Dean Otis Pitts
Mar 27, 2023
Dean Pitts, 85
Dean Pitts of Lake Wales passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at The Groves Center.
He was born December 17, 1937 in Lake Wales to the late Murray Odis and Lois May Pitts. Dean was the owner of an auto repair shop and previously a banker. He was a Green...
Reginia Gail Lamb White
Mar 27, 2023
Reginia Gail Lamb White, (58), passed away peacefully on March 27, 2023, surrounded by her family at her home in Lake Wales, Florida.
Reginia was born on July 1, 1964, in Harlan, Kentucky to Alfred and Gladys Lamb. She married Jeffrey White, also from Harlan, on April 18, 1988, in Junction City, Kansas.
Reginia loved...
Ricky Daryle "Pete" Hartwell
Mar 26, 2023
Ricky Daryle “Pete” Hartwell, 61
Ricky Daryle “Pete” Hartwell of Bartow passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Bartow Regional Medical Center.
He was born July 8, 1961 in Miami; he was a resident of Highlands County for 15 years before moving to Bartow two years ago. Ricky was the life of the...
Linda Mae Mctee
Mar 24, 2023
Linda Mae McTee, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2023, at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital at the age of 79. Linda was born on February 7, 1944, in Celeste, Texas, where she spent most of her life before moving to Lake Wales, Florida, to be with her husband, James McTee. They had...
Lois Anne Chase
Mar 23, 2023
Lois Anne chase, 87
Lois Anne Chase of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.
She was born September 8, 1935 in Ossining, NY to the late Fred and Grace Houghtaling; and graduated from Auburn Central High School. She was a retired manager at Key Bank...
Glenn Samuel Byers
Mar 21, 2023
Glenn Samuel Byers, 78
Glenn Samuel Byers of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at his home.
He was born September 14, 1944, in Coldwater, MI to the late Samuel W. & Betty Byers; he came to Frostproof in 2017 from Michigan. He was a retired forester for the State of Michigan, a member...
Wanda Elaine Bush
Mar 20, 2023
Wanda Elaine Bush, 78
Wanda Elaine Bush of Lake Wales passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, at Winter Haven Hospital.
She was born April 21, 1944, in Bartow to the late Noah and Vera Agnes Johnson; she was a resident of Lake Wales for the past 63 years. She was retired and of...
Jose Angel Rodriguez Navarro
Mar 20, 2023
Jose Angel Rodriguez Navarro, 70, of Lake Wales, passed away at his residence on Monday, March 20th.
Born April 6, 1952, to the late Leonardo and Josefina Rodriguez in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Jose moved to Lake Wales from Texas over 40 years ago. He worked as a Crew Leader in the citrus industry for Center...
John Allen Herndon
Mar 18, 2023
John Allen Herndon, 90
John Allen Herndon, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at his home in Durant, Florida.
He was born on June 13, 1932, in Midland City, Alabama and was the fifth child of Connie Lee and Johnnie Ethel Herndon. His siblings were Leon, Martha Grace, Roy Lee, Mildred, Delores,...
Patricia Joyner Woods
Mar 15, 2023
Patricia Joyner Woods, 71
Patricia Joyner Woods of Winter Haven passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Oak Haven Rehab in Auburndale.
She was born May 4, 1951 in Bartow to the late Leon and Lillian Joyner and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Patricia was a homemaker. She loved her...
Harry Gilbert Waters
Mar 15, 2023
Harry Gilbert Waters, 82
Harry Gilbert Waters of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at The Groves Center.
He was born February 12, 1941 in Lake Wales to the late Clifford and Margaret Waters; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired mechanic and served in the...
Ann Brock Taylor
Mar 13, 2023
Ann Brock Taylor, 65
Ann Brock Taylor of Lake Wales passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 at her residence.
She was born April 6, 1957 in Bainbridge, Georgia to the late Rev. Cecil and Fannie Brock; she moved to Lake Wales from Lakeland in 1982. Ann was the co-owner of Taylor’s Industrial Coatings...
Charles Thomas Smith, Jr.
Mar 11, 2023
Charles Thomas “Chuck” Smith, Jr.
Charles Thomas “Chuck” Smith, Jr. of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale.
He was born June 4, 1957 in Winter Haven to the late Charles Thomas and Doris Overbee Smith; he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was...
Kathryn Fraiser Black
Mar 10, 2023
Kathryn Fraiser Black, 91, formerly of Waverly and Lake Wales, passed away Friday, March 10 th in Naples.
Born March 22, 1931, in Chipley, FL to the late Joe B. and Nella (Mercer) Fraiser, Kathryn moved to Waverly in 1936 from Chipley.
She is preceded in...
Keith Hadden
Mar 9, 2023
Keith Hadden, 57
Keith Hadden of Frostproof passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring.
He was born June 7, 1965 in Lake Wales to the late James and JoAnn Hadden; he has been a lifelong resident of the Frostproof area. Keith was a handyman and a member of...
Zachary Gene Mace
Mar 7, 2023
Zachary Gene Mace, 19
Zachary Gene Mace of Winter Haven passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
He was born April 19, 2003 in Winter Haven and was a lifelong resident of the area. Zach was a private pilot. He was a Polk State College student pursuing his degree in Aerospace Science. He worked...
Robert Clifton Hannan
Mar 7, 2023
Robert Clifton Hannan, 91
Robert Clifton Hannan of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at his residence.
He was born January 15, 1932 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana to the late Lyle and Thelma Hannan; he moved to Lake Wales from his hometown in 1963. Robert was a retired teacher for Babson Park...
Irene R. Nelson
Mar 6, 2023
Irene R. Nelson
Irene was born in Orange, New Jersey to Maurice and Helen Rawcliffe. She spent her youth in Nutley, New Jersey where she attended elementary school and graduated from Nutley High School. During these years she was an avid and competitive tennis player and played basketball in her church league.
Irene enrolled in...
Fr. Gordon Polenz
Mar 6, 2023
Fr. Gordon Polenz 81, formerly of Schenectady and Sidney, NY passed to a new life on March 4, 2023, at his home in Haines City, FL.
Gordon was born son of the late Chester and Edith (Gordon) Polenz in Schenectady on October 4, 1941.
He was a graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy in Schenectady. He...
Jerry A. O'Brien
Mar 6, 2023
Jerry A. O’Brien, 85
Jerry A. O’Brien of Lake Wales passed away Monday, March 6, 2023 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.
He was born June 21, 1937 in Chillicothe, Ohio to the late Lawrence and Florence O’Brien; he moved to Lake Wales from Leavenworth, Kansas in 1986. Jerry was a retired warden for Leavenworth...