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Clearwater

• JARVIS, LEO, 82, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at Glen Oaks Health Care Center, Clearwater. He was born in Putnam, Conn., and came here in 1996 from Larchmont, N.Y. He worked as a bartender and was Catholic. Survivors include two sisters, Blanche Hadoulis, Largo, and Theresa Wallich, Kingwood, Texas. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Service, Largo.
• LOWDEN, GORDON J. "BUD," 74, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Sept. 16, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He came here in 1952 from his native Chicago. He was a private investigator and owned and operated Lowden Detective Agency, Clearwater. He was a 4th Marine Division veteran of World War II and served on Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. He was awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart and was disabled. He was an honorary Marine Corps recruiter, a past commandant of the Marine Corps League and a life member of the Florida Chapter of the 4th Marine Division. He was a member of Chapter 11 DAV, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Norma L.; two daughters, Claudia Nahorodny, Clearwater, and Deborah McMillen, Delaware, Ohio; four grandchildren, Bill and Christy Nahorodny, Clearwater, Melanie Howell, Westerville, Ohio, and Chase McMillen, Centerburg, Ohio; and four great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• POOLE, WILLIAM H., "BUDDY," 69, of Chiefland, formerly of Clearwater, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at North Florida Regional Hospital, Gainesville. He was born in Suwanee County, lived in Clearwater for many years and moved to Chiefland in 1996 from Bushnell. He worked as a field supervisor for Gulf Machinery, Clearwater. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Marjory B., Chiefland; a son, Paul, Bushnell; two stepsons, Steven McDonald, Chiefland, and Jeffrey McDonald, Denmark; two sisters, Annie Holcomb, St. Petersburg, and Juanita Long, Chiefland; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Daniels Funeral Home, Live Oak.
• POSTA, CARMINE J., 78, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at home. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn., and came here in 1973 from Fairfield, Conn. He worked as a manufacturing supervisor and was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Brenda; a son, Benjamin J., Largo; two daughters, Patricia Rever, Bridgeport, and Pamela MacEwan, Fort Lauderdale; three brothers, Joseph, Mario and John, all of Connecticut; two sisters, Lena Smergiliano, Bridgeport, and Angie Porto, Stratford, Conn.; and three grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Service, Largo.
• SMITH, VIRGINIA LEE, 74, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Wilkinsburg, Pa., and came here in 1982 from Edison, N.J., where she retired as group leader for John & Johnson Co. She was Protestant. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Smith Nelson, Palm Harbor, and Robin Higgins, Tarpon Springs; a son, Robert, Bayonet Point; two brothers, Jack Fries, Pottsville, Pa., and David Jones, Raleigh, N.C.; two sisters, Judy Jones, Clearwater, and Barbara Vitole, Edison, N.J.; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• TRAVER, RONALD, 67, of Clearwater, died Friday (Sept. 15, 2000) at home. He came here in 1983 from his native Rockford, Ill., and worked as an air conditioning technician. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He was Methodist and a member of Moose Lodge 433, Palm Harbor, and American Legion Post 275, Dunedin. Survivors include two sons, Scott, Cocoa Beach, and Brian, Las Vegas; a brother, Richard, Holiday; a sister, Betty Burger, Roscoe, Ill.; and a grandson. Morgan Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
• WALLACE, MADELINE F., 86, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Sept. 16, 2000) at home. She was born in Ohiopyle, Pa., and came here in 1963 from Harrisburg, Pa., where she retired as secretary for General State Authority for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She was Protestant and a board member of the Pinellas County Transit Authority and Horizon House, Clearwater. Survivors include her husband, Fred L.; a son, Larry L. Collins, and a daughter, Janet Redfern, both of Harrisburg; two brothers, John Rafferty, Lakeland, and Frank, Hopwood, Pa.; a sister, Elizabeth Baines, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
• WARNER, STEPHANIE KATHLEEN, 22, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) in an automobile accident in Tampa. She was born in St. Petersburg and was a lifelong resident and a student. Survivors include her parents, Kathleen and Stephen, and a sister, Michelle Warren, all of Clearwater; a brother, Jacob B. Savannah, Ga.; her paternal grandmother, Mary Warner, Clearwater; her maternal grandparents, Katie and Frank Timmons, Garland, Texas; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Dunedin

• CHARRON, BARBARA ANN, 67, of Dunedin, died Friday (Sept. 15, 2000) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. She was born in Cleveland and came here in 1979 from Absecon, N.J. She was a social worker and worked for Head Start in Pinellas County for five years. Survivors include three daughters, Tricia Dressel, Palm Harbor, Joyce Carr, Pinellas Park, and Michelle Specht, Las Vegas; a son, Michael Specht, Fort Thomas, Ky.; two brothers, Paul Charron and Alfred Charron, both of Boynton Beach; and eight grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.

