Eva Pearl Arvai, 93, of Plant City, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Born Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1921, in Dothan, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late John and Eva Pope Whitehead. Mrs. Arvai was a very talented seamstress at Hutto’s Department Store in Plant City in the 1960s. She also made many wedding dresses […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Larry W. Arrington
Larry Wesley Arrington, 73, died Dec. 29, 2014, in Plant City. Son of the late Charles Acre and Lydia Teal Arrington, Mr. Arrington was born April 25, 1941, in Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. Arrington graduated from William Fleming High School and Roanoke College. He received his master’s degree in education from the University of North Carolina […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Carolyn B. Byrd
Carolyn B. Byrd, 70, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. She was born in Plant City, and moved to Tallahassee for many years, where she was employed by the Division of Blind Services. She had lived in Jacksonville for the past fifteen years. She was an active member of Freedom Christian Fellowship in Jacksonville. She was […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Lois E. Chaney
Lois Emily Chaney, 80, of Lakeland, died Jan. 3, 2015, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 10, 1934, in Orlando, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emily Lundquist Symonds. She was the wife of the late Conway Chaney for 48 years. Mrs. Chaney was a member of Turkey Creek Assembly of […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Patty Brannon
Patty Brannon, 60, died Jan. 4, 2015, in Plant City. Mrs. Brannon was born in Fulton, New York, and moved to Florida in the early 1970s. She was a bookkeeper for income tax and enjoyed vacationing with family, doing puzzles and playing Farmville. She was preceded in death by brothers, Johnny and Mark Snogles. She is […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Marie M. King
Marie M. King, 90, of Lakeland, died Jan. 6, 2014. She was born in Nashville, Georgia, in 1924, married the late George F. King Jr. in 1943, moved to Plant City in 1947 and relocated to Lakeland in 1995. She was a member of Victory Church in Lakeland, and a retired Hillsborough County school bus […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Fay M. Jones
Fay Margaret Jones, 53, of Plant City, died Jan. 6, 2015. She was a member of Lake Gibson Church of Christ, Lakeland. She loved her family, and enjoyed the beach and working at her family business, the Red Barn, and at Olive Garden. She is survived by her children, James Lacy Jr., (January), of Lakeland, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Patricia J. King
Patricia Jane King, 78, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at her home in Plant City. She was born in Aledo, Illinois, to Myrtle and William Thompson, both deceased. Her husband, William King, preceded her in death, as well as her brother, Hayes Hollembaek. Surviving are her son, Robert Joseph King; sister, Donna Moore (Hollembaek), of […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Janelle Hastings
Janelle Hastings, 68, of Lakeland, died Jan. 9, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Don; children, Ted Hastings (Courtney), Pam Clement (Eric) and Benjamin Hastings (April); sisters, Sandra Winegar and Gail Ogden; and seven grandchildren. A celebration of life was held Monday, Jan. 12, at Plant City Church of Christ, with […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Smyrnia Lou Lane
Smyrnia Lou Lane, 85, of Tampa, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. She was born Aug. 6, 1929, in Warwick, Georgia. She was a past member of Spirit Life Worship Center in Tampa. She enjoyed making and collecting ceramics. She loved her grandchildren and she enjoyed family gatherings. She also loved her dogs. Mrs. Lane was preceded in death by […]
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