Lynell Scruggs
Dec 17, 2021
Lynell Scruggs, 83
Lynell Scruggs of Frostproof passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at Advent Health Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice.
She was born February 13, 1938, in Wauchula to the late Herbert and Louise Murphy. Lynell was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.
Lynell was preceded...
Rose A. Smith
Dec 17, 2021
ROSE A. SMITH, 51
Rose A. Smith of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family and five rescue dogs.
She was born June 18, 1970 in Franklin County, PA; she came here from Chambersburg, PA six years ago. She was a retired office administrator from...
Marie Stibitz
Dec 17, 2021
Marie Stibitz, 89
Marie Stibitz of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 17, 2021.
She was born on August 26, 1932, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph and Ann Yavorsky.
Marie worked in healthcare as a nurse, she enjoyed volunteering at the Hospital, loved to travel, and...
John Lowell Hendricks
Dec 17, 2021
John Lowell Hendricks, 94
John Lowell Hendricks of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Sebring.
He was born August 26, 1927 in Spencer, Ohio to the late Arleigh and Bessie Hendricks; he moved to Lake Wales from Medina, Ohio in 1987. John was a retired...
Robert Shade
Dec 15, 2021
Robert Shade, 88
Robert Shade of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
He was born on May 15, 1933, in Shamokin, Pennsylvania to the late Richard and Mary Shade.
Robert worked as a technician at the Verizon central office. Was proud to be a Veteran of Lakemont Ridge and was...
James H. “Jim” Jones, Jr.
Dec 13, 2021
James H. “Jim” Jones, Jr., 89
James H. “Jim” Jones, Jr. of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at Hearthstone Assisted Living in Roswell, Georgia.
He was born June 8, 1932 in Washington, D.C. to the late James and Eva Jones. Jim was a retired Master Sergeant from the United States...
Mark Daniel Mckinney
Dec 12, 2021
Mark Daniel McKinney, 64
Mark Daniel McKinney of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Winter Haven Hospital.
He was born February 28, 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan; he moved to Lake Wales from Michigan 28 years ago. Mark was a retired maintenance mechanic for Florida’s Natural and was a veteran of...
Sara Vest Steger
Dec 11, 2021
Sara Vest Steger, 89
Sara Vest Steger of Winter Haven passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Savannah Court of Lake Wales.
She was born September 20, 1932 in Lake Wales to the late Curtis Ammons and Mattie Bunch. Sara worked at Publix for 52 years. She loved to bake, play dominos, and...
Bert Rodney Stewart
Dec 10, 2021
Bert Rodney Stewart, 85
Bert Rodney Stewart of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.
He was born September 18, 1936 in Lake Pepin, Wisconsin to the late Harry and Myrtle Stewart; he moved to Lake Wales from Nevada 20 years ago. Bert was a retired mining controller...
Francisca Torres
Dec 10, 2021
Francisca Torres, 86
Francisca Torres of Frostproof passed away Friday, December 10, 2021.
She was born October 4, 1935, in Churintzio, Michoacan Mexico to the late Celestino Torres and Apolinar Perez. Francisca was a homemaker and enjoyed singing and dancing. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Francisca...
Marie Kessler Shelton
Dec 10, 2021
Marie Kessler Shelton, 53
Marie Kessler Shelton of Lake Wales passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.
She was born September 11, 1968 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; she has been a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. Marie was a load intake clerk for Citrosuco and attended Impact Church. She loved animals,...
Thomas Monroe Sheffield
Dec 8, 2021
Thomas Monroe Sheffield, 67
Thomas Monroe Sheffield of Winter Haven passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in Denver, Colorado.
He was born October 31, 1954 in Winter Haven to Ernest and Joann Sheffield. Tom was the retired Vice President of Center State Bank and a member of Church On The Hill in Dundee....
Melia Angelic Jones
Dec 7, 2021
Melia Angelic Jones was a resident of Mason at Van Dorn (40 South Van Dorn Street, Alexandria, Virginia). She was born April 11, 1998 in Ceiba, Puerto Rico and died December 7, 2021. She was 23 years old. Melia is survived by her father Excell Jones, stepmother Genorel Silva Jones, brother Andre Excell Jones (31), and stepbrother Chas Grady...
Franklin Murphy Caldwell
Dec 6, 2021
Franklin Murphy Caldwell, 81
Franklin Murphy Caldwell of Lake Wales passed away, having Gone West, Monday, December 6, 2021 at his residence.
He was born May 5, 1940 in Vernon, Texas to the late Frederick and Elsie Caldwell; he moved to Lake Wales from Draper, Virginia 11 years ago. He was a retired...
Robert Glenn Short
Dec 6, 2021
Robert Glenn Short, 78
Robert Glenn Short of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 6, 2021 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.
He was born April 28, 1943 in Charlotte, North Carolina to the late Glenn and Hazel Short; he moved to Lake Wales in 2011. Robert was the Pastor for Lake Wales Alliance Church...
James Roger Collins, Sr.
Dec 5, 2021
James Roger Collins Sr. born in Lake Wales September 9th, 1939 on Weaver Street passed away with family keeping vigil, praying nearby and abroad on December 5th, 2021. At 14 he and his brother Lewis walked down the aisle and accepted the Lord as their Savior on the same day. He served in the Coast Guard for 21 years...
Juan Alexis Andujar
Dec 5, 2021
Juan Alexis Andujar, 86
Juan Alexis Andujar of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.
He was born October 2, 1935 in Manati, Puerto Rico to the late Julio and Flora Andujar; he moved to Lake Wales from New York 25 years ago. He was an Oiler for...
Michael Duane "Mike" Taylor
Dec 3, 2021
Michael Duane “Mike” Taylor, 75
Michael Duane “Mike” Taylor of Indian Lake Estates passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.
He was born August 24, 1946 in Stockton, California to the late George and Anna Taylor; he moved to Indian Lake Estates from Carson City, Nevada six years ago. Mike...
Janice Louise Catlow
Dec 3, 2021
Janice L. Catlow, 85 of Dayton Beach Shores, Florida passed Friday, December 3, 2021, at her residence.
She was born February 24, 1936, in Hope, Rhode Island to the late Karl and Louise (Budling) Rothrock. She was a resident of Winter Haven, Florida before moving to Dayton Beach Shores 1 years ago. She was a retired Nurses...
Esther Mckenzie
Dec 2, 2021
Esther McKenzie, 97
Esther McKenzie of Frostproof passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at her residence.
She was born March 14, 1924 in Ironwood, Michigan to the late Peter and Grace Schiavetti; she moved to Frostproof from Ironwood, Michigan in 1946. Esther was a homemaker and attended First Baptist Church of Frostproof. She...