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Belleair

• COSTA, NANCY J., 77, of Belleair, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at home. She came here in 1973 from her native Rochester, N.Y. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include two sons, Robert Deni, Clearwater, and Gary Costa, Seminole; two daughters, Michelle Costa, Ocala, and Linda Harris, St. Petersburg; a brother, Arthur Melone, and a sister, Mary Russell, both of Rochester; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• HART, CARL W. SR., 71, of Belleair, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 2003) at Tampa General Hospital. He was born in Phenix City, Ala., and came here in 1980 from Shelby, N.C. He retired as division manager for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in the Tampa Bay area and from the AAA Motor Club South, Clearwater. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Laurel; two sons, Joe, Clearwater, and Carl W. Jr., Bakersfield, Calif.; two daughters, Ruby Lynne Garner, Canton, Ohio, and Jill Hart-Dailey, Cornelius, N.C.; two stepdaughters, Barbara Schoneman, Belleair, and Andra Salveggi, St. Petersburg; a stepson, Andy Zachow, Munnsville, N.Y.; a sister, Helen Pettingill, Phenix City; a brother, James "Bud", Columbus, Ga.; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Clearwater

• ASSINI, VINCENT A., 83, of Holiday, formerly of Hernando Beach and Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at North Bay Hospital, New Port Richey. Born in Watervliet, N.Y., he moved to Hernando Beach in 1990 from Clearwater and to Holiday in 2000. He was a retired building contractor for Allstate Homes, Tampa. He was Methodist. Survivors include two sons, Vincent P., New Port Richey, and Charles, Apopka; two daughters, Pamela Suplicki, Spring Hill, and Patricia Wilson, Holiday; two brothers, William, Latham, N.Y., and Joseph, Watervliet; three sisters, Barbara Tazbir, Watervliet, Ann Mooney, Newtonville, N.Y., and Lillian Squadere, Lathan; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Spring Hill.
• BIGGS, ROSE, 88, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Mease Continuing Care, Dunedin. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., she moved to Kissimmee in 1980 from Central Square, N.Y., and came here in 1987. She was a homemaker. SHe was a member of Sylvan Abbey United Methodist Church. She was an avid bowler and golfer, and a member of the Top of the World Line Dancers for 16 years. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Earl W.; a sister, Mary Z. Congel, Liverpool, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• CLARK, FRANK B., 77, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1998 from Concord, Calif. He worked as a concierge at Carnegie House in New York City and was a gourmet cook. He was a member of Light of Christ Catholic Church, Clearwater. He was an avid bowler and deepwater fisherman. Survivors include three daughters, Suzanne M. Cugini and Denise A. Clark, both of Clearwater, and Karen A. Elliott, Concord, Calif.; a son, Bruce Clark, Lake George, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• COTTRELL, NINA RUTH, 75, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, of complications from cardiac surgery. She was born in Evanston, Ill., and came here in 1949 from Montgomery, Ala. She earned an associate's degree in arts in 1947 from Stephens College, Columbia, Mo., and graduated in 1949 with a bachelor's degree from Huntington College, Montgomery. She was a teacher at Mildred Helms Elementary School and Belleair Elementary School, and then was a teacher and director at both First Christian Church School and Dunedin Day School. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Clearwater, where she was a Sunday school director and served on the altar guild. She was a member of Clearwater Garden Club and the Bookworm Book Club. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Edward; a son, Edward, Boise, Idaho; a daughter, Vivian DeRussy, South Pasadena; a brother, Frank L. Grove Jr., Montgomery, Ala.; and two grandchildren, Mary DeRussy, St. Petersburg, and Dana Langston, Gastonia, N.C.; Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• GILLESPIE, EARL H., 81, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Jan. 12, 2003) at Integrated Health Services of Clearwater. He was born in Glen White, W. Va., and came here in 1967 from South Charleston, W. Va. He retired as an insurance salesman for Metropolitan Life Insurance. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Church of God, Safety Harbor. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Charlotte Mildred; two sons, Earl R., Largo, and Randall H., Hollywood, S.C.; a daughter, Rebekah L. Gillespie, Dunedin; a brother, Luther, Millington, Tenn.; two sisters, Naomi Word, Farmville, Va., and Margaret Stevens, Charlottesville, Va.; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• MEIER, VICTOR O., of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Manor Care Dunedin nursing home. He was born in Ormsby, Minn. He came here in 1961 from Minnesota, where he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in electrical engineering. He retired as a certified professional logistician at Honeywell and earlier had retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel after 28 years in the Air Force. He served in the Army Signal Corps during World War II and as an Air Force electronics officer during the Korean War. After retiring from Honeywell, he worked as a stockbroker specializing in tax-free bonds. He was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Clearwater, where he served on the board of trustees and was a founder of the church's radio ministry. He was a longtime volunteer with the Aid Association of Lutherans and the Lutheran Brotherhood. He and his wife were Lamplighter Coaches for several area branches. He was a member of the Air Force Association, Honeywell Minneregs, the Honeywell Retirees and the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette "Jan;" a son, Mark, and a daughter, Nancy Dixon, both of Clearwater; a brother, Lorenz, Ormsby, Minn.; and a sister, Verna Hoelmer, Trimont, Minn. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• RAPUZZI, MARGARET, 83, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. She was born in New York City and came here in 1984 from Staten Island, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Dolph, Plantation; and a granddaughter, Melissa Rubin, Coral Springs. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• SHEAR, CHESTER A., 78, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in New York and came here in 1976 from Fort Lauderdale. He was a retired stockbroker and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of North Bay Community Church, Clearwater, and a past commodore of the Gulf Wind Saling Club. Survivors include his wife, Judy M., New Port Richey; two daughters, Kim Shear and Shawn LaRock, both of Clearwater; a son, Chester, Ketteringr, Ohio; three stepdaughters, Shari Cosper, Oldsmar, Linda Navicky, Plant City, and Patricia Bach, San Antonio, Texas; a sister, Doris Jones, New York; and seven grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Largo

