VIRGIL “PAPA COON” POWELL JR., 75 Florida Landscaping LAKE WALES--Virgil “Papa Coon” Powell Jr. of Lake Wales died of cancer Saturday, November 25, 2006 at his residence. He was 75. Born April 25, 1931 in Dundee; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired landscaper for Florida landscaping. He was of the Baptist faith and...
BILL R. RILEY, 86 Truck Driver FROSTPROOF--Bill R. Riley of Frostproof died of heart failure Friday, November 24, 2006 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 86. Born April 07, 1920 in Morgantown, WV; he moved here from Loxahatchee 6 years ago. He was a retired long distance truck driver. He was a veteran of World War II,...
WILLIAM C. "BILL" LOUGH, 76 Police Department BALTIMORE, MD--William C. "Bill" Lough of Baltimore, MD died Monday, November 20, 2006 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 76. Born August 02, 1930 in Morgantown, VA; he has been a winter resident of Lake Wales for 4 years coming from Baltimore, MD. He was a retired Lt. from the...
ELIZABETH EUDELL ZIMMERMAN, 56 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Elizabeth Eudell Zimmerman of Lake Wales died from complications of diabetes Monday, November 20, 2006 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 56. Born March 07, 1950 in Bartow; she has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and attended the Peace River Church of God in Fort...
ROBERT E. O’CONNOR, 87 Rising Paper Co. LAKE WALES--Robert E. O’Connor, 87, Mountain Lake, Lake Wales, Florida passed away peacefully at home on November 11, 2006 He was born in New York City on March 27, 1919. He graduated from Queens College, in New York City, in 1941. In October 1941, he entered the officer training program at the...
DONALD CURTISS TESLOW, 70 C.M. Medlock Inc. LAKE WALES--Donald C. Teslow of Lake Wales, Florida died Thursday, November 09, 2006 in Winter Haven. He was 70. Born October 25, 1936 in Decorah, Iowa; he has been a resident of the area for 45 years moving here from Texas. He was vice -president/manager C.M. Medlock Inc. He was a veteran...
DOUGLAS BARNETT, 79 FROSTPROOF--Mr. Douglas Barnett of Frostproof died Thursday (Nov. 09, 2006) at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 79. Born January 05, 1927 in Dundee, Scottland. He was a veteran. Survivors include his nephew, Alexander C. Barnett of Cannington, Ontario. No services are scheduled at this time. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
GUILLERMO ALMODOVAR, 76 Branch's LAKE WALES--Guillermo Almodovar of Lake Wales and Puerto Rico died Monday, (Nov. 06, 2006) at the Winter Haven Health & Rehab Center. He was 76. Born November 14, 1929 in Guanica, Puerto Rico; he has been a resident for 5 years. He was a supervisor for Branch’s and was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include...
AMANDA MATILA SHUMAN, 83 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Amanda Matilda Shuman of Lake Wales died of heart failure Monday (Nov. 06, 2006) in Winter Haven. She was 83. Born April 14, 1923 in Frostproof; she has been a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker, member of the New Harvest Worship Center and a former member of the CB Club. Survivors include...
VIRGIE ADA FOXX, 89 Homemaker DADE CITY--Virgie Ada Foxx of Dade City died of heart failure Sunday (Nov. 05, 2006) at her residence. She was 89. Born October 14, 1917 in Zolfo Springs; she moved to Dade City 2 years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her sons, Jim Fox of Dade City;...
JUANITA CHAMBLESS, 84 Department Store LAKE WALES--Juanita Chambless of Lake Wales died of heart failure Sunday (Nov. 05, 2006) at the Groves Center. She was 84. Born January 14, 1922 in Greenwood, AL; she was to the area in the late 1940’s from Columbus, GA. She was a retired manager for department stores in Lake Wales. She was a...
CARL E. WERDEN, 87 Cabinet Maker LAKE WALES--Carl E. Werden of Lake Wales died of complications of a stroke Saturday (Nov. 04, 2006) at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 87. Born September 19, 1919 in Frankfort, NY; he came to the area in 1979 from Brookfield, CT. He was a retired counselor and director of the Alcohol...
JEWEL FRANCES LOCKARD, 83 Citrus World FROSTPROOF--Jewel Frances Lockard of Frostproof, Florida died of heart failure Wednesday (Nov. 01, 2006) at the Lake Placid Health Care Center. She was 83. Born August 13, 1923 in Geneva County, AL; she has been a resident of Frostproof for 50 years. She was a retired palletizer for Citrus World. She was a...
ELIZABETH ELLA NUHN, 94 Flamingo Tile LAKE WALES--Elizabeth Ella Nuhn of Lake Wales died of heart failure Wednesday (Nov. 01, 2006) in Live Oak. She was 94. Born July 10, 1912 in Huron, OH; she came to the area 50 years ago from Norfolk, VA. She was a retired bookkeeper for Flamingo Tile. She was of the Protestant faith...
IDA ELIZABETH MANN FULLERTON, 89 Teacher BABSON PARK--Ida Elizabeth Mann Fullerton of Babson Park died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2006) at Dove Health Care. She was 89. Born September 02, 1917 in Tiger Bay, FL; she came to this area as a child with her parents. She was a retired teacher for Webber College and a member of the Babson...
James Edgar Brandon, 86 Teacher & Principal LAKE WALES--James Edgar Brandon, age 86, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away on Monday, October 30, 2006. Mr. Brandon was a veteran of World War II and served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. He graduated from Furman University in Greenville, S.C. with a Masters Degree and went on...
RHETA CHATTOS, 52 American Bank & Trust Rheta Chattos of Lake Wales died of cancer Monday (10-30-2006) at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was 52. Born October 22, 1954 in Kenton, Ohio; she came to the area in 1987 from Findlay, Ohio. She was a retired bank manager for American Bank & Trust. She was of the Protestant...
MARY NELL WILLIAMS, 79 Alcoma LAKE WALES--Mary Nell Williams of Lake Wales died of heart failure Sunday (Oct. 29, 2006) at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 79. She was born December 13, 1926 in Elba, AL; she came to the area in 1940 from Elba, AL. She was a retired fruit packer for Alcoma. She was a...
MARY CHOLEWSKI, 91 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Mary Cholewski of Lake Wales died of heart failure Saturday (Oct. 28, 2006) at the Dove Health Care. She was 91. Born July 13, 1915 in McKees Rock, PA; she came here 6 years ago from Beaver Falls, PA. She was a homemaker and a member of the Wayside Baptist Church. Mrs. Cholewski was...
ANNA DEER, 93 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Anna Deer of Lake Wales died of heart failure Friday (Oct. 27, 2006) at The Groves Center. She was 93. Born July 24, 1913 in Renten, Pennsylvania; she came to the area 4 years ago from Fairfield, CA. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Loretta Fay & Tony Umack of Lake Wales;...