Edith Colby's Obituary
Edith R. Colby, 89, of Brandon, peacefully passed away on May 13, 2026. Surrounded by her loved ones. She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Great-Great-Grandmother ,Sister, Aunt and Friend. She will be missed every day by everyone who loves her.
Edith was a strong, beautiful, capable woman with fierce determination to live her life as she pictured it; a loving home, and a happy and healthy family. None of that came easy for Edith. She encountered several difficult obstacles throughout her life and managed to overcome them all. She made one recovery after another in life, but her strength never waned. Though she was small, She was Mighty ! A force to be reckoned with.
She was married to David, the love of her life for over half her life and together they built a life of happiness, love ,strength and devotion . The family they created built a legacy of Love , Honor and Loyalty. They were both so proud of their children and family . She was heartbroken when David passed over before her and she never moved on . He was her One and Only and now they are together again.
Her family will always remember her wisdom, perseverance, and most of all, the unconditional love she gave . She always had great advice and a warm hug for whoever needed it. Edith enjoyed her life so much! She loved to dance, she LOVED to play bingo, and she dressed to nines. She even made sure her nails matched her outfit and accessories at all times!. More than anything else in life, Edith loved her family with all of her heart. Her husband, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren ,great-geat grandchildren siblings, friends all meant the world to her. Everyone she loved was family to her. Edith was the matriarch and the heart of her family.
Affectionately referred to as "The Queen", "The Warden", and "The Boss" and she made sure everyone knew her role. Edith was preceded in death by her cherished husband, David G. Colby; parents, Leslie and Edith Coons; her beloved daughter, Kathy Rangel; and siblings, Sisters; Beverly, Janet, Doris, Sharon, Beatrice, and Brothers Butch, Buzz, Leslie Jr., and Raymond .
Edith is survived by her loving family; Daughters; Delores Gillette, Kimberly Cullen, Sons; Robert Yerks, David S. Colby, and Daniel Colby; Grandchildren, Veronica Keel, Rebecca Ruhle, Sherry Ann Ziegler, Hailey Colby-Cameninero, Christopher Rangel, Tia Leavy Eversole ,Madison Cullen, Tyler Colby , Brandon Colby , Mia Colby, Dottie Yerks Rowan, and Robert Yerks, Jr. ; Sister, Helen Tompkins and Brother Myron Coons.
Edith will be loved and missed deeply by everyone of us, everyday.
There will be a Celebration of Life for Edith on Sunday, June 7th, 1:00pm, at
The Big Red Barn,
4816 DeShong Drive,
Plant City, Florida 33565
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