St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST DEATHS

Sunday, June 25, 2000

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

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EVANS, LENA, 81, of Chassahowitzka, died Friday (June 23, 2000). Born in Archville, Tenn., she came here 36 years ago from Battle Creek, Mich. She was a member of First Christian Church of Chassahowitzka, and a charter member Chassahowitzka Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors include three sons, Virgle Goforth, Chassahowitzka, Robert Goforth, Cleveland, Tenn., and Roy Goforth, Marshalll, Mich.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

JOHNSON, CHARLES HERMAN, 57, of Hernando, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Citrus Memorial Hospital. Born in Wilkesboro, N.C., he came here five years ago from Tennessee and was a truck driver. He was Baptist. Survivors include five sons, Chuck, Los Angeles, Eddie, Bronson, Michael and Joe, both of Hernando, and Tommy, Byron, Ga.; a daughter, Barbara Eby, Joelton, Tenn.; a stepdaughter, Coco, Byron; his mother, Ola Johnson, Inverness; two sisters, Gerta Johnson and Faye Odom, both of Inverness; and seven grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness.

KELLERBERG, HAZEL M., 79, of Inverness, died Thursday (June 22, 2000). Born in Noblestown, Pa., she came here eight years ago from Weedville, Pa. She was Protestant. Survivors include a son, Thomas Park, Houston, Pa.; a daughter, Janet Ringheisen, Inverness; two brothers, Oliver Liggitt, Southview, Pa., and Lloyd Liggitt, Walnutport, Pa.; and five grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness Chapel.

ROWLAND, CRAIG A., 57, of Inverness, died Thursday (June 22, 2000). Born in Jamestown, N.Y., he came here 10 months ago from Little Valley, N.Y., and was a roofer for the construction industry. He was a member of Roofers Local 74, Buffalo, N.Y. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl L. Letson; two daughters, Allison Kavanaugh, Gowanda, N.Y., and Tracie Rowland, Buffalo; his mother, Betty Lawrence, Rome, N.Y.; two brothers, William Lawrence, Rochester, N.Y., and Kurt Lawrence, Atlanta; two sisters, Kim Wheaton, Canandaigua, N.Y., and Mary Nobes, Atlanta; and two grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness Chapel.

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STEINKAMP, ZACHARY REID, 8, of Brooksville, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at home. Born in Tampa, he was a lifelong resident of Brooksville. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 71, the Hernando Youth Baseball League and the Brooksville United Soccer Association. He attended the Methodist School Center in Brooksville. He was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Carl and Lisa Steinkamp; two brothers, Parker and Charles, both of Brooksville; a sister, Lida Steinkamp, Brooksville; his paternal grandparents, Charles and Mary Steinkamp, Fernandina Beach; and his maternal grandparents, Robert Mogg, Shreveport, La., and Margaret Breen, Arlington, Texas. Robert & Son Cremation Service, Spring Hill/Brooksville.

TADLOCK, CHARLES E. "CHUCK," 81, of Ridge Manor, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Pasco Community Hospital, Dade City. Born in Schell City, Mo., he came here 22 years ago from St. Petersburg and was retired owner/operator of Chuck's Servicenter, Pinellas Park. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving under Gen. Patton, a member of All Faiths United Church of Christ and its Board of Trustees, a life member of VFW Post 7256, Ridge Manor, and a charter member of the Body Shop Owners Association, Pinellas Park. Survivors include his wife, Grace; a brother, Merle, Pea Ridge, Ark.; and many nephews and nieces. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.