• ADAMS, MARGARET K., 74, of Largo, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. She came here in 1982 from her native Cleveland. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters, Lynnette Adams Morris, Japan, and Jill Adams, Cleveland; two brothers, Charles Keirnan, Largo, and James Keirnan, Ocala; and a sister, Judy Taney, Dallas. International Casket and Urn Gallery, Clearwater.
• ASLANIAN, HELEN, 74, of Largo, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in New York City and came here in 2002 from New York. She was a homemaker and a trip coordinator for the Cold Spring, N.Y., Senior Citizens Group. She was Catholic. Survivors include two sons, Carl, Seminole, Ala., and William, White Plains, N.Y.; a daughter, Joanne Ochoa, Beacon, N.Y.; a brother, Donald, McKeon, Wappingers Falls, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• BURNS, JOSHUA C., 22, of Largo, died Thursday (Jan. 9, 2003) at the home of an uncle in Largo. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, and came here in 1999 from St. Charles, Mo. He was a member of Hope Community Church of St. Petersburg. Survivors include his mother, Shelia Burns, and two brothers, Shon and Jason Duff, all of Largo; and his father, Edward, St. Charles. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
• COLEMAN, EMILY R., 99, of Ocean Grove, N.J., and a winter resident of Largo, died Tuesday (Jan. 7, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Newark, N.J., and was a longtime former resident of Montclair, N.J. She was a social services worker and for 40 years worked for the Volunteers of America. She held the offices of secretary/treasurer to the board of directors, secretary to the National executive Board, National Field & Financial Secretary and secretary/treasurer to the Officer's Retirement Fund Trustees. In 1968 she was asked to represent the organization when Pres. L.B. Johnson signed an omnibus housing bill for low and moderate income families, for which the group had lobbied. She was an ordained minister, a charter member of the National Association of Social Workers, a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a member of the President's Committee for the Handicapped. Survivors include a son, Bradley R., Tampa; and a niece Marion Armenio, New Jersey. Ocean Grove Memorial Home, Ocean Grove, N.J.
• COUTURE, DORIS J. (CAUCHON), 67, of Salem, N.H., and a winter resident of Largo, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 2003) at the Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, N.H. She was born in Lawrence, Mass., and had been coming here for several years from Salem, N.H. She retired as a bookkeeper for K.G. Associates, Andover, Mass. She loved traveling, knitting, crocheting and reading. Survivors include her husband, Charles J.; a daughter, Theresa Regan, and a granddaughter, Meghan, all of Salem. Douglas & Johnson Funeral Home, Salem, N.H.
• COVER, ANNA B., 87, of Largo, died Thursday (Jan. 9, 2003) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She came here in 1981 from her native Altoona, Pa., where she retired as a confidential secretary at Pennsylvania Electric Co. She was a member of Church of the Isles Congregational, Indian Rocks Beach. Survivors include a daughter, Roxanne Sidenstecker, Largo; a stepson, Bill Cover, Altoona; a stepdaughter, Barbara Korman, Bellefonte, Pa.; three grandchildren, Jim Benkert and Beth Myers, both of Largo, and Marc Sidenstecker, U.S. Navy, Virginia Beach, Va.; and several great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• DIAMOND, PATRICIA A., 46, of New Port Richey, formerly of Largo, died Sunday (Jan. 5, 2003) at home. She was a volunteer at Cypress Elementary School in New Port Richey and PAR of Pasco. She was a Southern Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Nick; and a daughter, Elizabeth Phillips, New Port Richey; and three grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home & Cremation Services, New Port Richey.
