Ruth Travis Marusi

Apr 16, 2006

RUTH MARUSI, 90 Homemaker LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Ruth Travis Marusi of Lake Wales died of complications following a stroke Sunday (April 16, 2006) at Winter Haven Hospital. She was 90. Born in Cresskill, N.J., on Sept. 27, 1915, she came to Lake Wales from New York City more than 30 years ago. She was a homemaker. She was...

Robert L. "Bob" Robison Sr.

Apr 15, 2006

ROBERT ROBISON, 75 Letter Carrier NALCREST -- Mr. Robert L. "Bob" Robison Sr. of Nalcrest died of lung failure Saturday (April 15, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 75. Born in Glenville, N.Y., on April 9, 1931, he came to Nalcrest from Schenectady, N.Y., one and a half years ago. He was a retired letter carrier and...

Max J. Leonard

Apr 14, 2006

MAX LEONARD, 77 Real Estate Sales WINTER HAVEN -- Mr. Max J. Leonard Sr. of Winter Haven died of heart failure Friday (April 14, 2006) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 77. Born in Norfolk, Neb., on March 24, 1929, he came to Winter Haven from Lansing, Mich., 25 years ago. He retired from real estate sales. He...

Robert Edward Mccartney

Apr 14, 2006

Robert E McCartney, 70, passed away Friday, April 16, 2006 at Winter Haven Hospital after a short illness. Born August 6, 1935 in Pittsburgh, PA he moved to Lake Wales 36 years ago from St. Petersburg. He retired from St. Joe Paper Company / Box USA

Edwin A. "Ed" Conner

Apr 14, 2006

EDWIN CONNER, 57 GTE LAKE WALES -- Mr. Edwin A. "Ed" Conner of Lake Wales died of liver disease April 14, 2006, at home. He was 57. Born in Harbor Beach, Mich., on Feb. 22, 1949, he came to Lake Wales from Lakeland nine years ago. He was a facilities manager for GTE telephone company. Mr. Conner is survived...

Dessie Mai Osborne

Apr 13, 2006

DESSIE OSBORNE, 80 Fort Electric LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Dessie Mai Osborne of Lake Wales died of heart failure Thursday (April 13, 2006) in Cincinnati. She was 80. Born Aug. 15, 1925, in Lavinia, Tenn., Mrs. Osborne moved to Lake Wales from there 58 years ago. She worked as a receptionist and secretary for Fort Electric. She attended Golfview...

Myrtle Mae Coulliette

Apr 11, 2006

MYRTLE COULLIETTE, 93 Hunt Bros. LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Myrtle Mae Coulliette of Lake Wales died of heart failure Tuesday (April 11, 2006) at home. She was 93. Born in Luverne, Ala., on July 10, 1912, she came to Frostproof from there in 1927 and to Lake Wales in 1937. She was a retired citrus packer for Hunt Bros....

Colley E. Chavis

Apr 8, 2006

COLLEY CHAVIS, 65 Florida's Natural BABSON PARK -- Mr. Colley E. Chavis of Babson Park died of heart failure Saturday (April 8, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 65. Born in Baxley, Ga., on Oct. 2, 1940, he came to Babson Park from there in 1951. He was a forklift driver for Florida's Natural. He was a...

Clint H. Mcelroy

Apr 7, 2006

CLINT McELROY, 52 Ben Hill Griffin Harvesting AVON PARK -- Mr. Clint H. McElroy Sr. of Avon Park died of heart failure Friday (April 7, 2006). He was 52. Born March 18, 1954, in Fort Benning, Ga., Mr. McElroy moved to Avon Park eight years ago. He served in the Army and fought in Vietnam. He worked as a...

Thelma Rose Euverard

Apr 5, 2006

THELMA EUVERARD, 88 Grocery Story Owner LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Thelma Rose Euverard of Lake Wales died of heart failure Wednesday (April 5, 2006) at Dove Health Care. She was 88. Born in Aberdeen, Ind., on Jan. 26, 1918, she came to Lake Wales from Danville, Ohio, in 1984. She was a retired grocery store owner and a former...

