Dennis Hill Hewitt
May 22, 2022
Dennis Hill Hewitt, 76
Dennis Hill Hewitt passed away on May 22, 2022, in Bartow, FL.
He was born on August 20, 1945, in Miami, FL to the late Mary and Cecil Hewitt. Dennis had been involved with the Kiwanis club, he loved hiking and being outdoors, enjoyed growing peppers, and loved old...
Victor Vieyra-Yepez
May 21, 2022
Victor Vieyra-Yepez, 62
Victor Vieyra-Yepez of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
He was born July 16, 1959 in Tacambaro Michoacan, Mexico to the late Gordiano Zavala and Romana Yepez; he moved to Lake Wales from Mexico in 1987. Victor worked in the tile manufacturing business...
Mildred Davis Wilkes
May 20, 2022
Mildred Davis Wilkes, 90
Mildred Beatrice Cochran Davis Wilkes was born on July 25, 1931, in Madison, FL to Ralph and Netti B. Cochran. She was the oldest child of eleven children. Of her siblings she is survived by Sylvia Daughtry Whitehead, Marti Sheffi, and David Cochran. She was preceded in death by Avis Donelly,...
Betty J. Stooks
May 19, 2022
Betty Jean Redd Stooks
Betty Jean was born on Thursday November 1, 1928, in Little Rock Arkansas the first child of Eva Phillips Redd and Harry Redd. She was raised in Little Rock and attended schools there....
Betty Mae Underwood
May 17, 2022
Betty Mae Underwood, 81
Betty Mae Underwood of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at her residence.
She was born December 31, 1940 in Frostproof to the late Clinton and Maybell McElroy. Betty was a homemaker and a member of New Hope Church of Frostproof. She loved to cook and was always...
Jurgen Ingo Kurschner
May 15, 2022
Jurgen Ingo Kurschner, 79
Jurgen Ingo Kurschner of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Winter Haven Hospital.
He was born October 18, 1942 in Pethau, Germany to the late Herr Dr. Ingo Kuerschner and Elfriede Oehlmann; he has been a resident of United States for 58 years. Jurgen was the...
Mary Mills
May 15, 2022
Mary Mills, 92
Mary Mills of Bartow passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022 at the Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale.
She was born June 12, 1929 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to the late Joseph and Mary Luna; she has been a lifelong resident of the area. Mary was a homemaker and a member of...
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...