Kay Carrington Brewer Kay Carrington Brewer, 78, of Okeechobee, died May 18, 2013. He was born October 30, 1934, in Plant City. Mr. Brewer proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Korea, the U.S. Air Force and was with the 5th Special Forces in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a radio operator. He […]
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Obituary: Joel Brand Laseter
Joel Brand Laseter, 95, died May 16, 2013, at the family home, in Plant City. Mr. Laseter was born on Dec. 5, 1917, in Birmingham, Ala. In 1941, he married his college sweetheart, Martha Moody, of Plant City. They were married 72 years. While attending Georgia Tech, Mr. Laseter was a Naval ROTC Cadet and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Genevieve A. Whaley
Genevieve A. Whaley, 76, died May 15, 2013, in Zephryhills. She was born Jan. 28, 1937, in Plant City. Mrs. Whaley is survived by her husband, C.W. Whaley; sons, Danny Whaley and Troy Lee Whaley; daughters, Wanda Coleman and Robin Orange; brother, Leonard Barfield; sisters, Joyce Clark and Willie Mae Hartford; eight grandchildren; and 12 […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Harold E. Prine
Harold E. Prine, 54, of Plant City, died May 17, 2013, at home. He was born Oct. 2, 1958, to Emmett and Hazel (Henry) Prine, in Plant City. He married Jean S. (Wier). Mr. Prine was an honorable veteran of the U.S. Air Force and had worked at the Mosaic Company for more than 28 […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Curtis E. Brown
Curtis E. Brown, 74, of Plant City, died May 16, 2013. He was born Aug. 20, 1938, in Athens, Ala., to the late Mack and Clora Richardson Brown. Mr. Brown had been a quality-control inspector with Redman Mobile Homes, was an assistant manager with Eckerd Drug Stores and had worked at A and N Furniture […]
Continue ReadingObituary: William L. Wilson
William L. Wilson, 85, died May 12, 2013. Mr. Wilson was a lifelong resident of Plant City, born on Collins St. on February 4, 1928. He was the son of the late Thomas R. and Mildred (Goheen) Wilson. A graduate of Plant City High School in 1946, William entered the United States Air Force and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Ruth E. Sykes
Ruth E. Sykes, 64, of Plant City, died May 2, 2013. Funeral services were held May 11, at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Plant City.
Continue ReadingObituary: Helen Lockhart Cook
Helen Lockhart Cook, 85, died May 6, 2013, in Tampa. She was born in Scotland on May 4, 1928. Mrs. Cook attended the First Presbyterian Church of Plant City and was active in the First Presbyterian Church Circle and weekly women’s Bible study. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, William; two sons, Kevin Cook […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Florence C. Muench
Florence C. Muench, 84, of Plant City, died May 11, 2013, at South Florida Baptist Hospital. Born Nov. 23, 1928, in Manila, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Karl Grytz and the late May Grytz. She was the wife of William Muench. Mrs. Muench was a member of St. Clement Catholic Church, enjoyed […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Lorene Mathias
Lorene Mathias, 84, of Plant City, died May 13, 2013, at Health Center of Plant City. Born Aug. 18, 1928, in Hazelhurst, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Homer Ross and the late Beatrice Ross Reynolds. She was the wife of the late Warren Mathias. Mrs. Mathias was a member of Eastside Baptist […]
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