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;...
EDDIE BATSON, 42 Welder/Pipe Fitter Eddie Batson, 42, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Born July 21, 1965 in Lake Wales; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a self-employed welder/pipe fitter and a member of the Calvary Temple. He enjoyed fishing, kayaking, the outdoors and horticulture. Survivors include his sons, Eddie Lamar...
PETE “CRAWDADDY” TAPPER, 60 Welder Pete “Crawdaddy” Tapper, 60, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born October 20, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY; he came here from Ashley, OH 23 years ago. He was a welder for Peterson Industries and worked for Eager Beaver. Pete was preceded in death by his...
SHIRLEY S. BELL, 85 Chalet Suzanne Shirley S. Bell, 85, of Lake Wales died Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Lake Wales Medical Center of kidney failure. Born December 21, 1922 in Endicott, New York; she moved to Lake Wales 31 years ago from Freeville, New York. She was a recipe tester for the Chalette Suzanne’s cook book and was...
GLEN C. WILSON, 75 Lather Glen C. Wilson, 75. of Frostproof passed away Sunday, March 16, 2008 at his residence. Born August 31, 1932 in Pickerington, OH; he came here from Live Oak 2 ½ years ago. He was a retired Lather in the construction business and of the Protestant faith. He was a veteran of Korea, serving in...
BOBBY PERRYMAN, 52 Glass Glazer Bobby Perryman, 52, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, Mach 14, 2008 in Dunnellon. Born October 10, 1955 in Williston, FL; he came here fro Chiefland 10 years ago. He was a glass glazer and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints. He like to hunt, fish, camping, gambling and...
ALVIS TOWNSEND, JR. U.S. Air Force Alvis Townsend, Jr, 83, of Frostproof passed away Thursday, March 13, 2008 in Babson Park of cancer. Born January 10, 1925 in Herrin, IL; he came here from Montrose, MI in 1975. He was a veteran of World War II, Korea and Viet Nam, serving in the U.S. Marines Corp and retiring from...
FANNIE RAINES, 92 Citrus World Fannie Raines, 92, of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born March 2, 1916 in Geneva County, AL; she came here from Geneva, AL in 1938. She was a retired fruit sectionizer for Citrus World and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Frostproof. She...
ORA “GRANNY CURTIS” GLADWELL, 88 Homemaker Ora “Granny Curtis” Gladell, 88, of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte. Born April 9, 1919 in Logan, WV; she came here from West Virginia in 1960. She was a homemaker and a member of the Southside Baptist Church of Frostproof. Survivors include her...
DOLORES A. CONOVER, 77 First National Bank Dolores A. Conover, 77, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, March 10, 2008 at his local residence. Born September 28, 1930 in Atlantic City, NJ; she has been a winter resident for 20 years coming from Galloway, NJ. She retired at the head teller at First National Bank in Absecon, NJ and...
CHARLES O. THOMAS, 92 Econo Lodge Charles O. Thomas, 92, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, March 9, 2008 at Dove Health Care. Born January 18, 1916 in Little Rock, AR; he came here from Arizona in 1975. He was the owner/operator of a restaurant and the manager of the Econo Lodge for 18 years. He was an avid...
MADELINE B. “MADDY” BURNSIDE, 57 Wal-Mart Madeline B. “Maddy” Burnside, 57, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008 at her residence. Born September 17, 1950 in New York City, NY; she cam here in November of 2007 from Conyers, GA. She was a cashier for Wal-Mart, was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed needlework. Survivors include her...
HERBERT “HERB” CARLTON CONNER, 79 Citrus World Herbert “Herb” Carlton Conner, 79, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born May 11, 1928 in Dothan, AL; he came here from Dothan 65 years ago. He was a retired supervisor for Citrus World and served in the U.S. Navy. He loved to...
FANNIE GERTRUDE TUCKER RHODEN, 84 Homemaker Fannie Gertrude Tucker Rhoden, 84, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born January 25, 1924 in Lake Wales; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Church of God and the V.F.W. Auxiliary. She...
JEAN COLLINS LUTHER, 71 Citrus World Jean Collins Luther, 71, of Winter Haven passed away Friday, March 7, 2008 at her daughter’s residence in Winter Haven. Born October 25, 1936 in Randolph County, AL; she came here from Randolph County in 1954. She was an accounting clerk in the citrus industry and a member of the Parkland Baptist Church...
BARBARA COOK, 81 Homemaker Barbara Cook, 81, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Palm Garden of Winter Haven. Born February 18, 1927 in Cambridge, MA; she came here from Miami in 1988. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her husband, Frank “Cookie” Cook of Lake Wales; daughter, Joyce Ann Cook...
ORALIA LARA, 72 Homemaker Oralia Lara, 72, of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at the Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center in Sebring. Born January 28, 1936 in Allende, Coah, Mexico; she came here from Decatur, TX in 1971. She was a homemaker and a Christian. She was a dedicated mother and grandmother and worked with her husband,...