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Robert Mallick Blair of Lake Wales, 100, passed away on November 29, 2021, in Orlando, FL. Born April 9, 1921, in Pittsburgh, PA, he lived in Beaver County most of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Milton and Mary Jane Blair, and his wife Betty Jean Chaffee Blair. He is survived by his stepdaughters Carla Maddox and Linda Cruz and five step grandchildren, and several cousins. Blair was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific Theater during...
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 was a self-employed executive of Corporate Advisory Service and a veteran of the United States Army who served in Korea. He was a member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints in Lake Wales. He enj...
Franklin O. “Frank” Blachly of River Ranch passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. He was born April 18, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Frank and Marian Blachly; he has been a winter resident of the area for 30 years and came here full time this year from Dix Hills, New York. Frank was a retired contractor and was a member of the River Ranch Chapel. He served in the Korean war with the United States Army. He enjoyed the outdoors and helping...
Leonard David Greenwood of Winter Haven passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Winter Haven Hospital. He was born August 24, 1921 in Knoxville, Tennessee to the late Arthur and Stella Greenwood. After graduating from North Carolina State University in 1951 he moved to LaBelle, Florida, then to Frostproof, Florida in 1954 where he resided until 2015, He moved that year to to Winter Haven, Florida. Leonard was a retired land development manager for Atlantic Coastline...
In an inspirational tribute to veterans in general and one man in particular, the Lake Wales Breakfast Rotary today hosted a special Veterans' Day observance in honor of "Captain Jack," a 99-years old retired Navy pilot who hunted Japanese submarines in the Pacific Ocean during WW II. The honors came thick and fast for John A. Davenport during the breakfast meeting and included a Special Presidential Citation presented by envoy Mike Rodriguez, representing President Joe...
Lester L. Brownlee, age 79, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 in Lakeland. Born September 19, 1942 in Tampa, he was the son of the late Lester Sylvester and Louise (Glisson) Brownlee. Lester was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Brownlee retired from Cargill after working for W.R. Grace and Co. for many years as an Electrician. Along with his parents, Lester is preceded in death by his son, Aaron J. Brownlee. He is survived by a loving family that includes his wife...
John "Jack" Daubert, age 88, passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at his residence after a long illness. He was born October 10, 1933 in Freeland, PA to Clayton & Margaret Daubert. Jack was a Veteran in the US Army serving in the Korean War. He was a Courier for the Erie School District in Pennsylvania. Jack had also been a barber and school bus driver for many years. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Bartow. He was also a member of the Knights of...
A rollicking comedy promises lots of laughs as Lake Wales Little Theatre presents "The Last Roundup of the Guacamole Queens." This "Southern-fried comedy" by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten opens Friday, Nov. 5 for a 3-weekend run. "The cast is really clicking, and their talent is nothing short of amazing," said co-director Michael Baccus. "It's fast and physical with multiple costume changes. The play is challenging, but the performers are rising to the task."...
Howard Frederick Martin of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. He was born November 7, 1944 in Waverly, West Virginia to the late Howard and Mildred Martin; he moved to Lake Wales from Okeechobee in 2007. Howard was a retired master plumbing contractor and was a veteran of the United States Army. He owned an airport and enjoyed parachuting. Howard is survived by his wife of 39 years, Lisa A. Martin; daughters, Lisa J. Martin of...
Robert William Langston Willett passed on Oct 16, 2021. His wife and daughter, three brothers and two sisters-in-law were with him. He was a professor at the University of Georgia in Journalism for 30+ years. A Captain in the US Army and a Vietnam veteran with a purple heart. He enjoyed mountain climbing and some of his favorites were Mount Kilimanjaro, the Matterhorn, and he was able to go past the base camp at Mount Everest. Willett was an advertising professor emeritus and...
Greg Harvard of Lake Wales passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, at his residence. He was born October 8, 1968, in Lake Wales to Donald and Maudine Harvard. He moved to back to Lake Wales from Clio, Alabama six weeks ago. Greg was an electrician and a Veteran serving 2 years in the Army and 4 years in the Navy. He enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. Greg was preceded in death by his mother, Maudine Harvard. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Donald G. & Barbara...
Paul Dudley Sheffield of Winter Haven passed away Friday, October 15, 2021 at his residence. He was born August 5, 1938 in Winter Haven to the late Charlie and Lesba Sheffield. Paul was a retired Warden for the Florida Department of Corrections and a veteran of the United States Air Force that served in Korea. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lake Wales, the Masonic Lodge of Avon Park, and has been active in many other civic groups and...
Dr. James Tyler Hansen of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Winter Haven Hospital. He was born January 31, 1940 in Upland, California to the late Jack and Beverly Hansen; he moved to Lake Wales from Maui five years ago. Dr. Hansen was a self-employed physician and a veteran Major of the United States Army. He was a member of the Mormon church. Dr. Hansen was preceded in death by his brother, David Hansen. He is survived by his wife of five years, Josephine...
