U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014ELOISE DYKES, 86, of Plant City died Monday. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Dover. She is survived by three sons, Bobby Beard of Sarasota, Marvin of Sydney and Kenneth of Dover; two daughters, Jackie Miller of Seffner and Peggy Levy of Plant City; a sister, Luzetta Cobb of Old Town; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home.
April 21, 1998
JULIE FAILLA, 83, of Tampa died Friday. She was a teacher's aide and member of St. Paul's Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, Anthony of Tampa; a daughter, Jeanie Wallace of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
HOWARD A. FINKE, 87, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Mott, N.D., he was a boilermaker and Baptist. He is survived by a son, Harold of Odessa; a daughter, Karen Wilkes of Tampa; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Stowers Funeral Home.
April 21, 1998
JAMES W. GRAVES, 52, of Tampa died Sunday. He managed Graves Dairy, was a Mason and member of Egypt Shrine Temple. He is survived by his wife, Sarah; three daughters, Tonya Sanchez, Tracy and Tricia Graves all of Tampa; a brother, Robert of Tampa; and a sister, Lynda Williams of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
HENRY DAVID HARRIS, 63, of Gibsonton died Friday. He worked for the county, was an Air Force veteran of Korea and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; son, David of Indiana
; two daughters, Vicki Spivey of Riverview and Tracy Rogers of Gibsonton; five brothers, Jerry of Tampa, Ray of Maryland, Tommy of Louisiana, Larry and Dennis, both of Brandon; a sister, Audry Owens of North Carolina; and seven grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home.
April 21, 1998
ELIZABETH HART, 81, of Tampa died Monday. She worked for Peninsular Telephone Co. and was Presbyterian. She is survived by two daughters, Patricia of Tampa and Catherine Curtiss of Texas ; a brother, Daniel Arnold of Clearwater; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes.
April 21, 1998
CYNTHIA FURNEY HATCHELL, 37, of Plant City died Sunday. A native of Homestead, she was a homemaker and member of Valrico Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Jesse Allen and Jacob Michael, both of Plant City; her parents, Bill and Martha Jean Furney of Plant City; and a sister, Lisa Bingham of Lakeland. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
April 21, 1998
ELLEN PURVIS HORNSBY, 79, of Tampa died Sunday. She was a bank manager and member of Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband, Alvin; daughter, Margaret Houston of Tampa; two brothers, Dalton and Tom Purvis, both of North Carolina; sister, Mary Slade of St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
SUZZANNE JONES, 46, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Chicago, Ill., she was a waitress and Methodist. She is survived by her husband, Randal; her parents, Jacqueline and Lewis Thompson of Thornton; a brother, Edward Thompson of Manteno, Ill.; and a sister, Peggy Anne Long of Harvey, Ill. Florida Mortuary, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
GEORGE LEE KERANS, 67, of Seffner died April 8. He is survived by his wife, Jean; a son, Sean of Lakeland; two daughters, Faith of Seffner and Dawn Szoke of Plant City; a brother, James of Buckhannon; and one grandchild. Florida Mortuary, Loyless Chapel.
April 21, 1998
ARNOLD KRUGER, 66, of Brooksville, formerly of Odessa, died Thursday. He was a building engineer and Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; a daughter, April of Tampa; and a sister, Alta Seybold of Eustis. Mark III Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
EVELIO C. LAFE, 88, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Key West, he was a cigarmaker. He is survived by his son, Angel of Tampa; a daughter, Zorida Castellano of Tampa; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
EDWARD CHARLES LEHR, 60, of Lakeland died Saturday. He was an insurance agent. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; four daughters, Sandra Denslow of Brandon, Lisa Ellis of Budd Lake, N.J., Deborah Runyon of Kenvil, N.J., and Cynthia Walsh of Connecticut; two sons, Charles and Steven, both of Lakeland; and 11 grandchildren. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
April 21, 1998
LAWRENCE "ELTA RAY" LENTS, 71, of Seffner died Sunday. He was retired from American Can Co., Army Air Corp veteran of World War II and member of Temple Heights Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Louise; son, Roger of Tampa; two daughters, Gloria Bohannon of Thonotosassa and Brenda Cobb of Seffner; four sisters, Louise Hoffa of Plant City, Ruby Griffin of Dover, Juanita Lents of Brandon and Willadean Thompson of Valrico; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
OSCAR LEWIS, 72, of Ruskin died Monday. A native of Colquitte, Ga., he was a farmer. He is survived by a son, Bobby Ray of Riverview; a brother, Melvin Ray of Ruskin; and a sister, Beatrice Almand of Ruskin. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
April 21, 1998
ERNEST T. MULLIS, 84, of Seffner died Sunday. He was a retired railroad engineer and member of First United Methodist Church. He is survived by wife, Wilma; a son, Joseph of Brandon; a daughter, Martha Whistel of Seffner; a brother, Carl of Seffner; six grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
PETER S. PICCIRILLO, 84, of Seffner died Monday. A native of New Brunswick, N.J., he was owner of a produce market and a member of Sons of Italy Lodge and Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a son, Vincent of of Tampa; two daughters, Rose Marschner of Apollo Beach and Fran McCain of Winter Springs; five brothers, Louis and John, both of Spring Hill, and Frank, Jimmy and Sal, all of New Jersey; five sisters, Philamino, Helen, Angie Donini, Tessie Makowski and Lucy Kelly, all of Edison, N.J.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 21, 1998
JOSEPH W. PODKOWA, 81, of St. Petersburg died Wednesday. He was owner of Sentinel Calculating Machines, Army veteran of World War II and Protestant. He is survived by a son, William of Texas ; a daughter, Jeanne Whitaker of Tampa; a brother, Paul of Arizona; and a grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, St. Petersburg.
April 21, 1998
JOANN RANSOM, 36, of Tampa died Saturday. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Stephen; a stepson, Christopher of Tampa; and a sister, Terry Lee Williams of Fort Myers. Blount, Curry & Roel, Town & Country Chapel, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
GEORGE RUDOLPH SR., 81, of Tampa died Monday. He was a native of Detroit, a retired auto mechanic, Army veteran of World War II and member of Incarnation Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Ofelia; two sons, George Jr. and Robert, both of Tampa; three daughters, Francis Perez, Esmeralda Trujillo and Amelia Lucas, all of Tampa; one sister, Elizabeth Hood of Cleveland; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 21, 1998
JAMES ROLAND SUTTON, 63, of Lakeland died Sunday. A native of Quitman, Ga., he was a retired fork lift operator for Kraft Foods and Protestant. He is survived by three sons, Tony of Plant City, Terry of Lakeland and Timothy of Chesapeake, Va.; a daughter, Lisa of Plant City; three brothers, Melvin of Plant City, Claude of DeFuniak Springs and Elmer of Victorville, Calif.; a sister, Louise Bassford of Lakeland; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home.
April 21, 1998