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ALBAUGH, SHIRLEY M., 77, of Temple Terrace, died Friday (June 23, 2000). Born in Detroit, she came here in 1939. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Mitch, Valrico; a daughter, Marilyn McCall, Gainesville; and six grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

CADDEN, JEROME A. JERRY, 48, of Tampa, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Canton, Ohio, he came here 14 years ago. He was a certified public accountant for Valiente, Hernandez & Company. He was a member of AICPA and was Catholic. Survivors include his fiancee, Rose DiPasquale; a son, Jason DiPasquale, Tampa; his mother, Aline Cadden, Canton, Ohio; three brothers, Leo, Virginia, Bill, Ohio, and Thomas, Arizona; and seven sisters, Martha Cadden, Pennsylvania, Eileen, Burns, Miss., Melanie Marshall, North Carolina, Barbara Muniz, Tampa, and Kathy Swager, Frances Cadden and Mary Cadden, all of Canton, Ohio. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

DONLON, MEL, 74, of Riverview, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. Born in Detroit, he came here in 1986. He was a tinsmith in the sheet metal industry. He was a Navy veteran and was Christian. Survivors include his wife, Nancy; three sons, Patrick A., East Lansing, Mich., Dennis, Fenton, Mich., and Douglas, Pinckney, Mich.; three daughters, Cindy Rinshed, Lakeland, Lydia Donlon, Riverview, and Gail Donlon, Orlando; and eight grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

HANSEN, ALBERT E., 90, of Sun City Center, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at South Bay Hospital. Born in Madison, Wis., he came to the area 15 years ago from Lake Park, Fla. He was owner of a lumber company and was a member of United Community Church in Sun City Center. Survivors include his wife, Helen; two sons, William and Robert, both of New York City; a daughter, Elizabeth Meier, Madison, Wis.; four grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.

HOMAR, PEGGY ANN, 52, of Land O'Lakes, formerly of Tampa, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. Born in Cincinnati, she came here 35 years ago. Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Rosemary and John Harnish, Land O'Lakes. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Land O'Lakes Chapel.

RAPP, LUCILLE, 90, of Tampa, died Saturday (June 24, 2000). Born in Ohio, she came here in 1945. She was a homemaker and a member of Palma Ceia Christian Church. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Jean Purtell, Dublin, Ohio, and personal representative, Rev. John A. Meisenbach, Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.

SUBINO, MARIA ANTONIA, 93, of Tampa, died Friday (June 23, 2000). Born in Spain, she came here in 1980 from New York. She was a translator for the Cuban government and was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Antonio, Tampa; and two granddaughters. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

TORRES, JULIAN C., 2, of Tampa, died Wednesday (June 21, 2000). He was born in Brandon and lived in Tampa. Survivors include his mother, Tiffiny Martinez, his father, Benjamin A. Torres; two sisters, Kiana Candice Torres and Leilani Star Torres, both of Tampa; maternal grandparents, Candido and Bery Martinez, Tampa; paternal grandparents, Sonia Torres and Gerardo Escobar, both of Brandon, and Jose A. Melindez, Newark, N.J. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.

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BLANCO, RALPH R., 67, of Port Richey, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. Born in Muse, Pa., he came here six years ago from Topeka, Kan., and was a sheet metal worker for the heating and air conditioning industry. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, a member of the VFW and American Legion, both of Topeka, and Sheet Metal Workers International. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; a son, Rick, Massachusetts; a daughter, Nancy Kearas, Sarasota; two brothers, Edward, California, and Raymond, Washington, Pa.; and two grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

BOSWELL, ELSIE P., 87, of New Port Richey, formerly of the Mainlands, Pinellas Park, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Hawkinsville, Ga., she came here in 1968 from Suitland, Md., where she was a clerk for the Census Bureau. She moved to New Port Richey in 1999. She was a member of First Baptist Church and OES Chapter 234, both in Pinellas Park, and DAR. Survivors include a son, James F. Stewart, Port Richey; two granddaughters, Susan Keith and Janet Shearer, both of Salem, Ore.; and four great-grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.

