TROY L. GLOVER, 74 Airborne Ranger LAKE WALES--Troy L. Glover of Lake Wales died of heart failure Thursday (Oct. 19, 2006) at Good Shepherd Hospice. He was 74. Born August 30, 1932 in Pampa, TX; retired from the federal government civil service and served as an airborne ranger during the Korean War. Most recent employment was as a security...
ANNIE RUTH WALKER, 84 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Annie Ruth Walker of Lake Wales died Thursday (Oct. 19, 2006) at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Davenport. She was 84. Born May 05, 1922 in Frostproof; she was a lifetime resident of the area. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Lake Wales....
LYLES WILLIAM “TERRY” STORY, 59 Aerial Applicator Lyles William “Terry” Story of Frostproof died Thursday (Oct. 12, 2006) at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was 59. Born March 02, 1947 in Lake Wales; he was lifetime resident of the area. He was a graduate of Lake Wales High School and attended the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta,...
ALICE F. DeVRIES, 94 School Teacher INDIAN LAKE ESTATES--Alice F. DeVries of Indian Lake Estates died of heart disease Thursday (Oct. 12, 2006) at her residence. She was 94. She was born July 24, 1912 in Willington, CT. She taught in a one room school in Connecticut. She received her teaching degree with a minor in “refrigerator management”. The...
LONIE DIXON, 91 Citrus Industry FROSTPROOF--Lonie Dixon of Frostproof, died of heart failure Monday (Oct. 09, 2006) at the Lake Wales Medical Center in Lake Wales, Florida. He was 91. Born December 01, 1914 in Crosland, GA; she moved here from Bradley Junction 41 years ago. She was retired from the citrus industry. She was a member of the...
HAROLD CLYDE FISCUS, 81 LAKE WALES--Harold C. Fiscus of Lake Wales, died of heart failure Sunday (Oct. 08, 2006) at Bradywyne Health Care Center. He was 81. Born January 11, 1924 in Urbana, Illinois; he came to the area Lima, Ohio in 1990. He was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Lake Wales and a veteran of...
BESSIE M. WARDLAW, 95 School Teacher FROSTPROOF--Bessie M. Wardlaw of Frostproof died of heart failure Sunday (10-08-2006) at Alterra Clare Bridge Cottage in Winter Haven. She was 95. Born in Wedowee, Alabama on May 02, 1911, she moved to Frostproof in 1927. She was a graduate of Florida Southern College and a former school teacher. She was a homemaker,...
ANNABELLE TAYLOR, 75 LAKESHORE--Annabelle Taylor of Lakeshore, died of cancer Sunday (Oct. 08, 2006) at her residence. She was 75. Born March 28, 1931 in Spencer, WV; she here from Dayton, OH in 1998. She was retired and a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Lake Wales. She was a friend to all who knew her at Village...
ROBERT E. “BOB” BALDAUF, 78 Ceratech, Inc. BABSON PARK--Robert E. “Bob” Baldauf of Babson Park, died of melanoma Friday (Oct. 06, 2006) at Wedgewood of Winter Haven. He was 78. Born October 20, 1927 in Anderson, IN; he moved to the area in 1954. Prior to his retirement, he was the president of Ceratech, Inc. of Marion, KY and...
DAVID HENRY OLMSTEAD, 71 The Pet Shop BABSON PARK--David H. Olmstead of Babson Park, Florida died due to an aneurysm Wednesday (Oct. 04, 2006) at the Lake Wales Medical Center in Lake Wales, Florida. He was 71. Born April 03, 1935 in Webster City, Iowa; he has been a winter resident for seven years and moved to Babson Park...
PAUL BRISSENDEN, 75 University of California LAKE WALES--Paul Brissenden of Lake Wales died of heart failure Tuesday (Oct. 03, 2006) at his residence. He was 75. Born April 02, 1931 in Quincy, Mass; he came here from San Diego, CA in 2000. He was a retired space research engineer for the University of California. He was veteran of Korea,...
DAVID MARTIN HALL, 50 State Farm Insurance LAKE WALES--David Martin Hall of Lake Wales, died of respiratory failure Tuesday (Oct. 03, 2006) at Florida Hospital South in Orlando. He was 50. Born September 12, 1956 in Fernandina Beach, FL; he was an imaging technician for State Farm Insurance. He was a member of the Gray Gables Baptist Church in...
FREDERICK RICHMOND HOLBROOK, JR., 65 U.S. Postal Service ROCKLAND, MA--Frederick Richmond Holbrook, Jr. of Rockland, Massachusetts, died of heart failure Tuesday (Oct. 03, 2006) at the Lake Wales Medical Center in Lake Wales, Florida. He was 65. Born February 10, 1941 in Brockton, MA; he moved here from Rockland, MA 2 years ago. He was a retired letter carrier...
STANLEY LINCOLN NORBECK, 88 Rockport Post Office LAKE WALES--Stanley Lincoln Norbeck of Frostproof, died of auto accident Friday (Sept. 29, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 88. Born February 12, 1918 in New Sweden, Maine; he was raised on his family’s potato farm until he met and married Mary Milton and moved to Camden, Maine. He was...
Marie Annetta Nicholson, 76 Homemaker LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Marie Annetta Nicholson of Lake Wales died of heart failure Tuesday (Sept. 26, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 76. Born on Dec. 12, 1929, she came to Lake Wales from Fort Lauderdale in 1989. She was a homemaker. She was a Presbyterian. Mrs. Nicholson is survived by...
Elizabeth "Betty" Sharp, 93 Friedlander's Department Store LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" Sharp of Lake Wales died of heart failure Tuesday (Sept. 26, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 93. Born in Wales, Great Britain, on Nov. 7, 1912, she came to Lake Wales from Westchester, Pa., in 1973. She was a retired saleswoman for Friedlander's...
Katherine Rogers Johnson, 61 Homemaker LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Katherine Rogers Johnson of Lake Wales died Monday (Sept. 25, 2006) at Winter Haven Hospital. The cause of death is pending autopsy results. She was 61. Born in Meriden, Conn., on May 24, 1945, she lived in Winter Haven before moving to Lake Wales more than a year ago. She...
Patricia Sue Blankenship, 45 Homemaker LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Patricia Sue Blankenship of Lake Wales died of heart and lung failure Monday (Sept. 25, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 45. Born in Cleveland on Aug. 3, 1961, she came to Lake Wales from Ohio six years ago. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Blankenship is survived by...
Roger Lewis Horton, 81 Florida Power Corp. LAKE WALES -- Mr. Roger Lewis Horton of Lake Wales died of complications of lung disease Thursday (Sept. 21, 2006) at home. He was 81. Born in Lake Wales on May 21, 1925, he was a lifelong resident. He was a retired serviceman for Florida Power Corp. He formerly worked at the...
Ruby M. Addison, 89 Homemaker LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Ruby M. Addison of Lake Wales died of complications from diabetes Thursday (Sept. 21, 2006) at Haines City Health Care. She was 89. Born June 12, 1917, in St. Charles, Va., Mrs. Addison moved to Lake Wales from Virginia in 1936. She was a homemaker. She was Baptist. Mrs. Addison...