Mar 10, 2009

Tommy Rateliff of Bartow passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

He was born September 24, 1951 in Prescott, Arkansas to the late Harris Almond & Opal Faye (Jarvis) Rateliff; he came to the area 40 years ago. He was a mechanic, attended the First Assembly of God church and was a...

Mar 10, 2009

Michael J. Walker of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at the James A. Haley Veteran Hospital in Tampa.

He was born June 26, 1941 in Lake Wales to the late Joseph Lincoln & Annie Ruth (Mann) Walker Sr.; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was an adventurer and a member of...

Mar 8, 2009

Howard A. Leishman of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 at The Groves Center.

He was born December 8, 1923 in Bronx, New York City, New York to the late Howard A. & Josephine R. (Kennedy) Leishman; he came here in 1997 from Millsboro, DE. He was a retired police officer from the City of...

Mar 8, 2009

Louise Godwin of Frostproof passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born December 15, 1922 in Tupelo, MS to the late Lonnie & Flossie (Simmons) Anderson; she came here in 1944 from Crawfordsville, AR. She was retired from Ben Hill Griffin Packing House and attended the Frostproof Church of God. She enjoyed...

Mar 7, 2009

Perry Wilson of Frostproof passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Haines City He was born September 10, 1928 in Metter, GA to the late Paul & Lillie Bell (Lacy) Wilson; and he came here when he was 2 from Metter, GA. He was the retired owner/operator of the Frostproof Dry...

Feb 28, 2009

Gary Russell Hicks, 59, of Frostproof passed away Saturday, February 28, 2009 at his residence.

He was born June 4, 1949 in New Bedford, MA; he came here 12 years ago from Hollywood, FL. He owned Gary’s Home Improvements and was a talented handyman. He was of the Christian faith.

Survivors include his beloved companion,...

Feb 25, 2009

Burt Clinton Pettigrew, a resident of Dothan, AL, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Henry County Health and Rehab Center. He was 86. Mr. Pettigrew was born April 26, 1922 in Webb City, Missouri and moved to South Florida at an early age where he attended high school. He entered the U.S. Army and was a veteran...

Feb 25, 2009

Jesse McKnight, 82, of Lake Wales, Florida, and Waynesville, Ohio, passed away of cardiac arrest at The Dove in Lake Wales on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Jesse was born on November 13, 1926 in Dayton, Ohio and was a winter resident of Saddlebag Lake Resort for 19 years. He was a retired Boilermaker. He is survived by his wife,...

Feb 21, 2009

William Bill Lacher, 78, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born March 18, 1930 in Tampa to the late Harry & Doris (Newton) Lacher; he came to Lake Wales in 1992 from Wildwood, FL. He was a retired line foreman for Florida Power Corp. and a member of...

Feb 20, 2009

Louise Danford of Lake Wales passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at the Life Care Center in Winter Haven. She was born September 5, 1926 in Coffee County, AL to the late Henry Matheny and Claudia M. (Banks) Salter; she came to Lake Wales 62 years ago from Coffee County, AL. She was retired from Mountain Lake and a...

Feb 17, 2009

Lillian Ruth Frazier Killen, 81, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Brandywyne Health Care in Winter Haven. She was born June 4, 1927 in DeFuniak Springs, FL to the late Claudie Lee & Margaret Jewell (Prater) Frazier; she came to the area in 1929. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Lillian was...

Feb 10, 2009

Edward Murray McCollum, 48, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born July 26, 1960 in Greenville, SC to Edward E. & Jane Murray McCollum from Edisto Island, SC; he came here 9 years ago from Saint Marks, FL. He was a welder and of the Episcopalian faith. Survivors...

Feb 10, 2009

Rebecca “Becky” Lamb passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at her residence in Frostproof. She was born January 13, 1921 in Newton, AL to the late James Benjamin & Maggie Eudora (Snell) Smith; she came here 45 years ago from Alabama. She was a homemaker, a cashier for Scenic Suprex Grocery and a bookkeeper for the family business. She...

Feb 10, 2009

Gloria Wooten Richards, 84, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at The Groves Center due to heart failure. She was born April 11, 1924 in Frostproof to the late Fred & Grace (Simmons) Wooten; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and was a member of the First United Methodist Church...

Feb 8, 2009

Elizabeth "Betty" Williams, 82, of Frostproof passed away Sunday, February 08, 2009 at The Groves Center in Lake Wales due to complications from Alzheimer’s. Betty was born September 19, 1926 in Jefferson County, FL to the late Dale Devere & Katy Morris. She graduated from Madison High School and Florida Southern College in Lakeland where she earned her teaching...

Feb 8, 2009

Rodney Keith Brimlow, 54, of Haines City passed away Sunday, February 08, 2009 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to an accident.

Born February 15, 1954 in Avon Park to the late Irby McKinley & Mable (Roberts) Brimlow; he moved to Haines City 6 years ago from Frostproof. He was a fork lift driver for Florida...

Feb 3, 2009

Agnes "Sweetie" Whitlock passed away February 2, 2009 at the Grove Center in Lake Wales, FL after a lengthy illness. She was born February 27, 1926 in Baltimore, MD and was one of nine children born to Lemuel and Alice Ayres. She was a real estate saleswoman, homemaker and loved to work in the yard. She is survived by...

Jan 30, 2009

William W. “Bill” Lasseter passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 at his residence in Lake Wales. He was born October 31, 1943 in Lake Wales to the late L.T. & Evie (Knowles) Lasseter. He retired in 1995 from G.T.E. as a cable splicer/facility maintainer and was of the Protestant faith. He was a veteran of Viet Nam, serving in...

Jan 29, 2009

Mary Brown of Frostproof passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009 at The Groves Center in Lake Wales.

She was born April 25, 1920 in Lobelville, Tennessee to the late Lloyd & Birdie (Forrester) Wheat; she came here from Sylvania, Ohio in 1981. She was a retired school bus driver from the Ohio School Board and a member...

Jan 28, 2009

Sandra D. “Meme” Beza of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born September 18, 1944 in Ashville, North Carolina to the late Chester C. & Robbie (Davis) Gross; she came here 30 years ago from Tampa. She attended God’s Family Assembly Church. She was a giving person and enjoyed talking...