Paul Q. Osborne, Sr.
Paul Q. Osborne, Sr., 76, of Dover, born on October 13, 1944 in Wauchula, entered into eternal rest on December 14, 2020.
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Lou Anne Lawhorn-Osborne
Lou Anne Lawhorn-Osborne, 61, of Lithia, born in Copperhill, Tennessee on December 8, 1959, entered into eternal rest on December 17, 2020.
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Ethel L. Hodge
Ethel L. Hodge, 95, of Plant City, born in Bonifay on October 7, 1925, entered into eternal rest on December 16, 2020.
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Jack Lamar Pettis, Jr.
Jack Lamar Pettis, Jr., 61, of Plant City, born in Tampa on January 28, 1959, entered into eternal rest on December 11, 2020.
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Christopher ‘Chris’ Shane Watkins
Christopher ”Chris” Shane Watkins, 49, of Plant City, born on November 28, 1971, entered into eternal rest on December 15, 2020.
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Roger E. Poplin
Roger E. Poplin, 80, of Mulberry, born in Jeffersonville, Ohio on June 13, 1940, entered into eternal rest on December 16, 2020.
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Charles ‘Larry’ ‘Chuck’ Paisley
Charles “Larry” “Chuck” Paisley, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, born on February 2, 1944, entered into eternal rest on December 19, 2020.
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Margie Ruth Parker
Margie Ruth Parker, 85, of Seffner, passed away on December 9, 2020. Services will be held privately.
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Judy McLeroy
Judy McLeroy, 69, of Plant City, passed away on December 19, 2020. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 23, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Springhead Pentecostal Church of God, 3301 Clemons Road, Plant City, FL. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM.
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Ray L. Ballard
Ray L. Ballard, 82, of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Dade City but was raised in Hillsborough County on Ballard’s Corner. He had served in the U.S. Army.
Ray began working as a printer while in high school with D.C.T. work program. Ray took pride in being a printer and eventually became self-employed. Ray was the source of nearly all printing that took place in Plant City for many years. He enjoyed vacationing in the mountains with his family for many years and eventually bought a home in Murphy in 1995. Locally, he had worked for the Cherokee Scout and Wal-Mart and volunteered at the Sparrow’s Nest at Murphy First Baptist Church.
Ray was a member of Ranger Baptist Church. He was a member of the Lions Club in Plant City. He and his wife had welcomed several international exchange students into their home. Ray’s family meant everything to him and he spent his life putting them first.
He was the son of the late Arthur and Nina Webb Ballard. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Nina Mae Ballard, and two brothers, Arthur Wayne Ballard and Brigadier General Terry Otis Ballard.
He was blessed with a marriage of 56 years to his loving wife, Sandra Boswell Ballard. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Tina Marie Polk, of Murphy; a son, Ray Lamar Ballard, Jr., of Murphy; a brother, Jerry Lavone Ballard, of Dover; five grandchildren, Jack Polk, Robert Polk III, Ashlee Therrel and husband, Tommy, Shawna Ballard, and Noel “Trey” Martin III; seven great grandchildren, Jackson Polk, Aletrus Margandona, Raylee Polk, Baylee Ballard, Elijah Therrel, Annsleigh Martin, and Avery Therrel; and his beloved nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were held December 22, 2020 at the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy with the Reverend Jimmy Tanner and Reverend Jimmy Hogsed officiating and military honors provided by Hayesville American Legion Post 532. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Oaklawn Cemetery in Plant City. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Ray Ballard to the Sparrow’s Nest, 517 Hiwassee Street, Murphy, North Carolina 28906. Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of all arrangements.
An online guest register is available at www.iviefuneralhome.com.
