Richard E. “Woody” Woods, 79, of Plant City, died May 10, 2015. He was a retired Master Sergeant with the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church, a member of the Olin S. Wright Masonic Lodge and a volunteer at McDill Air Force Base. He is survived by his wife of […]
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Obituary: Willie Anna ‘Billie’ Williams
Willie Anna “Billie” Williams, 90, of Lakeland, died May 6, 2015. She was born Oct. 21, 1924, in Hosford, to the late Ara Anna Sheffield Davis and Will Watkins. She was a lifelong resident of the Tampa area. She is survived by her grandchildren, Candy King Mageluzzo (Jack), Wanda King Skinkis (Guy), Kimberly King, Daniel […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Nancy Louise Whitaker
Nancy Louise Whitaker, 69, of Plant City, died May 3, 2015. A cremation has been planned and services will be private. Online condolences may be made at haughtfuneralhome.com.
Continue ReadingObituary: Talmadge Lee Taylor
Talmadge Lee Taylor, 81, of Plant City, died May 5, 2015, at his home. A native of Quitman, Georgia, he was the son of the late Randle and Omie Sapp Taylor. Mr. Taylor worked at the Frostproof News, Avon Park Sun, Sebring News, Plant City Courier and Polk Shopper, and retired from the Winter Haven […]
Continue ReadingObituary: John R. Rhodes III
John R. Rhodes III, 73, died May 3, 2015, in Plant City. Mr. Rhodes was a disabled U.S. Navy veteran, and a member of the First Baptist Church, Dover. He was a barber and loved tinkering with old cars, watching old westerns on the television and volunteering at his church. Loving family who survive are […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Raymond A. Peloquin
Raymond A. Peloquin, 76, died May 7, 2015, in Brandon. He was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to Delore and Pauline (Masse) Peloquin. He was a terminal manager for many years for Lifschultz Fast Freight Inc. in Baltimore, and when he retired to Florida, he worked for Gator Freightways in Lakeland. Mr. Peloquin is survived by his […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Malinda Aleen Meyer
Malinda Aleen Meyer, 92, of Plant City, died May 5, 2015. She owned Aleen’s Beauty Shop and worked as a strawberry stemmer at the Wishnatzki plant. She loved her family, and she enjoyed fishing and sewing. She is survived by her son, Steven Meyer (Vickie); grandchildren, Michael Meyer, Becky Page (Danny) and Eugene Rogers (Selena); […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Betty McLendon
Betty McLendon, 76, of Plant City, died May 8, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 20 years, Vinson; children, Cindy, Rick, Sue, Jerry, Jeff, Daphne and Lisa; and 22 grandchildren, 42 great-granchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. A celebration of life was held May 12, at Hopewell Funeral Home. Interment at Alderman-Pelote Cemetery, Lithia. Online […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Sadie Lentz Lobo
Sadie Lentz Lobo, 94, of Temple Terrace, died May 4, 2015, at University Village in Tampa. Born Feb. 3, 1921, in Commerce, Georgia, to John Henry and Mildred Lentz, she came to Florida with her family at age 5. She and her six brothers and two sisters attended public schools in Seffner, Brandon and Plant […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Sarah Celeste Harrison
Sarah Celeste Harrison, 89, died April 30, 2015, in Jacksonville. She was born Oct. 27, 1925, in Plant City. Mrs. Harrison graduated from Florida State University when it was an all-women’s college. She was a teacher in Duval and St. Johns counties, finishing her career at Neese High School. She was the loving wife of […]
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