St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST DEATHS

Thursday, May 25, 2000

This list is extracted from the
regional editions of the St. Petersburg Times.

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ALLEN, PAULINE E., 76, of Lecanto, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home. Born in Inverness, she was a lifelong resident of Lecanto and member of Gulf to Lake Baptist Church, Crystal River. She was a member of the board of directors of the Key Training Center, the Citrus Cattleman's Association and the United Daughters of American Confederates, and supporter of the FFA and 4H. Survivors include two sons, Horace "Bud," Crystal River, and Phillip "Tinker," Lecanto; two daughters, Lillian Waugh, Fort Myers, and Margie Haley, Lecanto; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

AVALLONE, DOMINICK, 77, of Beverly Hills, died Saturday (May 20, 2000) at home. He came here 10 years ago from his native New York City and was a power brake operator in a steel mill. He was Catholic. Survivors include two sons, Stephen, Spring Hill, and Lawrence, Philadelphia; and three grandchildren. Robert & Son Cremation Service, Spring Hill/Brooksville.

CHAPPELL, FREDERICK C., 87, of Crystal River, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Cypress Cove Care Center, Crystal River. Born in Boulton, England, he came here 18 years ago from Pennsville, Pa. He served with the Allied forces in the British Royal Navy during World War II. He was an apartment complex manager and member of the Church of England. Survivors include a son, Kevan, Conrad, S.C.; a daughter, Merlyn Nergaard, Crystal River; and two granddaughters. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

DUKES, LORI SUSAN, 36, of Brooksville, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) as the result of an automobile accident. She was a native of Brooksville and a member of Gulf Ridge Park Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Mack W. Jr., Lecanto; a son, Mack W. III, two daughters, Amanda B. and Whitney A. Dukes, and her mother, Joyce DeBusk Kell, all of Brooksville; a brother, Jeffrey L. Kell, Hong Kong; and a sister, Terri L. Hamilton, Perry, Ga. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Brooksville.

FITZGERALD, JACK A., 75, of Crystal River, died Saturday (May 20, 2000) at Seven Rivers Community Hospital, Crystal River. Born in Mullins, W.Va., he came here 19 years ago from Fort Lauderdale. He retired from the city of Oakland Park as the maintenance supervisor. He was a member and an ordained deacon of Riverside Baptist Church, Orlando, and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Dema; three sons, Jack R., Homosassa, Roger, Crystal River, and Larry, Brandon; four daughters, Sharon Sabourin, Tamarac, and Kathie Carpenter, Michelle Heinzman and Rhonda Distel-Barker, all of Crystal River; a brother, Emory, Crystal River; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River/Lecanto.

JOHNSON, HOLLY BETH VALENTINE, 47, of Brooksville, formerly of Seminole, died Saturday (May 20, 2000) at Suncoast Hospital. She came here several years ago from her native Union City, Ind., and was a bookkeeper for Oliver and Co., Brooksville. She was Presbyterian. Survivors include her husband, Rufus B. Jr.; a son, Danny Moore, Pinellas Park; a daughter, Donna Grace, Crystal River; three brothers, J.C. Valentine, Hartford City, Ind., Tim Valentine, Largo, and Noah Valentine, Dunnellon; a sister, Nora Schultz, Winchester, Ind.; and three grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Clearwater.

MORGAN, GRIFFITH JR., 81, of Dunnellon, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Cypress Cove Care Center, Crystal River. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he came here eight months ago from Port Orange. He worked for Breyer's Ice Cream, Wilkes-Barre, and was a deacon and member of First Baptist Church, Port Orange. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Audrie; a son, James, Port Orange; five stepsons, Robert Bennett, Captiva, Donald, Scott and Richard Bennett, all of Fort Myers, and Todd Dillinger, South Daytona; a daughter, Edith Kutlus, Claymont, Del.; four stepdaughters, Barbara Malone, Hernando, Linda Neal, Fort Myers, Nancy Tomaine, Dunnellon, and Audrey Bennett, Crystal River; 19 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

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BARONE, JOHN F., 77, of Spring Hill, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home. He came here five years ago from his native Hicksville, N.Y., and was a truck driver. He was Catholic. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of SHARP. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; a daughter, Cheryl Ann Hass, Farmingdale, N.Y.; two brothers, Frank LaGrega, Melbourne, and Michael Barone, Hicksville; a sister, Mildred Waldeck, Hicksville; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill.

D'ALESSIO, PAUL EDWARD, 66, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday (May 24, 2000) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. He came here 10 years ago from his native Queens, N.Y. He was a retired claims adjuster for Hartford Insurance Co. and member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. He was an Air Force veteran and member of the Knights of Columbus 6383. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ann; four sons, Anthony, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Paul Jr., Thomas and Robert, all of Spring Hill; a daughter, Linda Palmieri, Spring Hill; three sisters, Dolores Rosati, Queens, Frances Vail, Naples, and Ann Oakes, Phoenix; and five grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes and Crematory, Seven Hills.

