Annie Buzbee
– May 31, 2021
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Annie Jewel Turner Buzbee, 81, of Ruskin, passed away on May 31, 2021, at hospice in Sun City Center. Born in Baker, Fla., on Oct. 5, 1939, she graduated in the last class of Wimauma High School in 1957. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a friend to everyone. She worked in the daycare at First Baptist Church School, now Ruskin Christian School, for 13 years; She was a lifelong member at First Baptist Church of Ruskin, sang in the church choir and rocked and loved on babies in the nursery for more than 30 years at First Baptist. She was a seamstress, making clothes for her children, uniforms for the school and costumes for the church and school for their productions.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence (Bobby); her grandson Devon; three brothers, J.B., Dalton and Carthell; and her son-in-law, Bill Wilson. She is survived by children, Larry Riley (Marie), Celeste Buzbee, Lawrence “Bubba” Buzbee (Tracey), Cathy Wilson and Annette Bush (Earl); grandchildren, Bill Jr. (Tina), Aaron, Danny, Jarrod, Lauren (Andrew) and Tristan; step-grandchildren, Patricia and Chris; 13 great-grandchildren; her sisters, Joyce McFarland and Eva Boyce; and family and friends.
Services will be held on Friday, June 11, with visitation at 9 a.m., service at 10 a.m. at the Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, Fla. Burial will take place at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell.
In lieu of flowers, if you wish, the family requests donations go to your favorite church or charity.
Annie Jewel Turner Buzbee, 81, of Ruskin, passed away on May 31, 2021, at hospice in Sun City Center. Born in Baker, Fla., on Oct. 5, 1939, she graduated in the last class of Wimauma High School in 1957. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a friend to everyone. She worked in the daycare at First Baptist Church School, now Ruskin Christian School, for 13 years; She was a lifelong member at First Baptist Church of Ruskin, sang in the church choir and rocked and loved on babies in the nursery for more than 30 years at First Baptist. She was a seamstress, making clothes for her children, uniforms for the school and costumes for the church and school for their productions.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence (Bobby); her grandson Devon; three brothers, J.B., Dalton and Carthell; and her son-in-law, Bill Wilson. She is survived by children, Larry Riley (Marie), Celeste Buzbee, Lawrence “Bubba” Buzbee (Tracey), Cathy Wilson and Annette Bush (Earl); grandchildren, Bill Jr. (Tina), Aaron, Danny, Jarrod, Lauren (Andrew) and Tristan; step-grandchildren, Patricia and Chris; 13 great-grandchildren; her sisters, Joyce McFarland and Eva Boyce; and family and friends.
Services will be held on Friday, June 11, with visitation at 9 a.m., service at 10 a.m. at the Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, Fla. Burial will take place at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell.
In lieu of flowers, if you wish, the family requests donations go to your favorite church or charity.