JESSIE D. "JUNIOR" GAY JR., 58, of Tampa died Friday at Palm Gardens. A native of Sylvester, Ga., he moved to the area 30 years ago. He was a laborer and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Juanita; two sons; six brothers, Simon of Fort Lauderdale, James, John, Willie, Jerry and Larry; and three sisters, Ossie Faison, Dorothy Alford and Ruby Lee. Wilson's Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
ALBERT R. GREEN, 53, of Tampa died Monday at home. A native of Adrian, Ga., he moved to the area in 1950. He was a supervisor for the Tampa Water Department and Baptist. He is survived by a son, Eddie Martin of Tampa; a daughter, Michelle Guess of Tampa; a brother, Willie Palmer of Tampa; a sister, Sadie Newman of Tampa; and five grandchildren. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
WALTER I. HANSEN, 81, of Tampa died Tuesday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Beverly, Mass., he moved to the area from Flint, Mich., in 1965. He was a retired fireman. He is survived by a son, Kenneth of Tampa; 10 grandchildren; and eight great- grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
CORA HOCKENSMITH, 86, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of McIntosh, she moved to the area in 1954. She was a central supplies technician for Tampa General Hospital and Baptist. She is survived by two sons, George of Crawfordville and Bruce of Tampa; a daughter, Virginia Gastaldo of Orlando; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Adams & Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
CARLTON W. HURST, 63, of Largo died Tuesday. A native of Thomasville, Ga., he moved to Largo from Tampa three years ago. He was a mechanic and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Doris; six sons, Scott, Bobby and Ray, all of Tampa, Rickie and Ronald, both of Georgia, and Robert of Ohio; two daughters, Connie Latzo of Seminole and Carol Slane of Largo; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
DALE GREGORY JOHNSON, 52, of Polk City died Tuesday at home. A native of Tallahassee, he moved to Polk County from Fort Lauderdale in July. He was operations center manager for Momentum Logistics in Tampa, formerly worked for United Parcel Service and was Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Vivian; two sons, Dale Jr. and Ryan, both of Polk City; and a brother, Jack of Knoxville, Tenn. Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home Southside Chapel, Lakeland.
October 7, 1999
JASON W. JOHNSON, 20, of Valrico died Sunday at home. A native of Atlanta, he moved to the area from Austin, Texas , in 1994. He was a student and Methodist. He is survived by his mother, Judy of Valrico; a brother, Harry of Aiea, Hawaii; and his maternal grandmother, Kathryn Davis of Lubbock, Texas . He also leaves a companion, Susan Williams of Valrico. Hillsboro Memorial Fu neral Home, Brandon.
October 7, 1999
ROBERT DOUGLASSQ LANCASTER, 77, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of College Station, Texas , he moved to the area from Turkey in 1971. He was a former Tampa city employee, an Air Force veteran and a member of Forest Hills Presbyterian Church. He is survived by two sons, Robert of Tampa and Thomas of Jacksonville; a daughter, Helen of Tampa; three brothers, Jim of Austin, Texas , Bill of College Station and Johnny of Lafayette, La.; a sister, Cynthia Cooper of Houston; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
RITA H. McLAUGHLIN, 73, of Sun City Center died Friday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Philadelphia, she moved to the area from Marple Township, Pa., several years ago. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Edward. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
October 7, 1999
SILVIO NAVARRO, 62, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Cuba, he moved to the area from California 10 years ago. He was a horse racetrack foreman and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Hilda Ramirez of Tampa; a son, Francisco Ramirez of Tampa; a daughter, Elsie Almenarez of Tampa; a brother, Alberto of Miami; a sister, Aleida of California; and five grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
WILLIAM VICTOR NIDAY, 83, of Sun City Center died Tuesday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Gallipolis, Ohio, he moved to the area from Canal Winchester, Ohio, in 1998. He was an automotive store manager, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Groveport Methodist Church, Groveport, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Sara; a son, Lawrence of Valrico; a daughter, Linda of Naples; two brothers, Donald of Worthington, Ohio, and Edward of Fort Wayne, Ind.; and a grandchild. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
October 7, 1999
MAE JO REGISTER, 64, of Apollo Beach died Sept. 29 at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Hartwell, Ga., she moved to the area from Blairsville, Ga., several years ago. She was a bank secretary and a military veteran. She is survived by her husband, Fred. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
October 7, 1999
