Obituaries
Maria Gloria Resendez
Maria Gloria Resendez, 91, of Dover, Fla., born on Aug. 26, 1930, in Tamaulipas, Mexico entered into eternal rest on Jan. 31, 2022.
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Tiffany ‘Tiff’ Gilbert
Tiffany “Tiff” Gilbert, 45, of Valrico, Fla., born in Lakeland on March 13, 1976, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 26, 2022.
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Patti Allen
Patti Allen, 66, of Lithia, Fla., born in Tampa on Dec. 4, 1955, entered into eternal rest on Feb. 5, 2022.
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John A. McElroy
John A. McElroy, 88, of Plant City, Fla., born in Plymouth, Penn. on July 10, 1933, entered into eternal rest on Feb. 1, 2022.
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Sandi Capps
Sandi Capps, 66, of Wimauma, Fla., born in Bradenton on July 17, 1955, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 29, 2022.
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Tammie Gail Lanier
Tammie Gail Lanier, 59, of Lithia, Fla., born in Plant City on Feb. 16, 1962, entered into eternal rest on Feb. 4, 2022.
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Paula Elaine Anderson
Paula Elaine Anderson, 49, of Thonotosassa, Fla., born in Youngstown, Ohio on Feb. 18, 1972, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 25, 2022.
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Jacqueline Hayden
Jacqueline Hayden, 41, of Balm, Fla., born in Creve Coeur, Mo. on Sept. 5, 1980, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 28, 2022.
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Robert Eric Singletary
Robert Eric Singletary, 67, of Seffner, Fla., born in Aurora, Colo. on Aug. 2, 1954, entered into rest on Feb. 5, 2022.
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Martha Laura Blas Martinez
Martha Laura Blas Martinez, 39, of Plant City, Fla., passed away on Feb. 2, 2022. The family will receive friends Feb. 11, 2022 from 10 to 11 a.m. at San Juan Diego Mission, 3238 San Jose Mission Dr, Dover, FL 33527. A Funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m.
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Ronald Aaron Futch
Ronald Aaron Futch, 79, of Plant City, Fla., passed away on Feb. 8, 2022.
The family will receive friends Feb. 11, 2022 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Haught Funeral Home Chapel, 708 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Plant City, FL 33563. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m.
Online condolences may be left for the family at haught.care.
Pamela Judy Johnston
Pamela Judy Johnston, 53, of Plant City, Fla., passed away on Jan. 28, 2022.
She was the daughter of the late David and Judy Eastman Coon, mother still survives.
Survivors include her birthmother Sue Hipsag, daughters, Judy Johnston, Jennifer Johnston, brother Glenn Eastman, granddaughter Addison Snapp.
Pamela loved to refinish furniture, reading books, crosswords, singing. She cherished her dogs Bella Ray and Luke. Pamela was the number one sales associate at Geico.
The family will receive friends Feb. 10, 2022 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Haught Funeral Home Chapel, 708 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Plant City, FL 33563. Funeral services will follow at 11a.m.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.haughtfuneralhome.com
Neoma Jean Kimmel
Neoma Jean Kimmel, 83, of Tampa, Fla., passed away on Feb. 7, 2022.
The family will receive friends Feb. 12,2022 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Haught Funeral Home Chapel, 708 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Plant City, FL 33563. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.haught.care.
Colin Albert Knight
Colin Albert Knight, 88, of Lakeland, Fla., passed away on Feb.
5, 2022. Services will be held at a later date.
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Eva Marie Christie Taylor
Eva Marie Christie Taylor passed away on Jan. 31, 2022. Formerly a Plant City resident for many years, she lived in Lake Wales at the time of her death.
Born in Lacoochee, Fla., Jan. 12, 1949. Eva was the only daughter of six children born to Kirby ‘Buck’ Christie and Martha Lane Christie of Plant City; she was also the youngest.
Preceded in death by her parents, her brother Marvin Christie, her spouse Charles W Taylor, she is survived by their two children Barbara Ann ‘Barbie’ Wynne (Kelly), Charles ‘Chuck’ Taylor (Candy), and grandchildren: Kristina Rayl, Keith Wynne, Kara Taylor as well as great-grandchildren: Jordan, Tristen and Nick Rayl. Also surviving are four brothers: Robert (Donna), Wesley (Sandra), Willis (Carol), Tommy (Ruby) and many much-loved nieces and nephews.
Eva also leaves behind what she called her ‘Sisters In Her Heart’: Rita Christie, wife of Marvin; Martha Taylor Pitts; Nell Taylor O’Brien and Sheila Shultz. Eva was a great fisherwoman. When she had to give it up, she moved to Lake Walk In Water to be near both her brother, Robert, and the water. She loved them both; both gave her solace.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Feb. 12, 2022 at 12 p.m. on the shores of the lake she loved, officiated by Rita Christie.
Edna Mae (Bumgarner) Barron
Edna Mae (Bumgarner) Barron, 61, of Plant City, Fla., passed away on Jan. 25, 2022.She is preceded in death by her father, Ernest Daniel Bumgarner, her mother, Ruth Georgia Bumgarner, her brothers, Vernon (Joe) Bryant, Harold Bumgarner, James (Jim) Bumgarner, and her sister, Sharon Belcher. She is survived by her sisters, Freda Howell, Diane Martin, Brenda Jones, and Martha Bumgarner. She was loved by her family very much and will be missed by so many.
