St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST OBITUARIES

Friday, August 11, 2000

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

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McCALL, LOUIS MITCHELL, 67, of Brooksville, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. He was a lifelong resident of Brooksville and was a heavy equipment operator for Brooksville Rock Industries and a cattle rancher. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Hebron Baptist Church, Brooksville, the Cattleman's Association,and the Gulf Hammock Hunting Club. Survivors include his wife, Loretta; a son, Edwin, Brooksville; two daughters, Sheila Basile and Kathy Rodgers, both of Brooksville; his mother, Anna Gertrude McCall, Brooksville; two brothers, Lawrence, Brooksville, and Gene, Floral City; three sisters, Naomi Daniels, Jacksonville, Lois Booth, Brooksville, and Diane Douglas, Zephyrhills; and three grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

SCHWARTZ, SIDNEY D., 90, of Lecanto, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000). He came here two years ago from his native New York City and was a former postal clerk. He was Jewish and a member of the Knights of Pythias. Survivors include his wife, Mollie; a daughter, Anita Crisson, Beverly Hills.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Fero Funeral Home With Crematory, Beverly Hills.

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CARON, LOUIS J., 76, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. Born in Manchester, N.H., he came here 21 years ago from Chicago. He was retired from railroad communications and a member of the First Baptist Church, Sanford, Maine. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Mary; and a sister, Doris Remick, Sanford. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

HINZE, LOUISE, 84, of Brooksville, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000). She was born in Long Island, N.Y., and came here 26 years ago. She was a retired owner/operator of a hotel in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., and a real estate saleswoman. Survivors include a son, Frederick, Long Island; two daughters, Marilou Taylor and Barbara Galbraith, both of Brooksville; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Brooksville.

MEULLER, FRANZL JOSEPH, 45, of Spring Hill, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at home. Born in Peekskill, N.Y., he came here 10 months ago from New Mexico. He was a hotel maintenance technician. He was Protestant. He was a Navy veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10209. Survivors include a brother, Charles Lancaster, Chandler, Ariz.; and a sister, Karen Matheson, Peekskill. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

SMITH, NORMAN F. JR., 76, of Weeki Wachee, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Waterville, Maine, he came here 20 years ago from Downers Grove, Ill. He graduated from the University of Maine and was retired from the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. He was a Navy and Army veteran of World War II and retired from the Air Force OSI. He was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Spring Hill, the American Society of Military Engineers, the Western Society of Engineers, the American Legion Retired Officers Association and the Air Force Association. Survivors include his wife, Shirley. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

VEGA, WILBUR "BILL," 83, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here 13 years ago from New York and was the owner/operator of Esco Packaging Co. He was Episcopalian and served as warden and coordinator in the construction of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Haworth, N.J. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a reporter for the Army newspaper Stars and Stripes, covering the events of the Nuremberg trials in Germany. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Hernando Beach. Survivors include his wife, Jean; two sons, Paul, New York, and Richard Fairchild, Florida; three daughters, Janet Escott, New York, Christine Jucket and Elizabeth Vega-Neel, both of Pennsylvania; a brother, Oscar, New Jersey; and eight grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Spring Hill

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ADORNO, MARIA, 76, of Dade City, formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Heritage Park Specialty Care Center, Dade City. Born in San Tuce, Puerto Rico, she moved to Dade City two years ago from Tampa. She was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Kingston, N.Y. Survivors include a son, Raymon, Dade City; three daughters, Elizabeth Adorno, Dade City, Margaret Garcia, Tampa, and Carmen Adorno, Kingston; a sister, Olga Miranda, Tampa; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Hodges Funeral Home, Dade City.

APLIN, HENRY R., 88, of Lutz, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at University Community Hospital. Born in De Funiak Springs, he came here in 1931. He was a trim carpenter and was a member of Carpenter's Hall Local No. 696. He was Baptist. Survivors include three sons, Henry Jr., Robert, and Bennie, all of Lutz; four daughters, Jane White, Lutz, Joann Rairigh, Tampa, Janet Scoggins, Mango, and Betty Jo Barton, Dade City; 24 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.

BLANCHARD, WILNER, 42, of Tampa, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000). Born in Haiti, he came here over 19 years ago. He was a cook for Village Inn Restaurants. He was a member of Tampa Gospel and was Protestant. Survivors include his wife, Mary Carol; three sons, Geoffrey W. Black, Chris J. Black and Jefte Blanchard; a daughter, Ashley M. Black; father, Joseph Meridoine Blanchard; two brothers, Fritz and Ernst; and three sisters, Rosie Blanchard, Jesula B. Menes, and Elaine Blanchard. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.

CEPERO, EDUARDO L., 67, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000). Born in Cuba, he came here recently. He was a salesclerk for a grocery store and was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Eduardo Jr., Cuba; a daughter, Beatriz Cepero, Cuba; four brothers, Miguel and Alejandro Cepero, both of Tampa, Andres Diaz, West Palm Beach, and Ramon Diaz, Cuba; three sisters, Ondina Cepero, Tampa, Edilia Diaz, Miami, and Hilda Diaz, Cuba; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.

EACHON, DAVID ROY, 32, of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. Born in Englewood, Colo., he came here in 1980 from Miami. He was an aircraft pilot and designer. He belonged to the A.A.O.P.A. and was Christian. Survivors include his companion, Dyana Monzo; mother, Joy Eachon Kear, Denver; three brothers, Michael and Stephen, both of Tampa, and John, Denver; and a sister, Trish Hawkins, Phoenix. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.

