Raymond Owen Shippee
Oct 22, 2005
RAYMOND SHIPPEE, 73 Landscaper BREWSTER, Mass. -- Mr. Raymond Owen Shippee of Brewster, Mass., died of heart failure Saturday (Oct. 22, 2005). He was 73. Born May 3, 1932, in Providence, R.I., Mr. Shippee was a winter resident of Lake Wales. He served in the Army. He worked as a landscaper. Mr. Shippee is survived by his wife, Barbara...
Travis Carroll Wilbanks
Oct 22, 2005
TRAVIS WILBANKS, 81 Keens Fruit FROSTPROOF -- Mr. Travis C. Wilbanks of Frostproof died of heart failure Sunday (Oct. 23, 2005) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 81. Born in Pontotoc, Miss., on Sept. 12, 1924, he came to Frostproof from Mississippi in 1949. He was a grove foreman for Keens Fruit. He was a Baptist. Mr. Wilbanks...
Charles H. Duncan Jr.
Oct 22, 2005
CHARLES DUNCAN, 81 Police Officer LAKE WALES -- Mr. Charles H. Duncan Jr. of Lake Wales died of complications following a stroke Saturday (Oct. 22, 2005) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 81. Born in Galax, Va., on Aug. 27, 1924, he came to Lakeland from Martinsville, Va., 20 years ago. He was a retired police officer for...
Anthony Lamar "Tony" Lancaster
Oct 20, 2005
ANTHONY LANCASTER, 19 Mechanic BARTOW -- Mr. Anthony Lamar "Tony" Lancaster of Bartow died after being struck by an automobile Thursday (Oct. 20, 2005). He was 19. Born Feb. 7, 1986, in Bartow, Mr. Lancaster was a lifelong resident of this area. He worked as an auto mechanic. Mr. Lancaster is survived by his mother, Christine Marie Elliott, Bartow;...
Catherine Mae Spence
Oct 20, 2005
CATHERINE SPENCE, 65 Bookkeeper HOMER, Mich. -- Mrs. Catherine Mae Spence of Homer, Mich., died of heart failure Thursday (Oct. 20, 2005) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 65. Born Feb. 12, 1940, in Dundee, Mich., Mrs. Spence spent her last five winters in Frostproof. She worked as a bookkeeper for Tecumseh. She was a Catholic. Mrs. Spence...
Ruby Lula Knight
Oct 20, 2005
RUBY KNIGHT, 89 Sectionizer FROSTPROOF -- Mrs. Ruby Knight of Frostproof died of heart failure Thursday (Oct. 20, 2005) at The Groves Center. She was 89. Born Nov. 24, 1915, in Slocomb, Ala., Mrs. Knight moved to Frostproof in 1998. She worked as a sectionizer for Donald Duck citrus. She attended Church of God, Dover. Mrs. Knight was preceded...
Richard Wesley "Dick" Hunt
Oct 19, 2005
RICHARD HUNT, 80 Highlander Restaurant LAKE WALES -- Mr. Richard Wesley Hunt of Lake Wales died of heart failure Wednesday (Oct. 19, 2005). He was 80. Born Oct. 15, 1925, in Clearwater, Mr. Hunt grew up in Polk County. He served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War. He co-owned the Highlander Restaurant, Lake Wales....
Mary T. Mnich
Oct 18, 2005
MARY MNICH, 87 Motel Owner LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Mary T. Mnich of Lake Wales died of heart failure Tuesday (Oct. 18, 2005) at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was 87. Born in Carterete, N.J., on Aug. 10, 1918, she came to Lake Wales in 1964. She was a retired motel owner. She was a member of Holy...
Clifford Hillory "Red" Johnson
Oct 18, 2005
CLIFFORD JOHNSON, 88 Alcoma LAKE WALES -- Mr. Clifford H. "Red" Johnson of Lake Wales died of heart failure Tuesday (Oct. 18, 2005) at Bartow Center. He was 88. Born in Georgiana County, Ala., on March 25, 1917, he was a longtime resident of Lake Wales. He was a retired foreman for Alcoma citrus. He was an Army Air...
Teresa Ann Jones
Oct 15, 2005
TERESA JONES, 48 Homemaker FROSTPROOF -- Mrs. Teresa Jones of Frostproof died of COPD Saturday (Oct. 15, 2005) at Florida Hospital Heartland, Sebring. She was 48. Born Dec. 27, 1956, in West Chester, Pa., Mrs. Jones moved to Frostproof from St. Cloud 20 years ago. She was a homemaker. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Jones is survived by her...
