ROBERT C. KEPPLER, 81, of Plant City died Sunday at Lakeland Regional Hospital. A native of Tyrone, Pa., he moved to the area in 1984. He was a papermaker, an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and a member of First Baptist Church, Plant City. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; three daughters, Sue Singer of Perry, Margaret Kiltand of Temple Terrace and Kathy Moore of Virginia Beach, Va.; a brother, Arthur Jr. of Orlando; a sister, Phyllis Sweitzer of Tipton, Pa.; and five grandchildren. Suncoast Cremation Society, Tampa.
October 5, 1999
WILLIAM E. LAW, 77, of Valrico died Saturday at home. A native of Erie, Pa., he moved to the area from Hamden, Conn., in 1980. He was a graphic artist for Olin Industries, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Audrey; a daughter, Cheryl Evers of Sterling Heights, Mich.; two sisters, Mary Jane Rettman of Tarpon Springs and Dorothy O'Neal of Erie; four grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
October 5, 1999
LESLIE HUBERT OGER, 74, of Riverview died Saturday at Brandon Regional Hospital. A native of Alston, Mich., he moved to the area in 1969. He was a carpenter, an Army veteran, a member of American Legion and Lutheran. He is survived by his wife, Penny; a daughter, Shirley Beatty of Toronto; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Riverview.
October 5, 1999
CORRINE B. SADLER, 90, of Valrico died Sunday in Brandon. A lifelong resident, she was a cigarmaker and Baptist. She is survived by a son, Charles Brackin of Tampa; three daughters, Lois Ferlita of Valrico, Lillian Croft of Brandon and Anne Dobbs of Fremont, Neb.; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
October 5, 1999
MANUEL SANCHEZ SR., 55, of Dover died Saturday at University Community Hospital. A native of Waco, Texas , he was a longtime area resident and a truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Geri; two sons, Manuel Jr. and Samuel, both of Dover; and two brothers, Lorenzo and Jose, both of Riverview. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
October 5, 1999
HELEN MARIE SMITH, 63, of Sun City Center died Saturday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Brown County, Ohio, she moved to the area from Bloomington, Ind., in 1990. She was a personnel director, a homemaker and a member of United Community Church. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd; two sons, Michael of Vincennes, Ind., and Thomas of Louisville, Ky.; two daughters, Jill of Alpharetta, Ga., and Terri Freitag of Valdez, Alaska; a brother, Robert Bruine of Bethel, Ohio; and four grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Riverview.
October 5, 1999
WAYNE SMITH SR., 78, of Brandon died Sunday at home. A native of Orofino, Idaho, he moved to the area from Atlanta in 1981. He was head of quality control for Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s Southeast region, an Air Force veteran, a member of VFW and American Legion and Presbyterian. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; three sons, Wayne Jr. of Temple Terrace, Robert of Odessa and Kirby of Los Angeles; a daughter, Rebecca of Brandon; two sisters, Blanche Cunningham and Janice Lyons, both of Camas, Wash.; and four grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
October 5, 1999
BERNARD EUGENE SNEAD III, 6, of Tampa died Saturday. A lifelong resident, he was a student at Foster Elementary School and a model for Barbizon School of Modeling and Acting. He is survived by his parents, Bernard Jr. and Seretha Moore; three brothers, Antonio, Tyre and Lee Wilkinson; a sister, Brianna; his grandparents, Steven Jr. and Lucy Jordan, and Bernard Sr. and Anita; his great- grandparents, Eugene and Adele, Mattie Bradley and Elease Moore; and his great-great-grandmother, Cassie Truass. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 5, 1999
CLYDE SNYDER, 91, of Walbridge, Ohio, formerly of Tampa, died Saturday. A native of Gibsonburg, Ohio, he was a forklift driver for Pet Milk Co. He is survived by two sons, Doran of Walbridge and Robert of Findlay, Ohio; two daughters, Marilyn Geiger of Pemberville, Ohio, and Peggy Walter of Tampa; four sisters, Mabel and Marcella Yeoupell, both of Oregon, Martha Schutt of Port Clinton, Ohio, and Virginia Edinger of Fostoria, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Witzler- Shank Funeral Home, Walbridge.
