Jul 20, 2008

LESLIE GEORGE “GRANDPA” BISGROVE, 103 Superintendant Leslie George “Grandpa” Bisgrove passed away Sunday, July 20, 2008 at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born April 18, 1905 in Burchinal, IA; he grew up in Clear Lake, IA; and lived in Chicago, IL where he retired as a superintendent building Diamond T. Trucks. He also lived in Monroe, MI prior to moving...

Jul 19, 2008

Lake Wales – Ralph Blackmon Jr. 76, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Lake Wales Medical Center due to heart failure.

Born August 13, 1931 in Daleville County, Alabama, He had been a resident of Lake Wales since 1952. He retired after 47 years as a refrigeration supervisor from Citrus World in 1997. He restarted his...

Jul 19, 2008

Frostproof - Tereasa Rejuana Maria Martain Sutley, 44, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Winter Haven Hospital from heart failure. Born November 19, 1963 in Batesville, Arkansas, she was a lifetime resident of Frostproof. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. She was a loving, kind person who enjoyed spending time with...

Jul 17, 2008

DARRYL HENRICKSON, 69 Welder Darryl Henrickson of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the Winter Haven Hospital due to liver failure. Born January 30, 1939; he came here over 25 years ago from Homestead. He was a welder, of the Methodist faith and served in the U.S. Navy. He also loved to fish and hunt. Survivors...

Jul 16, 2008

PETER WARD O’NEIL, 67 Retired Peter Ward O’Neil passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at his residence in Indian Lake Estates. Born December 5, 1940 in New Port, RI; he came here from Vero Beach in 2002. He was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church and a veteran of Viet Nam, serving in the U.S. Army. He...

Jul 16, 2008

EDITH HELEN CLARKE, 100 Homemaker Edith Helen Clarke, 100, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at her residence in Lake Wales. Born December 30, 1907 in New York City, NY; she came here from Garden City, NY in 1962. She graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1929 with a degree in science and was a member...

Jul 14, 2008

ELMER L. STEPHENS, 93 U.S. Postal Service Elmer L. Stephens of Lake Wales passed away Monday, July 14, 2008 in Lake Wales. Born June 07, 1915 in Ashburn, GA; he came to Polk County in 1929 and to Lake Wales in 1948 from Frostproof. He was a retired mail clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, an active member of...

Jul 13, 2008

HASKELL A. “AL” FLOWERS, 70 Haskell A. “Al” Flowers of Frostproof passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the Grove Center in Lake Wales. Born September 19, 1937 in Fort Meade; he came here in 1973 from Jacksonville. He was a retired weigh master for Polk County Public Work, of the Baptist faith and a veteran of Vietnam, retiring...

Jul 10, 2008

EUNA VAE BYRD, 90 Citrus World Euna Vae Byrd of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born February 23, 1918; she came here in the late 1940's from Opp, AL. She was a retired sectionizer for Citrus World and a member of Central Avenue Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking and helping others....

Jul 10, 2008

Lowell Y. DuBose, Jr., 52 Lowell Y. DuBose, Jr., 52, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2008 in Frostproof of heart failure. Mr. DuBose was born September 25, 1955 in Avon Park, Florida and has been a life long Resident of this area. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for Mac Asphalt and a member of the Frostproof Church...

Jul 6, 2008

MARY FRANCES STEWART, 80 Homemaker Mary Frances Stewart, 80, of Lake Wales went home to the Lord on Sunday, July 6, 2008 at her residence in Lake Wales. Born July 14, 1927 in Jackson, TN; she came to Lake Wales in 1988 from Frostproof where she lived since 1957. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mary...

Jun 30, 2008

JAMES BRUCE “JIM” JONES, 51 Phosphate Mining James Bruce “Jim” Jones, 51, of Frostproof passed away Monday, June 30, 2008 at J.F.K. Medical Center in West Palm Beach due to heart failure. Born November 23, 1956 in Lake Wales; he was a lifelong resident of the Lake Wales and Frostproof area. He was a safety specialist for Palm Beach...

Jun 28, 2008

CHESTER KINGDON PELTIER U.S. Postal Service Veteran of World War II LAKE WALES-Chester Kingdon Peltier, Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 28, 2008 of heart failure. He was born October 8, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Patricia Peltier, his five daughter...

Jun 26, 2008

RENA MAE DICE, 78 Polk County School Board Rena Mae Dice, 78, passed away June 26, 2008 at her residence in Frostproof after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born May 6, 1930 in Frostproof, FL, she was a lifelong resident. She was a retired school bus driver for the Polk County School Board and a member of the Frostproof...

Jun 23, 2008

LILLIAN A. MYERS, 101 Ford Sales Lillian A. Myers, 101, passed away Monday, June 23, 2008 at her residence in Frostproof. Born February 24, 1907 in Dowagiac, MI; she came here in 1978 from Gobles, MI. She was a retired secretary for Ford Sales and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Avon Park. She liked cooking, flowers...

Jun 22, 2008

FUMINO MARTIN, 77 AFFES Fumino Martin, 77, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2008 at her home in Lake Wales due to cancer. Born October 4, 1930 in Moji, Japan; she came here from Browns Mills, NJ 18 years ago. She was a retired government AFFES employee and the teacher of her Japanese dance group, Fujino-Kai. Survivors include her husband...

Jun 20, 2008

STEVE TRAWICK, 93 Steve Trawick of Frostproof passed away Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Spring Lake Rehab Center in Winter Haven. Born April 5, 1915 in Butler County, AL; he came here from Brewton, AL in 1950. He was a retired Evaporator Operator for Ben Hill Griffin and a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Frostproof. He...

Jun 18, 2008

JOHN FRANKLIN UPCHURCH SR., 70

Master Mechanic

John Franklin Upchurch Sr., 70, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at Lake Wales Medical Center in Lake Wales.

Born December 3, 1937 in Lake Wales, FL; he was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. He was a retired Master Mechanic for IMC...

Jun 17, 2008

MARGIE EVELYN GLASS, 83 School Bus Driver Margie Evelyn Glass, 83, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born November 15, 1924 in Live Oak, FL; she came here over 50 years ago from Suwannee County. She was a retired school bus driver for the Polk County School Board and a member...

Jun 16, 2008

SARAH FRANCES CONNELLY, 93 L.P.N. Sarah Frances Connelly formerly of Lake Wales passed away Monday, June 16, 2008 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Born June 11, 1915 in Gordon, AL; she came here from Alabama in 1925 and moved away in 2007. She was a retired L.P.N. and a member of the Westside Baptist Church. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing and crafts....