FURNISH, HAROLD, 76, of Spring Hill, died Sunday (May 21, 2000) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice House. Born in Muncie, Ind., he came here 30 years ago from Pasco County and was a retired construction worker. He was Protestant. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans, Brooksville. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn; two daughters, Norma Hall, Spring Hill, and Mary Elizabeth Pelletiere, Boston; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Turner Cremation & Memorial Chapel, Spring Hill.

ROBINSON, RUTH E., 95, of Brooksville, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Eastbrooke Health Care Center. Born in Hudson, Mass., she came here 40 years ago from Westborough, Mass. She was a member of Centralia New Life Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Harold E., Westborough, and William "Dick," Southboro, Mass.; two daughters, Barbara L. Houghton, Bolton, Mass., and May Erlanson, Leominster, Mass.; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Brooksville.

USENSKI, HELEN MARION, 84, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Spring Hill Regional Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., she came here 10 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. She was a retired press operator for Kimball Co. and a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, John; a son, John Woloski, Howell, N.J.; a daughter, Helen Dyckson, Spring Hill; a sister, Henrietta Metzger, Bridgeport; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes and Crematory, Spring Hill.

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ARDEN, THEODORE R. "TED," 84, of Tampa, died Wednesday (May 24, 2000) in Winter Garden. Born in Michigan, he came here in 1962. He was a mechanic for Florida Steel Co. He was a member of the DAV. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include three sons, Robert E., Boulder City, Nev., Dennis R., Seffner, and Richard T., Boston; a daughter, Patricia Arden, Ocoee; a brother, Bud, Grand Blanc, Mich.; two sisters, Celia Knott, Elfreda, Ariz., and Laura Hoffman, Arizona; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

BATTAGLIA, MARION ESTELLE, 79, of Tampa, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., she came here in 1970 from Baltimore. She was a seamstress for 30 years. She was Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Charles Sr.; a son, Charles Jr., Tampa; two daughters, Josephine Easton, Lutz, and Lucille Smith, Baltimore; a sister, Frances Miller, Texarkana; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.

COOK, RUSSELL, 57, of Brandon, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Brandon Regional Hospital. Born in Stearns, Ky., he came here 23 years ago from Muncie, Ind. He was a subcontractor in the construction business. He was an Army veteran and was Baptist. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn; two sons, Henry L. and Danny R., both of Muncie; five daughters, Vickie Ann Cook, Muncie, Sandy Kay Tucker, Alabama, Cindy Mae Couch, Valrico, Windy Sue Davis, Brandon, and Jay Dee Hatfield, Fort Wayne, Ind.; his mother, Viola Cook, Ruskin; his stepfather, Charles McConhia, Ruskin; two brothers, Charles Cook, Lexington, Ky., and Billey Rae Hensley, Lubbock, Texas; three sisters, Myrtle Jane Lykins, Bradenton, and Geneva Hensley and Bobby Ray Hensley, both of Lubbock; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

CRAIG, MIRANDA "SHELLY," 14, of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., died Saturday (May 20, 2000) in Fuquay-Varina. She was born in Brandon, and she moved to Fuquay-Varina six years ago. She was a student at Harnett Central Middle School in Fuquay-Varina. She was a member of the Theater Arts Club at her school. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Survivors include her parents, Renee M. McCorkle, Fuquay-Varina, and Timothy Craig, Plant City; one brother, Charles III McCorkle, Fuquay-Varina; one sister, Brandi McCorkle, Fuquay-Varina; her paternal grandparents, Mildred Wills, Plant City, and Dawsey Craig, Seffner; her maternal grandparents, James and Sandra Putnal, Plant City; and her maternal great-grandfather, Donald A. Nelson, Buckeye Lake, Ohio. Haynes Funeral Home, Tampa.

DAVIS, ODESSA, 79, of Tampa, died Friday (May 19, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. Born in Perry, Ga., she moved here in 1958. She was a domestic worker for private families. She was a member of Peace Progressive M.B. Church. Survivors include her husband, E.B.; a son, Eugene, Albany, Ga.; three daughters, Melvene Palmer, Miami, and Lizzie Judge and Gayle Wimbley, both of Tampa; a stepdaughter, Corine Oglesby, Bronx, N.Y.; one brother, T.J. Fairfax, Miami; four sisters, Minnie Chislom, Francis Moore, Elouise Fairfax and Germany Fairfax, all of Miami; 20 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.

FORTEZA, ALBERTO, 41, of Tampa, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at home. Born in Artemisa, Cuba, he came here 30 years ago. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Carmen Torres, Tampa; his mother, Nancy Capo, Tampa; and two uncles, Octavio and Hector Capo, both of Miami. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

GUASTELLA, MAXIMA NAVA, 85, of Tampa, died Saturday (May 20, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Spain, she was a lifelong resident of Tampa. She was a tobacco sorter. She was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Joseph Marvin Guastella, Waldorf, Md.; and one grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.

HARRIS, JOHN WESLEY, 91, of Tampa, died Monday (May 22, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Atlanta, he came here in 1928. He was a retired sheet metal worker with ACL Railroad in Tampa. He was a member of the Masons A.W. Windhorst Lodge No. 185 F & A M. and Seminole Heights United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Ethel. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.

