Putt Boucher
Nov 2, 2007
PUTT BOUCHER, 84 LAKE WALES--Putt Boucher passed away November 2, 2007 after a long battle with alzheimers. She was born May 10, 1923 to Irving and Lillian Boucher. Her accomplishments included personal secretary to Mrs. Agler Cook at Mt. Lake and New York. After her father’s death, she continued the operation of Five Acres Turkey Farm but she is...
Polly Ovella Benefiel
Nov 1, 2007
POLLY O. BENEFIEL, 95 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Polly O. Benefiel, 95, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, November 01, 2007 at The Palms of Sebring in the loving care of staff and Good Shepherd Hospice. Born July 16, 1912 in Jasper to William Raiford Royal and Vinnie Sapp Royal; and has lived in Florida all her life. She was a...
Bonnie Jean Creekmore
Oct 29, 2007
BONNIE JEAN CREEKMORE, 82 Homemaker AUBURNDALE--Bonnie Jean Creekmore, 82, of Auburndale passed away October 29, 2007 due to heart failure at Winter Haven Hospital. Born August 29, 1925 in LaCrosse, WI; she has lived in Polk County since 1975, coming from Miami. She was a homemaker and attended the First United Methodist Church in Bartow, where she taught Sunday...
Evelyn Nadine Warters
Oct 28, 2007
EVELYN NADINE WARTERS, 87 Bookkeeper LAKE WALES--Evelyn Nadine Warters, 87, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, October 28, 2007 at her home. Born July 31, 1920 in Littlestown, PA; she came to Lake Wales from New Bedford, MA in 1978. She was a bookkeeper for Fairhaven Corporation; and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S....
Evelyn E. "Evie" Hoeppner Gervais
Oct 27, 2007
EVELYN E. “EVIE” HOEPPNER GERVAIS, 66 IBM LAKE WALES--Evelyn E. “Evie” Hoeppner Gervais, 66, of Lake Wales passed away October 27, 2007 due to complications of cancer at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born October 9, 1941 in Bridgeport, CT; she came to Lake Wales from Underhill, Vermont in 1994. She was a Senior Telecommunications Specialist for IBM for...
Nancy Ann Brenner
Oct 20, 2007
Nancy Ann Brenner, 73 Lake Wales Medical Center WINTER HAVEN--Nancy Ann Brenner, 73, of Winter Haven passed away October 20, 2007 due to heart failure at Winter Haven Hospital. Born October 20, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA; she came to Winter Haven 4 years ago from Lake Wales, where she lived for 14 years coming from Arlington Heights, IL. She...
Bob L. Creeden
Oct 20, 2007
BOB L. CREEDEN, 82 U.S. Navy LAKE WALES--Bob L. Creeden, 82, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, October 20, 2007 due to respiratory failure at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born March 22, 1925 in Liberal, KS; he came to Lake Wales from San Diego, CA 8 years ago. He was retired from the U.S. Navy. Bob was a volunteer...
Lawrence Walter Penn
Oct 20, 2007
Lawrence Walter Penn, 65 U.S. Government Lawrence Walter Penn, 65, of Winter Haven passed away Saturday October 20, 2007 due to cancer at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born January 19, 1942; he came to Winter Haven from Washington DC. He was a computer analyst for the U.S. Government; served in the U.S. Air Force; and was involved in...
Dorothy Lee Stanland
Oct 19, 2007
Dorothy Lee Stanland, 81 Waverly Growers WAVERLY--Dorothy Lee Stanland, 81, of Waverly went home to be with her heavenly Father on Friday, October 19, 2007 due to heart failure at Auburndale Oaks. Born April 15, 1926 in Cocoa, FL; she came to Waverly in 1963. She was a grader for Waverly Growers and was a member of the First...
Marie Collier
Oct 15, 2007
MARIE COLLIER, 86 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Marie Collier, 86, of Lake Wales passed away October 15, 2007 due to heart failure at The Groves Center in Lake Wales. Born May 19, 1921 in Opp, AL; she came to Lake Wales from Alabama in 1941. She was a homemaker and was a member of the West Side Baptist Church since 1950...
