Obituary of William Paul Harbin

HARBIN, William Paul, 75, of Wesley Chapel, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012. He was born in Hazelhurst, GA and moved to Florida in 1949. He was President of Florida Flatbed Express, Inc. until he retired in 1995. Paul enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, hunting, gardening and bird watching. He is preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Pearl Harbin and a brother, Kenneth. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Patsy and their three children; Patrice Steele and her husband, Jack of Wesley Chapel, Paula Kretzinger and her husband, Mike of Land O’ Lakes, and Phillip Harbin of California; three brothers, Donald and his wife Pat, Ricky and his wife Marsha and Randy and his wife Patty; two sisters, Peggy Peach and her husband Jimmy and Linda Sanborn; eleven grandchildren, Niki, Alexis, Makenzie, Jacob, Melissa, Troy, Sean, Kevin, Matt, Katy and Nick; five great grandchildren, Elijah, Trevor, Jake, Alex and Nathan. A memorial service will be held, Thursday, December 20, 2012, at 2:00 pm with visitation one hour prior to the service at Loyless Funeral Home, Land O’ Lakes. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Hospice for all their kindness and requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Gulfside Regional Hospice.