Etta Monday
Dec 28, 2007
ETTA MONDAY, 92 Citrus World Etta Monday, 92, of Fort Meade passed away Friday, December 28, 2007 at her residence. Born August 3, 1915 in Miller County, GA; she came here from Georgia in 1943. She was a retired citrus inspector for Citrus World and attended the First Assembly of God Church in Lake Wales. She enjoyed her vegetable...
Vera C. Pettus
Dec 28, 2007
VERA CURREY PETTUS Homemaker Vera Currey Pettus, 96, passed away Dec. 28, 2007 at her home in Lake Wales, Fla. She was a resident of Lake Wales since 1983. Mrs. Pettus was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Pettus, to whom she was married for more than 62 years. Previously the Pettuses were residents of Tampa and...
Dorothy E. "Dot" Williams
Dec 28, 2007
DOROTHY E. “DOT” WILLIAMS, 87 Miladies Beauty Shop Dorothy E. “Dot” Williams, 87, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 28, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born December 22, 1987 in Jasper, FL; she came here from Boynton Beach, FL in 1959. She was a beautician retired from Miladies Beauty Shop and was of the Protestant faith....
Howard C. "Steve" Stevens
Dec 27, 2007
HOWARD C. “STEVE” STEVENS, 88 Westinghouse Corp. Howard C. “Steve” Stevens, 88, of Davenport passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born October 6, 1919 in Altoona, PA; he came to this area from Ocean Pines, MD 10 years ago. He was a retired aviation mechanic for Westinghouse Corp. and during his retirement years,...
Hilda Tomko
Dec 27, 2007
HILDA TOMKO, 86 Secretary/Bookkeeper Hilda Tomko, 86, of Indian Lake Estates passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born December 2, 1921 in McKeesport, PA; she came here in 1962 following her husband’s military career. She was a secretary/bookkeeper, working for Mountain Lake Corp., Highland Park Corp., Indian Lake Corp., and the U.S. Government....
Bobby Eugene Love
Dec 24, 2007
BOBBY EUGENE LOVE, 77 Superior Paving Company LAKE WALES--Bobby Eugene Love, 77, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 24, 2007 at the Winter Haven Hosptial. Born May 28, 1930 in Trenton, FL; he came here from Trenton in 1943. He had a long career in road construction, which included 24 years with Superior Paving Company in Lakeland. He...
Gertrude Frances Eames
Dec 24, 2007
GERTRUDE FRANCES EAMES, 93 Homemaker Gertrude Frances Eames, 93, of Davie passed away Monday, December 24, 2007 at the Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation. Born October 1, 1914 in Swanville, Maine; she came lived in Lake Wales from 1953 until 1970 and returned in 2000 from Deland, FL. She was a homemaker. Gertrude is survived by her daughter,...
Yvonne Bustamante
Dec 18, 2007
YVONNE BUSTAMANTE, 26 Nationwide Insurance LAKE WALES--Yvonne Bustamante, 26, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at the Orlando Regional Medical Center. Born February 19, 1980 in Carrizo Spring, TX; she came here from Batesville, TX 15 years ago. She was a manager for Nationwide Insurance and was a member at the Iglesia De Dios Pentecostalnni. Survivors...
Jerry "Goatman" Houpe
Dec 16, 2007
JERRY “GOATMAN” HOUPE, 70 Jerry's Wash-n-Wax LAKE WALES--Jerry “Goatman” Houpe, 70, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007 at The Groves Center. Born October 21, 1937 in Statesville, NC; he came here from Avon Park in 1978. He was the former owner of Jerry’s Wash-n-Wax, and a member of the Lake Wales Moose Lodge. He restored old...
Michael Jayden Bustamante
Dec 16, 2007
MICHAEL JAYDEN BUSTAMANTE LAKE WALES--Michael Jayden Bustamante of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 16, 2007 at Winnie Palmer Hospital. Born Thursday, December 13, 2007 in Orlando; the son of Michael Bustamante and Juanita Luciano. Other survivors include his sisters, Alysa Luciano & Danielle Soliz; maternal grandparents, Steven & Magdalena Luciano of La Prayor, TX; paternal grandparents, Richard &...