EARLEY, DORIS L., 78, of Sun City Center, died Thursday (Aug. 10, 2000) at South Bay Hospital. She was born in Cleveland. She was a librarian. Survivors include a son, Daniel, Hiram, Ohio; a daughter, Debby, Sun City Center; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.

INMAN, LARRY R., 48, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. Born in Sanford, N.C., he came here in 1972. He was a bartender and minor league baseball player for the Atlanta Braves. Survivors include his wife, Josephine Beasley "Andi"; a daughter, Lisa Student, St. Petersburg; stepfather, Samuel B. Strickland, Dunn, N.C.; two brothers, Tim Inman, Erwin, N.C. and Jimmy Branch, Spring Lake, N.C.; a sister, Joyce Lawrence, Seattle; and three grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Dale Mabry, Tampa.

KITCHEL, KENNETH LEE, 53, of Valrico, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Brandon Regional Medical Center. Born in Logansport, Ind., he came to the area in 1970 from Venice, Fla. He was an electrician. He was a member of the De Soto Lodge No. 105 F&AM, the Kockritz Rifles, 7th Florida Company-B, C.S.A., John T. Lesley Camp No. 1282, IBEW Local No. 915, American Legion Post 159. He was a Vietnam War Navy veteran and was a member of Oakwood Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jane Ann; two sons, Brian C. and Matthew, both of Valrico; mother, Betty Kitchel, Logansport, Ind.; father, Lawrence Kitchel, Venice, Fla.; a brother, Donald, S. Venice, Fla.; two sisters, Jane Hollin, Port Charlotte, and Carol Johnson, Venice, Fla. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

MAYE, CLARA MAE, 95, of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000). Born in Morgan, Ga., she came here in 1990 from Macon, Ga. She was a retired seamstress for Davidson's department store and was a member of First Baptist Church of Temple Terrace. Survivors include a brother, Henry Almand, Macon, Ga.; a sister, Rubye Pearl Stevenson, Amelia Island, Fla.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.

METZ, ROBERT JAMES, 47, of Lutz, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000). He was born in Detroit. He was a self-employed maintenance worker and Vietnam Marine veteran. Survivors include two daughters, Julie Metz and Jennifer Metz, both of Taylor, Mich.; a brother, Don, Lutz; two sisters, Nancy Capstick, White Lake, Mich. and Diane Andersen, Livonia, Mich.; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Lutz-Land O'Lakes Chapel, Lutz.

METZGER, ANN, 85, of Thonotosassa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. She was a Tampa native and came here in 1989 from Cleveland. She was a homemaker and was a member of Thonotosassa Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors include her husband, Austin; a son, John Metzger, Toms River, N.J.; a daughter, Louise Hein, Thonotosassa; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

MOORE, MILDRED I., 76, of Gibsonton, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. Born in Columbus, Ohio, she came here 30 years ago. Survivors include four sons, David Lee, Columbus, Ohio, Gerald L., Savannah, Ga., Ronald and John Paul, both of Ruskin; a daughter, Nancy Fisher, Gibsonton; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.

PALMER, LOIS MARIE, 87, of Brandon, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000). She was born in Laurel Hill and longtime resident of the Tampa area. She was a homemaker. She was a Red Cross volunteer and was a member of Brandon Assembly of God. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Faye Allen, Lithia, and Mary Allen, Plant City; a brother, Fletcher W. Carter, Columbus, Ga.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

PIREZ, AMELIA, 86, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Memorial Hospital. She was born in Taunton, Mass. and lifelong resident of Tampa. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include three sons, Manuel and Louis, both of Tampa, and Carl, St. Petersburg; three daughters, Delores Harmon and Gail Woodham, both of Tampa, and Carmen Woodard, North Carolina; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Dale Mabry Chapel, Tampa.

REILLY, WILLIAM P. JR., 77, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. Born in Milwaukee, he came here in 1956. He was a Merchant Marine and member of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary H.; a son, William P. III, Dunnellon; five daughters, Theresa Gagne and Mary Tramer, both of Lutz, Pat Mathewson, Odessa, Louise Koschler and Catherine Ahwash, both of Tampa; two brothers, Tom, Los Angeles and Dennis, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Natalie Nelson, Milwaukee and Mary Cermak, Washington D.C.; and 10 grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.

RINGELSPAUGH, DONALD "DON," 89, of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000). Born in Sydney, Ohio, he came here in 49 years ago. He was a well-known artist by trade in the area for 51 years. He designed the Kapok Tree Inn restaurants as well as many private homes. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, the International Brotherhood of Painters, and was Brethren. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Martino, Tampa; two brothers, Kenneth and Gerald Ringelspaugh, both of Tampa; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.

ROMAN, MARIA A., 70, of Tampa, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at Vencor Hospital. Born in Puerto Rico, she came here in 1990. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include six daughters, Carmen Suarez Colon, Brandon, Wency Rodriguez and Gladys Rodriguez, both of Puerto Rico, Magaly Rodriguez, Elsie Irrizary, and Nelly Perez, all of Tampa; a son, William Rodriguez, Chicago; a sister, Adelaida Roman, Puerto Rico; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.

