of Babson Park passed away Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born May 28, 1936 in Bruce, WI to the late Selwyn and Bernadette (Weishaar) Forney; and came to Babson Park from California in 1974. She was a Registered Nurse, retired LTJG of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, Licensed Massage Therapist,...
Richard Lee Donelson
Apr 19, 2010
Richard Lee Donelson of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 19, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
He was born April 18, 1929 in Odgen, IA to the late S.C. & Mable Donelson; he came here 4 1/2 years ago from Key Colony Beach, FL. He was a printing supervisor/manager, a member of the Church of...