CURTIS EDWARD LESLIE, 21, of Gibsonton died Tuesday. A native of Prince Georges County, Md., he was a dishwasher at Burk-N-Howies restaurant and a member of Gardenville Baptist Church. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Robert and Nikesha of Gibsonton; his foster parents, Richard and Mary Schutte of Gibsonton; his mother, Carol Sue of Calvert City, Md.; and his maternal grandparents, William and Shirley Lent of Maryland. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
August 14, 1999
CLARENCE RUDOLPH MALPASS JR., 46, of Riverview died Wednesday in Galveston, Texas . A lifelong resident, he was a commercial fisherman and a Baptist. He is survived by a sister, Margaret Martin of Riverview. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
August 14, 1999
LENORE THERESA MALTESE, 77, of Brandon died Thursday. A native of Passaic, N.J., she moved to the area from Raritan, N.J., in 1974. She was a nurse and a member of Nativity Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; two sons, Anthony and Joseph, both of Brandon; three daughters, Theresa Williams, Frances Davis and Diane, all of Brandon; a brother, John Schemberg of Oklahoma City; and six grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, Riverview/Brandon.
August 14, 1999
JAMES M. MITCHELL, 78, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Germanton, N.C., he moved to the area in 1964. He was an auto and truck salesman, an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, an Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, and a member of VFW and American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; a son, Ed of Tampa; a stepson, Michael Barnhardt of Houston; two daughters, Nancy of Tampa and Susan Morton of Arlington, Texas ; a stepdaughter, Lynn Barnhardt of Tampa; two brothers, Joe and John, both of Winston-Salem, N.C.; three sisters, Alma Wagoner and Frankye Wright, both of Asheboro, N.C., and Kathleen Tedder of Germanton; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.
August 14, 1999
DORIS A. MURRAY, 65, of Brandon died Thursday at Arbors at Brandon. A lifelong resident, she was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Mango. She is survived by two sons, Shawn of Roanoke, Va., and Robert of Pensacola; a daughter, Christine Overstreet of Brandon; a brother, Curtis Boyd of Brandon; five sisters, Lena McCinty and Genevieve Carter, both of Thonotosassa, Algae Devane of Ocala, Audrey Higgins of Fort Worth, Texas , and Alice Crawley of Las Vegas; seven grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
August 14, 1999
LUCRECIA RAMOS, 88, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Havana, she was a longtime resident, a laborer for an aluminum company and member of Bay Area Church of Christ. She is survived by a son, Alejo of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, A.P. Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
August 14, 1999
MILTON I. STONE, 75, of Tampa died Thursday at home. A native of Valrico, he moved to the area from Monterey, Calif., in 1981. He was a retired Army master sergeant, an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War, a German prisoner of war, awarded Bronze Star with cluster, and was a Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Marisa; two sons, Milton of Germany and Andrew of Tampa; a daughter, Gloria Grandini of Lake Tahoe, Calif.; a brother, Raeford Noble of Riverview; and a grandchild. Stowers Funeral Homes, Brandon.
August 14, 1999
PATRICIA WISE, 49, of Land O' Lakes died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Corning, N.Y., she moved to the area in 1966. She was a homemaker and member of Land O' Lakes Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. She is survived by her husband, Warren; two sons, Christopher Sharp of Germany and Robert Sharp of Tampa; a daughter, Kelly Sharp of Tampa; a brother, J. Magent Jr. of Tampa; two sisters, Doris Gerald of Tampa and Josephine Wallace of Land O' Lakes; and three grandchildren. International Mortuary Services, St. Petersburg.
August 14, 1999
THELMA I. ADELMAN, 92, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Brandon, died Friday. A native of Butler, Pa., she was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Helen Collins of Richmond; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
August 16, 1999
JOSEPH ANTHONY BATTAGLIOLA, 20, a native and lifelong resident of Tampa, died Friday. He was an electrician's assistant and Catholic. He is survived by hiss father, Anthony of Tampa; his mother and stepfather, Diana, and Joseph Johnson of Holiday; a brother, Jose Vila of Holiday; three sisters, Denise of Clearwater, Elainea of Holiday and Joanne Mohr of Tampa; and his maternal grandparents, John and Louise Robuffo of Fullerton, Calif. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, West Hillsborough Chapel, Tampa.
