U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014RICHARD ANDERSON, 79, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Chicago, he moved to Tampa in 1954 from Yankeetown. He was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, an Army veteran of World War II and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two daughters, Carol Langley of Miami and Cathy Schleman of Tampa; two brothers, Robert of Gainesville and James of Rochester, N.H.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
January 20, 1998
HAROLD " RAY" BOOKER SR., 73, of Gadsen, Ala. died Sunday in Talladega, Ala. A native of Gadsen, he returned in 1991 from Tampa. He was a truck driver for Gateway Trucking, Army veteran of World War II and member of the Teamsters Union. He is survived by his wife, Ruby; a son, Harold Ray Jr. of Lutz; three daughters, Becky Diaz and Sheila Hubbard of Tampa and Diane La Plante of Thonotosassa; a stepson, Burt Everhart of St. Petersburg; his mother, Kate of Gadsen; a brother, Frank of Gadsen; two sisters, Audrey Lothridge and Patricia of Gadsen; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
January 20, 1998
FRIEND A. BOULL, 84, of Lewis, N.Y., and Plant City died Thursday at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Lewis, he was a winter resident of Plant City. He was the head of transportation of Elizabethtown Lewis Central School and member of the Lewis Fire Department. He is survived by his wife, Pauline; a son, David of Liverpool, N.Y.; grandson, Michael of Liverpool; and a granddaughter, Lorraine of Liverpool. W.M. Marvin's Sons, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
January 20, 1998
MARY ELOUISE BRAVO, 65, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of Berrien County, Ga., she moved to Tampa 45 years ago from Savannah, Ga. She was a cashier for Haverty's Furniture and a Baptist. She is survived by a daughter, Gloria E. of Lutz; her mother, Juanita C. Gaskins of Tampa; and two grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 20, 1998
JANET CAMPBELL BRUCE, 77, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Emanuel, Ky., she moved to Tampa in 1972 from California. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert B. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 20, 1998
D.E. " BUCK" BUCKINGHAM, 81, of Sun City Center died Friday at home. A native of Montgomery County, Tenn., he moved to the Tampa area in 1996 from Black Mountain, N.C. He was a retired frozen foods department manager for Rogers American Food Brokerage Co. and member of First Baptist Church, Black Mountain. He is survived by his wife, Jennie; a son, Phillip of Tampa; a brother, Edwin of Commerce City, Colo.; and two grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
January 20, 1998
CURTIS CARAWAY, 67, of Seffner died Jan. 14 at home. A native of Knight Station, he was a longtime resident of Seffner. He was a retired clerk for CSX Transportation Inc., a Methodist and Navy veteran of Korea. He is survived by his wife, Kathileen; a son, Layne of Seffner; a sister, Gladys Sullivan of Seffner; and a grandson, Shaun Layne of Seffner. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 20, 1998
LOIS B. COCHRAN, 72, of Riverview died Sunday at home. A native of Pittsburgh, she moved to the Tampa area in 1980 from Bloomsburg, Pa. She was a homemaker and member of First English Baptist Church of Bloomsburg. She is survived by her husband, Robert L.; two sons, Robert H. of Athens, Ga., and Harry B. of Cherry Hill, N.J.; four daughters, Carole R. Gill and Marilyn D. Dawson of Riverview, Lisa G. Mowry of Lancaster, Pa., and Susan Simmer of Athens; a sister, Marilyn M. Burke of Coraopolis, Pa.; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 20, 1998
RAYMOND " HOSS" COLBATH, 40, of Plant City died Sunday at home. A native of Lawrence, Mass., he was a longtime resident of the Plant City area. He was a truck driver. He is survived by his father, Darrell R. of Eatonton, Ga.; and a sister, Darlene Himelright of Plant City. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 20, 1998
FREDDIE " FRED" E. DRIGGERS, 63, of Dover died Sunday at Integrated Health Services of Brandon. A native of Sydney, he was a lifelong resident of the Tampa area. He was a heavy equipment operator and a Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Marcella; two sons, Freddie E. Jr. and Brian of Plant City; three daughters, Vickie Knight of Plant City, Karen Sirmans of Dover and Sherry Robinson of Lithia; a brother, I.J. of Plant City; seven grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
January 20, 1998
GEORGE S. FERRELL, 78, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Zebulon, N.C., he moved to Tampa in 1992 from Warner Robins, Ga. He was retired from the Air Force and the Army and was a Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; and a sister, Gwendolyn Privette of Zebulon. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, A.P. Town & Country Chapel.
January 20, 1998
ROSE MARIE FULLER, 90, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Cullman, Ala., she moved to Tampa in 1931. She owned Fullers Outboard Marine and was a member of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, Harold J. of Cocoa Beach; a daughter, Hilda Bridges of Tampa; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel.
January 20, 1998
CARLOS H. GALVAN, 26, of Wimauma died Sunday at home. A native of Brownsville, Texas , he moved to Wimauma in 1985. He was a forklift operator for Anderson News Co. and a Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Martha; a son, Carlos; his parents, Hector and Juana of Wimauma; a brother, Jaime of Wimauma; and two sisters, Carolina and Erika of Wimauma. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary, Ruskin.