October 5, 1999
ELIJAH C. STEVERSON, 86, of Tampa died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., he was a railroad employee and a Mason. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; a daughter, Carolyn Johnson of Silver Spring, Md.; a brother, Clyde Stevenson of Chapel Hill; a sister, Sallie Pendergraft of Chapel Hill; and two grandchildren. Burthey Funeral Service, Durham, N.C.
October 5, 1999
ANN L. WEGMAN, 68, of Tampa died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Valdosta, Ga., she moved to the area in 1954. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, W. Joseph; two daughters, LaSonjie Carbonell of Tampa and Joellen O'Steen of Shillington, Pa.; three sisters, Bessie Clanton and Peggy Bennett, both of Valdosta, and Geraldine Durrance of Lakeland; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 5, 1999
ZELDA ELOZORY YOUNG, 74, of Tampa died Saturday. A lifelong resident, she retired from Westshore Glass Corp. and was a member of Congregation Kol Ami. She is survived by a son, Howard Dratch of Mexico; a brother, Lionel Elozory of Tampa; and two sisters, Edith Gonzalez and Marcella Telles, both of Tampa. Beth David Funeral Chapel, Tampa.
October 5, 1999
BROWN, Maude T., 100, of Winter Haven died Saturday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
October 5, 1999
COLBERT, Arden "Doc," 88, of Lakeland died Saturday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
October 5, 1999
FILAX, Mike J., 62, of Winter Haven died Wednesday. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
October 5, 1999
GILLESPIE, Rosemary H., 89, of Orlando died Wednesday. Ott- Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
October 5, 1999
GRICE, Betty J., 78, of Winter Haven died Thursday. Family Funeral Services, Winter Haven.
October 5, 1999
HANCOCK, Lillie Ada, 103, of Winter Haven died Thursday. Crisp- Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
October 5, 1999
HARRELSON, Vernon Ray Jr., 57, of Lakeland died Sunday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
October 5, 1999
HARRISON, Mazy Vera, 84, of Bartow died Monday. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
October 5, 1999
HOLMES, Charles Lamar, 45, of Winter Haven died Saturday. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
October 5, 1999
HORNER, Alice Slater, 86, of Lakeland died Friday. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
October 5, 1999
HUGHES, Charles Von Oden Sr., 84, of Winter Haven died Saturday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
October 5, 1999
JOYNER, Eugene C., 89, of Bartow died Sunday. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
October 5, 1999
McCARTNEY, Margaret Bennett, 76, of Huntsville, Ala., died Sept. 13. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
October 5, 1999
MORRIS, Robert E., 54, of Lake Wales died Saturday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
October 5, 1999
PERRY, Florrie Edith, 79, of Lakeland died Thursday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
October 5, 1999
WHIRLEY, Trudie Bell, 82, of Winter Haven died Friday. Ott- Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
October 5, 1999
WUERTZ, Gladys Allen, 93, of Lakeland died Sunday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
October 5, 1999
ACAMPORA, Alfred, 81, of Hudson died Sunday. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Hudson/Bayonet Point.
October 5, 1999
CLOUDMAN, Flora E., 79, of New Port Richey died Saturday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
October 5, 1999
COLLINS, Ethel C., 75, of Hudson died Sunday. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hudson/Bayonet Point.
October 5, 1999
DUKES, Anna Jaquelyn, 73, of Holiday died Saturday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
October 5, 1999
DUNLAP, William, 80, of Hudson died Sunday. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hudson/ Bayonet Point.
October 5, 1999
FAULKNER, John W., 59, of Port Richey died Sunday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
October 5, 1999
GRACZYK, Edmund, 83, of Port Richey died Saturday. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
October 5, 1999
LITTLESON, Carl Daniel, 87, of Holiday died Friday. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
October 5, 1999
MATZEL, Alice E., of Spring Hill died Saturday. Wellwood Funeral Home, Hudson.
October 5, 1999
PAULMENO, Joseph T., 65, of New Port Richey died Sunday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
October 5, 1999
THOMPSON, Paul Alton, 94, of New Port Richey died Monday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
October 5, 1999
