U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014JAMES MARDRE PARKER, 63, of Brandon died Thursday. A native of Cairo, Ga., he moved to the area in 1979 from Thomasville, Ga. He was a heavy equipment mechanic for Yale Industrial Truck Sales and a member of the First United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Sue Morris; two daughters, Pamela Hurst of Thomasville, Ga., and Cecelia Bodiford of Coolidge, Ga.; a stepson, Robert Der III of Columbus, Ga.; a stepdaughter, Bonnie Yauilla of Brandon; his mother, Rebecca Parker of Coolidge, Ga.; and five grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
November 22, 1998
CLIFTON L. PLATT, 72, of Plant City died Saturday at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a crane operator for Cornett Mines. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; three sons, Robert L. of Dade City, Dan L. of Valrico and Keith C. of Dover; a daughter, Edena C. of Florida; a brother, Marshall N. of Brandon; two sisters, Marlene Noles of Inverness and Helen Cromley of Light House Point; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
November 22, 1998
GENE R. "RANDY" SIEVER, 72, of Tampa died Wednesday. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a truck driver and a Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Marie; three sons, Martin D. of Tampa, Russell A. of Brandon and Steven L. of Lakeland; a daughter, Donna Jean of Tampa; a sister, Nola Clark of Buena Vista, Ga.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
November 22, 1998
DOROTHY J. "DOTTIE" STARTZEL, 70, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Dallas, she moved to the area in 1983 from there. She was Episcopal, a tax auditor for the IRS and founder of Tax Busters. She is survived by two sons, Terry Randall of Austin, Texas , and Ronald Norman of Tampa; a daughter, Barbara Keithly Perez of Tampa; a sister, Joyce Winslett of Houston; and four grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
November 22, 1998
JUANITA JANE THOMPSON, 75, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Milan, Tenn., she moved to the area in 1946 from there. She was a retired assistant lunchroom manager for Stephen Foster Elementary School and a member of the Faith Assembly of God. She is survived by a son, Marvin C. of Tampa; a brother, W.W. Crider of Zephyrhills; a sister, Anne Mitchell of Tampa; seven nieces and nephews; and several cousins. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral HOme, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
November 22, 1998
JAMES BIGELOW, 73, of Zephyrhills died Wednesday at East Pasco Medical Center. He moved to this area 1 January 2 years ago. He was a truck driver. He is survived by two daughters, Betty Gavin of Holiday and Charlene Dade of Connecticut; two sisters, Lydia and Annie both of Maine; a brother, Harold of Maine; four grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
November 22, 1998
STANLEY A. BRENIAK, 85, of Port Richey died Friday at home. A native of New York City, he moved to this area in 1977 from Ocala. He was a shift foreman with Con Edison Electric Co. in New York City and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Josephine; a son, Sylvester of Long Beach, Calif.; a brother, Edward of Clinton, N.J.; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
November 22, 1998
ROBERT E. BROWN, 74, of Zephyrhills died Thursday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Owls Head, N.Y., he moved to this area 18 years ago. He was a retired forest ranger with the New York state government, an Army veteran of World War II, Methodist and a member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, National Rifle Association, Northern Constellation Lodge 291 F&AM in Malone, N.Y., Media Shrine Temple in Watertown, N.Y., and Zephyr Shrine Club. He is survived by his wife, Rita; two sons, David of Zephyrhills and Steven of Chateaugay, N.Y.; a daughter, Janel Bullock of Zephyrhills; three sisters, June Bashaw of Chasm Falls, N.Y., Joyce Lawson of Mountain View, N.Y., and Sharon Ledger of North Bangor, N.Y; a brother, James of Malone; 11 grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
November 22, 1998
ADA B. DEANER, 74, of Zephyrhills died Friday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Pennsylvania , she moved to this area two years ago from Ravenna, Ohio. She was a machinist with Ametek Lamb Electric in Ravenna and member of Ravenna Assembly of God and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Ravenna. She is survived by her husband, Harry; a son, Robert Miller of Zephyrhills; two daughters, Darlene Pardee of Ravenna and Jane Anderson of Dunedin; two sisters, Marie Grucco of Johnston, Pa., and Ruth Shocklin of Alliance, Ohio; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
November 22, 1998
ELVI K. EKLOW, 95, of Holiday died Sunday at Integrated Health Services in Tarpon Springs. A native of Sweden, she moved to this area in 1968 from Wheeling, Ill. She was the owner and operator of Oakleaf Swedish Bakery in Wheeling and a member of King of Glory Lutheran Church, the Pasco Scandinavian Club, Crestridge Gardens Civic Club and Vasa Order of America in Chicago. She is survived by a son, Harold W. Eklow of Holiday; two grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
November 22, 1998
ALICE C. GREER, 68, of Port Richey died Saturday at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. A native of New Rochelle, N.Y., she moved to this area 14 years ago from Mamaroneck, N.Y. She was a homemaker, a past president of American Legion Post 90 in Mamaroneck and a member of the American Legion Post 335 Women's Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6180 Women's Auxiliary, and St. Michael's Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Stanley; two sons, David of Rye, N.Y., and Stanley of Pearl River, N.Y.; a brother, William Kendrigan of Willoughby, Ohio; and four grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home, Hudson.
