Helen Maude Ward
Oct 10, 2005
Helen Ward, 83, U.S. Post Office PLANT CITY -- Mrs. Helen M. Ward enjoyed spending as much time outdoors as possible. "You just mentioned fishing and she was ready. She had her pole and her straw hat and she was ready to go," said her son, T. David Ward of Plant City. Mrs. Ward, a retired clerk for the...
Myra Althea Chandley
Oct 10, 2005
Myra Chandley, 103, Teacher By Rhonda Gentle The Ledger 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,...
Mario J. Loguidice
Oct 9, 2005
MARIO LoGUIDICE, 78 Installation Repairman SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Mr. Mario J. LoGuidice of Saddle Brook, N.J., a winter resident of Lake Wales, died of heart failure Sunday (Oct. 9, 2005) in Lake Wales. He was 78. Born in New York City on Nov. 14, 1926, he became a winter resident of Lake Wales two years ago, coming from...
Daniel Willis Peavey
Oct 9, 2005
DANIEL PEAVEY, 70 Engineer LAKE WALES -- Mr. Daniel W. Peavey Jr. of Lake Wales died of complications following heart surgery Sunday (Oct. 9, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 70. Born in Bangor, Maine, on Dec. 16, 1934, he came to Lake Wales from Wallingford, Conn., in 1994. He was a retired engineer for Pratt and...
Wayne Payton Skinner
Oct 8, 2005
WAYNE SKINNER, 63 Building Contractor LAKE WALES -- Mr. Wayne Payton Skinner of Lake Wales died of heart failure Saturday (Oct. 8, 2005) at Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale. He was 63. Born in Lake Wales on Jan. 17, 1942, he was a lifelong resident. He was a building contractor in commercial and residential construction. He was a Baptist....
Dorothy Elizabeth Pitman-Baum
Oct 7, 2005
DOROTHY PITMAN-BAUM, 83 Georgia College University System WINTER HAVEN -- Mrs. Dorothy Pitman-Baum of Winter Haven died of cancer Friday (Oct. 7, 2005) at Alterra Assisted Living Facility, Winter Haven. She was 83. Born April 30, 1922, in Newnan, Ga., Mrs. Pitman-Baum moved to Winter Haven from Milledgeville, Ga. 18 months ago. She chaired the Georgia College University System...
Inez Brantley
Oct 6, 2005
Inez Brantley Inez Brantley, 92, of Frostproof, died of cancer on Thursday, October 6, 2005, at Royal Care of Avon Park. A native of Cobb Town, Ga., she came to the area 70 years ago. She was a citrus grader for Ben Hill and a member of First Baptist Church of Frostproof. She was preceded in death by her...
Raymond Dean Ames
Oct 6, 2005
RAYMOND AMES, 81 Roadway Express LAKE WALES -- Mr. Raymond D. "Ray" Ames of Lake Wales died of heart failure Thursday (Oct. 6, 2005) at Life Care Center of Winter Haven. He was 81. Born Feb. 11, 1924, in Post Boy, Ohio, Mr. Ames came here from Columbus, Ohio, in 1986. He served in the Army in World War...
Glen Browning
Oct 6, 2005
GLEN BROWNING, 79 Findlay Industries LAKE WALES -- Mr. Glen Browning of Lake Wales died of heart failure Thursday (Oct. 6, 2005) at The Groves Center. He was 79. Born in Lake Wales on Feb. 9, 1926, he was a lifelong resident. He was a retired trim engineer for Findlay Industries. He was an Army veteran of World War...
Garrett Bates Driscoll
Oct 5, 2005
GARRETT DRISCOLL, 73 Air Force LAKE WALES -- Mr. Garrett Bates Driscoll of Lake Wales died of congestive heart failure Wednesday (Oct. 5, 2005) at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 73. Born in Terre Haute, Ind., on July 10, 1932, he came to Lake Wales from Coral Springs in 1997. He was a master sergeant in the Air...