JOHNSON, LeROY O., 80, of Lutz, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Erie, Pa., he came here in 1992 from Boston. He was an architect engineer. He was an Army 101st Airborne veteran of World War II. He was a member of American Legion Post 147 and Erie Christian Fellowship Church. Survivors include his wife, Pauline; two sons, Timothy L., Erie, and David P., Lewisburg, Pa.; three daughters, Charleen Nies, Erie, Cynthia Hope Urmann, Littleton, Colo., and Paula Sue Watson, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a brother, Don Lewis, Erie; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Lutz-Land O'Lakes Chapel, Lutz.

JONES, JENNIFER A., 52, of Tampa, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) in Tampa. She was a lifelong resident of Tampa. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Charles E.; three sisters, Maureen Comellas, Laura Morales and Lil Bryant, all of Tampa. Blount, Curry, & Roel Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

LASTINGER, DORIS J., 79, of Clearwater, formerly of Tampa, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital. Born in Copenhagen, N.Y., she moved to Clearwater in 1993 from Tampa. She was a homemaker and attended First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks. She was a member of Davis Island Garden Club, Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, and was a former member of the Bath Club, North Redington Beach. Survivors include a son, Lance A., Indian Rocks Beach; a daughter, Renee J. Coflin, Clearwater; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

RAMBO, CORINNE E., 95, of Tampa, died Wednesday (May 24, 2000) at University Village Nursing Center, Tampa. Born in Huntsville, Ala., she came to the Tampa area in 1927 from Florence, Ala. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance. Survivors include her son, Charles B., Tampa; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.

SERRALLES, THELMA L., 79, of Tampa, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at home. Born in Somerset, Ky., she moved from Ohio to Tampa in 1970. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Rene; three sons, George Helton, Milford, Ohio, Carl Helton, Port Orchard, Wash., and Vernon Helton, Georgetown, Ky.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.

THOMPSON, FLOYD "BUD," 53, of Tampa, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at home. Born in Galesburg, Ill., he came to the Tampa area in 1980 from South Pekin, Ill. He was a drafting engineer for Hillsborough County. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Karen; two sons, Ken Kessler, Houston, and Joe, Plant City; one daughter, Laura Harvey, Tampa; one brother, Dave Pope, Pekin, Ill.; two sisters, Louise Cluney, Illinois, and Pat Freel, Illinois; and nine grandchildren. Florida Mortuary Funeral & Cremation Services, Tampa.

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KEEHNER, BERTHA, 85, of Palm Harbor, formerly of Holiday, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Harborside Health Care, Palm Harbor. Born in Queens, N.Y., she came here 25 years ago from Lindenhurst, N.Y., and lived in Holiday three years ago. She was Catholic. Survivors include a nephew, Dr. Robert McKoen, Niantic, Conn. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, New Port Richey.

KERN, CAPITOLA E., 90, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (May 16, 2000) at Hospice House of Pasco. She came here 31 years ago from her native Cedar Lake, Ind. She was a homemaker and member of Sunrise Baptist Church and the Order of Eastern Star, and a 10-year volunteer at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Survivors include two sons, George, Sarasota, and Arthur, Richmond, Va.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.

LATER, JOSEPH C., 86, of Holiday, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he came here several years ago from Cheektowaga, N.Y. He worked in the air and refrigeration industry. Survivors include a daughter, Elenore Groff, Depew, N.Y. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.

PIEHL, BURNADETTE MAY "BUNNY," 84, of Holiday, died Wednesday (May 24, 2000) at Forest Glen Lodge Nursing Home, New Port Richey. Born in Ashland, Wis., she came here 41 years ago from Clintonville, Wis. She was a retired massage therapist. She was Methodist and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, Safety Harbor. Survivors include a son, William J., Holiday; a daughter, Mary Downes, Palm Harbor; a sister, Margie Beck, Wisconsin; and five grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

RICKERT, DONALD W., 77, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at home. He came here 22 years ago from his native Danbury, Conn., and was retired from Tomlinson Homestead Funeral Home, Danbury. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, charter member of the Marine League, Connecticut, and a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Doreen A.; two sons, Terence, Waterbury, Conn., and Barry, Danbury; a brother, Gerald, Naples, Fla.; and three grandsons. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

SUPP, A. LOUREN, 82, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (May 16, 2000). She came here 27 years ago from her native Philadelphia. She was a retired clerk typist for the city of Philadelphia and Baptist. She was a member of an Alzheimer's disease support group. Survivors include her husband, Andrew, Land O'Lakes; two sons, Ronald Clark, Greenville, Texas, and Gregory Clark, Coatesville, Pa.; two brothers, Cyrus Olsen, Bristol, Pa., and Siegfred Olsen, Chicago; two sisters, Judy Cianci, Walnut Grove, Calif., and Evelyn Bernstein, Orange County, Calif.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, New Port Richey.

