David Carl Parrish
Mar 21, 2006
DAVID PARRISH, Infant LAKE WALES -- Master David Carl Parrish, the son of Chris and Melissa Parrish of Lake Wales, died Tuesday (March 21, 2006) at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was three days old. He was born in Gainesville on March 18, 2006. In addition to his parents, Master Parrish is survived by his maternal grandmother, Helen Haley,...
Max V. "Lefty" Hamacher
Mar 20, 2006
MAX HAMACHER, 79 General Motors HOLLAND, Mich. -- Mr. Max V. "Lefty" Hamacher of Holland, Mich., a winter resident of Lake Wales, died of heart failure Monday (March 20, 2006) at home. He was 79. Born in Kalkaska, Mich., on Feb. 15, 1927, he became a winter resident of Lake Wales 16 years ago, coming from Holland. He was...
George Arthur Johnston
Mar 19, 2006
GEORGE JOHNSTON, 77 Drapers Furniture Manager LAKE WALES -- Mr. George Arthur Johnston Sr. of Lake Wales died of heart failure Sunday (March 19, 2006) in Winter Haven. He was 77. Born in Winter Haven on Dec. 2, 1928, he came to Lake Wales in 1956. He was a retired furniture salesman and manager for Drapers Furniture. He also...
Sylvia A. Henriquez
Mar 18, 2006
SYLVIA HENRIQUEZ, 58 Homemaker LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Sylvia A. Henriquez of Lake Wales died of heart failure Saturday (March 18, 2006) at home. She was 58. Born in St. Petersburg on Sept. 5, 1947, she came to Lake Wales from there in 1951. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Henriquez is survived by her husband, George "Skeet" Henriquez; son,...
Joseph Szostek
Mar 17, 2006
JOSEPH SZOSTEK, 84 Tool and Die Maker WINTER HAVEN -- Mr. Joseph Szostek of Winter Haven died of heart failure Friday (March 17, 2006). He was 84. Born Sept. 29, 1921, in Skelton, W.Va., Mr. Szostek moved to Winter Haven from Wayne, Mich., a year and a half ago. He served in the Army and fought in World War...
Mattie Lee Bunch
Mar 17, 2006
MATTIE BUNCH, 93 Publix LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Mattie Lee Bunch of Lake Wales died of pneumonia Friday (March 17, 2006) at home. She was 93. Born in Century on Oct. 20, 1912, she came to Lake Wales from Sebring in 1926. She was a meat wrapper for Publix for 25 years. She was a member of the Ladies...
Lucile Elizabeth Gehrett
Mar 16, 2006
LUCILE GEHRETT, 93 Central Michigan University SEBRING -- Ms. Lucile Elizabeth Gehrett of Sebring died of complications following a stroke Thursday (March 16, 2006) at Florida Hospital in Sebring. She was 93. Born in Shepherd, Mich., on June 5, 1912, she came to Sebring from Deerfield Beach in 1987. She was a retired cook for Central Michigan University in...
Jeanne Furr
Mar 16, 2006
JEANNE FURR, 82 Homemaker LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Jeanne Furr of Lake Wales died of heart failure Thursday (March 16, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 82. Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., on Sept. 4, 1923, she came to Lake Wales from there in 1952. She was a homemaker and a member of the Polk County Homemaker's...
Elden Kerts Tippin
Mar 15, 2006
ELDEN TIPPIN, 88 Dow Chemical Container LAKE WALES -- Mr. Elden Kerts Tippin of Lake Wales died of heart failure Wednesday (March 15, 2006) at home. He was 88. Born in Wheeler, Mich., on May 29, 1917, he came to Lake Wales from Michigan, 29 years ago. He was a retired instrument inspector for Dow Chemical Container in Midland,...
Allen Gentry "Buddy" Killen
Mar 14, 2006
ALLEN KILLEN, 72 Manning Citrus FROSTPROOF -- Mr. Allen Gentry "Buddy" Killen of Frostproof died of cancer Tuesday (March 14, 2006) at home. He was 72. Born in Loretta, Tenn., on Feb. 21, 1934, he came to Frostproof from Winter Haven 14 years ago. He was a truck driver for Manning Citrus. He was a Marine Corps veteran of...
