Brooks Branch, 88, of Plant City, died Friday, July 10 at his home. A native of Wellborn, Florida, he was the son of the late James and Myrtice Avant Branch. He was a veteran of the Untied States Army. Mr. Branch is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Helene Lott Branch; daughter, Marsha […]
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Obituary: James E. Ham
James E. Ham, 74, of Plant City, died July 8, 2015. Mr. Ham was a veteran of the United States Army, retired from the Department of Transportation and was a freemason for over 40 years. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Dorothy Ham; son, Allen Ham (Kim); brothers, Raymond Ham (Doris), and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Judith “Judy” Gentry Varnadore
Judith “Judy” Gentry Varnadore, 74, of Webster, and formerly of the Plant City area, died July 11, 2015. Mrs. Varnadore was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1940. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Billy Joe Varnadore; children, Gail Varnadore King (Gene), Cathy Varnadore Rogers (Ron), Billy Wayne Varnadore (Janice) and Kevin Gene […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Mildred Monroe Willis
Mildred Willis, 69, of Plant City, died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Palm Terrace. She was the daughter of Boyd Monroe Sr. and Eva Bennett Monroe. She is survived by her children, Timothy Craig (Sharon), Teresa Pridgen (Carl) and Fay Watson; siblings, Cathy Alderman, Ereston Monroe (Loma) and Michael Monroe (Roxy); grandchildren, Ashley Fussell (Aaron), […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Eloise Hinson Jolley
Eloise Hinson Jolley, 72, of Casa Grande, Arizona, and formerly of Durant, died June 14, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Jack Jolley; sister, Louise Ramcharan (Winston), of Durant; and many nieces and nephews. A celebration of life was held Thursday, June 25, at Hopewell Funeral Home.Committal followed at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Online condolences […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Geraldine Meyers
Geraldine Meyers, 76, of Plant City, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at South Florida Baptist Hospital. Ms. Meyers was a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is survived by her son, Howard Bryan; daughters, Patricia Bergen (Glen), Crystal Meyers, Tracy Ross; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Richard Meyers. Private services […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Betty Anderson Rogers
Betty Anderson Rogers, 77, of Plant City, died July 8, 2015. Mrs. Rogers is survived by her sons, Ron Rogers Jr. (Cathy), of Plant City, and Kevin Rogers (Tina), of Lakeland; grandchildren, Nathan Rogers (Alexis), Nick Rogers and Jaden Rogers; great-grandchildren, Avery Rogers and Aiden Rogers; and siblings Buddy Anderson, Margaret Cutchens, Blondie Bohner and […]
Continue ReadingTraci Durrance appointed new Tomlin Middle principal
At the Hillsborough County School Board meeting on July 14, Traci Durrance was appointed the new principal of Tomlin Middle School, effective July 20. Durrance is currently the assistant principal for administration and athletic director at Plant City High School, a position that she has held since 2009. Durrance began her career at PCHS in […]
Continue ReadingRising star to perform at Uncle Mike’s
Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse Grill will be hosting up-and-coming Nashville country singer Makenzie Raye in a Saturday, July 18, concert. Raye began singing when she was 4 years old, and following in her musically-inclined family’s footsteps, she went solo at only 13. The singer has a four-song EP out on iTunes. One of her more popular […]
Continue ReadingNine-year-old continues charity project
At St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, three individuals stand out among the dullness of the starched white walls and the clicking of pens scratching on patient charts. Chloe Shinneman, her mother, Tricia Shinneman, and the assistant principal of Walden Lake Elementary, Lisa Hendrix walk down the halls Tuesday, July 7. They are not sick. They are […]
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