CAROL CONANT, 93 Kelloggs Cereal WINTER HAVEN--Carol Conant, 93, of Winter Haven passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at The Groves Center in Lake Wales. Born October 4, 1914 in Battle Creek, MI; she was a winter resident of Lakeland since 1978 and made it her permanent home in 1999 coming from East Leroy, MI. She was retired from...
MERRILL E. DAVIS, 89 Butcher FEDHAVEN--Merrill E. Davis, 89, of Fedhaven passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born November 17, 1918 in Taunton, MA; he moved to New Port Richie in 1972 from Nashua, NH; and came to Fedhaven in 1986. He was a retired butcher for Swift Corp. and of the Baptist faith....
WALTER M. LANE, 84 General Motors FROSTPROOF--Walter M. Lane, 84, of Frostproof died of heart failure Monday, December 03, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born March 22, 1923 in Clay, WV to Franklin Archie and Sarah Lane; he came here from Columbus, OH in 1985. He was a retired factory worker for General Motors. He was a...
Rev. Donald E. Bailor Sr. went to be with his Lord at approximately 8am on 2 December 2007. Rev. Bailor had resided at Parakeet Park in Lake Wales for over 12 years. Rev. Bailor will be known for his love of the Lord, his joyful nature, his wonderful way of interacting with people of all ages, and his gift...
LOTTIE SMITH WILKINSON, 92 Banking BABSON PARK--Lottie Smith Wilkinson, 92, of Babson Park passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at The Groves Center in Lake Wales. Born October 8, 1915 in Person Co, NC, the daughter of Thomas Fletcher Blackard and Nannie Elizabeth Wilson. She came to Lake Wales from Mebane, NC in 1959. She was a retired customer...
JOANNA W. UNDERWOOD, 85 Lake Wales Hospital LAKE WALES--Joanna W. Underwood, 85, of Lake Wales died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at The Meadows of Cypress Gardens. Born March 12, 1922 in Navarino, WI; she came here from Wisconsin in 1945. She was a retired nurse from the Lake Wales Hospital, attended the Winter Haven Church of the Nazarene, and...
JOAN E. CASSIDY, 73 Homemaker FROSTPROOF--Joan E. Cassidy, 73, of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born February 21, 1934 in Jersey City, NJ; she came to Lake Wales about 7 years ago before moving to Frostproof 6 years ago. She was a homemaker; and was an artist and enjoyed painting. Joan...
ANTOINETTE M. “TONI” AUGER, 93 Homemaker FROSTPROOF--Antoinette M. “Toni” Auger, 93, of Frostproof passed away Sunday, November 25, 2007 at the Dove Health Care. Born March 17, 1914 in Manchester, NH; she came here in 1985 from Manchester, NH. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed playing Bingo. Toni was preceded in death by her...
JERRY EDWARD GOOLSBY, 64 Pit Shop Lounge LAKE WALES--Jerry Edward Goolsby, 64, of St. Petersburg passed away Sunday, November 25, 2007 at his home. Born November 15, 1943 in Lake Wales, FL; he lived in Lake Wales until 5 years ago when he moved to St. Petersburg. He was the owner of a Pit Stop lounge and a member...
EARL HUGGINS, 73 Citrus World FORT MEADE--Earl Huggins, 73, of Fort Meade passed away Friday, November 23, 2007 at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born October 16, 1934 in Lake Wales, FL; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired stock room clerk for Citrus World and was of the Protestant faith. He served in the...
JOAN W. “JOANIE” FUTRILL, 52 Polk Community College LAKE WALES--Joan W. “Joanie” Futrill, 52, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born July 4, 1955 in Lake Wales; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was retired from the human resourses department at Polk Community College and was of the...
VERNON LAMBETH, 60 Electrician Vernon Lambeth, 60, of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2007 in Bartow. Born August 11, 1947 in Flomaton, AL; he came to Frostproof as a child. He was an electrician for Rotonics Manufacturing Inc. and attended the First Baptist Church. He loved the outdoors, and enjoyed camping, fishing, boating and tending to his citrus...
REV. ROBERT HARE, 77 Revival Tabernacle LAKE WALES--Rev. Robert Hare, 77, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 16, 2007 at his home. Born April 12, 1930 in Lake Wales; he has been a lifelong resident of the area. He has been a minister for over 50 years ministering many surrounding churches, before settling at the Revival Tabernacle 37...
ROBERT DENCIL LAKE, 60 Electrician Babson Park--Robert Dencil Lake, 60, of Babson Park passed away Sunday, November 11, 2007 due to heart failure at his home. Born March 25, 1947 in Lakeland, FL; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a electrician and a member the R.R.P.O.A., the V.F.W., and the N.R.A. He was a veteran...
JOHN W. “BILL” GARDNER, 81 Lake Wales News LAKE WALES--John W. “Bill” Gardner, 81, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland. Born May 24, 1926 in Clarksdale, MS; he came to Lake Wales from Jackson, MS in 1982. He was an advertising agent for the Lake Wales News and following...
CAROLYN ANN SHEFFIELD, 56 Beall's Outlet LAKE WALES--Carolyn Ann Sheffield, 56, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 9, 2007 due to cancer at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland. Born August 14, 1951 in Mayo, Florida; she was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. She was a store clerk for Beall’s Outlet and was of the Church of...
MARY BEASLEY JONES, 78 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Mary Beasley Jones, 78, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 9, 2007 at Dove Health Care in Lake Wales. Born March 17, 1929 in Enterprise, AL; she came to the Lake Wales/Frostproof area as a child. She was a homemaker that was dedicated to her family and a member of the First...
HELEN RODERICK, 86 Homemaker FROSTPROOF--Helen Roderick, 86, of Frostproof passed away Thursday, November 8, 2007 due to cancer at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Born August 28, 1921 in Mount Vernon, Arkansas; she came to Frostproof from Lake Wales 2 months ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the High Point Church in Lake Wales. She enjoyed...
RICHARD L. McQUISTON, 62 Bernie Little Management Services LAKE WALES--Richard L. McQuiston died Saturday, November 3, 2007 in Lake Wales from cancer. Born September 30, 1945 in Ellwood City, PA; the son of the late Harold F. McQuiston and Minnie Hall McQuiston. He was a 1963 graduate of Riverside High School in Ellwood City and attended college at Robert...
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...