BRAITLING, VERONICA, 93, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at Harborside Health Care, New Port Richey. Born in Scranton, Pa., she came here 28 years ago from Valley Stream, N.Y., and was a retired tool checker for the Brooklyn naval yard. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church, New Port Richey. Survivors include several nephews and nieces including Bruce Doscher, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Charles Braitling, Pinellas Park, and Jean Stimers, Little Rock, Ark. Arlington Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

BUONGIORNO, NICHOLAS R., 84, of Port Richey, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Arbors at Bayonet Point. Born in New York City, he came here 20 years ago from Dumont, N.J., and was a construction worker in the home building industry. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was former chief of the Dumont Volunteer Fire Department, a member of the Regency Park Civic Association and a Catholic. Survivors include a stepson, Richard Brenner, Saratoga, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Arlene LaPlante, San Diego, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

DAVIS, DAVID LEWIS, 63, of Holiday, died Monday (June 19, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. He came here 34 years ago from his native Washington, D.C., and was a painter. He was a member of the Moose Lodge. Survivors include two sons, David Jr., Ohio, and Jeff Rice, Holiday; two daughters, Wendy Davis, Port Richey, and Carrie Davis, Holiday; a brother, Charles, Orlando; and six grandchildren. International Mortuary Services, Pinellas Park.

DRAYTON, SOLOMAN JR., 63, of Dade City, died Sunday (June 18, 2000) at Pasco Community Hospital. He came here 20 years ago from his native Savannah, Ga., and was a citrus fruit picker. Survivors include three sons, Tony and Soloman III, both of Dade City, and Cleon Mitchell, Savannah; a daughter, Diane Drayton, Savannah; his mother, Liller Lee Smith, Savannah; five brothers, Johnny, Matthew, Milton and the Rev. Jessie, all of Savannah, and the Rev. Jerry, Winston Salem, N.C.; two sisters, Mamie and Josephine Drayton, both of Savannah; a companion, Mary Ann Drayton, Dade City; and three grandchildren. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

JARRETT, EMMA M., 82, of Holiday, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. Born in Detroit, she came here 18 years ago from Java, Va. Survivors include three sons, Jay, Huntington Beach, Calif., Chris, Leonardtown, Md., and Steve, Clearwater Beach; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday Chapel.

SORCI, CLAIRE, 72, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at home. Born in New York City, she came here 22 years ago from Bayside, N.Y., and was a paraprofessional for the Pasco County School System. She was a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Karen Hahn and Denise Hille, both of New Port Richey; a sister, Marie Marinelli, Hudson; and five grandchildren. North/Meadowlawn, New Port Richey.

TAYLOR, LEONARD E. "Len", 79, of New Port Richey, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. He came here 48 years ago from his native Millville, N.J., and was a retired appliance mechanic and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of New Port Richey, charter member of the New Port Richey Elks, and member of the Earth Science Gem & Mineral Club, New Port Richey and Withlacoochee. Survivors include his wife, Mae J.; a daughter, Sheila Burney, New Port Richey; a brother, Frank, Millville; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, New Port Richey Chapel.

WASS, ELMER J., 71, of Holiday, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Countryside Health Care, Clearwater. He came here 41 years ago from his native Cleveland, Ohio, and was an electrician for Florida Power Corp. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Safety Harbor. Survivors include his wife, Vera; a son, Kenneth, Holiday; three brothers, Ernest, Spring Lake, Mich., Bill, Twinsburg, Ohio, and Richard, Mentor, Ohio; and several nephews and nieces. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

WILLIAMS JEAN L., 63, of Zephyrhills, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Pasco Community Hospital, Dade City. Born in Niles, Ohio, she came here 32 years ago from Kinsman, Ohio. She was a member of Southside Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy E.; two sons, James Thomas, Kinsman, and Frederick Thomas, Cortland, Ohio; a daughter, Sally Sapp, Warren, Ohio; her parents, John and Ann Garland, Kinsman; three sisters, Joann Ogilbee, Zephyrhills, and Donna Tricker and Helen Mullett, both of Kinsman; and seven grandchildren. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