MAGGIE LEE ROBINSON-BELLAMY, 80, of Tampa died Sept. 30 at University Community Hospital. A native of Grand Ridge, she moved to the area more than 50 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall, Seminole Heights. She is survived by seven sons, Bobby, Timothy, Randall, Michael, Willie, Danny Jordan and Steven Jordan; four daughters, Margie Buie, Carolyn Clark, Barbara Jordan and Donna Jordan; a sister, Ethel Dessesseau; and a number of grandchildren, great- grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Wilson's Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
BERNICE W. SLUTZ, 87, of Gibsonton died Tuesday at Hawthorne Care Center. A native of Canton, Ohio, she moved to the area in 1993. She was a homemaker and a member of Eastern Star and St. Andrew's United Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Lois McClain of Gibsonton and Nancy Eicholz of Fort Lauderdale; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
October 7, 1999
PALMIRA D. SOLIS, 81, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Havana, she moved to the area from New York 30 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of Incarnation Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Manuel; a son, Manuel Garcia of Coral Springs; a daughter, Liana Baldor of Tampa; a brother, Lazaro Munoz of Puerto Rico; a sister, Adela Munoz of Miami; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
JESSIE MURRELL SURRENCY, 84, of Lacoochee died Monday at home. She moved to the area from her native Alabama in the 1940s. She was a homemaker and a member of Lacoochee Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Dan of Brandon and Donald of Dade City; a brother, Wilmer Geohagan of Lakeland; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
October 7, 1999
DORIS M. WATSON, 70, of Seffner died Monday. A native of Greenville, S.C., she moved to the area 45 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of Seffner Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Lewis; a son, Clifford Bryer of Michigan; two brothers, Dreaton Davis and Bobby Davis, both of Tampa; a sister, Betty Bush of Tampa; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
ALAN WIELAND, 41, of Tampa died Saturday at Vencor Hospital. A lifelong area resident, he was a hospitality house host for Busch Gardens and Catholic. He is survived by a brother, Gregory of Tampa; and a sister, Connie Caron of Campobello, S.C. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
JOHN C. WILLIAMS, 89, of Tampa died Tuesday at Vencor Hospital. A native of Connellsville, Pa., he moved to the area several years ago. He was a truck driver for Railway Express Agency. He is survived by a sister, Nora Lamparter of Connellsville. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
October 7, 1999
CONRAD "CONNIE" ANTHONY CASOLI, 83, of Holiday died Wednesday at Integrated Health Services of Tarpon Springs. A native of Supino, Italy, he moved to this area in 1976 from Dearborn, Mich. He was a retired gear analyst for Ford Motor Company Tractor Division in Highland Park, Mich., an Army veteran of World War II, member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Holiday and AMVETS Post 120 in Mesick, Mich. He is survived by his wife, Winifred M.; a brother, Dante "Danny" of Shelby Township, Mich.; and four sisters, Solina Zuccaro and Armenia "Mimi" Suder, both of Aliquippa, Pa., Mary Robertson of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Diane Latin of Dearborn. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
October 7, 1999
ROBERT E. COYNE Sr., 77, of Brooksville, formerly of Hudson, died Wednesday at Hernando-Pasco Hospice House in Brooksville. A native of Scranton, Pa., he moved to this area 17 years ago from Buffalo, N.Y. He was a retired steam fitter in the construction industry, an Army veteran of World War II, past president of Eagles Aerie 3997, member of American Legion Post 335, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6180, AMVETS Post 16, and Aripeka Elks Lodge 2520, all in Hudson. He is survived by three sons, Robert E. Jr. of Colden, N.Y., Shawn and Thomas, both of Buffalo; two sisters; and five grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
October 7, 1999
CARL W. DICKS, 74, of Zephyrhills died Sept. 28 at home. A native of New Castle, Pa., he moved to this area in 1988 from McDonald, Ohio. A Methodist, he was a retired clerk for U.S. Steel in Ohio and a member of the Elks Club in Franklin, Pa. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; two sisters, Nancy Preston of McDonald and Suzanne Best of Zephyrhills; three brothers, Bob and Dave of Mercer, Pa., and Logan of New Wilmington, Pa.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
October 7, 1999
FLOYD VERNON DUNN, 86, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at Southern Pines Nursing Center in New Port Richey. A native of Hinckley, Ohio, he moved to this area 22 years ago from Brunswick, Ohio. He was a retired mechanic for the Brunswick School System, Protestant, and member of Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 728 in Strongsville, Ohio. He is survived by a son, Harold K. Sr. of New Port Richey; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
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