Ready for some laughs to brighten up your life? Well, Lake Wales Little Theatre is ready for you, offering a three-weekend run of a comedy that seems guaranteed to make you chuckle, or laugh out loud. "The Last Roundup of the Guacamole Queens" opens Friday, Nov. 5 and offers what Dramatists Play Service describes as a "Southern-fried comedy. The play was written by the trio of authors of the popular "Red Velvet Cake Wars," presented in 2012 at LWLT. Directed by Chevon and...
Sammy E. Sullivan of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021 at Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale. He was born July 30, 1946 in Columbus, Georgia to the late Sam and Aline Sullivan; he moved to Lake Wales in 2007. Sammy was a retired Project Manager and Supervisor of iron workers and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1963 until 1967. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lake Wales and was a Shriner and a Mason. He loved to...
John Charles Burris of Frostproof passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. He was born July 9, 1932 in Cambridge, Ohio to the late John and Jane Burris; he moved to Lake Wales from Keystone Heights in 1996. John was a retired District Supervisor for Florida Power and Light and was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving from 1951 until 1955 in the Korean war. John is survived by his wife of 66 years, Helen J. Burris; daughter, Janice Kay Rowton...
Ora "Oz" Oscar Caldwell, age 83, of Lake Wales passed away on September 9th, 2021 at 2:20pm at Advent Health in Davenport, Florida from respiratory complications due to Covid 19. Oz was born on October 19, 1937 in Lake Wales Florida. Oz spent his formative years on his father's dairy farm. He would often speak of these times with great fondness of the cowboys and hard lifestyles of the post-Great Depression period in Central Florida that he witnessed firsthand. During this...
Aaron "Glenn" Johnson of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Advent Health Orlando. He was born December 27, 1951 in Winter Haven to the late Ted and Mae Johnson. Glenn was a self-employed musician and was a veteran of the United States Army National Guard. He was a talented guitar player, singer, and songwriter whose music touched the lives of anyone who had the privilege to hear his music. Throughout his musical career he was a member of "Open Range...
Ronald N. Mathias passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born August 20, 1955 in Tampa. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Ronald is survived by his daughter, Sandra Harris (Jesus Vargas) of Lake Wales; sister, Cathy McKinley of Tampa; brother, Ricky Adams of Lakeland; and grandchildren, Kiarra Lucas, Alexandria Reaves, and Dylan Becton. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m....
Say what you will about Florida (and many of you have), but we’ve sure got some unusual crimes here. A surprising number of them involve reptiles. You have probably heard about the guy who, in 2016, tossed an alligator through a Wendy’s drive-thru window in Royal Palm Beach. Last year, Sanford police recovered a five-foot pet iguana named “Smog” that had been kidnapped (lizard-napped?) from a smoke shop. Earlier this year, someone stole 13 Argentine tegus from a reptile...
Richard Durphy of Lake Wales passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at his residence. He was born December 10, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois to the late George and Adaline Durphy; he moved to Lake Wales from Miami 21 years ago. Richard was a retired self-employed design and sales representative of kitchens and bathrooms and was a veteran of the United States Army. Richard was preceded in death by his wife, Annette Durphy. He is survived by his step-daughter, Trina Baxter Hancock...
Hugh Kelly Sheffield of Lakeland passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at Bartow Regional Hospital. He was born February 2, 1924 in Frostproof to the late John and Caroline Sheffield. Hugh was a retired heavy equipment operator for Polk County and a veteran of the United States Navy that served in World War II. He loved fishing, gardening, and woodworking. He was a great storyteller. Hugh was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Sheffield in 2016; sisters, Beatrice Lanier,...
Richard Craig "Dick" Adamson of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Palm Garden Winter Haven. He was born January 11, 1940 in Middletown, Ohio. Dick was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a retired marketing director for CMP Dental. He was proud of his career in the Air Force, most of which was served in Germany and Washington D.C.; he was particularly honored when he received the General George S. Patton distinguished service award, awarded by...
Patricia Ann Barthel-Moore of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born March 17, 1954 in Winchendon, Massachusetts; she moved to Lake Wales from Winter Haven four years ago. Patricia was an avionics technician for the United States Government and was a veteran of the United States Marines. Patricia was preceded in death by her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Moore in 2001; and mother, Dorothy Schneider in 2016. She...
Ernest David Starling, Jr., 87, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. He was born April 15, 1934 in Lake Wales to the late E.D. and Bertha Starling. Ernest was a retired self-employed contractor and was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in Korea for four years. He was a member of West Side Baptist Church and was past president of Sertoma International of Lake Wales. Ernest was preceded in death by his daughter, Lisa...
