PAUL DEAN LAURSEN, 36, of Burkesville, Ky., died Saturday. A native of Biloxi, Miss., he moved to the area from Dade City in 1992. He was an air-conditioning technician for United Air Conditioning and Protestant. He is survived by his father, Howard of Dade City; his mother, Rosalie Privatsky of Salem, Ore.; three brothers, Leif of St. Petersburg, John of Dunedin and Shawn of Tampa; a stepbrother, Orlando Cecchi of Salem; three sisters, Lori Poole and Vicky Fry, both of Clearwater, and Kristina of Dade City; his paternal grandparents, Howard and Mary of Dunedin; and his companion, Patricia Anderson of Burkesville. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Dunedin Chapel, Dunedin.
November 26, 1998
JACK MURRAY, 62, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Bayshore, N.Y., he moved to the area from Palm Harbor eight years ago. He was a sales consultant and Catholic. He is survived by his fiancee, Charlotte Schiaffo of Tampa; a son, Guy of Palm Harbor; two daughters, Linda Smith of Oldsmar and Sandra Wassen of Palm Harbor; a brother, William of Connecticut; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, West Hillsborough Chapel, Tampa.
November 26, 1998
ANNIE ELIZABETH PITCHER, 75, of Ocala died Tuesday. A native of Allegany County, Va., she moved to the area in 1989. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Ernest; a son, Douglas Vest of Tampa; four daughters, Carolyn Durden of Tampa, Martha Carter of Petal, Miss., Alice Jackson of Hudson and Marleen Verran of Land O' Lakes; a brother, Lee Hill of Fort McCoy; 20 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel.
November 26, 1998
JEAN ELIZABETH PREZIOSI, 79, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Curwensville, Pa., she moved to the area in 1970. She was a restaurant owner. She is survived by her husband, Adam; a son, Douglas Fleischer; a daughter, Ava Meysembaurg; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. All County Funeral Home.
November 26, 1998
ALICE FAYE REDD, 77, of Plant City died Tuesday. A native of Wilmington, Del., she moved to the area in 1945. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, Bennie; two daughters, Joyce Rudman of Miramar and Kathy Hand of Loganville, Ga.; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
November 26, 1998
JOSE TAMARGO II, 54, of Tampa died Tuesday. He was a lifelong resident, nurse and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Bea; two stepsons, Joseph Zollo and Peter Zollo, both of Port Richey; a stepdaughter, Lisa Pearce of Port Richey; his mother, Dora of Tampa; a brother, Richard of Tampa; and a sister, Rosemarie Tornes of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, A. P. Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
November 26, 1998
JEAN IRMA THOMSON, 94, of Sun City Center died Wednesday. A native of Cincinnati, she moved to the area in 1979. She was a homemaker. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.
November 26, 1998
ELMER J. WALSTON, 73, of St. Petersburg died Tuesday. A native of Tampa, he moved to St. Petersburg from Atlanta in 1958. He was a manager for Walston Construction Co., Navy veteran of World War II and member of St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; two sons, Charles of Atlanta and Hoyt of Gainesville; three daughters, Kathy Pagan of New Orleans, Kerry Kelly of Clearwater and Elizabeth Rimmer of Orlando; two brothers, David of Wauchula and Harry of Tampa; a sister, Edna Weeks of Tampa; and five grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center- Bobbitt Chapel.
November 26, 1998
SANDRA CAROL WEBB, 45, of Plant City died Monday at Tampa General Hospital. She was a lifelong resident, assistant poll coordinator for the Hillsborough County property appraiser and member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Ben; two daughters, Jessica and Jena, both of Plant City; her mother, Marcella Hall of Plant City; five sisters, Sylvia Woodley of Tampa, Susan Lipsey of Seffner, Shirley Logue and Sharon Mears, both of Plant City, and Sheila Payne of Lakeland; and a grandchild. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
November 26, 1998
CECIL W. WORRILL, 78, of Lutz died Wednesday. A native of Savannah, Ga., he moved to the area from Atlanta in 1996. He was an underwriter for Travelers Insurance Co. Property Division, Navy veteran of World War II and Baptist. He is survived by a son, Bob of Greenwood, S.C.; a daughter, Paula Finch of Lutz; a sister, Evelyn Norris of Lamar, S.C.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.
November 26, 1998
DONALD WAYNE YOUNG, 50, of Tampa died Friday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of St. Petersburg, he moved to the area 20 years ago. He was a bookkeeper for a shipping industry and member of Open Bible Tabernacle. He is survived by his mother, Myrtle of St. Petersburg; three brothers, John and David, both of St. Petersburg, and William of New Orleans; and a sister, Karen Mitchell of St. Petersburg. American Burial & Cremation Co.