TIGUE, MILTON SR., 64, of Brooksville, formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. Born in Winchester, Tenn., he moved to Brooksville 13 years ago from Tampa. He was a sub-contractor in the construction of metal buildings. He was Baptist and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Loretta Batten Tigue; a son, Milton Jr., Plant City; three daughters, Darlene Garrison and Fawn Andino, both of Tampa, and Terri Carter, Brooksville; two brothers, Clifton and Charles, both of Tampa; a sister, Brenda Sanders, Winchester; eight grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

VINCENT, JACK ROLAND SR., 79, of Zephyrhills, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Kansas City, Mo., he came here 40 years ago. He was a self-employed exterminator. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, a member of American Legion Post III, Z.H. Moose Lodge and First Baptist Church of Zephyrhills. Survivors include his companion, Martie Mickle, Zephyrhills; two sons, Jack R. and Joseph Michael, Tampa; a sister, Shana Lee, Land O'Lakes; two brothers, Stanley L., Land O'Lakes and Lawrence A., Tampa; a sister, Alice Shaffer, Zephyrhills; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

WILBUR, PATRICIA, 75, of Riverview, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. Born in Stanford, Conn., she came here seven years ago from Miami. She was homemaker and was Lutheran. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Seaman; two sons, Dale, Laurel, Md. and Eric, Riverview; a sister, Charlotte Bouey, Douglasville, Ga.; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview.

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BARKER, GEORGE H., 76, of Zephyrhills, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. Born in Brownville, Maine, he came here 16 years ago from Bangor, Maine. He was the owner of a security guard company and attended Faith Baptist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and very active in the Boy Scouts. Survivors include his wife, Vera M.; four sons, the Rev. George H. Jr., Davie, James W., Bucksport, Maine, Steven E., Brewer, Maine, and Richard A., Adairsville, Ga.; a daughter, Barbara D. McNure, Bangor; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

BEMISS, FRANCES ALBERTA, 74, of Zephyrhills, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. Born in Louisville, Ky., she came here three months ago from Land O'Lakes. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Zephyrhills, and the Shelby County Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Chester; a son, David, Shelbyville, Ky.; two sisters, Emma Light, Westport, Conn., and Marie Murray, Zanesville, Ohio. Hodges Family Funeral Home, Dade City.

BURKHART, FRANCIS EUGENE, 58, of Hudson, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. He was born in Martinsburg, W.Va., and retired as staff sergeant from the Air Force. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church and the Pasco Senior Men's Club, both in Hudson, and was an avid bowler and golfer. Survivors include his wife, Mary Dick Burkhart; four sons, Anthony, Inwood, W.Va, Larry, Martinsburg, Francis Jr., and Jessie, both of Hudson; a daughter, Penny Brown, Martinsburg; six brothers, George, Kearneysville, W.Va., Freddie and Robert, both of Martinsburg, Douglas, Charles Town, W.Va., Kenneth, Charleston, W.Va., and Richard, Inwood; and six sisters, Ann Jones, Millville, W.Va., Joan Burkhart and Beatrice Hite, both of Martinsburg, Phyllis Risinger, Washington D.C., Idabelle Bohrer, Falling Waters, W.Va., and Aletha Perkins, Hudson. Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, W.Va.

COLLINS, MOSES, 82, of Hudson, formerly of Homosassa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. He came to this area 20 years ago from his native Logan County, W.Va., and was an appliance repairman. He was a member of the Church of God and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include several nieces and nephews including Robert Collins, Hudson. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

GARRETT, PAUL E., 43, of Dade City, formerly of Brooksville, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. He was a lifelong resident of Brooksville before moving to Dade City. He was a self-employed landscaper and Baptist. Survivors include a son, Paul E. Jr., Brooksville; a daughter, Amanda Garrett "Mindy," Davenport, Iowa; a brother, William P., Brooksville; four sisters, Carolyn Griffith, Bushnell, Judy Maraquin and Deborah Schneider, both of Dade City, and Gloria Whitaker, Jasper, Ga.; and one grandson. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

GAUDIOSI, SHIRLEY, 65, of New Port Richey, formerly of Palm Harbor died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Pasco-Hernando Hospice House, Hudson. Born in Wickhaven, Pa., she came to Florida 20 years ago from Cleveland and lived in the Clearwater area prior to moving to New Port Richey. She was retired from the medical equipment manufacturing industry and was Presbyterian. Survivors include two sons, Edward Robbins and Tony Gaudiosi, both of Palm Harbor; a daughter, Angie Jonas, New Port Richey; a brother, Robert Roberts, Pennsylvania; two sisters, Leveda Eicholtz, Jacksonville, and Laverne Cole, Pennsylvania; and three grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.

GOERING, LILLIAN M., 86, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (July 15, 2000) at home. Born in Union City, N.J., she came here 30 years ago from Bergenfield, N.J., and was a homemaker. She was Presbyterian and participated in square dancing for many years. Survivors include a son, Nimrod, New Port Richey; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

HALLETT, CLELAND E. "BUD," 79, of Holiday, died Thursday (Aug. 10, 2000) at Edward White Hospital, St. Petersburg. Born in Four Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, he came here 44 years ago from Orange, Mass. He was a retired general mechanic for Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, and previously was owner of Bud's Garage, Orange. He was Methodist and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Scottish Rite, Tampa, the York Rite Bodies, the Masonic Lodge 112 F&AM, Tarpon Springs, member and assistant chief photographer for press corps of the Egypt Temple Shrine, Tampa, life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10167 and the Military Order of Cooties, both of Holiday, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home. Survivors include his wife, Pauline; a daughter, Alice McCoy, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; three brothers, Gilbert, Holiday, Gerald, Orange, and Charles, Hartly, Del.; a sister, Erma Labonet, Orange; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

HENRY, JODI EUGENE, 34, of Hudson died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Yuba City, Calif., he came here two years ago from Willaims, Calif. He was the owner of Holy Ground homeless shelter and attended area churches. Survivors include his wife, Lisa Gaye Barabas-Henry; four sons, Vincent Wright, Hudson, Larry, Landon, and Lance Barabas-Henry, all of Hudson; a daughter, Jodi Nicole Henry, Visalia, Calif.; his parents, Alfonso and Judy Diaz, Williams; four brothers, Patrick Arrenquin, Maxwell, Calif., Dennis, Aripeka, Robert, Portland, Ore., and Nicholas, Concord, Calif.; and two sisters, Patricia Rodarte and Mia Pena, both of Madera, Calif. Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

IANNACCONE, ANNA, 80, of Port Richey, died Thursday (Aug. 10, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Italy, she came here 27 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. She was a retired seamstress working in the garment district of New York City and a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Hudson. Survivors include two sons, Ronald and Joseph, both of Port Richey; a daughter, Louise Iannaccone, Port Richey; and three grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.