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FLANAGAN, RONALD EDWARD, 67, of Clearwater, died Friday (June 16, 2000) at University Community Hospital, Tampa. He came here in 1983 from his native Chicago. He worked as an auto damage appraiser for an insurance company. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Annette; four daughters, Suc Yazdani, St. Petersburg, Kathleen O' Donoghue of Santa Fe, N.M., Diane Flanagan, Largo, and Janet Hass, Clearwater; his mother, Eleanor Flanagan, Genoa, Ill.; a sister, Maureen Guerzon, Genoa; and five grandchildren. International Mortuary Services/Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.
LANCASTER, THELMA, 93, of Clearwater, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Highland Pines Nursing Manor, Clearwater. She came here in 1925 from her native Scotland, Ga. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Clearwater. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Hammond, Jacksonville; two sisters, Dorothy James and Virginia Pearman, both of Clearwater; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.
WASS, ELMER J., 71, of Holiday, formerly of Clearwater, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Countryside Health Care Center, Palm Harbor. He came here in 1959 from his native Cleveland. He worked as an electrician for Florida Power Corp. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Safety Harbor and an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Vera; three brothers, Ernest, Spring Lake, Mich., Bill, Twinsburg, Ohio, and Richard, Mentor, Ohio; a son, Kenneth, Holiday; and several nieces and nephews. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Largo

BIBBY, CHARLES I., 94, of Largo, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at home. He came here in 1969 from his native Totowa, N.J. He was an executive director for the Medical Dental Service Bureau of Passaic and Bergen counties in New Jersey. He was a member of Bible Fellowship Church, Clearwater. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Louise; and several nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
EDSON, ESTHER W., of Largo, 92, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Wright's Nursing Home, Largo. She was born in Topeka, Kan., and came here in 1971 from Chicago. She was a retired schoolteacher for Evergreen Park Public Schools in Illinois. She was a member of Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Clearwater. She was a life member of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association and the Kansas State Teachers College Association. She graduated from the National College of Education, Evanston, Ill. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Anker, Glenwood, Ill., and Judith Fleming, Alameda, Calif; three grandsons, Andrew Fleming, Ashland, Ore., Robert Fleming, Arcata, Calif, and John Anker, Schaumburg, Ill.; a granddaughter, Kathryn Ossler, Aurora, Ill.; and three great-grandsons. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
IMRICH, GEORGE H., 97, of Largo, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in Marblehead, Ohio, and came here in 1961 from Highland, Ind. He worked as a chemical supervisor for Du Pont. He was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo, and Baypointe Golf Club. Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Humberger, Northbrook, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Oldsmar

WILSON, CAROL A., 41, of Oldsmar, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. She came here in 1980 from her native New York City. She worked as a word processor for Honeywell, Clearwater. She was a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, the United Way and the Special Olympics. Survivors include her husband, Carl; her parents, Peter and Margaret Patric, Palm Harbor; a brother, Ronald Patric, West Chazy, N.Y.; a sister, Marie Rivera, Oldsmar; a son, Joseph Lynch, Oldsmar; and a daughter, Jamie Lynch, Largo. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Palm Harbor

YORKEY, DONALD F., 74, of Palm Harbor, formerly of Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg, died Friday (June 16, 2000) at Harborside Healthcare, Clearwater. He moved here in 1986 from Carrollton, Texas. He worked as a glazier and gave 25 years of faithful service to the local Glaziers Union, Rochester, N.Y. He was Catholic and a member of Moose Lodge 1030, Clearwater. Survivors include two sons, Thomas, Sarasota, and David, Dallas; two daughters, Janet Smally, Sarasota, and Linda Forgues, Holiday; a sister, Betty Meyer, Rochester, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Seminole.

