BARBARA P. ANDERSON, 71, of Plant City died Tuesday at home. A native of Tampa, she was a lifelong Hillsborough County resident, a GTE telephone operator and Baptist. She is survived by a daughter, Tanya of Plant City; two brothers, Roy Pierce Jr. of Tampa and Walter Pierce of HarkersQ Island, N.C.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 30, 1999
DAVID IRA BURNEY JR., 63, of Balm died Thursday at home. A native of Wauchula, he moved to the area in 1940. He was a machine operator in steel fabrication and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Sandra; two sons, Stanley of Morgan City, La., and David of Tampa; three daughters, Jolyn Smith and Zometa Hylender, both of Mississippi, and Christine Sharp of Brandon; a brother, Dan of Lakeland; two sisters, Pauline Hamilton of Lakeland and Myra of Fort Meade; and five grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 30, 1999
WAYNE L. COLLER, 55, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Pittsburgh, he moved to Tampa in 1981 and owned IBF Industries. He was a veteran of the military reserves, a founding member of the Florida Holocaust Museum, a member of Congregation Kol Ami and Jewish. He is survived by his wife, Nanci; a son, Greg of Tampa; a daughter, Traci Vogin of Orlando; his mother, Edythe of Davie; two sisters, Linda Kaplan of West Bloomfield, Mich., and Debra Abram of Davie; and three grandchildren. Beth David Chapel, Tampa.
July 30, 1999
MARY A. DEAN, 88, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Savannah, Ga., she moved to the area in 1927. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by a son, Wesley of California; a daughter, Mary Alice Killebrew of Tampa; three sisters, Josephine Mixon of Columbus, Ga., Alice Driggers of Savannah and Catherine Helmey of Orlando; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
July 30, 1999
WILLIE JAMES FREEMAN, 78, of Plant City died Sunday. A native of Hastings, he moved to the area in 1966. He was a truck driver and Baptist. He is survived by three sons, Willie Joe of Quitman, Ga., Jerry of Valdosta, Ga., and Willie James of Hastings; four daughters, Marie, Patricia, Minnie and Torricia, all of Quitman. He had a companion, Doretha Knight. Marion & Honors, Plant City.
July 30, 1999
CURTIS C. JACKSON SR., 64, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Eufaula, Ala., he moved to the area about 42 years ago. He was a heavy- equipment operator for Cargill and a member of Brown Memorial Church of God in Christ. He is survived by his wife, Alfreda; five sons, Douglas Williams, Curtis Jr., Bobby, Sergio Hollis, and Curtis M., all of Tampa; six daughters, Willie Dean Bush, Evelyn, Brenda, Sandra, Jackie and Betty, all of Tampa; his mother, Gertrude Decree of Eufaula; four brothers, Willie of Tampa, Calvin of Trenton, N.J., Samuel of Bristol and Robert of Newark, N.J.; a sister, Jessie Sanders of Columbus, Ohio; 27 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 30, 1999
KEN JESSUP, 51, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., he moved to the area from Charleston, S.C., 35 years ago. He was an educator at Robinson High School, a fishing guide and Catholic. He is survived by his mother, Clara of Charleston; a brother, Roy of Rocky Mount, N.C.; and four sisters, Patricia Bright of Jacksonville, Donna Schmidt of Albany, Ga., Betty Ann Allen of Oklahoma City and Karen Kellogg of Atlanta. Robert & Son Cremation Service, Spring Hill.
July 30, 1999
MARY K. MANHART, 78, of Valrico died Thursday in Brandon. A native of Ocoee, she moved to the area from Orlando in 1993. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, Robert; a daughter, Nancy Miller of Brandon; a sister, Nancy Wellborn of Valrico; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 30, 1999
BETTY JEAN GILBERT-MELTON, 55, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Montgomery, Ala., she moved to the area from New York more than 25 years ago. She was a Headstart instructor at Lockhart Elementary School and a member of First Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Willie Melton of Tampa; two sons, Ronald Marshall and Eugene Gilbert Jr., both of Atlanta; a daughter, Shawn Condry of Tampa; five stepsons, Andre Melton, Michael Melton, Anthony Payne Sr., Dwayne Melton and Ulysses Marshall, all of Tampa; a daughter, Shawn Condry of Tampa; two stepdaughters, Lashawn Everett and Tiffany Marshall, both of Tampa; her parents, Samuel and Bertha Latta of Tampa; a sister, Barbara Conage of California; and five grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 30, 1999
MICHAEL KIRK MIRANDA, 19, of Tampa died Tuesday. A lifelong resident, he was a technical school student, a cook at Di Pierro's and Lone Star Steakhouse. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Barbara and Charles Myland of Lutz; two brothers, John Seibert of Newport, Ky., and Wayne Seibert of Florence, Ky.,; three sisters, Joyce Berry of Florence, Lisa Goff of Covington, K.Y., and Hope Gibson of Tampa; maternal grandparents, Kay and Red Reeves of Brooksville; a paternal grandmother, Barbara Yowell of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
July 30, 1999
LOIS RUTH MOORE, 75, of Riverview died Sunday at home. A native of Chicago, she moved to the area in 1981. She was a homemaker and Lutheran. She is survived by her husband, Harvey; two daughters, Charlene of Riverview and Daryce of Mesa, Ariz.; and a sister, Jane Sbertoli of Chicago. Hillsboro Memorial, Brandon.
