Grace F. Roberts
Feb 18, 2008
GRACE F. ROBERTS, 94 Restaurant Owner/Operator Grace F. Roberts, 94, of Indian Lake Estates, passed away Monday, February 18, 2008 at The Groves Center. Born July 2, 1913 in Spring Creek, NC; she came to the area from Orlando in 1995. She was a retired owner/operator of restaurants in Tennessee and Winter Park. She attended Shady Hammock Baptist Church...
Robert B. "Bernie" Hightower
Feb 17, 2008
ROBERT B. “BERNIE” HIGHTOWER, 87 Waverly Growers Robert B. “Bernie” Hightower, 87, of Deland, FL passed away Sunday, February 17, 2008 at Florida Lutheran Nursing Home in Deland. Born September 4, 1920 in Winter Haven; he came here moved to Waverly in 1946 following his military career. He was a retired packing house manager for Waverly Growers and a...
Allan Taylor "Hoot" Gibson
Feb 17, 2008
ALLAN TAYLOR “HOOT” GIBSON, 83 Fort Meade Middle School Allan Taylor Gibson, 83, of Frostproof passed away Sunday, February 17, 2008 at his residence. Born November 25, 1924 in Arcadia, FL; he has been a resident of Frostproof for 13 years coming from Fort Meade. He was the Principal at Fort Meade Middle School, a member of the First...
William "Scott" Griswold
Feb 15, 2008
WILLIAM “SCOTTY” GRISWOLD, 20 Dawson Geophysical Co. William “Scott” Griswold, 20, of Petersburg, WV passed away Friday, February 15, 2008 at West Virginia University Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born August 25, 1987 in Winter Haven; he was a lifelong resident of the area until moving to West Virginia in 2004. He worked for Dawson Geophysical Co. and was of...
William H. Edwards
Feb 13, 2008
WILLIAM H. “BILL” EDWARDS, 96 Carpenter William H. “Bill” Edwards, 96, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at his residence. Born February 8, 1912 in Vienna, GA; he came here 83 years ago from Georgia. He was a retired carpenter, a member of the Central Avenue Baptist Church, and a veteran of World War II, serving...
Mary Anne Skinner
Feb 12, 2008
MARY ANNE SKINNER, 38 Lane Construction Mary Anne Skinner, 38, of Bartow passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born September 21, 1969 in Bartow; she was a lifelong resident of the Bartow and Lake Wales area. She was a truck driver for Lane Construction and a member of Lake Ruth Baptist Church in Bartow....
Velva A. Amburgey
Feb 12, 2008
VELVA LENA AMBURGEY, 72 Homemaker Velva A. Amburgey, 72, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born May 23, 1935 in Logan, WV; she came here from Syracuse, OH in 1984. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She collected angel figurines; and enjoyed family times and watching gospel...
Michael "Mickey" Huggins
Feb 11, 2008
MICHAEL “MICKEY” HUGGINS, 62 Citrus World Michael “Mickey” Huggins, 62, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, February 11, 2008 at his residence. Born December 19, 1945 in Lake Wales; he moved to Salt Springs from Lake Wales one year ago. He was a retired mechanic for Citrus World and a veteran of Viet Nam, serving in the U.S. Army....
David Allen Brown
Feb 11, 2008
DAVID ALLEN BROWN, 78 Corson Manufacturing David Allen Brown, 78, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, February 11, 2008 at Palm Terrace of Lakeland. Born May 5, 1929 in Lockport, NY; He came here from Lockport, NY in 1990. He was a retired machine operator for Corson Manufacturing, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and a veteran of...
Esther Mae Brown Bailey
Feb 9, 2008
ESTHER MAE (BROWN) BAILEY, 92 Church of God Missionary Esther Mae (Brown) Bailey was born August 21, 1915 in Patoka, Indiana and passed away on February 9, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 92. She married Earl L. Bailey July 23, 1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana and was an active partner with her husband for 24 years...