November 26, 1998
GEORGE A. BERTRAND, 97, of Holiday died Wednesday at Integrated Health Services of Tarpon Springs. A native of Loogootee, Ind., he moved to the area 34 years ago from Indianapolis. He was a retired supervisor of the tool room at Union Carbide and a member of the First Baptist Church of Tarpon Springs. He is survived by a son, James of Young Harris, Ga.; three daughters, Mary Ellen Ebbinghaus of Barrington, Ill., and Elizabeth Griffin and Nancy Fentress of Boulder, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Holiday.
November 26, 1998
ALBERT COY SETSER, 78, of Greenville died Tuesday at home. A native of Corbin, Ky., he was an auto mechanic and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Louise; a son, Kenneth of Zephyrhills; five sisters; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
November 26, 1998
JAMES ROBERT BRAXTON, 84, of Lakeland died Wednesday at home. A native of Cottondale, he moved to this area from Jackson County 63 years ago. He was a retired truck driver for Red Wing Carriers, a World War II Navy veteran and a member of Galloway Assembly of God. He is survived by two daughters, Eddice Preston of Plant City and Dianna Platt of Lakeland; four sons, James of Lakeland, Don of Milton, Paul of Bradenton and Jerry of Townsend, Ga.; a brother, Noma of Crystal Springs; a sister, Alma Mullis of Zephyrhills; 12 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home.
November 27, 1998
ALEJANDRINA R. CORTEZ, 82, of Tampa died Tuesday at Mariner Health. A native of Utuado, Puerto Rico, she moved to the area in 1981 from New Jersey. She was Catholic. She is survived by two sons, Andrew of Jacksonville and Louis of North Carolina; a brother; three sisters, Dolores, Isabel and Ramona, all of Puerto Rico; and five grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
November 27, 1998
MARY ELIZABETH GIBBONS, 89, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Ward, Ala., she moved to the area in 1978 from Tennessee. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, Bernard C.; a son, James C. of Tampa; a daughter, Dorothy Graham-Clark; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
November 27, 1998
ROBERT L. GLANZ, 93, of Sun City Center died Wednesday at Sun Terrace Health Care Center. A native of Chicago, he moved to the area in 1974. He was a mortgage banker and lawyer, member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church and an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He is survived by a son, Donald of St. Joseph, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
November 27, 1998
GERALDINE HATHCOCK, 31, of Lakeland died Tuesday. A native of Stoughton, Mass., she moved to the area 25 years ago. She was a supervisor for BFI Waste Services in Lakeland. She is survived by two sons, Cole Garner and Sebastian Hathcock, and her father, Richard Bartlett, all of Lakeland; and a sister, Lee Cornelius of Tampa. Choice Cremation & Funeral Care, Lakeland.
November 27, 1998
KENNETH LYMAN LENTZ, 64, of Brandon died Wednesday at Vencor Hospital. A native of Seffner, he returned to the area in 1972 from Tucson, Ariz. He was an assistant rental manager for Compressed Air Systems, Baptist and an Air Force veteran. He is survived by his wife, Lucy; a son, Kenneth Lee of Thonotosassa; two daughters, Mary Jane of Brandon and Gale Ann Murphy of Huntsville, Ala.; five brothers, John of Forrest City, N.C., Henry of Clarksville, Tenn., Gary of Mango, Frank of Tampa and Carl of Brandon; three sisters, Margaret Withrow of Charlotte, N.C., Sadie Lobo of Temple Terrace and Dorothy Crowder of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
November 27, 1998
MARY E. MARCO, 86, of Tampa died Wednesday at University Village Nursing Center. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to the area in 1979 from Atlanta. She was Catholic. She is survived by five sons, Tony Jr., George, Tommy, Ronnie and Joe, all of Atlanta; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Tampa.
November 27, 1998
EDDIE McDOWELL, 35, of Tampa died Saturday at home. A native of Cross City, he moved to the area in 1994 from Bradenton. He was a correctional officer for the Department of Corrections. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons, Brandon and Jordan, both of Bradenton; two daughters, Bobbi of Tampa and Kasi of Bradenton; his parents, Eddie Sr. of Oldtown and Ida Mae McCrimmon of Cross City; and two sisters, Tammy Godbolt and Tanya, both of Cross City. Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, Riverview/Brandon.
November 27, 1998
EUNICE C. PHILLIPS, 81, of Ocala died Wednesday. A native of Pelham, Ga., she moved to Ocala one year ago from Tampa. She was a clerk and member of the First Baptist Church of Ocala. She is survived by a brother, Robert E. Coram of Ocala; three nephews; and four nieces. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
November 27, 1998