U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014CEDRIC A. GRABLE, 90, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., he moved to Tampa in 1978 from Erie, Pa. He was Presbyterian and Mason. He is survived by his wife, Eva V.; a son, Richard J. of Tampa; and a grandson. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.
January 3, 1998
DELORIS R. HARRISON, 49, of Valrico died Wednesday at home. A lifelong resident of the Tampa area, she was a lab technician for the city of Tampa and Baptist. She is survived by a son, Danny Jr. of Valrico; a daughter, Kathleen McMullen of Valrico; her mother, Lorine Slane of Tampa; two brothers, Henry C. Slane Jr. of Seffner and Richard L. Slane of Tampa; three sisters, Sharon Graham of Winter Haven, Karen Matthews of Dover and Lois Stewart of Lutz; and a granddaughter. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 3, 1998
MARY LIMA, 89, of Lake Wales died Wednesday at Lake Wales Medical Centers Inc. A native of Ybor City, she returned to central Florida from Mahwah, N.J., in 1995. She was a seamstress and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Robert M. of Hudson; a daughter, Rosemarie Seiss of Lake Wales; a sister, Angelina of Palermo, Sicily; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
January 3, 1998
WILLIAM T. MULCAY, 83, of Frostproof died Friday at Integrated Health Services of Brandon. A native of Augusta, Ga., he came to Frostproof from Wauchula in 1970. He was associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Bartow and formerly served as a missionary for 18 years in the Congo in Africa and as pastor of churches in Wauchula and Frostproof. He is survived by his wife, Frances G.; two daughters, Lillian Coleman of Brandon and Cherry M. Ragland of Marietta, Ga.; a son, William Jr. of Wauchula; two sisters, Edith of Decatur, Ga., and Mary M. Hardison of Chapel Hill, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
January 3, 1998
MILDRED N. NEILSON, 85, of Sun City Center died Thursday at Palm Garden Nursing Center. A native of Walla Walla, Wash., she moved to Florida seven years ago from Sun City, Ariz. She is survived by a daughter, Sue Ann Adams of Sedona, Ariz.; and two stepdaughters, Carol Blanton or Arlington, Texas , and Shannon Smitter of Escondido, Calif. Family Funeral Care, Sun City Center.
January 3, 1998
WILBUR B. PEAIRE, 84, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Washington , D.C., he moved to Tampa in 1955 from Atlanta. He was an air traffic controller, Methodist, member of the Eastern Star Lodge, Egypt Temple Shrine, Blue Lodge and York Rite. He is survived by a son, John W. of Dallas; a daughter, Jean P. Ellis of Tampa; two brothers, Roland and Victor, both of Hillside, Md.; three sisters, Ruby Raley of Clinton, Md., Theresa Marsten of Holiday and Shirley Mangum, Clinton, Md.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel.
January 3, 1998
GERRALDO PEREZ, 35, of Tampa died Monday from injuries he received in an automobile accident. A native of Mexico, he moved to Tampa in 1996 from Chicago. He is survived by four sisters, Maria Arreola and Counsuelo, Mirosalba and Cirialo. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Tampa.
January 3, 1998
MARVIN L. PREVETTE, 64, of Plant City died Thursday at home. A lifelong resident of Plant City, he was a PABX installer for GTE, Army veteran, member of the Turkey Creek First Baptist Church and Sons of the Confederacy. He is survived by his wife, Rosalie; two daughters, Brenda Hearn and Carol Kahelin, both of Plant City; a brother, Roy of Lutz; two sisters, Gladys Jeffcoat of Lake Panasoffkee and Hazel Byrd of Lakeland; and two grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
January 3, 1998
THOMAS ROTELLA, 58, of Tampa died Wednesday at James A. Haley VA Hospital. A native of Schuylerville, N.Y., he moved to Tampa in 1986 from Oklahoma City. He was a retired master sergeant for the Air Force and Baptist. He is survived by a son, Steven Scott of Tampa; two daughters, Deborah Lee Heramb and Kimberlee Cannon, both of Tampa; his father, Thomas of New York City; a brother, Joseph of Helena, N.J.; a sister, Lois of New York City; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Florida Mortuary, Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
January 3, 1998
ROSE T. SPOTO, 78, of Tampa died Tuesday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Italy, she moved to Tampa in 1946 from New York City. She was a homemaker, member of the Italian Club, Sons of Italy and Christ the King Catholic Chruch. She is survived by her husband, Americus P.; two sons, Ronald A. of Vero Beach and Peter A. of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Mariscano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 3, 1998
STEPHEN A. " BREEZE" SYLVESTOR, 41, of Tampa died Wednesday at home while under the care of Hospice. A native of New Haven, Conn., he moved to Tampa several years ago. He was a painter, Army veteran and former heavyweight champion of the )World Professional Wrestling Federation. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer; a son, Stephen of Tampa; a daughter, Nakita of Tampa; his father, Roland and stepmother, Norma, both of Riverview; and two sisters, Yvette Love of Seffner and Lisa Garcia of Ruskin. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.
January 3, 1998
LEWIS M. " PETE" THOMPSON, 87, of Tampa died Thursday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, he was a salesman and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Flora; two sons, Floyd C. of Tampa and Lewis L. of Abilene, Texas ; a brother, Earl of Stockholm, Ga.; two sisters, Louise Padgett of Sun City Center and Ruth Tomlinson of Okeechobee; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 3, 1998
RAYMOND L. WADE, 78, of Brandon died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Adams, Mass., he moved to the Brandon area in 1978 from Holyoke, Mass. He was an engineer for Westover Air Force Base, Catholic, Army veteran of World War II and member of Disabled American Veterans. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette F.; two sons, Robert F. of New Port Richey and Craig L. of Valrico; and six grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 3, 1998
VERNON S. WALKER, 90, of Winter Garden died Tuesday. A native of Cragford, Ala., he moved to Central Florida in 1948. He was a general home construction contractor, Navy veteran of World War II and member of the First Baptist Church of Winter Garden. He is survived by his wife, Louise J.; a daughter, Donna Tillman of Tampa; and two grandsons. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden.
