Plant City Observer

OBITUARIES: 08.30.12

Corey Baker, Charles W. Binnion, Dalton Sylvester Blanton, Barbara A. Varnadoe Caccamisi and Fannie Mae Harwell

Corey Baker

Corey Baker, 31, died Aug. 18.

His greatest comforts in life were spending time with his son and playing his guitar.

He is survived by his son, Jayden; his sister, Crystal; and parents, Kelly and Kam Baker.

Condolences may be made at wellsmemorial.com.


Charles W. Binnion

Charles W. Binnion, 77, of Plant City, died Aug. 18.

Born March 28, 1935, in Tennessee, he was the son of the late James Binnion and the late Edna Walton Binnion.

Survivors include one daughter, Jasmine Binnion; brothers, Eugene Binnion, James

Binnion and Richard Binnion; and sisters, Elizabeth Alford, Helen Hackney, Nita Davis, Ruth Long, Irene King, Josephine McCain and Shirley Ross.

A funeral service was held Aug. 22, at Haught Funeral Home Chapel

Online condolences may be made at haughtfuneralhome.com.

Dalton Sylvester Blanton

Dalton Sylvester Blanton Jr., 85, of Thonotosassa, died Aug. 20.

Born March 9, 1927, in Plant City, he was the son of the late Dalton Blanton and the late Eugenia Cameron Blanton. He was the husband of Fay Hancock Blanton.

Dalton was in the U.S. Navy during World War II and served at Pearl Harbor. He worked for Gulf Tampa Dry Dock as a foreman until he retired and received numerous problem-solving awards. He designed and built glass-bottom boats for Wakulla Springs.

He loved to play lead guitar and banjo, enjoyed fishing and motorcycles and even had a pet squirrel he loved to feed.

Survivors include sons, Robert, Rodney, Danny and Jimmy Blanton; daughters, Sharon E. Tournade and Sheila A. Watson; 17 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Online condolences may be made at haughtfuneralhome.com.


Barbara A. Varnadoe Caccamisi

Barbara A. Varnadoe Caccamisi, 66, of Plant City, died Aug. 18, at Sun City Center Hospice.

She was born Feb. 16, 1946, to the late H.E. (Shorty) and Inez Varnadoe in Plant City. She was a lifetime resident of Plant City and graduated from Plant City Senior High School in 1964. She served on the Reunion Committee for the Class of 1964.

Mrs. Caccamisi was a devoted member of St. Clement Catholic Church in Plant City. She served as a eucharistic minister, project coordinator of St. Clement “Make Your Own” Strawberry Shortcake Project, was awarded the Diocese of St. Petersburg St. Jude the Apostle Award in 2002, and organized and participated in “Strawberry Strollers” Relay for Life team benefiting the American Cancer Society. In June, Mrs. Caccamisi hosted a brunch for Relay for Life.

She is survived by her husband, Gino; daughter and son-in-law, Tammi and Tracy Higgins, of Plant City; brother and sister-in-law, Gene and Nan Varnadoe, of Farber, Va.; and brother and sister-in-law, Glen and Janice Varnadoe, of Lakeland; grandchildren, Thomas D. Pollock and Gina M. Caccamisi, both of Lakeland; Christopher J. Caccamisi, of Orlando, and Benjamin J. DeLiguori, of Plant City; nieces, April L. Boyett, of Temple Terrace, Heather H. Komorous, of Las Vegas, Nev., and Janay J. Walker, of Indian Trail, N.C.; and nephew, Troy D. Varnadoe, of Seaboard, N.C.

Expressions of condolence may be made at hopewellfuneral.com.


Fannie Mae Harwell

Fannie Mae Harwell, 79, died Aug. 27, at home.

She was born on Nov. 24, 1932, to Lloyd and Mary (Kilpatrick) Phillips. She married William H. Harwell, deceased.

Mrs. Harwell was a lifelong resident of Plant City and graduated from Plant City High School. She was a trained dental assistant and worked for years with Dr. Roy Ellis. She was a member of the Plant City Elks.

Mrs. Harwell loved and cared deeply for her immediate family. Her joy came from having her family come together, which included two brothers, Robert Phillips and James Phillips (Brenda); two sisters, Mary Wiggins (Charles) and Dorothy Averett; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mrs. Harwell will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 30, at Wells Memorial & Event Center, 1903 W. Reynolds St. Burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery.

A lover of all animals, Mrs. Harwell asks that memorials be made to any local SPCA of your choice.

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