Dallas Dale Martin
Mar 13, 2006
DALLAS MARTIN, 64 New Boston Coke Steel WINTER HAVEN -- Mr. Dallas Dale Martin of Winter Haven died of Parkinson's disease Monday (March 13, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 64. Born in New Boston, Ohio, on April 18, 1941, he recently moved to Winter Haven from Frostproof. He was a steel worker for New Boston Coke...
Richard P. "Rich" Andres
Mar 13, 2006
RICHARD ANDRES, 61 Country Fresh LAKE WALES -- Mr. Richard P. "Rich" Andres of Lake Wales died of heart and lung failure Monday (March 13, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 61. Born in Byron Center, Mich., on May 25, 1944, he came to Lake Wales from Orlando nine years ago. He was a plant manager for...
Howard Lee Pickles
Mar 12, 2006
Howard Pickles, 86, Lake Wales Fire Dept. LAKE WALES -- Mr. Howard Lee Pickles was proud of the Lake Wales community that he served for a number of years as a firefighter. "He loved his town and he was very proud of being a firefighter," said his daughter, Cheryl Kay of Winter Haven. "He would never leave his town."...
David H. Hudson
Mar 10, 2006
DAVID HUDSON, 63 Great Southern Enterprises LAKE WALES -- Mr. David H. "Dave" Hudson of Lake Wales died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident Friday (March 10, 2006) in Daytona Beach. He was 63. Born in Barren County, Ky., on Oct. 16, 1942, he came to Lake Wales from West Palm Beach three years ago. He was the...
Anna Georgi
Mar 5, 2006
ANNA GEORGI, 83 Homemaker FROSTPROOF -- Mrs. Anna Georgi of Frostproof died of heart failure Sunday (March 5, 2006) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 83. Born in Wharton, N.J., on Sept. 21, 1922, she came here from Sparrow Bush, N.Y., 10 years ago. She was a homemaker. She attended First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Georgi is survived...
James Edward Manning
Mar 3, 2006
JAMES MANNING, 67 Procter & Gamble FROSTPROOF -- Mr. James Edward Manning of Frostproof died of heart failure Friday (March 3, 2006). He was 67. Born April 7, 1938, in Carbondale, Ill., Mr. Manning moved to Frostproof from Florida City 36 years ago. He served in the Army. He was a production manager for Procter & Gamble Concentrate Plant....
Alice Faye Corley
Mar 2, 2006
ALICE CORLEY, 65 Corley's Citrus WINTER HAVEN -- Mrs. Alice Faye Corley of Winter Haven died of cancer Thursday (March 2, 2006) at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was 65. Born in Sebring on May 16, 1940, she was a lifelong resident of the area. She worked for Corley's Citrus and Auburndale Market. She attended Southside Assembly of God in...
Shirley L. Wright
Mar 1, 2006
SHIRLEY WRIGHT, 70 Homemaker FROSTPROOF -- Mrs. Shirley L. Wright of Frostproof died of lung failure Wednesday (March 1, 2006) at home. She was 70. Born in Painsville, Ohio, on Oct. 9, 1935, she came to Frostproof from Oberlin, Ohio, in 1997. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lakemont Ridge Mobile Home Park Council. She was...
H. Reid Parker
Feb 27, 2006
REID PARKER, 73 Letter Carrier LAKE WALES -- Mr. H. Reid Parker of Lake Wales died of heart failure Monday (Feb. 27, 2006) at The Groves Center. He was 73. Born in St. Albans, Vt., on Dec. 8, 1932, he came to Lake Wales from Burbank, Calif., in 1992. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal...
William Edward "Bill" King
Feb 26, 2006
WILLIAM KING, 82 State of Michigan LAKE WALES -- Mr. William E. "Bill" King of Lake Wales died of leukemia Sunday (Feb. 26, 2006) at Winter Haven Hospital. He was 82. Born in Toledo, Ohio, on Nov. 2, 1923, he came to Lake Wales from East Lansing, Mich., in 1991. He was a retired financial institution examiner for the...