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John David Washington, 88, of Lake Wales died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. He was born Aug. 15, 1930 in Lake Wales, the son of Herman and Mary Washington. He was a firefighter in Oregon and Lake Wales and a volunteer deputy chief with Highlands Lakes Volunteer Fire Department for a number of years. He and his wife, Edna, operated Washington Nursery on Altvater Road in Avon Park, taking it over from his father. He is survived by his son, Dan (Esther) Washington of Winter Haven,...
Robert Lee Horne, 89 of Lake Wales died Feb. 21 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1929, in Lake Wales. He was a U. S. Army Veteran. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2 in the Chapel of Epps Memorial Funeral Home, 445 S. 4th St., Lake Wales. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. prior to the service....
Jerome Blocker, Sr., 53 of Lake Wales, died Feb. 23 at Tampa General Hospital. He was born in Bartow on Oct. 8, 1965. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9. The location will be announced later. Epps Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Maria D. Carrieri of Lake Wales passed away Monday, Feb. 25 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born Feb. 19, 1952, in New York. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She has been resident of the area eight years coming from West Chester County, NY. She enjoyed watching game shows on TV. She is survived by her husband William J. “Billy” Carrieri, and sister-in-law Rabasca Kenneth of Winter Haven. A memorial service will be held at a later date in White Plains, NY. Marion Nelson Funeral Home is in charge of arr...
Claude M. Carnley of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, Feb. 23 at his residence. He was born Sept. 20, 1951 in Bartow, FL to the late Starlin and Doretha (Mimms) Carnley. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a truck driver. He is preceded in death by his sister Lola Skinner, brothers Cecil Carnley, Wylie Carnley and Starlin Dewey Carnley, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 37 years Mary (Midge) Cardell Carnley, daughters Margo Owens and husband Mike of...
A.V. Williams, 86 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, Feb. 22 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on April 23, 1932 in Dekalb County, Alabama to the late Silas David and Lovie Odell (Higginbothom) Williams and he has been a resident of this area for the past 75 years moving here from Alabama. He was a retired Single Strength Mixer for Citrus World. A.V. enjoyed working with wood and working on cars his way. He was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church of Lake Wales. Survivors include his wife of 62...
Mary R. Pearson of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Auburndale. She was born October 5, 1932 in Marion, Michigan to the late Isaac and Nora (Dipmore) Lytle. She has been a resident of the area since 1951 coming from Indiana. She was a phone operator for Wal-Mart and worked in Central Supply at Lake Wales Hospital. Mary enjoyed doing crafts and jigsaw puzzles. She was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her husband Dewey Pearson, daughter Brenda Anderson and 12 brothers...
Kitty F. Batchelor of Waverly passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Winter Haven. She was born June 7, 1931 in Winter Haven to the late Raliegh and Elizabeth Kirkland; and has been a lifelong resident of the local area. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church of Waverly. She loved to cook, write poems and play bingo. She was very crafty, had a green thumb and loved the Lord. Kitty was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh R....
Vernon R. Forbes of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, Feb. 17 at Osceola Regional Medical Center. He was born June 27, 1941 in Bristol, CT to the late William and Evelyn (Cote) Forbes. In his early years he lived in Concord, Vermont. He and Linda raised their family in Terryville, Connecticut. He has been a resident of the Lake Wales area since 2014 coming from Connecticut. He was a Foreman for PA-Ted Spring Company for 30 years. He was a Veteran in the U.S. Army...
George L. Fitts, Jr. of Lake Wales, FL passed away Saturday, Feb, 16, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Auburndale. He was born Jan. 7, 1925 in Concord, NH to the late George L. and Ella M. (Tanner) Fitts, Sr. He has been a resident of the area since 2001 coming from Concord, NH. He was a barber for 25 years and a social worker for the State of New Hampshire. He was a veteran in the U.S. Army serving in WWII and Korea. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Warren, NH, Old Fellows of Hopkinton, NH and America...
Barbara Sims Stango of Lake Wales went on to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. She passed away peaceably at Pretty Pond Manor in Zephyrhills, FL. She was 96 years old. She was born on Jan. 20, 1923 in Athens, GA. Within the year after her birth, her parents, Vaughn Adolphus (V.A.) and Ruth Jackson Sims moved to Lake Wales. While mayor of Lake Wales, her father participated with the dedication of the Bok Singing Tower with President Calvin...
Bobby Daniel Burch, 65, died Feb. 9, 2019 in Decatur, Georgia under Sacred Journey Hospice Care. He was born April 29, 1953, in Eastman, GA and was a computer technician. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 343 D St., Lake Wales. Visitation will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 in the Chapel at Epps Memorial Funeral Home, 445 S. 4th St., Lake Wales....
Laura Davis Conner passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 19, 1925 in Avon Park, Florida to Carl H. Davis and Millie T. Davis. The family moved and settled in Lake Wales where she worked at Hunt Brothers and met her husband of almost 50 years, Bob Conner. She was a devoted wife and mother and enjoyed sharing life with many of her lifelong friends and families. She raised her family in the First Baptist Church of Lak...
J. Clyde Parlier of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 at his residence. Born on June 18, 1928 in Statesville, NC to Elisha Worth "E.W." and Ethel E. (Chappel) Parlier, he has been a resident of Lake Wales for 58 years. He was a well-known and prolific architect. Clyde enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1946 and served proudly for two years. He married his high school sweetheart, Florine (Flo) Blackburn in 1950, attended North Carolina State and the...
