Rubye M. Abbott, 93, died Jan. 14, 2015, at her home in Plant City. Mrs. Abbott was a member of Victory Church in Lakeland. She loved playing the piano, knitting, crocheting, sewing and gardening. She is preceded in death by brothers, RL Daniels, James Daniels and Raymond Daniels; and sisters, Doris Ellis and Joyce Hunt. Loving family […]
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Obituary: Frances G. White
Frances G. White, 87, died Jan. 16, 2015, with her loving family by her side. Mrs. White, daughter of Flander and Eunice Clark, was born Oct. 15, 1927. She was the youngest of their 14 children. Frances met and married her high school sweetheart. They were married 63 years, at the time of his passing. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Deloris A. Ratliff
Deloris A. Ratliff, 78, of Valrico, died Jan. 10, 2015. Mrs. Ratliff worked as a nurse for 43 years in different parts of the country prior to her retirement from South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City in 2000. She is survived by her loving family, including her husband of 57 years, Adron Ratliff; children, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Wayne Wright
Wayne Wright, 73, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was born April 5, 1941, in Chipley, Florida, to Leroy and Edna Wright. Surviving are his loving wife of almost 52 years, Dava Fulwood Wright; children, Carol Hansen (Leroy), Marie Yale (Mike), Pam Wright (June) and Wayne Wright Jr. (Jennifer); […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Manuel Maldonado
Manuel Maldonado, 39, of Plant City, died Jan. 13, 2015. He was born in Lodi, California, in 1975. He owned Maldonado Flooring. He is survived by his wife, Maria Maldonado; children, Manuel Maldonado (Chelsea Knight), Brenda Maldonado and Andrea Maldonado, of Plant City; grandson, Damien Xavier Ramirez; mother, Emma Silva Maldonado, of Texas; and siblings, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Janette Tucker O’Brien
Janette “Netter” Tucker O’Brien, 42, ended her battle with breast cancer Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. She was born July 11, 1972, in Plant City. She received her education degree from Covenant College in 1994 and taught elementary school in Georgia, Virginia and at Lakeland Christian School, for 12 years. She was a member of Trinity […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Eva P. Arvai
Eva Pearl Arvai, 93, of Plant City, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Born Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1921, in Dothan, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late John and Eva Pope Whitehead. Mrs. Arvai was a very talented seamstress at Hutto’s Department Store in Plant City in the 1960s. She also made many wedding dresses […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Larry W. Arrington
Larry Wesley Arrington, 73, died Dec. 29, 2014, in Plant City. Son of the late Charles Acre and Lydia Teal Arrington, Mr. Arrington was born April 25, 1941, in Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. Arrington graduated from William Fleming High School and Roanoke College. He received his master’s degree in education from the University of North Carolina […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Lois E. Chaney
Lois Emily Chaney, 80, of Lakeland, died Jan. 3, 2015, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 10, 1934, in Orlando, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emily Lundquist Symonds. She was the wife of the late Conway Chaney for 48 years. Mrs. Chaney was a member of Turkey Creek Assembly of […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Fay M. Jones
Fay Margaret Jones, 53, of Plant City, died Jan. 6, 2015. She was a member of Lake Gibson Church of Christ, Lakeland. She loved her family, and enjoyed the beach and working at her family business, the Red Barn, and at Olive Garden. She is survived by her children, James Lacy Jr., (January), of Lakeland, […]
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