Feb 27, 2023

Maria Anaya, 95

Maria Anaya of Lake Wales passed away Monday, February 27, 2023 at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice.

She was born March 10, 1927 in Coroneo Guanajuato, Mexico to the late Cipriano and Cresencia Garcia; she moved to Lake Wales from Mexico 35 years ago to work...

Feb 19, 2023

MINNIE  C.  LIVELY,  94

Minnie C. Lively of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

She was born July 17, 1928 in Fargo, GA to the late Robert and Ollie Carver; she came here 8 years ago from Riverview, FL. She was a country girl who loved being...

Feb 17, 2023

Eugene Leo Bordeaux, 86

Eugene "Gene" Bordeaux of Frostproof, FL passed away Friday, February 17, 2023 at the Winter Haven Hospital.

He was born July 18, 1936 in Montague, Massachusetts to the late Leo and Jeannette Petrin Bordeaux. Upon graduating he served with the United States Navy from 1955 until 1959.

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Feb 16, 2023

Everett Francis Lahue, 83

Everett Francis Lahue of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice.

He was born May 23, 1939 in Dighton, Massachusetts to the late Everett and Avis Lahue; he moved to Lake Wales from Columbus, Ohio in August of...

Feb 15, 2023

Donald Ray “Butch” McGinnis, age 78, of Kingwood, was called home to glory on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, in Lake Wales, Florida. He was born May 4, 1944, in Howesville, WV, a son of the late Jesse Ray McGinnis and Elma (Miller) McGinnis. His wife, Patricia “Pat” (Shahan) McGinnis survives, they were united in marriage July 19, 1995.

Feb 14, 2023

Eli De La Cruz, 35

Eli De La Cruz of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at his residence.

He was born October 28, 1987 in Bryan, Texas; he has been a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. Eli was a welder and a tattoo artist. He enjoyed drawing, fishing, and spending...

Feb 14, 2023

Noah N. Carbone, 89

Noah N. Carbone of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

He was born November 14, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Noe and Anna Carbone; he moved to Lake Wales from New Jersey 29 years ago. Noah was a veteran of...

Feb 12, 2023

Ann E. Gordon, 97

Ann E. Gordon of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Astoria Senior Living in Winter Haven.

She was born September 12, 1925 in Scott County, Kentucky to the late George and Pearl Ellis; she moved to Lake Wales from Florence, Kentucky in 1976. Ann was a...

Feb 12, 2023

Charles William King, Sr., 84

Charles William King, Sr. of Gainesville passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Park Meadows Nursing Home.

He was born July 31, 1938 in Lake Wales to the late Marvin and Mae King. Charles was a retired air traffic controller and a veteran of the United States Air...

Feb 12, 2023

Yvonne Samuel Stack, 75

Yvonne Samuel Stack of Haines City passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Haines City Rehab and Nursing Home.

She was born April 6, 1947 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Theodore and Inez Samuel. Yvonne was a retired speech therapist and loved working with children. She enjoyed singing,...

Feb 11, 2023

Janice “Jan” Grogan Fisher, 82

Janice “Jan” Grogan Fisher of Palm Harbor passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Brookside Hospice Care in Palm Harbor.

She was born May 30, 1940 in Norcross, Georgia to the late Jack and Clarice Grogan; she moved to Palm Harbor in 1989. Jan was a clerk for...

Feb 11, 2023

Trudy Wanda Kay Platt, 73

Trudy Wanda Kay Platt of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

She was born April 21, 1949 in Bradenton to the late Wallace and Ina Haun; she moved to Lake Wales from Indiana in 2014. Trudy was the unit secretary of the...

Feb 11, 2023

Pauline Lauretta Atteridge, 84

Pauline Lauretta Atteridge of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Florida Hospital Celebration Health.

She was born December 10, 1938 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to the late Leo and Alice Fluette; she moved to Lake Wales from Haines City in 2013. She was a retired medical...

Feb 11, 2023

John Phillips Beck, 91

John Phillips Beck of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at his residence.

He was born July 2, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Ira and Mildred Beck; he moved to Lake Wales from Athens, Michigan in 1999. John was retired from Floyd Wonser Supply Company...

Feb 10, 2023

Edna Carol Whitlock, 74

Edna Carol Whitlock of Frostproof passed away Friday, February 10, 2023 at her residence.

She was born April 7, 1948 in Frostproof to the late Randall and Omie Dell Taylor. Edna was a caregiver. She loved camping, fishing, and cooking out with her family. Edna enjoyed spending time with...

Feb 9, 2023

It is rumored there is a no creature quite as stubborn as a Missouri mule. My mother will attest that on 8/8/34 in Springfield Missouri, The finest specimen of a Missouri mule was brought into this world and named: James Francis David Love.

The stubbornness of a...

Feb 7, 2023

Wiley “Terry” Terrell Kikta, age 77, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023 in Fort Meade, Florida with family.  He was born January 6, 1946 in Winter Haven, Florida to the late Joseph and Maude (Anderson) Kikta. He grew up in Waverly, FL and lived the majority of his life in Babson Park, FL.  While attending Lake Wales High School...

Feb 6, 2023

Thomas Leonard “Farmer” Buncic, 73

Thomas Leonard “Farmer” Buncic of Frostproof passed away Monday, February 6, 2023 at his residence.

He was born January 12, 1950 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania to the late Paul and Adele Buncic; he moved to Frostproof from Newton Falls, Ohio eight years ago. Thomas was a retired millwright and...

Feb 4, 2023

Caprice Durham Oliver, 60

Caprice Durham Oliver of Lake Wales, Florida, passed away on February 4th, 2023, at HCA Florida Highlands Hospital in Sebring, Florida, while being embraced by husband Donald M. Oliver (“Donny,” as Caprice called him) and surrounded by sons Bryan and Max, sister Sandi, Brianna Fure, and her Pastor Gary Grindeland.

Feb 3, 2023

Fannie Lue Clemons, 71

Fannie Lue Clemons of Lake Wales passed away Friday, February 3, 2023 at George G Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale.

She was born August 22, 1951 in Lake Wales to the late James and Fannie Rhoden. Lue worked as a bank branch manager, then owned and operated a childcare...