If your club would like to post announcements, email them to Associate Editor Amber Jurgensen, ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com. + Warriors at Heart Local military support club Warriors at Heart needs members to help volunteer at upcoming events. The group organizes many events in the Tampa Bay area, including upcoming races coming up. The Run for the Fallen will […]
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Freedomfest to come to Plant City
A week full of family fun, food and free giveaways floats onto the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds Sept. 8 through 13. Called Freedomfest, the event is organized by Revival Ministries International, under Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne and Crusades for Christ Tent Ministry under Joe Anderson. “We want to be a blessing to the city, a blessing […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Diane Lynn Cawley
Diane Lynn Cawley, 47, of Dade City, died Aug. 23, 2013. Born Feb. 26, 1966, in Atlantis, she was the daughter of the late Waverly Cawley Jr. She was a clerk for the Department of Transportation, of the Baptist faith and enjoyed reading and beading. She is survived by her mother, Nonda Hofmeister Cawley; sons, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Eleanor Lorraine Cothron
Eleanor Lorraine Cothron, 83, died Aug. 30, 2013, in Plant City. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church of Plant City. She is survived by five sons, Hayward Cothron (Gail), Gary Cothron (Chere), Kenneth Cothron (Melinda), Mike Cothron (Dorie) and Allen Cothron; three brothers, Willard Sheffield (Reba), Solomon Sheffield (Sue) and Edwin Sheffield (Shirley); […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Ann McCullers McDonald
Ann McCullers McDonald, 79, of Plant City, died Sept. 1, 2013, due to complications from a stroke. Before retirement, she was a teacher’s aide for 34 years, at Springhead Elementary School, in Plant City, and was a lifelong resident of the Springhead area. She loved being a member of Plant City’s First Baptist Church and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: William ‘Bill’ E. Dicks
William “Bill” E. Dicks, 93, of Plant City, died Aug. 26, 2013. He was a retired truck driver for Publix Supermarkets and enjoyed fishing and gardening. For the last seven years, he resided with his son, in Belleview. He is survived by his children, Marvin Dicks, Shirley Adams (Russell) and Debbie Childers; seven grandchildren; 11 […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Caroline Lily Stafford
Caroline Lily Stafford, 72, died Aug. 23, 2013, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born March 10, 1941, in Goshen, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Amodio and Dorothy Storm Amodio. She was the wife of the late John Stafford Sr. Mrs. Stafford was a homemaker, who enjoyed fishing, woodcrafting and was a […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Martha Lee Tew
Martha Lee Tew, 75, of Plant City, died Aug. 24, 2013, at home. Born April 13, 1938, in Brevard, N.C. she was the daughter of the late Arthur Banther and Essie Scott Banther. She was the wife of the late Morris Tew. Survivors include a son, James Prince; daughters, Ann Hoxit, Mary Ford and Yolanda […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Church of Christ to present lecture series
“Evidences for Faith” is the theme of a series of lectures to be presented at the Plant City Church of Christ, 315 N. Wilder Rd., Sept. 8 to 13. Ferrell Jenkins will be the presenter. Jenkins is a retired professor of biblical studies at Florida College in Temple Terrace. He has been conducting study tours to the […]
Continue ReadingFAITH MATTERS: We have everything we need
What do we want in a church? Largely, it depends on whom you ask. For as long as I’ve been serving churches (24 years now), Christian analysts have worked feverishly to predict the coming trends and desires in our culture, so churches could remain relevant and engaged with ever-changing populations. There certainly is a need […]
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