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Jose Juan Ramos, 51, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in Honk Kong. He was born March 13, 1970 in Brooklyn, NY to Jose and Nelly Ramos. Jose was a graduate of Lake... — Updated 6/9/2021

Vera Sherrer, 80, of Lake Wales died June 6. 2021 after a three-plus year battle with cancer. She was born in Coffee County, AL on September 27, 1940. Vera moved as a child to Polk... — Updated 6/9/2021

Katherine Gray Finnell passed away at Cape Coral hospital on Thursday, June 4 2021. She is survived by her husband Thomas J Finnell and her son Scott Thomas Finnell and his wife... — Updated 6/9/2021

Danny Kinchen, 68, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1952 in Winter Haven to the late J.D. and Nora Kinchen. Danny worked as a... — Updated 6/4/2021

Troy Anderson, Jr., 65, of Waverly died at home June 2, 2021 under Good Shepherd Hospice Care. He was born July 19, 1955 in Waverly. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June... — Updated 6/4/2021

Marcia L. White, 83, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born November 12, 1937 in Waterbury, CT to the late James and Mildred Milne;... — Updated 6/4/2021

Katy M. Gukich, 97, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at her residence. She was born July 20, 1923 in Lake Wales to the late George and Milka Milicevic. Katy was a... — Updated 6/4/2021

Karla Y. Colson Ballou, 58 of Lake Wales, died May 16, 2021. She was born July 14, 1962 in Lake Wales. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 28 at Epps Memorial Funeral Home... — Updated 5/29/2021

Tammy Lynn Park Grimes, 57, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. She was born July 29, 1963 in Cleveland, OH to the late Larry and Patricia... — Updated 5/29/2021

Charles H. "Charlie" Fitts, Jr., 60, of Babson Park passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Advent Health Orlando. He was born January 7, 1961 in Orlando to Charles Henry and Erika Fi... — Updated 5/29/2021

Willie D. Bracken, 79, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, May 28, 2021 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born April 11, 1942 in Gaffney, SC and has been a resident of Lake Wales... — Updated 5/29/2021

Regina Dolores Goepferich, 88, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at Fellowship Home at the Fairway. She was born September 30, 1932 in South Dartmouth, MA to the late... — Updated 5/21/2021

Mona M. Babington, 87, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Lake Wales Health and Rehab. She was born January 11, 1934 in Dresden, OH to the late Roy and Vera Cody;... — Updated 5/21/2021

Jeffrey Jay Schreiber, 48, of Babson Park passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. He was born August 8, 1972 in Lima, OH to the late Jeffrey Schreiber and... — Updated 5/21/2021

Mattie Jane Green, 76, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born October 7, 1944 in Hazelhurst, GA to the late M.C. and Louise Hughes;... — Updated 5/7/2021

Janice Darlene Moran Snell, 67 of Lake Wales, died April 28, 2021 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Tampa. She was born July 25, 1953 in Lake Wales. She was an educator. Services are... — Updated 5/6/2021

April Dawn Hartman, 53, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021 at Advent Health of Lake Wales, Florida. She was born June 20, 1967, in Frostproof to Danny Hartman and the late Sharon... — Updated 5/6/2021

Michael Lynn Phillips, 49, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his wife, daughter, and son-in-law. He passed peacefully in his sleep. He... — Updated 5/6/2021