PECK, PATRICIA A., 62, of Holiday died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at home. She was born in Detroit, came to this area in 1977 from Algonac, Mich., and lived in Clearwater, Dunedin and Tarpon Springs before moving in 1996 to Holiday. She retired as a loan secretary for the Corporate Lending Division of Republic Bank Countryside, Clearwater. Survivors include her husband, Richard A.; a son, Jeffrey A. Kempkens, Palm Harbor; three daughters, Candice L. Kempkens, Dunedin, Lisa A. Peck, Oldsmar, and Michelle L. Mackino, Hudson; and a grandson. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

SCHMIDT, BETTY MAY, 74, of Zephyrhills, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at Pasco Cimmunity Hospital. Born in Auburn, Mich., she came here 13 years ago from Colorado and was a secretary for a construction company. She was Lutheran and a member of the Moose Lodge, Zephyrhills. Survivors include a son, Jim, Galt, Calif.; two daughters, Marcy Sampler, Harrison, Mich., and Judy Schwab, Sanford, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

SELLERS, SHIRLEY M., 80, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. She came here 12 years ago from her native Brooklyn, N.Y., where she was a mortgage servicing officer for Anchor Savings. She was member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church and the Eagles Aerie Auxiliary, both in New Port Richey. There are no known immediate survivors. Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

SHULTZ, MARION J., 85, of Zephyrhills, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Westbrooke Manor, Zephyrhills. Born in Kendallville, Ind., he came here 17 years ago from Mishawaka, Ind. He was a retired laboratory technician for UniRoyal Rubber & Plastic Manufacturing and a member of the First United Methodist Church, Zephyrhills, and the Masonic Lodge 130, Mishawaka. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie; a son, Robert, Wesley Chapel; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Homes, Zephyrhills.

TAUNTON, ORVRIA "COOKIE," 90, of Hudson, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at home. Born in West Bay, he came here 14 years ago from St. Petersburg, and was a plumber for Ray's Plumbing. He was an Army and Navy veteran and a member of the Hudson Church of God and the American Legion, Gulfport. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Mitchell, Hudson; a sister, Vivian Holt, Tampa; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry and Roel Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, Woodlawn Chapel, St. Petersburg.

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KELSAY, CONSTANCE "CONNIE," 77, of Belleair, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Detroit, moved to St. Petersburg in 1950 from El Paso, Texas, and moved to Belleair this year. She worked for several years at Maas Brothers department store, serving in the gifts, fruit shipping, cosmetics, photo and stationery departments. She was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist, St. Petersburg, where she was a Sunday school teacher, organist and leader, and the Mother Church of Christ Scientist, Boston. She was past president of the Disston Junior High PTA, a troop leader for Girl Scouts of America, served on local and regional boards for GSA, was a trainer, program chairman and delegate to Girl Scouts national conventions in Philadelphia and St. Louis. She was a member of the Women's Service League in St. Petersburg and was social activities director for Bay Island Yacht Club. She was a member and officer of the St. Petersburg Opti-Mrs Club and was elected to the club's Hall of Fame in 1983. Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Charles; a daughter, Sharon McClary, Jacksonville; a son, Kurt E. Beard, Largo; two sisters, Betty Jean Dignan, Flint, Mich., and Nancy Hopson, Rankin, Mich.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.