SUTERA, ESTHER, 57, of Port Richey, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at home. Born in Victoria, Va., she came here eight years ago from Brooklyn, N.Y. She was a homemaker and member of St. Michael Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Anthony F.; a son, Howard Dunn, Brooklyn; three daughters, Margaret Dunn, Holiday, Antonette Andreu, Florida, and Toni Ann Nelson, Port Richey; and seven grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Hudson.

VASILYADIS, VASIL, 90, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at home. Born in Imbros, Turkey, he came here two years ago from Clearwater. He retired in 1979 as chief secretary to the Greek Orthodox Archbishop, New York City, and previously was chief secretary to the Patriarch of Constantinople. He served in the Turkish Army. He was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Tarpon Springs, and elder of Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America. He was professor of Orthodox theology, Holy Cross Seminary, Brookline, Mass., editor of Apostle Andrew, the Greek Orthodox Church newspaper in Constantinople, and founder of Pan-Imbrian Society of Constantinople. He received numerous honors from church leaders for his lifetime work. Survivors include his wife, Tiryandafilya; a son, Leon Vasilyadis, Clearwater; a daughter, Mary Magliulo "Jerry," New Port Richey; and three granddaughters. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

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CLARK, NADINE I., 93, of Belleair Bluffs, died Sunday (May 21, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Missouri and came here in 1971 from Evanston, Ill. She was chairman of the social studies department and director of curriculum at Evanston Township High School. She received degrees from Randolph Macon Woman's College and Columbia University. She also studied at the University of Virginia, Syracuse University, New York University and Northwestern University and wrote textbooks. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Delta Delta Delta sorority. She attended First United Methodist Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a sister, Mary Ellen Owen, Belleair Bluffs; a nephew, Richard H. Owen IV, Dunedin; a great nephew; and a great niece. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Clearwater

BEYERS, PATTI WARREN, 59, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in Chicago and came here two years ago from Chicago Heights, Ill. She was an executive secretary and Lutheran. Survivors include a sister, Ann Babbington Parrish, Indianapolis; a niece; and four nephews. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
FRENCH, HERBERT, G., 92, of Clearwater, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. He was born in Talbot, Ind., and came here in 1970 from Illinois. He was a 32nd degree Mason, a past member of the Lions Club, Illinois, and an avid golfer. He was a member of Skycrest United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Larry, Clearwater, and Wayne, Alpha, Ill.; a daughter, Mary Jane Bodnar; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. National Cremation Society, Largo.
LASTINGER, DORIS J., 79, of Clearwater, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Copenhagen, N.Y., and came here in 1993 from Tampa. She was a homemaker and attended the First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks. She was a member of the Davis Island Garden Club and the Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, and was a former member of the Bath Club, North Redington Beach. Survivors include a son, Lance A., Indian Rocks Beach; a daughter, Renee J. Coflin, Clearwater; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.
MILLER, ETHEL MAY, 101, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (May 10, 2000) at Regency Oaks Nursing Center. Born in Walworth, N.Y., she came here in 1981 from Rochester, N.Y. She was an accomplished pianist and taught piano for many years. She was a life member of Brighton Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Baker Lincoln, Safety Harbor, and Carol Miller, Rochester; two grandchildren, Jeffrey Baker, Victor, N.Y., and Laurel Baker Hafener, Moraga, Calif.; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Paul W. Harris Funeral Home, Rochester, N.Y.
THOMPSON, GORDON PATCH, 87, of Clearwater, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Regency Oaks Nursing Center. He was born in Providence, R.I., and came here in 1977 from Arlington, Mass. He was a Realtor and founding partner of Pennell and Thompson Realtors, Arlington. He was a 75-year member of Pleasant Street Congregation Church, Arlington, and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a full-time volunteer for 10 years for the Pinellas Association of Retarded Citizens and a volunteer for Religious Community Services, Clearwater. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Maude; a son, Frederick Davis Thompson, Arlington, Va.; a brother, Don Ivan Patch, Washington, D.C.; a sister, Ruey Lindblom, Greeley, Colo.; a nephew; and several nieces. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Road Chapel, Clearwater.
VASILYADI, VASIL, 90, of New Port Richey, formerly of Clearwater, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at home. He was born in Imbros, Turkey, and came here in 1979 from Queens, N.Y. He was the retired chief secretary to the Greek Orthodox archbishop in New York City, and previously was the chief secretary to the Patriarch of Constantinople. He was a professor of Orthodox Theology, Holy Cross Seminary, Brookline, Mass. He was the editor of Apostle Andrew, the official newspaper of Greek Orthodox Church in Constantinople. He was the founder of the Pan-Imbrian Society of Constantinople. He was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Tarpon Springs, and elder of the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America. Survivors include his wife, Tiryandafilya; a son, Leon Vasilyadis, Clearwater; a daughter, Mary "Jerry" Magliulo, New Port Richey; and three granddaughters, Maria Vasilyadis, Queens, and Lisa Camp and Felicia Magliulo, both of Atlanta. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.

