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...

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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)...

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...

Apr 5, 2009

Mary T. Stallons of Frostproof passed away April 5, 2009 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born September 3, 1923 in Palatka, FL; she came here in 1970 from Miami. She was a retired teacher for Frostproof Elementary School and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Frostproof. She enjoyed reading and traveling. She also did...

Apr 4, 2009

Mrs. Ruth Pond Smith, 87, died Saturday, April 04, 2009 at Winter Haven Hospital. Born March 22, 1922 to Julia Gregg Maxcy Pond and Junior McDuffy Pond in Bartow, Florida, she was a lifelong resident of Frostproof. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother; and was loved and admired greatly by her family and friends. She was a...

Apr 3, 2009

Anne Marie Hayes of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Dove Health Care in Lake Wales. She was born May 12, 1922 in Lawrence, MA to the late Joseph & Annie Gaffney Stone; she came here in 1970 from Lawrence. She was a retired bank teller for SunTrust Bank, was of the Catholic faith and...

Apr 1, 2009

Scarlet Diane Bybee of Lake Shore passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born November 27, 1943 in Carthage, MS to the late Everett Sprayberry and Elsie Keeling; she came here in 2005 from Walnut Ridge, AR. She was a retired clerical worker for Pinellas County and was of the Baptist faith....

Mar 31, 2009

Meredith J. Booker of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Haines City.

He was born August 14, 1922 in Pinch, WV to the late William Frazier & Iva Jane (Giles) Booker; he came here from Groveport, OH 23 years ago. He was a retired boiler operator....

Mar 30, 2009

Rene Noel St. Maria passed away Monday, March 30, 2009 at the Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace due to L.A.M (lymphangioleiomyomatosis). She was born January 1, 1959 in Long Branch, NJ; she moved to Temple Terrace in 1976 from Babson Park. She was a manager for a dental lab. Survivors include her parents, Lazaro & Mary St. Maria;...

Mar 29, 2009

Mary Kaleel Gilbreath went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at The Palms at Park Place in Kissimmee.

Mrs. Gilbreath was born January 10, 1920 in Jacksonville, Florida. She was married on February 2, 1940 and moved to Lake Wales in August of 1945. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and...