EDMUND J. BOYLE, 81, of Tampa died Monday at University Community Hospital. A native of New York City, he moved to Tampa in 1945. He was a veteran of World War II and Catholic. He is survived by three sons, Michael J., Edmund M. and Phillip P., all of Tampa; a sister, Vera Mairo of Pompano Beach; six grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Duval Funeral Home, Tampa.
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KATIE MAE CARPENTER, 86, of Lithia died Monday at home. A native of Gillette, she was a longtime resident of the area. She was a homemaker and member of Alafia Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Arnold Roy Stanaland of Bradenton; three daughters, Anna Lee and Linda Joy Taylor, both of Fort Lonesome, and Caroline Ruth Tice of Mulberry; a brother, Edwin Moran of Tampa; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
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MARILYN B. COONEY, 59, of Portland, Conn., died Tuesday at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Middletown, Conn., she was a winter resident of Plant City. She was a homemaker and attended St. Clement Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, John; four sons, Timothy, Brian and Patrick, all of Middletown, and Michael of Portland; a daughter, Melissa of Middletown; her mother, Mildred Trotta of Portland; a brother, Gerry Behm of Middletown; two sisters, Donna Negrlli and Sue Castelli, both of East Hampton, Conn.; and five grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City
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ALFRED JOSEPH DeBLIECK, 60, of Clearwater died Monday at Clearwater Community Hospital. A native of Paterson, N.J., he moved to Clearwater in 1976 from North Haledon, N.J. He was a manager and funeral director for C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, an Army veteran and member of St. Brendan Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Carol; a son, Jerry of Jacksonville; two daughters, Andrea Marrocco of Longwood and Valerie of Clearwater; a brother, August of North Haledon; and a sister, Marguerite Wodarski of Lenox, Mass. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
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HELEN ISABELL WEBB DEAN, 63, of Knoxville, Tenn. died Sunday at Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. A native of Smoky Valley, Ky., she was a former resident of Tampa. She was the head of housekeeping at University Community Hospital. She is survived by four sons, Archie, Arvil and Delmar, all of Florida, and Curtis Harold of Ohio; a daughter, Marcella Sutton of Florida; five brothers, Hansel, Randall and Paul Webb, all of Kentucky, Carl Webb of Florida and Richard Webb of Texas ; three sisters, Dorothy Cooper and Dorine, both of Ohio, and Virgie "Vicki" Worboys of Florida; 18 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Stevens Mortuary, Knoxville.
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RITA DUFRESNE, 79, of Seffner died Monday at Crystal Springs Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Cohoes, N.Y., she moved to the area nine years ago from Pinellas Park. She was a homemaker and member of Church of the Nativity. She is survived by two sons, William Jr. of El Prado, N.M., and Richard of Tarboro, N.C.; two daughters, Beverly Besanceney of Cambridge, N.Y., and Laurie Edelson of Seffner; a sister, Clara Partak of Cohoes; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
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DORIS S. GAYLOR, 70, of Tampa died Sunday at John Knox Village. A native of Louin, Miss., she moved to Tampa in 1976 from Tallahassee. She was a legal secretary for Messer & Associates law firm and Baptist. She is survived by a son, David R. of Havana; a daughter, Dawn Ruge of Tampa; a brother, Dennis Simmons of Alabama; two sisters, Dolores Simmons of Alabama and Kathleen Simmons of Mississippi; and one grandchild. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
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MANUEL N. GONZALEZ, 76, of Tampa died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Santiago, Cuba, he moved to Tampa in 1990 from Miami. He was a jockey. He is survived by his wife, Marie E.; a daughter, Marie Menendez of Tampa; and one granddaughter. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
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PATRICK JAMES GRAHAM, 21, of Tampa died Sunday at Orlando Regional Medical Center. A native of Dayton, Ohio, he moved to Tampa in 1981 from Las Vegas. He was a valet for Hyatt Regency Westshore Hotel and a student at Hillsborough Community College. He is survived by his parents, Donald Douglas and Marilyn Lorraine of Tampa; a sister, Laura G. Haven of Longview, Texas ; and his grandmother, Lillian of Pittsburgh. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
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STEPHEN J. KELLEY, 41, of Tampa died Tuesday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Ellentown, N.J., he moved to Tampa in 1969 from Colorado Springs, Colo. He was a self-employed carpenter and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; his mother, Renee of Tampa; two brothers, David J. and Timothy S., both of Tampa; and a sister, Jamie L. Hoople of Oldsmar. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
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JAMES R. KIRBY, 55, of Plant City died Thursday at home. A native of St. Louis, he moved to the area 30 years ago. He is survived by a daughter, Bobbie Crotts of Plant City; a brother, James Robert of Plant City; a sister, Carolyn Haygood of Kennett, Mo.; and six grandchildren. Ray Williams-Rhodes & Northern Funeral Home, Tampa.
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JAMES H. "MAC" McDONALD, 71, of Hudson died Monday at Columbia Regional Medical Center in Bayonet Point. A native of Tampa, he moved to Hudson in 1972. He was a retired district chief for Tampa Fire Department and a Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Lois; two daughters, Aline Conces of Texas and Ann Mehaffey of Odessa; a brother, Jack of Tampa; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
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DONALD E. MORRIS SR., 74, of Tampa died Monday. He moved to Tampa in 1978 from Massachusetts. He was a calibration technician, an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Judith; four sons, Donald E. Jr. of Blairsville, Ga., Jeffrey S. of Quincy, Mass., Gerald Gerlach of Tampa and John P. Gerlach of Orlando; two sisters, Janet C. of Blairsville and Jean M. Hupp of Hudson; three brothers, George of New Hampshire, Douglas of Rhode Island and Lloyd of Virginia; and seven grandchildren. Curry & Son Funeral Home, Tampa.
