Tonya LaPlant Obituary
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Survivors include her children, Dezerae Beckner (Andrew) of Lake City, Savannah Rodriguez (Jose) of Cape Coral, Zoey LaPlant, Roy LaPlant and Felix LaPlant-Cruz all of Lake City; her parents, Phillip and Kitty LaPlant of Lake City; her significant other and partner, Raul Velman of Lake City; two sisters, Sylvia LaPlant of Lake City and Heidi LaPlant of Nashville, TN; and three grandchildren, Caspyan, Ezra and Jose.
Funeral services for Tonya will be conducted on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM in the Gateway-Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel with Pastor Mark Walters officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. A time of visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Tonya Marie LaPlant, please visit our floral store.
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The Staff of Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
September 25, 2025
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