Obituaries
Lake Wales, Florida Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lake Wales, FL Area
Douglas Mosley Williams, Sr.
Mar 23, 2022
Pastor Douglas Mosley Williams, Sr., 67 of Lake Wales, died at Advent Health Hospital under Vitas Hospice care. Chef. Born in New York City, New York.
Services: Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Higher Praise Ministries. Mask Required.
Visitation: Friday, April 1, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Higher Praise Ministries, 126 South Wetmore Street,...
Iva Lee Ford, Sr.
Mar 18, 2022
Iva Lee Ford, Sr., 84 of Waverly. Florida, died at Bartow Regional Medical Center, Bartow, Florida. Born in Waverly.
Services: Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church, 102 Alley Lane, Waverly 33877. Mask Required.
Visitation: Friday, March 25, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Mount Moriah. Mask Required.
Annie Bell Moore
Mar 15, 2022
Annie Bell Magwood Moore, 83 of Lake Wales, died at Advent Health Hospital in Lake Wales. Born in Elba, Alabama.
Services: Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Mask Required.
Location: New Hope Freewill Baptist Church, 3900 Washington Avenue, Lake Wales 33853. Mask Required.
Visitation: Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at New Hope.
Annette Lashay Johnson
Mar 13, 2022
Annette Lashay Johnson, 56 of Lake Wales, died at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, Florida. Born in Bartow, Florida.
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Lake Wales Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 581 Hunt Brothers Road, Lake Wales 33898.
Willie Shorter
Feb 25, 2022
Willie Shorter, 88 of Bartow, Florida, died at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Born in Fort Gaines, Georgia.
Graveside Service: Friday, March 4, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Mask Required.
Location: Wildwood Cemetery, 985 Square Lake Drive, Bartow 33830.
Mary H. Thomas
Feb 24, 2022
Mary H. Thomas, 70 of Lake Wales, died at Advent Health Hospital, Lake Wales. Born in Sylvester, Georgia.
Services: Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: New Divine Church of God by Faith, 640 Burns Avenue, Lake Wales 33853. Mask Required.
Visitation: Friday, March 11, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Epps Chapel. Mask Required.
Zee Maria Tovar
Feb 23, 2022
Zee Maria Tovar, 79 of Lake Wales, died at home. Born in El Centro, California.
Services and Visitation: Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Mask Required.
Location: Epps Memorial Funeral Home.
Jeremy D. Cunningham
Feb 20, 2022
Jeremy D. Cunningham, 28 of Winter Haven, died at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida.
Services: Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at First Assembly of God, 915 South Broadway Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830. Mask Required.
Visitation: Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 p.m. at First Assembly of God.
Carlton Howard
Feb 20, 2022
Carlton Howard, 63 of Lake Wales, died at Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida.
Services: Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Epps Memorial Funeral Home. Mask Required.
Visitation: Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Epps Chapel.
Luellen " Beauty " Dawson
Feb 14, 2022
Luellen " Beauty" Dawson, 82 of Babson Park, Florida, died at Good Shepherd Hospice, Auburndale, Florida.
Services: Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.. Mask Required.
Location: Bible Church of God, 49 Seaboard Avenue, Lake Wales 33853.
Visitation: Friday, February 25, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Bible Church of God. Mask Required.
Oswald Alexander Stewart
Feb 13, 2022
Oswald Alexander Stewart, 90 of Lake Wales, died at Advent Health Hospital Lake Wales. Born in Westmoreland, Jamaica. Pastor of Church of Christ Written in Heaven, Lake Wales. Retired Florida Natural Growers Plant, Lake Wales.
Services: Friday, February 25, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: New Divine Church of God by Faith, 640 Burns Avenue, Lake Wales 33853. Mask Required.
Visitation:...
Clara Lucille Brown
Feb 1, 2022
Clara Lucille Brown, 78 of Lake Wales, died at home under Vitas Hospice care. Born in Grape Grove, Ohio.
Beatrice Stoudmire Sawyer Watts
Jan 28, 2022
Beatrice Stoudmire Sawyer Watts, 66 of Lake Wales, died at Advent Health Hospital, Lake Wales. Born in Lake Wales.
VISITATION ONLY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M. AT EPPS CHAPEL. MASK REQUIRED.
Levonza Smith, Jr.
Jan 27, 2022
Levonza "Tiger" Smith, Jr., 36 of Lake Wales, died at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida. Born in Bartow, Florida.
Services: Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Bible Church of God, 49 Seaboard Avenue, Lake Wales 33853. Mask Required.
Visitation: Friday, February 4, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Epps Chapel. Mask Required.
Tarsha Foreman
Jan 27, 2022
Tarsha Foreman, 45 of Lakeland, Florida, died at home. Born in Bartow, Florida. ARNP. ( Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner ).
MEMORIAL SERVICES: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2022 AT 11:00 A.M.
LOCATION: WINTER HAVEN WORSHIP CENTER, 1835 OVERLOOK DRIVE, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33884.
Anthony Caldwell
Jan 26, 2022
Anthony Caldwell, 46, of Lake Wales, FL died at Advent Health Hospital Lake Wales.
Services: Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Mask Required.
Location: House of Prayer Pentecostal Holiness Church, 506 North First Street, Lake Wales 33853.
Visitation: Friday, February 4, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Epps Chapel. Mask Required.
James Edward Thean
Jan 24, 2022
James Edward Thean, 77 of Lake Wales, died at The Groves Center Nursing Home, Lake Wales. Born in Springfield, Illinois. College Professor.
Jackson J C Hampton
Jan 21, 2022
Jackson JC Hampton, 75 of Lake Wales, died at Advent Health Hospital Lake Wales. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. US Army veteran.
Anna Banks DeCosey
Jan 18, 2022
Anna Banks DeCosey, 90 of Waverly, Florida, died at Advent Health Hospital in Haines City, Florida. Born in Thomasville, Georgia.
Services: Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. Mask Required.
Location: Heartland Church, 225 Avenue B Northwest, Winter Haven, Florida 33881.
Visitation: Friday, January 28, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Greater Macedonia Church Ministries, Waverly, Florida. Mask...
Ben Wilson
Jan 12, 2022
Ben Wilson, 97 of Lake Wales, died at Life Care Nursing Home in Winter Haven, Florida. Born in Mobile, Alabama.
Graveside Services: Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Lake Wales Cemetery, US Hwy. South, Lake Wales 33853. Mask Required.
Visitation: Friday, January 21, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Epps Chapel. Mask Required.
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