EDWARD LEE FRANKLIN, 64, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Valdosta, Ga., he moved to the Tampa area in 1959. He was a Navy veteran and retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He is survived by a son, Ronald K. of Okeechobee; a daughter, Rhonda K. of Tampa; two brothers, Clemon and Harry, both of Valdosta; a sister, Dorothy Berrian of Valdosta; and six grandchildren. Neptune Society, Palm Harbor.
April 22, 1998
JAMES E. FUSSELL, 63, of Tampa died Monday at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. A native of Douglas, Ga., he moved to the Tampa area in 1958. He was a truck driver for Traffic Services, a Navy veteran and a Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Susie; two sons, Joe and Dwight Bush, both of Tampa; two stepsons, Pernell Maxwell of Charleston, S.C., and Cleveland Maxwell of Tampa; two daughters, Valerie and Latanya, both of Tampa; three stepdaughters, Patricia Maxwell, Rebecca Maxwell and Ronettia Maxwell, all of Tampa; a brother, Joe H. of Brunswick, Calif.; seven sisters, Rita Gunder, Blanch Killings, Annie C. Pullen and Marva Butler, all of Miami; Irene Murray and Sandra Wilcox, both of Douglas, and Virginia D. Melvin of Brunswick, Ga.; and 14 grandchildren. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 22, 1998
BUNIA M. GORMAN, 79, of Seffner died Monday at Integrated Health Services. A native of Murphy, N.C., she moved to the area from Miami in 1981. She was a retail sales store manager for Jordan Marsh and a Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Fred J.; a son, Jimmy Sullivan of Meridian, Miss.; a daughter, Betty J. Bailey of Brandon; a sister, Bonnie Garrett of Carrollton, Ga.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 22, 1998
FRANCES S. GREENWOOD, 80, of Tampa died Friday at University Community Hospital. A native of Somervill, Mass., she moved to the Tampa area from Boston several years ago. She was a retired teacher. She is survived by a daughter, Julia M. McLaughlin of Arlington, Mass. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
April 22, 1998
ROBERT HAMPTON, 75, of Tampa died Monday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of War, W.Va., he moved to the Tampa area in 1958. He was a salesman for a wholesale meat company and member of Tampa Bay Community Church. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; a daughter, Deborah Wiley of Odessa; four brothers, George of War, Everett of Palm Harbor, Howard of Lutz and J.R. of Apex, N.C.; three sisters, Lorraine Murphy of War, Betty Quita of Alexandria, La., and Maxine Fitzgerald of Augusta, Ga.; and two grandchildren. Adams & Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 22, 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; a brother, David Furney of Brandon; and a sister, Lisa Bingham of Lakeland. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
April 22, 1998
ALBERTA RUTH "BERTIE" HORNSBY, 48, of Auburndale died Sunday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Tampa, she moved from Hillsborough County to Polk County in 1974. She was co-owner of a cabinet-making business and Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Eddie Lee Jr.; four daughters, Sandra Dobbings and Linda Tergliafera, both of Lakeland, Terri Robitzsch of Bartow and April Dixon of Burnsville, N.C.; a son, Eddie III of Auburndale; her mother, Ruth Hogan of Tampa; four sisters, Martha Storm, Margie Sears and Shirley Vaughn, all of Tampa, and Alma Goodwin of Land O' Lakes; and five grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home.
April 22, 1998
STELLA ASHER HUKLE, 90, of Hendersonville, N.C., died Monday. A native of Kentucky, she moved to Henderson County, N.C., from Tampa in 1981. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Tampa. She is survived by two daughters, Marjorie H. Wehle of Tampa and Sally H. Edenfield of Etowah, N.C.; two sisters, Edythe A. Gray of Clearwater and Mary A. Olney of Sun City Center; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
April 22, 1998
ED KOON, 69, of Lakeland died Saturday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Seffner, he moved to Lakeland from Gainesville in 1956 and worked 37 years as a pharmacist for Watson Clinic. He was a member of Crestview Baptist Church and a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie A.; a son, Randy of Lakeland; three brothers, James of Branford, Henry Dykes of Tampa and Donald Dykes of Jacksonville; a sister, Bernice Caldwell of Tampa; and a grandson. Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home Northside Chapel, Lakeland.
April 22, 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 Schaarai Zedek, a biology teacher for Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa and a founder of Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra. She is survived by her husband, Lewis; 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, Ore.; and two grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, Tampa.
April 22, 1998
FRANCES MARTINO, 84, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Dalton, Ga., she moved to the Tampa area 54 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Tampa. She is survived by her daughter, Judy of Newberry. Florida Cremation Society, Dunnellon.