Abraham James "Jim" Sauls
Dec 15, 2007
ABRAHAM JAMES “JIM” SAULS, AGE 77 Abraham James “Jim” Sauls, age 77, of Lakeland, FL, formerly of Bowling Green, FL, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 15, 2007 after complications from Parkinsons disease at the Valencia Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lakeland. Jim was born on March 13, 1930, in Bowling Green, FL, to Hiram...
Bessie Frazier
Dec 15, 2007
BESSIE FRAZIER, 71 Homemaker FROSTPROOF--Bessie Frazier, 71, of Frostproof passed away Saturday, Decemeber 15, 2007 at the Florida Hospital in Sebring. Born January 28, 1936 in Chana, IL; she came here 36 years ago from Rockford, IL. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Family Life Church in Frostproof. She enjoyed collecting and putting puzzles together....
Herbert W. Meyer, Jr.
Dec 14, 2007
Herbert Warren Meyer, Jr., 73 U.S. Navy LAKE WALES--Herbert Warren Meyer, Jr., 73, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 14, 2007 at Winter Haven Hospital. Born August 1, 1934 in Frostproof; he was a graduate of Frostproof High School. He was a veteran of Korea and Vietnam, serving in the U.S. Navy. He completed his Naval career in...
Pauline Gilliard Hall
Dec 12, 2007
PAULINE GILLIARD HALL, 78 Homemaker Pauline Gilliard Hall, 78, of Haines City passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Davenport. Born January 5, 1929 in Adel, GA; she lived in Avon Park for 72 years, before moving to Haines City 1 ½ years ago. She was a homemaker and was of the...
Maxine K. Sangster
Dec 9, 2007
MAXINE K. SANGSTER, 83 Citrus Grower FROSTPROOF--Maxine K. Sangster, 83, of Frostproof passed away Sunday, December 9, 2007 due to heart failure at Palm Terrace of Lakeland. Born September 24, 1924 in Frostproof, FL; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a citrus grower and was a member of the First Baptist Church. She was a...
Barbara Marie Currie French
Dec 8, 2007
BARBARA MARIE CURRIE FRENCH Barbara Marie Currie French went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 8, 2007. Barbara was born December 20, 1923 in Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey to Locke Shaw Currie and Gladys Blanch Fuller Currie. Barbara had two brothers, Paul an Leslie, and one sister, Irene. Barbara graduated fro high school...
Byron Welch
Dec 8, 2007
BYRON WELCH, 56 Truck Driver LAKE WALES--Byron Welch, 56, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007 due to respiratory failure at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born December 15, 1950 in Miami, FL; he came to Lake Wales from Stuart, FL. He was a retired truck driver for Indian River Transport and was of the Baptist faith. He...
Natasha Renee "Tasha" Desroches
Dec 6, 2007
NATASHA RENEE DESROCHES, 20 LAKE WALES--Natasha Renee DesRoches, 20, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, December 6, 2007 due to at Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando. Born February 9, 1987 in Winter Haven, FL; she was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. She was a...
Gene Mclean
Dec 6, 2007
GENE MCLEAN, 79 Pastor FROSTPROOF--Gene McLean, 79, passed away December 6, 2007 due to heart failure at Winter Haven Hospital. Born November 20, 1928, son of Carlie & Clera Myrtle McLean; he came to Frostproof from Avon Park in 1993. He was the pastor for Lighthouse Baptist Church and was a veteran of Korea, serving in the U.S. Air...
Gary Thomas Trador
Dec 5, 2007
GARY THOMAS TRADOR, 57 Citrus World LAKE WALES--Gary Thomas Trador, 57, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa. Born July 3, 1950 in Williamson, WV; he came to Lake Wales from Williamson in 1960. He was a warehouse manager for Citrus World and was of the Protestant faith....