Dec 18, 2010

Betty B. Padgett, age 66, of Lake Wales, FL passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Betty was born on December 01, 1944 in New Hope, FL to the late Johnny and Lillie Rue Branch; and has been a resident of the area for 57 years. She was a homemaker, a member of...

Dec 18, 2010

Joseph Anthony DePaulo of Lake Wales passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born November 25, 1914 in New London, Connecticut to Rocco and Mary (Pennella) DiPaulo. He has been a resident of the Lake Wales area for 6 years coming from New London, Connecticut. He was a bus driver of...

Dec 17, 2010

John G. "Greg" Brantley of Frostproof passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at his residence.

He was born November 17, 1970 in Lake Wales, Florida to Johnny and Mary Lou (Manley) Brantley; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was employed by Polk County School Board for 15 years, graduate of Frostproof High School class...

Dec 17, 2010

Connie Taylor of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando.

She was born December 4, 1940 in Frostproof to the late Ralph and Bobbie Ruth (Smith) Tison; and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a bookkeeper in the citrus industry, and of the Methodist...

Dec 15, 2010

James "Pete" McAbee of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born September 4, 1955 in Gaffney, South Carolina to the late James Lloyd & Doris Estes McAbee; he came here from Illinois 25 years ago. He was a retired welder for Crumbly Brothers and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include...

Dec 13, 2010

Albert J. "Al" Wanyek of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 13, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 20, 1936 in Cleveland, OH to the late Alexander James and Elizabeth Thomas Wanyek; he relocated here from Amherst, OH 15 years ago. He retired as Senior Customer Service Agent after 35 years of service with Trans World Airlines...

Dec 11, 2010

Gordon James Underly of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at the St. Petersburg General Hospital. He was born July 22, 1935 in Kalamazoo, MI to the late Harold Stanley & Rosalyn Callighan Underly; he came here from Richland, MI in 1996. He was retired from Meade Paper Products after 44 years and was a member of...

Dec 8, 2010

Janice Everson of Mulberry passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. She was born November 19, 1948 in Donaldsonville, GA to the late John & Betty (Corley) Anderson; she came here from Georgia in 1965. She was a certified nursing assistant at Bartow Regional Medical Center and of the Protestant faith. She enjoyed taking care...

Dec 7, 2010

Leon Mimbs passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 in Cocoa, FL.

Leon was born December 10, 1932 in Lake Wales to the late William Elmer & Evelyn A. (Dorough) Mimbs. Raised in the Baptist faith, Leon left Lake Wales in 1961 for the phosphate mines of Polk County, then to Fort Myers in 1969 and on to...

Dec 6, 2010

Sarah H. Johnson of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at her residence.

She was born March 9, 1930 in Tangerine, FL to the late Fred C. & Annie Pearl (Williams) Houser; and came here from Avon Park in 1936. She was a retired registered nurse for the Lake Wales Hospital and a member of...

Dec 3, 2010

Chester A. Smith of Frostproof passed away Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland. He was born September 22, 1923 in Cottonwood, Alabama to the late Francis M. And Bethey (Strickland) Smith. He has been a resident of the Frostproof area since 1967. He was a Pallet Carpenter for Hunt Brothers Citrus for 30...

Dec 2, 2010

Ruth Ann Bott of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born December 18, 1946 in Cleveland, OH to the late Edgar and Ruth (Hemeyer) Wood; and moved to Lake Wales five years ago. She was a minister, and member of the First Assembly of God. Ruth was preceded in...

Nov 28, 2010

Bobby Holmes of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born February 18, 1935 in Caribou, ME to the late Burnham & Jenny (Beveridge) Holmes; and came here from Maine in 1955. He was the owner/operator of Holmes & Associates, was a member of the Shady Oaks Baptist Church and...

Nov 28, 2010

Lena E. C. Hessler, 96, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 at her residence. She was born May 13, 1914 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Vincent & Mary Ann (Scilotti) Casagrande; and came here from Northern, KY 2 1/2 years ago. She was a retired seamstress and of the Catholic faith. She liked crafts and...

Nov 27, 2010

Jessie J. Waddle of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010 at the Dove Health Care. He was born July 22, 1931 in Cullman, AL to the late Carl & Rosie Waddle; and came here from Cullman, AL in 1950. He was a citrus grove care taker and a member of the First Baptist Church. He was a...

Nov 27, 2010

Kathleen Grace Wagner of Winter Haven passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born May 4, 1946 in Grayling, MI to the late Glen Otto & Vera Zook Yoder; she came here from Virginia in 2002. She was a homemaker, author and seamstress; and was the pastor's wife of the...

Nov 27, 2010

Varna Allen Gill of Brandon, FL gently passed away with family by her side and under hospice care on November 27, 2010 at the Health Center of Plant City. Born on November 23, 1927 in Lithia, FL, she was predeceased by her husband, Horace Gill in December 1975; also, by her father and mother, Lealman and Maude Johnson Allen;...

Nov 26, 2010

Jeanne J. Call of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 26, 2010 at the Life Care Center in Winter Haven. She was born April 6, 1926 in Chetek, WI to the late Arthur & Fern (Lamb) Stoneberg; she came here from Zion, IL 8 years ago. She was a retired bridal consultant and seamstress. She was of the Protestant...

Nov 25, 2010

Jude Monk of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 at his residence. He was born December 21, 1938 in Skipperville, AL to the late Leroy & Vera (Johnson) Monk; he came here from Alabama 52 years ago. He was the owner/operator of Monk's Garage in Frostproof and was of the Baptist faith. Jude was preceded in death...

Nov 25, 2010

Carl R. Gilt, Sr. of Frostproof passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 at the Florida Hospital in Sebring. He was born March 4, 1943 in Ithaca, NY; he came here from Bergen, NY 12 years ago. He was a retired truck driver, of the Methodist faith and a veteran of Vietnam, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a...