Jul 16, 2025

Deborah Lois Rhoden, 48

It is with a heavy heart that we share that our loving sister Deborah Rhoden passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at the University of Health Shands Hospital due to complications from her lifelong battle with heart failure.

She was born October 13, 1976 to the late George and...

Jul 16, 2025

Martha Virginia Westmoreland, 78

Martha Virginia Westmoreland of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at her residence.

She was born July 7, 1947 in Boaz, Alabama to the late Jake and Marylou Henderson. Martha was a fruit packer for Hunt Brothers. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of...

Jul 16, 2025

Margaret “Rickie” Settle, 72

Margaret “Rickie” Settle of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

She was born August 8, 1952, in Mount Olive, North Carolina; she moved to Lake Wales from Hollywood in 1969. Rickie was a retired office manager for Casual Way Pools and was of...

Jul 14, 2025

Teri Turner-Elrod, 61

Teri Turner-Elrod of Winter Haven passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at Lakeland Regional Health.

Teri was born September 1, 1963, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina to James E. Turner and Patricia Ann Scahill. Teri loved her family dearly. She was a caregiver and loved taking...

Jul 13, 2025

Ronald Wayne Salisbury, 68

Ronald “Captain Ron” Salisbury of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025, at AdventHealth in Lake Wales, Florida

Ron was born on July 3, 1957, in Milford, Delaware to Reuben Wesley Salisbury, and Dolores Mai Sneed. In the late 70’s, Ron moved from his birth state of Delaware...

Jul 13, 2025

Eusebia Armenta-Lucas, 91

Eusebia Armenta-Lucas of Frostproof passed away Sunday, July 13,2025 , at her residence.

Eusebia was born August 15, 1933, in Tenancingo, Mexico, to the late Andres Armenta and Patricia Lucas. She was of the Catholic faith and loved to sew. She loved cooking and even made her own bread. She...

Jul 12, 2025

Lonie Jeanette hunter, 72

Lonie Hunter of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Lake Wales, Florida.

She was born March 11, 1953, in Perry, Florida to the late Charles and Bessie Glass. Lonie was a restaurant manager and loved to cook. She loved to fish, swim, and go thrift shopping....

Jul 11, 2025

Emory David Matteson, 85

E. David Matteson of Frostproof passed away Friday, July 11, 2025, at his residence under the care of Vitas Hospice.

David was born on September 23, 1939, in Erie, Pennsylvania to Emory Fenn Matteson.

David was of the Catholic faith and a devout Republican. He loved boating,...

Jul 10, 2025

William Rex Mercer

William Rex Mercer, 90, of Lake Wales, passed from this life peacefully at home early Thursday morning, July 10, 2025, with his loving daughter and dedicated son by his side.

Rex was born to the late Ruby Mae Mendheim and George Benton Mercer on April 20, 1935, in Dothan —...

Jul 8, 2025

John Joseph Greskowitz, 71

John Greskowitz of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at his residence.

John was born May 27, 1954, in New York City to the late John Greskowitz and Nancy Mancinik. John was of the Catholic faith. He loved shooting and spending time with his fur buddies Flash,...

Jul 5, 2025

Hamandrawatee Ramjit known as Dularie (Mama) born April 21, 1953 at home in bush lot village Corentyne, Berbice in Guyana. She was the eldest daughter of her late parents Lakhan and Poonya Babulall. She was the Eldest sibling of Dewan, Meme, Renee, Bee, Besho, Camie and her nonbiological siblings Rishi and Maragin Rampersaud.  Dularie ventured to America in Oct...

Jul 3, 2025

Martha Amanda Hammack, 92

Martha Amanda Hammack of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025, at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice.

She was born March 9, 1933, in Germany to the late Julius and Anna Schulz; she moved to Lake Wales from Annandale, Virginia in 1993. Martha was...

Jul 2, 2025

Larry Edward Williams, 77

Larry E. Williams of Tampa passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Suncoast Hospice Care Center in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Larry was born on December 1, 1947, in Mobile, Alabama, to Edward Robert Williams and Melrose Collins. Though he spent many years in Tampa, Larry grew up...

Jul 1, 2025

Phillip Cole Tyler, 84

Phillip Cole Tyler of Lake Wales passed away at Advent Hospital, Lake Wales on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

He was born in Morristown, Tennessee to the late E. Eugene and Lucille C. Tyler on January 15, 1941. The family moved to central Florida in the late 1940s. His family...

Jun 29, 2025

Bernie John Jackson, Jr., 85

Bernie John Jackson of Lakeland passed away Sunday, June 29, 2025 at Lakeland Hospice House.

He was born January 11, 1940 in Tampa to the late Bernie and Edith Jackson. Bernie was a retired Police Officer from Lakeland Police Department. When he was younger, Bernie enjoyed water skiing,...

Jun 29, 2025

Kevin Harold O’Leary, 65

Kevin Harold O’Leary of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, June 29, 2025 at Lakeland Regional Hospital.

He was born June 5, 1960 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas to Harold and Alice O’Leary; he moved to Lake Wales from Stuart in 1996. Kevin served with the United States Army as an...

Jun 27, 2025

Virginia A. McClellan, 91

Virginia A. McClellan of Tampa passed away Friday, June 27, 2025, at Tampa General Hospital.

She was born December 23, 1933, in Providence, Rhode Island to the late Louis and Blanche Tarsa; she has been a resident of Central Florida since 1959. Virginia was a homemaker who volunteered for...

Jun 26, 2025

George Lewis Brown, Jr., 88

George Lewis Brown, Jr. of Yalaha passed away Thursday, June 26, 2025 at his residence.

He was born on July 14, 1936 in Grove City, Pennsylvania to the late George and Lucille Brown; he moved to Lake Wales from Buckhannon, West Virginia in 2007, then moved to Yalaha....

Jun 25, 2025

Betty Ann Mercer, 88, of Lake Wales, Florida, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday evening, June 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving children, husband, and sister.

Born at home “out in the sticks” near Griffin, Georgia, on October 18, 1936, Betty Ann was the daughter of the late Daisy Gladys and Horace Carr Byne. She grew up...

Jun 25, 2025

Dorothy Inez Tucker, 82

Dorothy Inez Tucker of Babson Park passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

She was born July 24, 1942 in Lake Wales to the late George and Laura Smith; she has been a lifelong resident of the area. Dorothy was the owner of Tucker...