Victor Manuel Gamez
May 10, 2022
Victor Manuel Gamez, 26
Victor Manuel Gamez of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
He was born September 8, 1995 in Lake Wales. Victor was a self-employed handy man and of the Catholic faith. He was a giving person with a good heart, and he loved his family overall.
Victor...
Sandra Tennison
May 10, 2022
Sandra "Diane'' Tennison, 81
Sandra "Diane" Tennison of Crystal River passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born June 11, 1940, in Elsmore, Kansas to the late Harry and Monta Stewart; she moved to Crystal River from Louisiana in 2015. Diane was a homemaker and Domestic Engineer and was of...
Evelyn G. Prophit
May 9, 2022
Evelyn G. Prophit, 90
Evelyn G. Prophit of Indian Lake Estates passed away Monday, May 9, 2022 at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice.
She was born December 12, 1931 in Monroe, Louisiana to the late Roy and Dona Gochenour; she moved to Indian Lake Estates from her hometown 37...
Betty Jean Thorn
May 6, 2022
Betty Jean Thorn, 88 Betty Jean McKenzie Pickels Thorn of Frostproof passed away Friday, May 6, 2022 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Sebring, surrounded by loved ones.
Betty was born July 8, 1933 in Frostproof to the late William and Corene McKenzie, she was a lifelong Frostproof resident. She worked for Keen Fruit Corporation...
Mildred Marie Croman
May 6, 2022
Mildred Marie Croman, 84
Mildred Marie Croman of Lake Wales passed away Friday, May 6, 2022 at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice.
She was born August 24, 1937 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph and Evelyn Zanolini; she moved to Lake Wales from Alturas in 1999. Mildred was...
Kathleen Hawkins
May 6, 2022
Kathleen “Kat” Hawkins, 94
Kathleen “Kat” Hawkins of Lake Wales passed away Friday, May 6, 2022 at her residence.
She was born June 7, 1927 in Ohio to the late Thomas and Sallie Hutchens; she moved to Lake Wales from Lexington, Kentucky in 1976. Kat was a homemaker, and previously worked in Central...
Barnard "Barney" Moore
May 5, 2022
Barnard “Barney” Moore, 61, of Lake Wales, Florida, died on Thursday, May 5. A beloved community member, Moore was an inspiration to many and a ready friend to all who met him.
Barney was born on November 1, 1960, in Taipei, Taiwan, to Dorothy and Edmund Moore, while Edmund was serving in the United States Army. The...
Jorge Luis Figueroa-Ramos
May 4, 2022
Jorge Luis Figueroa-Ramos, 73
Jorge Luis Figueroa-Ramos of Lake Wales passed away at his residence on May 4, 2022.
He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico to the late Julio Figueroa and Eustaquia Ramos. He was a truck driver for 35 years and was of the Pentacostal faith. He enjoyed being a truck...
Elizabeth Ann Mccrary
May 3, 2022
Elizabeth Ann McCrary, 83
Elizabeth Ann McCrary of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice.
She was born September 3, 1938 in Frostproof to the late Crawford and Elma Payne. Elizabeth was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She was a wonderful...
Paul Joseph Mehal
Apr 30, 2022
Paul Joseph Mehal of Lake Wales, Florida, passed away April 30 th at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Paul was born July 24, 1941 to Hedwig (Duchon) and Joseph Mehal in Natrona, Pennsylvania.
Survived by Judith, his wife of 53 years, of Lake Wales, Florida, his daughter Mary Ann (Robert) Bauman and granddaughter, Aubrey Elizabeth Bauman,...
David James Mohler
Apr 29, 2022
David James Mohler, 32 of Babson Park, Florida passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, at Advent Health Orlando, Florida.
He was born August 21, 1989, in Garden City, Michigan to Ronald and Lina (Caruso) Mohler and he has been a resident of Babson Park for the past 4 years.
David was a Detention Support Specialist...
Billy Joe Welcher
Apr 29, 2022
Billy Joe Welcher, 70
Billy Joe Welcher of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at his residence.
He was born April 15, 1952 in Abbeville, Alabama to the late Julian and Maddie Welcher. Billy was a retired supervisor from Orange Industrial Services, Inc. and a veteran of the United States Army....
Tonya Doll Settle
Apr 28, 2022
Tonya Doll Settle, 52
Tonya Doll Settle of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022 at her residence.
She was born August 7, 1969 in Tennessee to Willard Wooten and Sophia Satterfield; she has been a resident of the area for over 30 years. Tonya was a homemaker and a former dance...
Kimberly Ann Dunnahoe
Apr 27, 2022
Kimberly Ann Dunnahoe, 55
Kimberly Ann Dunnahoe of Haines City passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at AdventHealth Heart of Florida.
She was born November 16, 1966 in Bartow to and survived by Chester and Jimmie Sue Dunnahoe. Kimberly was a retired Office Automated Specialist for the Florida Department of Agriculture. She had...
Louis "Bill" William Wagner, Jr.
Apr 26, 2022
Louis William “Bill” Wagner, Jr., 91
Bill Wagner of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Winter Haven Hospital.
He was born October 24, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Louis & Elsie Wagner; he spent 17 of his best years in California and was transferred to Florida in 1990...
William Owen Duncan
Apr 26, 2022
William Owen Duncan, 65
William Owen Duncan of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice.
He was born November 6, 1956 in Fort Lauderdale to the late Nathan and Daisy Duncan; he moved to Lake Wales from Fort Lauderdale over 20 years...
Robert Ernest White
Apr 25, 2022
Robert Ernest White, 92
Robert Ernest White of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 25, 2022 at Family Extended Care of Sebring.
He was born June 20, 1929 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Fred and Irene White; he moved to Lake Wales from Frostproof in November of 2008. Robert was a...
Edna E. Blair
Apr 24, 2022
Edna E. Blair, 97
Edna E. Blair of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Palm Gardens of Winter Haven.
She was born January 14, 1925 in Sneads to the late Carlos and Eddie Lee Owens; she has been a lifelong resident of the area. Edna worked at Frances Flowers in...
Robert Morris Irby
Apr 18, 2022
Robert Morris Irby; “Bob”, 86, of Lake Wales, FL went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus on April 18, 2022, with his loved ones by his side.
He was born in Meridian, Mississippi on January 22, 1936, to the late Claude James Sr. and Mary McCharen Irby.
Bob is survived by...
Richard Wagoner, Sr.
Apr 17, 2022
Richard Wagoner Sr. was born in LaFollet, Tn. on January 29, 1931. His mother Lottie Long Wagoner, father Joshua Wagoner, and son David preceded him in death. Dick graduated from Feitshans High School in Springfield, Il. in May of 1949. He was a self-made man, starting as a paperboy and ending his stay on Earth as a very successful...