Allen "Pete" Abbott Sr.
Jun 8, 2009
Allen "Pete" Abbott Sr of Lake Wales passed away Monday, June 8, 2009 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born August 9, 1929 in Newark, NJ to the late James Allen & Alice May (Theimes) Abbott; he came here in 2003 from Key Largo. He was a retired police officer for the Newark, NJ Police Department, of...
Rev. Kenneth D. Mcarthur
Jun 7, 2009
Rev. Kenneth D. McArthur of Lakeland passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009 at his residence due to heart failure. He was born December 31, 1925 in India to the late John Alexander & Anna Laura (Cleland) McArthur; he moved to Lakeland in 1995 from Lake Wales. He graduated from the Woodstock School in India, Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL,...
Franklin J. Scruggs
Jun 6, 2009
Franklin J. Scruggs of Frostproof passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009 at his residence. He was born December 3, 1933 in Alabama to the late Dempsey & Ila Mae (Miller) Scruggs; he came here from Alabama 55 years ago. He was a retired mechanic for Agrico Chemical Co., a founding member of the Emmanuel Baptist Fellowship and served in...
Thomas C. "T.C." Collier
Jun 6, 2009
Thomas C. "T.C." Collier of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
He was born in Lake Wales, Florida to Polk County pioneers Thomas F. Collier and Pearl Whidden Collier on December 21, 1920. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a licensed plumber. He was a member...
Ruth Balliett Garrett
Jun 6, 2009
Ruth Balliett Garrett of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
She was born October 2, 1917 in St. Paul, MN to the late John & Borghild (Alfstad) Askegard, and came to Lake Wales 70 years ago from Minneapolis, MN. She retired from Sears Department Store in the catalog sales...
Jeffery L. Johnson
Jun 4, 2009
Jeffery L. Johnson of Waverly passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center due to heart failure.
He was born May 6, 1958 in Winter Haven to Ted & Mae Helen Johnson; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a sales representative for Napa Auto Parts and a member of...
Rhonda Stokes Taylor
Jun 1, 2009
Rhonda Stokes Taylor of Lake Wales passed away Monday, June 1, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.
She was born September 18, 1955 in Lake Wales to the late Vernon D. & Louise (Booth) Stokes; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was in the newspaper business for 25 years and was in...
Wilma Jean Picnic
Jun 1, 2009
Wilma Jean Picnic of Lake Wales passed away Monday, June 1, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
She was born June 12, 1932 in Cedar Bluff, VA to the late George & Sophie Lowe; she came here from Maryland in 1988. She was a Christian, a good friend to many, a good mother and wife. She...
Willard G. Hale
May 31, 2009
WILLARD G. HALE, 80 CPA/STATE AUDITOR
Willard G. Hale of Winter Haven, FL went to his heavenly reward on Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Willard was born in an employee house located in what is now the parking lot for Bok Tower Gardens near Lake Wales, FL. He served as an audit specialist in the U.S....
Carol Ann Stewart
May 30, 2009
Carol Ann Stewart, 52, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009 at her residence.
She was born July 26, 1956 in Lake Wales, and was a life-long resident of the area. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Harvest Worship Center.
Carol was preceded in death by her father, Ira...
Barbara Stanland Albritton
May 28, 2009
After battling colon/liver cancer for two years, Barbara Stanland Albritton passed away peacefully on May 28th at her home and surrounded by her family.
She was born on August 23, 1929, to Lloyd and Eva Mae Stanland in Waverly, Florida. She graduated from Lake Wales High School in 1947 and attended Stetson University in 1947 and 1948....
P. David Grace
May 28, 2009
P. David "Dave" Grace of Babson Park Thursday, May 28, 2009 at his residence.
He was born July 13, 1946 in Louisville, KY to the late Arthur & Mary (Fowler) Grace; he came here 10 years ago from Clarksville, IN. He was a retired maintenance machinist for Philip Morris USA, of the Catholic faith and a veteran...
Cynthia Ann Dolbier
May 27, 2009
Cynthia Ann Dolbier of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at the Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
She was born October 19, 1959 in East Greenwich, RI; she came here in 1970. She graduated from Lake Wales High School in 1977 and worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 21 years. She loved horseback riding, boating...
Archie Wingfield
May 26, 2009
Archie Wingfield of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at his residence.
He was born April 9, 1932 in Lake Wales; he was born and raised here, moved to Vero Beach for 30 years and returned in 1991. He was a citrus grower/owner of Wingfield Groves and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in...
Donna M. Wolfe
May 22, 2009
Donna M. Wolfe of Lake Wales passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 at her residence following a battle with cancer. She was born May 1, 1932 in Lorain, OH to the late Sheldon Vern and Ruth Belle (Baldwin) Hakes. After living in Miami for many years, she came to Lake Wales from New York in 2000. Mrs. Wolfe was...
Freddy Jewkes
May 20, 2009
Freddy Jewkes of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born December 21, 1941 in Bronx, NY to the late Frederick William and Charlotte Wellington Jewkes; he came here from Miami 6 years ago. He was a painter for the Dade County School Board, served in the Marines, and liked...
Florizel "Junior" Houston
May 18, 2009
Florizel "Junior" Houston of Lake Wales passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 , at the Savannah Court Assisted Living Facility.
He was born April 24, 1924 in Lucille, GA, to the late Florizell Houston, Sr., and wife, Effie Alberta White Houston, and came to Lake Wales in his late teens. He was a service supervisor for G.T.E....
Lesley Jagger Phillips
May 11, 2009
Lesley Jagger Phillips, 61 of Lake Wales, FL., died Monday, May 11, 2009 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. She was born in Worcester, Mass., daughter of Charles and Dorothy Jagger, both deceased. She moved to Clearwater, FL. in 1961 with her family where she attended Largo High School. She married Richard Phillips of Clearwater and moved to...
Gerald Sullivan
May 8, 2009
Gerald Sullivan of Winter Haven passed away Friday, May 8, 2009 at the Winter Haven Hospital.
He was born October 21, 1936 in Kissimmee to the late Curtis Theodore & Cynthia C. (Bridges) Sullivan. He was a retired cowboy, was of the Baptist faith and served in the U.S. Army. He loved to fish, hunt and spend...
Chloe Sullivan
May 6, 2009
Clorinda "Chloe" (Bonfiglio) Sullivan of Lake Wales and Coldwater, MI passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Drew's Place in Coldwater, MI. She was born January 7, 1913 in Coldwater, MI to the late Anthony and Julia Bonfiglio. She graduated from St. Charles High School in Coldwater in 1931. She earned her teaching degree from Sienna Heights College and...