Feb 27, 2011

Mary F. Churchwell of Babson Park passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born May 10, 1932 in Geneva County, Alabama to the late John & Nora (Cotton) McIntosh; and she came to the area from Samson, AL in 1976. She was retired from McCallister's Grocery in Babson Park and was...

Feb 25, 2011

Marceline Henry of Waverly passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 at her residence. She was born September 5, 1928 in Waverly to the late George and Carrie (Brown) Churchwell; and is a lifelong resident of Waverly. She was a retired fruit grader for Waverly Growers, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Waverly. Marceline was preceded in...

Feb 23, 2011

Ora Lavina Royster of Babson Park passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Winter Haven.

She was born September 28, 1917 in Boaz, AL to the late George & Minnie (McKay) Moon; and she came to Babson Park from High Springs in 1999. She was a homemaker and a member of the...

Feb 22, 2011

Lois Marie DeVroey of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at the Florida Hospital in Orlando.

She was born February 26, 1951 in Pontiac, MI to the late Joseph Raymond & Josephine Ida (Hulsey) Leveque; and she came here from Tennessee 15 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Landmark Baptist...

Feb 21, 2011

Mary J. "Jackie" Scali of Honaker, VA passed away Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Royal Oaks Nursing Home in Avon Park. She was born August 26, 1928 in Lebanon, VA to the late Burl and Dell (Barrett) Smith; and has been coming to Florida as a winter resident since 1998 from Honaker, VA. She was a homemaker, attended...

Feb 21, 2011

Jeanette M. Popielarz of Lake Wales passed away Monday, February 21, 2011.

She was born October 2, 1927 in Brentwood, England to the late John F. & Marjory (Barnett) Loft; and moved to Lake Wales from Saddle Brook, NJ in 2003. She was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lake Wales,...

Feb 18, 2011

Mary Lee Chavis of Babson Park passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at her residence.

She was born March 2, 1920 in Baxley, GA to the late Ed & Addie (Hughes) Mock; and came here from Frostproof in 1956. She was retired from Donald Duck, Inc and of the Baptist faith.

Mary was preceded in...

Feb 18, 2011

Ed Dawson of Lake Wales passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at his residence.

He was born November 26, 1938 in Scotsborough, AL to the late Weldon Emmett & Mary Myrtle (Rounsavalle) Dawson; he came here from Fort Payne, Al 58 years ago. He was the owner/operator of Dawson's Scenic Service and a member & deacon of...

Feb 17, 2011

John J. Mize of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born May 25, 1926 in Winter Haven to the late John and Gladys Mize; and came to Lake Wales from Eridu, FL 11 years ago. He was a supervisor for General Foods in Winter Haven for 35 years, attended...

Feb 15, 2011

Jerry Swenson Boyd of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Brandywyne Health Care. He was born December 18, 1933 in Swenson, TX to the late E.P. Swenson & Verna Mae (Love) Boyd. Mr. Boyd graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor's degree. After graduating from the University of Texas, his first job was for...

Feb 13, 2011

Marvin Anthony "Andy" Kyser, formerly of Bartow, Florida, died Sunday, February 13, 2011, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center of Fayetteville, NC.

Mr. Kyser is an Army veteran and served two tours in Vietnam. He was a registered land surveyor and worked for the State of Florida Department of Transportation for 42 years.

He is...

Feb 13, 2011

Cathy A. Stevens of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born October 5, 1953 in Webster, MA to the late Richard Ellsworth & Norleen Ann (Lebo) Bellows; she came here from Sherman Mills, Maine in 2002. She was a retired resort manager for Vacationland Estates Resort in Island Falls,...

Feb 12, 2011

James B. Harmon of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011 at his residence.

He was born March 13, 1943 to the late James B. and Bernadette (Rodgers) Harmon. He has been a resident of the Lake Wales area for 9 years coming here from Ft. Lauderdale. He was a retired Branch Manager for Citizens Bank...

Feb 12, 2011

Eugene Harlan Brown, 83, passed away on February 12, 2011, after a massive heart attack. Gene was born in Sebring, Florida, November 6, 1927 to Emery Eugene and Eunice Harlan Brown. He was predeceased by his parents and by his first wife, Sylvia Vise Brown (1993).

Gene is survived by his wife of 17 years, Kay Keen...

Feb 12, 2011

Murray Wilson of Lakeland passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

He was born May 16, 1952 in Avon Park, grew up in Frostproof, and moved to Lakeland from Black Mountain, NC five years ago. He was a retired self-employed insurance salesman for Carolina Consulting in North Carolina, a member of the...

Feb 11, 2011

Mary Louise Wagner Connors, formerly of Lake Wales, died Friday, February 11, 2011, in Norman, Oklahoma. She was born March 8, 1924, in Illinois. She was 87. She married the love of her life, Paul Thomas Connors, on VE Day, May 8, 1945. Mary came to Lake Wales in 1958 with her husband and growing family, and was known...

Feb 10, 2011

Sally Franz of Frostproof passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at her home. She was born December 25, 1926 in Philippi, WV to the late Isaac Ernest & Violet G. (Moore) Sturm. She was a retired business owner and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Frostproof. Survivors include her husband, Richard B. "Dick" Franz; daughter, Sherry...

Feb 10, 2011

Joyce Elizabeth Hall of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born April 30, 1929 in Big Moose, New York to the late Joel & Estella (Churchill) Potter; she came here from Alameda, CA in 1967. She was a homemaker, a member of the First Baptist Church of Waverly...

Feb 10, 2011

Dale Dennis Bonnay of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at his residence. He was born October 12, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Frank James & Nora B. (Earley) Bonnay; and came here from St. Pete 35 years ago. He was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church and a veteran of Vietnam, serving...

Feb 9, 2011

Luis Rodriguez-Nieves of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, February 09, 2011 at the Saint Lucie Hospice House in Fort Pierce.

He was born August 25, 1931 in Comerio, Puerto Rico to the late Ramon Rodriguez & Paula Nieves; and has been a resident of Lake Wales for 3 years. He was a member of the Holy Spirit...