Largo

• DURKAN, ANNE W., 78, of Largo, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Worcester, Mass., and came here in 1989 from Boston. She was a member of Caladesi Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Dunedin, and Holiday Shores Mobile Home Park Association, Largo. Survivors include her husband, John; four sons, Gerald Blakeley, Chestnut Hill, Mass., Geoffrey Blakeley, Bedford, Mass., Whit Blakeley, Flowery Branch, Ga., and Bradford Blakeley, Boca Raton; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• LASKEY, JANE A., 88, of Largo, died Friday (Sept. 15, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She came here in 1975 from her native Pittsburgh, where she retired as a mortgage officer for East End Federal Savings & Loan Co. She was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Joseph; a son, John, Carlisle, Mass.; a brother, Stanley Mallen, Hudson; and three grandchildren. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home, Seminole.
• MEYER, LLOYD WALTER, 65, of Largo, died Thursday (Sept. 14, 2000) at home. He came here from his native Greenville, Ohio, and was a former security officer at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. Survivors include a son, John, Laura, Ohio, and David and Greg, both of Arcanum, Ohio; a daughter, Stephanie Hickman, Greenville; three sisters, Janice Denlinger and Eula Byers, both of Greenville, and Bonnie Mori, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; companion, William Blaine, Largo; 11 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville .
• RADER, MARY E. "BETTY," 80, of Ocala, formerly of Largo, died Wednesday (Sept. 13, 2000) at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation for Coventry, Ocala. She was born in Wheeling, W.Va., came to Largo from Bridgeport Ohio, and moved in 1992 to Ocala. She worked locally for Maas Brothers and retired as advertising director of the Eckerd Corp., Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Edward E., Ocala; a sister, Barbara Van Kirk, Brooksville; and a grandson. Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala.

Palm Harbor

• HEALEY, MAUDE M., 75, of Palm Harbor, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in Wilmington, Del., and came here in 1972 from Lindenwold, N.J. She was a homemaker and a Jehovah's Witness. Survivors include a daughter, Kathleen White, Port Richey; two sons, Stephen Michael and Rodney B., both of New Port Richey; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Palm Harbor Chapel.
• WAGONER, AMY, 23, of Palm Harbor, died Saturday (Sept. 16, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg. She came here in 1998 from her native Massillon, Ohio. She was a homemaker and Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Ray; a daughter, Shelby Wagoner, Palm Harbor; her parents, Marcia and Charlie Marsh, a sister, Destiny Marsh, and her paternal grandfather, Don Marsh, all of Massillon. Vinson Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.

Safety Harbor

• GIANCATARINO , PASQUALE A., 77, of Safety Harbor, died Thursday (Sept. 14, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. He came here in 1983 from his native Philadelphia. He was a retired maintenance engineer at the Delaware River Port Authority. He was first U.S. Marine Division veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Marie; three sons, Capt. Anthony, Philadelphia, Cmdr. Patrick, Bloomington, Ill., and Cmdr. Michael, Monterey, Calif.; a sister, Rose Giuliano, Wildwood Crest, N.J.; and nine grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Seminole

• BORGES, CHARLES F. JR., 72, of Seminole, died Friday (Sept. 15, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Fall River, Mass., and came here in 1997 from Baltimore. He graduated from Tufts University of New York and worked as a management consultant for the federal government. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was Catholic and a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and Power Squadron, both in Maryland. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Jessie; a stepson, Donald Harron of Maryland; two stepdaughters, Geneva Hall, Seminole, and Elice Tennisun of Maryland; a brother, Leonard, Pensacola; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
• KVAMMEN, ROSE ANN, of Seminole, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at Oak Manor Nursing Center, Largo. She came here in 1979 from Chicago, where she retired as a machine operator for Continental Can & Western Electric. She was Catholic. Survivors include a sister, Mary Orlando, Chicago; and a niece, Cora Nelson, Rogue River, Ore. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• WILLMON, GAIL H., 83, of Seminole, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Butler County, Pa., and came here in 1984 from Arlington, Va. She worked as a personnel management specialist and was a member of St. Vincent's Episcopal Church. Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Will; a son, Timothy C. Parker, Vienna, Va.; a daughter, Gail M. Rucker, Brinklow, Md.; and two granddaughters, Susan T. Rucker, Laurel, Md., and Katharine B. Rucker, Longmont, Colo. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Tarpon Springs