January 20, 1998
GARY DAIL GOODEN, 58, of Ruskin died Monday at home. A native of Canton, Ohio, he moved to the Tampa area in 1995. He was a telephone company technician and a Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Karen of Ruskin; a son, Gary Dail Jr. of Ruskin; a daughter, Kari Bilinda of Ruskin; a brother, Timothy of St. Petersburg; a sister, Eugenia of Tampa; and five grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
January 20, 1998
HOWELL M. GREEN, 85, of Seffner died Thursday at University Community Hospital. A native of Wildwood, he was a longtime resident of the Tampa area. He was a truck driver for an oil company and a deacon at First Missionary Baptist Church of Seffner. He is survived by a daughter, Mae of Seffner; two brothers, John A. and Thomas of Tampa; two sisters, Addie Bostick and Luella Brooks of Tampa; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Aikens Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 20, 1998
MAYBELLE HITE HICKS, 74, of Zephyrhills died Monday at Zephyrhills Nursing Home. A native of Virgilina, Va., she moved to Zephyrhills in 1970 from Baltimore. She was a retired nurses aid, a Baptist, secretary for the Zephyrhills Lions Club and volunteer at the Zephyrhills Senior Center. She is survived by a son, William L. Locke of Belleair, Md.; three daughters, Betty J. McCormick of Tampa, Mary Jo Smith of Canton, Texas , and Dorothy A. Holum of Dunkirk, Md.; a sister, Rosey Marske of Tennessee; and seven grandchildren. Moss-Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
January 20, 1998
GRACE P. JOHNSON, 87, of Lithia died Sunday at home. A native of Pulaski County, Ark., she moved to the Tampa area in 1962 from Bloomingdale, Mich. She was a homemaker and a Protestant. She is survived by six sons, Bob of Haleyville, Ala., Lindell of Decatur, Ill., Milton and Teddie of Allegan, Mich., Neddie of Plant City and Robbie of Bloomingdale; four daughters, Phyllis English of Lithia, Sylvia McPike of Bloomingdale, Darlis Ghent of Thayer, Mo., and Peggy Hardin of Plant City; a sister, Edith Jones of Opp, Ala.; 31 grandchildren; and 27 great- grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 20, 1998
ROBERT F. KEABLES, 73, of Tampa died Saturday at home. A native of Marshalltown, Iowa, he moved to Tampa in 1965 from K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Michigan. He was a retired major in the Air Force, Marine Corps veteran of Korea, Air Force veteran of Vietnam and member of the Retired Officers Association. He is survived by his wife, Bernadine; a son, Larry of Tampa; three daughters, Susan Goolsby of Brandon, Linda Miller of Tampa and Ramona Naples of Harkers Island, N.C.; a brother, Raymond of Des Moines, Iowa; and nine grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
January 20, 1998
STEPHANIE MARIE LILLEY, infant daughter of Willie and Odalys of Tampa died Friday at Tampa General Hospital. She was born in Tampa. She is survived by her grandfather, Victor J. Alvarez of Puerto Rico; grandmother, Debra Lilley of Adel, Ga.; and grandmother, Lauren P. Igbinosun of Tampa. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
January 20, 1998
WANDA H. LEE, 53, of Gibsonton died Friday at University Community Hospital. A native of Athens, Tenn., she moved to the Tampa area in 1956. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Kenny D.; three sons, Charles Michael Epps, Anthony and Stephen Atkins of Riverview.; four sisters, Alberta Marshburn and Hazel Smith of Tampa, Gussie Cannon of Plant City and Jackie Sitek of Auburndale; and three grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
January 20, 1998
NEVADA E. LEONARD, 79, of Tampa died Sunday at University Community Hospital. A native of Bristol, Va., she moved to Tampa in 1938. She was a retired school bus driver for Hillsborough County and a Baptist. She is survived by two sons, Sammy Ansotigue and Johnny of Tampa; a daughter, Wanda Lee Malone of Crawfordsville; a brother, Opie Ringley of Inverness; a sister, Polly Melvin of Tampa; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Duval Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 20, 1998
KAREN A. LOVE, 55, of Largo died Sunday at Largo Medical Center. A native of St. Joseph, Mich., she moved to Largo in 1958. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. She is survived by her husband, William; three sons, Roger Sofge of St. Petersburg, Jeff Ballard of Plant City and Steve Ballard of Clearwater; three daughters, Jennifer Sofge of Tallahassee, Michelle Sofge of Mobile, Ala., and Monica Meservey of St. Petersburg; her mother, Dorothy King of Clearwater; two brothers, Reid of Clearwater and Ben King of Tempe, Ariz.; a sister, Diane Rull of Seminole; and four grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
January 20, 1998
MARION O. MITCHELL, 88, of Tampa died Monday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Spivey, Kan., he moved to Tampa in 1977. He was a retail manager for Sears and a member of Bayshore Baptist Church and the Rotary Club. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle B.; two sons, Rodger of Holly Springs, N.C., and William E. of Phoenix; a brother, Leonard A. of Palo Alto, Calif.; a sister, Edith M. Froemling of Orlando; four grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
January 20, 1998
MYRTLE MAY WEINSPACH NUZUM, 78, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Pittsburgh, she moved to Tampa in 1964 from Ocala. She was a homemaker and member of St. Johns Lutheran Church of Tampa. She is survived by three sons, Larry D., Lamar P. and Lonnie K. of Tampa; a brother, Robert Weinspach of Ocala; a sister, Mary Ann Ergle of Ocala; and a grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 20, 1998
CLYDE WALLACE PATTERSON, 80, of Lakeland died Friday at Imperial Village Care Center. A native of Clairton, Pa., he came to Lakeland in 1979 from Coudersport, Pa. He was a retired teacher at Coudersport High School, World War II Army veteran and member of Christ United Methodist Church and Lakeland Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. He is survived by his wife, Emma H.; three sons, David of Brandon, Garrett of St. Petersburg and Richard of Lakeland; a stepson, James Morse of Lakeland; a brother, Samuel of Houston; a sister, Lucille Lipzer of Clairton; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
January 20, 1998