Indian Rocks Beach

SPENCER, DWIGHT C., 69, of Indian Rocks Beach, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home. He was born in McBain, Mich., and came here in 1982 from Michigan. He was a self-employed contractor and a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife of three years, Patricia; two stepsons, Larry Prudoehl, Westminster, Md., and Jim Prudoehl, Finksburg, Md.; two stepdaughters, Terri Prudoehl, Virginia, and Judy James, Randallstown, Md.; 19 nieces and nephews; eight great-nieces and great-nephews; and one great-great-nephew. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Clearwater.

Largo

BLACK, ELIZABETH A., 84, of Largo, died Wednesday (May 24, 2000) at Mariner Health of Clearwater. She was born in Wyatt, W.Va., and came here in 1960 from New Jersey. She was a retired nurses aide. She was a member of several local citizen band radio clubs. She was a Methodist. Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte Bills and Sarah Large, both of Largo; four grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Seminole.
HITCHENS, EVELYN, M., 74, of Largo, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at home. She was born in Pittsburgh, and came here in 1977. She was a customer service employee for 16 years for Scott's Dry Cleaning, Belleair. She was Methodist and an avid bowler. Survivors include two sons, Rick Hitchens, Coral Springs, and John Lloyd, Hawaii; a daughter, Kim Hitchens, Pompano Beach; a brother, Robert Hobbs, Pittsburgh; and two granddaughters, Jamie Lynn Hitchens and Brittne Anne Hitchens, both of Coral Springs. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Pinellas Park

CHANTLER, JOANNE M., 55, of Pinellas Park, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside Villas, Pinellas Park, of cancer. Born in St. Peter, Minn., she came here in 1983 from San Diego. She worked in data entry at the Pinellas Review and attended Northeast Christian Church where she was a soloist. Survivors include her mother, Mary Lou Chantler, Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Judy Chantler, Pinellas Park, and Susan Torres, Des Moines; and a brother, Bruce Chantler, Des Moines. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes and Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, 1St. Petersburg.
KEOGH, DOROTHEA F. SHIELDS, 72, of Lancaster, Pa., formerly of Feather Sound and Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Homestead Village, Lancaster, of pancreatic cancer. Born in Williamsport, Pa., she moved to Feather Sound in 1982 from Philadelphia and later lived at the Mainlands, Pinellas Park. She returned to Pennsylvania several years ago. She was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Lancaster. She was a former active member of the Feather Sound Country Club and was an avid bridge player and golfer. She enjoyed ceramics and needlework. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia M. Stark, Albany, N.Y., Elise S. McGee, Lancaster, and Dolores A. Hunt, Ardmore, Pa.; a son, Navy Cmdr. James L. Shields III, Feather Sound; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Charles Snyder Funeral Home, Lancaster, Pa.

