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Quinton Lockley, 81 of Babson Park, Florida, died March 18 at AdventHealth Hospital in Lake Wales. He was born Dec. 24, 1938. Services are incomplete. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
Carroll W. Downing, Sr., 72, of Frostproof passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. He was born May 16, 1947 in Qulin, MO to the late Rufus and Bessie Downing; he moved to Frostproof in 2004 from Belleville, IL. He was a veteran of Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Army. Following his military service, he began his career working for McDonnell-Douglas, later Boeing airline manufacturer and was later a service station owner in Cahokia, IL. He was the...
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Lake Wales continues to function as close to normal as possible, Emergency Operations Director Joe Jenkins said Tuesday night. Jenkins, also the city's fire chief, updated Lake Wales leaders on the latest measures and precautions being taken in light of the national health emergency, including where to go if someone suspects they might be infected. Most city facilities are closed to the public – like the library and history museum – but city...
New features and patron events and more than 50 artists from around the world look to make the 49th Annual Citizens Bank & Trust Lake Wales Arts Festival Feb. 29 and March 1 the best one to date. Hosted by the Lake Wales Arts Council, the Festival will kick off with the 9th Annual Art-B-Que on The Shores of Lake Wailes, 33 N. Lakeshore Blvd., from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday February 28. The free-to-attend Arts Festival will continue on February 29 and March 1. Additions to the festiva...
Alice K. “Cathy” Heinzen, 85, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born February 21, 1935 in New York City, NY to the late Daniel and Edith Sheehan; she came here 13 years ago from South Florida. She was the retired owner/operator of Black Knight Restaurant in New Paltz, NY and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Lake Wales. She enjoyed puzzles, watching TV Land channel and MASH, and spending time with her family. Cathy was preceded in death by her husband, William O....
Wanda Jean Shelton, 85, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, Feb. 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 Growers and member of the 7th Day Adventist Church in Lake Wales. Wanda was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Shelton. Survivors include her sons, Terry Shelton of Lake Wales, Scott Shelton (Teresa) of Virginia and Shannon Shelton (Marie) of Lake Wales; three grandchildren and three...
Kevin Alexander, 11, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at AdventHealth Orlando. He was born September 5, 2008 in Winter Haven. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and was in the 5th grade at Spook Hill Elementary. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Maribel Torres Chavez and Juan Antonio Perez of Lake Wales; sisters, Marisol, Monica, Jessica, Alexandra, Anna and Dora; brothers, Terrance, Eddie, Juan, Jacob, Angel, Alfredo and Antonio; maternal grandparents, Rosario T. Chavez and Pascual R....
Edith Smith Williams, 84, of North Chili, NY passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born Feb. 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 in North Chili, NY and an active attendee of First Baptist Church in Lake Wales, where she was involved in the Life Connection Group. Edith and her husband...
A three-vehicle crash on U.S. 27 near Tower Lakes Wednesday evening Feb. 12 resulted in the death of a 20-year-old Lake Wales woman. Police are unsure who was driving the 2006 grey Toyota Scion, which was headed south on U.S. 27 when it turned left at the entrance to Tower Lakes into the path of two other vehicles. The two occupants of the Scion were Natali Jane Moreno, who sustained life threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead at AdventHealth Lake Wales and 22-year...
Willie James Favors, 79 of Lake Wales, died Jan. 28, 2020 at AdventHealth Hospital of Lake Wales. Willie was born July 6, 1940 in Lake Wales and retired from the U.S. Air Force as an E 6. Services are incomplete. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
The Lake Wales Care Center on Tuesday, Jan. 28 will kick off its 35th Anniversary with its annual Empty Bowls event that calls attention to the fact that many people face hunger every day. The free event raises funds for local hunger relief programs through the sale of bowls painted by community leaders, artists and local "celebrities." Area restaurants donate soup for the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake...
Gloria Jean Hatten, 70, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born September 30, 1949 in Kenova, WV to the late Clyde and Virginia L. (Meredith) Scarberry. She has been a resident of the area for 20 years. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Gloria loved pets, cooking for her family, fishing and Jesus. She is preceded in death by her brother Daniel J. Scarberry, sisters Loa Louise Hatten and Alisha Dare Holt. She is survived by her husband Jackie...
Michele Ann Maisch Burney, 60, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born December 19, 1959 in Orlando to the late Richard and Marie (Poskocil) Maisch. She was a lifelong resident of the area except for the 12 years she lived in Tennessee. She was self-employed as a real estate broker and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Michele played guitar and loved to sing; she loved to fish, going to the beach, and animals. She is preceded in death by her sister Valerie Story....
