U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014HAYES, Walter Amos, 86, of Winter Haven died Saturday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
December 2, 1998
HOWE, Verna Florence, 79, of Lake Wales died Sunday. Johnson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
December 2, 1998
HUTTO, James Carlton, 76, of Eloise died Sunday. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
December 2, 1998
KASE, George Henry, 54, of Fort Myers died Friday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
December 2, 1998
KERNEY, James B. Jr., 63, of Sebring died Nov. 24. Williams Funeral Home, Bartow.
December 2, 1998
LOTHROP, Margaret Mason, 88, of Winter Haven died Sunday. Crisp- Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
December 2, 1998
MANNING, Vincent Michael Sr., 84, of Winter Haven died Friday. Ott- Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
December 2, 1998
MESSER, Emma Lucille, 63, of Lakeland died Friday. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
December 2, 1998
RICHARDSON, James Doll, 41, of Auburndale died Thursday. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
December 2, 1998
SCHMITT, Virginia M., 69, of Bartow died Saturday. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
December 2, 1998
STUEWE, Robert Alan, 72, of Lakeland died Saturday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
December 2, 1998
TURNER, Chester Elwin, 73, of Frostproof died Sunday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
December 2, 1998
CHARLES F. HALL, 92, of Ridge Manor died Saturday at home. A native of Faxon, Tenn., he moved here nine years ago from Palm Harbor. He was a retired Baptist minister and member of Lacoochee First Baptist Church. He is survived by two daughters, Lois Perkins of Ridge Manor, and Jenny Kranstuber of Spring Hill; one brother, Tillman of Los Angeles; one sister, Edith Lees of Windsor, Ontario, Canada; seven grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren; and one great- great-grandchild. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
April 19, 1998
JEAN KANE, 66, of Holiday died Saturday at Helen Ellis Hospital in Tarpon Springs. A native of New York Coty, she moved here five years ago from Long Island, N.Y. She retired from Thomas Wilson Inc. lace mill and was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Church in Holiday. She is survived by her husband, John; one son, John III of Long Island; one daughter, Diana of Holiday; four brothers, John Calabrese and Fred Calabrese, both of Long Island, and Richard Calabrese and Dane Calabrese, both of Florida; four sisters, Joyce Cutler and Lillian Yates, both of Long Island, Rosie Provost of Massachusetts, and Dorothy Lindsay of Florida; and four grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
April 19, 1998
THERESA SESSA, 90, of Holiday died Friday at home. She moved here 10 years ago from New York City. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by four sons, Michael of Holiday, James of New Port Richey, Anthony of New York City and Matthew of Hollywood; one daughter, Camille Moscarella of New York City; two brothers, Rocco Federico and Cono Federico, both of New York City; two sisters, Jenneyq Marra and Anna Masi, both of North Carolina; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist, Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
April 19, 1998
HARRIET C. ADLER, 82, of Florence, Miss., died April 7 at Whispering Pines Hospital in Jackson, Miss.A native of Savannah, Ga., she moved to Tampa in 1944. She was a manager for Wolf Bros. and attended St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. She is survived by a son, Joseph Scotcher Comer of Solana Beach, Calif.; two daughters, Pamela Burns of Florence and Connie Blackmon of Atlanta; two brothers, Arthur Lee McAuley of Richmond Hill, Ga., and Fred McAuley of Garden City, Ga.; three sisters, Mildred Nabatoff of Chester, Pa., Ethel Harper of Marietta, Ga., and Jane Hogan of Searcy, Ark.; and two granddaughters. Mark E. Seepe Funeral Directors, Jackson.
April 20, 1998
MARTHA "MARDIE" COMER, 72, of Tampa died Friday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a member of Hyde Park United Methodist Church and a legal secretary. She is survived by her sister, Virginia Patterson of Tampa. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
April 20, 1998
HAZEL I. HARPER, 83, of Brandon died Friday at Columbia Brandon Regional Medical Center. A native of Meadow Bluff, W.Va., she moved to the Tampa area from Detroit in 1969. She was a homemaker who attended Westshore Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Dennis E. of Orlando and James W. of Sterling, Va.; two daughters, Sandra I. Huffman of Taylor, Mich., and Paulette Tavares of Brandon; three brothers, B.J. Osborne of Mount Dora and Allen Osborne and Herbert Osborne, both of Valrico; six grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
April 20, 1998
FRANCES ABBOTT HAYS, 71, of Plant City died Saturday at home. A lifelong resident of Plant City, she attended Springhead Church of Christ and was a waitress, beautician and homemaker. She is survived by a son, James of Plant City; a stepson, Larry Wollard of Burleson, Texas ; a daughter, Sharon Durand of Bradenton; a brother, Robert Abbott of Tampa; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
April 20, 1998
EVELYN K. LaFORTY, 79, of Tampa died Saturday at the Arbors at Tampa. A native of Aynor, S.C., she moved to Tampa in 1949. She was a homemaker and attended Hyde Park Methodist Church. She is survived by a son, Chad Trowell of Dade City; a daughter, Katherine Ann Trowell of Toronto; a brother, J.M. Kirton of Mississippi; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
April 20, 1998
BEVERLY A. LAURING, 55 of St. Petersburg died Sunday at home. A native of New York City, she moved to Florida from San Francisco in 1976. She was a board member of Congregation Schaari Zedek, a biology teacher at Berkley Preparatory School in Tampa and founder of Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra. She is survived by her husband, Louis; three sons, Brett of New York City, Josh of Baltimore and Adam of Seattle; her father, Harry Bernstein of Lake Worth; a brother, Robert Bernstein of Portland, Oregon; and two grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, Tampa.