Clearwater

BARLOW, MARY LEE HOLDEN, 90, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Bartow County, Ga., and came here in 1925 from Georgia. She was a seamstress and worked for Clearwater Laundry. During World War II, she tailored military uniforms at the Belleview Biltmore Hotel. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater, where she was the official greeter, a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Seniors Adult Ministry and the Women's Missionary Union. Survivors include two daughters, Fay Patterson, Clearwater, and Virginia B. Noblit, Tarpon Springs; a sister, Frances Oliff, Berlin, Ga.; four granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
DINDA, PAUL E. SR., 88, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Edward White Hospital, St. Petersburg. He came here in 1986 from his native New York City, where he retired as a supervisor after 30 years with Shatz Painting Co. He was a member of Broadway Temple United Methodist Church, a former committee chairman for Boy Scouts of America, a past master of Henry Clay Lodge F&AM, a past high priest of Ancient Lodge 1, a past commander of Morton Lodge 4, a past master of Union Council 2, a past worthy patron of Alpha Chapter 1 OES, a Chapter Dad of DeMolay and a committeeman for Rainbow Girls, all in New York City. Locally, he was a royal patron of Order of Amaranth, worthy priest of the White Shrine, a past noble grand of Odd Fellows Chapter 12 and past grand chaplain of State of Florida Odd Fellows. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Lillian; two sons, Paul E. Jr., Webster Springs, W.Va., and Robert M., Powell, Tenn.; a brother, George C., Greenbrook, N.J.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
GOLDSTEIN, ELEANOR, 81, of Clearwater, formerly of Largo, died Thursday (Aug. 10, 2000) at the home of her daughter in Dunedin. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and came here in 1975 from Shaker Heights, Ohio, where she and her late husband owned and operated a men's retail clothing store. Locally, she was a fundraiser for the Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens and a member of Temple B'Nai Israel and its Sisterhood, Clearwater, and Hadassah. Survivors include her husband of eight years, Leo; two daughters, Sandi Sunter, Dunedin, and Maureen Rosewater, Belleair; 11 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.
GRIDLEY, FRANCES MERRITT, 85, of Clearwater, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at Palm Garden of Clearwater nursing home. She was born in Michigan and came here in 1999 from Lawrenceville, Ga. She was a retired schoolteacher and accountant and was Methodist. Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca G. Watkins, Clearwater; a son, Travis M., Lawrenceville; a brother, Forrest, Michigan; two granddaughters, Juliette Davis, Madeira Beach, and Rebecca Sloan Schnell, Oldsmar; and four great-grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Service, Largo.
MARKS, ARCHIE, 86, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Harbor Beach, Mich., and came here in 1960 from Michigan. He worked as a mechanic and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a past commander of Edward and James White VFW Post 10304, Clearwater, and a member of Heisler-Johnson American Legion Post 119, Largo. Survivors include a son, Gary, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Carolyn Spurrier, Sterling Heights, Mich.; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
MERRITT, SUE, 104, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Springfield, Ky., and came here in 1956 from Louisville, Ky. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Bob, Miami; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Gulf Breeze Cremation & Burial Society, Largo.
PERRY, JOSEPH, 84, of Clearwater, formerly of Safety Harbor, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Westchester Gardens Rehabilitation and Care Center, Clearwater. He was born in Watertown, Mass., and came to this area in 1995 from Jensen Beach. He was a member of Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Safety Harbor. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; two sons, Michael, Dunedin, and Donald, South Carolina; a daughter, Earlene Mann, Jacksonville; three brothers, Charlie and Bill, both of Holiday, and Arthur, Massachusetts; a sister, Peggy Birchall, Massachusetts; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Foster Crematory, Brooksville.
SUMMERS, EDITH J., 92, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. She was born in Denmark and moved to St. Petersburg from Clearwater. She was a violin teacher and Lutheran. Survivors include a caregiver, Lois Revels. David C. Gross Funeral Homes and Crematory, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.
TAYLOR, GLORIA PEARL, 62, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She was born in Clarksburg, W.Va., and moved here from Port Charlotte. She retired in 1997 from Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was a member of Countryside Christian Center, Clearwater, and a volunteer with the church's Helping Hands program. Survivors include three daughters, Darlene Bellant, Oldsmar, Pamela A. Worrell, St. Louis, and Faith King, Hartford, Ala.; two sons, Paul F. Jr., Atlanta, and Matthew, Troy, Ala.; two brothers, Richard Hyer and Harold Hyer, and two sisters, Gina Guido and Donna Roesler, all of Baltimore; and nine grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
ZOSLOV, AMY J., 42, of Clearwater, died of cancer Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at the home of her parents in Clearwater. She was born in Cleveland and recently moved here from Washington, D.C. She was an attorney and chief of the Auctions and Industry Analysis Division and worked for 17 years for the Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. She was Jewish and a member of the Washington Cyclist Club, the Ohio Bar Association and the FCC bar association, and was an associate member of the Smithsonian Institute. Survivors include her parents, Sheldon and Toby Zoslov, Clearwater; two sisters, Ellen K. Zoslov, Clearwater, and Pamela B. Zoslov, Cleveland. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Largo

HUMPHREY, JACK W., 60, of Largo, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. He came here in 1960 from his native Wheeling, W.Va., and worked as a manager of mobile home parks. He was an Army veteran and Protestant. Survivors include four sons, Jay Humphrey, Hudson, Jamie Furrouso, Fort Lauderdale, and Steven Johnson and Tony Humphrey, both of Wheeling; four sisters, Helen A. Phillips, Clearwater, and Mary Barret, Darlene Humphrey and Kathy Britton, all of Wheeling; a brother, Dale E., Bridgeport, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Service, Largo.
KASS, JACOB J., 90, of Largo, died Thursday (Aug. 10, 2000) at Oak Manor Nursing Center, Largo. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1972 from Baldwin, N.Y. He was an artist and worked 50 years doing lettering and artwork on trucks for the William Kass and Sons Paint Shop, Brooklyn. After he retired, he exhibited his American folk art at galleries in New York City, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Paris and Florida. His most recent show was at Mennello Museum of American Folk Art, Orlando. Survivors include two sons, Warren W., South Pasadena, and Raymond R., Christiansburg, Va.; and two grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
KING, LOUISE B., 87, of Largo, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Balmoral Assisted Living Facility, Clearwater. She was born in Clinton, Pa., and came here in 1972 from North Smithfield, R.I. She graduated from Duke University in 1935 and from Yale University School of Nursing in 1938. She was a registered nurse. Locally, she was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Largo, Belleair Garden Club and Pinellas Rose Society. In Rhode Island, she was a founder of the North Smithfield Garden Club, a past president of the Women's Auxiliary of Woonsocket Hospital, a member of the board of directors of the Northern Rhode Island Visiting Nurse Association, and a volunteer for the Northern Rhode Island Red Cross and the Northern Rhode Island Council of Girl Scouts of America. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Dr. Alfred E.; five daughters, Carol Gamel, Largo, Alison Van Gestel, South Pasadena, Robin Kedzo, Dearborn, Mich., Laurel Conway, Rochester, Mass., and Holly Menard, Raleigh, N.C.; three sons, Philip, San Jose, Calif., Jonathan, Truckee, Calif., and Daniel, Bay Point, Calif.; and 12 grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
SCHWAB, DOLORES M., 69, of Peoria, Ill., a winter resident of Largo, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria. She was born in Hutchison, Kan., and was a winter resident of Largo since 1992. She retired in 1988 after 25 years as an Avon representative. She was a charter member of the Peoria Jayceettes and was a Girl Scout leader for 10 years. She was a member of Glen Oak Christian Church, Peoria and a life member of the Caterpillar Employees Mixed Chorus, where she made costumes and received the Roscoe and the Tom Neal awards for outstanding service. She also created costumes for Corn Stock Theatre and Peoria Players Theatre. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, William H.; a son, William W., and two daughters, Karen Stringer and Bonnie Larson, all of Peoria; and six grandchildren. Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel, Peoria, Ill.