St. Petersburg

BUTLER, PAUL, 62, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home. He came here in 1954 from his native Cochran, Ga. He retired as a construction worker and was a Mason. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Gloria; a daughter, Paulette Davis, St. Petersburg; his father and stepmother, Artie and Parelee Butler, St. Petersburg; two brothers, Phillip, St. Petersburg, and Ozell, Jacksonville, N.C.; five sisters, Bernice Coley, Eva Bowman, Shirlene Johnson and Loretta Williams, all of St. Petersburg, and Virginia Hawthorne, Jackson, Miss.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
DAVENPORT, KATHRYN WISE, 78, of Dunnellon, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Ocala Regional Medical Center. Born in Kokomo, Ind., she grew up in St. Petersburg and was a 1939 graduate of St. Petersburg High School and a 1941 graduate of St. Petersburg Junior College. She was owner and manager of Davenport's Guest Home for 28 years and was a former member and deaconess at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, St. Petersburg. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Crystal River. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Andrew C.; a brother, Whit Davenport, Citrus County; an aunt, Mary Tutt, and eight cousins, all of St. Petersburg. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.
DEILY, RAMON E. "RAY," 58, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home. Born in Dundalk, Md., he came here in 1981 from Looneyville, W.Va. He retired as a mechanical maintenance worker for a defense plant and worked 16 years with Comsat RSI, Largo. He was Lutheran. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Shirley; a son, Richard, St. Petersburg; four daughters, Sherry A. Heath, North Port, Sharlotte A. Mosher, Pinellas Park, and Sandra A. Lightsey and Susan A. Carpenter, both of St. Petersburg; his mother, Charlotte Deily, St. Petersburg; a brother, Frederick, Ocean Pines, Md.; and 11 grandchildren. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
DeNEALE, JOHN V., 81, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Washington, D.C., he came here in 1971 from Camp Springs, Md. He retired as a special agent with the FBI after 27 years and was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He was a member of Riviera United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, John W., Middletown, R.I.; a daughter, Joan C. Gentile, St. Petersburg; a brother, Millard J., Elkton, Va.; a sister, Ruth L. Pannell, Williamsburg, Va.; two granddaughters; and two great-grandsons. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
DODD, JOHN BRUCE, 81, of Bloomsbury, N.J., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (May 20, 2000) at Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, N.J. Born in New York City, he came here in 1925 and attended Cranleigh School for Boys, St. Petersburg High School and St. Petersburg Junior College. With an architecture degree from University of Florida he practiced with William B. Harvard in St. Petersburg. In World War II, he was a radar specialist with the Army Signal Corps in England and attained the rank of captain. He moved to California in 1950 and received a master's degree in structural engineering at Stanford University. He worked in New York and New Jersey until retirement in 1998. An expert in historic preservation, he surveyed for the Valley Forge National Historical Park, Frankford Township and Borough of Branchville, N.J., Culver Brook Restoration Foundation and the regional office of the National Park Service, consisting of man-made structures and ruins in 21 parks in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, and for the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Survivors include his wife, Roberta S.; a sister, Sydney Dodd Binder, Madison, Wis.; and a brother, Randell, St. Petersburg. Martin Funeral Home, Clinton, N.J.
HALPERN, DORIS, 86, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 24, 2000) at home. Born in Austria, she came here in 1976 from New York City, where she worked as a bookkeeper in the wholesale precious metals industry for many years. She was a former member of Congregation B'nai Israel and its Hadassah. Survivors include a cousin, Debbie Dobbs, Leonia, N.J. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.
KRASILCHUK, NATALIYA, 24, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home. She came here two years ago from her native Sokal, Ukraine. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Andriy; a daughter, Christina Krasilchuk, her parents, Vasyl and Zinovia Tymochyk, a brother, Sergy Tymochyk, and a sister, Svitlana Tymochyk, all of Sokal. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
LEONARD, WOODROW, 84, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at the Laurels Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He came here as a child from his native Cocoa. He was a truck driver for an ice company and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses 16th Street South Congregation. Survivors include a son, Mujid-Alubid Abdul-Ahad (Richard Leonard), St. Petersburg; a daughter, Shirley Bellamy, St. Petersburg; a brother, Lester, Miami; a nephew, James E. Lee, St. Petersburg; five grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. International Mortuary Services, Pinellas Park.
MARKWICH, JOHN WALTER, 88, of Dunnellon, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (May 20, 2000). Born in Kansas, he moved to Dunnellon 27 years ago from St. Petersburg. He was a carpenter in the construction industry and was Catholic. He was a member of Sky High Amateur Radio Club. Survivors include two sons, Maurice, Morriston, and Karl, Dunnellon; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Fero Funeral Home With Crematory, Beverly Hills.
PHILLIPS, BETTY J., 74, of Tampa, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Richmond, Va., she came to St. Petersburg in 1980 from Cincinnati and later moved to Baptist Manor, Tampa. She was a jewelry sales person. Survivors include a sister, Ailine McGrath, Bradenton; a niece, Judy Todd, Largo; and a nephew, Wayne Tharp, St. Petersburg. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
SHORTELL, DOROTHY B. "DOT," 66, of Sarasota, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home of lung cancer. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came to St. Petersburg in 1957. She worked as a teller at First Union Bank until 1990 when she retired to Sarasota. Survivors include her husband, Walter; a daughter, Barbara Francis, Largo; a brother, James Murtagh, St. Augustine; a sister, Teresa Hodge, New Jersey; and four grandchildren. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
SHUMAN, KATHRYN W., 74, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Magnolia, N.J., she came here in 1970 from Manassas, Va. She retired as a secretary and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. She was a former Toastmistress. Survivors include two sons, Dane M., Largo, and Derrick G., St. Petersburg; two daughters, Denise K. Watts, Gulfport, and Debra A. Shuman, St. Petersburg; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Royal Palm Funeral Chapel & Cemetery North, St. Petersburg.
WELSH, STUART M., 97, of Bradenton, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Blake Medical Center, Bradenton. Born in Madison, Wis., he retired in 1957 as an Army colonel, having served during World War II and the Korean War. He served with a special weapons unit in an atomic weapons program until he became commandant of the Signal Corps Depot, Sacramento, Calif. Survivors include a niece, Lauren Coogan, Clearwater. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
WILSON, DAVID V., 24, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000). He came here in 1991 from his native Long Branch, N.J. He was a mechanic for Rowland Inc. and was Baptist. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a 1994 graduate of St. Petersburg High School. Survivors include a son, Demarques, a daughter, Destiny Wilson, his mother, Octavia L. Wilson, all of St. Petersburg; three brothers, Kenneth and Daniel Jr., both of St. Petersburg, and Robert, Pittsburgh; five sisters, Gloria Suydam, Kissimmee, Octavia Saunders, Orlando, Ercella Wilson, Lynchburg, Va., and Bridget McCoy and Robinette Smith, both of St. Petersburg; many nieces and nephews; and his companion, Asia Jones. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

Seminole

FLYNN, MARY L., 79, of Seminole, died Saturday (May 20, 2000) at home. She was born in Greenville, Ky., and came here in 1976 from Columbus, Ind. She was a retired director of the credit department at the JCPenney department store at Tyrone Square Mall. She was a member of Bay Ridge Baptist Church, Seminole, where she was a deaconess and an active member of the Prime Timer's group. Survivors include her husband of 20 years, Robert; two sons, Charles Wilkins, West Milton, Ohio, and Patrick Flynn, Nairobi, Kenya; a daughter, Jane Hedges, Jacksonville; a brother, Carl Lee, Lewisport, Ky.; two sisters, Dorothy Randolph and Margaret Randolph, both of Greenville; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

