Sep 27, 2009

Taylor "Tate" Jones of Avon Park passed away Sunday, September 27, 2009 at the Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center in Sebring. He was born November 29, 1936 in Kentucky to the late Gilbert & Edna Jones; he came to this area 22 years ago from Indiana. He was a drywall installer in Indiana; he did some grove work for...

Sep 24, 2009

Francis "Pappy" Paap of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, September 24, 2009 at his residence. He was born December 6, 1946 in Racine, WI to the late John Morgan & Lucienne (Boniface) Paap; he came here 15 years ago. He was a security guard for the U.S. Security Services, of the Episcopalian faith and a veteran of Viet Nam,...

Sep 23, 2009

Inez Dingler of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at her residence.

She was born January 08, 1915 in Buckhead, GA; she came here 56 years ago from Georgia. She was a retired owner/operator of Doc's Drive Inn and a member of the Golfview Church of God.

Survivors include her husband of 25...

Sep 22, 2009

Ronald D. "Ron" Hardy of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born January 08, 1940 in Warrensburg, IL to the late Emitt H. & Maude (Jones) Hardy; he came here in 1998 from Jensen Beach, FL. He was the owner/operator of Bridgemaster Fishing Products, a member of...

Sep 22, 2009

Kenneth Brewer of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at his residence. He was born March 01, 1947 in Lake Wales to the late Murray Edwin & Cemeal Celeste (Boatwright) Brewer; he was a lifelong resident of Polk County and came to Frostproof as an infant. He was a retired heavy equipment operator at Granger Paving in Frostproof...

Sep 21, 2009

Mary Carol Kirwin of Lake Wales passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born and raised in Scranton, PA. She lived in Falls Church, VA until 1996 when she moved to Lake Wales, FL. Mary was the beloved mother to Michele Kirwin (Owens) and Kevin Kirwin. Loving mother-in-law to Laurie Kirwin and...

Sep 21, 2009

Shane B. Sugaski of Lake Wales passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at the Florida Hospital in Orlando.

He was born October 23, 1986 in Charlotte, NC to Brian Michael & Judith Lynne Sugaski; he came here in 1998 from Bloomington, IL. He was pursuing a degree in digital media as a student at U.C.F., where he...

Sep 21, 2009

William B. "Bud" Boyte of Lake Wales passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at The Groves Center.

He was born November 4, 1941 in Lake Wales to the late William F. & Katherine Boyte, Jr.; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was the owner/operator of Boyte's Auto Supply, a member of the First Presbyterian...

Sep 21, 2009

Buck Curtin of Indian Lake Estates passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born January 10, 1941 in Washington, DC to the late James Edward & Joyce Curtin; he came here 7 years ago from Stuart, FL.

James was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Curtin in...

Sep 19, 2009

William O. "Bill" Heinzen of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, September 19, 2009 at his residence. He was born August 08, 1931 in New York City, NY to the late William & Dorothea Heinzen; he came here 3 years ago from Pembroke Pines, FL. He was a chef and stamp dealer in New York and south Florida and was...

Sep 16, 2009

Mr. Clair Elwood Long, Sr. of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at his residence. He was born January 27, 1917 in Shamokin, PA to the late Queye & Laura (Adams) Long; he came here 30 years ago from Baltimore, MD. He was a retired component tester for Bendix Avionics in Baltimore, MD for 38 years and...

Sep 16, 2009

Robert Andre Pepin of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at his residence. He was born May 26, 1947 in Boston, MA; he came here 4 years ago from Plant City. He attended the South Lake Wales Church of God. Robert was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Regina Pepin. Survivors include his wife of 15...

Sep 16, 2009

Martha Louise Whitehurst White, of Lake Wales, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2009. She was 89.

She was born in Lake Wales and lived in the community her entire life. Her grandfather, C.L. Johnson, was one of the town's founders. She was preceded in death by her parents, Irene Johnson Whitehurst and Joseph Slaughter Whitehurst,...

Sep 15, 2009

Karen Rae Mercer George of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born March 22, 1954 in Jackson, MI to the late Nathan and Irene Mercer; she came to Lake Wales from Lansing, MI five years ago. She was a retired medical assistant for Blue Cross Blue Shield, loved to...

Sep 14, 2009

Betty Jaques passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 at her residence. She was born June 26, 1932 in Hialeah, FL to the late Charles E. & Elizabeth Louise (Cass) Barr; she came here in 1949 from Hialeah. She was the secretary and co-owner of Home & Farm Supply and was also a long time secretary at Frostproof High School....

Sep 14, 2009

Evelyn L. Summers of Waverly passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 at her residence.

She was born February 28, 1920 in Kalamazoo, MI to the late Frank & Nola (Hawkins) Bachman; she was a longtime resident of the area coming from Michigan. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Waverly. She...

Sep 13, 2009

Eleanor L. Chambers of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, September 13, 2009 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born February 7, 1928 in Paterson, NJ to the late Nicholas & Sadie (VanTeyens) Prins; she has been a resident of Lake Wales for 14 years, she came here from Frostproof where she lived for 3 years. She was a...

Sep 12, 2009

Gail Talley of Frostproof passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at her residence.

She was born February 22, 1952 in Frostproof, FL to the late James & Elizabeth (Arnold) Peavey; she was a long time resident of the area. She was a secretary specialist in the State Prison System and worked at the Avon Park Correctional Institution...

Sep 8, 2009

Lula Missouri Johnson, 100, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at the Dove Health Care.

She was born June 22, 1909 in Madison, FL to the late Lonnie & Ellen (Malone) Fox; she came here in 1948 from Okeechobee. She was a homemaker and a member of the Westside Baptist Church of Lake Wales....

Sep 5, 2009

William C. "Bill" Weigand of Frostproof passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the Florida Hospital Heartland Division in Sebring. He was born August 12, 1945 in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Chester & Margaret (Wilkinson) Weigand; he came here from Ithaca, NY 15 years ago. He was retired from the Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY as a...