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Longtime Tampa Resident And Family Matriarch Dies
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Friday, a longtime Tampa resident died following a short illness. Mrs. Kate Benis Carnegie was 98- years-old.
A native of Eastman, Geor- gia, Mrs. Carnegie moved to Tampa at the age of 7 with her family. She attended the public schools of Hillsborough County.
Upon reaching adulthood, Mrs. Carnegie worked as a domestic engineer for several years. She also was employed at the Floridian Hotel.
For more than 20 years, she worked in the lunchroom at Potter Elementary School, her granddaughter, Ms. Bridgett Carnegie said.
In her spare time, Mrs. Carnegie volunteered feeding the homeless at Abe Brown Ministries and was a member of First Baptist Church of Col- lege Hill for more than 60 years.
“She was very active with the Zeta Amicas and she loved traveling. She has been to sev- eral places, including Jerusalem. She worked in the lunchroom, and lived like a Diva,” Ms. Carnegie said.
Ms. Carnegie said her grandmother had been healthy
MRS. KATE BENIS CARNEGIE 5/20/1917 to 10/2/2015
for most of her senior years. “She just began going in and out of the hospital this year. She was a Melech Hospice Cen- ter when she died.”
Mrs. Carnegie, who was a widow, was the matriarch of five generations. She is sur- vived by 2 daughters, four sons, 9 granddaughters, 5 grandsons, numerous great grandchildren, great, great grandchildren, great, great, great grandchildren, and other family members and friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carnegie will take place on Saturday. Creal Funeral Home is in charge of handling arrangements.
Child Who Called 9-1-1 During Burglary Honored
Shown from left to right are: Tampa Police Chief Eric Ward, Ms. Jill Burkes, Annabelle Sanders, Tampa Police Dispatcher Nicolas Ware, and Coleman Middle School Principal Mike Hoskinson. (Photo courtesy of Tampa Police Department).
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Monday morning, an 11-year-old girl was surprised at her school. She was hon- ored for making a dramatic call during a burglary at her home. The surprise visit took place at Coleman Middle School, where Annabelle Sanders is a student.
Tampa Police Chief Eric Ward and Nicolas Ware, the dispatcher who answered her call for help stopped by to meet her and her mother, Ms. Jill Sanders.
Chief Ward presented her with an award. During the meeting, Dispatcher Ware said, “She just smiled
and said thank you. She’s kind of shy.”
But, on the evening of Au- gust 28th, Annabelle’s quick thinking played a key role in her safety, the safety of her 7- year-old brother, and the ar- rest of a burglary suspect.
The children were at their residence watching television when Annabelle heard the sound of breaking glass. Her brother didn’t hear it ini- tially, but did hear when the sound was repeated.
Annabelle took her brother and went into her mother’s bathroom and bar- ricaded the door. She then called 9-1-1 and spoke with Dispatcher Ware.
“We always ask if the
caller is in a secured location. After that I dispatched a car to her address and continued talking to her. She told me she could hear the suspect walking in her mother’s room.
“I told her to remain quiet until he walked away. She was able to answer my ques- tions and was able to tell me where the man was in the house. Because of her, the of- ficers were able to set up and caught him just as he was running from the house. She is a brave little girl,” Dis- patcher Ware said.
He said the suspect actu- ally tried to open the door where the children were hid- den about three times.
Driver Killed In Traffic Accident
The accident that claimed the life of Corey Sutton, of Mulberry, took place on County Line Road in Polk County.
A 47-year-old Plant City resident died on Saturday after being involved in a traffic acci- dent. The accident took place around 7:30 a.m., on County Line Road, near Drane Field in Polk County.
According to police, Jef- frey Watson was driving a 2004 Dodge Neon and Daniel Sorrell, 52, of Cullman, Ala- bama, was driving 2008 Inter- national tractor trailer southbound on County Line Road. The drivers were travel- ing side-by-side when for un- known reasons, Watson’s vehicle drifted into the lane oc- cupied by the semi.
The left rear of the Neon struck the right front of the semi, causing the Neon to ro- tate counter clockwise and into the n0rthbound lanes. It struck the 2008 Dodge Charger,
driven by Corey Sutton, 36, of Mulberry, who was driving northbound.
Emergency Medical Serv- ices responded to the scene and determined that Watson did not have a pulse. He was trans- ported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Sutton was treated for a knee injury and was trans- ported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Sorrell was not injured.
Police said all three drivers were wearing seatbelts, and all there were no passengers in any of the vehicles.
The investigation is contin- uing. However, police said speed, nor impairment appears to be a factor in the accident. No criminal or civil charges are pending.
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