November 22, 1998
LEONA F. MUNSON, 101, died Friday at Whispering Pines Nursing Center in New Port Richey. A native of Kings Mountain, Ky., she moved to this area in 1960 from Chicago. She was the owner and operator of Munson Cleaners in Chicago, past president of the Women's Auxiliary of American Legion Paradise Post 79 and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 3153, and a member of King of Glory Lutheran Church. She is survived by two sons, Warren of New Port Richey and Robert of Mount Prospect, Ill.; two daughters, Janet Broderick of Hudson and Billie Laeroco of Lake in the Hills, Ill.; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. North/Meadowlaw Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
November 22, 1998
LOIS B. PATTERSON, 71, of Dade City died Saturday at Pasco Community Hospital. A native of Viola, Iowa, she moved to this area 44 years ago from Decatur, Ill. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Virgil D.; five sons, Kim, Greg, Bill Van Orman, Bob Van Orman and Steve Van Orman, all of Dade City; six granddaughters; and three great- granddaughters. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
November 22, 1998
JULIA ANN PETERS, 90, of Holiday died Friday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs. A native of Los Angeles, she moved to this area in 1968 from Western Springs, Ill. She was a retired secretary with Ingrim, Griffin and Pfaff Insurance Agency in Chicago, Protestant and a member of the Women of the Moose Lodge 1614 in Tarpon Springs. She is survived by a son, Gordon B. of Evanston, Ill; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
November 22, 1998
GEORGEINA M. TOWNER, 88, of New Port Richey died Saturday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. A native of Detroit, she moved to this area 34 years ago. She was a retired insurance secretary and a member of Insurance Women's Association of Florida and First Baptist Church of New Port Richey, where she taught Sunday school for several years. She is survived by three grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. North/Meadowlaw Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
November 22, 1998
ETHER LEE BECKER, 101, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Elliville, Ga., she moved to the Tampa area in 1920 from St. Augustine. She was an insurance saleswoman and a member of First United Methodist Church of Elliville, Ga., and the Pythian Sisters. She is survived by a son, Eugene of Riverview; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral home, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
November 23, 1998
SHELDON D. BRINKLEY, 64, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Cresson, Pa., he moved to the Tampa area in 1967 from Ohio. He was a ramp supervisor for Eastern Airlines, Protestant and a National Guard veteran. He is survived by his wife, Cindy; two daughters, Yvonne and Dianne of Tampa; and a stepson, Leron Timmons of Shellman, Ga. Semple Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
November 23, 1998
MARGARET JANE CHURCH, 90, of Charlotte, N.C., died Friday. A native of Wilkesboro, N.C., she was a former resident of Tampa. She was a homemaker. She is survived by six sons, James of Morganhill, Calif., Clifford and Gene of Tampa, Clarence of St. Charles, Mo., John of Cleveland and Charles of Dallas; three daughters, Georgia Brunck of Charlotte, N.C., Sylvia Froehlicher of Greenlake, Wis., and Shirley Dukes of Wilmington, Del.; and two sisters, Jennie Charles of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Mae Shumate of Rural Hall, N.C. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
November 23, 1998
JEAN V. DOSSEL, 78, of Tampa died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A lifelong resident of the Tampa area, she was Catholic and a registered nurse at Centro Asturiano Hospital. She is survived by her husband, John G.; a son, Harvey Hesse Jr. of Tampa; a daughter, Jeanne Collins of Tampa; two sisters, Catherine DeVaux and Ann Brooks, both of Tampa; four grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
November 23, 1998
GEORGE A. EBANKS, 83, of Brooksville died Friday. A native of Grand Cayman Islands, West Indies, he moved to the Brooksville area from Spring Hill in 1987. He was an underground cable layer and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Balbina; three sons, Edward C., George A. and Terry. L., all of Tampa; a daughter, Faye Flillie of Grand Cayman Islands; three brothers, Jefford Bodden, Cody and Adley, all of Grand Cayman Islands; two sisters, Lola Oswald of Leesburg and Eva; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
November 23, 1998
HILDA GONZALEZ, 79, of Tampa died Saturday at Town & Country Hospital. A native of Santurce, Puerto Rico, she moved to the Tampa area 11 years ago from New York City. She was a homemaker and member of Incarnation Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Mario; two sons, Mario Jr. of Flushing, N.Y. and Rafael Font; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Homes, Tampa.
November 23, 1998
CHARLES WILLIAM HARDIN SR., 51, of Wimauma died Saturday at South Bay Hospital. He was a native of Riverdale, Ark., a welder and member of Alafia Baptist Church. He is survived by a son, Charles W. Jr. of California; a daughter, Teresa Ann of Wimauma; his parents, Merrill and Loretta DuBose of Wimauma; three brothers, L.Q. Hardin of Arkansas, Carl M. and Denver, both of Wimauma; three sisters, Joean Boatright of Lithia, Shirley Ann Curtis of Riverview and Nancy Ann Salisbury of Plant City; and three grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
November 23, 1998
BETTY JEAN HENDRICKS, 67, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Halcyondale, Ga., she moved to the Tampa area in 1961. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by a son, Timothy of Tampa; a daughter, Valeria of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
November 23, 1998
