Dorothy Lyvonne Yelton
Dorothy Lyvonne Yelton, 78, of Lithia, born on January 12, 1942 in Alford, entered into eternal rest on October 11, 2020.
Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com.
Hudson ‘Earl’ Cook
Hudson “Earl” Cook, 70, of Lithia, born on September 28, 1950 in Plant City, entered into eternal rest on October 13, 2020.
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Jacquelyn A. Steele
Jacquelyn A. Steele, 82, of Plant City, born on January 15, 1938 in Methuen, Massachusetts, entered into eternal rest on October 14, 2020.
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Dorothy ‘Dot’ S. Russell
Dorothy “Dot” S. Russell, 77, of Dover, born on September 26, 1943, entered into eternal rest on October 13, 2020.
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Hazel Pippin
Hazel Pippin, 86, of Plant City, born December 3, 1933 in Berrien County, Georgia, entered into eternal rest on October 16, 2020.
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Wallace ‘Coach’ Brown
Wallace “Coach” Brown, 89, of Plant City, born on April 7, 1931 in Opp, Alabama, entered into eternal rest on October 19, 2020.
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Sherman Lake Ashworth Sr.
Sherman Lake Ashworth Sr., 72, of Plant City, passed away on October 12, 2020. He was a United States Army veteran.
Memorial Services were held October 17, 2020 at New Hope Freewill Baptist Church, 3101 Sydney Dover Road, Dover, FL 33527.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.haught.care.
Rosalie Katherine Jaggie
Rosalie Katherine Jaggie, 98, of Plant City, passed away on October 13, 2020.
The family will receive friends Thursday, October 22, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Haught Funeral Home, 708 W. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd., Plant City, FL 33563. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM. Interment at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Fredonia, NY will occur in the summer of 2021.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.haught.care.
Jocelyn Sylvia Ann Charles
Jocelyn Sylvia Ann Charlespassed away peacefully in her home in Dover on October 9, 2020. She was born July 2, 1966 in Alderson, West Virginia.
Fond memories and condolences may be shared at www.wellsmemorial.com for the Charles family.
Amparo Hernandez
Amparo Hernandez, age 71, of Dover, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Amparo was born March 3, 1949 in Long Island, New York.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.wellsmemorial.com for the Hernandez family.
LaFane Sears Day
LaFane Sears Day passed away in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the age of 83. LaFane was born on May 19, 1937, in Blackshear, Georgia.
A visitation will be held Wednesday, October 21st at 10:00 a.m. at Wells Memorial Funeral Home, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m.
Condolences may be offered at www.wellsmemorial.comfor the Day family.
Darrell Eugene Meyer
Darrell Eugene Meyer, 76, of Plant City, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020.
Darrell was born March 4, 1944 in Sutherland, Iowa.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.wellsmemorial.com for the Meyer family.
Betty Lackey Bostick
Betty Lackey Bostick, 88, of Plant City, entered into eternal rest on October 14, 2020.
The family will receive friends Saturday, November 7, 2020 at New Hope at Cornerstone, 315 N. Collins St., Plant City, from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Celebration of Life will follow at 11:00 a.m.
Monique Danielle Montgomery Lee
Monique Danielle Lee, 48, of Camden, South Carolina, died October 15, 2020.
Born in Tampa, on April 18, 1972, she was the daughter of Donald Prescott Montgomery and Cheryl Kay McDaniel Montgomery. Monique was raised in Plant City, where she graduated from Plant City High School. She graduated with Honors from Florida Southern College, a Master’s Degree in Public Health Administration from the University of South Carolina and she also earned her JD with Honors from the University of South Carolina College of Law.
Monique has worked as a lawyer for the State of South Carolina in their Mental Health Services Division for the past 22 years.
In addition to her parents, survivors include her daughters, Amelia and Addison Lee; sister, Karessa Lasher (Stuart); nephews, LJ Pennachio and Colton Cavery; niece Celeste Pennachio; and a great-niece, Piper Pennachio. The graveside service for Ms. Lee will be held for family and close friends at Quaker Cemetery 713 Meeting Street Camden, South Carolina. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Memorials may be made to Palmetto 4H Horse Club, c/o Jane Reese, 631 Hatrick Road, Columbia, SC 29209.
Memories and condolences may be shared at ShivesFuneralHome.com.
Darwin K. ‘DK’ Morgan
Darwin K. “DK” Morgan was born March 5, 1928 in Plant City to the late Harley Gordon Morgan and Thelma Futch Morgan. Darwin grew up on the family farm, enjoyed school, played high school football and when he got off the school bus, helped his father in the fields with a mule and plow. After high school he enlisted in the Merchant Marines in the final days of WWII at the age of 18 and saw much of the world tending the ship’s boilers on cargo ships and an oil tanker, “SS Pendleton.”
“It was really hot in the boiler room, especially around the Equator!”
At the end of WWII, Darwin disembarked from a ship in San Francisco. At that time, he and a friend bought a 1945 Kenworth truck and began hauling freight between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
In California, he met Patricia Joan McQuillan, married and from there moved to Wisconsin where he drove a milk route picking up milk from local dairymen around 5 a.m. each morning and delivered to the creamery. The family moved to Bloomingdale, Georgia in 1956. Raising cows and hay, he then established Morgan Mobile Home Park in the 1960s, providing affordable housing for hundreds of families over the next 50 years.
His skill of training mules never waned from his childhood and during off time from work, trained two young pulling mules. One year, on a snowy Christmas, he entertained his small grandchildren in a “one mule open sleigh.”
From there his interest turned to raising draft horses. At one time his herd grew to 20 Percherons. With a tractor trailer, several wagons, one an antique Coca-Cola wagon, he, family and friends performed at multiple parades, including Savannah and Hilton Head’s St. Patrick’s day parades, Florida Strawberry Festival parades in Plant City and multiple Christmas parades carrying Santa Claus in Richmond Hill, Pembroke, Claxton and Thomaston, Georgia.
Many of his prize horses would also be seen pulling carriages with tourist in downtown Savannah.
As a widower, at the young age of 82, he met his soul mate, Brenda Bacon, of Pembroke in 2003 and married shortly afterward.
His generosity to others was never in question from sponsoring little league softball teams to many others falling on hard times. His smile was contagious, and his hard work ethic was inspiring to all.
He enjoyed most good gospel music and being surrounded by friends, family and especially his grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harley Gordon Morgan and Thelma Futch Morgan; his brothers, William Joseph Morgan, Keyland Morgan; and his sister, Betty Morgan English; mother of his children, Patricia McQuillan Morgan; and great-grandson, Alexander Eldred Morgan.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda Morgan; his children, Kitty Morgan Simmons (Gary) of Grand Terrace, California, Dr. Harley Morgan (Sharon) of Saint Simons, Georgia and Dr. Kenworth Morgan (Mimi) of Thomaston, Georgia; grandchildren, Dr. Andrew Morgan, Ben Morgan, Suzy Mullens and Katy Peterson; and great-grandchildren, Peyton, James and Charlotte.
The visitation for friends was held on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 in the chapel of Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home located at 901 W. Hwy 80 in Pooler, Georgia. The funeral and burial was private for the family members only.