August 16, 1999
OLLIE MAE FLETCHER BURNS, 78, of Dover died Saturday at Arbors of Brandon. A native of Omega, Ga., she moved to the Tampa area in 1927. She was retired and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Crosby of Dover and Linnell Crosby of Plant City; two sisters, Estelle Cone of Lake City and Elouise Williamson of Dover; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
August 16, 1999
ELIZABETH V. FOLEY, 82, of Tampa died Friday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Newton, N.C., she moved to the Tampa area in 1983 from Arlington, Va. She was a computer programmer and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Francis; a daughter, Betty Willis of Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Carolyn Angley of Tampa; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mark III Funeral Home, Tampa.
August 16, 1999
MARIA L. FREYRE, 95, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, she moved to the Tampa area in 1974 from New York City. She was a homemaker and member of Incarnation Catholic Church. She is survived by nine children, Jose, Radames, Sonia, Edgar, Luis, Hilton, Waldemar, Alma Frampoler and Norka Garcia; a stepson, Eliezer Freyre; 34 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 2 great- great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, West Hillsborough Chapel, Tampa.
August 16, 1999
JAMES F. GREENWOOD, 84, of Tampa died Friday at home. A native of Derby, Conn., he moved to the Tampa area in 1976 from Milford, Conn. He was a machinist and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two sons, Richard of Huntington, Conn., and Robert of Devon, Conn.; a daughter, Patricia McAlee of Seymour, Conn.; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
August 16, 1999
DOROTHY E. GRIGGS, 82, of Vidalia, Ga., died Saturday. She was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church in Vidalia. She is survived by her husband, John; a daughter, Frances Douberly of Vidalia; a sister, Annie Mackenzie of Morriston; a son, John Griggs of Tampa; a brother, Walter Quick of Cincinnati; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Murchison Fu neral Home, Vidalia.
August 16, 1999
LUTHER INGRAM JR., 74, of Ruskin died Saturday at Sun Terrace Nursing Home. A native of Ocoee, S.C., he moved to the Tampa area 29 years ago. He was a construction worker, Army veteran of World War II and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Doris; four sons, Phillip, Steve, Scott and David; three brothers, Joseph, Richard and Horace; three sisters, Patsy, Rachael and Eileen; and 13 grandchildren. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.
August 16, 1999
FRANK M. LOSEY, 81, of Tampa died Saturday at Highland Lakes Center. A native of Tennessee, he moved to the Tampa area in 1942. He was a photographer. He is survived by his wife, Okie; a son, Frank III of Decatur, Ala.; a daughter, Barbara Mines of Lakeland; a sister, Evelyn Ward of Melbourne; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
August 16, 1999
ADELAIDE L. MAHONEY, 85, of Valrico died Saturday at home. A native of Manhattan, N.Y., she moved to the Tampa area in 1991 from Long Island, N.Y. She owned and operated a fuel company and was Protestant. She is survived by a daughter, Rita A. O'Loughlin of Valrico; seven grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
August 16, 1999
BERNICE E. MALLARD, 85, of Tampa died Sunday at Beverly Health & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Rockford, Ala., she moved to Florida in 1927 from Georgia. She was a homemaker and member of First Free Will Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Miner; a stepson, John of Riverview; two stepdaughters, Nettie of of Huntsville, Ala., and Lizzie Lappert of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; three brothers, John Powell of Seffner and Roy Powell and Wallace Powell, both of Tampa; and a sister, Olie Hall of Martinez, Ga. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
August 16, 1999
LORNA G. MCCARTY, 90, of Tampa died Thursday. She was a native of Quitman, Ga., and a bookkeeper. She is survived by two cousins, Mary G. Twitty of St. Petersburg and Martha Taylor of Lakeland. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
August 16, 1999
MAURINE T. PETERSON, 65, of Sun City Center died Saturday at home. A native of Lowell, Mass., she moved to the Tampa area 10 years ago. She was a teacher and member of United Community Church. She is survived by her husband, Carl; four sons, Carl Jr., Bruce, David and Eric; two daughters, Donna Braman and Arlene Marston; two sisters, Carol Heath and Elaine Lyons; and a grandchild. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.
August 16, 1999
TOM PRINCE, 85, of Tampa died Saturday. A Tampa native, he worked for National Linen Service and was Protestant. He is survived by a son, Robert of Lutz; and a sister, Edna of Lutz. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
August 16, 1999