Rev. Howard Malcolm Wansley Jr.
Rev. Howard Malcolm Wansley Jr., 68, of Plant City, died Saturday, May 14, 2016.
Rev. Wansley was a 1970 graduate of the University of South Florida, and a 1979 graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, earning a master of divinity. He was a retired minister in the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church, where he served several churches over many years in Tennessee and Virginia. He returned home to Plant City in 2013.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Barbara Danley Wansley; daughter, Kimberly Wansley; mother, Clara Vann Wansley; and siblings, Dianne Wansley and Ivan Wansley.
He was preceded in death by his father, Howard M. Wansley Sr.
A memorial service was held May 31, at First United Methodist Church in Lakeland. Private inurnment followed at First United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation at Kidney.org.
Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.