• GRAZIER, LINDA J. COLE, 56, of Largo, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute, St. Petersburg. She came here in 1983 from her native Erie, Pa. She was a church organist from the age of 16; and was church organist, choir director and member of Church of the Isles Congregational, Indian Rocks Beach, when she died. She worked 19 years as an office specialist for the city of Largo. She graduated from Edinboro State College in Pennsylvania and Westminster College for Music in New Jersey. She was a member of the American Guild of Organist and the Erie Philharmonic Chorus. Survivors include a son, Mark A., Largo; a daughter, Christine A. Hutt, Magnolia, Del.; three sisters, Marjorie Williams, Lecanto, Judy Stubenhofer, Erie, and Susan Lathrop, Yorkshire, N.Y.; a brother, Larry Cole, Erie; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.
• HARRIS, KENNETH R., 66, of Crystal River, formerly of Largo and Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) in Crystal River. He was born in Clearwater and moved to Crystal River in 1973 from Largo. He was a union carpenter and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Moose Club. He was Protestant. Survivors include his wife, Charlotte; a son, Kenneth Jr., St. Petersburg; two daughters, Cynthia Williams, Homosassa, and Terry Harris, Crystal River; two brothers, William, Homosassa, and James, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Laura Walker, Hudson, and Martha Cooper, Lake City; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory, Homosassa.
• KELLY, JOHN GEORGE JR., 27, of Largo, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003), at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Largo and graduated in 1993 from Largo High School. He worked as an equipment operator at DCH Construction Co. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include his father, John George Sr., Largo; his mother, Diane Taranto, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Denise and Kimberly Kelly, both of Tampa; and his maternal grandparents, Marcella and Michael DeGonish, Pittsburgh. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• LaIACONO, GUY T., "TOM," 69, of Largo, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Queens, N.Y., and came here in 1987 from Garfield, N.J. He worked as a security officer for Pinkerton Security Co., Tampa. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo, the Knights of Columbus. He was a Moose. Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Cathryn; two daughters, Catherine Bertino, Port Richey, and Josephine DesCafano, Clearwater; a son, Charles DesCafano, Monroe, N.Y.; two brothers, Vincent and Steve, both of Mahwah, N.J; and four grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• PALMER, JOSEPHINE GOSS REESE, 76, of Largo, died Thursday (Jan. 9, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She came here in 1946 from her native Bootle, England. She worked as a sales representative for Wilson Chase, Archer Mills Textiles, Revlon Cosmetics and Eckerd Drugs. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo; Business Women of America; and the SPCA. Survivors include several nieces and nephews in England and her guardian, Debbie Scarberry, Clearwater. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
• SMOTHERS, EARL LAYMON, 95, of Largo, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., and was a winter resident here since 1970, when he retired as a machinist for Borg Warner in Kalamazoo. He previously worked as an attendant at the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital, for Bryant Paper Mill, Kalamazoo, and for Eaton Manufacturing in Battle Creek, Mich. In 1980, he moved permanently to Teakwood Village in Largo. He was an avid fisherman on the inland lakes of Michigan. He traveled frequently throughout the country, and to Hawaii and Europe. He is Methodist. Survivors include his wife of 75 years, Eva; a daughter, Sharon Liggett, Largo and Lansing, Mich.; a son, Duane, Tomball, Texas; and four grandchildren, Sheila Carr, Beaverton, Ore., and Diane Smith, Richard Smothers and Rita Bailey, all of Kalamazoo; seven great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Langeland Funeral Home, Kalamazoo, Mich.
• VERBEKE, HELEN F., 83, of Largo, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at home. She was born in Toronto and came here in 1981 from Michigan. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Starr Elliott, and a sister, Marion Campbell, both of Largo; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.