• LAUER, JULIUS HOWARD, 82, of Tarpon Springs, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He was born in Chicago and came here in 1979 from Hollywood. He was a retired salesman and a Marine veteran of World War II. He was Jewish. Survivors include his wife, Doris S.; two sons, Donald M., Harker Heights, Texas, and Jamie S., Susanville, Calif.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

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Bay Pines

• HALL, JAMES E. JR., 74, of Bay Pines, died Friday (Sept. 15, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He came here 25 years ago from his native Dayton, Ohio. He was a retired real estate title abstracter and a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include a son, James E. III, Gaithersburg, Md.; four daughters, Diane Fritschel, Ocean City, Md., Amy Coughlin, Dayton, Molly Day, San Antonio, Texas, and Janie Hill, Berlin, Md.; a sister, Mary Regan, Jonesboro, Ark; and 14 grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.

Pinellas Park

• CRACCHIOLO, PAUL A., 79, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at the Arbors of St. Petersburg. He came here in 1993 from his native St. Louis. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Elks Lodge 2217, Pinellas Park, and was an avid golfer. Survivors include four sons, Peter, Pinellas Park, Michael, St. Louis, Salvatore, Paso Robles, Calif., and Anthony, San Francisco. National Cremation Society, Largo.

St. Pete Beach

• BARRAL, ANDREW, 50, of Seminole, formerly of St. Pete Beach, died Thursday (Sept. 14, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. He moved to St. Pete Beach in 1959 from his native Elizabeth, N.J., and to Seminole 26 years ago. He owned and operated a landscaping business. He was a Marine Corps veteran and was Catholic. Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Kristine; his mother, Frances Humphrey, South Pasadena; a daughter, Melissa Barral, St. Petersburg; three sisters, Alysa, Paterson, N.J., Gina Porter, St. Petersburg, and Rosemary Serra, Clearwater; and two brothers, Anthony, Paterson, and Andre, Garfield, N.J. E. James Reese Funeral Home, Seminole.

