Dec 6, 2008

James R. Jim Samson of River Ranch passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2008 in Lake Wales. He moved to River Ranch in 1986 coming from Floyd, New York. He was a retired Therapy aid for the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center in New York. He was of Catholic Faith and an avid golfer. He is survived by his wife,...

Dec 6, 2008

 Born:  February 19, 1937 Died:  December 06, 2008 Services:  Tuesday, December 16, 2008 12 pm at The Allen Park Chapel-Martenson Family of Funeral Homes, 10915 Allen Rd. (Corner of Goddard), Allen Park, MI 48101-1141. Rev. Arthur Rose of Faithway Assembly will officiate. Service Location:  Allen Park Chpl-Martenson Family of Funeral Homes  (Map)  Visitation:  Monday, December 15, 2008 1 - 9 pm at the funeral...

Dec 6, 2008

Marylou Scott, 69 Marylou Scott, 69, of River Ranch passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008, at her home. Born May 8, 1939 in Bronx, New York, she moved to River Ranch 22 years ago from Delray Beach, Florida. She was a purchasing agent for the City of Delray Beach before retiring and was of the catholic faith. She was...

Dec 4, 2008

BETTY L. PONTIOUS, 86 Lot & Acreage Headquarters Inc. Betty L. Pontious of Babson Park passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born February 28, 1922 in Bicknell, IN to the late Henry W. & Maude Case; she came here from Miami in 1980. She was a retired office manager for Lot...

Dec 4, 2008

PEGGY JOYCE MESSER, 66

Joyce Messer of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland.

She was born August 29, 1942 in Cuthbert (Randolph County), GA to the late Daniel P. & Ruth Wilson Messer; she came to Lake Wales as a child. She worked for E.B. Malone...

Dec 3, 2008

FRANK WILLIAM WALKER, 79

U.S. Postal Service

Frank William Walker of Nalcrest passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at the Parrish Medical Center due to heart failure.

He was born November 16, 1929 in Boston, MA to the late Charles & Evelyn Walker; he came here from Long Island, NY 12 years ago....

Dec 2, 2008

HELMA H. LEWIS Teacher Helma Heilenday Lewis, 89, died at her home Tuesday, December 2, 2008 after a fifteen-year contest with melanoma. Born in Jersey City, N.J., she moved to Lake Wales in 1956 when she joined the faculty of Webber College, where she taught in the business department for 25 years. In 1959 she married Thomas D. Lewis,...

Nov 29, 2008

THOMAS FLOYD McCLURE JR., 76

Bartow Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Thomas Floyd McClure Jr. of Lake Wales passed away peacefully Saturday, November 29, 2008 with his family present.

Born August 27, 1932 in Tampa; he was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales, FL. He was a retired sheet metal worker for Bartow Refrigeration...

Nov 28, 2008

PATRICIA W. CROSS, 84 Nurse's Aid & Dental Assistant Patricia W. Cross of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 28, 2008 at the Dove Health Care. Born April 3, 1924 in Elkins, WV; she came here from Oroville, CA in 2005. She was a nurse’s aid and a dental assistant. She was of the Presbyterian faith. Survivors include her...

Nov 24, 2008

MARY LLOYD-REES CRAIG, 75 Homemaker Mary Lloyd-Rees Craig passed away Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center due to heart failure. She was born on September 5, 1933 in Waltham, MA to the late Wilfred and Eirwen Lloyd-Rees. She spent most of her youth with her parents on a sugar plantation near Cienfuegos, Cuba. She attended...

Nov 24, 2008

JOE SESNIAK, 86 R.R. Donnelley & Sons Joe Sesniak of Indian Lake Estates passed away Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Dove Health Care in Lake Wales due to heart failure. Born January 6, 1922; he came here 20 years ago from Hinsdale, IL. He was a retired pressman for R.R. Donnelley & Sons and a member of the...

Nov 24, 2008

KENNETH “KEN” WARD, 62 TRW/Textron Corp. Kenneth “Ken” Ward passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 in the peace and comfort of his home in Indian Lake Estates. Born on October 16, 1946 in Huntington, WV; the son of Kenneth and Virginia Ward. Ken moved to Cleveland, OH in 1960. At the age of 18 he began a 30...

Nov 23, 2008

HAROLD C. VAN OSTRAND, 85 Amerigas Harold C. Van Ostrand of Frostproof passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008 at The Oaks of Avon. He was born June 13, 1923 in Miami, FL and was the son of the late Harold Van Ostrand and Harriet Clifford Van Ostrand. Harold moved from Miami, FL to Spruce Pine, NC in 1981. He...

Nov 23, 2008

HAROLD D. EARNHART, 72 Department of Agriculture Harold D. Earnhart, age 72, of Frostproof, FL, passed away peacefully at his home on November 23, 2008, due to Parkinson’s Disease. His loving wife and surviving children were at his side. Born on March 11, 1936 in Black Oak, Arkansas to the late Herbert and Fannie Webb Earnhart, he was the...

Nov 20, 2008

Alice Stone, 87, passed away at her home in Frostproof. Born in Boothspoint, TN, she moved to Frostproof in 1960 coming from Niles, MI. She retired from the Polk County Sheriff's Department and was a School Safety officer. She was a member fo the 1st Baptist Church of Frostproof, and of the Senior Citizens Fellowship Dining. Alice was preceded...

Nov 20, 2008

PATRICIA MARIE “PAT” POWELL, 69 Homemaker Patricia Marie “Pat” Powell of Frostproof passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Florida Hospital in Sebring. Born April 13, 1939 in Bartow; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Frostproof. Pat was preceded by her husband, Elton...

Nov 19, 2008

Ralph Staton, 82, passed away in South Carolina. Born in Blount County, Alabama, he moved to Winter Haven 51 years ago coming from there. He retired from Petersen Industrial Machines as a Mechanic / welder. He is survived by his wife, Martha Staton; daughters Patricia Ann Kopp of Lake Wales, & Naomi Jean Long of Walhalla, SC; sons; Wayne...

Nov 17, 2008

NORMA J. HOUK SKINNER, 68 Lake Wales Citrus Growers Association Norma J. Houk Skinner passed away Monday, November 17, 2008 at her residence in Lake Wales. Born June 19, 1940 in Lake Wales; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a secretary for the Lake Wales Citrus Growers Association and of the Baptist faith. She was...

Nov 14, 2008

RICHARD “DICK” SHIMP, 76 DuPont Corp. Richard “Dick” Shimp was born in Woodbury, NJ on May 14, 1932. He went to the University of Maine where he met the love of his life, Marilyn Louise Stubbs. Dick and Mary Lou were married on November 27, 1955 after his graduation with a degree in Forestry and Wildlife Conservation, and shortly...

Nov 14, 2008

ARTHUR WILSON FERGUSON, 99 Pentagon Cafeterias Arthur Wilson Ferguson of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 14, 2008 at the Spring Lake Nursing Center in Winter Haven. Born November 5, 1909 in Espyville, PA; he came here in 1979 from Maryland. He was a retired controller/general manager for Pentagon Cafeterias and was of the Episcopalian faith. Survivors include his...