Aug 29, 2009

Joyce Flynn of Frostproof passed away Saturday, August 29, 2009 at her residence. She was born January 21, 1945 in Talihina, Oklahoma and came here 15 years ago from Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed watching TV. Survivors include her companion, Howard Odom; daughters, LaWanda Sockey of Long Beach, CA and Teresa Flynn...

Aug 29, 2009

Wilburn Chasten "W.C." Cheatwood of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, August 29, 2009 surrounded by love at the Sun City Center Hospice House in Ruskin. He was born May 20, 1927 in Oxford, AL to the late Asa & Carrie (Smelley) Cheatwood; he came here in 1966 from Anniston, AL. He was a retired truck driver for Fabarc Steel...

Aug 28, 2009

Tommy Croley of Frostproof passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 at his residence.

He was born October 21, 1946 in Lake Wales to the late Horace and Mary Inez (Griggers) Croley; and has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was an Emergency Medical Technician for Polk County Emergency Medical Services, was of the Baptist faith...

Aug 27, 2009

Sarah G. "Granny" Hall of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale due to cancer.

She was born December 16, 1925 in Madisonville, PA to the late Everett & Mary (Burkart) McLain; she came here in 1947 from Madisonville, PA. She was a registered nurse at Lake Wales Medical...

Aug 26, 2009

Kenneth Melton Edwards of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at his residence.

He was born November 11, 1941 in Mossy Head, FL to the late Harry and Pearl (Cannon) Edwards; and was a lifetime resident of the Lake Wales area. He was the retired owner of Edwards Construction and attended Golfview Church of God....

Aug 25, 2009

Richard B. Van Deusen of Frostproof, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at his home surrounded by family. He was 77 years old. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on December 10th, 1931, his family relocated shortly afterward to Union, New Jersey. He proudly joined the Army and served in the Korean War as a lineman where...

Aug 25, 2009

Anna M. Mead of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born July 16, 1981 in South Bend, Indiana; she came here in 2003 from South Carolina. She was homemaker and attended the First Christian Church. She enjoyed painting, kayaking, reading and sunning. She also enjoyed collecting dolphin &...

Aug 21, 2009

Mrs. Louise (Mercure) Alix of Frostproof died at home on Friday, August 21, 2009, after a valiant battle with liver cancer. She was born in Uxbridge, MA on May 1, 1938, attended St. Paul's School in Blackstone, MS. After turning 16, she worked in the manufacturing industry making hats, garments, and shoes. Louise married Joseph A. Alix on June...

Aug 20, 2009

Elsie Mae Tau Batchelor Darr of Lake Wales, FL passed away Thursday, August 20, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 82.

She was born May 24, 1927 to the late Elmer and Rita (Smeltzer) Tau in Pittsburgh, PA. She grew up in the Venango/Edinboro, PA area graduating in 1946 from Edinboro High School. She...

Aug 15, 2009

Lucille Sherrer of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, August 15, 2009 at her residence.

She was born October 09, 1918 in Coffee County, Alabama; she came to Lake Wales in 1950 from Coffee County. She was a sectionizer for Citrus World for 32 years and attended the Westside Baptist Church. She loved quilting and sewing.

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Aug 13, 2009

Marion Lee Redolfi, 84, of Fedhaven passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born March 19, 1925 in Landgraff, WV to the late Josiah Nuel & Amelia (Pearman) Williams. She has been a resident of the area for over 20 years coming here from Maryland. She was a homemaker, volunteered for...

Aug 13, 2009

Gail H. Kelley of Tampa passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the Life Path Hospice Facility in Temple Terrace. He was born August 12, 1941 in Frostproof, to the late Hiram W. and Lola (Carter) Kelley; lived in Lake Wales from 1942-1959 and moved to Tampa two years ago. He attended West Side Baptist Church, is a veteran...

Aug 12, 2009

John S. Underwood of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at The Meadows in Winter Haven.

He was born March 22, 1920 in Sampson, AL to the late Judson J. & Mattie Lula Underwood; he came to Lake Wales in 1952 from Frostproof. He was a retired maintenance contractor for the Lake Wales Medical Center,...

Aug 10, 2009

Rachel Hood of Frostproof passed away Monday, August 10, 2009 at her residence.

She was born May 14, 1949 in Troy, AL to the late J. & Verlie Maulden; she came here as a child from Troy. She was a homemaker and a member of God's Family Assembly Church. She was a member of the Beta Sigma...

Aug 9, 2009

Janice E. Moat of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, August 09, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born October 22, 1991 in Bartow; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a student of the Lake Wales High School and attended the Golfview Baptist Church & the Lighthouse Baptist Church. She liked...

Aug 7, 2009

Lonnie Edward Johns of Lake Wales passed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born April 21, 1941 in Wauchula to the late Wayne Ardell Johns Sr & Stella Schontag Johns. Following high school he served in the U.S. Navy, then joined the Florida Highway Patrol and was stationed in Miami for 7 years....

Aug 7, 2009

Bobby L. Youngblood of Frostproof passed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at his residence.

He was born July 20, 1943 in Frostproof to the late Hobby D. & Minnie Lee (Mooreland) Youngblood; he was a lifelong resident of Frostproof. He was a dispatcher for Ben Hill Griffin, of the Baptist faith and a veteran of Viet Nam,...

Aug 5, 2009

Bill Croston of Sebring passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at his residence.

He was born January 24, 1963 in Parkridge, IL; he came to Sebring from Frostproof five years ago.

Survivors include his mother, Lois May (Dole) Croston; sister, Kathy Decker of Duluth, MN; and brother, Steve A. Croston of Carpentersville, IL. He was...

Aug 5, 2009

Master Kemper Triston O'Connor, infant, born April 10, 2009 to Timothy O'Connor and Roxanne Fasciani, passed away August 5, 2009.

Survivors also include his sister, Nicole O'Connor of Winter Haven; brothers, Nathan O'Connor and Nolan Norris both of Winter Haven; maternal grandfather, Paul Fasciani of Lake Wales; maternal great-grandmother, Geneava Lockhart of Lake Wales; paternal grandmother, Marilyn...

Aug 4, 2009

Paul D. Bojkovsky, age 71 years & 361 days, of Glen Carbon, IL passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. He was born on August 8, 1937 in Madison, IL; the son of the late Paul & Ustine Bojkovsky. He married Patricia Dickey on September 28, 1957. He was a retired Teamsters...