Safety Harbor

DENNIS, MATTIE, 96, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Safety Harbor, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at Golfview Nursing Home. She was born in San Antonio, Fla., and moved to St. Petersburg in 1996 from Safety Harbor. She owned and managed the Mosley Hotel in the 1930s and later was a domestic worker for private families. She was a member of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, Safety Harbor. Survivors include four cousins, Ruth Williams, John Houston and Ronald Hall, all of St. Petersburg, and Hazel Cooper, Clearwater. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

Seminole

HORNER, HELEN P., 74, of Seminole, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Rochester, N.Y., and came here in 1972. She worked as a clerk for Skyview and Eckerd Drugs. Survivors include four sons, Timothy, Seminole, John, Pinellas Park, Patrick, Rochester, and Thomas, Amarillo, Tex.; a daughter, Susanne Kolb, and a brother, Charles Pell, both of Rochester. Norton Funeral Home, Sodus, N.Y.

Pinellas Park

CLAY, MARGERY M., 86, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Colonial Care Center. Born in West Warwick, R.I., she came here in 1968 from Twin Mountain, N.H. She was a seamstress. Survivors include a daughter, Jean Barrow, Pinellas Park; a brother, Robert E. Wilson, St. Petersburg; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

BALTHAZAR, MARIE FELICIENE, 64, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 2, 2000) at home. Born in Haiti, she came here in 1990 from Spring Valley, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Louis Phillip; four daughters, Anne Marie Compas and Danielle Balthazar, both of St. Petersburg, Marie Mona Sylvestre, New York City, and Mary Judith Bernard, Spring Valley; two sons, Marc Charles, Norfolk, Va., and Wenchel G., Treasure Island; her mother Saintina Lamy, Spring Valley; a brother, Lucien Lamy, North Carolina; four sisters, Marlene Dardignac, Solange Lamy, Concepcia Dalancourt and Monique Lamy, all of Spring Valley; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
BERKLEY, JONATHAN C., 31, of Palm Harbor, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at home. He was born in St. Petersburg and was a lifelong area resident. He worked as a cook and was Episcopalian. Survivors include his mother, Suzane Berkley, Palm Harbor; and a sister, Jennifer Pruitt, Dumfries, Va. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
BRYANT, JAMES ALLEN "J.B.," 67, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home under hospice care. He came here in 1955 from his native Marianna. He was a laborer for Henderson Construction. He was a member of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church and union Local 517, AFL-CIO. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Eva; 10 sons, Charles and Calvin Bryant of Marianna, and Guy, James Alvin, Gerald, Bobby, Dwight and Craig Bryant, and Johnny Harper and Kelvin Culler, all of St. Petersburg; three daughters, Sandra Bryant Bray, Annette Battle and Trece McKay, all of St. Petersburg; three sisters, Catherine Tanner and Julie Hall, both of Marianna, and Mary Smith, North East, Md.; 48 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. Zion Hill Mortuary, St. Petersburg.
GRIFFITH, ALLEAN, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Lenoir City, Tenn., she came here in 1996 from Dayton, Ohio, where she retired as a collator from Reynolds and Reynolds Co. after 34 years. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Griffith and Sara Jean Drobet, both of St. Petersburg; a son, William D. Fritts, New Carlisle, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
HALE, IRMA D., 80, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital. She came here in 1984 from her native Alexandria, Va. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Robert E., St. Petersburg, and Leo W. Jr., Tarboro, N.C.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
HAYES, VICTORIA MARY, 94, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. Born in Baltimore, she came here in 1974 from Newington, Conn. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Joan A. Gane, St. Petersburg; a son, retired Lt. Col. Alvin L., San Antonio, Texas; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
LAM, YUET-KWEI "BAK," 107, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at home. She came here in 1976 from her native Canton, China. Survivors include her son, Kwan Fong Ng, a grandson, Richard Quinto, both of St. Petersburg; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.
LEGGETT, JOHNNIE LEE SR., 70, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. He came here in 1942 from his native Montezuma, Ga. He retired as a truck driver for the city of St. Petersburg after 20 years of service. He was Baptist. Survivors include two daughters, Lisa R. and Annie Jean Leggett, both of St. Petersburg; three sons, Johnnie Jr., Miami, Edwin, St. Petersburg, and Dwight, California; a brother, Tommie, and a sister, Alice Eason, both of St. Petersburg; and 15 grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
LONGMIRE, JAMES P., 62, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000) at home. Born in Brewton, Ala., he came here in 1990 from Syracuse, N.Y., where he was a retired city bus driver. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where he was an usher. He was a member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 580, Syracuse. Survivors include a daughter, Darlene Jackson, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Virginia Drakeford, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Amanda Richardson, Detroit; a brother, Joseph White Jr., St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
LORING, DR. JONAS H., 83, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 6, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. He was born in New York City and came to Florida in 1994 from Hamburg, N.Y., where he had an optometry practice for more than 50 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a past president of the New York State Optometric Association and active in the American Optometric Society. He was a diplomate of contact lenses in the American Academy of Optometry. He was a past president of the Western New York Society of Optometrists. He was a life member of Rotary International, a past president of the South Shore Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Betty M.; two daughters, Joan E. Loring, Hamburg, and Sue Gurley, Concord, Mass.; a brother, Myles Loring, Tamarac; and two granddaughters. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
LOVE, RUTH G., 90, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Tyrone Medical Inn. She came here in 1933 from her native Jacksonville. She was a payroll clerk at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines for 34 years. She was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and its King's Daughters Sunday School class and served as secretary in the nursery Sunday school department. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara G. Love; and two nephews. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
MANOR, HAROLD C., 86, of Palm Beach, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000) at JFK Medical Center, Atlantis. He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind. He received a doctorate of education from Indiana University and held an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Florida Atlantic University. He was chairman of the fine arts department at Arkansas State College, dean of the evening division at St. Petersburg Junior College and was president of Palm Beach Community College from 1957 to 1978. He was a member of Lake Worth Rotary, the Fraternal Order of Police Associates and the Gulf Stream Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He received the Eagle Scout Award in 1985. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Dorothy; a daughter, Marcia Niethammer; and three grandchildren. Babione-Stephenson Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Lantana.
McKNIGHT, GEORGE W., 65, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Hubbard, Ohio, he came here in 1980 from Iran. He was a Navy veteran, serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was an aviation electrician in the Navy and a broker with A. Clinton Brooks Real Estate and Co. He was a former and founding member of Tierra Verde Yacht Club and a member of the Mustang Car Club. Survivors include his wife, Susan; a son, Terry, Ohio; two sisters, Ruth Eldridge, Coconut Creek, and Dorothy Myers, Hubbard; and four grandchildren. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.
ROCKS, MYRTLE L., 93, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Drake, S.D., she came here in 1949 from Philadelphia. She was a retired seamstress for Montgomery Ward, St. Petersburg. She was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Ronald Edward, a grandson, John Edward, and a great-granddaughter, Sara Delaney Rocks, all of St. Petersburg. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
SALES, EVERLEANER, 90, of Flemington, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000) under hospice care in Ocala. Born in Ocala, she came here many years ago and moved to Flemington in 1975. She was a domestic worker in private homes. She was a member of Mount Zion Progressive Baptist Church, where she was in choir No. 1. Survivors include her husband, James; a son, Gregory Sr., Flemington; a daughter, Annie Brooks, and a step-daughter, Carolyn Sales, both of St. Petersburg; a brother, James Ashwood, Waco, Texas; a sister, Mary Ann James, Birmingham, Ala.; and eight grandchildren. Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala.