Seminole

DIAMOND, FRANCES M., 55, of Seminole, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. She came here in 1956 from her native Washington, D.C. She was a homemaker, the former owner of the Seminole Snoopery, vice president of Quality Auto Leasing and vice president of Quality Tower Erectors. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include her husband, Robert F.; a son, Robert F. II, and a daughter, Danielle N. Schutze, both of Seminole; two brothers, Tony Finotti, Columbia, S.C., and Robert Finotti, New Port Richey; four sisters, Vera Miles, Port Richey, Jean Roberts, Seminole, Linda Bowman, Pinellas Park, and Pat Smith, Maryland; and two grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
KING, JESSE WRIGHT, 84, of Seminole, formerly of North Redingon Beach, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in East St. Louis, Ill., and came here in 1955 from Des Moines, Iowa, where he was founder and CEO of Wright Welding Supply. He was president and CEO of Suncoaster Mobile Homes Manufacturing for more than 30 years. He was a pioneer in the aluminum screen porch, cabana and awning business and served as president of Busch Mastercraft Inc. He was co-founder and co-developer of Edgewater Pines Mobile Home Park, Seminole, and Terra Ceia Manor Mobile Home Park, Palmetto. He was Protestant and an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. In recent years, he and his wife founded the Jesse King Scholarship Foundation, which provided scholarships for 14 Seminole High School students to attend college in North Carolina. King also supported other colleges and the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Lela Johnson King; and three nephews, Richard Johnson, Redington Beach, Robert Johnson, Greenwich, Conn., and Norman Johnson, San Diego. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.

Tarpon Springs

AYOUB, JOHN G., 49, of Tarpon Springs, died Wednesday (June 21, 2000) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Lebanon and came here in 1996 from Massachusetts. He worked as a tailor for Countryside Tailors & Alterations, Clearwater. He was a member of St. Athanasius Syrian Orthodox Church, St. Petersburg. Survivors include his mother, Nazou, a brother, Simone, and sister, Mary Ayoub, all of Syria. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

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St. Petersburg

BYRD, HENRY O. JR., 63, of Cedar Grove, N.J., formerly of St. Petersburg, Largo and Dunnellon, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge, N.J. Born in Dunnellon, he lived in St. Petersburg, Largo and Orange, N.J., before moving to Cedar Grove 25 years ago. He was a licensed land surveyor in Essex County, N.J., for many years. For the past five years he was a crossing guard for the township of Cedar Grove. He was an Army veteran and a member of Cedar Grove VFW Post 6255. Survivors include his wife, Angela J.; a daughter, Mary F. Hegeman; three sisters, Linda Lee Hall, Patricia Borax and Jean Porgal; and two grandchildren. Shook Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, N.J.

MacDONALD, JONATHAN DAVID, 35, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at home. Born in Gloucester, Mass., he came here in 1992 from Seattle. He was a freelance computer technician and a security guard with Somethin' Different on Central Avenue, St. Petersburg. He was an Army veteran. He received an associate's degree from North Shore Community College, Beverly, Mass., and attended the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, majoring in education and history. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Sylvia and Donald Knowles, Gloucester; a sister, Beth Jackson, St. Petersburg; three brothers, Rick, Beverly, Mass., and Chris and Jamie, both of Gloucester; and several nieces and nephews. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.

RIGNEY, CLARA MAE, 84, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Egret Cove Center. Born in New Jersey, she came here in the 1950s from Akron, Ohio. She was a public school teacher and a child welfare worker. She was a former officer of the DAV Auxiliary and a member of OES. Survivors include a sister, Helen Dalton, St. Petersburg; two nieces, Janet Dalton, St. Petersburg, and Beverly Bloodsworth, Brandon; and two grandnephews. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.

TADLOCK, CHARLES E. "CHUCK," 81, of Ridge Manor, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Pasco Community Hospital, Dade City. Born in Schell City, Mo., he moved to Ridge Manor 22 years ago from St. Petersburg, where he retired as owner and operator of Chuck's Servicenter, Pinellas Park. He was an Army veteran, having served under General Patton. He was a member of All Faiths United Church of Christ, Ridge Manor, where he served on the board of trustees. He was a life member of VFW Post 7256, Ridge Manor, and was a charter member of the Body Shop Owners Association, Pinellas Park. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Grace; a brother, Merle, Pea Ridge, Ark.; and several nieces and nephews. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.

THOMPSON, ALGIE, 66, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at National Healthcare Center, St. Petersburg. Born in Dooling, Ga., he came here in 1956 from Vienna, Ga. He retired from the city of St. Petersburg and was Baptist. Survivors include three brothers, T.J., Fred and Emmett, and a sister, Fronnie Davis, all of St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.