Willie Wright, 79, of Plant City, died July 7, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital. A native of Hopewell, Mr. Wright was the son of Willie Wright and Minnie Mooney. He was a member of Faith Temple Primitive Baptist Church. He is survived by his beloved wife, Freddie Lee Wright; sons, Clayton, Slyvester and Venesta Wright; […]
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Obituary: Charles Kemp
Charles Kemp, 68, of Mulberry and Plant City, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Palm Terrace in Lakeland. A native of Plant City, he was the son of John and Annie Kemp. Mr. Kemp was a member of the Freewill Holiness Church in Dover and was a delivery driver for Borden’s Milk for over 30 […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Katherine Elizabeth Anderson
Katherine Elizabeth Anderson, 84, of Plant City, died July 12, 2015 at home. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Mrs. Anderson was the daughter of the late Thomas Sr. and Evelyn Coppersmith Kohr. She was a homemaker and a member of Hope Lutheran Church. She loved bingo, puzzles and her dog, Buster. She is survived by […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Ann Marie Bowers
Ann Marie Bowers, 95, of Plant City, died July 17, 2015. Mrs. Bowers was born in Tennessee and worked at the B17 Bomber windshield production factory during WWII. She was a member of Turkey Creek Assembly of God in Plant City. She volunteered at the church with the seniors program and the food pantry program. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Bonnie Claire Ellis
Bonnie Claire Ellis, 89, of Plant City, died July 14, 2015. Mrs. Ellis was a member of the Plant City Bridge Club and the Plant City Women’s Investment Group (WIGS). She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, and she enjoyed reading, cooking and traveling. She is survived by her sons, Michael Ellis (Jacqueline), of […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Bernice Emmaline Randall
Bernice Randall, 96, of Plant City, died July 11, 2015. Mrs. Randall was born in Flint, Michigan to Hiram and Bernice Landis. She served in the Women’s Army Corps during WWII. She attended St. Clement Catholic Church in Plant City. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Robert C. Randall, of Ashtabula, Ohio; […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Olin Wesley Britt
Olin Britt, 62, of Plant City, died July 14, 2015. Mr. Britt was retired from GTE/Verizon and attended Lone Oak Baptist Church in Plant City. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Sandi Britt. A celebration of life was held July 21 at Wells Memorial and Event Center in Plant City. Online […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Carlos M. Vidal
Carlos Miguel Arcangel Vidal y Gomez, 80, of Plant City, died July 11, 2015. Mr. Vidal was a proud graduate of Colegio Champanat in Camaguey, Cuba, where he was born and lived until 1961. He received his pilot’s license from the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1952 at 18. He began his […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Loretta Butters
Loretta Butters, 83, of Plant City, died July 8, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital. Mrs. Butters was the daughter of the late Vincent and Concetta DiLorenzo Checchia. She is survived by her daughter, Ann Breton (Carl); sister, Vinchenza Valleta; and grandchildren, Jamie Brenton, Carli Brenton and Natalia Laurie. Funeral services will be held privately at […]
Continue ReadingRelay for Life back in top ten
Though the collections are still coming in and the exact ranking won’t be known until late August, one thing is for sure: Plant City Relay for Life is back in the top ten out of 350 events in Florida. The 2014 event ranked 11th. Years before it had climbed to second in the state. “We […]
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