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Gulfport

FALCONER, JOHN B., 83, of Gulfport, formerly of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital. Born in Nova Scotia, he came here in 1987 from Tampa. He owned a retail business and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a lifetime member of American Legion Post 111 and the VFW in Tampa. Survivors include his wife of 11 years, Sylvia; three daughters, Donna Veenstra, Gulfport, Janet John, Pittsburgh, and Carol Houston, St. Petersburg; a sister, Esther Ridgewell, Dowling Park; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
SAWCZUK, USTYN, 93, of Gulfport, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Pinellas Park

CLAY, MARGERY M., 86, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Colonial Care Center. Born in West Warwick, R.I., she came here in 1968 from Twin Mountain, N.H. She was a seamstress. Survivors include a daughter, Jean Barrow, Pinellas Park; a brother, Robert E. Wilson, St. Petersburg; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

BALTHAZAR, MARIE FELICIENE, 64, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 2, 2000) at home. Born in Haiti, she came here in 1990 from Spring Valley, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Louis Phillip; four daughters, Anne Marie Compas and Danielle Balthazar, both of St. Petersburg, Marie Mona Sylvestre, New York City, and Mary Judith Bernard, Spring Valley; two sons, Marc Charles, Norfolk, Va., and Wenchel G., Treasure Island; her mother Saintina Lamy, Spring Valley; a brother, Lucien Lamy, North Carolina; four sisters, Marlene Dardignac, Solange Lamy, Concepcia Dalancourt and Monique Lamy, all of Spring Valley; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
BERKLEY, JONATHAN C., 31, of Palm Harbor, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at home. He was born in St. Petersburg and was a lifelong area resident. He worked as a cook and was Episcopalian. Survivors include his mother, Suzane Berkley, Palm Harbor; and a sister, Jennifer Pruitt, Dumfries, Va. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
BRYANT, JAMES ALLEN "J.B.," 67, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home under hospice care. He came here in 1955 from his native Marianna. He was a laborer for Henderson Construction. He was a member of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church and union Local 517, AFL-CIO. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Eva; 10 sons, Charles and Calvin Bryant of Marianna, and Guy, James Alvin, Gerald, Bobby, Dwight and Craig Bryant, and Johnny Harper and Kelvin Culler, all of St. Petersburg; three daughters, Sandra Bryant Bray, Annette Battle and Trece McKay, all of St. Petersburg; three sisters, Catherine Tanner and Julie Hall, both of Marianna, and Mary Smith, North East, Md.; 48 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. Zion Hill Mortuary, St. Petersburg.
GRIFFITH, ALLEAN, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Lenoir City, Tenn., she came here in 1996 from Dayton, Ohio, where she retired as a collator from Reynolds and Reynolds Co. after 34 years. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Griffith and Sara Jean Drobet, both of St. Petersburg; a son, William D. Fritts, New Carlisle, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
HALE, IRMA D., 80, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital. She came here in 1984 from her native Alexandria, Va. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Robert E., St. Petersburg, and Leo W. Jr., Tarboro, N.C.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
HAYES, VICTORIA MARY, 94, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. Born in Baltimore, she came here in 1974 from Newington, Conn. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Joan A. Gane, St. Petersburg; a son, retired Lt. Col. Alvin L., San Antonio, Texas; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
KELSAY, CONSTANCE "CONNIE," 77, of Belleair, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital. Born in Detroit, she came to St. Petersburg in 1950 from El Paso, Texas, and moved to Belleair this year. She worked for several years at Maas Brothers department store, serving in the gifts, fruit shipping, cosmetics, photo and stationery departments. She was a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, St. Petersburg, where she was a Sunday school teacher, organist and leader, and First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston. She was past president of the Disston Junior High PTA, a Girl Scouts of America troop leader, serving on local and regional boards as a trainer and program chairman and was a delegate to Girl Scout national conventions in Philadelphia and St. Louis. She was a member of the Women's Service League in St. Petersburg and was social activities director for Bay Island Yacht Club. She was a member and officer of the St. Petersburg Opti-Mrs Club and was elected to the club's hall of fame in 1983. Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Charles; a daughter, Sharon McClary, Jacksonville; a son, Kurt E. Beard, Largo; two sisters, Betty Jean Dignan, Flint, Mich., and Nancy Hopson, Rankin, Mich.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.
LAM, YUET-KWEI "BAK," 107, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at home. She came here in 1976 from her native Canton, China. Survivors include her son, Kwan Fong Ng, a grandson, Richard Quinto, both of St. Petersburg; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.
