April Lynn Varnadoe Boyett, 52, of Tampa, died June 22. Mrs. Boyett was born in Plant City and graduated from Plant City High School in 1980. She went on to earn her degree from Hillsborough Community College. She was a dedicated and devoted employee of the Tampa Police Department for more than 30 years. She […]
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Obituary: Elena Belle VeltheimÂ
Elena Belle Veltheim, 78, of Plant City died June 24. Mrs. Veltheim was born Oct. 26, 1935, in Lake Butler. Mrs. Veltheim loved her grandchildren and cooking. She was predeceased by her son, Bill Veltheim. She is survived by son, David Veltheim (Gerri); daughter, Linda Veltheim; sisters, Bea Norman and Barbara Parrish; nine grandchildren; and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Bill WelchÂ
Bill Welch, 63, of Plant City, died June 23. Online condolences may be made to the family at WeCare.io.
Continue ReadingObituary: Lloyd ‘Daniel’ Griffin Jr.Â
Lloyd “Daniel” Griffin Jr., 71, died June 26, in Plant City. He was employed with Lockheed Martin for the last 35 years. Mr. Griffin was the son of Lloyd and Olga Griffin and was a lifelong resident of Plant City and a Florida Gators fan. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Brenda. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Kenneth McCoy DrummondÂ
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. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: 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 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; […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Carol Griffith
Carol Griffith, 61, died June 18, 2014, in St. Petersburg. She was born Jan. 29, 1953, in Troy, N.Y., to the late Lloyd and Madeline Dean and lived most of her adult life in Plant City. Mrs. Griffith, beloved mother, is survived by her children, Deana Ielfield (Ian) and Bryan Griffiths (Nicole Sobota Griffiths), grandmother […]
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