Juanita Wadsworth
March 11, 1926 – September 17, 2019
At 93 years young, Juanita Langford Wadsworth passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 17, 2019. She was born on March 11, 1926, in Fort Pierce, Florida. She was the only child of Susie (Jenkins) and Thomas Leslie Langford. Nanny, as she was affectionately called, felt her greatest accomplishments were being a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Raleigh Wadsworth Jr., in 1997. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Wadsworth Isaac (Michael) and Debra Wadsworth Mendez; granddaughter, Ashley Arnold Rogalinski (Rich); grandson, Alex Mendez; and the newest member of the family, great-grandson Raleigh Rogalinski. She was a lifelong resident of Tampa and graduate of Plant High School Class of 1944.
Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. at Sun City Center Funeral Home on Friday, September 27, 2019, with Pastor Stacey Bowen of Simmons Loop Baptist Church officiating. Interment followed at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla., with her husband.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her honor to Simmons Loop Baptist Church, c/o Senior Ministry, 6610 Simmons Loop Road, Riverview, FL 33578; online at www.simmonsloop.org (memo to Senior Ministry), Text (SLBC Senior Ministry “amount” to 73256) or mail (check payable to church as above). For more details, visit: www.suncitycenterfuneralhome.com.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Raleigh Wadsworth Jr., in 1997. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Wadsworth Isaac (Michael) and Debra Wadsworth Mendez; granddaughter, Ashley Arnold Rogalinski (Rich); grandson, Alex Mendez; and the newest member of the family, great-grandson Raleigh Rogalinski. She was a lifelong resident of Tampa and graduate of Plant High School Class of 1944.
Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. at Sun City Center Funeral Home on Friday, September 27, 2019, with Pastor Stacey Bowen of Simmons Loop Baptist Church officiating. Interment followed at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla., with her husband.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her honor to Simmons Loop Baptist Church, c/o Senior Ministry, 6610 Simmons Loop Road, Riverview, FL 33578; online at www.simmonsloop.org (memo to Senior Ministry), Text (SLBC Senior Ministry “amount” to 73256) or mail (check payable to church as above). For more details, visit: www.suncitycenterfuneralhome.com.