Treasure Island

ROUDEBUSH, CAROLYN RUTH CECILLE, 79, of Spring Hill, formerly of Treasure Island, died Sunday (May 21, 2000) at home. Born in Superior, Neb., she moved to Spring Hill 11 years ago from Treasure Island. She retired as a co-owner of AAA Direct Mailing Services, St. Petersburg, and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. She was a Women's Army Corps veteran of World War II, a charter member of Hernando Women's Army Corps Veterans Chapter 97, and a member of Hernando County Winding Waters Chapter of DAR. Survivors include her husband, William V.; two sons, Scott W. and Timothy R.; two daughters, Julaine K. Fowler and Holly Beth Michaels; and four grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes and Crematory, Seven Hills.

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CHANTLER, JOANNE M., 55, of Pinellas Park, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside Villas, Pinellas Park, of cancer. Born in St. Peter, Minn., she came here in 1983 from San Diego. She worked in data entry at the Pinellas Review and attended Northeast Christian Church where she was a soloist. Survivors include her mother, Mary Lou Chantler, Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Judy Chantler, Pinellas Park, and Susan Torres, Des Moines; and a brother, Bruce Chantler, Des Moines. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes and Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, 1St. Petersburg.

KEOGH, DOROTHEA F. SHIELDS, 72, of Lancaster, Pa., formerly of Feather Sound and Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Homestead Village, Lancaster, of pancreatic cancer. Born in Williamsport, Pa., she moved to Feather Sound in 1982 from Philadelphia and later lived at the Mainlands, Pinellas Park. She returned to Pennsylvania several years ago. She was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Lancaster. She was a former active member of the Feather Sound Country Club and was an avid bridge player and golfer. She enjoyed ceramics and needlework. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia M. Stark, Albany, N.Y., Elise S. McGee, Lancaster, and Dolores A. Hunt, Ardmore, Pa.; a son, Navy Cmdr. James L. Shields III, Feather Sound; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Charles Snyder Funeral Home, Lancaster, Pa.