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TERRY LEE PAGE SR., 48, of St. Petersburg died Monday at home. He was a lifetime resident of the area. He was an electrician and a member of 20th Street Church of Christ. He is survived by a son, Terry Lee Jr. of Tampa; his mother, Mary of St. Petersburg; a brother, Larry of St. Petersburg; three sisters, Freda Davis and Retia, both of St. Petersburg, and Margie Neal of Boston; and three grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
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BETTY J. PERCHIN, 66, of Lakeland died Monday at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine. A native of Antioch, she moved to Lakeland in 1986 from Clewiston. She was a homemaker and member of Church of Christ in Bartow. She is survived by her husband, Don; two sons, Henry S. Moran III of Fayetteville, N.C., and James "Jay" W. Moran I of Plant City; a daughter, Sandy Beardsley of Pensacola; four stepsons, Tommy and Phillip Perkins, both of Plant City, Jimmy Perkins of Alpharetta, Ga., and Vincent Perkins of Arkansas; a stepdaughter, Carol Perkins of Bronson; two brothers, James M. Cooper Jr. of Lithia and Robert "Bobby" E. Cooper of Chiefland; four sisters, Peggy Boyles of Plant City, Virginia Walker of Lakeland, Bonnie Byrd of Homosassa Springs and Emma Lou Rodgers of Lithia; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
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SALLIE R. PRICE, 92, of Tampa died Oct. 25 at home. A native of New York City, she moved to Tampa in 1981 from Sun City Center. She was a retired dietitian for Michigan State University, Presbyterian, an American Red Cross volunteer and member of Women's Club of America. She is survived by a son, Theodore of Bellevue, Neb.; a daughter, Nadine Grieve of Battle Creek, Mich.; a sister, Laura Long of Albuquerque, N.M.; six grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
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ANTHONY REIS SR., 71, of Land O' Lakes died Friday while under the care of Hernando Pasco Hospice House. A native of Fall River, Mass., he moved to Land O' Lakes in 1970 from Newark, N.J. He was a paint sprayer for Tampa Armature Works, member of Our Lady of the Rosary and was active in the band at Pine View Middle School and Land O' Lakes High School. He is survived by his wife, Verena Louise; three sons, Robert of Sacramento, Calif., Anthony of Union, N.J., and Joseph of Newark; three daughters, JoAnn Martin and Mary Lockhart, both of Edison, N.J., and Flora Horn of Land O' Lakes; a sister, Mary Moore of Bowie, Md.; and 14 grandchildren. American Family Cremation Society, Tampa.
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HELEN TALLEY, 64, of Gibsonton died Thursday at Brandon Hospital. A native of Akron, Ohio, she moved to the area 12 years ago. She was Baptist. She is survived by two sons, John SanPardo of Gibsonton and William C. of Roanoke, Va.; a sister, Sharon Sparrow of North Carolina; and 12 grandchildren. Ray Williams-Rhodes & Northern Funeral Home, Tampa.
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MARION TOMPKINS, 78, of Tampa died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Troy, N.Y., she moved to Tampa two years ago from Fort Myers. She was a housewife and member of Riverhills Church of God. She is survived by two sons, Ralph III of Albany, N.Y., and Ted of Port St. Lucie; four daughters, Shelley of Tampa, Roberta of Fort Lauderdale, Carole Morgan of Troy and Sandra Prediger of Schroonlake, N.Y.; a brother, Robert Lester of New York; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
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MILDRED WATSON, 55, of Tampa died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Byronville, Ga., she moved to Tampa 26 years ago. She was a retired nurse and member of Greater Grace Apostolic Church. She is survived by her husband, Alford; two sons, Robert Brown and Curtis Hardrick, both of Tampa; seven daughters, Mary Gallon, Patricia Mack, Matilda and Maggie Brown, and Iesha, Shenika and Robin, all of Tampa; a stepson, Antwan of Tampa; a stepdaughter, Crystal of Jacksonville; her mother, Arlene Hardrick of Tampa; three brothers, Horace Hardrick of Orlando, and Melvin James and Otis Hardrick, both of Tampa; two sisters, Emma Price and Dorothy Hardrick, both of Tampa; and several grandchildren. Woody's Funeral Home, Clearwater.
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VERA ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, 69, of Tampa died Sunday while under the care of Hospice of Hillsborough. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a homemaker and member of Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is survived by two sons, Joseph C. Jr. and Raymond Sr., both of Tampa; a daughter, Constance Cummings of Tallahassee; her father, Simon Sheffield of Camphill, Ala.; three brothers, Earl Sheffield of San Antonio, Texas , Waymon Johnson of Tampa and Oscar Mahoney of New Jersey; four sisters, Clara Finlay of Tampa, Annie Sheffield Hartsfield of New Jersey, Lureen Taylor of Ohio and Sheryl Foster of Camphill; eight grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Aikens Funeral Home, Tampa.
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GERTRUDE M. BERGIN, 78, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Cleveland, she moved to this area 11 years ago from Lindenhurst, Ill. She is survived by her husband, William F.; two sons, Robert of Grays Lake, Ill., and William of Pueblo, Mexico; a daughter, Judy Braunsdorf of Tampa; a brother, Albert Dantz of Cleveland; and seven grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
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