Calvin Edison Mcfarland
Feb 8, 2008
CALVIN EDISON MCFARLAND, 72 Calvin Edison, McFarland, 72, of Frostproof passed away Friday, February 8, 2008 at Tampa General Hospital. Born October 28, 1935 in Panama Republic, Panama; he came here 20 years ago from New York, New York. He was of the Protestant faith. Survivors include his son, Calvin McFarland of Brooklyn, New York; brothers, Fred McFarland of...
William Lee "Billy-Boy" Hoag
Feb 7, 2008
WILLIAM LEE “BILLY-BOY” HOAG, 73 Electrician William Lee “Billy-Boy” Hoag, 73, of Frostproof passed away Thursday, February 7, 2008 at his daughter’s residence. Born April 1, 1934 in Adrian, MI; he moved to Florida in 1980 from Adrian, MI. He was a retired electrician. He served in the National Guard from 1951 until 1954 in Adrian, MI. He was...
Mary Anne Clark
Feb 6, 2008
MARY ANNE CLARK, 65 Homemaker Mary Anne Clark, 65, of Fort Meade passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at Tampa General Hospital. Born December 24, 1942 in Baltimore, MD; she came to Polk County as a child with her parents, Charles & Jane Snyder. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church in...
Geraldine M. "Gerry" Rayburn
Feb 5, 2008
GERALDINE “GERRY” RAYBURN, 81 Geraldine “Gerry” Rayburn, 81, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2008 at Winter Haven Hospital of heart failure. Born August 11, 1926 in Mount Vernon, NY, she was a graduate of A.B. Davis High and Victory Business School and married Jack Rayburn in 1947. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack...
Bobby Edward Whitehead
Feb 5, 2008
BOBBY EDWARD WHITEHEAD, 64 Hunt Brothers Bobby Edward Whitehead, 64, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at his residence from cancer. Born November 30, 1943 in Geneva, AL; he moved to Haines City at age 5, and came to Lake Wales as a young adult. He was a packing house manager for Hunt Brothers, was a...
Robin Renee Knapp
Feb 5, 2008
ROBIN KNAPP, 18 McDonalds Robin Knapp, 18, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in Lake Wales. Born May 3, 1989 in Rochester, NY; she first came here with her parents from Rochester, NY in 1990. She was a graduate from Lake Wales Senior High School and was working as a cook at McDonalds. She enjoyed music...
Silvio C. Ezzillo
Feb 4, 2008
SILVIO C. EZZILLO, 82 Salesman Silvio C. Ezzillo, 82, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, February 4, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born October 22, 1925 in New York, New York; he came here from Coral Springs, FL 3 ½ years ago. He was a retired salesman, a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church; and was...
William H. "Babe" Tyson
Feb 4, 2008
WILLIAM H. “BABE” TYSON, 82 Anchor Motor Freight William H. “Babe” Tyson, 82, of Babson Park passed away Monday, February 4, 2008 at Palm Terrace Hospice House in Lakeland. Born June 17, 1925 in Bel-Aire, MD; he came here from Lake Milton, OH in 1985. He was a retired tire mechanic for Anchor Motor Freight in Lordstown, OH and...
Leo F. "Bud" Metz
Feb 3, 2008
LEO F. “BUD” METZ, 78 Self-Employed Chemist Leo F. “Bud” Metz, 78, of Winter Haven passed away Sunday, February 3, 2008 at Spring Lake Nursing Home. Born November 19, 1929 in Shelby County, Ohio, he came to Lake Wales in 2001 from Columbus, Ohio and moved to Winter Haven in 2004. He was a retired self-employed chemist, a member...
Hilda Cleo Sparks
Jan 27, 2008
HILDA CLEO SPARKS, 87 Homemaker Hilda Cleo Sparks, 87, of Frostproof passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008 at her residence. Born January 23, 1921 in Charlotte, MI; she was a winter resident coming from Holland, MI. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Methodist Church in Holland, MI. Hilda was preceded in death by her sister,...