Irene Gandy Smith
Oct 12, 2007
Irene Gandy Smith, 75 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Irene Gandy Smith, 75, of Lake Wales passed away October 12, 2007 at her home. Born December 28, 1931 in Eustis, FL; she came to Lake Wales from Tallahassee in 1967. She was a homemaker and was a member of the New Harvest Worship Center. Irene was preceded by her husband, Everett C....
Charles Ray Brooks
Oct 12, 2007
CHARLES RAY “CHUCK” BROOKS, 53 Truck Driver Charles Ray “Chuck” Brooks, 53, of Lake Wales died of heart failure Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born July 28, 1954 in Winter Haven; He was a lifetime resident of the area. He was a truck driver. He loved to hunt and fish. He was a volunteer...
Grady Ward
Oct 11, 2007
GRADY WARD, 88 Waverly Growers WAVERLY--Grady Ward, 88, of Waverly died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Winter Haven Hospital. Born February 11, 1919 in Newville, AL; he came here from the Dothan, AL area in 1939. He was a plant manager for Waverly Growers. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Winter Haven and a veteran of...
Dean Earl Crane
Oct 10, 2007
Dean Earl Crane, 70 LAKE WALES--Dean Earl Crane, 70, passed away suddenly October 10, 2007 at his home in Lake Wales, Florida. Born July 14, 1937 in West Seneca, New York; he came to Lake Wales from Lawrenceville, PA in 2003. He served in the U.S. Navy; was a member of the Lake Wales Elks Lodge and was an...
William Grose Cranston
Oct 10, 2007
WILLIAM GROSE CRANSTON, 83 Telecommunications LAKE WALES--William Grose Cranston, 83, of Lake Wales, FL, formerly of Johnstown PA, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born in Beaverdale, PA, Jan. 19, 1924. His career in telecommunications spanned over 30 years. He was a member of 1st Presbyterian Church. In addition to his work at...
Thelma A. Skinner
Oct 10, 2007
Thelma A. Skinner, 76 Homemaker Thelma A. Skinner, 76, passed away October 10, 2007 due to heart failure at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland. Born December 30, 1930 in Laurel Hill, FL; she came to Lake Wales from Laurel Hill in 1949. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Grace Baptist Church. She enjoyed crocheting....
Dorothy Louise Ruehl
Oct 6, 2007
Dorothy Louise Ruehl, 78 Office Manager LAKE WALES--Dorothy Louise Ruehl, 78, passed away October 6, 2007 at Savannah Court in Lake Wales. Born November 20, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio; she came to Lake Wales from Leesburg on August 3, 2007. She was a retired office manager and was of the Methodist faith. Dorothy was preceded by her husband, Edward...
Royce A. "Bucky" Grooms
Oct 5, 2007
Royce A. “Bucky” Grooms, 36 HOLOPAW--Royce A. “Bucky” Grooms, 36, passed away October 5, 2007 at his residence in Holopaw. Born October 26, 1970 in Greensboro, NC; he was a lifelong resident of the Melbourne and Holopaw area. He attended the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints in Deer Run and enjoyed family times. Survivors include his wife,...
Patricia "Pat" Holland
Oct 2, 2007
PATRICIA “PAT” HOLLAND, 60 Bagwell Lumber Co. FROSTPROOF--Patricia “Pat” Holland, age 60, of Frostproof passed away on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at the Florida Hospital in Sebring. Born October 27, 1946 in Lynchburg, Virginia; she came has been a resident of Frostproof since 1993 coming from Homestead, FL. She was a bookkeeper for Bagwell Lumber Company and of the...
Glenn Rowland
Sep 29, 2007
GLENN ROWLAND, 51 Painter FLAGLER BEACH - Glenn Rowland, 51, of Flagler Beach died Saturday, September 29, 2007 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Jacksonville. Born December 29, 1955 in Bartow; he moved to Flagler Beach in 1989 from Lake Wales. He was a commercial and residential painter. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Lake...