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Pinellas Park

• BOWERS, THOMAS DAVID, 86, of Pinellas Park, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. He was born in Mount Carmel, Pa., and came here in 1977 from Marysville, Pa. He graduated from Lock Haven College and was a Pennsylvania public school teacher for 30 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Ciega Village Social Club and the Pinellas Park Art Society. He was an accomplished dancer. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Melva M.; a son, Thomas Jay Bowers, Marysville; three sisters, Ruby McCarthy, Gardners, Pa., Grace Remsburg, Harrisburg, Pa., and Beverly Eisenberger, Camp Hill, Pa.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.

St. Petersburg

• BLAND, BEARIN, 77, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1925 from his native Waynesboro, Ga. He retired as a self-employed auto mechanic. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Maggie; two stepsons, Willie Evans and Tommy Heath, and a daughter, Linda Munnerlyn, all of St. Petersburg; four brothers, Willie "Buster" Bland, St. Petersburg, Alvin Carpenter, Sarasota, James Carpenter, Tifton, Ga., and Leroy Carpenter, Connecticut; three sisters, Annie Ruth Carpenter and Bessie Carpenter, both of Waynesboro, and Nell Carpenter, Augusta, Ga.; and two granddaughters, Latashia Sweat and Felicia Munnerlyn, and a great-granddaughter, Ranika Huntley, all of St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• DALMAU, ANTONIO A., 77, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Kindred Hospital Bay Area -- Tampa. He was born in Havana, where he was a graphic artist for Proctor and Gamble for many years. He came here from Miami in 1978 and worked at Bay City Windows until 2002. He was a member of St. Jude Cathedral. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Juanita D.; a daughter, Alina M. Quesada, South Pasadena; a brother, Juan, and a sister Maria Acle, both of Miami; two granddaughters, Alina Rennick, and Dr. Vivian Quesada-Fox, both of St. Petersburg; and four great-grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• GLATTHORN, EILEEN R. "MONTGOMERY," 81, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 12, 2003) at home. She was born in Philadelphia and came here in 1968 from Wallingford, Pa. She worked for Baldwin Locomotive in Eddystone, Pa. She served as a missionary in Haiti. She was a member of Central Bible Church in St. Petersburg. Survivors include four sons, David, West Palm Beach, James P., St. Petersburg, Paul, Clearwater, and Raymond J., Valparaiso, Ind.; four daughters, Eileen Helfer, Sarasota, Kathleen Hopson and Susan Johnson, both of Clearwater, and Mary Elizabeth Nyce, Trooper, Pa.; a brother, Jack Montgomery, Secane, Pa.; two sisters, Marie Paneo, Milmont Park, Pa., and Peg Smith, Collingdale, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• ISAAC, RUBY SUAREZ, 79, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at home. Born in Americus, Ga., she came here in 1994 from Bronx, N.Y. She was an occupational therapist at Manhattan State Hospital in New York. She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, the Women's League and the Senior Club. Survivors include her husband of nine years, Cleve Sr.; a stepson, Charles Suarez, New York; a daughter, Carole Gulston, Queens, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Regine Whitlow, Cambria Heights, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• MENDENHALL, CHARLES D., 96, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at the Masonic Home of Florida. He came here from his native Peoria, Ill. He was a bridge tender. He was a member of Pinellas Daylight Lodge F&AM in Pinellas Park and served as chaplain for many years. Survivors include two stepdaughters, Barbara Smith, Floral City, and Shirley Markham, Miami; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• PELTON, JUNE A., 87, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 2003) at Seminole Nursing Pavilion. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and came here in 1970 from Ashtabula, Ohio. She retired as a clerk for Holiday Inn in Madeira Beach. She was Catholic. Survivors include two sons, Charles "Bud," Ashtabula, and Dwight, Kingwood, Texas; two daughters, Shirley Jepson, Lebanon, Mo., and Nancy Lee Pelton, St. Petersburg; two sistes, Betty Skidmore, Pinellas Park, and Carol Penhollow, Houston; 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Seminole.
• PHILLIPS, BENNIE LEROY "BUSTER," 48, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Jan. 1, 2003) in Yazoo City, Miss. He came here as a child from his native Quitman, Ga. He owned the 31st Street Auto Body Shop. Survivors include a son, B.J. Neeley, and his father, Freddie L. Phillips, both of St. Petersburg; his mother, Lula Mae Phillips, Tampa; two sisters, Tangelia D. Esalomi, Tampa, and Alberta Phillips, St. Petersburg; his maternal grandmother, Lizzie Wilson, Tampa; and a companion, Emma Williams, St. Petersburg. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• PREUETT, MARCELLE E., 72, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Jan. 9, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Lawrence, Mass., and lived in various parts of the world before coming to St. Petersburg in 1979. Locally, she was a seamstress for a drapery manufacturing company and later for Beaver Flag. Survivors include her husband, Charles; a son, Alfred J., Tampa; a sister, Marie Kane, Salisbury, Mass.; and a brother, Al Legere, Worcester, Mass. Veterans Cremation and Burial Society, Clearwater.
• ROBERTS, JAMES HOWARD, 75, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Jan. 9, 2003) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. Born in Huntland, Tenn., he came here in 1989 from Crete, Ill. He was a retired maintenance worker. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Ethel; two sons, James Roberts, St. Petersburg, and Jim Champion, Dallas; five daughters, Ann Guess and Geneva Hall, both of Winchester, Tenn., Yvonne King, Gulfport, Kathy Morris, Huntland, and Diane Golden, Franklin, Tenn.; three brothers, Randall of Winchester, Clifford of Dyer, Ind., and Clayton of Huntland; two sisters, Pauline Crowder and Joyce Kelly, both of Tullahoma, Tenn.; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.