St. Petersburg

• BADGER, EMILY C., 86, of Trenton, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Sept. 15, 2000) at Tri-County Nursing Home. Born in Cape Charles, Va., she came here in 1946 from Norfolk, Va. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Pasadena Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Gibson, Chiefland, and Ire, Gulfport; a daughter, Oliveigh, Manatee Springs; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Royal Palm Funeral Chapel & Cemetery North, St. Petersburg.
• BOLIN, TERRELL C., 78, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Camp Creek, W.Va., he came here in 1948 from Princeton, W.Va. He was an associate at Lockhart Market, St. Petersburg, and was a 33rd degree Mason and a 50-year member of Scottish Rite, Valley of Evansville, Ind. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include a cousin, Lynn Richardson, Elizabethton, Tenn. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• BOYD, DENISE E., 44, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Sept. 16, 2000) at home. She came here in 1985 from her native Newburyport, Mass. She worked as a certified nurse's aide with 13 years of service at the former Rosedale Manor, now Manor Care. Survivors include a daughter, Julie Boyd, and a son, Craig, both of St. Petersburg; three brothers, Dennis Fowler, Bradford, Mass., Dean Fowler, Salisbury, Mass., and Douglas Smith, Newburyport; three sisters, Carol George, Salisbury, Deborah Douglas, Clearwater, and Darlene Cole, Newburyport; two granddaughters; and a companion of 15 years, Brian Huggins, St. Petersburg. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• CASE, SHIRLEY BOLIN, 44, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Sept. 12, 2000) at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. She came here in 1967 from her native Dallas. She was an office manager for Pediatric Services of America. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Sharee Case, her mother, Dolores Bolin, a sister, Kim Bolin, a brother, James Bolin Jr., and an aunt, Dorothy Lehr, all of St. Petersburg. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• DIENER, NORMAN EARL, 73, of Montague, Mass., and St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) in Turners Falls, Mass. He was born in Mount Clemens, Mich. He retired in 1989 as a fleet mechanic for the F.M. Kuzmeskus bus line of Gill, Mass. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Lake Rich Village Residents Committee and served as volunteer organizer and supervisor of various renovation projects. He also was a member of the Elks' Montague Lodge 2521, the Sportsman's Pond Association Club of Fitzwilliam, N.H., and American Legion Post 273 of Madeira Beach. He enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing, woodworking and macrame. Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Ruth J. "Jane"; four sons, Charles Diener, California, Michael Diener, Vermont, Jerrold S. Crowell, Lee, Mass., and Michael J. Crowell, Turners Falls; two daughters, Joanne Schlieber, Montague City, Mass., and Laura Diener, Manchester, N.H.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. McCarthy Funeral Home, Turners Falls, Mass.
• DOHANIAN, IRENE, 92, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly a seasonal resident of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Sept. 5, 2000) at home. A Boston native, she moved to Mesa in 1980 from South Newbury, N.H., after spending about 20 years as a seasonal resident here. Survivors include two sons, Robert, Mesa, and Richard, Alabama; two daughters, Zabelle Russian, Bedford, Mass., and Cynthia Lucey, Mesa; two brothers, Haig Safarian, Dearborn, Mich., and Gregg Savian, New Smyrna Beach; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mesa Heritage Funeral Home and Mortuary, Mesa, Ariz.
• EVA, ERICO, 46, of Los Angeles, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Sept. 8, 2000) in Los Angeles. He was a 1972 graduate of Gibbs High School and attended St. Petersburg Junior College. He was a registered physical therapist. Survivors include his mother, Ethel Mae, St. Petersburg; four brothers, the Rev. Derrick Eva, San Francisco, Tori Eva, Merced, Calif., Ernest "Poochie" Williams, Jacksonville, and Wayne Cook, St. Petersburg; four sisters, Elicia Eva-Bonner, Angelia Eva-Ezeoke and Inez Knight, all of St. Petersburg, and Tunisia Eva, Merced. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• GARCIA, ANNIE MAE, 76, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Sept. 18, 2000) at home. Born in Marshallville, Ga., she came here in 1996 from Key West. She was a member of the Key West Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda L. Mounts, Key West, and Sharon Garcia, St. Petersburg; three sons, Robert Garcia, Wyoming, Mich., Joseph Garcia, St. Petersburg, and Nelson R. Tarniella, St. Petersburg; a sister, Mildred Burgohy, St. Petersburg, and a brother, Charles Jones Jr., both of St. Petersburg; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• LIPOFSKY, BLOWDEN JONES, 86, of Wilton, Conn., a part-time resident of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 28, 2000) at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut after a long illness. She was born in Pittsburgh. She served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II and was an operating room supervisor at George Washington University Hospital. She was a member of Pasadena Community Church and also attended Zion's Hill United Methodist Church in Wilton. Survivors include her husband, Nathan; and a sister, Sarah Pool, Winter Park. Bouton Funeral Home, Georgetown, Conn.
