CLARA MAE MAYE, 95, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Morgan County, Ga., she moved to the area in 1990. She was a seamstress and a member of First Baptist Church of Temple Terrace. She is survived by a brother, Henry Almano of Macon, Ga.; a sister, Rubye Stevenson of Amelia Island; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
August 10, 2000
ANN METZGER, 85, of Thonotosassa died Wednesday. A native of Midland, Texas , she moved to the area from Cleveland in 1989. She was a homemaker and a member of Thonotosassa Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. She is survived by her husband, Austin; a son, John of Toms River, N.J.; a daughter, Louise Hein of Thonotosassa; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Bradon.
August 10, 2000
WANDA BEAM NIFONG, 76, of Plant City died Wednesday. A native of Cherryville, N.C., she moved to the area in 1950 from Gainesville. She was a teacher and a member of First Methodist Church of Plant City. She is survived by her husband, Dwight; two sons, Simeon of Lake Placid and Thad of Gainesville, Ga.; a daughter, Krysta Diehl of LaGrange, Ga.; a brother, G.B. Beam of Cherryville; two sisters, Coneta Dellinger of Cherryville and Geraldine Manous of Charlotte, N.C.; and five grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
August 10, 2000
LOIS MARIE PALMER, 87, of Brandon died Monday. a native of Laurel Hill, she was a longtime area resident, a homemaker, a Red Cross volunteer and a member of Brandon Assembly of God. She is survived by two daughters, Betty Allen of Lithia and Mary Allen of Plant City; a brother, Fletcher Carter of Columbus, Ga.; five grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
August 10, 2000
ANNA M. PHELPS, 81, of Seffner died Tuesday at home. A native of Pumpkin Hollow, Ky., she moved to the area in 1946 from Springfield, Ohio. She owned a real estate office and Phelps Nursery and was a member of Rebekah Lodge and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is survived by her husband, Alfred Pixton; a son, Robert of Chiefland; three daughters, Iris Sargent of Starr, S.C., Marilyn Jeter of Tallassee, Ala., and Sandra Garner of Land O' Lakes; four brothers, Ollie Hughes of Jamestown, Tenn., Joseph Hughes of Phenix City, Ala., Raymond Hughes of Tampa and James Hughes of Fort Wayne, Ind.; 13 grandchilden; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
August 10, 2000
DONALD RINGELSPAUGH, 89, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Sydney, Ohio, he moved to the area in 1949. He was a self-employed artist, a Mason and Brethren. He is survived by a daughter, Beverly Martino; two brothers, Kenneth and Gerald; two granddaughters; and five great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
August 10, 2000
LAURA LEE ROTH, 34, of Tampa died Sunday at Tampa General Hospital. A Tampa native, she was a retail stock clerk and a member of Palma Ceia United Methodist Church. She is survived by her mother, Ruth of Tampa; maternal grandfather, William Ridgeway of Tampa; two brothers, Randy and Bryan, both of Tampa; and two sisters, Arlene and Ilene, both of Tampa. Mark III Funeral Home, Tampa.
August 10, 2000
JACK ROLAND VINCENT SR., 79, of Zephyrhills died Saturday. A native of Kansas City, Mo., he moved to Zephyrhills from Tampa 40 years ago. He owned an exterminating company, was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a member of the Moose and First Baptist Church of Zephyrhills. He is survived by two sons, Jack and Joseph, both of Tampa; two brothers, Stanley of Land O' Lakes and Laurence of Tampa; two sisters, Shuna of Land O' Lakes and Alice Shaffer of Zephyrhills; 10 grandchildren; nine great- grandchildren; and his companion, Martie Mickle. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories chapel, Tampa.
August 10, 2000
THELMA A. ZEHEL, 89, of Lutz died Friday at University Community Hospital Carrollwood. A native of Carnegie, Pa., she moved to the area in 1987 from Bath, Pa. She was a homemaker and a member of Tims Memorial Presbyterian Church. She is survived by a son, Zoe of Archibald, Pa.; a daughter, Jan O'Leary of Tampa; a brother, Jared Brush of Carnegie; a sister, Janet McMullen of Avis, Pa.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
August 10, 2000
ADORNO, Maria, 76, of Dade City died Tuesday. Hodges Family Funeral Home, Dade City.
August 10, 2000
CAROSA, Carmela Lily, 81, of Hudson died Tuesday. Trinity Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
August 10, 2000
COSTIDES, Nondas N., 88, of Holiday died Tuesday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
August 10, 2000
FISCHER, Stanley A., 84, of Bayonet Point died Sunday. Bell Funeral Home, Hudson.
August 10, 2000
HUMBLES, Lorine Rosemarie, 47, of Zephyrhills died Saturday. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
August 10, 2000
KREUTZFELD, Edward Frank, 89, of Dade City died Aug. 2. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
August 10, 2000
LEWIS, Bernice Mary, 75, of Holiday died Saturday. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.
August 10, 2000
MARLIN, Jane W., 78, of Bayonet Point died Tuesday. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
August 10, 2000
PECK, Patricia A., 62, of Holiday died Monday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
August 10, 2000
POHLMAN, Joan E., 82, of Zephyrhills died Monday. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
August 10, 2000
POND, Claude G., 89, of Zephyrhills died Tuesday. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
August 10, 2000
BERKLEY, Jonathan C., 31, of St. Petersburg died Friday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
August 10, 2000
BRODIGAN, Dorothy, 94, of Dunedin died Saturday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
August 10, 2000
FAJARDO, Jaime Annexy, 72, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, formerly of Tarpon Springs, died Saturday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Tarpon Springs.
August 10, 2000
HALLER, Robert W., 82, of Tarpon Springs died Monday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
August 10, 2000
VOLIMER, Lillian E., 87, of Clearwater died Aug. 3. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
August 10, 2000
BAILEY, Mildred M., 72, of Lakeland died Monday. Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home Southside Chapel, Lakeland.
August 10, 2000
BALKCOM, Mark C., 88, of Winter Haven died Tuesday. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
August 10, 2000
HERKIMER, Jay J., 88, of Winter Haven died Sunday. Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Haines City.
August 10, 2000
CATHERINE LANDRUM BARCO, 82, of Floral City died Saturday at home under the care of Hospice of Citrus County. She was a lifelong resident. She was a retired medical secretary and a member of First Baptist Church of Floral City. She is survived by two sons, A. Keith of Floral City and Gary of Tallahassee; two daughters, Joanne Mishou of Floral City and Jane Gibson of Tampa; a sister, Virgie Harris of Pine Mountain, Ga.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.
August 9, 2000
WANDA P. BROWN, 73, of Plant City died Saturday at home. She was a lifelong resident, a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by a son, Daniel Jackson of Tifton, Ga.; two stepsons, Jimmy of Madison, Ohio, and Paul of Starke; a daughter, Barbara Maraman of Plant City; a sister, Judith Buzbee of Tampa; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
August 9, 2000
JOSEPHINE PIZZO CASTELLANO, 85, of Tampa died Saturday at home. She was an owner of Castellano and Pizzo Italian Market and member of O.L.P.H. Catholic Church. She is survived by two sons, Nelson and Paul, both of Tampa; a daughter, Eileen Arnold of Tampa; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
August 9, 2000