St. Petersburg

BUTLER, PAUL, 62, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home. He came here in 1954 from his native Cochran, Ga. He retired as a construction worker and was a Mason. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Gloria; a daughter, Paulette Davis, St. Petersburg; his father and stepmother, Artie and Parelee Butler, St. Petersburg; two brothers, Phillip, St. Petersburg, and Ozell, Jacksonville, N.C.; five sisters, Bernice Coley, Eva Bowman, Shirlene Johnson and Loretta Williams, all of St. Petersburg, and Virginia Hawthorne, Jackson, Miss.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
DAVENPORT, KATHRYN WISE, 78, of Dunnellon, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Ocala Regional Medical Center. Born in Kokomo, Ind., she grew up in St. Petersburg and was a 1939 graduate of St. Petersburg High School and a 1941 graduate of St. Petersburg Junior College. She was owner and manager of Davenport's Guest Home for 28 years and was a former member and deaconess at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, St. Petersburg. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Crystal River. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Andrew C.; a brother, Whit Davenport, Citrus County; an aunt, Mary Tutt, and eight cousins, all of St. Petersburg. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.
DEILY, RAMON E. "RAY," 58, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home. Born in Dundalk, Md., he came here in 1981 from Looneyville, W.Va. He retired as a mechanical maintenance worker for a defense plant and worked 16 years with Comsat RSI, Largo. He was Lutheran. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Shirley; a son, Richard, St. Petersburg; four daughters, Sherry A. Heath, North Port, Sharlotte A. Mosher, Pinellas Park, and Sandra A. Lightsey and Susan A. Carpenter, both of St. Petersburg; his mother, Charlotte Deily, St. Petersburg; a brother, Frederick, Ocean Pines, Md.; and 11 grandchildren. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
DeNEALE, JOHN V., 81, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Washington, D.C., he came here in 1971 from Camp Springs, Md. He retired as a special agent with the FBI after 27 years and was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He was a member of Riviera United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, John W., Middletown, R.I.; a daughter, Joan C. Gentile, St. Petersburg; a brother, Millard J., Elkton, Va.; a sister, Ruth L. Pannell, Williamsburg, Va.; two granddaughters; and two great-grandsons. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
DODD, JOHN BRUCE, 81, of Bloomsbury, N.J., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (May 20, 2000) at Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, N.J. Born in New York City, he came here in 1925 and attended Cranleigh School for Boys, St. Petersburg High School and St. Petersburg Junior College. With an architecture degree from University of Florida he practiced with William B. Harvard in St. Petersburg. In World War II, he was a radar specialist with the Army Signal Corps in England and attained the rank of captain. He moved to California in 1950 and received a master's degree in structural engineering at Stanford University. He worked in New York and New Jersey until retirement in 1998. An expert in historic preservation, he surveyed for the Valley Forge National Historical Park, Frankford Township and Borough of Branchville, N.J., Culver Brook Restoration Foundation and the regional office of the National Park Service, consisting of man-made structures and ruins in 21 parks in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, and for the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Survivors include his wife, Roberta S.; a sister, Sydney Dodd Binder, Madison, Wis.; and a brother, Randell, St. Petersburg. Martin Funeral Home, Clinton, N.J.
HALPERN, DORIS, 86, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 24, 2000) at home. Born in Austria, she came here in 1976 from New York City, where she worked as a bookkeeper in the wholesale precious metals industry for many years. She was a former member of Congregation B'nai Israel and its Hadassah. Survivors include a cousin, Debbie Dobbs, Leonia, N.J. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.
KRASILCHUK, NATALIYA, 24, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home. She came here two years ago from her native Sokal, Ukraine. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Andriy; a daughter, Christina Krasilchuk, her parents, Vasyl and Zinovia Tymochyk, a brother, Sergy Tymochyk, and a sister, Svitlana Tymochyk, all of Sokal. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
LEONARD, WOODROW, 84, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at the Laurels Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He came here as a child from his native Cocoa. He was a truck driver for an ice company and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses 16th Street South Congregation. Survivors include a son, Mujid-Alubid Abdul-Ahad (Richard Leonard), St. Petersburg; a daughter, Shirley Bellamy, St. Petersburg; a brother, Lester, Miami; a nephew, James E. Lee, St. Petersburg; five grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. International Mortuary Services, Pinellas Park.
MARKWICH, JOHN WALTER, 88, of Dunnellon, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (May 20, 2000). Born in Kansas, he moved to Dunnellon 27 years ago from St. Petersburg. He was a carpenter in the construction industry and was Catholic. He was a member of Sky High Amateur Radio Club. Survivors include two sons, Maurice, Morriston, and Karl, Dunnellon; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Fero Funeral Home With Crematory, Beverly Hills.
PHILLIPS, BETTY J., 74, of Tampa, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Richmond, Va., she came to St. Petersburg in 1980 from Cincinnati and later moved to Baptist Manor, Tampa. She was a jewelry sales person. Survivors include a sister, Ailine McGrath, Bradenton; a niece, Judy Todd, Largo; and a nephew, Wayne Tharp, St. Petersburg. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
SHORTELL, DOROTHY B. "DOT," 66, of Sarasota, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at home of lung cancer. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came to St. Petersburg in 1957. She worked as a teller at First Union Bank until 1990 when she retired to Sarasota. Survivors include her husband, Walter; a daughter, Barbara Francis, Largo; a brother, James Murtagh, St. Augustine; a sister, Teresa Hodge, New Jersey; and four grandchildren. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
SHUMAN, KATHRYN W., 74, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Magnolia, N.J., she came here in 1970 from Manassas, Va. She retired as a secretary and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. She was a former Toastmistress. Survivors include two sons, Dane M., Largo, and Derrick G., St. Petersburg; two daughters, Denise K. Watts, Gulfport, and Debra A. Shuman, St. Petersburg; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Royal Palm Funeral Chapel & Cemetery North, St. Petersburg.
WELSH, STUART M., 97, of Bradenton, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (May 22, 2000) at Blake Medical Center, Bradenton. Born in Madison, Wis., he retired in 1957 as an Army colonel, having served during World War II and the Korean War. He served with a special weapons unit in an atomic weapons program until he became commandant of the Signal Corps Depot, Sacramento, Calif. Survivors include a niece, Lauren Coogan, Clearwater. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
WILSON, DAVID V., 24, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000). He came here in 1991 from his native Long Branch, N.J. He was a mechanic for Rowland Inc. and was Baptist. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a 1994 graduate of St. Petersburg High School. Survivors include a son, Demarques, a daughter, Destiny Wilson, his mother, Octavia L. Wilson, all of St. Petersburg; three brothers, Kenneth and Daniel Jr., both of St. Petersburg, and Robert, Pittsburgh; five sisters, Gloria Suydam, Kissimmee, Octavia Saunders, Orlando, Ercella Wilson, Lynchburg, Va., and Bridget McCoy and Robinette Smith, both of St. Petersburg; many nieces and nephews; and his companion, Asia Jones. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

Treasure Island

ROUDEBUSH, CAROLYN RUTH CECILLE, 79, of Spring Hill, formerly of Treasure Island, died Sunday (May 21, 2000) at home. Born in Superior, Neb., she moved to Spring Hill 11 years ago from Treasure Island. She retired as a co-owner of AAA Direct Mailing Services, St. Petersburg, and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. She was a Women's Army Corps veteran of World War II, a charter member of Hernando Women's Army Corps Veterans Chapter 97, and a member of Hernando County Winding Waters Chapter of DAR. Survivors include her husband, William V.; two sons, Scott W. and Timothy R.; two daughters, Julaine K. Fowler and Holly Beth Michaels; and four grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes and Crematory, Seven Hills.