Harry F. "Pat" Flanagan
Oct 2, 2005
Harry F. 'Pat' Flanagan Harry F. "Pat" Flanagan, 63, of Lake Wales, died of heart failure on Sunday, October 2, 2005, at his residence. A native of Lantham, Md., he came to the area 33 years ago from Rockville, Md. He was a warehouseman at Citrosucco and of the Methodist faith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army,...
Florence Alice Renner
Oct 1, 2005
Florence Alice Renner Florence Alice Renner, 90, of Brandon, died of heart failure on Sunday, October 1, 2005, at her residence. A native of Gardner, she had been a resident of Brandon since 1999 coming from Frostproof. She was a homemaker. She was a former member of the Frostproof Church of God and a member of the River Church...
Fred Allison Groover Sr.
Oct 1, 2005
Fred Allison Groover Sr. Fred Allison Groover Sr., 62, of Lake Wales, died of an aneurysm on October 1, 2005, at his residence. A native of Frostproof, he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a service advisor for Fields and Hutson Cadillac. He was preceded in death by his father, Mack A. Groover and brother, Billy...
Theora W. Banks
Oct 1, 2005
Theora W. Banks Theora W. Banks, 87, of Indian Lake Estates, died of heart failure on Saturday, October 1, 2005, at the Groves Center. A native of Baltimore, she came to the area in 1980 from Port Saint Lucie. She was a retired secretary and bookkeeper for the state of Maryland Health Department. She was a member of the...
Clifford Carl White
Sep 30, 2005
Clifford Carl White Clifford Carl White, 32, of Lake Wales, died of leukemia on Friday, September 30, 2005, at Lake Wales Medical Center. A native of Belding, Mich., he came to the area 10 years ago. He was a heavy equipment operator and a member of the New Harvest Worship Center. Survivors include his wife, Patricia White of Lake...
Leann Hope Black
Sep 30, 2005
Leann Hope Black Leann Hope Black, an infant, of Babson Park, died on Friday, September 30, 2005, at Regency Medical Center. She was a native of Winter Haven. Survivors include her parents, Jeremy W. Black and Shannon M. Hall, both of Babson Park; a brother, Zachery Black; paternal grandparents, Jerry an Debbie Black, both of Babson Park; paternal great-grandmother,...
Patricia Neal Scott
Sep 30, 2005
PATRICIA SCOTT, 57 Spin Magnetics WINTER HAVEN -- Ms. Patricia Neal Scott of Winter Haven died of complications from diabetes Friday (Sept. 30, 2005) at Winter Haven Hospital. She was 57. Born Nov. 6, 1947, in Tampa, Ms. Scott moved to Lake Wales 15 years ago. She worked as a solderer for Spin Magnetics of Lake Wales. She was...
Mabel Binkley
Sep 29, 2005
MABLE BINKLEY, 76 Citrus World LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Mable Jewel Binkley of Lake Wales died of heart failure Thursday (Sept. 29, 2005) at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was 76. Born in Imboden, Ark., on Sept. 29, 1929, Mrs. Binkley came to Lake Wales from Walnut Ridge, Ark., in 1963. She was a retired grader for Citrus...
James Herman Nichols
Sep 29, 2005
JAMES NICHOLS, 81 Supervisor LAKE WALES -- Mr. James Herman Nichols of Lake Wales died of cancer Thursday (Sept. 29, 2005) at home. He was 81. Born in Wilson, N.C., on Jan. 9, 1924, he came to Lake Wales from Miami in 1978. He was a retired supervisor for the city of Miami. He was a Navy veteran of...
Gola Proveau
Sep 26, 2005
Gola Proveau, 96 Snively Groves LAKE WALES -- For many years, Mr. Gola Proveau planted and maintained a vegetable garden and shared the produce with friends and neighbors. "He had half of his yard in a vegetable garden and he about furnished the neighbors with fresh vegetables," said his brother-in-law, Delmas Dixon of Lake Wales. "He did that up...