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Sonia Margarita Rodriguez, 57, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. She was born Dec. 22, 1963 in Caguas, Puerto Rico to Juan and Margarita Nieves; she moved to Lake Wales from Orlando one year ago. Sonia was a bookkeeper for Enterprise Trucking Corporation. She was a strong and kind woman who loved decorating for every holiday. She loved her family and always enjoyed having get together with them. Sonia is survived by her...
A Smithsonian poster exhibit that celebrates the invention accomplishments of both locally and nationally known women is on display through March 31 in lobby of the Polk County Administration Building in Bartow. The exhibit, "Picturing Women Inventors," explores the inventions of 19 highly accomplished American women including astronauts, computer pioneers, businesswomen, athletes, engineers and teenagers. The exhibit will also include content that features the contributions...
The Lake of the Hills Community Club is hosting its annual Ice Cream and Dessert Social from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 27. The event will be held at the club at 47 E. Starr Ave. The theme is a 50s Style Rock and Roll Cruise in. The social will include strawberry Belgium waffle sundaes, homemade desserts and root beer floats, along with a 50-50 drawing and silent auction. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children 8 and under. For more information, contact Kathy at...
Joshua Sherrad Green, 21 of Lake Wales, died March 24,2021. He was born Feb. 18, 2000. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 3 at New Divine Church of God by Faith, 640 Burns Ave., Lake Wales. Masks required. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
Rosa Jane Thomas, 74, of Lake Wales, died March 25, 2021 at Advent Health Hospital in Lake Wales. She was born Feb. 22, 1947 in Georgia. Services are incomplete. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
Rebecca Jacquelyn Iles, 90 of Lake Wales, died March 25, 2021 at home under Good Shepard Hospice Care. She was born Aug. 8, 1930. Services are incomplete. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
Charlene M. Brown, 34, of Lake Wales, died March 25, 2021 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born July 18, 1986 in Bartow, Florida. Services are incomplete. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
Lucy Kytle, 85, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at her home after a long illness. She was born Sept. 27, 1935 in Kanawha County, WV to the late Ira and Mildred Johnson and has resided in Florida since she was 18 years old. Lucy was a retired Quality Assurance Supervisor for Florida's Natural Growers and was of the Pentecostal faith. She loved her family deeply, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lucy is survived by her son, Richard E....
Elaine Jennie Ludden, 86, of Lake Wales passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. She was born April 22, 1934 in Danville, VT to the late Gordon M. and Abbie B. (Wellinger) Allen and she has been a resident of this area since 1959 moving here from Springfield, MA. She was a retired fruit grader for Hunt Brothers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Ludden in October 2000 She is survived by her daughters, Diane Ludden of...
The Woman's Club of Lake Wales is hosting its 33rd Annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on Thursday, March 25. The meals are $10 each and include salad, pasta, garlic bread and dessert. They will be boxed for pickup from 4-6 p.m. at the club house at 275 E. Park Ave. Delivery is available to those purchasing at least 10 meals by calling 863-949-0217....
Larry Boyce Howell, 73, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. He was born July 14, 1947 in Lake Wales to the late Samuel and Ruth Howell and was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. Larry was a retired Top Bin Operator for Alcoma and was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam. He was a member of the Golfview Church of God, and enjoyed playing golf and fishing. Larry is survived by his wife of 47 years, Gail Howell; daughters, Melissa Hickman and husband Chris of Enigma,...
John Richard Lundquist, 93, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. He was born August 24, 1927 in Youngstown, OH to the late John and Grace Lundquist; he moved to Lake Wales from Eagle Lake 13 years ago. John was a retired State Highway Lieutenant for the State of Ohio and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. serving in World War II. He was very proud of his military service during which he served in China. He was very athletic and loved his coffee and cigars. John was...
Lois Ruth Jackson, 76, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at her residence. She was born December 3, 1944 in Ransom, KS to the late Robert and Anna Squires; she moved to Lake Wales from Decatur, IL over 30 years ago. Lois was a retired legal secretary. Lois was preceded in death by her sister, Shirley Troxel. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Bernie Jackson; daughter, Renee; son, Robert Short of Mountain Grove, Missouri; brother, Robert Squires of Decatur, Illinois; eight grandchildren; and several...
The 2020 Polk County Toys for Tots Campaign distributed 57,716 toys to 14,761 underprivileged children. In addition to various drop box sites throughout the county, several organizations conducted drives and competed with other organizations in toy drive challenges. The office of State Attorney Brian Haas was the winner of the 2020 Toys for Tots Government Agency Challenge. In addition to the State Attorney's office, the Public Defender's Office, Tax Collector's Office,...
Opening March 12 for a three-weekend run at Lake Wales Little Theatre, Exit Laughing, a popular and laugh-out-loud funny play by Paul Elliott, tells the story of four Southern ladies whose weekly highlight for 30 years is gathering to play cards. When Mary dies, ditzy Millie "borrows" her ashes from the local funeral home for one last game of bridge at Connie's home. Prior to her death Mary arranged for some surprises to arrive – including a college student moonlighting as a...
Lake Wales City Commissioners March 16 agreed to notify the owners of the historic Walesbilt Hotel that they are in breach of their development contract – the first step in the city potentially trying to regain ownership of the property. Developer Ray Brown, the principal of Dixie-Walesbilt LLC, tried to convince commissioners that he had met the two major milestones put in place more than 10 years ago. But only Commissioner Curtis Gibson voted to hold off on the notice, s...
The income eligibility guidelines for the Polk HealthCare Plan (PHP) are expanding to assist more residents in need in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who applied previously and were turned down due to income reasons are encouraged to apply again. Qualifying maximum monthly household income ranges from $1,481 for one person to $3,048 monthly for a household of four. Other eligibility requirements include: • Must be a current, full-time resident of Polk County • No...
Central Florida's Visitor Information Center (CFVIC) will host an Easter Egg Hunt event on Saturday, April 3. This free event will take place from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., featuring kid-friendly activities, giveaways and egg hunts beginning at the top of each hour (children will be separated into three age groups for each of the four sessions). There will be chances to win LEGOLAND® Florida Resort and Bok Tower Gardens tickets and vendors will be on hand with local goods and t...
Republic Services will be conducting a Curbside Spring Clean-up inside the city limits of Lake Wales on Saturday, March 27. Residents are encouraged to roundup their junk and place it at the curb before 6 a.m. on clean-up day, but not two days ahead. People should not attempt to help clean-up crews load the material. The crews will pick up general junk, mattresses and box springs, unusable furniture such as desks, couches, chairs, tables, lamps tires without rims and...