• MALO, RICHARD L., 71, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. Born in Hammond, Ind., he came here in 1954 from Rapid City, S.D. He retired from the Air Force after 22 years as a master sergeant. He was Protestant. He was a Mason and worked with the St. Petersburg Police Department's handicap parking enforcement unit. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Eileen; two daughters, Paula Durkin, St. Petersburg, and Pamela Kalzer, Portland, Ore.; a son, Richard Jr., Arcadia; two sisters, Mary Smiley, St. Petersburg, and Janice Slawson, Fort Myers; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• MANUEL, HINMAN W. "DUKE," 92, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Sept. 18, 2000). He was an auto painter for Welch's Auto Body in St. Petersburg for 42 years and a member of Mirror Lake Christian Church since 1949, where he served on the board and as a deacon. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara J. Arnold, Green Cove Springs, and Beatrice M. Manuel Wheeler, St. Petersburg; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• O'HEARN, HENRY J. JR. "BUD," 75, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Sept. 16, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Somerville, Mass., he came here in 1987 from Brockton, Mass. A Navy veteran of World War II, he served in Africa, Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, Germany and the Pacific islands. At the end of World War II, he served in occupied Japan and in China. He was a retired vice president of Delta Building Maintainance, Boston, and was Catholic. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, West Roxbury, Mass., the Scottish Rite, and the Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa. He was a member of the St. Petersburg Shriners and the Navy LST Club and was a past president of the Classic Car Club, Tampa Unit, and the Antique Auto Club of America and the Contemporary Historical Vehicle Association. He was a volunteer at the Shriners Children's Hospital in Tampa, logging nearly 5,000 hours in 10 years. Survivors include his wife, Charlene; a son, Henry J. III, Brockton; two daughters, Kathleen Thibault, Westport, Mass., and Laurinda J. Frye, St. Petersburg; and a grandson, Brendon O'Hearn, Brockton. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Seminole.
• OLSEN, ANDREW, 87, of Prescott, Ariz., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Sept. 1, 2000). A Brooklyn, N.Y., native, he came here more than 20 years ago and recently moved to Prescott. He worked at McCall Pattern Co. for 39 years and was an Army veteran. He was Protestant. Survivors include two sisters, Marie Tabbut, Fort Myers, and Evelyn Florentino, Brooklyn. National Cremation Society, Prescott, Ariz.
• SHINDELBOWER, SAMUEL R. "ROY," 63, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at Jacaranda Manor. He came to St. Petersburg in 1965 from his native Tampa. He was a projectionist at General Cinema in St. Petersburg and worked on the Gemini project in the Avionics division of Honeywell. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of Christ United Methodist Church. He attended the University of Florida and was a member of the Gator Blue Key Booster Club. Survivors include his wife, Judy; a son, Chris R., St. Petersburg; a daughter, Barbara L. Lostraglio, and two granddaughters, Erin Lostraglio and Marissa Lostraglio, all of Seminole. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• SMITH, SYLVIA LOUISE THORNTON, 52, of Tampa, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Sept. 11, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. Born in Tuskegee, Ala., she came to St. Petersburg in 1977. She attended Tuskegee Institute, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees and was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. She was a teacher trainer with the leadership development program for Head Start teachers in Tuskegee. Survivors include her husband, Jimmie; a son, Kevin, St. Petersburg; her father and mother, William J. and Louise R. Thornton, both of Tuskegee; three brothers, William Jerome Thornton, Columbus, Ga., Alfred James Thornton, Aurora, Colo., and Roderick Clay Thornton, St. Petersburg; a sister, Pandora Love, Columbus; and an adopted sister, Betty P. Jiles, Tuskegee. Peoples Funeral Home, Tuskegee, Ala.
• STEPHENSON, RAYMOND B., 43, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at home. He came here five years ago from his native New York City, where he studied business at New York State University. He was a computer technician for Smart Certify Direct, Clearwater. Survivors include his mother, Marian Stephenson, St. Petersburg; his father, Raymond Boggan, New York City; a brother, Earl Stephenson, Atlanta; and two sisters, Loretta Wooden and Janice Cooper, both of St. Petersburg. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• SULLIVAN, LORRAINE, 43, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Sept. 4, 2000) at home. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• TOMB, HUGHIE D., 83, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg. Born in Indiana County, Pa., he came here 25 years ago from New Florence, Pa. He was a structural iron worker with the Iron Workers, Local No. 3 in Pittsburgh. He was a Navy Seabee in World War II and a member of New Florence Methodist Church, Lodge 331 F&AM in Legonier, Pa., Scottish Rite Valley of Coudersport, Pa., and the Jaffa Temple Shrine in Altoona, Pa. He umpired softball in the St. Petersburg City Leagues for many years and also was a high school basketball referee. Survivors include his wife, Emma; a daughter, Faith Baird, Legonier; a sister, Hallie Brubaker, Seward, Pa.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. International Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.
• VAKAUTA, TUPOU, 63, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Sept. 17, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Tonga, he came here in 1997 from Dallas. He was a member of Transfiguration Catholic Church. Survivors include three sons, Soane and Sosefo, both of St. Petersburg, and Petelo, Dallas; four daughters, Paea Tenisi, Seiloni Lolohea, Maletina Vakauta, all of San Francisco, and Elimi Vakauta, Hawaii; and 19 grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE F., 87, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Sept. 15, 2000) at Westminster Shores Health Center. Born in Union City, N.J., he came here in 1985 from Tuckerton, N.J. He was a project engineer for Ebasco Engineering Co., New York City. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Ruth L.; two daughters, Ellen R. Grabow, Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y., and Diane J. Grillo, Mount Hope, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandsons. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

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