Reginald O. "Reggie" Werner

Apr 5, 2006

Mr. Reginald O. "Reggie" Werner of Lake Wales died Wednesday, April 05, 2006 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was 68. Born in St. Louis on November 12, 1937, he came to Lake Wales from Belleville, IL in 2000. Reggie and Arleen ran the Blue Dolphin Pet Shop in Belleville, IL. He married Arleen on June 15,...

Harriett I. Tucker

Apr 4, 2006

Harriett Tucker Dies In Haines City at 100 HAINES CITY -- Mrs. Harriett I. Tucker of Haines City died of heart failure Tuesday (April 4, 2006) at Haines City Health Care. She was 100. Born in New York on Feb. 27, 1906, she came to Haines City from Sanford, Maine, 10 years ago. She was a retired accountant for...

Rev. R.L. Polk

Apr 2, 2006

R.L. POLK, 65 Minister Bereah -- The Rev. R.L. Polk of Bereah died following a heart attack Sunday (April 2, 2006) in Orlando. He was 65. Born June 7, 1940, in Frostproof, he was a long-time resident. He was the minister of Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church. He was a funeral director with Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home for 16 years....

David W. Cowles

Apr 1, 2006

DAVID COWLES, 23 Laborer FROSTPROOF -- Mr. David W. Cowles of Frostproof died Saturday (April 1, 2006). The cause of death is pending autopsy results. He was 23. Born Nov. 1, 1982, in Winter Haven, he was a lifelong resident. He was a laborer. He was a member of several car clubs. He was a Baptist. Mr. Cowles is...

William Mark Kersey

Mar 31, 2006

WILLIAM KERSEY, 86 Kersey's Nursery LAKE WALES -- Mr. William Mark Kersey of Lake Wales died of heart failure Wednesday (March 29, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 86. Born June 17, 1919, in Lake Garfield, he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was the owner/operator of Kersey's Nursery. He was a veteran of World...

Essie Aunt Mae Bennett

Mar 29, 2006

ESSIE BENNETT, 93 Homemaker FROSTPROOF -- Mrs. Essie Aunt Mae Bennett of Frostproof died of heart failure Wednesday (March 29, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 93. She was born in Hazlehurst, Ga., on March 10, 1913. She was a homemaker. She was a Mormon. Mrs. Bennett was preceded in death by her husband, John Joseph Bennett....

Cw Smith

Mar 27, 2006

CW SMITH, 82 Smith's Pantry LAKE WALES -- Mr. CW Smith of Lake Wales died of lung failure Monday (March 27, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 82. Born in Port Huron, Mich., on June 7, 1923, he came to Lake Wales from there in 1979. He was the owner and chef at Smith's Pantry in Port...

Victor B. Story Sr.

Mar 27, 2006

Victor Story, 88, Story Grove Service Inc. LAKE WALES -- Mr. Victor B. Story Sr. thought that working in citrus was an honorable way to make a living, and in 1945 he purchased 80 acres on Lake Moody in Frostproof and started Story Grove Service Inc. The business now consists of 5,000 acres of citrus in Polk and Hardee...

Martha J. Tibado

Mar 23, 2006

MARTHA TIBADO, 85 Lake Wales Hospital LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Martha J. Tibado of Lake Wales died of complications of Alzheimer's disease Thursday (March 23, 2006) at Altura Assisted Living Facility. She was 85. Born in Hazleton, Pa., on Nov. 12, 1920, she came to Lake Wales from Pennsylvania 60 years ago. She was director of nursing at Lake...

Queenie Huggins Witt

Mar 23, 2006

QUEENIE WITT, 92 Donald Duck LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Queenie Huggins Witt of Lake Wales died of heart failure Thursday (March 23, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 92. Born in West Bay on March 14, 1914, she came to Lake Wales from there in 1953. She was a retired fruit picker and canner for Donald Duck....