Edwin E. “Buddy” Cook Edwin E. “Buddy” Cook, 78, of Plant City, died Feb. 24. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Joyce; daughters, Cheryl Redman (Larri), Vicki Kennedy (John) and Lori Smith (Troy); six grandchildren, Nichole, Terry, Jessie, Nick, Jake and Damian; five great-grandchildren, Dylan, Sydney, Hannah, Savannah and Caleb; two sisters, […]
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Family remembers Neva Wilson Merckle
Neva Wilson Merckle was the first and only branch manager at the Plant City office of the Clerk of Circuit Court. The position was retired with her in 2001, after 32 years of service. Mrs. Merckle died Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, after a battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. “Neva passed from this world into heaven […]
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Carol Jean Breglia Carol Jean Breglia, 77, of Plant City, died Feb. 23, at her home. Born Dec. 4, 1935, in Hartford, Conn., she was the daughter of the late Dennis Chaplin and the late Sara Leonard Chaplin. She was the wife of the late Patrick Breglia. Survivors include sons, Thomas Breglia and Vincent Breglia; […]
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Doris Louise Alonso Doris Louise Alonso, 80, died Feb. 17. Born Nov. 30, 1932, to the late Harold P. and Louise Ballentine Hargraves, she was the wife of the late Dr. Fernando Alonso. Mrs. Alonso was a member of The Wahoo Baptist Church, attended Shiloh Baptist Church, after serving as a devoted pastor’s wife for […]
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Mattie ‘Lou’ Britt Mattie “Lou”” Britt, 92, of Lakeland, died Feb. 7, 2013. She was born in 1920, in Dublin, Ga. She taught second grade at Turkey Creek School in the early 1940s and moved in 1952, to Medulla. She was a member at Trinity Baptist Church, Lakeland. She is survived by her husband of […]
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Millard Franklin Brunty Millard Franklin Brunty, 85, died Jan. 25. Born May 21, 1927, he was the son of the late Kennie Brunty and the late Catherine Varney Brunty. He was the husband of the late Patsy Brunty. Mr. Brunty had worked for the Lexington Army Navy Depot, where he was a welder; he had […]
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Adam Christopher Bowman Adam Christopher Bowman, 21, of Plant City, died on Jan. 17, 2013. Born June 3, 1991, in Syracuse, N.Y., he was the son of Ray Bowman and Lisa Klosheim Bowman. Mr. Bowman was 2009 a graduate of Durant High School. He enjoyed playing guitar, writing poetry, karaoke and playing pool. Survivors include […]
Continue ReadingDavid Hawthorne remembered for revitalizing downtown
Plant City can’t talk about its downtown revitalization without mentioning the work of David Hawthorne and his wife, Vicki. Mr. Hawthorne, responsible for renovating at least seven historic buildings, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Jan. 17. He was 62. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a welfare call made by neighbors at about […]
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Margo DeBerry Carr Margo DeBerry Carr, died Jan. 10, in Plant City. She was born Sept. 10, 1920, in Buda, Texas. During World War II, she worked at the Tampa shipyard as a press operator and welder. She helped her brother, Marvin, get a job there. Mrs. Carr worked in the Hills-borough County school system from […]
Continue ReadingWilliam Reece Smith Jr. remembered for hard work
William Reece Smith Jr., whose career in law included serving as president of the American Bar Association, died Jan. 11. He was 87. Smith was born Sept. 19, 1925, and grew up in Plant City. He graduated in 1943, from Plant City High School and was the school’s most recent inductee into its Hall of […]
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