April 22, 1998
LESTER B. McELROY SR., 73, of Wesley Chapel died April 11 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. A native of Baldwin, Ga., he moved to the area in 1982. He was a salesman in wholesale meats, an Army veteran and a member of First United Methodist Church, Lutz. He is survived by his wife, Elsie L.; three sons, James R. of Ridge Manor, Lester B. Jr. of Fort Lauderdale and Donald R. of Brooksville; a daughter, Debbie A. Coscia of Lutz; a sister, Quinn O'Kelley of Maysville, Ga.; five grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel, Lutz.
April 22, 1998
ELIJAH DANIEL PHILYOR, 21 months, died April 14 at Tampa General Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Elijah Daniel Philyor Sr. and Holly Mouling of Tampa; and a sister, Equiana Danielle of Tampa. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 22, 1998
PETER S. PICCIRILLO, 84, of Seffner died Monday. A native of New Brunswick, N.J., he moved to the Tampa area in 1958 from Highland, N.J. He was the owner of a produce market and a member of Sons of Italy and Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a son, Vincent L. of Tampa; two daughters, Rose Marschner of Apollo Beach and Fran McCain of Winter Springs; five brothers, Louis and John, both of Spring Hill, Frank of Edison, N.J., and Jimmy and Sal, both of New Brunswick; five sisters, Philamino, Helen, Angie Donini, Tessie Makowski and Lucy Kelly, all of Edison; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 22, 1998
RONA LYNN REED, 53, of Tampa died Saturday at University Community Hospital. A native of Fort Benning, Ga., she moved to Tampa from Kansas in 1991. She was a waitress. She is survived by three daughters, Cindy Floray and Andrea Reed, 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 22, 1998
WILLIAM DAVID SHUMAKE, 32, of Newberry died Friday. A native of Gallatin, Tenn., he was a longtime resident of Tampa, bar manager for West End Liquors/Saloon and Baptist. He is survived by two sons, Shawn William and William Joseph, both of Tampa; two daughters, Shirley Ann and Serinity Lee, both of Tampa; five sisters, Mary Woodall Hamlett of Nashville, Tenn., Sue Chyle of Tampa, Eveline Johnson of Kentucky, Clara Vosteen of Zephyrhills and Patty Ford of Dunnellon; and eight brothers, Sammy Steve and Albert Reed, both of Tampa; William Claude Jr. of Nashville, Mac Johnson and Tony Johnson, both of Newberry, Ricky Johnson of Lake City, Robert L. Johnson of Pegram, Tenn., and Bobby C. Johnson of Hendersonville, Tenn. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 22, 1998
CHRISTOPHER SPACONE JR., 79, of Plant City died Friday. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, he moved to the area from St. Petersburg in 1950. He retired from GTE and 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 Carter 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 22, 1998
GEORGE CLARK TIGH, 84, of Temple Terrace died Monday at home. A native of Toronto, Ontario, he moved to the area from Severna Park, Md., in 1989. He was a furniture salesman and member of Temple Terrace Faith Assembly of God. He is survived by his wife, Helen; two sons, George Ayar of Wynnewood, Pa., and Robert Earl of Taylorsville, Ky.; four daughters, Mary Lillian Eisenacher of Lutz, Ruth Helen Torrey of Cody, Wyo., Octavia Ayer Heisterman of Bartlett, Tenn., and Beatrice Clark Vore of Claremont, Ga.; a brother, Harold Carson of Fresno, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
April 22, 1998
OFELIA VALDES, 85, of Tampa died Monday. A lifelong resident, she was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Ulysses Jr. of Brandon; a daughter, Sandy Angel of Dade City; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
April 22, 1998
JAMES H. WOODS, 91, of Sun City Center died Monday at South Bay Hospital. A native of St. Johnsbury, Vt., he moved to the area in 1973. He was an agent for Connecticut General Insurance Co., an Army veteran of World War II and a member of United Community Church. He is survived by a cousin, Mary McLellen of Sarasota. Lewers Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 22, 1998
NICK S. BRYANT, 26, of Fort Myers, formerly of Tarpon Springs, died Sunday in Franklin, N.C. Moss Feaster Funeral Homes, Palm Harbor.
April 22, 1998
BUGGS, Coleman Leroy, 77, of St. Petersburg died Sunday. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
April 22, 1998
ROSS, Josephine A., 88, of Holiday died Saturday. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
April 22, 1998
SECHREST, Homer R., 90, of Belleair died Sunday. Hubbell Funeral Home, Belleair Bluffs.
April 22, 1998
WINROD, Everet L., 87, of Clearwater died Monday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Clearwater.
April 22, 1998