LEGGETT, JOHNNIE LEE SR., 70, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. He came here in 1942 from his native Montezuma, Ga. He retired as a truck driver for the city of St. Petersburg after 20 years of service. He was Baptist. Survivors include two daughters, Lisa R. and Annie Jean Leggett, both of St. Petersburg; three sons, Johnnie Jr., Miami, Edwin, St. Petersburg, and Dwight, California; a brother, Tommie, and a sister, Alice Eason, both of St. Petersburg; and 15 grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
LONGMIRE, JAMES P., 62, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000) at home. Born in Brewton, Ala., he came here in 1990 from Syracuse, N.Y., where he was a retired city bus driver. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where he was an usher. He was a member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 580, Syracuse. Survivors include a daughter, Darlene Jackson, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Virginia Drakeford, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Amanda Richardson, Detroit; a brother, Joseph White Jr., St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
LORING, DR. JONAS H., 83, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 6, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. He was born in New York City and came to Florida in 1994 from Hamburg, N.Y., where he had an optometry practice for more than 50 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a past president of the New York State Optometric Association and active in the American Optometric Society. He was a diplomate of contact lenses in the American Academy of Optometry. He was a past president of the Western New York Society of Optometrists. He was a life member of Rotary International, a past president of the South Shore Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Betty M.; two daughters, Joan E. Loring, Hamburg, and Sue Gurley, Concord, Mass.; a brother, Myles Loring, Tamarac; and two granddaughters. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
LOVE, RUTH G., 90, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Tyrone Medical Inn. She came here in 1933 from her native Jacksonville. She was a payroll clerk at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines for 34 years. She was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and its King's Daughters Sunday School class and served as secretary in the nursery Sunday school department. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara G. Love; and two nephews. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
MANOR, HAROLD C., 86, of Palm Beach, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000) at JFK Medical Center, Atlantis. He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind. He received a doctorate of education from Indiana University and held an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Florida Atlantic University. He was chairman of the fine arts department at Arkansas State College, dean of the evening division at St. Petersburg Junior College and was president of Palm Beach Community College from 1957 to 1978. He was a member of Lake Worth Rotary, the Fraternal Order of Police Associates and the Gulf Stream Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He received the Eagle Scout Award in 1985. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Dorothy; a daughter, Marcia Niethammer; and three grandchildren. Babione-Stephenson Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Lantana.
McKNIGHT, GEORGE W., 65, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Hubbard, Ohio, he came here in 1980 from Iran. He was a Navy veteran, serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was an aviation electrician in the Navy and a broker with A. Clinton Brooks Real Estate and Co. He was a former and founding member of Tierra Verde Yacht Club and a member of the Mustang Car Club. Survivors include his wife, Susan; a son, Terry, Ohio; two sisters, Ruth Eldridge, Coconut Creek, and Dorothy Myers, Hubbard; and four grandchildren. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.
ROCKS, MYRTLE L., 93, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Drake, S.D., she came here in 1949 from Philadelphia. She was a retired seamstress for Montgomery Ward, St. Petersburg. She was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Ronald Edward, a grandson, John Edward, and a great-granddaughter, Sara Delaney Rocks, all of St. Petersburg. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
SALES, EVERLEANER, 90, of Flemington, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000) under hospice care in Ocala. Born in Ocala, she came here many years ago and moved to Flemington in 1975. She was a domestic worker in private homes. She was a member of Mount Zion Progressive Baptist Church, where she was in choir No. 1. Survivors include her husband, James; a son, Gregory Sr., Flemington; a daughter, Annie Brooks, and a step-daughter, Carolyn Sales, both of St. Petersburg; a brother, James Ashwood, Waco, Texas; a sister, Mary Ann James, Birmingham, Ala.; and eight grandchildren. Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala.

South Pasadena

TIBBITS, ELIZABETH BETTYE, 81, of South Pasadena, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. She came here in 1941 from her native Princeton, N.J. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary, St. Pete Beach. Survivors include two sons, Peter Duane III, Palm Harbor, and Philip K., St. Pete Beach; two daughters, Judy T. Hansom, Tampa, and Lyn T. Northam, Bear, Del.; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Beach Chapel, St. Pete Beach.