Shane Odell Burrus
Feb 12, 2007
SHANE ODELL BURRUS, 36 Florida's Natural LAKE WALES--Shane Odell Burrus of Lake Wales died Monday, February 12, 2007 at his residence. He was 36. Born July 31, 1970 in West Palm Beach; he came here from Ft. Pierce in 1996. He was a QA Tech for Florida’s Natural. He attended the Burns Avenue Church of God and was a...
William Daniel Lyst
Feb 10, 2007
WILLIAM DANIEL LYST, 81 Pan American Airlines LAKE WALES--William Daniel Lyst of Lake Wales died of Addison’s disease Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 81. Mr. Lyst was born in Miami on December 27, 1925. He served in the U.S. Navy on a LCS Landing Craft. He was employed with Pan American Airlines...
Marcos Revelo
Feb 9, 2007
MARCOS REVELO, 1 YEAR OLD LAKE WALES--Marcos Revelo of Lake Wales died Friday, February 09, 2007 at All Children’s Hospital in St. Pete. He was 1 year old. Born December 14, 2005 in Winter Haven, son of Eriberto “Eric” Revelo and Blanca Pina. Survivors include his paternal grandparents, Robert Revelo and Maria DelGrimwldo Carmen of Lake Wales; maternal-parents, Carlos...
Melba J. Owens
Feb 9, 2007
MELBA J. OWENS, 71 Owens Bait & Tackle WOODSTOCK, GA--Melba J. Owens of Woodstock, GA died Friday, February 09, 2007 in Georgia. She was 71. Born November 23, 1935 in Coffee Springs, AL; she came to Lake Wales from Sour Lake, TX in 1975 and moved to Georgia 2 years ago. She was the retired owner of Owens Bait...
Theresa "Ms. 'T'" Mercer
Feb 7, 2007
THERESA “MS. ‘T’” MERCER, 52 English Teacher WINTER HAVEN--Theresa “Ms. ‘T’” Mercer of Winter Haven died Wednesday, February 07, 2007 at the Bartow Regional Hospital. She was 52. Born August 28, 1954 in Lake Wales; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a 12th grade English teacher at Haines City High School. She was of the...
Kenneth C. "Kenny" Mulheim
Feb 5, 2007
KENNETH C. “KENNY” MULHEIM, 84 Bell South Telephone Co. LAKE WALES--Kenneth C. “Kenny” Mulheim of Lake Wales died of pneumonia Monday, February 05, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 84. Born June 26, 1922 in Canton, Ohio; he came to the area from Fort Lauderdale in 1984. He was retired from Bell South Telephone Co. He...
Charlotte B. Linkis
Feb 5, 2007
CHARLOTTE B. LINKIS, 88 Bookkeeper LAKE WALES--Charlotte B. Linkis of Lake Wales died of heart failure Monday, February 05, 2007 at her residence. She was 88. Born July 18, 1918 in Hartford, CT; she came here from Windsor, CT over 30 years ago. She was a retired bookkeeper at City Supply & Paper in CT and a member of...
Edith Woolfolk Derolez
Feb 5, 2007
EDITH WOOLFOLK DEROLEZ, 92 U.S. Government ORLANDO--Edith Woolfolk Derolez, 92, Orlando passed away February 5, 2007. She was born May 20, 1914 in Brewster, FL, daughter of Walter Woolfolk, Sr. and Minnie Smith Woolfolk. She was preceded in death by her parents and three siblings, Eva Woolfolk, Grace Woolfolk Mehaffey and Walter William Woolfolk. She attended Lake Wales High...
Fannie Mae Tyre
Feb 4, 2007
FANNIE MAE TYRE, 97 Homemaker FROSTPROOF--Fannie Mae Tyre of Frostproof died Sunday, February 04, 2007 at The Groves Center. She was 97. Born April 01, 1909 in Morven, GA; she moved here from Barney, GA in 1930. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Frostproof. She loved her garden and loved to crotchet....
Betty J. Frest
Feb 4, 2007
BETTY J. FREST, 82 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Betty J. Frest of Lake Wales died Sunday, February 04, 2007 at the Groves Center. She was 82. Born November 15, 1924 in East Moline, Illinois; she came to the area in November 2006 from Stuart, FL. She was a Jehovah Witness. Survivors include his son, Arthus D. Hahn of Lake Wales; brother,...
