William Henry Duncan
May 24, 2006
William Duncan, 93, Carpenter LAKE WALES -- Mr. William Henry "W.H." Duncan, a retired carpenter for L.M. Martin Construction and an insurance representative for Conger Life, died of heart failure Wednesday (May 24, 2006) at home. He was 93. His daughter, Diane Jones, described him as a hardworking man who stayed busy all the time. "When he retired, that...
Agnes Hammers White
May 22, 2006
AGNES WHITE, 70 Homemaker FROSTPROOF -- Mrs. Agnes Hammers White of Frostproof died of heart disease Monday (May 22, 2006) at home. She was 70. Born in Tennessee on July 7, 1935, she came to Frostproof from there in 1972. She was a homemaker. She was of the Holiness faith. Mrs. White was preceded in death by her husband,...
Nellie Lou Keller
May 22, 2006
NELLIE KELLER, 79 Screw Craft Machine Shop FROSTPROOF -- Mrs. Nellie Lou Keller of Frostproof died of heart failure Monday (May 22, 2006) at Royal Care in Avon Park. She was 79. Born in North Carolina on June 9, 1926, she came to Frostproof from Chicago in 1983. She was a machinist for Screw Craft Machine Shop. She also...
Roman Reyes-Torres
May 21, 2006
ROMAN REYES-TORRES, 77 Epstein's Deli LAKE WALES -- Mr. Roman Reyes-Torres of Lake Wales died of cancer Sunday (May 21, 2006) at home. He was 77. Born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 10, 1928, he came to Frostproof from Puerto Rico two years ago and to Lake Wales from there more than a year ago. He was...
Ronnie Harper
May 21, 2006
RONNIE HARPER, 62 LAKE WALES -- Mr. Ronnie Harper of Lake Wales died of liver failure Sunday (May 21, 2006) at home. He was 62. He was born in Okaloosa County on Dec. 25, 1943. He was of the Church of God faith. Mr. Harper is survived by his brothers, Bobby Harper, Mulberry, Freddie Harper, James Harper, Theodore "Scooter"...
Charles M. Stewart
May 21, 2006
CHARLES STEWART, 65 Stewart's Furniture Store LAKE WALES -- Mr. Charles M. Stewart of Lake Wales died of heart failure Sunday (May 21, 2006) at Brandon Regional Hospital. He was 65. Born in Harlan County, Ky., on Aug. 14, 1940, he came to Lake Wales from Ohio, in 1971. He was the owner and operator of Stewart's Furniture Store...
Derek Smithers
May 19, 2006
DEREK SMITHERS, 36 Liqui-Box Corp. LAKE WALES -- Mr. Derek Smithers of Lake Wales died of renal failure Friday (May 19, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 36. Born Sept. 9, 1969, in Ogdensburg, N.Y., Mr. Smithers moved to Lake Wales from there in 1980. He worked as a shift foreman for Liqui-Box Corp, Lake Wales, for...
Justina Catherine Grow
May 16, 2006
JUSTINA GROW, 84 Direct Sales LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Justina Catherine Grow of Lake Wales died of heart failure Tuesday (May 16, 2006) at Palm Garden of Winter Haven. She was 84. Born on May 10, 1922, in Vestal, N.Y., she moved to Lake Wales from her native town 26 years ago. She was employed in direct sales. She...
Carol Jean Godwin
May 15, 2006
CAROL GODWIN, 62 Homemaker BABSON PARK -- Mrs. Carol J. Godwin of Babson Park died of a brain aneurysm on Monday (May 15, 2006) at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. She was 62. Born Feb. 18, 1944, in Kenton, Ohio, Mrs. Godwin moved to Babson Park from Bowling Green, Ohio, in 1980. She was a homemaker. She attended the First...
Wendy Prescott Allen
May 14, 2006
WENDY ALLEN, 64 Bookkeeper LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Wendy Prescott Allen of Lake Wales died of a cerebral hemorrhage Sunday (May 14, 2006) at Winter Haven Hospital. She was 64. Born in Boston on June 30, 1941, Mrs. Allen moved from New Hampshire to Lake Wales in 1967. She was a bookkeeper for Ridge Aluminum. She was a member...
