William A. "Bill" Roberts, Jr.
Feb 22, 2020
William A. “Bill” Roberts, Jr. of Nalcrest passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Winter Haven Hospital.
He was born May 13, 1945 in Patterson, NJ to the late William and Lillian Roberts; he came here from New Jersey in 2006. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and a veteran of...
Wanda Shelton
Feb 22, 2020
WANDA JEAN SHELTON, 85
Wanda Jean Shelton of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.
She was born March 31, 1934 in Tulsa, OK; she moved to Lake Wales 56 years ago from Bartow. She was retired from Lake Wales Citrus Gowers and member of the 7 th...
Kevin Alexander
Feb 22, 2020
Kevin Alexander of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Advent Health Orlando.
Kevin was born September 5 th , 2008 in Winter Haven. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and was in the 5 th grade at Spook Hill Elementary. He made good grades and had perfect attendance. SpongeBob was Kevin’s favorite...
Vern O. Harrell
Feb 19, 2020
VERN O. HARRELL, 89
Vern O. Harrell of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Water’s Edge.
He was born September 7, 1930 of Geneva County, Alabama to the late Herman and Bertie Harrell; he moved to Lake Wales from Winter Haven in 1962. He was the retired owner/operator of Badcock...
Martha F. Moser
Feb 18, 2020
Martha F. Moser of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring.
She was born May 29, 1931 in Frostproof to the late Elbert K. and Miriam Myer; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was the owner/operator of Arcade Beauty Shop and closing her doors for retirement, she worked...
Jessie Ola Respress
Feb 18, 2020
Jessie Ola Respress of Frostproof, Florida passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020.
She was born August 28, 1930, in Frostproof, Florida to the late Elliot and Alma (Gavin) Thornton. She was a member of the Corinth Primitive Baptist Church, American Legion Auxiliary and Frostproof Fireman’s Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon...
Rev. Robert "Van" Vanburen Capps
Feb 18, 2020
Known to live his life like Jesus, Rev. Robert "Van" VanBuren Capps, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, in Fort Myers, Florida. He entered this world on August 19, 1938 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Van dedicated his life to sharing the love of the Lord with everyone he met. A graduate...
Edith M. Goodwin-Love
Feb 17, 2020
Edith M. Goodwin-Love of Lake Wales passed away Monday, February 17, 2020.
She was born July 10, 1943 in Pecan Gap, TX to the James Albert and Ada Sue McNutt; she came here from Georgia in 1976. She retired from Winter Haven Hospital as an insurance clerk after more than 25 years. She was a wonderful mother...
Dr. Eugene John Landry
Feb 17, 2020
Dr. Eugene John Landry of Lake Wales passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at the Palm Gardens of Winter Haven.
He was born April 14, 1925 in Dexter, ME to the late Louis and Olivine Landry; he came here from Moline, IL in 2000. He was a retired surgeon and served as a deacon at the St....
Virginia Sue Yelton
Feb 17, 2020
Virginia Sue Yelton of Frostproof passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.
She was born June 12, 1938 in Covington, KY to the late Kern and Gladys Haley; she came here from Georgia seven months ago.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Alfred Yelton; daughter, Sherri Y. Smith (Steve) of Frostproof;...
Bruce R. Clark
Feb 15, 2020
Bruce R. Clark of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Winter Haven Hospital.
He was born December 23, 1957 in Detroit, MI; he moved here from Marine City, MI 14 years ago. He was a retired self-employed carpenter and attended the Saddlebag Community Church. He enjoyed hunting, golfing, writing short stories, music and...
Edith Smith Williams
Feb 15, 2020
Edith Smith Williams of North Chili, NY passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at AdventHealth-Lake Wales.
She was born February 8, 1936 in Red Creek, NY to the late Ray and Viola (Keller) Smith; she has been coming to Lake Wales as a winter resident for 23 years. She was a homemaker, member of Pearce Memorial Church...
Doris Connelly Tallman
Feb 13, 2020
Doris Connelly Tallman of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Winter Haven Hospital.
She was born November 12, 1935 to the late Gus and Frances Connelly in Lake Wales, where she grew up. She was a Mission Operations Specialist at the National Aeronautics Space Administration for almost 30 years, working through the Honeywell Corporation...
Natali Jane Moreno
Feb 12, 2020
Natali Jane Moreno of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 in Lake Wales from injuries from an automotive accident.
She was born August 30, 1999 in Sebring to Juan Moreno and Melanie Garcia; she came to Lake Wales from Avon Park in 2004. She was of the Baptist faith. Nat had 2 dogs she left...
Henry Seay
Feb 9, 2020
HENRY LOYAL SEAY, 70 Henry L. Seay of Babson Park, Florida passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Advent Health Davenport. He was born August 14, 1949 in Bartow, Florida to the late Chalmer L. and Dorothy May (Pylant) Seay. He has been a resident of the area for 25 years coming from Bartow. He was a Sergeant for...
David Granger
Feb 8, 2020
David Ray Granger, 60 David R. Granger of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Advent Health Lake Wales. He was born December 4, 1959 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Thomas W. and Mary M. (Lee) Granger Sr. He was a lifelong resident of the area. He was an Equipment Operator and loved to fish....
Sandra Calderon
Feb 5, 2020
Sandra Calderon, 69 Sandra Calderon of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Advent Health Lake Wales. She was born March 2, 1950 in Corpus Christy, Texas to the late Juan and Elia (Zamora) Garcia. She has been a resident of the area since 1990 coming from Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. She was a Homemaker and...
Johnnie Lee Christian, Jr
Feb 2, 2020
Johnnie Lee Christian, Jr, 61 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, February 02, 2020 at Advent Health in Lake Wales, Florida.
He was born January 14, 1959 in Jackson, Mississippi to the late Johnnie Lee, Sr. and Mary Christian. He was a Machine Operator in the Funeral Industry.
No services are scheduled at this...
Jo Ann Hadden
Feb 1, 2020
Jo Ann D. Hadden, 73, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born April 5, 1946 in Geneva, AL to the late Lex and Carthell Day; she moved with her parents from Geneva, AL to Frostproof in 1948. She was the owner and operator of Jo Ann’s Beauty Shop...
Carroll Lakotich
Jan 31, 2020
Carroll Jean Lakotich, 76, of Lake Wales, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at Grace Healthcare. She was born October 28, 1943 in Joliet, Illinois to the late Marvin and Margaret (Nicholson) Ward and she has been a resident of this area for the past 15 years moving here from Joliet, Illinois. She was a Homemaker. Carroll was a...