Neighbors

Frederick Dean Cowder, 45, of Plant City, died Jan. 21, 2014, in Iowa. Mr. Cowder was an avid outdoorsman, a member and assistant business agent for The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 125, where he also worked as a lineman, and was a lifelong resident of Plant City. Mr. Cowder was the beloved […]

John Pierce Harwell, 79, of Plant City, died Jan. 23, 2014. Born March 18, 1934, in Plant City, he was the son of the late Pierce and Bashie Collins Harwell. Mr. Harwell served in the U.S. Navy, was a member of the Boilermakers Local 433, Tampa, and was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Survivors […]

The Rev. Luther Barber Keene, 95, died Jan. 21, 2014. The Rev. Keene was born Aug. 9, 1918, the eldest son of 10 children born to Martin Luther and Avis Barber Keen. At age 21, he was called from the strawberry fields to preach the word of God. He was ordained on Christmas Day 1943 […]

Martin M. Knapp, 77, died Jan. 23, 2014, in Plant City. He was born on Sept. 7, 1936 to Herman and Myra (Zable) Knapp. He was married to Wilma (Richardson) Knapp, who survives. Mr. Knapp was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Wilma; five sons, Mark, Craig, Brad, Bruce and Eric; one […]

Julienne C. Rarick, of Plant City, died Jan. 21, 2014, at her home. Born May 3, 1934, in Quebec, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Jerome Morin and the late Eliane Leclerc Morin. Julienne was a housekeeper for South Florida Baptist Hospital. Surviving are sons, Keith and Mark Rarick; daughter, Lynne West; sister, […]

Joan Stokes, 84, of Plant City, died Jan. 21, 2014. She was a member of Plant City’s First Baptist Church of Plant City. She was a descendent of the pioneering McDonald family, who moved in 1867, from Hopewell, Ala., to Florida. Upon arrival, they purchased a large tract of land and aptly named their new […]