Obituaries
Lake Wales, Florida Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lake Wales, FL Area
Russhonisty Wilson
Jun 26, 2023
Services: Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Epps Memorial Funeral Chapel
Lula B Jones
Jun 21, 2023
Lula Beatrice Austin Jones, 98 of Lake Wales, passed at home. Born in Lake Wales.
Services: Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: First Institutional Missionary Baptist Church, 205 D Street, Lake Wales.
Visitation: Friday, June 30, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Epps Chapel.
Rev. Dr. Fletcher Lawson, Jr
Jun 14, 2023
Rev. Dr. Fletcher Lawson, Jr., 71 of Parrish, Florida, passed at Select Specialty Hospital in Orlando, Florida. U.S. Air Force veteran and The Pastor of Saint Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church in Parrish, Florida.
Services: Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Bayside Community Church - North River Campus, 9505 Moccasin Wallow Road, Parrish, Florida 34219
Visitation: Friday, June 23,...
Mae Frances Bouknight Peterson
Jun 10, 2023
Mae Frances Peterson, 83, of Lake Wales, FL passed in Winter Haven, Florida. Born in Avon Park, Florida. Retired Corporate Executive Assistant and Public School Secretary.
Services: Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.
Location: First Institutional Missionary Baptist Church, 205 D Street, Lake Wales, Florida 33853.
Visitation: Friday, June 16, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Epps...
Katina A. Lester
Jun 5, 2023
Katina A. Lester, 50 of Waverly, Florida, passed in Frostproof. Born in Bartow.
Services: Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Location: First Institutional Missionary Baptist Church, 205 D Street, Lake Wales 33853
Visitation: Friday, June 16, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Church of God by Faith, 1rst Avenue, Waverly, Florida
Standall Matthew Brooks
Jun 3, 2023
Standall Matthew Brooks, 33 of Winter Haven, passed June 3, 2023 in Winter Haven. Born in Pineville, Louisiana.
Ernestine Marie Roberson
Jun 2, 2023
Ernestine Marie Roberson, 73 of Lake Wales, passed at Advent Health Hospital, Lake Wales. Born in Lake Wales.
Services: Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: New Divine Church of God by Faith, 640 Burns Avenue, Lake Wales 33853
Visitation: Friday June 9, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Epps Chapel
Jeffrey Simmons, Jr.
May 26, 2023
Jeffrey Simmons, Jr., 33 of Lake Wales, passed at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital in Ocala, Florida. Born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Services: Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Allen Temple A.M.E. Church 241 C Street, Lake Wales 33853
Visitation: Friday, June 2, 2023 from 6:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. at Allen Temple Church.
Mandana Beryl Reed
May 25, 2023
Mandana Beryl Reed. 80 of Lake Wales, passed at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, Florida. Retired Educator 52 years ( Laurel High School )from the Board of Education of Prince George's County, Maryland. Born in Lake Wales
Visitation: Friday, June 2, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Epps Chapel.
Chapel Services: Friday, June 2, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
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Thomas Lee Shuler Jr
May 16, 2023
Thomas Lee Shuler, Jr. of Lake Wales, passed at Saint Joseph Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Born in Sebring, Florida.
Services: Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: New Divine Church of God by Faith, 640 Burns Avenue, Lake Wales 33853.
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Epps Chapel
Viola Ramsey
May 11, 2023
Viola Ramsey, 93 of Apopka, Florida, former resident of Babson Park, Florida, passed at home under Vitas Hospice care.
Services: Friday, May 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, 5200 West South Street, Orlando, Florida 32811
Visitation: Friday, May 19, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Mount Sinai Baptist Church.
Interment: Saturday, May 20,...
Kianis Kamar Castillo
May 2, 2023
Kianis Kamar Castillo, 11, of Lake Wales, FL. Passed at home.
Services: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 7:00 P.M.
Location: Oasis Church of Winter Haven, 6963 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33884
Visitation: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 4:00 till 7:00 P.M. at Oasis Church of Winter Haven.
Marlene Pizarro
May 2, 2023
Marlene Pizarro, 40, of Lake Wales, FL. Passed at home.
Services: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 7:00 P.M.
Location: Oasis Church of Winter Haven, 6963 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33884
Visitation: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 4:00 till 7:00 P.M. at Oasis Church of Winter Haven.
Roberta Marie Moe Herring
May 2, 2023
Roberta Marie Moe Herring, 85 of Winter Haven, passed at Winter Haven Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, New York. Retired Registered Nurse.
Services: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Haven Worship Center, 1835 Overlook Drive Southeast, Winter Haven, Florida 33884.
Visitation: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Haven Worship Center.
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Darian Joel Hernandez
May 2, 2023
Darian Joel Hernandez, 21, of Lake Wales, FL. Passed at home.
Services: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 7:00 P.M.
Location: Oasis Church of Winter Haven, 6963 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33884
Visitation: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 4:00 till 7:00 P.M. at Oasis Church of Winter Haven.
Ariana Bianca Segarra
May 2, 2023
Ariana Bianca Segarra, age 17, of Lake Wales, FL. Passed at home.
Services: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 7:00 P.M.
Location: Oasis Church of Winter Haven, 6963 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33884
Visitation: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 4:00 till 7:00 P.M. at Oasis Church of Winter Haven.
Edward Henry III
Apr 29, 2023
Edward Henry III, 54 of Lake Wales, passed at Advent Health in Tampa, Florida. Born in Rochester, New York. U.S. Army veteran.
Services: Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: New Divine Church of God by Faith, 640 Burns Avenue, Lake Wales 33853
Visitation: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Epps Chapel.
Bertha Mae Hawthorne Pride
Apr 21, 2023
Bertha Mae Hawthorne Pride, 69 of Lake Wales, passed at home under Vitas Hospice Care. Born in Santee, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. CNA.
Services: Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Bible Church of God, 49 Seaboard Avenue, Lake Wales 33853
Visitation: Friday, April 28, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Bible Church of God.
Jimmie Louis Craft, Sr.
Apr 19, 2023
Jimmie L. Craft, Sr., 88 of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed in Georgia. Former resident of Lake Wales. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.
Born in Lake Wales.
Services: Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 12 Noon.
Location: Allen Temple A.M.E. Church, 241 C Street, Lake Wales 33853.
Interment: Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida.
James Mathes Garrett, Sr.
Apr 12, 2023
James Mathes Garrett, Sr., 83 of Vero Beach, Florida, passed at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach.
Memorial Service: Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Epps Memorial Funeral Home
No Visitation.
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