July 30, 1999
BARRETT S. O'NEILL SR., 62, of Brandon died Wednesday at home. A native of Staten Island, N.Y., he moved to the area in 1977. He was a construction foreman and a member of Nativity Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Santa; a son, Barrett Jr. of Winter Haven; two daughters, Dawn Bowermaster of Valrico and Cynthia of Tampa; a brother, Revell of Staten Island; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 30, 1999
GEORGE C. RINER JR., 54, of Tampa died Wednesday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Kite, Ga., he was a longtime Tampa resident. He was a retired tile layer. He is survived by his wife, Connie; a son, Lowell of Tampa; two daughters, Belinda and Cindy Kunst, both of Tampa; his mother, Roselee of Tampa; a brother, Bobby of Fort White; four sisters, Celia Coxwell of Bartow, Susie Cook and Mary Conley, both of Alamo, Ga., and Roberta Cook of Tampa; and nine grandchildren. Adams & Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 30, 1999
ROSA LEE ROBINSON, 69, of Plant City died Saturday at South Florida Baptist Hospital. She was a lifelong resident, a homemaker and a member of Mount Olive AME Church. She is survived by four sons, Druther of Tampa, Tyrone of Newark, N.J., and Dennis and Jason, both of Plant City; eight daughters, Rosa, Mary Washington , Dayle Foster, Pam Nesbitt, Daphne and Nicole, all of Plant City, and Darlene Thomas, Colleen Mike and Penny Murphy, all of Lakeland; two brothers, Robert Woodard and Walter Woodard, both of Plant City; two sisters, Doretha Guion and Carrie Chatman, both of Plant City; 56 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Washington Funeral Chapel, Plant City.
July 30, 1999
WILLIE RODRIGUEZ JR., 65, of Tampa died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital. A lifelong resident, he was a retired school custodian and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Aloida; a son, Johnny of Tampa; a daughter, Sandra of Tampa; and six grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 30, 1999
BURLINGTON GLOVER SIMONDS, 82, of Plant City died Wednesday at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Culberson, N.C., he moved to Plant City in 1934. He was self-employed in the citrus industry and Baptist. He is survived by six sons, Renney of North Augusta, S.C., Leroy of Marion, N.C., Jack Killian of Lakeland, Johnny of Plant City, Rick of Seffner and Billy of Franklin, Ga.; two daughters, Linda Bynum and Annette Franklin, both of Plant City; a brother, Marvin of Forest Park, Ga.; 25 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
July 30, 1999
ALFREDO SOTO, 61, of Spring Hill, formerly of Tampa, died Sunday. He owned Lizzie's Deli Inn and was Catholic. A native of Bayaman, Puerto Rico, he moved to the area in 1970. He is survived by his wife, Lizzie; a stepdaughter, Juanita Vinson of Tampa; three brothers, Robert, Guiso and Heriberto, all of Puerto Rico; four sisters, Felicita, Julia, Iris and Maria Estel, all of Puerto Rico; two grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes.
July 30, 1999
MELVIN EARL TERRY, 49, of Lutz died Sunday. A native of Somerset, N.J., he moved to the area in 1981. He was a mechanic with Ferman Oldsmobile and a member of Christ Center Fellowship Church. He is survived by his wife, Judy; two sons, James Kline and Dean Kline, both of Pittsburgh; three daughters, Jeannette Stepka of Lithia, Michelle Patamia of Brandon and Jessica Terry of Lithia; three brothers, Warren Smith and Wayne, both of California, and Mark of New Jersey; two sisters, Linda Poleselli and Patti Iannucci, both of New Jersey; and two grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 30, 1999
CATHERINE THOMPSON, 59, of Tampa died Thursday. A lifelong resident, she was a homemaker and a member of New Progress Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Curtis of Tampa; five sisters Joyce Semper of Tampa, Vernell Williams of Springfield, Mass., and Evelyn Brookins, Doris Batchelor and Gwendolyn Lindo, all of Tampa. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 30, 1999
FILIS, Evangeline, 68, of New Port Richey died Tuesday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
July 30, 1999
FOUNDS, Mary C., 89, of Port Richey died Tuesday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
July 30, 1999
GNEZEVICH, Annette, 84, of Holiday died Tuesday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
July 30, 1999
GOLDSBOROUGH, Catherine Marie, 75, of Lutz died Wednesday. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
July 30, 1999
