WINTER HAVEN - William Kendall Poole, 45, of Winter Haven died Sunday, May 31, 2009 in Okeechobee, FL due to heart failure. 

Born October 27, 1963 in Winter Haven, he has been a lifelong resident of the area.

He was a welder and a member of the Local 808 Iron Workers Union, as well as being a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Preceded in death by his father, William L. Poole; paternal  grandparents, Bill and Helen Poole; maternal grandparents, Walter and Maxine Webb, he is survived by: his mother, Bonnie J. Lauters and Step-father, Don Lauters of Winter Haven;  a brother, Richard Lee Lanier and his wife  Audra of Jacksonville, Arkansas; a sister, Lea Lorée McCain and her husband Monte of Lakeland, Fl;  nieces, Kayleigh and Jessica; nephews, Jerad, Derrick and Bracey. 

Memorial Services will be held at 12:00pm, Saturday, June 6, 2009 in the Oak Ridge Funeral Care Chapel, 2425 Havendale Blvd., Winter Haven.  Condolences may be sent at www.oakridgefuneralcare.com.