Roberta Ann "Bobbie" Patterson
Oct 15, 2005
ROBERTA PATTERSON, 78 Homemaker LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Roberta A. "Bobby" Patterson of Lake Wales died Saturday (Oct. 15, 2005) at home. She was 78. Born in Vermillion County, Ill., on May 3, 1927, she was a winter resident for 15 years before moving to Lake Wales from Williamsville, Ill., five years ago. She was a homemaker. She was...
Constance Bennett Van Hook
Oct 14, 2005
Constance Van Hook, 84, Teacher LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Constance Van Hook of Lake Wales taught history after serving as a physical therapist during World War II. Mrs. Van Hook died of respiratory failure Friday (Oct. 14, 2005) at Winter Haven Hospital. She was 84. Born Jan. 19, 1921, in Bartow, Mrs. Van Hook lived in the Lake Wales...
Louella Mae Seymour
Oct 14, 2005
LOUELLA SEYMOUR, 68 Bookkeeper LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Louella Mae Seymour of Lake Wales died of heart failure Friday (Oct. 14, 2005) at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 68. Born in Caribou, Maine, on Nov. 12, 1936, she came to Lake Wales in 2001. She was a retired bookkeeper. She was a member of the Holy Cross Church...
Rickey Lonza Cobler
Oct 12, 2005
RICKEY COBLER, 42 Ranger Construction LAKE WALES -- Mr. Rickey Lonza Cobler of Lake Wales died of injuries sustained in a motor cycle accident Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) in Lake Wales. He was 42. Born in Clearwater on March 10, 1963, he came to Lake Wales from Winter Garden two years ago. He was an equipment operator for Ranger...
James Matthew "Jimmy" Ward
Oct 12, 2005
JAMES WARD, 67 Mountain Lake Corp. LAKE WALES -- Mr. James M. "Jimmy" Ward of Lake Wales died of heart failure Oct. 12, 2005, at Winter Haven Hospital. He was 67. Born in Lake Wales on Dec. 27, 1937, he was a lifelong resident. He was a retired caprenter and mason for Mountain Lake Corp. He was a Baptist....
Carol Lougee
Oct 12, 2005
CAROL LOUGEE, 85 Chalet Suzanne LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Carol Lougee of Lake Wales died of cancer Wednesday (Oct. 12, 2005) at home. She was 85. Born in Arab, Ala., on Dec. 20, 1919, she came to Lake Wales from Birmingham, Ala., 50 years ago. She was a homemaker and had rental property. She also was a waitress at...
Roger Franklin Cain Sr.
Oct 11, 2005
ROGER CAIN, 94 Cain's Parts and Service BABSON PARK -- Mr. Roger Cain of Babson Park died of natural causes associated with old age Tuesday (Oct. 11, 2005) in Lake Wales. He was 94. Born in Tarheel, N.C., on March 21, 1911, he came to Lake Wales in 1919. He and his brothers owned and operated Cain's Parts and...
Paul Linwood Zimmerman
Oct 10, 2005
PAUL ZIMMERMAN, 91 Ridge Surplus Sales LAKE WALES -- Mr. Paul L. Zimmerman of Lake Wales died of heart failure Monday (Oct. 10, 2005) at Forsythe Hospice in Auburndale. He was 91. Born in Montgomery County, Md., on March 1, 1914, he came to Lake Wales from Prince George County, Md., in 1960. He was a retired citrus grover...
Myra Althea Chandley
Oct 10, 2005
Myra Chandley, 103, Teacher LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Myra Curtis Chandley, an early settler in Lake Wales, took an active role in volunteering in the community and was named "Lake Wales Pioneer of the Year" in 1986. "Her knowledge of the history and people of of Lake Wales was frequently called upon for precise, first-person accounts," said her son,...
Raymond Charles "Ray" Jones
Oct 10, 2005
RAYMOND JONES, 48 Carpet Installation BABSON PARK -- Mr. Raymond C. "Ray" Jones of Babson Park died of heart failure Monday (Oct. 10, 2005) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 48. Born in Gardner, Maine, on Dec. 30, 1956, he came to Babson Park when he was 15. He was self-employed in carpet installation. Mr. Jones is survived...