F. James Harold
May 13, 2006
JAMES HAROLD, 76 United Country Realtor LAKE WALES -- Mr. F. James Harold of Lake Wales died of heart failure on Saturday (May 13, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 76. Born March 11, 1930, in Somerville, Mass., Mr. Harold moved to Lake Wales from Naples nine years ago. He was a Realtor for United Country Realtor....
Nathan D. Mcfarland
May 13, 2006
NATHAN McFARLAND, 56 Securitas Company FROSTPROOF -- Mr. Nathan D. McFarland of Frostproof died of heart failure Saturday (May 13, 2006) at Florida Hospital in Sebring. He was 56. Born Aug. 23, 1949, in Frostproof, Mr. McFarland was a lifelong resident of the Frostproof area. He was a security guard for Securitas Co. He was a Vietnam veteran and...
Martha Louise Kniffin
May 13, 2006
MARTHA KNIFFIN, 56 Futrals Grocery LAKE WALES -- Martha Kniffin of Lake Wales died of cancer Saturday (May 13, 2006) at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was 56. Born in Pohokee on July 27, 1949, Mrs. Kniffin was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. She was a cashier for Futrals Grocery. She was a member of the Central...
George Nester Bolton
May 10, 2006
GEORGE BOLTON, 94 Eastern Gas & Fuel WINTER HAVEN -- Mr. George Nester Bolton of Winter Haven died of heart failure Wednesday (May 10, 2006) at Spring Lake Nursing Center in Winter Haven. He was 94. Born in Klein, Mont., on Feb. 1, 1912, he came to Winter Haven from Portage, Pa., in 1984. He was an electrician for...
Norma Wilkerson Sparks
May 10, 2006
NORMA SPARKS, 83 Homemaker COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Mrs. Norma Sparks of Columbus, Ind., a winter resident of Lake Wales, died of complications following surgery Wednesday (May 10, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 83. Born in Nashville, Ind., on Oct. 12, 1922, she became a winter resident of Lake Wales 13 years ago, coming from Columbus. She...
Gertrude Frances Slocum
May 8, 2006
Gertrude Slocum of Haven Dies at 101 WINTER HAVEN -- Mrs. Gertrude Frances Slocum of Winter Haven died of heart failure Monday (May 8, 2006) at Life Care Center of Winter Haven. She was 101. Born in Perry, N.Y., on Feb. 10, 1905, she came to Frostproof from Warsaw, N.Y., in 1969. She was a homemaker. She was a...
Sabino Corona-Velazquez
May 5, 2006
SABINO CORONA-VELAZQUEZ, 37 Roofing LAKE WALES -- Mr. Sabino Corona-Velazquez of Lake Wales died May 5, 2006, in Fort Myers. The cause of death is pending autopsy results. He was 37. Born in Mexico Distrito Federal on June 8, 1968, he came to Lake Wales from Boston 10 years ago. He was self-employed in the roofing business. Mr. Corona-Velazquez...
Dorothy Morris Myers
May 5, 2006
DOROTHY MYERS, 86 Golf Course Operator LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Dorothy Hoopes Myers of Lake Wales died of heart failure Friday (May 5, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 86. Born Jan. 12, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Myers moved to Lake Wales from Masontown, Pa., in 1988. She operated a golf course. She served in the...
Robert Victor Mckeeman
May 4, 2006
ROBERT McKEEMAN, 84 Grove Equipment Service Inc. BABSON PARK -- Mr. Robert Victor McKeeman of Babson Park died of heart failure Thursday (May 4, 2006) at Life Care Center of Winter Haven. He was 84. Born in Poe, Ind., on June 30, 1921, he came to Babson Park from Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1956. He was the owner and...
May Nell Arnold
May 4, 2006
MAY ARNOLD, 86 Fruit Grader FROSTPROOF -- Mrs. May Nell Arnold of Frostproof died of congestive heart failure Thursday (May 4, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 86. Born in Midland City, Ala., on May 7, 1919, she came to Frostproof as a child. She was a fresh fruit grader. She was a Methodist. Mrs. Arnold was...