Catherine Sinclair

Fredna Givens Hunter, 72, of Lithia and raised in Dover, died Oct. 22, 2014. She was a lifetime member of Central Missionary Baptist Church in Lithia, a member of Gideons Auxiliary and was retired from Hillsborough County Public Schools after many years at Pinecrest Elementary. She loved her family, and enjoyed activities with her grandchildren, […]

Michael “Big Mike” K. Hildreth Jr., 46, died Oct. 15, 2014, at Memorial Hospital in Tampa. Mr. Hildreth was born and raised in Tampa and served in the U.S. Navy touring the seas just after high school. He called Plant City his home for the past few years. Family was, and is, everything to Mr. […]

Herman Clair Elder, 80, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at the William F. Green Veteran’s Home in Bay Minette, Alabama. Mr. Elder was born in Plant City and moved in 1966 to Louisiana. He was a Korean War veteran and served in the U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard. He was a 32nd-degree Mason and […]

Betty J. Cain, 83, of Lake Wales, died Oct. 26, 2014. She was a devoted wife and aunt. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Harold; brother, Willie Walker; and many loving family and friends. She was preceded in death by son, Billy Wayne Dean; five brothers; and five sisters. A celebration of […]

Roy Nelson Caldwell, 96, of Plant City, died Oct. 24, 2014, at The Health Care Center of Plant City. He was born in Rome, Georgia, the son of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Ingle Caldwell. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World War II. After serving in the Army, he moved […]

Rose Cockrell, 83, of Plant City, died Oct. 26, 2014, at South Florida Baptist Hospital. Born Dec. 25, 1930, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Mitchell and Joan McLeod Young. She was the wife of the late James Cockrell. Surviving are sons, Gary Cockrell and Galen Cockrell; daughters, Perri Canady, […]

Margie “Nanny” Adams, 85, died Oct. 19, 2014. Mrs. Adams was born March 7, 1929, in Elloree, South Carolina. She was an active charter member of 55 years at Whitehurst Road Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, T.G. Adams; and brother, Paul Thomas. She is survived by daughters, Pam Futch (Arlin) […]

Margaret Irene Cico French, 86, died Oct. 8, 2014. She was born Jan. 2, 1928, in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, and raised in Kinsman, Ohio, then moved to Somerset, Pennsylvania, where she raised her family. She was a member of Somerset Reformed Church. She retired  in 1972 to Plant City. She was preceded in death by her […]

Paul Collins, 58, of Plant City, died Oct. 15, 2014, at his home. Born Feb. 28, 1956 in Plant City, he was the son of the late L.A. and Evelyn Morris Collins. He was the husband of Joan Caldwell Collins; she survives. Also surviving are brothers, Donald Collins and Daniel Collins; and children, grandchildren and […]