BOBBY G. DUNCAN, 75 Truck Driver Bobby G. Duncan, 75, of Frostproof passed away Friday, April 18, 2008 at The Palms of Sebring. Born January 3, 1933 in Black Oak, AR; he came here from Paymon, AR 7 years ago. He was a self-employed truck driver and a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He...
HELEN ANN SWOBODAY, 88 Bookkeeper Helen Ann Swoboday, 88, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 14, 2008 at her residence of heart failure. Born April 27, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York; she came to Lake Wales in 1980 from Castleberry, Florida. She was a faithful parishioner of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. She was a member of the...
JOHNNIE NICHOLS “NICK” RAULERSON, 88 U.S. Army Johnnie Nichols “Nick” Raulerson, 88, died Tuesday, April 08, 2008 of cancer. He was born Dec 22, 1919, in Fort Meade, FL, to John William and Fannie Thornton Raulerson. He was a 1930 graduate of Frostproof High School, Frostproof, FL. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in World War II and...
DOROTHY F. WILSON, 88 Homemaker Dorothy F. Wilson, 88, of Demorest, GA passed away Monday, April 7, 2008 in Demorest, GA. Born March 17, 1920 in Buchanon, MO; she came to this area in the early 1970’s and moved to Georgia in the late 1990’s. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Frostproof....
ROSCOE E. “PETE” WILKIN, 82 Laughter Co. Roscoe E. “Pete” Wilkin, 82, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 7, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born September 6, 1925 in Highland County, OH; he has been a winter resident since 1989 coming from Dayton, OH. He was a retired tool designer for Laughter Co. in Dayton, OH,...
JOHN WILLIAM BOWYER, 72 Business Executive John William Bowyer, 72, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 6, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born September 4, 1935 in Fort Wayne, IN; the son of John Harold and Evelyn M. Bowyer. He graduated in 1957 from Indiana University with a B.S. Business Administrative degree and in 1968 from...
GASTAU FRANK DISTLER, 88 Mechanic Gastau Frank Distler, 88, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 4, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Hospice. Born April 23, 1919 in Jamaica, NY; he has been a resident of the Polk County area for 25 years. He was a retired automotive mechanic, a member of the Church of Christ in Frostproof, and...
DONALD PAUL BARTHOLOMAY, 76 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Donald Paul Bartholomay, 76, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born March 28, 1932 in Boston, MA; he came here from Franklin, NC 4 years ago. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, served two tours in Viet Nam and the...
MILDRED L. “MILLIE” HALL, 71 Waitress Mildred L. “Millie” Hall, 71, of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the Health Center of Plant City. Born February 6, 1937 in Rosman, NC; she came here from Rosman in 1952. She was a waitress at Jack’s Diner, Ted’s Restaurant and Utopia Restaurant. She was a member of the Christian...
SHIRLEY MAXINE THORNTON, 67 Nurse Shirley Maxine Thornton, 67, of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at her residence. Born October 4, 1940 in Bereah, FL; she has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a retired L.P.N. for Walker Memorial and of the Primitive Baptist faith. She was a veteran of Viet Nam, serving in...
ANNA BELLE RICHARD, 91 Florida Power Anna Belle Richard, 91, of Frostproof passed away Saturday, March 29, 2008 at The Oaks at Avon. Born September 1, 1916 in Fredrick County, VA; she came here in 1965 from Winchester, VA. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly Church on the Ridge in Frostproof. She enjoyed flower...
WILLIS H. KNOWLES, 87 Florida Power Willis H. Knowles, 87, of Clearwater passed away Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Consulate Healthcare in Safety Harbor. Born September 5, 1920 in Tifton, Georgia; he came here in 1945 following his military service. He is a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corp. He moved to Clearwater...
DONALD SHIREY McCOY, 84 FMC Corporation Donald Shirey McCoy, 84, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 at the Dove Nursing Center. Donald was born in Cottonwood, AL on March 30, 1923. His life was his family and his church. He was a charter member of Grace Baptist Church, a deacon and church treasurer for many, many...
DENISE ROCHELLE PIPKIN, 42 Teacher's Aide Denise Rochelle Pipkin, 42, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 at her residence. Born April 30, 1965 in Harbor City, CA; she came here from Rialto, CA in 1991. She was a teacher’s aide for Lifepath Solutions, currently working at Ridge Vocational Technical Institute. She is also a former employee...
Virginia Mae Childress, 81 Homemaker Virginia Mae Childress, 81, of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born August 3, 1926 in Indianapolis, Indiana, she moved to Frostproof three years ago from Riverside, California. She enjoyed Bingo, collecting stuffed animals and was of Methodist Faith. She is survived by her companion Thorton Loudermilk...
DARRYL ALAN BARKER, 24 Polk County Sheriff Dept. Darryl Alan Barker, 24, of Frostproof passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born August 17, 1983 in Orlando; he was a lifelong resident of the Lake Wales and Frostproof area. He was a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and a member of the...
HELEN LIFSEY DUBOSE, 98 Homemaker Helen Lifsey DuBose, 98, of Montezuma, GA passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008 at the Montezuma Health Care Center in Montezuma, GA. Born September 28, 1909 in Ashburn, GA; she came to the area in 1928 from Marshville, GA and moved back to Georgia 10 years ago to be with her family. She was...
MITSUKO “MITZI” VERMETTE, 74 Homemaker Mitsuko “Mitzi” Vermette, 74, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008 at the Winter Haven Hospital. Born March 18, 1934 in Sagamihara, Japan; she came here 26 years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She was a member of the Catholic War Vet. Auxiliary in New Hampshire and...
RANDY MAGGARD, 60 Truck Driver Randy Maggard, 60, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born September 17, 1947 in Fairfax, VA; he came here from Wise County, VA 18 years ago. He was an independent truck driver and owned and operated Randy’s Lawn Care. He was a member of the...
KYLAH MARIE RILEY JACKSON, 10 DAYS Kylah Marie Riley Jackson, 10 days old, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2008 at St. Joseph’s in Tampa. She was born Monday, March 10, 2008 in Winter Haven. Survivors include her mother, Saysha R. Rayburn of Lake Wales; maternal grandparents, Steve and Tina Singletary of Lake Wales and Greg Rayburn of Buford, GA;...