St. Pete Beach

• BULLEN, KELLY JANE, 33, of the Canary Islands and a seasonal resident of St. Pete Beach, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. She was born in England and has been coming here since 1997. Survivors include her husband, Michael "Mick"; and a son, Neil, Canary Islands. Beach Memorial Chapel, St. Pete Beach.

Seminole

• BANKS, DONALD SR., 66, of Seminole, died Friday (Jan. 10, 2003) at home. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he came here in 1995. He was a 50-year member of the Electrical Workers Union, IBEW Local 41, and served on their executive board from 1972 to 1978. He coached swimming at Neuman High School for 19 years and later was head coach at St. Joseph's high School and Canisius College, all in the Buffalo area. He founded the Buffalo Catholic Swim League and was president of the Niagara District of USA Swimming. Survivors include his wife, Agnes (Attea); two daughters, Sandra Banks and Cheryl Marron; five sons, Donald Jr., Robert, Peter, Jeffery and Kenneth; and 13 grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• GILLS, MARK P., 38, of Seminole, died Thursday (Jan. 9, 2003) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. He came here 31 years ago from his native Richmond, Va. He worked in grounds maintenance. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Susan, Clearwater; his mother, Vilona Gills, Largo; two brothers, Bryant, Largo, and Gregg, Atlanta; a sister, Pamela Booth, Huntsville, Ala.; a nephew; and two nieces. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Services, Largo.
• GLASSER, BARBARA L., 71, of Seminole, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 2003) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. She came here in 1981 from her native New York City, where she was an elementary school teacher. She was a member of the Temple B'nai Israel in St. Petersburg and the Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include a son, Matthew Druckman, and a daughter, Linda Katz, both of North Miami Beach; a companion, George Grody, Seminole; and five grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• JUDD, THELMA STERLING, 84, of Seminole, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 2003) at home. She was born in Huntington, W.Va., and came here in 1972 from Ashland, Ky. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Oren Judd; a son, Patrick Oren Judd, Washington, D.C.; a daughter, Judy Judd Price, Princeton, N.J.; and three grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
 





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