April 20, 1998
GLORIA C. LOWRY, 70, of Land O' Lakes died Friday at her home. She was a lifelong resident of the Tampa Bay area and worked on a meat packing assembly line. She is survived by a son, John Frank of Land 0' Lakes; two daughters, Dovie Yates and Sharon, both of Tampa; and a brother, Lee Adema of Lutz. Adams & Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 20, 1998
SERGIO A. LUYA, 85, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of Cuba, he moved to Tampa in 1985. He attended St. Joseph's Catholic Church and owned a grocery store and restaurant. He is survived by his wife, Juana R.; a son, Sergio of Tampa; a daughter, Victoria of Cuba; four grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
April 20, 1998
MARION J. OLIVER, 78, of Largo died Sunday at Sabal Palms Health Care Center. A native of New York City, she moved to Largo from Lincroft, N.J., in 1969. She attended St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church. She was a homemaker. She is survived by four daughters, Rosemary Sherburne of Largo, Eileen Degenhart of Pottstown, Pa., Marita Oliver of New York City and Kathleen Oliver of Tampa; and 14 grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
April 20, 1998
ELEW "PEE WEE" M. READ, 78, of Nobleton died Saturday at Brooksville Hospital. A native of Plant City, he moved to Brooksville in 1969. He was Baptist and a plant manager for Hardee Manufacturing. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn E.; three sons, Johnny M. of Auburndale, Joe A. of Plant City and Robert E. Johnson of Hugo, Minn.; three daughters, Patricia Ann Read Sanders of Temple, Texas , Carolyn Ann Burgeron of Seffner and Maxine McDuff of Sumterville; a sister, Thelma Scott of Plant City; 12 grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren. Haynes Funeral Home, Plant City.
April 20, 1998
RONA LYNN REED, 53, of Tampa died Saturday at University Community Hospital. A native of Fort Benning, Ga., she moved to Tampa in 1991. She was a waitress. She is survived by three daughters, Cindy Floray and Andrea Floray, both of Washington , and Christy Floray of California; her mother, Luejutta Newman of Kansas; a brother, Charles Beer of Florida; a sister, Tira Link of Kansas; and one grandchild. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary, Ruskin.
April 20, 1998
CHRISTOPHER SPACONE JR., 79, of Plant City died Friday. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, he moved to Tampa from St. Petersburg in 1950. He retired from GTE, was an Army veteran of World War II and Baptist. He is survived by a son, Christopher Wayne of St. Petersburg; a brother, David of Tampa; three sisters, Martha Smith of Bushnell, Margaret Floyd of Tampa and Betty Willis of Monticello; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
April 20, 1998
NORMAN C. STROMMEN, 81, of Tampa died Friday at Vencor Hospital. A native of Minnesota, he moved to Tampa from Sioux Falls, S.D., in 1956. He attended Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and was a food and dairy sales manager. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; a son, Paul J. of McAlpin; a daughter, Mary Beth Presnell of Atlanta; a brother, Glen Hansen of Sioux Falls; a sister, Arlyne Baillie of Kimberling City, Mo.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
April 20, 1998
ERNIE H. VALDES, 67, of Tampa died Saturday in Tampa. A lifelong resident of Tampa, he was a retired bailiff for the Hillsborough County court system, an Air Force veteran of World War II and a member of Egypt Shrine Temple. He is survived by a daughter, Lynn H. Aaron of Tampa; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
April 20, 1998
EDNA BELL BAREMORE, 91, formerly of New Port Richey died Monday in Farmington, Mo. A native of Valles Mines, Mo. She was retired from Milius Shoe Co. and was Protestant. She is survived by a daughter, Phyllis Curtis of Bismarck, Mo.; a brother, Robert Rawson of Desloge, Mo.; a sister, Elba Holdman of Grandview, Mo.; six grandchildren; 10 great- grandchildren; and eight great- great-grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.
December 2, 1998
