Obituaries

William Reece Smith Jr. dies at 87

January 13, 2013 By Michael Eng

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 […]

Obituaries 01.10.13

January 10, 2013 By Michael Eng

Joan Rowe Ellis, Rogers P. Fisher, Irene Pless Gough, Reba Doris Keene, Alton “Al” L. Kirkland Jr., James Madison Prince II, Doris Ailene Randall, Love Joy Sands, Carl A. Schumacher, Lucy America Sellers, John W. Seminoff and Jerry Underwood

Obituaries 12.20.12

December 20, 2012 By Michael Eng

Elizabeth Alice Boruff, Calvin Ellis Jr., Eugene Johnson and Donny Wright

Obituaries 12.13.12

December 13, 2012 By Michael Eng

Timothy Curtis Ballard, Joy Ann Marley Baxter, Ruby M. Gray, Gregory Stephen Long, Eva C. Standard and Norma Kate Thrasher (Douglas) and Joel M. Zazulia

Obituaries 12.06.12

December 6, 2012 By Michael Eng

Robert E. Garrett, Leota Cain Miley Mauersberg and Farrell Norton Roberts

Tomlin’s Bethanne Pearce remembered for dedication

December 6, 2012 By Michael Eng

By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor For 33 years, Bethanne Pearce was a favorite teacher and beloved faculty member at Tomlin Middle School. On Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day, Pearce died after a short battle with cancer.

Obituaries 11.29.12

November 29, 2012 By Michael Eng

Simon Caldwell, Josephine Carvalho, Anthony James Hitson, Lori Holgate, Jimmy E. Meeks, Peggy W. Richertson, Eula Tillman Seeds and Christopher Channing Thorpe