Mar 25, 2009

Gloria Hope Davis Lucas of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at the Wedgewood Health Care Center in Lakeland. She was born September 26, 1925 in Ealum, FL and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a retired lab technician for Ben Hill Griffin, a member of the Southside Baptist Church and a past member of...

Mar 22, 2009

Margaret Good of Frostproof passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the Florida Hospital in Sebring. She was born February 7, 1964 in Lancaster, OH; she came here 14 years from Lebanon, TN. She was a retired cook for Cracker Barrel in Ohio, Tennessee and Florida and attended the First Baptist Church in Frostproof. She was a foster parent...

Mar 20, 2009

James D. "J David" Partin of Tampa passed away Friday, March 20, 2009 at the James A. Haley Veteran Hospital in Tampa. He was born July 12, 1943 in Lake Wales to the late Judson & Ila Mae (Holton) Partin; he was born and raised in Lake Wales, left for college, the military and his career before coming back...

Mar 20, 2009

Virginia Kathryn Thornton passed away Friday, March 20, 2009 at her residence in Frostproof. She was born November 11, 1939 in Quilan, MO; she came here 25 years ago from Illinois. She was a homemaker and a member of the Corinth Baptist Church and the V.F.W. Women's Auxiliary. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Thornton; mother...

Mar 20, 2009

Rita S. Hashman of Lake Wales passed away Friday, March 20, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born October 24, 1938 in Indiana; she came here in 2002 from Indianapolis, IN. She was a retired secretary for General Motors and of the Protestant faith. She enjoyed riding around her neighborhood in her golf cart...

Mar 17, 2009

Joyce L. Hutchinson of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at the Winter Haven Health & Rehab Center. She was born January 31, 1915 in Hartford, AL to the late John Ivey & Bama (Patterson) Savage; she moved to Waverly in1935 and came to Lake Wales in 1937. She was a homemaker and a member of the...

Mar 17, 2009

Clint Waters of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009 in West Palm Beach.

He was born September 14, 1972 in Lake Wales; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a tower technician for Sky Hawk Wireless, and served in the U.S. Air Force. He graduated from Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Orlando and...

Mar 12, 2009

Dolores M. Johnson, 93, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born August 28, 1915 in Jamestown, NY to the late C. Fred & Mattie (Christianson) Johnson; and came here 17 years ago from Lakewood, NY. She was a retired clerk for the City of Jamestown, NY and attended...

Mar 12, 2009

Byron Y. Bowers, 72, died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, Florida.

Byron was born February 6, 1937 in Lake Wales, Florida and lived and worked his entire life in that area. He was a dredge operator for Lake Wales Independent Sand Company for many years, drove a cab for Lake Wales Cab...

Mar 12, 2009

Rae Friedlander Wolfson of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Winter Haven Hospital

She was born July 19, 1918 in Doerun, GA to the late Harry & Celia (Nankin) Friedlander; and came to Lake Wales in 1923 from Albany, GA. With her parents and husband she was owner/operator of Friedlander's Department Store in Lake...

Mar 11, 2009

Jerome F. "Jerry" Wittman of Babson Park passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born July 09, 1927 in Curtis, WI to the late Anton & Anna (Geiger) Wittman; he came to Lake Wales in 1962 and moved to Babson Park in 1971. He was the owner of Highlands Floor...

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...