Bertha, originally from West Virginia, made Plant City, Florida, her home in the early 1960s. She frequently said the West Virginia hills are oh-so-beautiful, but she loves the sun and warmth of the Sunshine State.
Bertha was a hard-working, quiet woman who, throughout her life, enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and rearing various livestock. Her chicken hens were her pride and joy; the messy ducks left her bewildered at times, she often remarked that the turkeys were not the smartest of birds, two goats that would eat the laundry hanging on the line, and peacocks screamed like a woman in distress.
Her greatest accomplishment was to provide her children a loving home with good, albeit, firm moral standards using old-fashioned discipline.
Bertha was predeceased by her father and mother, Farmer and Minnie Harper, and her siblings Georgia, Gordon, Eugene, and Cecil. She is survived by five children, Beverly (Taylor) Alcorn, of Mulberry, Karen (Taylor) Burlingame of Plant City, Gary Michel Taylor of Thonotosassa, Emily (Kelley) Cooper of Plant City, and Rosalie Kelley Swope of Austin, Texas. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great and great-great-grandchildren, and her younger sister Mary Jones of Cleveland, Ohio.
Visitation for Bertha will be held Monday, February 6, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. A funeral service will be held Monday, February 6, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Wells Memorial and Event Center, 1903 West Reynolds Street, Plant City, FL 33563.
Our mother will be laid to rest in the Shiloh Cemetery, in Plant City, Florida. Shiloh Cemetery; 378 East Terrace Drive, Plant City, FL 33565
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.WellsMemorial.com for the Kelley family.
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