Earl Richard Walter Sr.
Feb 4, 2007
EARL RICHARD WALTER, SR., 89 Union Carbide Earl Richard Walter, Sr. of Lake Wales, Florida, died Sunday, February 04, 2007 at age 89. Born March 16, 1917 in Huntington, Indiana, he lived in South Charleston, WV for over sixty years before retiring to Lake Wales, FL. Mr. Walter's professional career with Union Carbide began in 1939 where he spent...
Debra J. Searles
Feb 3, 2007
DEBRA J. “DEBBIE” SEARLES, 53 Ace Lawnmower Shop LAKE WALES--Debra J. “Debbie” Searles of Lake Wales died Saturday, February 03, 2007 in Ohio. She was 53. Born November 16, 1953 in Wolfboro, NH; she moved here from Barnstead, NH in 1967. She was the co-owner/operator of Ace Lawnmower Shop in Lake Wales. She was of the Protestant faith and...
Goldie Mills
Feb 3, 2007
GOLDIE MILLS, 81 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Goldie Mills of Lake Wales, died Saturday, February 03, 2007 at her residence. She was 81. Born July 03, 1924 in Logan, WV; she moved here from Syracuse, OH in 1979. She was a homemaker and a member of the Golfview Baptist Church. Mrs. Mills was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Mills...
Phillip Robert Pritz
Feb 3, 2007
PHILLIP ROBERT PRITZ, 90 Chemical Engineer LAKE WALES--Phillip Robert Pritz of Lake Wales died Saturday, February 03, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was 90. Born May 27, 1916 in Rockford, Illinois; he moved here from New Jersey in 1965. He was a retired chemical engineer. He was a member of the Lake Wales Lutheran Church and...
Victor M. Cook
Feb 3, 2007
VICTOR M. COOK, 89 Management FROSTPROOF--Victor M. Cook of Frostproof died Saturday, February 03, 2007 at the Groves Center. He was 89. Born February 26, 1917 in South Bend, IN; he came moved here from Sarasota 22 years ago. He worked in management in the banking and real estates industries. He was of the Catholic faith and a veteran...
Richard W. Searles
Feb 3, 2007
RICHARD W. “RICK” SEARLES, 54 Haines City Lawn Repair LAKE WALES--Richard W. “Rick” Searles of Lake Wales died Saturday, February 03, 2007 in Ohio. He was 54. Born April 09, 1952 in Michigan; he moved to Haines City 30 years ago and came to Lake Wales in 2005. He was a self-employed mechanic at Haines City Lawn Repair. He...
Eugene F. Fisher
Feb 2, 2007
EUGENE F. FISHER, 85 Owner.Operator LAKE WALES--Eugene F. Fisher of Lake Wales died Friday, February 02, 2007 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was 85. Born May 11, 1921 in Canton, Ohio; he moved here from Cleveland, Ohio in 1953. He was the owner/operator of Colorcrete Corp. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Winter Haven...
Barbara B. Guyton
Jan 31, 2007
BARBARA B. GUYTON, 79 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Barbara B. Guyton of Lake Wales died from complications of a stroke Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was 79. Born April 12, 1927 in Detroit; MI; she came here from Grosse Pointe in 1977. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Wales....
William J. Steiert Jr.
Jan 31, 2007
WILLIAM J. STEIERT JR., 81 U.S. Military LAKE WALES--William J. Steiert Jr. of Lake Wales died from complications of pneumonia Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 81. Born May 25, 1925 in Muskogee, OK; he moved here from Oscoda, MI 28 years ago. He was retired from the U.S. Military. He was a...
Margaret Parkhurst Atwood
Jan 31, 2007
MARGARET PARKHURST ATWOOD, 94 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Margaret Parkhurst Atwood of Lake Wales, Florida died on January 31, 2007. She was the daughter of Clarence D. Buckpitt and Ada May Argue. She was a graduate of the National Cathedral School. She was the beloved wife of the late Rawson Atwood, devoted mother of Joan A. Kunzelmann of New York and...