Henry Boyd Grider
Feb 8, 2011
Henry Boyd Grider of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at the Brandywyne Health Care Center in Winter Haven.
He was born January 19, 1927 in Frostproof to the late Ernest Grider & Lula Respress Dozier; and moved from Frostproof to Lake Wales in 1967. He was a retired from Mountain Lake Corp., of the...
Donald R. "Don" Prior
Feb 7, 2011
Donald R. "Don" Prior of St. Cloud passed away Monday, February 7, 2011 at the Osceola Regional Medical Center.
He was born January 25, 1925 in Huntingburg, IN to the late John Edward & Goldie Prior; he lived in Lake Wales from 1959 until 1997 when he moved to St. Cloud following his retirement as the Ranger...
William M. "Bill" Keen
Feb 3, 2011
William M. "Bill" Keen of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
He was born December 5, 1933 in Sumica, Kissimmee Island, Lake Wales to the late Barney Stafford & Leila Olive (Jenkins) Keen and was a graduate from Florida Southern College and earned a degree in Citrus Production and...
Dorothy Ann Landry
Feb 3, 2011
Loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Dorothy Ann Landry (formerly Danielson) of Lake Wales, born July 20, 1928 in Rockford, Illinois passed away peacefully after a long illness on February 3, 2011. One of her early academic passions, besides the study of law, was languages; she studied Swedish, German and Latin. Dorothy attended the John Marshall Law School in...
Nancy Helen Williams
Feb 3, 2011
Nancy Helen Williams of Frostproof went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 3, 2011.
Nancy was born in Jacksonville, FL on November 2, 1939, but grew up in Avon Park, FL. Graduating from high school Nancy really wanted to join the USAF, but her parents said "no", so Nancy went to Stetson...
Jane A. Cain
Feb 1, 2011
Jane A. Cain of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at The Groves Center. She was born May 5, 1942 in Canada to that late John & Dorothy Douglas; she came here from Richmond, VA 10 years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Episcopalian faith. She was an avid reader. Survivors include her former husband,...
Frances Yvonne Fraiser
Jan 30, 2011
Frances Yvonne Fraiser of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011 at the Grove Center.
She was born August 24, 1935 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Alan and Katherine Bernice (Collier) Skinner. She has been a lifelong resident of the Lake Wales area. She Retired from the Polk County School Board in food service...
Donald Lee Mann
Jan 29, 2011
Donald Lee Mann, a native of New Albany, Indiana, and educated in the schools of Kentucky and Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 29th at Life Care Center of Winter Haven, of heart failure.
He was a graduate of Erskine College, Due West, S.C., and had a graduate degree from the University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL. After retiring...
Shirley P. Braxton
Jan 28, 2011
Shirley Braxton of Lake Wales passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 at the Bartow Healthcare & Rehab Center. She was born November 17, 1947 to the Late Norman P. and Lyda (Buxton) Padgett, Sr. she has been a Lifelong resident of the Lake Wales area. She was a Homemaker, enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing, she loved animals, enjoyed good...
Evan "Mac" Mccarver, Jr.
Jan 26, 2011
Evan "Mac" McCarver, Jr. of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center due to an aneurysm. He was born January 14, 1925 in Malden, Missouri to the late Evan McCarver, Sr. & Clara Dean Hudson McCarver; and came here from Monticello, IN 28 years ago. He was a retired pipe fitter for...
Shirley Ann Stenke
Jan 26, 2011
Shirley Ann Stenke of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at her residence. She was born June 30, 1928 in Hamburg, MI to the late William & Elsie (Navarre) Gray; and came here from Mount Morris, MI 14 years ago. She was a retired inspector for Advance Stamping Company and of the Lutheran faith. Shirley was preceded in...
Mabel Edie
Jan 24, 2011
Mabel Edie, 85, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born August 9, 1925 in Bellaire, OH to the late Joseph & Edna (Taylor) Corbett; and came here from Luna Pier, MI in 2001. She was a retired nurse for the Massillon State Hospital in Massillon, OH and was...
Mike Horton
Jan 24, 2011
Mike Horton of Lake Wales passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Tampa General Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born March 11, 1961 in Lakeland and has been a lifelong resident of Polk County. He was the meat production supervisor at Buckhead Beef and was of the Protestant faith. He was a...
Eugene John Boris
Jan 22, 2011
Eugene John Boris, 69, of Central Florida passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 at his residence. He was born January 31, 1941 in Athens, WI to the late Frank J. & Julia A. (Myszka) Boris. He was a retired social worker and of the Catholic faith. Eugene was preceded by his parents and a son, Jerome L. Boris. Survivors include...
Magaleen Smith
Jan 21, 2011
Magaleen Smith of Lake Wales, FL passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 at The Groves Center in Lake Wales, FL. She was born March 24, 1925 in Clay County, KY to the late Phil & Alice Collins; she came here from Hamilton, OH 8 years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Magaleen was preceded in...
John G. Outland
Jan 21, 2011
John G. Outland of Lake Wales passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 at his residence. He was born August 4, 1938 in Mattoon, IL to the late Wayne & Martha (Glathart) Outland; and was a retired chef from the New York and New Jersey area before moving to here in the late 1960's. He and his wife are the...
Lauretta M. Bayer
Jan 18, 2011
Lauretta M. Bayer of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at her residence.
She was born August 13, 1920 in Long Point, IL to the late Henry A. & Alma M. (Gillman) Bridges; and came here from Blackstone, IL in 1995. She was a retired postmaster in Blackstone, IL and a member of the First...
Kathleen A. Walsh
Jan 15, 2011
Kathleen A. Walsh of Winter Haven passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 at her residence. She was born May 25, 1955 in Lisbon, CT; and came to Winter Haven from Griswold, CT five years ago. She was a Food Service Manager for Meals on Wheels, and was a member of St. Matthews Catholic Church of Winter Haven. She was...
Florence Skipper
Jan 14, 2011
Florence Skipper of Waverly passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
She was born April 3, 1924 to the late Clarence and Missie (Hudson) Clemmons. She has been a resident of Waverly since 1946 coming here from Vernon, Florida. She was a homemaker, worked for Waverly Growers for 35 years, loved to...
Edward Abrams
Jan 14, 2011
Edward Walter Abrams (Buddy) of Lake Wales went to be with the lord on Friday, January 14, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born August 14, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York; he was the fifth of 10 siblings. After high school he enrolled in the C.C.C. (Civilian Conservation Corp.) working in Vermont planting trees and building...