Margie L. Sutherland, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt, & friend, age 90, of Plant City, FL passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. She was born on April 21, 1928 in Groveland, FL, the daughter of Ruby L. (Rogers) and Lemuel Thomas Hill.
Margie grew up and lived in Plant City her entire life and attended Eastside Baptist Church. She enjoyed square dancing in her younger years and had a fond love of Plant City…She loved strawberries and she attended “Strawberry School” as it was called, as she was growing up. She loved to reminisce…she could recall happenings & events that occurred in the 1940’s, 50’s, & 60’s like they were yesterday ! …people, relatives, places…all in great detail with interesting comments and some funny stories thrown in along the way ! Family was very important to Margie, especially all her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, & great-great grandson…she was an avid reader…she looked forward to her trips to the Plant City Public Library to find books and novels that held her interest & entertained her.
Survivors include her sons, Steve (Mandy) Sutherland and Stu (Jeanne) Sutherland; grandchildren, Dawn (Ray) Wright, Kendra (John) Doster, Andrew (Julia) Sutherland, Emily (Ian) Cordell, Matthew (Katie) Sutherland and Dakota McDowell; great grandchildren, Lucas, Parker, Pandora, Madison and Trey; great-great grandchild, Jordan; two siblings, Loretta Ruis and Dean Coker along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Vernon Hill, Elton Hill and W.A. Hill.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 pm, Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Wells Memorial, 1903 W Reynolds St, Plant City, FL. Visitation will be held one hour prior, from 11:00-12:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be held in Mount Enon Cemetery.
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