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...

Sep 3, 2009

Doris C. Bryant of Lake Wales died Thursday, September 3, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born in Dublin, GA on February 16, 1928 to the late David and Clara (Tanner) Robertson; and came to Lake Wales from Winter Haven in 1993. She was a homemaker, a Food & Beverage Manager for restaurants in...

Sep 1, 2009

Donald E. Webb of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at his residence.

He was born June 27, 1941 in Fall River, Massachusetts to the late Edwin C. & Helen (Lund) Webb; he came here in 2006 from Westport, Massachusetts. He was a 1959 graduate of the Westport High School and was a member of the...

Aug 31, 2009

Jackie Prichinello of Babson Park passed away Monday, August 31, 2009 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

She was born August 24, 1959 in Lancaster, PA to Richard Gordon & Barbara Jane Heffner; she came here 5 years ago from Indiana. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church and the Columbiettes....

Aug 31, 2009

James W. Hall of Babson Park passed away August 31, 2009 of respiratory failure at Tennessee Valley "VA" Hospital in Nashville, TN.

He was born October 26, 1937 in Ripley, MS. He served our country in the United States Air Force and retired from The Federal Aviation Administration after 24 years. He was the owner of the...

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 &...