January 3, 1998
ELIZABETH SCOTT WATKINS, 84, of Tampa died Monday at University Community Hospital. A native of Sneads, she moved to Tampa in 1949 from Winter Haven. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of College Hill. She is survived by a son, William Jr. III of Orlando; six daughters, Beatrice Fripp of Omaha, Neb., Ida Sampson of Atlanta, Sherlia Wren of Willow Park, Texas , and Carol Spencer and Gloria Oliver, both of Tampa; two brothers, Andrew Scott of Panama City and Solomon Scott of Lakeland; three sisters, Roberta McCloud of Winter Haven, and Lila Holmes and Verdelle Risby, both of Asbury Park, N.J.; 30 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Aikens Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 3, 1998
ESTELLE R. YOUNG, 69, of Sun City Center died Friday at Brandon Regional Medical Center. A native of Wheeling, W.Va., she moved to the Tampa area five years ago from Bridgewater, N.J. She was a homemaker, and a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Order of the Eastern Star and the Sun City Center Art Club. She is survived by her husband, Virgil E.; three sons, James Allison of Hanover, Pa., Gilbert Virgil of Singapore, and John Charles of Jacksonville; two daughters, Jacqueline Ann Morey and Deborah Lynn Perez, both of Bridgewater; and six grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
January 3, 1998
MINNIE H. ZIMMERMAN, 85, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Canada, she moved to Tampa six months ago from Bakersfield, Calif. She was a Seventh-day Adventist. She is survived by two sons, Jack L. of Tampa and Ronald L. Anderson of Redwood City, Calif.; a brother, Cliff Dirksen of Lake Isabella, Calif.; three sisters, Dorothy Frazier of Ventura, Calif., Francis Davis of Bakersfield and Eleanor Eubanks of Taft, Calif.; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great- great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 3, 1998
ANGELO ZITTO, 75, of Tampa died Thursday at James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital. A native of Egg Harbor, N.J., he moved to Tampa in 1963 from Long Island, N.Y. He was a book binder for a publisher and Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by a brother, Louis Duffy of Vineland, N.J.; and a sister, Violet Langlois of Tampa. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
January 3, 1998
CAMPBELL, John J., 79, of Port Richey died Friday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
January 3, 1998
ELY, Kathryn, 83, of Zephyrhills died Thursday. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 3, 1998
KIMONS, Despina J., 73, of New Port Richey died Thursday. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 3, 1998
LEONE, Vincent, 78, of Spring Hill died Thursday. Prevatt Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 3, 1998
PATANIA, Maria, 84, of New Port Richey died Wednesday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
January 3, 1998
SEEBERGER, Frederick A., 101, of Port Richey died Thursday. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 3, 1998
STRONSKI, Leonard, 71, of Port Richey died Wednesday. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 3, 1998
TAYLOR, William H., 87, of Dade City died Wednesday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
January 3, 1998
WHITLEY, Marion J., 85, of New Port Richey died Wednesday. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 3, 1998
DOCHERTY, John Joseph, 77, of Clearwater died Wednesday. Ambassador Mortuary Service, Oldsmar.
January 3, 1998
DRUMMOND, George A., 81, of Largo died Monday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
January 3, 1998
GARRABRANT, Olive H., 80, of Belleair died Wednesday. Hubbell Funeral Home, Belleair Bluffs.
January 3, 1998
KORTE, Helen L., 66, of Seminole died Dec. 27. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home, Seminole.
January 3, 1998
MULCAHY, Joseph Patrick, 80, of Largo died Thursday. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 3, 1998
POIRE, Gene, 67, of Largo and York Beach, Maine, died Thursday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
January 3, 1998
ROSS, Mary I., 89, of Largo died Wednesday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
January 3, 1998
ALEXANDER, Wanda Faye, 52, of Auburndale died Thursday. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
January 3, 1998
BUTE, Kenneth R., 91, of Winter Haven died Friday. National Cremation Society, Lakeland.
January 3, 1998
CHANDLER, Alma A., 82, of Lakeland died Wednesday. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
January 3, 1998
CORBIN, Sara L., 98, of Lakeland died Dec. 23. National Cremation Society, Lakeland.
January 3, 1998
FOUTY, Harvey Wayne, 83, of Lakeland died Thursday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 3, 1998
HESTER, Diane, 42, of Winter Haven died Thursday. Ott- Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
January 3, 1998
HOUSER, Glenn L. Jr., 41, of Anna Maria Island died Wednesday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
January 3, 1998
HOWELL, Blanche B., 85, of Lake Wales died Friday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
January 3, 1998
KEOUGH, Kevin Patrick, 61, of Lakeland died Wednesday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 3, 1998
LIGHTSEY, Ann, 80, of Bartow died Wednesday. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
January 3, 1998
LIMA, Mary, 89, of Lake Wales died Wednesday. Marion Nelson Fuenral Home, Lake Wales.
January 3, 1998
MULCAY, William T., 83, of Frostproof died Friday. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
January 3, 1998
TAYLOR, Ernest Eugene, 92, of Lakeland died Friday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 3, 1998
WALKER, Noah Thomas, 78, of Clearwater died Monday. Johnson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
January 3, 1998
WHITE, Emma Frances, 60, of Avon Park died Thursday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
January 3, 1998