Michael Deen Rudder, 69, of London, KY passed away Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. He was born January 18, 1951 in London, KY to the late Walton E. and Mavis U. (Boggs) Rudder. He has been a winter resident for 12 years, living in Clewiston for 7 years before coming to Lake Wales. He was the retired owner/operator of J & M Seed Reclamation Supplies. Michael was an avid bass fisherman, he loved the water and was a very talented guitar player, playing in a garage band. He loved his church his children and...
Lake Wales Highlanders head coach Tavaris Johnson was voted the 2019 Buccaneers High School Coach of the Year contest from an elite field of weekly winners representing seven counties of area high schools. To qualify Coach Johnson won Week Ten's Coach of the Week, and through a voting process, came out on top to win the prestigious award over the other ten nominees. The program is sponsored by Tampa Electric (TECO) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation. Johnson is the...
Stephanie Lee Thompson, 37, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born March 18, 1982 in Nuremburg, Germany. She has been a resident of the area since 2013 coming from Brandon, FL. Stephanie was an amazing person, awesome mother to 4 children, and loving wife. She home schooled her children and was part of several Home-Schooling groups. She met her husband at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, FL. She previously served a...
Mary Louise Jones, 87, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born July 26, 1932 in Geneva, AL to the late Julius R. and Grace A. (Harris) Hodge. She has been a lifetime resident of the area. She was a homemaker and member of Grace Life Family Church. She is preceded in death by her husband Ira Albert Jones, daughter Carol Ann Stewart, son Cecil Lewis Jones, brother Ernest Hodge. She is survived by her daughter Barbara Jean...
Jeri Ann Nicolas, 37, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 at AdventHealth in Orlando. She was born December 29, 1981 in Haines City to the late Abner L. and Donita (Mahoney) Hayes. She was a homemaker. Jeri was a caring and wonderful mom, children always loved her and would go to her. Jeri's family was her life and she loved them dearly. She is survived by her husband of 18 years Rafael Hernandez, daughters Kellee Yolanda Nicolas and Diana Elizabeth Nicolas,...
Sandra Yvonne Hodges, 79, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born November 11, 1940 in Lakeland. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lake Wales Seventh Day Adventist. Sandra was active in her church and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, going to the movies and talking politics. She is preceded in death by her husband John Lee Hodges, daughter Michelle Yvonne Hodges, son Gregory Shawn Hodges, brother Byron...
Eddie Louis DeCosey, 57 of Waverly, Florida, died Dec. 10, 2019 at AdventHealth Hospital in Lake Wales. He was born March 7, 1962 in Bartow. He was a truck driver. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at Mount Pleasant Church of God by Faith, 539 First Ave. in Waverly. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is in charge of arrangements....
Robert "Bobby" Dale O'Neal, 63, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 at AdventHealth Heart of Florida. He was born April 18, 1956 in Lyons, GA to the late Robert Foy and Carolyn Frankie (Fulford) O'Neal. He has been a resident of the area for 40 plus years coming from Lyons, GA. He was a laborer for Robin Builders. Bobby was a Charter Member and Legion of Lake Wales Moose Lodge, a big Nascar fan, he loved his family and was a proud Pa. He is preceded in death by...
Lake Wales Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council Board Chairman Maryemma Bachelder celebrated a successful year at the annual holiday luncheon Dec. 6 as she prepared to turn the reins over to Andy Oguntola. Past board chairmen, formerly called presidents, lined up in date order for the annual tradition of passing the gavel. First in line this year was Edwin Friedlander, who was Chamber president 60 years ago in 1959. Oguntola has the distinction of...
The Lake Wales hospital cafeteria filled with people Sunday bidding a fond farewell to Dr. James Nelson and his wife Janie, who are moving to Southwest Georgia. There were hugs, tears and stories about what the doctor meant to them and in some cases how he saved their lives. Former patients talked about the deep relationships Nelson built, taking time to talk about not only health issues but their shared faith in Jesus Christ. Several related how Nelson helped them through...
Bruce Douglass Twaddell, 68, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at AdventHealth Hospital. He was born on March 28, 1951 in Oklahoma City, OK to the late James and June (Morf) Twaddell. He retired to the area in 2011 after living in Maryland. He is preceded in death by his first wife of more than 25 years, Stephanie Patton and by his second wife, Marcia Ludens. He is survived by his daughter, Jessica Weimer and husband Jeremy of Hubert, NC; his son, Mark Twaddell...
Dr. James Nelson, who has practiced Family Medicine in Lake Wales for more than three decades, will be honored at a retirement reception to celebrate his contributions to the community. The reception will be held at 2 pm. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the hospital cafeteria. The afternoon will include a special video presentation, comments from the hospital COO, remembrances from former patients and office staff, and a proclamation from the City of Lake Wales. The community, particularly patients and former patients, are invited to atte...
