Esther Wacaser Holland, 69, of Valrico, died April 15, 2015. She was a member of Ahava Baptist Church in Plant City. She is survived by her sons, David Holland Jr. (Diane), Daniel Holland and Darin Holland (Andrea); siblings, Bill Wacaser, Marvin Wacaser and Margaret Watson; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren; and many other […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Charles C. Cameron
Charles Clarence Cameron, 62, of Plant City, died April 14, 2015, at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Tampa, he was the son of the late William and Rosa Lambert Cameron. He was the husband of Betty Carmack Cameron; she survives. Mr. Cameron loved to fish. Also surviving are sons, Charles Cameron Jr. and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Shirley R. Demarest
Shirley R. Demarest, 94, died April 14, 2015, at home with her daughter, Shirley, and son-in-law, Joe, by her side. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are daughters, Shirley R. Moore (Joseph) and Linda D. Mendell (John); grandchildren, Michael Moore, Scott Moore (Wanda), Melissa Dearing (Mark), John Mendell (Mara), Tracy Koller, Brian Mendell […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Miguel Angel Velazquez
Miguel Angel Velazquez, 69, of Plant City, died April 12, 2015, at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Pedro and Rosa Velazquez. Mr. Velazquez was retired from Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, and he was an avid handball player. Survivors include son, Nathaniel A. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Thomas Keith Waller
Thomas Keith Waller, 94, died April 12, 2015, in Bartow. Mr. Waller was born Aug. 8, 1920, in Enterprise, Alabama, and moved to Fort Meade from Old Ocean, Texas, in 1957. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and marched through France during his service to his country. Mr. Waller was also a […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Roger E. Mitchell
Roger Edward Mitchell, 72, died April 7, 2015, in Plant City. Mr. Mitchell was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and moved to Plant City in 2002 to retire. He served 22 years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer (CWO4). After serving in the Navy, he worked for Lockheed Martin as a […]
Continue ReadingObituary: James T. ‘Jimmy’ Pollock
James T. “Jimmy” Pollock, 93, of Plant City, died April 16, 2015. He was born in Camilla, Georgia, to Ben Russell and Ada Boutwell Pollock. The family moved to Lakeland when he was 4 months old and to Plant City in 1928. He was the founder and CEO of Pacemaster Oil Corporation and Speedee Shoppe, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Joseph D. Smith
Joseph D. Smith, 81, died April 14, 2015. Mr. Smith was born July 3, 1933, in Fort Myers, to Marion and Joe Stephen Smith. He graduated from Plant City High School. His 29-year U.S. Army career spanned from Hawaii, Alaska and the east coast to Germany, Greenland, Iran, Ethiopia, Greece and Turkey. After retirement in […]
Continue ReadingStudent wins contest for essay about Tomlin Middle teacher
Lisveth Trejo was reading at a second-grade level when she walked into Theresa Rice’s double-intensive eighth-grade reading classroom at Tomlin Middle School. But it turned out to be one of the most transformative years of Trejo’s life, both academically and personally. So when Trejo found out about Barnes and Noble’s “My Favorite Teacher” essay contest, […]
Continue ReadingBye-Bye, Berries
Carl Grooms, president of Fancy Farms, says there are only two things a grower can know for sure about each strawberry season: There’s a start, and there’s an end. Every season is unique because of factors such as weather, expenses, and supply and demand. And within any given year, different growers around Plant City can […]
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