Kenneth McCoy Drummond, 78, of Plant City, died June 27, 2014. He was born in Alma, Ga., and attended Edison High School, in Miami. He was a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. He went to work for the railroad and raised his family in Roanoke, Va. […]
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Obituary: Earl Rogers
Earl Rogers, 76, of Plant City, died June 27, 2014. Born July 20, 1937, he was the son of the late Eddie Elmer and Amy Knight Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a retired veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in Vietnam. He loved baseball, softball, wood working and collecting case knives. He was the beloved […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Harry ‘Wayne’ MayÂ
Harry “Wayne” May, 60, of Lithia, died June 29, 2014. He was employed with Tampa Electric for 38 years. He was a wonderful dad, brother, papa and a great friend to all who knew him. He is survived by his daughter Mary Beth May (Robbie); grandchildren, Landon and Lauren; siblings, Katrina Brown (Leonard) and Kurt May; best […]
Continue ReadingLebanon Baptist Church interim pastor recalls ministry in Alaska
J. Hugh Long ties a thick silver fox pelt around his chin. The rare fur encases his exposed skin in its heated embrace. It’s one of the relics Long has brought back with him from his eight years in Alaska. “It’s very warm,” Long says. “When you turn it around, you can cover up almost […]
Continue ReadingPlant City couple named grand marshals of 2014 St. Pete Pride
Nancy and John Desmond’s Walden Lake home is full of stacked boxes stuffed with colorful beads, heart-shaped light up antenna headbands and loving banners of support. It’s all for the St. Pete Pride Parade, which takes place Saturday, June 28. Nancy digs into a box and held up two banners: I love my two moms. […]
Continue ReadingLine of health foods hits Plant City
We’ve all been there — the fast food drive-thru at lunch. Or chowing down on that frozen dinner riddled with high amounts of sodium. Life gets busy, and when you’re on the go, sometimes, you don’t have time to make a healthier meal for yourself or your family. That’s where Steel and Grace comes in. […]
Continue ReadingClub Hubbub 06.26.14
CLUB HUBBUB If your club would like to post announcements, email them to Associate Editor Amber Jurgensen, ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com. + Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce The 2014 Business of the Year award nominations are open. You may nominate more than one business, each on a separate form. The categories include small business, mid-sized business, large business, special […]
Continue ReadingKidnapping victim recovering after blood-clot surgery
Ashley Lyon, the Valrico teenager found stabbed after authorities chased and caught the sex offender she was traveling with, is now coping with a blood clot and remains hospitalized in Louisiana. “I pray that this is it and she can recover now,” her mother, Michelle Lyon, wrote in an update posted Tuesday on Facebook. “My […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Laurie Ronald Garvin
Laurie Ronald Garvin, 54, of Mulberry, died June 16, 2014, at South Florida Baptist Hospital, in Plant City. Born Oct. 16, 1959, in Tampa, he was the son of the late Laurie Garvin and Frances Pennel Garvin. His family will be having private services. Online condolences may be made to the family at haughtfuneralhome.com.
Continue ReadingObituary: Johnny Glover Simonds
Johnny Glover Simonds, 60, of Dover, died June 23, 2014. Mr. Simonds was a lifelong heavy equipment mechanic owning his own business, Simonds Equipment Repair. He was a devoted husband of 34 years to wife, Karen Simonds; loving father to his children, Amanda Wright, of Valrico (Justin) and Ashley Long (Dale), of Land O’ Lakes; […]
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