James K Hadden, Sr.
May 27, 2022
James K. Hadden, Sr. 77, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at Somers Hospice House in Sebring.
He was born August 20, 1944, in Lyons, Georgia to the late Everett McElvin and Sallie Mae (Mills) Hadden and he has been resident of this area since 1948 coming here from Lyons, Georgia. He was The...
Robert S Collibee
May 27, 2022
Robert Stanley Collibee, 88
Robert Stanley Collibee of Nalcrest, Florida passed away on Friday May 27, 2022, in Lake Wales.
He was born on January 29, 1934, in Chelsea, Massachusetts to the late Lawrence and Vera Collibee.
Robert is a retired postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and served in...
Roman Tobar Hernandez
May 27, 2022
Roman T. Hernandez, 76
Roman T. Hernandez of Lake Wales, Florida passed away on Friday May 27, 2022.
He was born in Dilly, Texas on February 9, 1946, to the late Eudelio and Ricarda Hernandez. He worked as a diesel mechanic and was the owner of Roman’s Mobile. He was of Catholic faith...
Gerald Calvin Opdenaker
May 26, 2022
Gerald “Jerry” Calvin Opdenaker, 82
Gerald Calvin Opdenaker of Lake Wales, FL passed away in Lake Wales on May 26, 2022. He was born in Lenni, P.A. to the late Albert and Beatrice Opdenaker, he was a retired postal worker and was affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. He served in the Army and the...
Suzanne "Sunny" Kathleen (Hazlett) Lawson
May 26, 2022
Suzanne “Sunny” Kathleen Lawson (Hazlett), 61, of Lake Wales passed away on May 26 th , 2022.
She was predeceased by her parents, David and Ellen Hazlett, her brother Jeffrey Hazlett and sister, Mary Brimlow. She is survived by her brother Johnny Hazlett, daughter Christen Fowler, son Ryan (m. Chelsea) Carpenter, as well as two...
Ann C Irby
May 26, 2022
Iva Ann Causey Irby: 83, of Lake Wales, FL went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 26, 2022, with her children by her side. Ann was the widow of beloved husband, Robert M. Irby, whom she was married to for over 60 years. She was born in Ruston, Louisiana on January 3, 1939, to the...
Adrian Ely Barnaby
May 22, 2022
Adrian Ely Barnaby, 82
Adrian Ely Barnaby of Frostproof passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Sunny Hills Assisted Living Facility in Sebring.
He was born June 21, 1939 in Fall River, Massachusetts to the late Ely and Adrienne Barnaby; he moved to Frostproof from his home town in 2014. Adrian was a...
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...