Leonard Gray
Apr 26, 2009
Leonard Gray of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
He was born February 24, 1924 in Moultrie, GA to the late Kendrick and Mealissie Gray; he was a lifetime resident of the area. He was a painter for Seaboard Coastline for 27 years where he received an award for...
Patricia Ruth Gartland
Apr 26, 2009
Patricia Ruth Gartland of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.
She was born November 16, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; she came here from Dearborn Heights, MI 10 years ago. She was a member of the Dundee United Methodist Church and a member of the Red Hat Society....
Robert W. Cruger
Apr 25, 2009
Robert W. Cruger passed away on April 25, 2009 in Lakeland, Florida. He was 88 years old.
He survived his cherished wife Kathy, brother Nicholas and sister Mary Belle. Bob is mourned by his dear friend Mary Hall and will never be forgotten by his numerous friends. Bob grew up in Decatur, Georgia and graduated in 1943...
Shirley A. Wilcox
Apr 25, 2009
Shirley A. Wilcox of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Dove Health Care in Lake Wales. She was born August 30, 1943 in Muncie, IN to the late Ray Davis & Lela C. (Powell) Wilcox; she came here 5 years ago from Columbia City, IN. She was a retired cashier in Indiana. Survivors include her...
Mary Anne Stone
Apr 23, 2009
Mary Anne Stone of Indian Lake Estates passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born August 21, 1938 in Manhattan, NY to the late Charles & Mary Pugh (Scott) Stevenson; she came here 6 years ago from Sebring where she lived for 15 years. Survivors include husband of 49 years, Edward M. Stone; daughter,...
H. William "Bill" Nyce
Apr 21, 2009
H. William "Bill" Nyce Jr of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at his residence. Born April 16, 1931 in Kentucky to the late Mr. & Mrs. Holst William Nyce Sr; he has been a winter resident for 4 years coming from Endicott, NY. He was a Sales Agent with Nationwide Insurance Company for 27 years, of the...
Betty Jean Moczynski
Apr 21, 2009
Betty Jean Moczynski of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Orlando Regional Medical Center. Born January 5, 2009 in Chicago, IL; she came here from Dalton, IL 20 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Bob Moczynski; three sons, Dennis...
Patricia L. Mooney
Apr 19, 2009
Patricia L. Mooney of Citrus Springs, FL passed away Sunday, April 19, 2009 at the Citrus memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL. She was born November 22, 1938 in Connersville, FL to late Rommie Courson and Ludell Lee Sapp; she was raised in Frostproof and moved to Citrus Springs from Babson Park where she lived for 10 years. She was...
Thomas S. Crowell
Apr 19, 2009
Thomas S. Crowell of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 19, 2009 at his residence.
He was born February 7, 1945 in Davenport to the late James Levi & Bertha Mae (Daniels) Crowell; he came here 44 years ago from Haines City. He was a retired electrician for Progress Energy and served in the U.S. Army Reserve....
Karen Davis
Apr 13, 2009
Karen Davis, 45, of Darian, GA and formerly of Winter Haven passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 in Texas. She was born May 27, 1963 in Germany. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her mother, Edith Love of Lake Wales; father, Lemuel Roy Goodwin of Georgia; daughter, Mandi Davis of Georgia; sons, Cody Davis of Georgia and...
Jerry W. Taylor
Apr 13, 2009
Jerry W. Taylor of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 at his residence due to complications of a stroke.
He was born August 26, 1936 in Cardwell, MO to the late Aaron Albert & Sylvia Marie (Phelps) Taylor; he came here from Leachville, AR in 1956. He was the former owner/operator of The Alignment Shop,...
Dr. Donald D. Pickett
Apr 13, 2009
Dr. Donald D. Pickett of Winter Haven passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
He was born on January 27, 1931 in Decatur, IL to the late Howard Cecil & Gladys Pearl (Williams) Pickett; his pastorates include Reedville, VA Church of God from 1952 until 1966 and the Haines Creek Church of...
Lilas Marcile Ohly
Apr 11, 2009
Lilas Marcile Ohly of Lake Wales passed away from a long battle with Alzheimer's on Saturday, April 11, 2009. She was born on November 4, 1938 in Mansfield, Ohio to the late William Stanley & Frances (Hershey) McFarland. Marci moved to Florida in 1974, where she raised her three children and grandchildren. Making paper dolls for the girls was...
Walter T. Laskowski
Apr 10, 2009
Walter T. Laskowski of Frostproof passed away on Friday, April 10, 2009 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born November 27, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Walter & Margaret Laskowski; he came to the Frostproof area in 2002 from Chicago. He was a retired self employed electrician in the residential construction business. He attended Our...
Lloyd W. Weeks
Apr 9, 2009
Lloyd W. Weeks of River Ranch passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born February 7, 1919 in New Haven Mills, VT to the late John & Mary Weeks; he has been a winter residence for 19 years coming from Springfield, VT. He was a retired machinist for Bryant Chucking Grinder Co. in...
Raymond R. Halbert
Apr 7, 2009
Raymond R. Halbert of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born April 24, 1914 in Higgins, Texas to the late Leroy Taylor & Sara Frances Halbert; he came here 21 years ago from Lake of the Ozarks, MO. He was the retired director of maintenance and construction for the University of Missouri...
Robert W. "Bob" "Red" Mccreary
Apr 6, 2009
Robert W. McCreary of Frostproof passed away Monday, April 6, 2009 at the Florida Hospital in Sebring.
He was born June 15, 1930 in Honolulu, HI to the late Thomas and Katherine McCreary; he came here 4 years ago from Honolulu. He was a veteran of Viet Nam and Korea, serving in the U.S. Air Force, and...
Sam Waters
Apr 5, 2009
Sam Waters of Bartow passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009 in Lake Wales.
He was born February 2, 1970 in Lake Wales; he was a lifelong resident. He was of the Pentecostal faith, loved riding motorcycles and wrestling with his children.
Sam was preceded in death by his brother, Clint Waters and step-father, Glenn D....
Howard Keach
Apr 5, 2009
Howard "Frank" "Howie" Keach Jr. of Lake Wales passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2009 in Florida of pneumonia. Born October 21, 1943 in Ogdensburg, NY, was a former resident of Cicero NY, and came here 9 years ago. He was a retired millwright for General Motors for 33 years, with 29 years in Syracuse, NY (Local Union #854)...
Jimmy Jones
Apr 5, 2009
Jimmy Jones of Avon Park passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009.
Born February 3, 1969 in Corinth, MS; he moved to Avon Park 7 years ago from Frostproof. He was a Road Forman III for Polk County and served in the National Guard. During 9/11 he served as National Security for the National Guard. He loved Nascar...